The
trio of Mahrez, Redmond and Deeney combined for a total of over 75 points, and
as a result my side suffered their second defeat in less than a week. This
defeat drops my side down to third in the league and means I was not able to
capitalize on the loss suffered by table topper @RotoZdroik. Though I suppose
things could have been worse, as @Smokey_Loogy left midweek Liverpool goalscorer
Divok Origi on the bench for our match-up. That recent run of results means that
only three points separate the team in second from the team in eighth.
The
IEFSA/Fantrax fixture computer have engineered a very interesting league table,
and will try and send my side tumbling further down this weekend when I have to
play a side who scored more points than mine in midweek, should have its best player back
from injury, and will have three Man Utd and two Arsenal players, who are
playing sides in 20th and 16th respectively. That side is
managed by @RotoWireAndrew. Andrew’s team sits in 13th place and is
hoping for a late season push to rise up the table.
@RotoWireAndrew`s Team
Andrew
spent most of his transfer budget on one man. Paul Pogba. The French midfielder
has been recovering from a hamstring injury, but after a 45 minute run out on Tuesday,
he seems poised to return to the Manchester United starting lineup. Pogba is
Andrew`s highest scoring fantasy player, and the sixth highest player in the
league overall. Pogba also has the third highest score per game average with 22.28
points. A total only beaten by Alexis Sanchez and Christian Eriksen. In
comparison, my side`s highest scorer and highest per game average player, is
Joe Allen. Helping Pogba out in Midfield for @RotoWireAndrew will be in form
James Ward-Prowse of Southampton.
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| Only @RotoWireAndrew will have a bigger smile this week. |
Another
player on a positive run of late for Andrew is Theo Walcott. The Arsenal player
has scored in his last two games, after having not previously scored since
before Christmas. The 25.4 points Walcott scored against West Ham was his
second highest total of the season, and you would be confident he could earn a
similar score away to Crystal Palace on Monday night. @RotoWireAndrew will also
have defender Nacho Monreal in that game. I could only have Milivojevic for
that fixture, so I will probably need a sizable lead going into Monday.
What I Need To Happen
The
only goal that Forward Fabio Borini scored in his 16 games this season came
against Man Utd. Thankfully, Sunderland play the Red Devils again this weekend,
but this time at home, meaning a Borini goal is bound to happen. Please mark
your calendars for this occasion. With Pogba being back fit, he could impact
the chances of my player Henrik Mikhitaryan getting 90 minutes at the Stadium
of Light. Seeing United suffering a spate of injuries lately, it should have been
the time the Armenian shone and repaid some of the $72 I paid for him at the
start of the season. Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to have been the case and
Mikhitaryan can't be assured of a starting spot.
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| Wilshere is not even Arsenal's Plan B (do Arsenal have a Plan B?) |
I
may have to search for goals in other areas. Normally, with two players getting
to take on Liverpool, I would be licking my lips at the prospect of goals.
Sadly, Stoke City have only scored one goal in their last four games and seem
to be clueless as to who to play up front. At various times, Walters, Crouch,
Bony, Berahino, Diouf, and even someone called Bojan, had a stab at being a
striker. Most of the Potters goals have actually come from the two other players in my squad.
Joe Allen has six goals and Marko Arnautovic has five. I will need them to bail
me out this week once again. If not, Plan B, as always, will be Jack Wilshere.
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| Has his time at Stoke prepared Bojan for a Bundesliga relegation battle? |
Predictions
Nearly
a perfect set of predictions last week, only ruined by @EPL_MOstradamus
upsetting leader @RotoZdroik! I’m going to say that the match-up of this
gameweek is the tie between @FuzzyWarbles (19-12) and @wrigavin (18-13). Here
are this week’s set of predictions. Plus, don't forget to follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter to keep track of all the action.
Good
Luck Everyone.
@Smokey_Loogy
over @jforquer11
@FuzzyWarbles
over @wrigavin
@TAMc10
over @TomSunderland_
@RotoZdroik
over @jasonuk17
@jwl_15
over @BenDinnery
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