The Suspension Tightrope – On The Brink
Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Mark
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that our Suspension Tightrope widget has made a return to your sidebars. This handy little tool lists those players on the cusp of a one-match ban as a result of receiving five domestic bookings before the curfew date of December 31…
Right now we have eight candidates performing a balancing act, with three standout names amongst them.
Marouane Fellaini has been a hugely popular Fantasy acquisition this term and, while he could possibly be in line for a return from injury against Liverpool this weekend, he is just one yellow card from a suspension, having earned three Premier League bookings and a Capital One Cup caution. A comeback in a stormy Merseyside derby may just be enough to topple the Belgian and see him miss Everton’s trip to Fulham.
Swansea’s Michu is another mid-price midfielder who has gathered many Fantasy suitors and, with a new role up front in Michael Laudrup’s lineup, looks set to continue on the ascent. With four bookings (including a Capital One yellow) a potential one-match ban could derail matters, however. His owners will be hoping the Spaniard can pick up that caution at City this weekend; this would mean he misses the Capital One Cup tie with Liverpool on October 29, to be available for the home league clash with Chelsea. That would be, errr…rather convenient.
Fellow Swan, Angel Rangel is also one match from a ban and could also do with picking that booking up this weekend so that he can also make the Chelsea game. With tough fixtures to come, his absence will perhaps be less of a factor for Fantasy managers and we’re set to see continued sales in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) regardless of a ban. With that in mind and a price drop from 5.1 in FPL likely at some point in the coming weeks, it might be a good time to plan the escape route.
In terms of existing bans, we know that Steven Pienaar is certainly ruled out of Sunday’s Merseyside derby, with Everton unable to appeal his red for two bookable offences. City will be without James Milner for the visit of Swansea with a one-match ban dished out for his red for denying a goalscoring opportunity at the Hawthorns. John Terry has two league matches of his four-match ban to serve, while Newcastle’s Cheick Tiote is the latest player to earn a three-match ban for dangerous foul play – he’ll miss league matches with West Brom, Liverpool and West Ham.
Lee Cattermole served out his three-match ban against Newcastle and will be available to Martin O’Neill for the trip to Stoke this weekend.
As always, these bans can be found in our Injuries and Bans table. We’ll be updating the tightrope widget every week from this point on, and bringing you our regular article summing up the new arrivals and the suspensions being served.
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October 23 at 9:59 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
So Chelsea/Arsenal and then both Jones and smaliin back at the same time.. Rafael may be leavin my team i think
October 23 at 9:59 am
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
I can see him getting attacking returns in at least 1 of those games.
October 23 at 10:00 am
Fratboy says:
Think I’ll play him vs Arsenal. Not Chelsea though, no way.
October 23 at 10:07 am
Arx says:
I personally feel that he’ll keep his place. Especially after SAF talked him up yesterday.
October 23 at 10:00 am
I have a pain in Miyaichi says:
Is it crazy to consider working both RVP and Rooney into my WC team?
October 23 at 10:02 am
tosey says:
im considering having rooney rvp and aguero as my front three from gwk12
October 23 at 10:02 am
Fratboy says:
If Aguero doesn’t do much for me in the next couple of games I may bring Rooney in as well.
October 23 at 10:02 am
Nick says:
Who to play this week; Clyne (TOT) or Ridgewell (new)?
October 23 at 10:02 am
Fratboy says:
Ridgewell
October 23 at 10:22 am
Nick says:
Thanks.
October 23 at 10:03 am
HelloSidney says:
That’s an obvious answer.
October 23 at 10:07 am
Nick says:
In your opinion. Yes, Southampton’s defence is poor at the moment but West Brom have the much tougher fixture imo…
October 23 at 10:07 am
Adam West says:
Southhampton have a much tougher fixture. Half the site are captaining Bale because they are playing Southampton.
October 23 at 10:21 am
Nick says:
No, only 15% are captaining Bale…
October 23 at 10:23 am
Cosgri says:
It’s only Tuesday though!!!
October 23 at 10:54 am
Nick says:
Haha good point.
October 23 at 10:09 am
HelloSidney says:
I wasn’t trying to be smart or anything. It just seems an obvious answer to me.
October 23 at 10:22 am
Nick says:
No worries.
October 23 at 10:09 am
Arx says:
Ridgewell.
October 23 at 10:03 am
ChristIna says:
Lost on prev page…
Look at this for crouch(9-12)/Berba(15-20)
Crouch ….SUN/nor/QPR/west/FUL/NEW…then Berba SPURS/NEW/qpr/liv/SOUTH/SWANS.
I have my Lambchop replacements.
You like?
October 23 at 10:07 am
ShirtyTheBear says:
Reply lost on previous page! I did this (RVP/Berba/Crouch) and lost my bottle already (Crouch->Ba)
It takes more guts than I have.
October 23 at 10:07 am
ChristIna says:
Check previous page.
October 23 at 10:08 am
Sporting ABG says:
i had Crouchy in my WC team but finally went with Berba because i had Bego and Wilson too.
the run looks nice but i’m not sure it will give you big returns. maybe a few goals but not many assists.
October 23 at 10:07 am
tosey says:
gwk12 i could possibly have this team, too top heavy?
daniels, mccarthy
hughes, cuellar, cameron, clyne, demel
bale, hazard, michu, sterling, guthrie
aguero, rvp, rooney
October 23 at 10:25 am
danishdynamite says:
Yes, IMO
You’re relying on Rooney & Kun to get returns away from home to cancel out the inevitable low scoring def, and – on the basis of last season – I’m not sure that’s gonna happen
ballsy though
October 23 at 10:07 am
asuper says:
which newcastle defender is the best buy at the moment?
October 23 at 10:09 am
Adam West says:
Demba Ba/
October 23 at 10:08 am
Nick says:
New post gents: http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....r-weekend/
October 23 at 10:10 am
Snowman says:
Would you do Berba => Ba for free this week?
Worried to go without any newcastle, pienaar => ben arfa could be other option.
Any Reading fans here? Guthrie getting back to starting eleven now?
October 23 at 10:22 am
Nick says:
Yes I would.
October 23 at 10:22 am
Boro going up this year! Can feel it in me water! says:
Morning all.
How’s this lot looking?
Bego
Baines / Wilson / Staylor
HBA / Bale / Nolan / Michu
RVP / Jelly / Ba (c)
Foster / Sterling / Ridgewell / Cuellar
Michu or Sterling to start? Captain right? Subs order right?
October 23 at 10:30 am
ThreeAtTheBack says:
The first rule of RVP club is you always captain RVP. Do what the non-owners wouldn’t want us to do. They don’t like it up em
October 23 at 10:49 am
iain_90 says:
Who else is going into this week without Bale or Tevez (or any City coverage)?
Tell me we’re going to be ok, please.