We approach the penultimate Gameweek of the season with a double Gameweek for Arsenal and Sunderland on the agenda. As always, we take a look at the Sky Sports game and assess the recent run of Man of the Match (MoTM) awards, bonus point beneficiaries, the transfer trends and also cast an eye over the Scout team and our future plans.
Gameweek 39 Man of the Match Awards
Listed below are the players that caught the eye of the Sky Sports reporters from last weekend’s fixtures achieving the Man of the Match award (worth an additional five points).
| Fixture | MoTM |
| Everton v Sunderland | Lee Cattermole |
| Aston Villa v West Ham | Tom Cleverley |
| Hull City v Burnley | Danny Ings |
| Leicester v Southampton | Robert Huth |
| Newcastle v West Brom | Remy Cabella |
| Stoke City v Tottenham | Marko Arnautovic |
| Crystal Palace v Man Utd | Ashley Young |
| Man City v QPR | Sergio Aguero |
| Chelsea v Liverpool | Philippe Coutinho |
| Arsenal v Swansea | Lukasz Fabianski |
One goalkeeper, one defender, six midfielders and a couple of forwards picked up the awards this week. Sergio Aguero earned his eighth award of the season and picked up 25 points in City’s home thrashing of QPR. Philippe Coutinho earned back-to-back awards after picking up the plaudits in Liverpool’s draw at Chelsea, whilst Villa’s Tom Cleverley netted for the third match in succession and earned his first Man of the Match award this season.
Gameweek 39 Bonus Points
Only three goalkeepers managed to pick up saves bonus this week. Lukasz Fabianski, Rob Green and Hugo Lloris were the men in question, with the Swansea stopper serving up a 14-point return, which included a MotM award at the Emirates. Green is the busiest keeper in the league, having racked up 32 bonus points over the season.
In defence, seven players grabbed bonus in the previous round of fixtures. Four for tackles – including Sunderland’s Patrick van Aanholt, ahead of Sunderland’s double – whilst three defenders earned passing bonus – Arsenal trio Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal. City’s Pablo Zabaleta remains the top defender for bonus, with 24 points accrued so far.
In midfield, there were 16 beneficiaries in total: 12 for tackling and four for passes. Again, three Arsenal players – Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey – earned passing bonus during their home defeat to Swansea.
Chelsea’s double-pivot duo Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic lead the way for bonus amongst midfielders, with 50 points apiece.
No forwards earned bonus over the Gameweek 39 fixtures.
Fantasy Football Scout members can access all information regarding bonus points using player stats and clicking the Sky Sports tab.
The Transfer Trends
Top Transfers Out
| Name | Team | Value | % of Managers |
| Rooney | Man United | 9.4 | 6.1% |
| Kane | Tottenham | 6.7 | 5.5% |
| Aguero | Man City | 9.8 | 4.7% |
| Giroud | Arsenal | 8.9 | 3.4% |
| Hazard | Chelsea | 8.9 | 3.2% |
Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane’s poor scoring form is the reason for their exodus, whilst Aguero and Eden Hazard were likely sacrificed for Arsenal assets on Monday evening. Giroud’s form is also questionable, though with a double up next, many may come to regret transferring the Frenchman out.
Top Transfers In
| Name | Team | Value | % of Managers |
| Sanchez | Arsenal | 9.5 | 10.4% |
| Aguero | Man City | 8.9 | 7.1% |
| Benteke | Aston Villa | 8.1 | 5.9% |
| Cazorla | Arsenal | 8.3 | 5.3% |
| Giroud | Arsenal | 8.9 | 4.3% |
Once again, Arsenal’s Monday night match means they make up three of the top five positions for the second successive Gameweek. Christian Benteke and Sergio Aguero continue to be drafted in after racking up the goals in recent outings.
We have some important transfer data to keep an eye on as the season comes to an end. Currently, the average amount of transfers remaining in the top 1000 players is 1.206, whilst the top 100 have 0.97 and finally the top 10 have 0.7.
Top Five Captains Picked
| Name | Team | Value | % of Managers |
| Costa | Chelsea | 9.5 | 13.3% |
| Rooney | Man United | 9.4 | 9.4% |
| Aguero | Man city | 9.8 | 8.2% |
| Sanchez | Arsenal | 9.5 | 7.1% |
| Fabregas | Chelsea | 8.6 | 6.4% |
My Team
Fabianski
Bertrand Dawson Schlupp
Hazard Silva Coutinho Mane
Giroud, N’Doye, Sanchez©
ITB: 0.3m
Transfers remaining: 2/40
Last week’s points: 102
Overall points: 2223
Rank: 55
Notes
My decision to captain Sergio Aguero at home to QPR came up trumps before I transferred him out for Alexis Sanchez at home to Swansea. Lukasz Fabianski racked up the points in a defiant display at the Emirates, whilst Jeffrey Schlupp chipped in with a clean sheet as I moved up to 55th overall.
Captain Plan
With two transfers remaining, I could swap out Sanchez for Harry Kane as my captain at home to Hull and then back again to Sanchez for Arsenal’s pair of matches.
Alternatively, I could just stick with Sanchez and have no Saturday captain, then use my two transfers to swap Eden Hazard and David Silva to Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey for the extra matches. As yet, I’m still undecided.
The Fantasy Football Scout League
Once again, we’re running our own Fantasy Football Scout League this season and are currently topping the Private League rankings. With a £1,000 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: 8009000.
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 upcoming week’s Fantasy Football, chatting to former Arsenal keeper David Seaman and asking him for his #One2Eleven.
