The latest big news for FantasyBet participants is that a Grand Finale game has now gone live. There’s a £5,000 pot up for grabs in Gameweek 38, which means there will be several rounds of upcoming qualifiers to win tickets into that season finale. This week the qualifier costs £3.30 to enter and covers seven Saturday matches – with the early match between Villa and Chelsea excluded, line-ups can be entered up until 3pm.
Chelsea’s lunchtime visit to managerless Villa precedes six 3pm kick-offs. There will be heightened interest in Arsenal and West Ham ahead of home clashes with Watford and Palace respectively, whilst Norwich’s tie with Newcastle at Carrow Road looks vital to both sides’ chances of survival. Spurs travel to Anfield for the evening match on Saturday – the North London side could cut Leicester’s lead to two points if they can overcome the Reds.
At the King Power Stadium on Sunday, the Foxes face a tough test of against a Southampton side that remain in the mix for a European spot. Everton visit Old Trafford having lost three of their last four, and with only a win against Aston Villa over that run, the Toffees could struggle against a United side that have been defensively sound in front of their own fans.
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MY TEAM
Adrian (5m)
Patrick Van Aanholt (4.5m)
Christian Fuchs (4.5m)
Hector Bellerin (5.5m)
Marko Arnautovic (6m)
Dimitri Payet (7.5m)
Cesc Fabregas (8m)
Alexis Sanchez (11m)
Jermaine Defoe (5m)
Danny Welbeck (7m)
Sergio Aguero (13m)
KEY PICKS
Adrian: West Ham have tightened up significantly at home over the course of the season – having managed just one clean sheet in the first seven at Upton Park, they’ve kept five in the subsequent seven. Adrian’s 15 saves over his last four appearances adds to his appeal for the visit of Crystal Palace.
Christian Fuchs: Leicester City’s attack may have slowed down but four 1-0 wins over the last five indicates that recently, it’s the defence that have been key to securing victories. Fuchs has picked up seven bonus points over that period and with set-duties in his locker, a fourth assist of the season could be on the cards against the Saints.
Dimitri Payet: The Frenchman recently suffered a four-match run of blanks but has since returned to the level of consistency he was displaying earlier in the season prior to injury. With two goals and four assists in five, Payet looks an irresistible option at home to Palace’s poor defence.
Danny Welbeck: The Arsenal forward has hit the ground running after missing the majority of the season through injury. While Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott have failed to convince of late, Welbeck’s three goals and an assist over five appearances bodes well for the run-in.
THIS WEEK’S GAME PICKS
As always, the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet are the freerolls. There is a £50 pot available for this Gameweek in both the standard and Flash mode.
The Grand Weekend contest only misses the match at Villa Park, so line-ups can be entered right up until the 3pm kick-offs. It’s £11 to enter for a chance to win part of the £1000 guaranteed prize money.
There is also a Weekend Flash game. This format gives participants a unique list of players to select from and a three-minute window to pick your line-up – it’s a £5.50 stake for entry into a £200 guaranteed pot.
LAST WEEK
I had some mixed results last time out. A second-place finish in the double-up with 90 points gave some helpful returns but left me wishing I’d entered that line-up into the Triple Grand pot. The Scout Picks also helped retrieve some of my entry fee for the big pot – a fourth place spot provided just over £8 of winnings.
Congratulations to Jarlblidensol who won almost £770 in the Triple Grand contest with a massive score of 105 points – Harry Kane’s 32-point haul as captain was the biggest contributor, whilst picking Graziano Pelle as a differential also paid off, as the Italian delivered 15 points to help secure the biggest win of the season so far.
THIS WEEK’S STAKE
As well as the Grand Finale I’m also interested in the freerolls, the Double-Up game, the Grand Finale Qualifier and entering a team into the FFScout Picks League for a total outlay of £4.95.
In addition, I’ll be taking on Van Dear Vaart, the Community champion in this week’s Scout Picks. He will be going up against me in a specially set up head to head game for a chance to win free entry into a £500 Guaranteed ‘Big Weekly’ game worth £22.
Also the eligible Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the £600 guaranteed ‘Boss’ game worth £55.
FFSCOUT PICKS LEAGUE
Coach topped the Scout Picks League with a score of 95 points. Captain Harry Kane was the biggest source of points, while a full house of clean sheets from Leicester, Spurs and Swansea assets in defence also helped secure the win.
Once again, FantasyBet have provided a £100 pot for the FFScout Picks League, with a £1.10 stake for entry, it is now possible to enter two teams into this contest. I will enter our Scout Picks as closely as possible, given a 15-man squad is required with the 100m budget and a captain also needs to be selected.
Feel free to go up against them this week and pick your own squad on FantasyBet.
