| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Alisson | LIV | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | C, Vs, Sus |
| No Change |  Ramsdale | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Sels | NFO | B |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Muñoz | CRY | A, Sus |
| No Change |  Jurriën Timber | ARS | C |
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change |  de Ligt | MUN | B, Inj |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | B |
| No Change |  Milenkovic | NFO | B |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | A, £ |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Saka | ARS | A |
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | B |
| No Change |  Foden | MCI | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Semenyo | BOU | C |
| No Change |  Gakpo | LIV | B, Vs, Rest |
| No Change |  Minteh | BHA | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A |
| Up |  Schade | BRE | C |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | A, £ |
| Down |  Fernández | CHE | B |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | A, Vs |
| Up |  Thiago | BRE | A |
| Down |  Mateta | CRY | C |
| No Change |  Welbeck | BHA | C, Rest |
| No Change |  Woltemade | NEW | B |
Mark With week by week statistics available on our test servers (soon to be rolled out to our Members), I thought it would be a good time to demonstrate some of the analysis this affords Fantasy Managers by examining some of the key player statistics from the weekend.
Breaking things down by position, the statistics offer valuable insight on the weekend’s performers, in addition to revealing the potential on offer by some new potential targets…
Having held off far too long on getting VDV in (stupidly gave Theo one last chance to get his butt into gear) he is coming in this week. Unfortunately this is gong to involve a hit, but feel worth it for long term. Am thinking:
Walcott > VDV
Toure > Kolorov
Alex > Rafael
This leaves 0.0 so will have to do today to avoid VDV price change risk (ownership is rocketing). Any thoughts / alternative suggestions?
I don't like anything about VDV, had him in my team for one day but couldn't stand the idea of it. he is a selfish #&$^ and that's perfect for your fantasy team. Why alex to rafa? keep toure and go alex to korolov
Yep, he seems lazy and petulant, but he has that bit of class that is lacking in many areas this season and looks like he will continue to reap rewards.
Would do just Alex > Kolorov but can't afford VDV that way.
BTW - have two free transfers
What happened with Wolves player Foley on Saturday?
tactical substitution I belive
is that because you have him?
Any advice on whether should replace Elmo with Bramble or Kolorov? I suspect City will win more games now, but will concede odd goal as they take more risks.
Think Sunderland are good for next few fixtures, but Bramble a red-card/owngoal accident in waiting. Any thoughts?
IMO having both a Sunderland and Man City defender is pretty desirable.
depending on injuries/champs league etc im hoping to do Elmo to Kolorov this week. I liked how he got forward against Fulham and he seems to have a pretty good left hoof on him...
Aside from Bramble's solo wonder goal vs. sundlerland when he was at Mighty Ipswich i cant remember him scoring much....!
Thanks, I think I'll go with Kolorov as I liked his potential yesterday and I remember Mancini saying he wanted to have Boateng and him raiding down the wings like Cole and Bosingwa did at Chelsea the other year.
Bramble will have to wait till next week..
Do you think I can avoid using the free transfer this week?
Carson - (Mignolet)
Vidic - Kolarov - Foley (Coleman) - (Simpson)
Fabregas - Nani - Bale - Lee - Jarvis
Drogba - Torres (Odemwingie)
You'd have to trust Carson against Everton away (risky) as Mignolet seems to be out now Gordon's back and go with a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 Foley, Simpson, Jarvis or Odemwingie on the bench. I don't fancy Wolves to keep many clean sheets either no matter who they're playing but Jarvis could well score or assist.
Hi does anyone know why Berbatov didnt play on the weekend?
because he is out of form.
I think the bigger question is why did he play in the four or five gameweeks before that.
Once again...Striker evaluations are odd
Berbatov scores a goal from a bloody cycle kick and he's rubbish...Kevin Davis scores two from the spot and he's brilliant!
Makes no sense...
Berb was great at the start of the season, but the second he wasn't the flavour of the month (ie Hernandez scored a couple) he stopped bothering again. His attitude sucks.
doesnt perform in fantasy = bad player/off form. Tsk
oh! ok. Got it!
For me Berbatov's lack of fantasy points isn't his problem as a player.
His big fault lies in the lack of effort he puts in for his team, he never works to close down defenders, making it easier for opposition to build attacks from defence and break down united as their midfield starts to tire towards the end of a game.
Look at the amount of late goals conceded by united when Berbatov plays compared to those conceded when he doesn't play.
You sir know very little about football if you actually believe this. Its a tired line spun by lazy journos.
Berbatov is generally up around 10k plus in distance covered.
And you think there is an actual correlation between Berbatov and United defence? lol
You sir, are wrong. United have conceded more than twice as many goals per minute with Berbatov on the pitch. The facts -
United with Berbatov on pitch:
Mins: 957 Goals Conceded: 13
Goal conceded every 73.6 mins
United without Berbatov:
Mins 317 Goal conceded: 2
Goal conceded every 158.5 mins
Need to sit
Gamst Pedersen at MU
or
Adam at Bolton
Expect goals to be scarce at OT whereas Blackpool at Bolton could be a feast.
Think MGP must sit
IMO Adam for this week but MGP afterwards is a great shout.
Not sure if this has already been covered (or that anyone cares!) but Jason Roberts got the 1 BP in the rovers-villa match
2-1 Mackems. Just think they will continue on there good form of the Chelsea game. Looking forward to it. I do enjoy Monday night football.
It's come down to Torres and Rooney.
Who do you fancy long and short term?
Not sure there is such a thing as long term with torres
hahah +1
Short-term - Drogba!
Wait for Rooney to get some sharpness though and he'll rake in the points.
Torres is too hit and miss for my liking.
Neither. There is really no justification for picking Rooney at the moment.
Yeah, we've been waiting eight months for Rooney to show some sharpness. What's another couple of weeks?
hahah, last time I had torres, he walked off the pitch 15 mins into the game! Bastaaard!
Can't afford drogba
I think with Drogba, Elmander, Gyan, Davies, Carroll, RVP and Defoe coming back... taking a punt on a woefully out-of-form Rooney or the made-of-glass Torres is unnecessary...
A lot of good names, darren bent coming back as well. I had Defoe for the spurs game, wish I'd had elmander or rooney
I think its a little early for Rooney, see how he goes mid-week and sat I would.
I have Torres but am thinking of loading to create some £s to shore up my defense (eg Kolarov for Elmo). I may well flog Drog for Tevez, but maybe next week...
Unless, of course, Rooney reads about his next girlfriend...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1331750/Katie-Waissels-grandmother-Sheila-Vogel-prostitute-X-Factor-stars-shock.html
To be fair, she's not in bad shape for 81......
Pi55 flaps..I have Carson and Robinson...should I take a 4point hit to get one of them out for next weekend? I already did Park > N'Zog..Had to do it early as going away tomorrow.
Captain choice for this week....
I've got sod all off my captains for weeks now, so could do with getting it right this time. The options are:
a.) Drogba
b.) Nani
c.) Elmander
d.) Fabregas
Nani is the safest of all since he has a home game while fabs and drog are playing away, and don't risk Elmander since Kevin Davies is a great threat to him in bonus points. Nani has got plenty of bonus points in the last 5 or so weeks.
elmander, i see lots of goals in that one
I see Roberts got the 1 pt bonus, annoying as I thought they'd meant to give it to Robinson.
Could have done with that point too, my H2H this week is going down to the wire!
Elements of the past and the future combining to make.....
something not quite as good as either.
Is Gyan out for today's game against Everton?
yes
Team linked, have two freebies, what would you do?
Jaask Foster
Elmo Jara Kolorov Jagielka Simpson
Fabregas VDV Nani Arteta Malouda
Carroll Elmander Tevez
Front 8 looks great. I guess you're benching Carroll this week???
You could do with another defender or two though. Elmo and Jara may have to both go.
Yeah, has to be really. Gonna be Arteta's last chance to impress too i think.
Looking at shipping elmo but not sure who for, have 0.5m in the bank.
Was gonna look at freeing up cash for RVP but that's probably pretty stupid given the strength of the front 8 already, might downgrade arteta to do that one later though.
Arteta + Malouda > Lee + Dempsey
Maybe get G Cahill in for someone (Elmo?)...
I'm keeping Malouda and not sold on Lee - quality player but i dunno about him as a fantasy prospect, has he got asingle BP yet?
Getting goals and assists though (more than Malouda and Arteta right now at any rate) - plus Dempsey will be deployed as a striker with Dembele being injured... I'll be plumping for one or both this week with their nice fixtures to come.
Arteta will be out of my team by this weekend, regardless of what he does tonight - he's playing too deep and ineffective...
Yeah i think i'm being a bit stubborn but i'm kind of waiting for them to come good.
Arteta is treading the line now though, but Malouda will be in for the season for me.
Appreciate the suggestions regardless though.
im goin elmander just because i have got very little from capts in the past few weeks. time to try something new. Why cant we have ronaldo back and messi in the prem. both scored hattricks at the weekend.
Messi's goal last week (against Villareal??) was sublime.
3 quick one-twos finshed with a delicate chip.
Lovely.
saw it, lovely goal. can't wait to el classico!!
he's a legend. needs a great world cup to cement that though.
Do you think I should avoid using the free transfer this week?
Carson – (Mignolet)
Vidic – Kolarov – Foley (Coleman) – (Simpson)
Fabregas – Nani – Bale – Lee – Jarvis
Drogba – Torres (Odemwingie)
keep it in your pocket. team looks good
Thanks for the feedback Herman.
It's gonna kill me to not have Elmander in this gameweek though, I just know it!
i ditched drogba for elmander. i then watched match of the day and saw the amount of chances drogba had. I'm feeling a bit worried now. fantasy footie and wine do not go together
hmmm, I have Carson and Robinson for next weekend...so you think Carson for next weekend?
Got to play Coleman at home to West Brom, surely?
Was anyone at the West Brom game? Didn't even hear Odem mentioned on the highlights.....at least I didn't captain him in the end.
Captain a lottery again for this week
I heard he was cack
I brought him in this week, watched the highlights too, and didnt even see him in the game!
Does anyone know when Elmanders price will rise? if Im gonna get him in should i just do it now?
I'm sitting pretty on 38 points (urgghh!) Coleman and Arteta to play.
I think not taking points hit has become a bit of an obsession for me, to my cost.
Any advice please;
I've already done ACole OUT Vidic IN
Should I do Piquionne OUT Elmander IN (4 points)
Arteta OUT vdv IN (another 4 points)
Or give Piq a chance at home to Wigan (without Alcaraz) and give Arteta one last chance at home to West Brom.
Do the above transfers over next two weeks for no hit?
Thanks
One more week for both Arteta and Freddie P.
You couldn't ask for better fixtures.
Thanks Boss Hogg, I think I will stick and watch vdv and Elmander from behind the couch!
Gives me this GW;
Foster (Hahhnn)
Coleman/Vidic/Cahill (Enrique/PJones)
Arteta/Nani/Nzog/Dempsey/Fab
Drogba(c)/Piquionne (Caroll)
8 out of 10 outfield players at home.? Surely I can stop the rot!
Contemplating Drog > Elmander & Albrighton > Malouda to keep chelsea coverage for a 4 point hit? worth it?
If not any thoughts on my team, which is linked
Any help much appreciated!
Drog will soon start scoring more goals than Elmander
Yeah I was thinking that. With Alrighton playing Arsenal next week worth putting Lee in for him? Would then have the problem who to play out of him and Adam? or just leave albrighton in and bench him?
After the Blackpool game bolton will run outta luck.
Back to reality 😉
You're probably right Boggo.
But, Bolton seem intent on playing attacking football this season and Elmander is looking sharp enough to continue scoring even when they stop winning games.
As someone who has followed Elmander through all his career I have to say that I am reluctant to get him in.
I am deeply worried that he will lose confidence soon and then goals will dry up, and I am also worried that he deep down knows that he is just on a huge fluke that might come to an end any day.
Then again, Owen Coyle might really keep his confidence high and he will continue scoring for fun. It's a really though one with Elmander imo.
Gargamel - Was Elmander a patchy / confidence player at Toulouse then?
Yes he was a confidence player, but in general he was loved down there and scored about 1 in 3.
In the national team he has usually looked low on confidence and unable to do anything at all, much like the last two season's at Bolton.
Elmander is a player I really like and I think at that price it's not the end of the world if you buy him and he fails, but I'm still a bit reluctant as deep inside I don't really believe he'll be able to keep it up for much longer.
never
Best Elmo replacement (mid-long term):
A) Coleman
B) Konchesky
C) Bramble
D) Another? Who?
Other teams represented in defence are BBurn, Chelski, City and WBA.
Right, weighing up Carroll -> Elmander.
Carroll next 5 - CHE wba LIV bir MCY tot
Elmander next 5 - BLP mcy BLA sun WBA che
Elmanders fixtures are better but I don't particularly want to lose Carroll.
My main worry is my defence and keeper situation. I really need to upgrade. If I did Drogba to Elmander it would free up so much money to do that but is massively risky.
im keeping carroll. i reckon he can score against any of those teams.
carrol seems fixture proof at the minute. i think we should start lookin at form rather than who the player is. stickin with big names has cost ne big time this season as well as crap capt choices.
Elmander seems to be a must have at the minute as well though.
sunderland to beat everton and gyan to score anytime is 4/1
not bad if he plays
Not bad IF he plays... seems unlikely...
I've had such an implausibly incredible week with my team, almost everyone has chipped in with something... that's why I've put a fiver on Arteta to score tonight (penalty).
he won't, he's got a gyammy leg
Nice.
Afternoon all. Now what is everyones views on Cashley? I see people getting rid of the rest of the Chelsea defenders but not so much him. Who is getting rid/keeping and why? I sort of want to get rid of him so I can get Vidic or Evra or Another highly priced defender, so not a downgrade, I have had him from the start 7.5 and he is now 8.4 so is valued at 7.9 in my team. I have enjoyed having him and I would be worried watching a Chelsea game without him in my team. I don't think I will be able to afford getting him back in and don't know if I would want too at that price. Opinions anyone?
Season keeper for me, barring injury. I'm certain Chelsea will come good both defensively and to bring him some attacking returns.
Also I don't want to get the "big front 8" dilemma again which I had all season, where I had to bench a good player every week just because I had invested all my money in midfielders and attackers.
Keeping Drogba Garg?
Yeah, giving him another week and then I will consider his position again.
No need to rush in Tevez for an away game at Stoke imo, and my other attackers are not THAT much worse than Elmander for this upcoming gameweek as well. Benching Carroll.
See I sort of have that dilemma already, but I have budget strikers and I won't be downgrading him much, 0.6/7 or whatever it is, so I don't think the problem lies there. I think I will save my transfer anyways now. He might get a cleanie. Newcastle's pitch is also quite big (One of the biggest in the league if not THE biggest), which will give Cashley a lot of room on the ball and to run into, obviously the downside is that he has to track back further.
First reaction was to get rid, but like you, Cashley keeps me hostage with his high price. GJohnson would be an able replacement, considering fixtures. I've also thought about dropping Cole and double up on City defenders. Only problem is that I can see Chelsea keeping it clean in the next two at least.
It would require extremely big balls to get rid of him now though.. They've gone trough their blip now and they should only improve from here.
then again theyve had home fixtures
look at there following fixtures new EVERTON tot UNITED ars BOL
...i can c tottenham united arsenal newcastle and bolton scoring in that
Yea Bolton especially... as they'll be playing CL next season.
If Terry is back in contention I could see Chelsea keeping a CS in all of those home fixtures. If there's bad news for Terry I might get rid myself.
haha
bolton playing cl next season???
i highly doubt that..theyve done well but there not good enuf to maintain it over a whole season
its gona b united arsenal chelsea and either city or tottenham in cl next season
im going for city just because there dam near strong in every part of the pitch and with balotelli coming back there gona be incredibly dangerous upfront
I've sold him this week for Vidic. Had him since GW2 I think. The thinking was to avoid his tough upcoming fixtures and the Terry/Alex injury worries.
He is one of those players that you feel obliged to play every week. I see what you mean (That was what you were getting at right?).
At the moment there's a lot of defenders looking nice to me but with the likely hood of playing 3 at the back 95% of the time, it's choosing who to go for, I would like 3/4 from:
A.Cole
Kolorov
Vidic
Samba
LIV Defender
SUN defender (although I'll probably get Gordon)
So you would actually like to have A.Cole, interesting. I have the top two there and well my defence apart from them two is wank. Coleman (Not too bad I suppose) Hutton, Tottenham never keep cleanies. Jara (Purely bench fodder). So perhaps Hutton -> Bramble/Bardsley.
After pondering my Chelsea defence for hours I decided to keep Cech and Cashley for another week and opted to swap Drogba for Tevez.
my current squad.
GK: Cech (Mignolet)
Def: Toure R.Ferdinand A.Cole (Konchesky, Simpson)
Mid: Nani Lee VDV Brunt (Albrighton)
For: Carroll Tevez Rooney
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/clichy-arshavin-van-persie-miss-braga-trip
RVP rested for the Braga match. Is he likely to start in the weekend?
doubt it
he hasnt played lately so why wud he get a full 90 minutes
sellly poo
