Peter Odemwingie needed less than three minutes to remind Fantasy managers of his potential last weekend. West Brom’s 1-0 win at Norwich came courtesy of their talismanic Nigerian, as he nipped in between Ritchie De Laet and Declan Rudd to grab the early goal and help the Baggies to their first win of the season.
Odemwingie’s match-winner and overall attacking performance didn’t go unnoticed by the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus judges either; 3 bonus followed, and was reminiscent of his performances last season, where he picked up 28 Bonus Points over thirty-two appearances.
Odemwingie also scored 15 goals and grabbed 9 assists in his debut campaign, cementing his position as a near must-have forward last time round- particularly with a 2010/11 price tag of 5.0. This season, he started at 7.5 but a lack of game time due to an ankle injury has seen a slight drop to 7.4 and, if he can come close to replicating his returns, still looks like a decent-priced option.
Up until last Sunday, Odemwingie had played just fifteen minutes, coming on as a sub in the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, with Shane Long grabbing the headlines after consecutive goals against Man United and Chelsea. Back now and fully recovered, he’s made an instant impact and looks likely to kick on with a favourable run of fixtures on the horizon.
West Brom square up to (swa, FUL, sun, WOL, avl, LIV) over the next six Gameweeks and with Odemwingie looking bang in form, this bodes well for the Baggies as Roy Hodgson looks to navigate their climb up the table after a poor start to the season.
