No fixtures for several weeks thank to FA
Cup and League Cup action. While I would usually be glad of the break in order
for my side to heal up all those injuries, I would probably have been better
off if games were being played! Because, barring we’ve entered some bizzaro-fantasy
league, it looks like I have the most in-form side in the league with four wins
in a row. I ended @jwl_15’s outside change of the league title last time out
thanks to two goals from Tom Davies and Luka Milivojevic. Davies is new to the
side as I picked him up before kick-off, along with Swansea Defender Mike van
der Hoorn. With 18.9 points the Swansea player could well be one to hold onto for
a couple of weeks. Swansea play at home to West Ham this Saturday.
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| Can Tom Davis continue scoring and help Everton away at Burnley? |
The IEFSA/Fantrax fixture computer doesn’t dole
out any easy fixtures, and Gameweek 23 is no different. This week’s opponents
are @EPL_MOstradamus. A side that has an identical 9 wins and 13 loss record.
@EPL_MOstradamus does have a big advantage in fantasy points scored though. He
averages over 110 points per game, my side on the other hand averages a league
low 103. The last time we met was before Christmas, and I managed to get the
win thanks to a Joe Allen (who else!) goal and assist against West Brom. Chris
will be super determined to get the three points this week as he tries to climb
away from relegation, and he definitely doesn’t want to fall below my side. (There’ll
be no catching me!)
@EPL_MOstradamus’s Team
Chris’s top scorer is Heung-Min Son with
seven. Next on the goal-scoring charts is Laurent Depoitre who has netted five
times. To help his stuttering Forward line, where Benteke has returned a paltry
two goals, Everton’s new Turkish signing Cenk Tosun was brought in for $20.
Tosun has struggled for game time under Sam Allardyce in the first two months
of the year and could turn out to be an expensive signing who rots deep in the
bench. He is not @EPL_MOstradamus’s highest salaried player though, that honour
belongs to Nathan Redmond. Like Benteke, he is another player who has failed to
reproduce any sort of consistent form this season.
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| It's all becoming a little too easy for Man City and Danilo. |
The player who bags Chris the most fantasy
points per game at the moment is Manchester City Defender Danilo. The Brazilian
has two goals and an assist from 15 games. @EPL_MOstradamus’s Defence is put
together on a budget seeing as big signing ($39) Benjamin Mendy, also of Man
City, is a long-term injury absentee. Danilo only cost $1, as did Erik Pieters
and Matthew Lowton. The only cash splashed was on Charlie Daniels of
Bournemouth, $13. In goals Chris has Ben Foster of West Brom. And as a bit of a
trick card, he has Scott McTominay in his squad. If our match-up is pretty
close, he could throw the Manchester United youngster into the OF roster slot
and hope he and Benteke bring home the points needed for a win on Monday night.
What I Need To Happen
If it does go down to the wire of Monday
night, I would think, going on form, McTominay would outscore Milivojevic. It
would perhaps be in my best interest in getting as many players who are
starting games out early, rather than waiting on the line-ups for that fixture.
I wouldn’t want to be leaving a spot for Victor Lindelof for instance. Most of
my team are playing away from home this weekend. And on top of that, most of my
squad will be facing teams inside the top 10 in the league. Can Tom Ince score
away at Spurs? Will Ayoze Perez score away at Liverpool? Nine times out of ten,
the answer to these questions has to be a no.
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| Thankfully there are hardly any throw-ins in the modern game. |
In some good news, it does seem that Serge
Aurier will be returning to the Tottenham back-line again. Thankfully, Fantrax don’t
track foul throws……. do they??? With Aurier against Huddersfield, van der Hoorn
against West Ham, and my goalkeeper Nick Pope hosting Everton. It could be the defensive
side of that game which gives me a platform in order to have a chance at victory.
Predictions
A lot of big money moves over the last few
weeks as a few sides get desperate in their bids to either gain promotion or
avoid relegation. @SportsByGotti sweet talked @DFS_Hambazaza into giving him Mo
Salah in exchange for Jordan Ayew and some scrubs. @FuzzyWarbles beat
@TRKingston in the previous gameweek, meaning both are now tied on 17 wins, with
Todd claiming first place in the IEFSA Premier on fantasy points scored.
Five correct from nine last time out once again, so
let’s try and at the very least beat that this time out. Here are this week’s
predictions. Don’t forget to check out all the action on Twitter from
@THE_IEFSA.
Good Luck Everyone
@RotoZdroik over @nikarg
@TRKingston over @FantasyYIRMA
@FuzzyWarbles over @wrigavin
@jasonuk17 over @cjradune
@TomSunderland_ over @FPL_MNOP
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