The build-up to the weekend’s action continues with our Sky Sports Focus article, where we take a look back at the weekend action before preparing you for the incoming Gameweek.
We’ll examine the recent run of Man of the Match (MoTM) awards, the bonus point beneficiaries, transfer trends and Watchlist, before moving on to the Scout team and our future plans.
Gameweek 37 Man of the Match Awards
These were the players who caught the eye of the Sky Sports reporters and earned an extra five points as a result.
| Fixture | MoTM |
| West Brom vs Liverpool | Matt Phillips |
| Watford vs Crystal Palace | James Tomkins |
| Arsenal vs West Ham | Alexandre Lacazette |
| Stoke vs Burnley | Jack Butland |
| Man City vs Swansea | Kevin De Bruyne |
| Everton vs Newcastle | Theo Walcott |
Kevin De Bruyne was the big name to deliver this week. The fourth most owned player in the game (32.4%) was also heavily captained on Sunday and brought home 13 points.
It’s now a clear two-horse race for the most MoTM awards, with the Belgian just one behind Mohamed Salah, who sits on 11.
That total has often been the maximum reached by one player in a Sky season and, with only a few more matches to go, it will be interesting to see if either player can surpass this milestone.
Gameweek 37 Bonus Points
Let’s take a look at any player to earn 50 points or more in bonus for the season.
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 |
| Aguero | Man City | 12.8 | 7.4% |
| Son | Spurs | 10.8 | 3.7% |
| Alonso | Chelsea | 10 | 3.7% |
| Doucoure | Watford | 7 | 3.5% |
| Lukaku | Man United | 12.4 | 3% |
Top Transfers In
| Name | Team | Value | % of Managers |
| Kane | Spurs | 12.9 | 9.8% |
| Firmino | Liverpool | 11.6 | 5.6% |
| Sterling | Man City | 9.8 | 4.4% |
| Salah | Liverpool | 9.4 | 3.7% |
| Tarkowski | Burnley | 6.1 | 2.9% |
Average Transfers Remaining
Top 10 – 0.90
Top 100 – 2.27
Top 1,000 – 2.73
Top 5,000 – 2.81
Top Five Captains Picked
| Name | Team | Value | % of Managers |
| Kane | Spurs | 12.9 | 24.9% |
| Lukaku | Man United | 12.4 | 15.4% |
| Salah | Liverpool | 9.4 | 6.9% |
| Aguero | Man City | 12.8 | 6.1% |
| De Bruyne | Man City | 11.5 | 3.1% |
Watchlist
Here I aim to highlight a few differential players with low ownership who I think could be good options from now until the season ends.
Three specific price brackets will be used to cater for our available budgets.
The players will evolve with fixtures and form to offer Fantasy managers a nudge in the right direction.
| Budget | Mid-Price | Premium | |
| Defender | Mike van der Hoorn 5.4m 2.9% | Davinson Sanchez 7.9mm 2.4% | Aymeric Laporte 8.5m 1.9% |
| Midfielder | Kenedy 6.9m 0.6% | Wilfried Zaha 9.3m 4% | Leroy Sane 10.3m 7.4% |
| Forward | Jordan Ayew 8.4m 1.1% | Jamie Vardy 11.2m 7.2% | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 12.2m 4.3% |
My Team
Karius
Ward van der Hoorn Christensen
Ramsey Sterling Zaha De Bruyne Salah
Kane Sanchez
ITB: 0.6
Transfers remaining: 0/40
Last week’s points: 61
Overall points: 2911
Rank: 169th
Notes
I’m spent, all out. I have no further transfers remaining.
In some ways, it’s liberating, in others terrifying.
The allure of old favourite Aaron Ramsey was too much to resist, so he and Raheem Sterling came in for the benched Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Pascal Gross.
It was nice to see my bravery rewarded, with the Welshman picking up 11 points and Sterling bagging eight and both were unfortunate not get to more, in my opinion.
Ramsey narrowly missed out on MoTM, while Sterling had two assists taken from him – one due to a slight deflection and another courtesy of a penalty miss. I can only presume that the MoTM would also have followed.
But it wasn’t to be, and I had to make do with a respectable 61 points and a jump in rank by 30 places.
With just three Gameweeks to go, I’m in touching distance of the top 100.
Now I just have to hope I get lucky with injuries from here on in to have a chance of reaching my goal.
Captain Plan
Sat 28th April – Mohamed Salah
Sun 29th April – Raheem Sterling
Mon 30th April – Harry Kane
Weekly Articles and Podcast
As well as the weekly Focus article, I’ll be talking through the week’s action, and upcoming plans with FFS posters Buffrey and Lewis on our regular podcast – the latest episode can be found here.
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5 years, 11 months ago
Bench one:
A) Willian vs swa
B) Barnes vs BHA
C) Arnie vs MCI
Has to be Willian, right?