Our player picks for PlayON, the weekly Fantasy Football game, are rolled out again this Friday lunchtime. We’re on the lookout for potential bargains in our assessment of this week’s PlayON Price List – a couple of our headliners are recently free from suspension, whilst the other two are back in contention after recent injuries:
If you’re new to PlayON, it is weekly Fantasy Football so you can dip in and out of playing throughout the season. Once your starting XI is built you can compete for cash. Entering a multiplayer game for a set stake, you’ll have a chance of winning your share of the pot should you finish high enough in the rankings – there’s a £500 guaranteed pot on offer this week – enter it here .
Similarly, you can challenge other players to one-on-one games, selecting the amount at stake. The likes of Robbie Fowler, Les Ferdinand and OptaJoe are all playing the game and are there to be challenged for free or for £1. The Fantasy Football Scout team is also available to be challenged and has a 54% win rate up to this point. You can also create an open challenge against anyone else on the site – just click the amount you want to play for and the number of slots (number of people who can accept your challenge) on the one-on-one page .
For a more in depth introduction to PlayON, take a look at this season’s introduction article.
Goalkeeper – Allan McGregor
Having served a three-match suspension earlier this month, the Tigers’ number one made an immediate return to the starting line-up for Monday evening’s FA Cup clash with Brighton. Steve Harper’s short stint between the sticks looks over, then, with McGregor – priced at a mere 6.9m – looks poised to get the nod again as Hull pay visit to a Cardiff side that have failed to score in four of their six league encounters under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. West Brom’s Ben Foster is available for just 7.4m and has a home encounter against Fulham, who roll up to the Hawthorns for Felix Magath’s first match in charge. If you’re willing to spend a little more, Joe Hart is priced at 9.0m for City’s home clash with a Stoke side that have drawn blanks on three of their last four away games.
Defender – Daniel Agger
Back in the Liverpool XI for last Sunday’s FA Cup trip to Arsenal, the fit-again Dane sets you back just 7.2m in this week’s PlayON Player Price List. Agger welcomes Swansea to Anfield and, bearing in mind the visitors have only notched twice in their last five road trips, his chances of a clean sheet look solid. If you fancy West Brom to keep out Fulham and are looking to double up on Foster, Billy Jones has recovered from injury this weekend and takes up just 7.7m of your budget. Further up the price bracket, Nacho Monreal is set to get the nod at left-back for Arsenal’s home encounter with Sunderland after Kieran Gibbs limped out of Champions League action during the week – priced at 9.4m, the Spaniard offers the cheapest route into a defence that has conceded once in their last nine at the Emirates.
Midfielder – Samir Nasri
The Frenchman climbed off the bench in last weekend’s FA Cup clash with Chelsea to cement his injury comeback with a goal. Utilised as a sub in the midweek Champions League loss to Barcelona, Nasri is expected to be handed a starting role as City entertain Stoke at the Etihad – available for a mere 7.2m, he looks excellent value, with Manuel Pellegrini’s side expected to run riot against the travel-sick Potters. Marc Albrighton has impressed in his last two appearances for Villa and seems to have persuaded Paul Lambert to keep faith with his creative talents on the right flank – he looks a decent budget enabler at just 7.6m for the trip to Newcastle. The 8.8m-priced Oscar was utilised as a late sub for Chelsea’s clash at City last weekend but is likely to be unleashed from the start against Everton as Jose Mourinho looks for the win that will keep his side at the summit.
Forward – Loic Remy
Available for selection after a three-match suspension, the Newcastle frontman is set to be immediately reinstalled to the starting line-up against Villa. Alan Pardew is desperate to arrest a run of three straight defeats and the return of top scorer Remy is crucial to the Magpies chances on Sunday – coming in at 10.6m, the Frenchman will fancy his chances of breaching a backline that have conceded at least twice in five of the last six. If you’re willing to spend big up top, Edin Dzeko is difficult to ignore for City’s showdown with Stoke. The big Bosnian sets you back 11.7m and, like Nasri, is favourite to start after being utilised off the bench in Tuesday’s defeat to Barcelona. West Brom’s Victor Anichebe has scored two and assisted one of his side’s last three goals – at 11.1m, he carries strong form into the home showdown with struggling Fulham.
The Fantasy Football Scout Game
We have a £2 multiplayer game, dedicated to our community, which is now open and the prize pot is building.
Challenge Your Mates
You can also set up your own multiplayer games with your mates to play for bragging rights only or for cash. Create your own game at www.playon.co.uk.
Finally, a reminder that we have published a strategy guide, offering some tips for getting the most from your PlayON lineup, right here.
You have to be over 18 to enter cash games at PlayON. If you do wager some cash, please remember to gamble responsibly. PlayON is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission.
