The current campaign had started so successfully for Christian Benteke. A brace away to Arsenal and strike at Chelsea helped the Villa forward rack up 18 points in double Gameweek 1, as he wasted no time in continuing the form that harvested 14 goals in his final 17 appearances of 2012/13.
Having also found the net against Newcastle, Benteke rolled up to Norwich in Gameweek 5 on the back of four goals in as many matches but a hip problem forced him out of the Carrow Road clash with less than half an hour on the clock and pressed pause on his Fantasy season.
Returning to action from the bench in Gameweek 8, the big Belgian has now gone four appearances without finding the net for Paul Lambert’s side yet, with a favourable schedule on the horizon, has risen in price to 8.9 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) since the start of the international break. With West Brom, Sunderland, Fulham, Stoke and Palace in the next seven Gameweeks, Villa’s schedule suggests there’s reason for optimism if he can rediscover his form. In this latest article for members we analyse Benteke’s displays before and after injury to assess whether he’s been toiling since his return.
