A hard-fought victory in Gameweek 20 over
@nikarg was my side’s seventh win of the season. We are still the bottom side in
the table but *whisper it* we are now only a few points from safety. It was a
Joe Allen goal that did most of the damage that week and hopefully the Welshman
can rediscover his goal scoring touch which seems to have abandoned him these
last few, um, 18, months.
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| I don't need to caption a picture of Joe Allen surely. Speaks for itself. |
Last weekend was a break from the hectic
league action as most sides were playing in the FA Cup. That meant midweek
fixtures and the return of the IEFSA Cup. We were sitting at home for those of
course; but they were entertaining nonetheless and after two high scoring contests,
@TRKingston and @jforquer11 will compete in the IEFSA Cup Final. My side had gone out to
@TRKingston in the previous round. The round before that I did manage to beat
this week’s IEFSA League opponents. Therefore, this is going to be a huge
revenge game for @FantasyYIRMA. If YIRMA and my side had been counting scores
for the midweek fixtures with our players, he would have squeezed past me by
less than two points. On paper I’m coming into this game on the back of two
victories and YIRMA two defeats. If you look closer though you’ll see that his
team has actually outscored mine in the last three gameweeks. The IEFSA/Fantrax fixture computer is once again out to get me.
@FantasyYIRMA’s Team
With the January transfer window now firmly
shut a lot of sides were looking to strengthen coming into this gameweek. @FantasyYIRMA
has brought in new Everton loanee Eliaquim Mangala. He has also brought in Luke
Shaw as cover in his Defence. A couple of players in his squad seemingly got a
new lease of life this past week also, as Mesut Ozil signed a new contract at Arsenal,
and Daniel Sturridge opted to head to West Bromwich Albion in order to get some
game time.
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| If he scores a hat-trick on his debut, he'll be West Brom's third highest scorer |
His top scorer is Jamie Vardy with 11 goals
this season. Wayne Rooney who is also in @FantasyYIRMA’s side is not far off
with 10. Perhaps Vardy at home to Swansea is the better option in the Forward
position this weekend. Rooney does have a good goal scoring record against
Arsenal (14 goals) though, so could perhaps be a flex option. Nacho Monreal has
four goals this season and is in a great run of form for the Gunners. If there
is going to be a goal in the Arsenal Everton game, you wouldn’t put it past
Monreal to get it. Oh he also has Dele Alli, Ashley Young, Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Ibe and David De Gea in goals…
What I Need To Happen
I need all those players to have an off
day. No shots on target, no clean sheets, no goals. I would probably have a
better change doing the lottery this weekend I’d say though. My squad has
scored a total of 19 goals this season. @FantasyYIRMA on the other hand has 43.
Luka Milivojevic is my top scorer with five. One ahead of Tammy Abraham of
Swansea. The Swans have been playing better and scoring more goals recently. Not
much of that has been down to Abraham though.
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| Nick Pope saves a penalty against Newcastle's Joselu midweek |
Two players I could normally rely on to maybe
get me 20 points, or at least double figures would be my goalkeeper and the
already mentioned Welsh wizard Joe Allen. Nick Pope has to try and get a clean
sheet against Manchester City this weekend though. Something that has only happened
once this season in the league. The last time Burnley played Man City back in
October they lost 3-0. Joe Allen has to try and work his magic away at one of
the most in-form sides in the league, Bournemouth. Burnley against Man City is
the early game on Saturday, this week’s fixture against @FantasyYIRMA could get
ugly very quickly.
Predictions
Six correct and three incorrect for the last
gameweek. @TRKingston still leads the way in the IEFSA Premier, while
@BenDinnery also remains atop the IEFSA Championship. Don’t forget to follow
@THE_IEFSA on Twitter to get the latest goings on in the league. Here are this
week’s predictions.
Good Luck Everyone
@FuzzyWarbles over @RotoZdroik
@SportsByGotti over @FPL_MNOP
@cjradune over @RotoWireAndrew
@BenDinnery over @jforquer11
@jasonuk17 over @nealjthurman
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