Despite being handed a harsh lesson at the Etihad, it seems that the number crunchers at Paddy Power are tipping a United backlash come three o’clock at Old Trafford on Saturday. West Brom look to be in the firing line with Paddy’s odds suggesting goals for the front pairing and a day off for David De Gea in goal. Here’s the current anytime scorer and clean sheet odds from our bookmaker friends ahead of the Gameweek.
Anytime Goalscorer Odds – Gameweek Six
| Player | Team | Odds |
| Van Persie | MUN | 1.50 |
| Rooney | MUN | 1.80 |
| Aguero | MCY | 1.83 |
| Welbeck | MUN | 1.90 |
| Lambert | SOT | 1.90 |
| Suarez | LIV | 1.90 |
| Lukaku | EVE | 2.0 |
| Dzeko | MCY | 2.29 |
| Negredo | MCY | 2.29 |
| Rodriguez | SOT | 2.29 |
| Sturridge | LIV | 2.29 |
| Giroud | ARS | 2.40 |
| Berbatov | FUL | 2.50 |
| Bent | FUL | 2.50 |
| Osvaldo | SOT | 2.50 |
| Kagawa | MUN | 2.80 |
| Mirallas | EVE | 2.80 |
| Eto’o | CHE | 2.87 |
| Sagbo | HUL | 3.00 |
| Graham | HUL | 3.00 |
| Fellaini | MUN | 3 |
| Nani | MUN | 3.00 |
| Young | MUN | 3.00 |
| Michu | SWA | 3.00 |
| Walters | STO | 3.10 |
| Crouch | STO | 3.10 |
| Defoe | TOT | 3.20 |
| Soldado | TOT | 3.20 |
While Fantasy managers wait on news of Robin van Persie’s availability, Paddy has no qualms about backing the Dutchman to deal damage this weekend. Van Persie is at 1/2 to notch anytime against West Brom at Old Trafford, with team-mate Wayne Rooney also strongly tipped at 4/5 to find the net. With an array of the midfield also ranking high on the odds list, it’s clear that United are expected to recover from the derby day mauling to dish out some punishment to Steve Clarke’s side.
City’s own Sergio Aguero is next up on the goalscoring odds, with Paddy lining him up at 5/6 to notch at Villa Park. Paddy clearly see this one as another one-sided affair and, again, there’s a batch of City players well fancied with the likes of David Silva, Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri all ranked highly when it comes to midfield scorers.
Surprisingly perhaps, Southampton’s Rickie Lambert is strongly backed to score only his second goal of the season when he faces up to the Crystal Palace defence at St Mary’s. Priced at 10/11 by Paddy Power, Lambert ranks above the likes of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Olivier Giroud here, giving Fantasy managers some food for thought going into the Gameweek. With just the opening day spot-kick to show for his efforts, the Saints’ striker has suffered heavy sales in recent weeks and has dropped back down to 7.5 in the Fantasy Premier League price list.
Romelu Lukaku is clearly another mid-price asset to consider. Priced at evens to score his second goal for the Toffees against Newcastle at Goodison, having opened his account from the bench at Upton Park last weekend. Again, Fantasy managers will look on this with interest given that the Belgian is currently more fancied to find the net than Sturridge and Giroud.
Lukaku’s team-mate and compatriot, Kevin Mirallas, is the highest ranked midfielder on show at 9/5 to score against the Magpies. He leads a string of United options and Swansea’s Michu, who is 2/1 to score against the visiting Gunners. Interestingly, both Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil, who have enjoyed substantial Fantasy investment this week, are out at 3/1 to score at the Liberty. Indeed, Stoke City’s midfield pairing of Jon Walters and Marko Arnautovic are considered more likely scorers in the Gameweek at 21/10 and 23/10 respectively for their home tie with Norwich.
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Clean Sheet Odds – Gameweek Six
| Team | Odds |
| Man United | 1.83 |
| Southampton | 1.90 |
| Liverpool | 2.20 |
| Man City | 2.20 |
| Everton | 2.25 |
| Stoke | 2.29 |
| Fulham | 2.60 |
| Hull | 2.70 |
| Arsenal | 3.10 |
| Tottenham | 3.20 |
| Chelsea | 3.30 |
| West Ham | 3.50 |
| Norwich | 3.75 |
| Cardiff | 4.00 |
| Swansea | 4.20 |
| Sunderland | 5.00 |
| Crystal Palace | 6.00 |
| Newcastle | 6.00 |
| Aston Villa | 7.00 |
| West Brom | 9.50 |
Just as Van Persie and Rooney dominate the scoring odds, the United back four is strongly backed at 5/6 to come away with a shut-out when West Brom pay visit. The Baggies may have notched three goals against the Black Cats but the odds are against them making a dent on the United back four.
Mauricio Pochettino’s steely Saints are up next, with odds of 10/11 on a clean sheet at home to Ian Holloway’s Palace. The visitors are struggling for a cutting edge and with Southampton having conceded just two in five league outings, they look primed for defensive investment in the Gameweek.
Paddy can’t separate Liverpool and Man City at 6/5 with both teams facing away trips against sides with clear issues up front. Liverpool’s opponent, Sunderland, have concerns over Steven Fletcher’s fitness, while Christian Benteke is out and Gabby Agbonlahor a doubt for Paul Lambert’s outfit when they entertain City.
Leighton Baines’ owners will take comfort in seeing Everton ranked next at 5/4, with Stoke offering the next best value in the mid-price bracket with odds of 13/10 for the shut-out against struggling Norwich at the Britannia. Marc Wilson seems a sound investment and likely Scout Pick, then, as Stoke look set to present the best all-round differential package in attack and defence. Fulham are their rivals in the Gameweek – neglected by Fantasy managers thus far, they are at 8/5 for the clean sheet against Cardiff at the Cottage, with Dimitar Berbatov and Darren Bent at 6/4 for an anytime goal.
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