My side comes into this midweek cup fixture
high in confidence after defeating @EPL_MOstradamus in Gameweek 17. For once it wasn’t
my side that was struggling to get numbers onto the pitch, and thanks to having an extra player earning points I came away with a 25-point victory. That win doesn’t
move my battlers off the bottom of the table though, as both the sides in eight
and ninth also won. The two of those sides are on a bit of a win streak, as the
IEFSA/Fantrax computer proves itself to be trying to keep my side rooted to the
table.
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| A Joe Allen goal and assist helped was crucial for all three points last weekend |
The quarter finals of the IEFSA Cup has
thrown up the following interesting fixtures.
Let’s have a look at each match-up.
@FPL_MNOP is the lowest ranked team still
left in the competition, currently sitting in ninth in the IEFSA Championship.
@nikarg is ninth in the IEFSA Premier and has one win more than his opponent this season, and has scored
140 more fantasy points. @nikarg will be relying on Eriksen and Mahrez, but
@FPL_MNOP has the talents of Hazard and Wijnaldum in his team. He also has
in-form Jesse Lingard. So, I’m going to back @FPL_MNOP to cause an upset here
and reach the semi-finals.
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| Lingard could be the difference maker in this tie |
@BenDinnery is top of the Championship and
looking good for a promotion spot. He has been hit by injuries lately though,
with both Ryan Bertrand and Wilfied Bony sidelined. He will have lean on the
scoring of the West Ham United trio of Andy Carroll, Andre Ayew and Pedro
Obiang. @wrigavin is currently in fifth in the IEFSA Premier but suffering
through a four-game losing streak. He does have Harry Kane in his team though
and with all the injuries to Ben’s side I expect @wrigavin to pick up the win.
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| Kane is chasing Shearer's goals record. How many this holiday season? |
@jforquer11 is fifth in the IEFSA Championship
with ten wins this season and is firmly in the hunt for promotion in what is a
tightly contested league. He has lots of good players in his squad, but the
problem he has is that many them are never assured of a starting spot for their
teams. Willian has featured in 19 games this season but only for 967 minutes.
Anthony Martial has 815 minutes in 18 games. While Bernardo Silva of Manchester
City has only 480 minutes in 17 appearances. @jwl_15 (fourth in the Premier) has
the same issue, with Okazaki, Gabbiadini and Mkhitaryan not getting as many minutes
as he’d like. Looking at this weekend’s fixtures, I would give @jforquer11 the
nod in this one, but only just.
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| If Okazaki plays he could win it for @jwl_15 |
My side and @FantasyYIRMA feature in the
only all IEFSA Premier clash. (further proof of a bias against my side?) YIRMA
is lying in fifth in the table with seven wins. He has also scored almost 400
Fantasy Points more than my side this season so far. He has the strongest side
left in the cup. In fact, he really should be higher up in the league table
with the squad he has! Rooney and Vardy have 18 goals between them. In Midfield
he has Mesut Ozil, Ashley Young and Dele Alli. A group that has 10 goals and 12
assists between them. In reality, @FantasyYIRMA should walk this one. But being
the cup….. you never know….
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| Jamie Vardy scores against Manchester United at the weekend |
Good Luck Everyone, and Happy New Year wherever
you happen to be celebrating it.
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