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Sky Sports Focus – Gameweek 25

With Gameweek 24 left firmly in our wake it’s time to reassess our Sky teams using the usual info, including the Man of the Match (MoTM) awards, the bonus point beneficiaries and the current market trends. As always, we also look ahead to the forthcoming fixtures, offering our preferred captaincy setup for Gameweek 25 and keeping one eye on Gameweek 26.

Gameweek 24 Man of the Match Awards

Here’s a match-by-match breakdown of the players that won the plaudits from the Sky Sports reporters last time out, earning five additional points for the Man-of-the-Match award.

FixtureMoTM
Crystal Palace vs Hull CityCameron Jerome
Liverpool vs EvertonDaniel Sturridge
Man United vs CardiffAshley Young
Norwich vs NewcastleHatem Ben Arfa
Southampton vs ArsenalAdam Lallana
Swansea vs FulhamChico
Aston Villa vs West BromChristian Benteke
Chelsea vs West HamAdrian
Sunderland vs StokeMarcos Alonso
Tottenham vs Man CityDavid Silva

The awards were fairly evenly distributed this week with one goalkeeper, two defenders, four midfielders and three forwards claiming the plaudits. A couple of players have come to the fore in recent weeks, namely Ben Arfa and Benteke, who look worthy of some consideration if they can rediscover their early-season consistency. Budget-friendly goalkeeper Adrian at 3.9m could also be a savvy investment ahead of a kind run of games for West Ham. Eden Hazard is still the player to have gained the most MoTM awards with eight to his name.

Gameweek 24 Bonus Points

Five goalkeepers managed five saves or more this week – Tim Howard, Asmir Begovic, Vito Mannone, Maarten Stekelenburg and Adrian were the top shot-stoppers. Adrian churned out nine saves at Stamford Bridge, which was the highest number in the week, helping him to an impressive haul of 14 points. Mannone is now the top goalkeeper for bonus points, with 12 so far.

In defence, a total of nine players gathered bonus – six for tackles and four for passes completed. Full-back Angel Rangel was the only player to manage both –as has been highlighted in previous articles, the Swans backline continues to attract bonus points. Full-back Joel Ward and centre-back Chico still top the bonus rankings with 18 additional points.

In midfield, 17 players earned bonus points – eight for tackling and 11 for passes. Fernandinho and Gareth Barry were the two players to sweep up points for both passing and tackling, continuing the trend of holding midfielders picking up bonus – the current top three midfielders overall are Aaron Ramsey, Lucas and, the current leader with 32 additional points, Cheick Tiote.

A reminder that Fantasy Football Scout members can access all the data regarding bonus points using player stats and clicking the Sky Sports tab.

The Transfer Trends

Top Transfers Out

NameTeamValue% of Managers
LovrenSouthampton5.29.04%
ColemanEverton6.58.05%
LukakuEverton8.67.84%
NegredoMan City8.67.01%
CabayeNewcastle6.66.05%

Of all the above players, only Alvaro Negredo looks likely to feature at the weekend after recovering from a shoulder problem and could be heavily transferred in again after the recent injury to Sergio Aguero.

Top Transfers In

NameTeamValue% of Managers
AgueroMan City9.89.42%
MataMan United94.65%
ShawSouthampton5.33.67%
RamseyArsenal5.83.40%
LallanaSouthampton5.93.37%

Whilst Juan Mata, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana provided decent returns this week, those that opted for Sergio Aguero and Aaron Ramsey have been stung by recent injury setbacks and will probably be looking to transfer these players out once more depending on injury updates.

Gameweek 25 Proposed Captain Strategy

Looking ahead to the captaincy choices for Gameweek 25 there is an opportunity for three captains if you choose to use a tactical transfer.

Our Strategy:
Robin van Persie (Stoke Away) → Luis Suarez (West Brom Away) → Alvaro Negredo (Chelsea at Home)

For the fixtures on Saturday 1st, we can’t look beyond one of Robin van Persie or Wayne Rooney as they make their way to The Britannia. The Sky reporters often favour Rooney for MoTM awards but, as his start seems less secure at this point, van Persie gets the nod.

For the matches on Sunday 2nd, you could either use a transfer or a captain swap to move the armband to Luis Suarez who will be taking on the West Brom backline fresh from conceding four goals to Aston Villa. For this reason, we opt for him over Santi Cazorla – Arsenal have another admittedly mouth-watering fixture at home to Crystal Palace and the Spaniard looks your best bet here if you fancy going against the grain.

Finally, for Monday 3rd, captain swapping or transferring in a Man City or Chelsea player looks a smart move as both teams play again on Saturday 8th in Gameweek 26.

The Fantasy Football Scout League

Our own Fantasy Football Scout League is on top of the Private League rankings. With a £1000 prize to the winner, you’d be mad not to get involved. To join, visit Sky Sports Fantasy Football and key in League Name: FFScout, League Code: 8000112.

The Fantasy Football Club

This Friday The Fantasy Football Club show, where you can catch Fenners and Merse at 18:30 Skysports One HD where they will be discussing the previous week’s Fantasy Football events, quizzing ex-Newcastle winger Peter Lovenkrands and asking Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna for his #One2Eleven.

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  1. @Bryan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Yaya "bloody glass cannon" Toure, chosen one of the casuals and an almighty pain in the proverbials for everyone else! With Aguero stuffed, i'm very reluctantly considering the man with a 10+m price tag and ownership through the roof.

    His stats aren't great..at all, but he has the fixtures and form. Mata and Cazorla are appealing, but for the hype, neither has done much of anything this season.

    Is Yaya a dullard, but obvious pickup?

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    1. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      I was hell bent on not picking him in my team but now with Aguero gone, He will be on penalties. So, I am gonna suck up & buy him next week 🙁

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    2. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Why does this 'Yaya casuals' argument still exist? Surely you've seen the light by now. The fact he's on penalties due to Aguero's injury surely compounds matters.

      Just invest until end of season. Watch the points roll in. And relax.

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  2. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Apologies for the wrong 3 pointer , here is a new one

    Answer all three questions below correctly (1 guess per person)

    -Name a player who has played for both Reading and Real Madrid
    -Name a player who has played for both Liverpool and Aston Villa
    -Name a player who has played for both Watford and West Brom

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      David Beckham
      Stan Collymore, Dean Saunders, Steve Staunton
      Ben Foster

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      1. SuperOsçarBaby
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Drenthe
        Stan Collymore
        Vydra

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          • 11 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          http://www.hilariousgifs.com/rocket-snail/ 😉

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          • 11 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          beat ya to it below. 😉

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          1. SuperOsçarBaby
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 9 months ago

            above you 😉 so no

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              • 11 Years
              10 years, 9 months ago

              lies! 😉 JKI got the points for a wrong answer too. All messed up! 😉

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              • 11 Years
              10 years, 9 months ago

              check the times. 😉

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      2. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        well done sir!

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          • 11 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          david beckham at reading?

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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      drenthe
      collymore
      vydra

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        • 11 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        no google 🙂

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    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Collymore

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    3. Whazza
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Drenthe
      Berger
      Vydra

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        +1

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  3. Art Vandelay
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Good to see Danny Rose has had is red card rescinded. Can we replay the second half please?

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  4. hossuck
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    A: Silva and Sturridge

    or

    B: Eriksen/Mirallas and Rooney

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    1. Specialist
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      A

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  5. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Any solid transfer news today lads?
    A quick scroll of Twitter hasn't yielded many results.
    Osvaldo seems a bit of a twat, though.

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    1. BeachBadger
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Nothing huge. Decent bit of business done by Fulham is all

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  6. andres
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    marshall (mannone)
    COLEMAN merte bruce (ward azpi)
    zaha hazard mata cazorla (punch)
    bony suarez KUN
    0.0, 1FT

    A kun to studge
    B coleman, kun to RVP, 4.6 def (-4)

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    1. Boss Hogg
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Which defender are you thinking of?

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  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    I'm currently playing

    Mannone ahead of Adrian
    and
    Bertrand ahead of Saylor

    Just because I have Bony and AJ... Feeling I shouldn't be doing this

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    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      good moves. I'd do the same dude

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Really? WHM just kept out Chelsea away. Suppose they wont be playing the park the bus tactic with Swansea. Villa has ok away form...

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  8. There's Always One!
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Did moyes give us any info if Rooney will definitely start?

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  9. New Article Posted
    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Very happy it's just 3 for me

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      1. GREENDREAMS11
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Just the one here but not done any transfers yet, Was thinking Oscar to Mirallas for a free and no cash hit, what do you think Jay ?

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  10. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Been away for a few hours
    Is Lee Chopper to Stoke still the big move of the day?

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      that aint happening now.

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  11. That's Groß
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Bench Noone or Hazard..?

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    1. FishFingers
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Noone

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  12. I NEVER KNEE JERK
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Mannone

    Ward Kos Evans CHESTER COLEMAN

    Hazard Silva Oscar Janujaz AJ

    Saurez J Rod AGUERO

    Thinking Oscar Janujaz and Aguero

    To

    Mata corzola and dzeko for-8?

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  13. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    do you think yaya will be first choice for pennos now?

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  14. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Ok few questions:

    Lallana Hazard Silva Wilshere
    J.Rod Suarez Aguero

    1. Mirallas & Rooney

    2. Gerrard/Mirallas & Sturridge

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  15. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    FINAL ROUND 5 POINTER

    WHO AM I?

    - I am a current player
    - I am a centre forward
    - I have scored seven goals in the premier league
    - I have played in ONLY ONE premier league club
    - That premier league club contains the letter 'T'
    - That premier league club is in the top 10 in the premier league,and IS NOT Manchester United
    - I have also played in a club which is one of the four clubs that holds the joint record for winning three consecutive top flight league titles
    -I have played for the England U17's, U19's and U21's but never have I represented my country

    I AM?

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    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Scratch this question, let me amend it

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  16. FishFingers
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Ok, I got to get rid of Coleman and/or Aguero. I don't want to take a hit if possible and I only have 1FT

    Coleman > Fonte (Coleman might not drop tonight)

    or

    Aguero > Adebayor (for a punt - no one in my league has him)

    or

    Take a four point hit and swap Coleman and Aguero!

    --------------

    My line up currently is:

    Marshall
    Terry Mertesacker Gabbidon (Coleman* Chester*)
    Silva Hazard Lallana A.Johnson (Parker)
    Giroud Suarez Aguero*

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  17. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    I already did Cabaye -> Mirallas for my free transfer. Now I need to do something with Aguero: 1) Negredo, 2) Dzeko, 3) Sturridge, or 4) Rooney. Any thoughts?

    Rest of my team:
    Mannone (Boruc)
    Kosc Ward Vlaar (Coleman Chester)
    Hazard Lallana Eriksen Mirallas (Januzaj)
    Suarez Giroud Aguero

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  18. RabMac
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    How is my WC team looking?

    Adrian | Mannone

    Fonte | Koscielny | Cahill | Gabbidon | Bruce

    Yaya | Hazard | Mata | Lallana | Amalfitano

    RVP | Suarez | Adebayor

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  19. Lallana_
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Is Adrian nailed on?

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