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The Numbers Game – The Charge From the Back

18 February 2011 1140 comments
Mark Mark
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With a break from Premier League action this weekend, we’re presented with some breathing space to allow us to take stock and assess strategies for success for the remaining Gameweeks.

This season has seen the evolution of template midfields and attacks with the same names rotation across thousands of Fantasy squads. As a result the defence has become a key area for differentials and while clean sheets have been hard to come by all season, the quest for defenders who can return attacking points and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus, remains a key one.

In this latest Numbers Game article for Members, we take a look at the Gameweek OPTA statistics gathered over the past four Gameweeks to analyse those defenders who have offered the best potential in these areas.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Sess!
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like chelsea might be going out yet!!! Great freekick

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  2. greghammer95
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Need Chelsea to hang on. Otherwise my plans for FPL this week are ruined!

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    1. greghammer95
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      BALL!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Penalties!!!!

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  4. jamsiep
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Our penalties record is f*cking tragic.

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    1. jamsiep
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Time to stock up on Utd players. RVP > Rooney?!

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      1. Hank
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        Good job Anelka didn't give the ball away at the end there, that might have been embarrassing. 😉

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    2. Locarno
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      You've only got Tim Howard to beat. 🙂

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  5. Hank
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Viva John Terry.

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  6. Syd.
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    lolz @ chelsea... roll on the pens...

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  7. Demí
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    LEIGHTON BAINES YOU ABSOLUTE BEAUTY

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  8. DGno9
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    baines haha!
    nice!
    now win the shoot~out!

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  9. Sess!
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    My rivals have vidic and terry and that will screw me next gw. C'mon chelsea, pull it out the bag you feckers!!

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  10. Locarno
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Penalty shoot-out - great result for those of us who don't give a shit who wins.

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    1. Hank
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      +1

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        +2

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  11. Gargamel
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Baines such an important player for Everton. They're basically Birmingham but with a quality left back who scores or assists every goal.

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Here we go

    odds on terry to step up and slip when taking his pen?

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  13. pstokes2010
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    is the brighton game on tv?

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    1. Manky Yanc
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Tring Sports News if you can get it ?!

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  14. Jonah Takalua
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    no DONT WANT THE DO I SELL RVP to roon or berb DILEMMA!!!!

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  15. gooner dave
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Fair play baines. Watching this game on german telly, and the normally dour and monotone commentator flipped out over that free kick.

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  16. Gargamel
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Huge advantage having Cech rather than Howard imo, this will be exciting!

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  17. cyberllama
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    That was quick...brum 1-0

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  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Pen at shed end where 6k everton fans are

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  19. Akers
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Right, who's gonna bottle it?

    I reckon Anichebe and Drogba.

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    1. Boom!!!
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      anelka.

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    2. Locarno
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Baines, I reckon.

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      1. jamsiep
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        Boom.

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      2. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Shit! I hate being right. Left-footers taking pens are usually rubbish.

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      3. Hank
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        That was posted after he missed!

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        1. Locarno
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          14 years, 11 months ago

          Bloody wasn't.

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  20. Locarno
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lamps gets his.

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  21. cyberllama
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Come on bainesy

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  22. Damp
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Nooooo

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  23. Boom!!!
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    poor bainsey.

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      *bainesy

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  24. Nomar
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Baines in for dgw instead of Cahill methinks lads.

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  25. Locarno
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Anelka. 🙂

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    1. Hank
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Flashbacks....

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  26. Gylfi Sigurdsson < That&…
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    many fantasy manager's transfer plans for next gameweek hinges on che vs eve. I hope chelsea win . . .

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  27. gooner dave
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Who's going to be next up for everton? Howard? Distin?

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    1. gooner dave
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      Oh hold on arteta......they have got some midfielders left.

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  28. Syd.
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    wtf anelka

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  29. Akers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHA ANELKA!!!!

    Too, um, casual.

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  30. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    I WAS CORRECT 8)...CASUAL ME... 😉

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    1. Boom!!!
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      😎

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