No preview last Gameweek as I was delayed during a flight
from China. Was this the doing of @wrigavin as he edged out my side by 2.1
points? More than likely. Unfortunately my time at the summit of the league
table was short lived and I now find myself in second place, right behind
@EPL_MOstradamus, who managed to get a victory (by less than two points) over
third placed @jwl_15. It’s getting tight in the scramble for the title going
into Gameweek 12, as only six points separate the top 11 sides.
This week the IEFSA Fantrax fixture computer tries to screw
with my team again, as I’m pitted against one of the only sides in the league
that is injury free, while my side is struggling to all get out on the field with
all the red flags in the way. My opponent @Smokey_Loogy may have lost his last
two games, but he would have beat out winners in three other matchups both
weeks. He is waiting for his luck to turn so he can start moving up the table.
Hopefully it won’t be this week.
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| All my Arsenal players are out injured. Thanks Arsene. |
@Smokey_Loogy’s Team
If his players all play to their average scores, it will
take a haul of 120+ points for me to be victorious this week. It is in Midfield
where @Smokey_Loogy spent most of his budget and it should be where he gains
most of his points. Riyad Mahrez has had a quiet start to the season, but still
averages over 14 points a game. Nathan Redmond is his top scoring midfielder
with three goals. Southampton have a tough fixture at home to Liverpool, but
the bright spot for Redmond is that the Reds rarely keep clean sheets. His
third Midfielder is only recently back from injury, but he could be playing up
front for West Ham. Andre Ayew scored plenty of goals for Swansea last season;
this would only be his third start this year if Slaven Bilic puts him on the team
sheet.
Up front @Smokey_Loogy relies on a trio of Watford players.
Deeney and Ighalo have four goals and two assists between them and they face a
lackluster Leicester City at home on Saturday. If he needs he could also
include Nordin Amrabat, who himself has two assists to his name. The rest of
his points could come from his goalkeeper. Jordan Pickford may not have kept a clean
sheet yet, but he does get lots of save points, and he surely won’t get a
better chance to stop his net bulging for 90 minutes than against Hull City at
home.
What I Need To Happen
When Hector Bellerin was ruled out for up to four weeks with
an ankle injury it looked like I might struggle to fill all my Defender slots. Leighton
Baines may be able to get the start at Everton this week though and that would solve
my defensive problems. Last week it was having too many players who failed to
start for their clubs that cost me any change of three points. I can ill afford
this happening again this week.
Joe Allen had a below par week away at West Ham. This week
he will face Bournemouth at home, and with the aid of Marko Arnautovic back
from suspension, I’ll be hoping Stoke can continue their unbeaten run of form.
In search of goals I will have to take a gamble on Jesse Lingard doing enough
against Arsenal, or waiting until Sunday to see if Pedro can start for Chelsea
away to Middlesbrough. If those two fail to score, I can always fall back on
the goal that is due from Jack Wilshere.
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| One of these England stars will score this weekend. |
Predictions
As I mentioned above, the league is really tight and the
games are even tighter. The team with the most fantasy points sit in eighth
(@FuzzyWarbles), while the team who has conceded the least fantasy points
(@SportsByGotti) are down in fifteenth. So how is anyone supposed to predict
these matchups? I got seven of nine right two gameweeks ago, here’s hoping for
a similar strike rate this week. Don't forget to follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter to keep track of all the action.
Good Luck Everyone
@wrigavin over @RotoWireAndrew
@jforquer11 over @FantasyYIRMA
@FuzzyWarbles over @cjradune
@nealjthurman over @TAMc10
@nikarg over @SportsByGotti
@TRKingston over @BenDinnery
@jwl_15 over @jasonuk17
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