Ba Doubtful for Anfield Visit
Filed under: Injury News - Posted by: Paul
Demba Ba’s Fantasy owners were handed plenty to worry about this morning after Alan Pardew admitted the striker faces a real fight to be fit for Sunday’s trip to Liverpool. Speaking this morning, the Newcastle boss went on to say:
“I think he’s 50-50 – at best. We’ve got Papiss back on the goal trail and Shola and Sammy so we’re happy with that. It is very important to have that. Papiss is fit and well and we are looking forward to seeing him this weekend.”
Owned by over 30% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers and 10% in the Sky Sports game, Ba has been in sensational form this season. While Newcastle have scored just 11 times so far, Ba’s input has been absolutely crucial – with seven goals and an assist already racked up, he is the fifth top scoring player in the FPL game and has been awarded more bonus points (14) than any other player.
While Pardew talked up Papiss Cisse, there’s no denying the forward’s goal against West Brom was more than fortunate – the former SC Freiburg man has struggled for form this term, with his strike against the Baggies his first of the season. Considering Hatem Ben Arfa has contributed no more than a single assist in the last six Gameweeks, it’s little wonder Ba’s popularity continues to rise – more than 20,000 FPL managers have already snapped up his services this week; they now face an anxious wait ahead of Pardew’s Friday press conference.
With Newcastle’s fixtures still looking enticing, the majority of Ba’s owners will likely be content to hold for now. After this weekend, the Magpies play host to West Ham, Swansea and Wigan in the following five and also have a trip to Southampton in Gameweek 13. Form and fixtures are undoubtedly in the 8.4 priced FPL forward’s favour – let’s just hope his fitness is, too.
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October 31 at 2:23 pm
leo_messi says:
Best defender for 4.9m max. for the next few weeks??? already have Cameron,Baines,Davies,Hughes,Demel,Mignolet and Foster…
October 31 at 2:28 pm
AvFcxJamie says:
Caulker 4.7m
October 31 at 2:30 pm
prestonfella says:
Caulker has decent fixture this week but then 2 bad ones.
Simpson has a bad fixture this week but a good run follows.
October 31 at 6:18 pm
rdpx says:
Baird!!!
October 31 at 7:00 pm
Maximus Bonimus says:
I fancy a gamble on ryan nelsen
October 31 at 4:18 pm
john woods says:
BA will have to come back into the team if hes fit otherwise he will leave the team in January simple as that. 4 4 2 formation is a given to keep BA happy so Im not buying the cisse thing.
October 31 at 6:59 pm
Maximus Bonimus says:
Didnt pardew say the same things about HBA before GW1? He gave him next to no chance of playing… Cue HBA starting,scoring, and 3 baps!
I’d settle for the same from demba on sunday
November 1 at 8:14 am
redbacks says:
begovic (jussi)
cole skrtel baine (williams demel)
cazorla michu pienaar bale(el ahamdi)
berba tevez ba
have 2 FT any changes required with 1.4 in the bank ? ?
November 1 at 4:26 pm
giloo33 says:
Cazorla —-> Mata/Hazard???
Cole 50 % chance to play —> Rafael or Stoke defender
November 1 at 4:30 pm
giloo33 says:
ps….
my team :
My team :
Szczesny [Cerny]
Mertesacker – Ivanovic – Baines – A. Cole [O'Brien]
Mata – Lallana – Walters [Britton] [Obertan]
RVP – Ba – Podolski
Need to do 2-3 transfers [iven with -4pkt.]
Bale – Berbatov and Huth or Shawcross in [cole - walters - podoslki out] sounds ok???