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The best midfielders and forwards for Sky Sports Fantasy Football this season

Who will you opt with to lead your line in Sky Sports Fantasy Football and who will play just in behind? There are so many decisions to make with so little time remaining.

This is what everybody cares about right? Goals, assists, shots on target, the players who steal the show and earn the man-of-the-match awards.

It can be the difference between places in your mini-leagues, or obtaining a place in the next round of the Knockout Cup, but it is important you get off to the best possible start.

Sergio Aguero – £11.8m

Sergio Aguero is back fit and ready to strike at any time for Manchester City. The Argentinian may not be in action during the first Gameweek but comes in as a promising captaincy choice during Gameweek 2, when City travel to Wolves on Monday Night Football.

Aguero somehow managed to land 157 Fantasy Football points last campaign, scoring 16 times in just 18 starts. The City frontman was absent in 14 matches in total, so who knows how many more he could have added to his Premier League total had stayed fit, a tally which stands at a colossal 180.

There is no doubt that he himself, alongside hundreds of thousands of others, will believe he can get to 200 during this term. With Wolves, Leicester and Leeds before the Overhaul, Aguero could be a cert to get your team off to a great start, and even come in as a differential option with a selection percentage of just 4.94 per cent.

Kai Havertz – £9.9m

Kai Havertz should slot straight into Frank Lampard’s team this season. With Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech lining up alongside him, goals and assists should be in abundance. That was no such issue for the 21-year-old German international last year, who contributed to 18 goals (12 of his own, six assists) for Bayer Leverkusen, eventually attracting a £75.8m move to London.

There are a couple of positive elements that say you should have the youngster in your side from the get-go, one of those being the fixtures. Chelsea travel to Brighton on Monday Night Football, offering up a prime captaincy choice. This is followed by clashes with Liverpool, West Brom and Crystal Palace, so points should be up for grabs if you select him in your side.

Havertz is listed as a midfielder in the game, meaning he will record six points as opposed to five for each goal he scores, which could prove invaluable at the end of the campaign, especially if he ever gets a chance in the front-three. Will the German wonder-kid make it into your starting XI?

Bruno Fernandes – £10.9m

Bruno Fernandes has taken the Premier League by storm since arriving from Portugal, and comes in at a hefty £10.9m for this season, £0.6m cheaper than PFA Player of the Year Kevin De Bruyne. That said, it could be a price worth paying for Manchester United’s midfield maestro, who contributed to 15 goals in 14 starts (eight goals, seven assists), on top of a host of shots on target and five man-of-the-match awards.

De Bruyne, who was the top-scoring playing Sky Sports Fantasy Football Last season with 273 points, even struggled to compete with Fernandes after he arrived in the Premier League.

From his first game for Manchester United onwards, Fernandes racked up 129 points compared to 96 for De Bruyne. Will he wrestle the top-scoring mantle from his city neighbour in 2020/21?

Michail Antonio – £8m

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Michail Antonio was a firm fan favourite from the restart through to the end of the season, and for good reason too. His total of 32 points against Norwich (four goals, tier two shots on target, man-of-the-match, and appearance bonus) was the highest of any Sky Sports Fantasy Football player across a single Gameweek in 2019/20, rewarding his work ethic and desire with Fantasy Football points for those that had recruited his services.

Across the last eight matches, Antonio accrued 81 points, averaging over 10 per game, and he keeps his midfield position within Fantasy Football, which, for the same reasons as Havertz, can really reward you if they are among the goals.

West Ham host Newcastle on the opening day, where Antonio registered 10 points and one goal in their last meeting. Will he get the nod once again here?

Dwight McNeil – £7.1m

Perhaps Dwight McNeil is a surprising pick for some, but for me not so much. The Englishman started every one of Burnley’s 38 Premier League matches last season under Sean Dyche, and there is no reason to believe he won’t be an ever-present once again in 2020/21.

In that period McNeil created seven goals, scoring twice. He was the fourth highest scorer among Burnley assets and, although they do not feature in Gameweek 1, they face some relatively winnable fixtures in the form of Leicester, Southampton and Newcastle beyond that.


The Fantasy Football transfer window is still open, so you still have time to change and amend your teams ahead of Saturday. Will any of these players make the cut? Have your say and play for free.

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  1. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Should I downgrade any of my starting 11 to improve my bench?

    McCarthy
    TAA Davies Justin
    Salah Auba Alli ASM Soucek
    Vardy Werner

    Nyland Mitchell Johnson Brewster

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      yes. You have no playing subs

      Downgrade vardy or alli

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        mitchell might play

  2. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which one?

    A) ASM + Steer (Bench)
    B) Soucek + 4.5 GK (Bench)

    Really interested to rotate GK spot with Ramsdale (Repost from a previous page; got lost at the bottom)

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If you plan to rotate the SHU keeper you will be really annoyed how many clean sheets you leave him on the bench for.

  3. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Good to go here? 1mitb. Plan is salah and Antonio to Bruno and martial - 4 get.
    Ferguson long term option

    Mccarthy steer
    Taa davies saiss taylor ferguson
    Salah auba havertz asm bissouma
    Werner antonio adams

    Thanks

    1. Sanctum
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have pretty much the same team and GW2 plan.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good luck

  4. lugs
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    i wish i could afford my Sky team in FPL 🙁

  5. HerrPep
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Egan or Davies? For medium-long term

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How is this for Bench boost???

    Mcarthy johnstone

    Mitchell Dier Holding TAA Robbo

    ASM Salah Alli Auba Soucek

    Adams Antonio Ings

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty good if you are happy with Mitchell, Johnstone, Adam-Ings double

  7. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 6 months ago

      FPL Blackbox been taken off YouTube or something?

      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Targetted by Russian hackers who've DOS'd Az and Mark

    • The Wogmeister
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss or Vinagre?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Depends on your team

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Otherwise Saiss

          2. Teror
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Saiss

        • Barnabus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Need a 6.5 or lower mid for a 1 week punt, options:

          a) Perez (a wba)
          b) Redmond (a cry)
          c) JWP (a cry)
          d) Bowen (h new)
          e) Fraser (a whu)
          f) Saka (a ful)

          1. djpete
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Fraser!

            1. Hairy Potter
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Not sure how fit he is after leaving Bournemouth.

          2. Hairy Potter
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Perez or JWP, a lot of the others are doubts to start

            1. Barnabus
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Perez is my first choice, JWP is interesting me though but I already have Adams

        • Teror
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Think I'm going to get Martial as my Man Poo player. I think Bruno is the best but it really messes with your team if you have Salah, KdB and Bruno. Also I quite like the fact that Martial is the focal point of the team. He's the only striker and just seems a safer pick early on than Rashford or Peenwood.

          1. JELLYFISH
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Son > Rashford works well for GW2

            1. Teror
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Im doing Ings > martial

        • mlm
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Is Bellerin nailed?
          Very good price if he can start

          1. Teror
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            PSG are chasing him. We'll see if he goes.

        • OptimusBlack
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Which is better ?
          A - ASM , Soucek , Kane ,Vardy
          B- Alli , Puli , Mitro ,Ings

        • DannyDrinkVodka
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          How likely is Nketiah to start against Fulham?

        • MoSalalalalalalalalah
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I'm happy with my team, however think Souckek may be a better option than ASM, but I don't know what to do with 0.5.

          Ramsdale
          TAA | KWP | Davies | Saiss
          ASM | Auba (C) | Diangana | Mane (V)
          Ings | Werner

          GK: Steer | DCL | Bissouma | Ferguson

          1. _Ninja_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            0.5 for Ings to Martial gw2

        • Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This Fernandes news is very annoying. If he's ruled out for next week it's a disaster.

          I'm very reluctantly looking at bringing Salah back in an losing that 1.5m in upgrades.

          1. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            You could just get kdba week early in gw2

            And bruno gw3

            1. Flynny
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              its a nothing though...surely he will play

          2. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Didn’t see it. Injury or covid?

          3. Milk, 1 Šuker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            You don't fancy Rash Cam?

          4. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I'm looking at going like this because of that news. Leagues enough ITB for Pulisic to Bruno, if he's not back I can get Martial Rashford or Greenwood.

            Ryan
            TAA Davies KWP
            Salah Auba Pulisic Soucek
            Werner Wilson Mitrovic
            Walton Mitchell Bissouma Dallas

          5. Apwilkin
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Whats the fernandes news?

        • james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Will doherty start?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Sounding like a no on here

            1. james 101
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Cheers

        • Atimis
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Worth going 4 at the back with that team??

          Ryan
          TAA/Davies/Egan/KWP
          Auba/Salah/Son/ASM
          Werner/Ings

          Nyland/Brewster/Bissouma/Mitchell

          1. Gizzachance
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Don’t think you have much choice not to

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            343 is the best

            Ryan
            TAA Davies KWP
            Auba Salah Son Soucek
            Werner Ings Mitrovic

            1. Atimis
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Don’t trust the Czech guy

              1. WVA
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                He will crush ASM

        • Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Is C Wilson likely to play?
          Has he even had any game time ?
          Cheers

        • emyoueffsee
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Gtg?

          Ryan
          TAA Saiss Justin
          Salah(c) Son Auba ASM
          Mitrovic Vardy Calvert-Lewin

          Steer Bissouma KWP Branthwaithe

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Nice

        • james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Play

          A. Egan
          B. Saiss

          Other (two) starting defenders are TAA and Robbie.

          Cheers!

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            They are playing each other at SHU)

        • Apwilkin
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Adams or JWP for Southampton attacking option?
          I like JWP for set pieces etc. but concerned about the upswing in Adams form as of late.

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Adams

            But a coin toss mate

        • james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          What’s better:

          A. VVD + 0.5m for an easy Ings to martial gw2

          B. Robbo, and just see what happens!

          1. Apwilkin
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I would opt to B myself. But I am less concerned about getting Man U in week 2 than most on here.

            1. james 101
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              That’s my current thought!

        • Ludde
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          First to 5. A or B?
          A. Dier and Wilson
          B. Doherty and Mitrovic

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I prefer b

            But doubts being expressed over doherty starting

            1. Ludde
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Same, have Mitchell, Reed and Taylor on the bench. Think I take the risk starting with Doherty

              1. james 101
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                It’s only a game right?

                1. Ludde
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 6 months ago

                  Yeah for sure, Doherty is a set and forget in the team I think

        • Dr.S
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Think I’m “G2G” after countless drafting scenarios.. any comments ?

          McCarthy
          Robbo Egan Davies
          Perez Dendoncker Havertz Abu
          Firmino DCL Antonio

          ( Ryan branthwaite KwP Fernandes)
          will swap Martial for Firmino in Gw 2 And Foden for Perez GW3!

        • Bleh
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Still torn between this Davies vs Dier conundrum. Can anyone swing me either way?

        • The Wogmeister
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Thoughts guys?

          McCarthy
          TAA Saiss KWP
          Auba (c) Willian Son ASM
          Werner Ings Mitro

          Will swap Ings to Martial and Willian to Bruno in gw2 and 3

        • Gudge
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          RMT please

          McCarthy, Nyland
          Saiss, Trent,Justin, Mitchell, Taylor
          Aubameyang, Salah, ASM, Alli, Bissouma
          Ings, Jimenez, Wilson

          A or B
          Son and Kwp
          Alli and Saiss

          Gw2 Salah to Fernandes
          Gw3 Aubameyang to KDB

          Any changes you would make? Feedback would be much appreciated thanks

        • bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Last decision

          McCarthy (Nyland)
          TAA, Justin, xxxxxx, (xxxxxx, Mitchell)
          Salah, Auba, Son, ASM, Soucek
          Werner, Ings (Davis)

          Last decision

          A) Davies with Johnson on bench (two 4.0)

          B) Holding with Taylor on bench