Gameweek 8 rolls on with an encounter at St Mary’s as Newcastle make the long-trip from Tyneside to take on Southampton.
In Fantasy terms, it’s fair to say that most managers would welcome a goalless draw; in both cases, it’s the defences that boast the greater Fantasy ownership.
Rob Elliot heads into today’s encounter backed by over 1.3 million managers, although 80% of those have chosen to bench the Newcastle keeper. This despite Southampton’s dismal record of scoring in just one of their last nine home matches – a 3-2 win over West Ham United in Gameweek 2.
Chancel Mbemba and Jamaal Lascelles are the other popular assets on show for the Magpies, claiming ownerships of 13.2% and 11.2% respectively. The latter takes his place in central defence alongside the recalled Florian Lejeune, though Mbemba is again out of the matchday squad following recent international exertions with DR Congo.
Further forward, both Matt Ritchie (4.9%) and Christian Atsu (4.2%) are named in Rafa Benitez’s line-up, despite having been withdrawn from their international squads.
For the Saints, Ryan Bertrand (10.9%) and Cedric (9.3%) are their most popular options on show as they go in search of a fourth clean sheet of the season.
6 years, 8 months agomy team
Gomes/Elliot
Kola/Davis/Jones
Salah/Erickson/Silva/Richarlison
Laca/Morata/Vardy
Carroll/Mbemba/Wimmer 0 ITB + 2FT's
what would be the best route to upgrade Laca to Aguero ? , i'm thinking that maybe Davis to Joe Gomez might work , i'd hate to get rid of Davis since he has served me so well since the start of the season but i'm sick of him been ``sick`` for easy home games , + i doubt he'll keep a clean sheet in 3 of his next 4 , at the end of which Rose might be available for selection ensuring even more rotation , Gomez is a risk too for sure but at just 4.5 and with some decent fixtures after next week then i feel it could pay off at least for a time , thoughts ?