Thereโs no double Gameweek on offer in FantasyBet this week, with the midweek match between Palace and Everton excluded from the round of fixtures. Instead the action kicks off at Upton Park, where Arsenal visit the Hammers looking for a third straight win, and ends on Sunday, when Manchester United visit Tottenham.
In between, Crystal Palace go head-to-head with Norwich in a proverbial six-pointer at Selhurst Park, whilst Newcastle travel to St Mary’s looking for a first win under Rafa Benitez. Meanwhile, at Vicarage Road, Everton will hope to arrest their recent poor form against a Watford outfit that have already lost their last four.
Manchester City are the league’s last participants in the Champions League and are fortunate to be facing West Brom at the Etihad. On Sunday, Leicester City make a trip to the Stadium of Light, where Sunderland have drawn four successive matches, whilst Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will have decisions to make at home to Stoke, with one eye perhaps on the Europa League second-leg clash with Borussia Dortmund. Finally, Manchester United travel to Tottenham in a match that could have a significant influence on both sides’ final positions.
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MY TEAM
Thibaut Courtois (5m)
Charlie Daniels (4.5m)
Scott Dann (5m)
Nicolas Otamendi (6.5m)
Manuel Lanzini (5m)
Yannick Bolasie (6m)
Kevin De Bruyne (10.5m)
Alexis Sanchez (11m)
Graziano Pelle (8m)
Romelu Lukaku (9m)
Sergio Aguero (13m)
KEY PICKS
Thibaut Courtois: A 4-0 win at Villa took Chelseaโs unbeaten run to 15 matches under interim boss Guus Hiddink. The Blues have impressed on the road in particular, conceding only two goals in seven away ties, and their number one offers a safe and comparatively inexpensive route into the Dutchmanโs defence for Saturdayโs trip to Swansea.
Scott Dann: Although Crystal Palace have failed to record a clean sheet in 12 league outings, the visit of a Norwich side that have netted in only three of their last ten away trips means Alan Pardew’s backline have a reasonable chance of keeping the Canaries out. Dann also offers a serious threat from set-pieces, having scored five already this campaign.
Kevin De Bruyne: The Belgian has made an immediate impact on his return to action, scoring in both Man Cityโs matches over the last week. Remarkably, all nine of De Bruyneโs assists in the league this season have arrived at the Etihad, which bodes well for his prospects as Manuel Pellegriniโs troops welcome West Brom to the Etihad.
Graziano Pelle: With the threat of relegation looming, Newcastle have to go for three points on their visit to St Mary’s, which should leave plenty of space for the Saints to exploit. Before blanking at the King Power, Pelle looked back in form, having served up three goals and two assists in the previous two outings against Liverpool and Stoke.
THIS WEEKโS GAME PICKS
As always the best place to start if you’re new to FantasyBet are the freerolls. There is a ยฃ50 pot available for this Gameweek in both the weekly standard fantasy game and the Flash mode.
The Grand Weekend contest only misses the match at Upton Park, so line-ups can be entered right up until the 3pm kick-offs. It’s ยฃ11 to enter for a chance to win part of the ยฃ1000 guaranteed prize money.
In the run-up to the Grand Finale in Gameweek 38, which has a ยฃ5,000 pot on offer, it’s possible to enter a qualifier this week for a ยฃ3.30 stake to win an entry ticket worth ยฃ33.
LAST WEEK
I finished in the top half of the Double-up entrants, which provided the majority of my winnings for the week. Frustratingly my 81 points in the Grand Weekend contest was a single point from the money places. Awd2 had a six-point lead at the summit with a total of 102 in the Grand Weekend – captaining Alexis Sanchez delivered 26 points, while picking West Ham midfield duo Dimitri Payet (nine points) and Manuel Lanzini (ten points) also paid off.
THIS WEEK’S STAKE
I’m entering The Grand Weekend, the freerolls, the Double-up contest and entering a team into the FFScout Picks League for a total outlay of ยฃ15.40.
In addition, Iโll be going up against Geordienufc1, the Community champion in this weekโs Scout Picks. He will be taking me on in a specially set up head to head game for a chance to win free entry into a ยฃ500 Guaranteed โBig Weeklyโ game worth ยฃ22.
Also the eligible Community Champion who beats the Scout Picks by the highest margin every month will win a free entry into the ยฃ600 guaranteed โBossโ game worth ยฃ55.
FFSCOUT PICKS LEAGUE
Awd2 also topped the Scout Picks League with a score of 103 points. Alexis Sanchez was his captain once again, while Pedro’s 16 points from midfield illustrates how picking one or two differentials in your line-up can deliver rewards.
FantasyBet have provided a ยฃ100 pot for the FFScout Picks League, with a ยฃ1.10 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.
