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Sky Sports Focus

We now turn to assess the Sky Sports game, as our focus article looks back at the previous weekend’s 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 line-up plans.

Gameweek 31 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.

FixtureMoTM
Man United vs LiverpoolMarcus Rashford
Everton vs BrightonPhil Jagielka
West Ham vs BurnleyChris Wood
Newcastle vs SouthamptonJonjo Shelvey
Huddersfield vs SwanseaFederico Fernandez
West Brom vs LeicesterRiyad Mahrez
Chelsea vs Crystal PalaceWillian
Arsenal vs WatfordPetr Cech
Bournemouth vs Tottenham HotspurSon Heung-min
Stoke vs Man CityDavid Silva

Son Heung-min and David Silva both moved onto five awards for the season and sit alongside Mesut Ozil and Marko Arnautovic in the chasing pack, behind the top-four heavyweights of Mohamed Salah (ten), Kevin De Bruyne (nine), Eden Hazard (eight) and Harry Kane (seven).

Son looks a great option right now.  He’s owned by fewer than 5% of the game and has back-to-back scores of 19 and 17 points. With Harry Kane on the sidelines, a straight swap to the South Korean looks tempting in time for Gameweek 34 when Spurs return to Premier League action.

Gameweek 31 Bonus Points

Let’s take a look at any player to earn 45 points or more in bonus for the season

members

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

NameTeamValue% of Managers
KaneSpurs12.922.7%
AgueroMan City12.815.7%
SterlingMan City9.84.8%
LukakuMan United12.43.2%
GomezLiverpool6.52.9%

Top Transfers In

NameTeamValue% of Managers
JesusMan City12.113.4%
SonSpurs10.88.1%
FirminoLiverpool11.65.8%
SaneMan City10.35.2%
D SilvaMan City10.65%

Average Transfers Remaining

Top 10 – 7.60
Top 100 – 8.43
Top 1,000 – 7.94
Top 5,000 – 7.31

Top Five Captains Picked

NameTeamValue% of Managers
KaneSpurs12.925.4%
LukakuMan United12.415.3%
AgueroMan City12.89.6%
De BruyneMan City11.58.2%
SalahLiverpool9.46.1%

Watchlist

Here I aim to highlight a few differential players with low ownership who I think could be good options for the coming six weeks.

Three specific price brackets will be used to cater for our available budgets.

The players will evolve with fixtures and form, and offer Fantasy managers a nudge in the right direction.

BudgetMid-PricePremium
DefenderMartin Jorgensen
5.7m
4.7%
Andrew Robertson
7.8mm
3.1%
Virgil van Dijk
8.9m
2.9%
MidfielderRajiv van La Parra
7m
0.3%
Wilfried Zaha
9.3m
3.5%
Mesut Ozil
11.1m
2.1%
ForwardAlexander Sorloth
8.6m
0%
Cenk Tosun
11.1m
0.1%
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
12.2m
2.3%

My Team

Karius
Davies Ward van der Hoorn Christensen
Walcott De Bruyne Salah
Benteke Jesus Firmino

ITB: 2.0
Transfers remaining: 7/40
Last week’s points: 50
Overall points: 2525
Rank: 256th

Notes

A poor week overall, with my Saturday captain Theo Walcott being hooked off early and Harry Kane repeating the trick on Sunday.

To compound matters, Ben Davies failed to feature and then Christian Benteke decided to put in a sub-par shift of 45 minutes – it was all frustrating to say the least.

Drifting from the safe options in a bid to make ground is fraught with danger, though, and I was well aware it could backfire. I just wish I had been given a sporting chance this week.

With the Harry Kane injury, I decided to act quickly, like many others, settling on Gabriel Jesus as my replacement.

The allure of the Monday night Stoke City match was too much. Jesus, disappointingly, only managed an assist that evening, but looks a good option to me for the rest of the season.

With Sergio Aguero nursing an injury and Man City progressing into the latter stages of the Champions League, I suspect Jesus will be used more often in the Premier League.

Captain Plan
Sat 17th – Salah (WAT)

Weekly Articles and Podcast

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  1. stat
      6 years, 14 days ago

      Who scores more?

      A) Butland vs 4 pts
      B) PvA vs 4 pts
      C) Stanislas vs Walcott

      1. kime67
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        stan

      2. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        4
        4
        Stanislas

    • mahone24
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      Gonna take a -4 to get 11 out but which option
      A/ Mounie (3-5-2)
      B/ Coleman (4-5-1)

      Rest of team is
      Pickford
      VVD Schindler Dawson
      Mane Salah Zaha Stanislas Walcott
      Wilson

      1. Aubaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        A

      2. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        a

      3. Runaway
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        A

      4. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        King instead of Mounie could pay iff

    • kime67
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      king>wilson

    • Runaway
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      Last touch to my front 7, which one would you prefer?

      A) Stanislas + Mounie - 4
      B) Stanislas + Ibe
      C) Mounie + Ibe

      I have Wilson as well btw.

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        a

      2. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        A

    • Cak Juris
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      Estimate his point:
      A. Stanislas
      B. Zaha
      C. RLC

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        2
        2
        0

      2. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        A. 6
        B. 8
        C. 2

      3. kime67
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        5
        2
        2

      4. Prøfeßör …
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        8
        6
        1

      5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        5.5
        3.5
        0.5

      6. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        The delusion on here is incredible!

    • Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      Mourinho needs to be sectioned

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        A slap in the chops would suffice for now

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        Moroniho

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        With a microtome?

    • potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      VdH and TAA looking to rise tonight.
      How many WC templates will this destroy. Could be carnage.

    • Ravager
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 14 days ago

      2 FT 1.7 ITB. Going to do Kane > Firmino with one. Any suggestions for the other?

      Pickford
      Hegazi VVD Schindler
      Salah (c) Milivojevic Shaqiri
      Wilson

      (Speroni, Alonso, Sterling, Son Vardy Kane)

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 14 days ago

        Sterling > Zaha

        1. Ravager
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Cheers for the suggestion

    • stat
        6 years, 14 days ago

        Who's your VC this GW in case Salah doesn't play?

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Firm. But suppose I should really put it on another team.

        2. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Now wait for all the comments:

          "Is Salah a doubt??"

          "Salah dead - team in tatters"

          .etc
          .etc

        3. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Zaha

        4. Aubaaaaa
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Salah is a doubt?

          1. stat
              6 years, 14 days ago

              Salah dead - team in tatters

        5. Aubaaaaa
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Which defender worth a -4? I got 9 players for gw31:
          A. PVA
          B. Coleman
          C. Any other suggestion?
          D. Defenders not worth -4

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            D

          2. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            D

        6. Dele
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          G2G? All locked in with a -4 hit.

          Pickford,
          Baines, VVD, Bauer
          Zaha, Shaqiri, Walcott, Stanislas, Salah(c)
          Firmino, Wilson

          1. Runaway
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            It is almost a FH team, very good to go..

            1. Dele
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              Not sure it’s been worth it, Pickford, Walcott and Wilson have ruined my rank in recent weeks when there’s been better options.

        7. Lizardprime
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          30 point lead in my ML and I still just can't help myself from taking a -8 hit to get 10 players out. Love this game!

        8. SheBangsTheDrums
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Zaha worth bringing in for a hit?

          Currently fielding 7!

          1. JasonG123
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Reckon so

        9. Horlicks esq.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Zaha or Stanislas for a hit.

          Rudiger > Daniels
          Kane > Rondon
          Sterling > Zaha or Stanislas

          1. Runaway
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Stanislas for me.

          2. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Wouldnt take a hit on none of them unless you plan to play one of them in 32.. in that case: Stanislas

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              Any of them*

        10. JasonG123
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Interesting that some here still seem to be option for King over Mounie.

          For me it was a very close call and the news that King isn’t 100% just edges it towards Mounie.

          Can anyone convince me otherwise?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Meh - probably going to be 2 points each - not exactly Messi and Ronaldo are they (despite some of the comments you read on here)

            1. JasonG123
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              Probably will be a blank for each, but EV for both probably marginally above 4 still.

          2. Prøfeßör …
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Mamadou Sakho.

          3. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Tekkers > Mounie

            1. JasonG123
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              Only 45 last week and scored 2 goals all season?

              1. FC Hakkebøf
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 14 days ago

                Lots of assist though, and he is a different player with Zaha back in the team

              2. Prøfeßör …
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 14 days ago

                Has returned points in his last 7 out of 9 games. EV must be above 4, surely?

        11. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Sorry. Bottomed.....Planning the following moves before I wildcard. Sound ok??

          Eriksen and Kane to stanislas and mounie - 4

          Fab Elliot
          Alonso vvd Dawson chilwell ogbonna
          Salah son eriksen Walcott Shaq
          Kane firm ayew

          Thanks

        12. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          All pressers done now? Looking to bring in Stan, Zaha and Mounie! Likely to hear any late news tomorrow or just make the moves now?

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            if no price change involved wait until tomorrow

          2. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            What is the rush though?

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              No rush! I just like it settled Friday night so can relax sat morn. Made a few mistakes with Sat morning transfers and captaincy changes

        13. Jebiga
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          who is the safest pick :

          1. King
          2. Wilson
          3. Mounie

          ?

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            3, 2, 1

            1. Jebiga
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              thanks

            2. Botman and Robben
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              This

          2. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Mountie definitely the safest

        14. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          is bailly nailed at utd guys ? thanks 🙂

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            one more 🙂

        15. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Is Benteke a very bad option for a 1-week punt? or just go Wilson/Tosun?

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            wilson

        16. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Who to go for for the last spot?

          A) Zaha
          B) Stanislas
          C) Baines
          D) Coleman

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            depends of the rest of your team

            1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              No GK

              Daniels VVD Bauer

              Salah Shaqiri Ibe

              Firming Moine Depoitre (don't ask)

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 14 days ago

                stan

          2. yemzinho
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            B

        17. seanie3
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          could someone please post me the link to the previous article regarding potential DGW fixtures please

        18. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          FH template (thank me later):

          Butland
          VVD Daniels PVA
          Salah Zaha Shaqiri Stanislas
          Firmino Benteke Wilson

          1. George James
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Surely Baines or Coleman have to be in it

          2. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 14 days ago

            Surely the template has Mounie, not Benteke? Missing Baines/Coleman too.

            1. Bonus magnet
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 14 days ago

              hahaha
              surely the template should have 5 defenders

              stoke vs everton 0-0

        19. George James
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Just imagine Mousset playing in behind Defoe tomorrow.....

        20. seanie3
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          anyone got the link to potential DGW's in 34 & 37, thanks

        21. Pep says
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Twitter @bencrellin

        22. TAT
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          Probably making a late decision on Stanislas/Zaha, but the striker spot is so difficult. Who to get?

          VVD - Schindler
          Shaqiri - Walcott - Salah - Pritchard - Stanislas/Zaha
          Firmino - Quaner - ?

        23. money face bandwagon
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 14 days ago

          -4 for a gk not worthy right

        24. Gasthmatic
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 13 days ago

          Relatively easy captain choice this week, Salah it is. I have suggested five strikers to replace Kane temporarily for anyone looking for differentials on my blog here: https://checkthestatistics.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/game-week-32-five-gems-to-replace-harry-kane/

        25. Black Panther
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 13 days ago

          Feels good knowing this time tomorrow my wildcard will be active:-)