Gameweek 19+20 Preview

We have teams playing everyday from 26 December to 30 December, and also 5&6 January 2010, which will be included as gameweek 20. Make sure you have the regular players so that they will not be rotated, and you have to fully utilize your sub bench too, in case of emergency.

Also keep in mind that players that participates in Africa Cup of Nations will leave for their national team as early as 2 weeks before the start in 10 January 2010. So be sure to clear out your African players for gameweek 20.
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A reference of my predictions:

Gameweek 19 fixture:

Birmingham v Chelsea [1-1]
Fulham v Tottenham [2-1]
West Ham v Portsmouth [2-1]
Burnley v Bolton [2-1]
Man City v Stoke City [2-0]
Sunderland v Everton [2-0]
Wigan v Blackburn [1-0]
Liverpool v Wolves [3-0]
Arsenal v Aston Villa [1-1]
Hull City v Man Utd [1-1]

For gameweek 19 I recommend to pick players from Man City, Liverpool and Sunderland.

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Gameweek 20 fixture:

Tottenham V West Ham [3-0]
Blackburn V Sunderland [2-0]
Chelsea V Fulham [3-0]
Everton V Burnley [1-0]
Stoke City V Birmingham [0-1]
Wolves V Man City [0-1]
Aston Villa V Liverpool [2-0]
Bolton V Hull City [2-0]
Portsmouth V Arsenal [0-2]
Man Utd V Wigan [3-0]
Stoke City V Fulham [2-1]
Arsenal V Bolton [3-0]

For gameweek 20 I recommend Arsenal and Stoke City as they play two games and have relatively easier fixtures. Chelsea, United and Tottenham are also good choice as they play at home to lesser opponents.

Merry Christmas to all and wish you the best for the coming gameweek!

Gameweek 18 Preview

This gameweek's biggest controversy will be Wolverhampton who fielded all second string player but keeper Hahnemann. Wenger complained this gives United a big advantage in the title challenge. Do you agree in this? However, it was the hectic schedule that forced manager McCarthy into that decision. And if they managed to win Burnley in the coming match, it will prove that his decision was a right one.

Gameweek 18 will be the last before Boxing day fixture. Be aware too that sometimes a game could be postponed due to heavy rain, thick fog or frozen pitch. Nothing I can comment here as this will depend on your luck not to be victimised by it.

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Gameweek 18 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Portsmouth v Liverpool [1-1]
I still don't believe that Liverpool had totally recovered from their inconsistent form. Portsmouth may be a bottom club but I believe they will give it a go if they can start the game well.

Aston Villa v Stoke City [2-0]
Villa are the next form team after Birmingham. Should be no surprise result for this. I'd love to see them collect another clean sheet victory.

Blackburn v Tottenham [2-1]
Blackburn used to get good results at home. The question is without their key player Dunn, who will lead the attacking role for them...

Fulham v Man Utd [2-1]
The makeshift defensive line of United may have survived Wolves' game but Fulham will be a lot stronger. We should be able to see some performances from midfielders Dempsey and Duff.

Man City v Sunderland [3-0]
They are a big disappointment following 3-0 loss at Tottenham. But this is a good chance for them to regain confidence. Sunderland only managed 1pt from their last 6 outings. I'm betting on Tevez to roar again.

Arsenal v Hull City [1-0]
Without Fabregas and van Persie Arsenal are significantly weakened. A small win would be something hopeful for them. Chance for Nasri and Arshavin to lead the role.

Wolves v Burnley [2-0]
I wish to believe that McCarthy's decision is a right one. Burnley are the worst team on the road currently so things should be easy for Wolves. Striker Doyle and defender Craddock are the two men to watch.

Everton v Birmingham [0-1]
A sixth consecutive win? Not totally impossible considering Everton had not won in the last 5 home games.

West Ham v Chelsea [0-2]
The difference in the team strength explains it all. Chelsea should wrap this up in no time.　Frank Lampard become the 3rd player to break 100 fantasy points this season. Looks like he's going to get more from this game.

Wigan v Bolton [2-0]
N'Zogbia and Rodallega are in a good form recently and I believe they can win the game for Wigan.

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Gameweek 17 my team review

It was a big disappointment that Drogba and Fabregas were both down with injuries. I'm actually very happy to be still able to get more than 50pts for this gameweek. Big thanks to Rooney who scored a penalty and also Lennon who provide an assist.

I've already switched Lennon with Milner before knowing the extent of Fabregas injuries. Seeing already more than 100000 transfer out leave me no choice but to sell him as well to avoid loss of team value in the transfer market. Could be a good thing too as this will make out a lot of team budget to strenghten my defence line-up for coming weeks.

Gameweek 16 my team review

A very wise choice of captain select means I'm assured of good points again this week. Too bad I've put any hope on the disappointing Tottenham. 4pts wasted on making multiple transfer. But defender Scott Dann are on a good return of 6pts while costing only 3.9. I'm so glad to see Hull City and Birmingham both kept a clean sheet, bringing me full 19pts.

Things look pretty good for gameweek 17 too as 8 of my first team players will play at home, which I see it as a significant advantage. I made only one transfer for this time, switching Dunn for Bowyer, the player who contributed the most to Birmingham's 4 successive wins.

So what had you planned for this gameweek? Hope you make the right choice!

Gameweek 17 Preview

I hope you are aware that gameweek 17 will be played on coming midweek, which is 4 days after gameweek 16. Also please take note that there will be only 8 games played, due to Europa League last group fixture which Everton and Fulham participated, meaning Hull City and Stoke City will take a rest.

gameweek 16 is a week full of surprise results. Where 6 of 9 games played ended in a draw. We saw Tottenham and Man Utd lost at home to their lesser opponents, and also saw Chelsea and Man City both held to a 3-3 draw by Everton and Bolton respectively. Many fantasy managers had invested on Rooney and Defoe so thing must have been pretty bad for them.

Two players caught my attention with great series of performances. Bowyer scored his 5th goal of the season and are now the top fantasy point scorer of Birmingham. Meanwhile Sorensen saved 3rd penalty in 4 games and now sits top of goalkeeper fantasy point scoring table.

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Gameweek 17 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Sunderland v Aston Villa [0-1]
This is purely based on their current form. Sunderland are overdependent on Reid and Bent now. They must get out of this if they want to go back to winning ways.

Birmingham v Blackburn [1-0]
Blackburn are scoreless in 4 games while Birmingham had won 4 in a row. I expect the trend to continue further. I'm going to bring in a third Birmingham players since they are in such a good form.

Bolton v West Ham [1-0]
I wouldn't buy any player from these teams at the moment, but if you do, Cahill and Taylor are two players to consider.

Man Utd v Wolves [2-0]
I would had predicted a larger winning margin but changed my mind after seeing both Man Utd and Tottenham falter at home last yesterday. I'm not sure if you can trust in Rooney this time, but I think he should get at least a goal.

Burnley v Arsenal [0-2]
Burnley may had beaten United at the early stage, but their recent form suggest otherwise. There are troubles in Arsenal too as they are lack of striker option. Carlos Vela may need to step up and show his capabilities.

Chelsea v Portsmouth [3-0]
It's Avram Grant against his former team. But I think this will be a match he won't want to remember. Another hiccup from the league leaders is pretty unlikely to happen. I'm sure Drogba will strike again so here's a safe captain bet.

Liverpool v Wigan [2-0]
There shouldn't be too much problem as Liverpool have all their key players back from injuries. Liverpool actually had a run of easy opponents coming up so it's a good chance for them to play catch up.

Tottenham v Man City [1-1]
Ho!Ho! This looks like another draw for Man City. Both teams are lacking pace in the title run so this is sure to be an interesting match-up. Tevez had scored 3 goals and 8 bonus pts in the last 3 games and will be the player to watch for this game.

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Gameweek 16 Preview

Last week was very special as we saw 3 teams failed to convert their penalty chances. Fabregas, Lampard and Dindane all missed the opportunities. We also saw Benitez put his head nearer to the chopper board as Liverpool failed to get results to their favour again. And also Man City put an end to their 7 consecutive draws with an impressive win over league leaders Chelsea.

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Gameweek 16 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Stoke City v Wigan [2-0]
Keep an eye on Etherington as he's got good points during the last 3 home games. Wigan had their first-choice keeper Kirkland injured so it'll be very difficult for them.

Birmingham v West Ham [1-0]
Birmingham are in great form so there'll be little doubt over the outcome of this match. Boywer will be the man to watch as he had made contributed to consecutive victories in their last 3 games.


Bolton v Man City [0-2]
They've learned how to win big team, now they'll know whether they have learnt how to win lesser team too! Too bad Bellamy and Weiss are hit with H1N1 disease.

Burnley v Fulham [1-1]
Burnley are good at home but Fulham are performing quite well at the moment. It's hard to guess who will have the upper hand here.

Chelsea v Everton [3-0]
Everton's squad have been hit badly by injuries so this should be an easy win for Chelsea. I'm quite sure Drogba will score this time. A clean sheet to them as well.

Hull City v Blackburn [2-1]
Note that Hull City will skip one league match next midweek. But if you have any of them in your sub bench you might want to field them for this game.

Sunderland v Portsmouth [2-0]
I have a little doubt here as Portsmouth looked started to pick up themselves under new manager Grant. Anyway I'll bet home ground to rule.

Tottenham v Wolves [3-0]
Looks like this will be a repeat of Tottenham vs Wigan again? But at least we can be assured of some goals...

Man Utd v Aston Villa [2-0]
United used to win big over Villa. Rooney and Berbatov may had injured but In-form Owen could just fit in well.

Liverpool v Arsenal [1-1]
With Torres missing they just don't seem to stand a chance. I'll bet Arsenal to get away with at least a draw.

Top picks for this week will be Chelsea and Tottenham, and for lesser teams Stoke City and Birmingham. All four teams look good to get a clean sheet too.

Also check the latest players' points stats table.

Gameweek 15 my team review

It's another fine week for me, having ranked up to 59451 and also improve my rank in many of my private leagues. Too bad I made a bad transfer on Scharner who only got 1 pt. The defenders did pretty well, Especially Dunne who finally scored his 3rd goal of the season after a long wait.

The fact that Man City finally break their drawing spell and beat Chelsea did surprised my a bit. I did not dare to take the risk on Man City players as they cost quite a lot too.

Gameweek 17 will se four teams taking rest due to Europa League fixture, which are Stoke, Fulham, Hull and Everton. For this reason I'll offload Baines and Dempsey from my team. Tottenham and Birmingham players will be in my watchlist.

Gameweek 15 Preview

The season now enters December, where we'll have 6 games in total. Take note that we'll lose African players due to Africa Cup of Nations from 10 January to 31 January. Make sure you have the related players clear out of your team for the best interest.

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Gameweek 15 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Portsmouth v Burnley [3-2]
Burnley may have scored 8 goals in their last 3 away games, but they also conceded 11 goals! Let's expect this to be a free scoring game.

Arsenal v Stoke City [3-0]
The Gunners should have enough to see off Stoke City. I expect an immediate bounce back from defeat from them. Check in whoever you think will contribute to the scoring.

Aston Villa v Hull City [4-1]
Hull City had garnered 8pts from the last 4 games, it's about time they turn back into their own forms. Chance for Agbonlahor to score more goals.

Blackburn v Liverpool [1-2]
I really wish to bet on Blackburn. But if Torres managed to make a comeback things it could be a close encounter.

West Ham v Man Utd [1-2]
West Ham are in great form now, and United test couldn't have come at a better timing. There could be a chance for them to defy the odds, while United will be very much dependant on Rooney and Giggs' form.

Wigan v Birmingham [0-0]
Wigan used to win the unexpected ones and also lose the easier games. I expect them to drop points again at home. Birmingham have been good in defense recently with keeper Hart in great form.

Wolves v Bolton [1-1]
Wolves are winless for 7 games while Bolton lost 3 in their last 4. Both team are now at the relegation area and neither side looks to recover from their poor form.

Man City v Chelsea [1-1]
Would be interesting to see Man City draws again...this is increasing likely to happen! But this is still bad for City as they dropped 2 points every game. We shall see more action from Robinho and hopefully he can put on some good performances.

Fulham v Sunderland [2-0]
Erik Nevland stood up very well in the absence of Zamora. But the real dangere comes from midfielders which are Dempsey and Duff. Sunderland's poor away form means no chance for them in this match.

Everton v Tottenham [1-1]
Everton are very close to relegation area now so this is a very important game that they can't afford to lose. But it will be hard if they keep depending solely on Saha.
1-1 would be a fair score to both sides.

There seems to be a lot of close battle and they aren't too many clear choices to pick, other than a few top players from United, Villa and Arsenal. Would be a good idea for all to stick on the home team players and keep your transfer credit for good cause.

Also check the latest players' points stats table.

Gameweek 14 my team review

I would consider myself rather lucky for this gameweek, as Rooney hit a hat-trick with 2 goals coming from penalties. That made up more than half of my gameweek score. A brace from Drogba (which claimed by Wenger as opportunistic) and a clean sheet by Hart are all the other bright results I had. With the average score stands at 45pts, 62pts is considered pretty good score. It also help raise my rank to 67431.

Next week I'll hope for Arsenal and Villa to play to their full potential as I'll depend on both teams heavily to get points. Transfers for this week is not decided yet, but I shall look into long terms for the decision making.

Gameweek 14 Preview

The past gameweek surely had brought a lot of excitement to all, as 42 goals were scored in 12 games, including 10 from Tottenham vs Wigan game. Defoe thus became only the 3rd player in Premier League's history to score5 goals in a game, after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

Latest news tells Avram Grant is now Portsmouth manager, taking over from Paul Hart. Grant is also promised transfer funds to bring in 3 new players in the January transfer window.

All focus will be on Arsenal vs Chelsea match, as the Blues aim to pull away even further. However injury to key players of both sides means squad depth will probably make a difference this time.

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Gameweek 14 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Blackburn v Stoke City [3-1]
Blackburn had won their last 4 home games. I can see them winning this one too. Dunn will be playing leading role in tha attack.

Fulham v Bolton [2-0]
Dempsey's goals recently had helped Fulham to climb to the top half of the league table. Fulham will be depending on him to grab a win here.

Man City v Hull City [4-0]
No excuse anymore, City must win this game to end their 6 game drawing streak. Wright-Phillips and Adebayor will be my top pick to get maximum fantasy points. Robinho will also make a return after a lengthy lay-off.

Portsmouth v Man Utd [0-3]
The strength gap between the two team is to large. United should take it easily. Let's hope Rooney can score some goals here after being given a rest from Champions League duty.

West Ham v Burnley [1-1]
I can't see any side here to have clear advantage here. Don't be too surprise to see Burnley's defenders score again.

Wigan v Sunderland [1-1]
Sunderland's away record has been bad but Wigan is still fresh from the 1-9 defeat at Tottenham. Would be interesting to see whether Andy Reid can get bonus points for the 8th consecutive games or not.

Aston Villa v Tottenham [2-1]
Another great match-up of the week. Both side are very similar in players quality but home ground advantage should come into play this time. Richard Dunne lost his place in top defender points ranking to Terry last week as Villa had not kept a clean sheet in the last 7 games. Let's hope he can score more goals soon.

Wolves v Birmingham [0-0]
Not much to comment for this match-up as both sides are pretty weak in attacking. Most probably it will be a stalemate.

Everton v Liverpool [1-0]
Everton may need to be kind to their neighbour teams as their try to persuade Liverpool to agree to ground-share. However I'll put my vote on Saha to break Liverpool's defence.

Arsenal v Chelsea [1-1]
Arsenal need to give their best if they want to preserve their 100 percent home victory record. Chelsea had managed to break their opponent's goals in every match so far this season but this will be the hardest test for them up to date.


Also check the latest players' points stats table.

Gameweek 13 my team review

It's been a pretty bad week for me, especially seeing a lot of people get triple figures, thanks to Defoe milestone feat. I've thought I can earn a lot through van Persie and Drogba, but it turned out both were injured over the international week. Luckily I bet correctly on Dempsey (though there are a lot more good choice for team's playing two games) and Darrent Bent continued his scoring way.

Kamil Zayatte scored his second goal of the season and helped Hull City to pull out of relegation area. It was good that I'd bought him since the first week. Andy also continue too get good points, and more remarkably, scored bonus points in 7 consecutive games!

My rankings has dropped to 90034, But I'm still optimistic for this season. Christmas is coming soon and hopefully I can pick out some form players to help improve my team score.

Gameweek 12 Review

Great entertainment for the past week as we saw 36 goals from 10 games, which saw Chelsea pull away at the top of the league after beating Man Utd, while Man City and Liverpool both drew their opponents to drop further behind at the league table.

There are also some bad news as Ferguson was handed a 4-match touchline ban for post-match comments on referee Alan Wiley. We also had some sad moments as German keeper Robert Enke passed away, commiting suicide due to long term depression. There could be more injury news coming on after Lampard and Drogba so if you hadn't make a transfer yet, It would be a good idea to hold it first.

Agenda for this review:
1) Score prediction review.
2) Top players performance.
3) Review of GW11 watchlist.

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Aston Villa v Bolton [2-1](5-1) correct outcome.
It was Villa's biggest win of the season. We saw Milner, Young, Carew and Agbonlahor all contributed to the goals.

Blackburn v Portsmouth [1-1](3-1) wrong.
Jason Roberts came in at the second half and made the difference with 2 goals. Blackburn plays 2 games next week so Roberts' form will be at test.

Man City v Burnley [3-0](3-3) wrong.
5 draws in a row is rare. But a sixth is really possible now.

Tottenham v Sunderland [2-1](2-0) correct outcome.
Tottenham won expectantly, and too bad Bent missed his penalty.

Wolves v Arsenal [0-3](1-4) correct margin.
Arsenal are trully unstoppable now. Too bad van Persie is injured now. But I believe they have enough cover for him.

Hull City v Stoke City [0-1](2-1) wrong.
I was really surprised to see Hull City pull off a victory here. Now the relegation battle is getting tight.

West Ham v Everton [1-1](1-2) wrong.
That was a rare away win for Everton. They have 2 more away games next week (Man Utd and Hull City).

Wigan v Fulham [2-1](1-1) wrong.
Dempsey scored in third successive games and are surely the popular choice now, since Fulham plays 2 games next week. He's certainly the best player in Fulham at the moment.

Chelsea v Man Utd [2-0](1-0) correct outcome.
Chelsea are too strong at the moment. But now that their two key players, Lampard and Drogba are both injured, it's time for the rest to step up. Hopefully they will be in full strength when they play Arsenal at the end of the month.

Liverpool v Birmingham [3-0](2-2) wrong.
Torres' injury doesn't help the cause. Now I'm certain that Liverpool are overdependent on Gerrard and Torres. Now they even had Benayoun out until December. I hope Benitez can survive his job when Christmas comes.

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For this gameweek we saw Arsenal and Tottenham players came away with good points. We currently have quite a lot top players in the injury lists, including Torres, van Persie, Berebatov, Lampard and Drogba. So we'll have not much choice left. You've better check out the teams playing 2 games instead. I believe most fantasy managers will take it as their strategy next week.

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I'm going to delay my watchlist for this week as players' status are rapidly changing over the last week. But let's take a quick review on last week's watchlist.

Petrov/Bellamy(MC): Petrov only played as sub and got 1 pt while Bellamy scored a goal to bag 5 pts.

Boateng(Por): Boateng's strings of good performances came to an abrupt end as he got just 1 pt this week. I believe not much people will try on him at the moment.

Etherington/Beattie(Sto): Etherington scored 8 and Beattie 2. We got one right out of them. Next game is against Portsmouth so chance for them to test out their strikeforce again.

That was a very bad prediction. But since I actually got 6 match results wrong out of 10 it would be a surprise if I could get the players correct. Hopefully I can improve my guess on the unpredictable league results next week.

Gameweek 12 Preview

We have mixed results in European club tournaments for English clubs over the week. United and Chelsea secured their berths in Champions League knockout stage and Arsenal virtually through too. But Liverpool almost lose out for sure and had to settled for Europa League knockout stage. Things do not go well for Fulham and Everton too as both lost their game and now third in their group. However there's still chance to chase up.

Meanwhile Chelsea had their transfer ban suspended until the case is dealt with. This should be a good news to the club who are now in a good position to challenge for league title.

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Gameweek 12 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Aston Villa v Bolton [2-1]
Villa had not lost at home so far. I believe they can manage at least a draw here. Ashley Young has to perform if they want to go for victory.

Blackburn v Portsmouth [1-1]
There has been a turn in fortune for Portsmouth recently, so it will be difficult for Rovers to continue their winning streak at home.

Man City v Burnley [3-0]
I don't think Burnley will get their first point on the road yet. Plus City's desire to end their 4 games drawing streak. Prepare to get the results from City's attacking front.

Tottenham v Sunderland [2-1]
Had Tottenham not started well for the season, they would have found themselves deep down the table. It's about time for them to deliver results again. Sunderland will continue to bank on Darren Bent to score.

Wolves v Arsenal [0-3]
This is the first time Wolves face a big 4 team this season, yet they are far from the relegation area. I don't think they can stop Arsenal's fast paced attack. Arsenal striker Van Persie is at the form of his career, scoring 8 goals from 10 games.

Hull City v Stoke City [0-1]
If I've predicted correctly, Hull City will find themselve bottom of the table after this game, at least by goal difference (at -16 they have the poorest record). Keep a close watch on Beattie who had been performing well recently.

West Ham v Everton [1-1]
Against a revitalised West Ham side, the best Everton can hope for is a draw. It's been very unlucky that their team is plagued by injuries.

Wigan v Fulham [2-1]
Fulham may had beaten Liverpool 3-1, but Wigan did the same to Chelsea too! Rodallega is the man to watch as the Latics try to break into the league's top ten.

Chelsea v Man Utd [2-0]
Top of table clash! It comes at a right timing for the blues as their players are on the top form. Meanwhile the injuries to United's defender could cost them the results.

Liverpool v Birmingham [3-0]
Mc Leish's side aim to put more salt on Rafa's wound by denying Liverpool a victory at Anfield. This could be a crucial moment for Benitez so they must produce a result here, and it has to be a convincing one.

We have a few teams playing two games in GW13 and GW14. Remember to check the fixture!
Good luck for the gameweek!

Gameweek 11 my team review

74pts should be a good GW score, but I've spent 8pts for changing 3 players: Foster, Saha and Huddlestone for Friedel, Reid and Bent. In the end I had my rank dropped to over 70000. But it's still very satisfying to see my 3 Arsenal players brings me a total of 42pts.

I'll make it open on my next gameweek plan: I've swapped Adebayor for Torres, as Adebayor is injured and I'm not sure if he will play the next game. On the contrary Torres had a bright chance to score, the problem is just who will become the provider in the absence of Gerrard.

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Now for this week's performance analysis:

Friedel: 5pts from 2 games. Too bad Villa didn't have any clean sheets.

Distin/Baines: 2/3 pts as Everton managed a 1-1 draw with Villa.

Zayatte: 2pts. Brought in to replace injured Adebayor.

Dunne: 5pts from 2 games, bagging 2 bonus pts from the first game.

Vermaelen: 5pts, gaining points from clean sheet.

Fabregas: 11pts from a goal and 3pts bonus for a brilliant at the restart after van Persie's goal.

Reid: 10pts from a goal and 3pts bonus. This is the second time he get 10pts and above.

Elliott: 2pts. Though Burnley won, he didn't earn any performance point.

Bent: 4pts. There was an injury scare, but in the end he still played, and managed an assist.

van Persie: 15pts from 2 goals and an assist plus 2 bonus pts. He's in the form of his career and now just behind Drogba and Fabregas in fantasy points.

It was until the last minute that I found Torres has a groin injury concern. Hopefully he'll still play on Sunday or Liverpool really had to give up their title chase or even a top 4 finish.

Gameweek 11 Review

32 goals, 7 clean sheets and 17 players getting more than 10pts, with most of them season campaigners. This is a good things to all fantasy managers as many do a catch-up to raise their average gameweek score. It's also a very special week as 10 red cards were flashed over the 11 games played!!

Also check here for the latest updated players statistics.

Agenda for this review:
1) Score prediction review.
2) Top players performance.
3) Review of GW10 watchlist.
4) Watchlist of the week.

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To get 3 correct score in one gameweek is a rare feat for me! It think it helps me to get a good score for this week too.

Legend: [my prediction] (results)

Arsenal v Tottenham [3-0](3-0)CORRECT SCORE :)
Perfect prediction! Fabregas and van Persie the top performer again. This is also the first time of the season that van Persie get a gameweek score more than 9pts. More to come from the league top scoring team?

Bolton v Chelsea [1-2](0-4)correct outcome
It's Lampard and Drogba yet again. Next game is against MU. If they can win this then the league title should be theirs.

Burnley v Hull City [2-0](2-0)CORRECT SCORE :)
They played 6 defenders of fantasy definition, and bagged all the clean sheet points! Maybe you can consider buying some as your subs.

Everton v Aston Villa [0-2](1-1)wrong
Villa are now 17th in the form table, taking only 6pts from as much games. Anyway I believe they will come back strongly very soon.

Fulham v Liverpool [1-3](3-1)wrong
The pressure is back on Benitez again! Looks like they need both Gerrard and Torres together to produce result. Already near the exit in Champions League, now they are 9pts behind league leader Chelsea. Apparently they are the weakest among the Big 4 teams.

Portsmouth v Wigan [2-1](4-0)correct outcome
Piquionne did scored to my prediction, but Dindane was the real hero, scoring the 5th hat-trick of EPL season. it appears that Hull City is currently the weakest team in the league!

Stoke City v Wolves [2-0](2-2)wrong
Wolves managed to force a draw with 2 goals from defender Craddock. Don't expect that to happen too often.

Sunderland v West Ham [1-1](2-2)correct margin.
Darren Bent did played and had an assist. But Carlton Cole continued his scoring form and the result is a draw as expected.

Man Utd v Blackburn [2-0](2-0)CORRECT SCORE :)
Rooney and Berbatov both scored to give United a perfect result. Also congratulations to Rooney who become a father this week!

Birmingham v Man City [1-2](0-0)wrong
So Maik Taylor is still good enough to stop City from scoring! But for the first time in 6 games they failed to score.

West Ham v Aston Villa [1-2](2-1)
It's a great week for West Ham as they bagged 4pts from two games. Their strikers also take turns to provide goals. They are now above the relegation area, though still not far away from it.

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We saw most top players get a good score this week. I think that explains why many fantasy managers get a high score, and yet fail to rank up. Some of them are in a great form and it's good to consider holding them for a longer period.

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A brief review of last week form players section:

Rodallega: only 1pt as Wigan lost 4-0 to Portsmouth.
Torres: 6pts from a goal. I expect him to score again in the next game.
C.Cole: 8pts. Scored in the first game but injured himself in the second match.
Agbonlahor: 10pts, playing 2 games and made 2 assists. You should continue observe his performance as Villa plays Bolton in the next game.
Piquionne: 5pts from a goal. Not bad for a striker costing only 4.9.

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A shortlist of players to watch for the coming weeks:


Petrov/Bellamy(MC): Bur(H),Liv(A),Hul(H),Che(H),Bol(A)
City already drew their last 4 league games, I believe they will end this embarassing streak very soon. Petrov and Bellamy are two players capable of delivering results, but you'll have to see if Hughes picks them.


Boateng(Por): Bla(A),Sto(A),MU(H),Bur(H),Sun(A)
He contributed a lot to Portsmouth's recent resurgence. He performed very well especially during home games. Cost 5.1 now and may go up again.


Etherington/Beattie(Sto): Hul(A),Por(H),Bla(A),Ars(A),Wig(H)
Stoke City have gone 4 games without defeat in the league. I believe they will win the hopeless Hull City who are without their key player Geovanni due to suspension. You can also try their defenders as Hull City had failed to score in the last 3 games.

Other players to continue observing: Dunn, Torres, (Arsenal), Agbonlahor.

Expected to win this week are Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Villa as all look to get back on winning ways before the league leaders run away further.

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Gameweek 11 Preview

Happy Halloween to all!

We have a few interesting news in Premier League over the week.... Portsmouth being banned for signing new players due to transfer debts, out-of-shape Rio Ferdinand, Fabio da Silva wrongly booked for a foul by his twin brother Rafael, Wigan striker Marlon King being jailed for 18 months for hurting a woman in a nightclub, Almunia back into Arsenal's starting line-up, Alberto Aquilani played first match for Liverpool, and Torres expecting to challenge Messi for the World Player of the Year title.

Just after the midweek League Cup fixture, here comes the Premier League, and European matches the next. There will be a lot of football actions coming up!

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Gameweek 11 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Arsenal v Tottenham [3-0]
Arsenal had not scored less than 3 goals at home season, but they also failed to clean sheet at home. With Tottenham scoring blank in their last game, it could be a good chance for Arsenal to achieve it.

Bolton v Chelsea [1-2]
Bolton had improved a lot this season. Chelsea will win but not so easily.

Burnley v Hull City [2-0]
Hull City is weak at away games, which makes them one of the relegation favourites. Burnley should not miss two home wins in a row.

Everton v Aston Villa [0-2]
Everton have a lot injuries in the team. This is a good chance for Villa to sneak a win.

Fulham v Liverpool [1-3]
With Torres back to the team I believe Liverpool can win this easily. Meanwhile Aquilani is down with virus and may not start his first league game yet.

Portsmouth v Wigan [2-1]
Boosted by a 4-0 win over a Stoke City in the League Cup, Portsmouth could go on and win another home game at offer. It could be a close fight between the two teams.

Stoke City v Wolves [2-0]
A famous win over Tottenham is followed by a heavy defeat at Portsmouth.

Sunderland v West Ham [1-1]
West Ham are not weak, but they just can't manage a win. Darren Bent had a kee injury and is doubtful for this match. Will Carlton Cole strike again?

Man Utd v Blackburn [2-0]
United have a lot of first team players injured, but the squad is large enough to compensate that. Time for Rooney to score.

Birmingham v Man City [1-2]
Birmingham keeper Hart is ineligible for this match. Chance for City to take the advantage.

West Ham v Aston Villa [1-2]
This game could go either way, but if West Ham fails to pick up any point from the two games, they could find themselves bottom of the table soon.

Last reminder: Try to pick up one or two players from West Ham and Villa. You might pick up some extra points. Also check the fixtures of the GW13 and GW14 as we have more teams playing two games a week.

Gameweek 10 Review

30 goals and 5 clean sheets for this week. Lampard was the top gameweek scorer with 14pts. With 27percents managers owning him the loss is quite critical for those without him. However only 3 other players scored 10pts and above(2 from Chelsea, 1 from Wigan). Elsewhere it's a great consolation that the overall leader only managed 44pts this gameweek.

Agenda for this review:
1) Score prediction review.
2) Top players performance.
3) Review of GW9 watchlist.
4) Watchlist of the week.

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As usual, let's check the score predictions:

Legend: [my prediction] (results)]

Wolves v Aston Villa [0-2](1-1)wrong.
Birmingham v Sunderland [1-0](2-1)correct margin.
Burnley v Wigan [2-1](1-3)wrong.
Hull City v Portsmouth [2-1](0-0)wrong.
Tottenham v Stoke City [2-0](0-1)wrong.
Chelsea v Blackburn [4-0](5-0)correct outcome.
Bolton v Everton [1-1](3-2)wrong.
Liverpool v Man Utd [0-1](2-0)wrong.
Man City v Fulham [2-0](2-2)wrong.
West Ham v Arsenal [1-3](2-2)wrong.

Only 2 correct predictions. No wonder my score is so bad this gameweek! Howevere there are indeed a few surprise results, including Tottenham's and Burnley's home losses.

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With a table it would probably easier to explain the performance of top players (sorting by players' price). 4 of them got a very good score and so are their forms. It would be great if one can own all 4 of them now!

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A brief review of last week form players section:

Fabregas: 5pts is not so bad. Fabregas is well known for grabbing bonus points.
Drogba: 1 goal and 1 assist explains it all. He's the most consistent player in the league now.
D.Bent: unable to continue his scoring form this week, but he should be able to rediscover his form in the next game against West Ham.
van Persie: 1 goal and 1 assist from corner. More than what I expected from him.
Dunne: It was very unfortunate for Villa to concede a late goal.
Davies: 4pts and another assist. He now has 5 assists in total.
Giggs: Unable to command the midfield and help MU win over Liverpool.
Dunn: It was very unfortunate that Dunne and Samba are infected with Influenza A. It also caused the weakened to lose heavily to Chelsea.
Reid: 5pts is well within expectation. He got 3pts bonus despite his team lost.

Many among the listed players had failed to perform. Anyway let's see if they can make up the deficit next gameweek.

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The author has made a shortlist of players to watch for the coming weeks. Coincidentally they are all strikers!?


Rodallega(Wig): Por(A),Ful(H),Tot(A),Sun(H),Bir(H),Sto(A)
Stormed to 7th in the fantasy points ranking with a string of good performances. Has collected 9 bonus pts from the last 4 games. There is a high chance that he would score again in the next game against bottom club Portsmouth.


Torres(Liv): Ful(A),Bir(H),MC(H),Eve(A),Bla(A),Ars(H),Wig(H)
Made a great comeback from injury with a winning goal against MU. Fulham and Birmingham are two good victims coming up.


C.Cole(WH): Sun(A)/AV(H),Eve(H),Hul(A),Bur(H),MU(H),Bir(A)
West Ham play two games this week. Cole is the safest bet despite his 6.8 price tag. He scored 4 goals in the last 5 games, and more remarkably, had scored in all 4 home games this season.


Agbonlahor(AV): Eve(A)/WH(A),Bol(H),Bur(A),Tot(H),Hul(H),MU(A)
Scored in the last 3 away games. Statistic says he will score again. What do you say? Anyway it's 4pts guaranteed as Villa play two games too.


Piquionne(Por): Wig(H),Bla(A),Sto(A),MU(H),Bur(H)
Scored 2 goals in the league cup 4-0 win over Stoke City the past tuesday. An interesting try at a cheap 4.9. Would he be rewarded with a starting place in the league? Also take a look at his team mate Kevin-Prince Boateng, who had collected 6 bonus pts from the last 4 games.

Expected to win big next gameweek are Man Utd and Sunderland. Both teams looks to bounce back from their latest defeat. Blackburn and West Ham looks like good prey for them.
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Gameweek 10 my team review

Yet another bad gameweek score means I've dropped out of top 50000, and now look dangerous too even keep my top 100000 position. A positive point is the overall leader "Carsons Loose Change" also got 44pts for this gameweek, meaning the gap between the overall leader and me is still the same.

The player that made difference in this gameweek is Lampard. Managers who picked him as captain earned a good 28pts and easily win over other managers. Chelsea's next game is away at Bolton and they look good to score big win again.

Starting gameweek 11 we will have teams who play two games in one GW. So it's time to start planning now.

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Now for this week's performance analysis:

Hart: 2pts. Conceded a late own goal by team mate means I lost the clean sheet points. Next match is against his former team Man City, no hope for clean sheet.

Zayatte: 6pts. Hull City's draw with Portsmouth means another good score earned by the once cheapest defender in the game.

Dunne: 2pts. Looks good for a clean sheet and even grab some bonus pts, but a late goal ruins it all.

Vermaelen: 2pts. Arsenal conceded two late goals, and Carlton Cole really had ruined my game.

Fabregas: 5pts including 3 bonus pts. so far still worth the investment.

Huddlestone/Lennon: 3/2pts. Tottenham surprisingly lost to Stoke City who just earned their first away victory of the season. What a wrong decision to bring in Tottenham midfield as I didn't get any return from them at all.

Elliott: Now that Burnley lost their 100% home win record, I may need to turn to someone else to bring me extra points.

Cohen: Yet to deliver points for me, but no complaints as he's cheap enough at 4.8 now.

Adebayor: 5pts from an assist, but this is not enough from him considering his expensive value. May need to switch him for a better midfielder.

van Persie: 9pts from a goal and an assist. Continued his fine form and showed a very good investment.

In the bench are the Everton trio: Baines, Distin and Saha. However Saha scored 9pts and it's a big waste.

For GW11 I planned to make a double transfer, switching a midfielder and a forward. My keepers and defenders are equally bad but they are more difficult to deliver points these days.

Gameweek 10 Preview

This week we will change out our preview agenda to match by match analysis. My readings of the game might not be too precise so please voice out your opinion if you have other ideas.

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Gameweek 10 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Wolves v Aston Villa [0-2]
Birmingham v Sunderland [1-0]
Burnley v Wigan [2-1]
Hull City v Portsmouth [2-1]
Tottenham v Stoke City [2-0]
Chelsea v Blackburn [4-0]
Bolton v Everton [1-1]
Liverpool v Man Utd [0-1]
Man City v Fulham [2-0]
West Ham v Arsenal [1-3]

This week's highlight is definitely the Liverpool v Man Utd match. Too bad Gerrard and Torres may not come back in time to help Liverpool with home ground advantage. I expect Liverpool to play defensively, unless they concede early goals. I would bet for MU defenders for clean sheet points.

Aston Villa had lost just once in away games this season, and Wolves should not be a difficult opponent for them. You can safely bet on the strikers to score, and also the chance for some set piece goals.

Most people will think that Sunderland will win at Birmingham with Darren Bent on hot streak, but I want to bet on something different. If Birmingham can win the fight on midfield there is a chance to win small.

Burnley had won every of their home games, and lost all of their away games. They should continue the trend this weekend too. Wigan had not done too well on away games so the chance for a surprise seems not so high. I believe we can rely on Elliott again to get points.

Hull City have not done much better than Portsmouth so far, but with home advantage they should be able to register a third win. Best bet is Geovanni, the team's top scorer (both goals and fantasy points).

Tottenham will surely beat Stoke City to push their way to the top of the league. With Defoe absent on suspension Keane and Crouch should lead the attacks.

Blackburn conceded 6 at Arsenal, and now they have to take on Chelsea, who had just won Abel Resino. Probably same goal margin again? Now every attacker in Chelsea looks good for points.

Everton had wasted two great chances to win, drawing their last two home games. Now against an improved Bolton side things doesn't look good for them. But I expect both sides to score at least one goal.

With so many strikers waiting to perform, Man City looks very much better than Fulham, in terms of scoring and winning chances. I'm interested to see whether Hughes will field Martin Petrov again.

West Ham had not won since the season opening game against Wolves. Against the free scoring Arsenal, they just don't stand any chances. The Hammers will need to depend on Carlton Cole again, if they want to climb out of the bottom three.


One reminder: West Ham and Villa will play two games on GW11, While it's Hull City, Everton, Fulham and Blackburn for GW13. You may want to take this chance to get double GW score for your team. It'll be very challenging to make choices, as these teams are all from the botton half of the table, except Villa.

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Gameweek 9 Review

28 goals and only 2 clean sheets. But only 9 out of the top 50 fantasy players got more than 6pts for this gameweek, meaning it's actually a very tough week. James Beattie get 13pts and is already the top point scorer for the gameweek. The fact that GW9 top manager only got 86pts also shows that most fantasy managers are having a hard time to get the correct players.

I'm going to change the form of this agenda and only discuss about form players for this review.
I've also updated the players statistic spreadsheet to GW9. Hopefully you can figure out some trends from it.

Agenda for this review:
1) Score prediction review.
2) Top players performance.
3) Form players.
4) Statistical talk.

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As usual, let's check the score predictions:

Legend: [my prediction] (results)]

Aston Villa v Chelsea [0-1](2-1) wrong.
Arsenal v Birmingham [4-0](3-1) correct outcome.
Everton v Wolves [3-0](1-1) wrong.
Man Utd v Bolton [4-0](2-1) correct outcome.
Portsmouth v Tottenham [0-2](1-2) correct outcome.
Stoke City v West Ham [1-0](2-1) correct margin.
Sunderland v Liverpool [2-0](1-0) correct outcome.
Blackburn v Burnley [2-0](3-2) correct outcome.
Wigan v Man City [1-2](1-1) wrong.
Fulham v Hull City [2-1](2-0) correct outcome.

3 wrong predictions and 2 of them are draw results. But not as much clean sheets as I thought. How long does this have to go on?

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I know some of the big names are injured. But they will still play a major part throughout the season. Let's check if we really need to offload them, or we have an option to switch players among them.

Sorting by price:

Gerrard: injured.
Lampard: 5pts from an assist. But unfortunately Chelsea lost to Villa.
Torres: injured.
Rooney: injured.
Drogba: 6pts from 1 goal.
Arshavin: 7pts from 1 goal.
Fabregas: 8pts from an assist plus 3 bonus pts.
Anelka: 2pts.
Adebayor: 2pts.
van Persie: 6pts from 1 goal. Has scored in the last 3 games.
Berbatov: 2pts.
Kuyt: 2pts as Liverpool lost again.

Only players of Arsenal managed to get some respectable points. This also reflects my opinion of the current situation, which is, aim for Arsenal players if you wish to bring in any big 4 players! Anyway, Chelsea are playing Blackburn at home in coming weekend so they probably will get more goals! Don't let go Drogba, Lampard or A.Cole if you still have them.


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I always believe consistency (or form) is the largest factor to lead you to success in fantasy game. Wouldn't it be great if you have a team capable of bringing you more than 50pts a gameweek, while others struggling to bring in the correct players at a higher cost and with limited budget?

From the statistics we can easily see some players who have having a great run of fantasy points scoring. Let's see if they have the potential to continue the run.



Behind the name are the next opponents of the team player belongs to.


Fabregas(Ars): WH(A),Tot(H),Wol(A),Sun(A),Che(H),Sto(H),Liv(A)
The current fantasy point leader with 72pts. He had scored at least 5 pts in the last 5 games. Barring any injuries, he should guarantee some point returns in every game.


Drogba(Che): Bla(H),Bol(A),MU(H),Wol(H),Ars(A),MC(A),Eve(H),Por(H)
Has been the fantasy point leader for 5 gameweeks this season, and now just behind Fabregas. He has scored at least 4 pts or 1 assist in each game this season. You may wonder when his form gonna run out. Chelsea had lost 2 game in their last 3. I don't think they will lose again in short while. Definitely Drogba is going to contribute to every Chelsea win.


D.Bent(Sun): Bir(A),WH(H),Tot(A),Ars(H),Wig(A),Ful(A),Por(H)
Scored 6 goals in the last 5 games, successively. The fact that he even found the net against opponents like MU and Chelsea makes him the most fearful striker at the moment. at 7.7 he is still consider cheap and I expect him to break 8.0 very soon, maybe up to 8.5. Together with Drogba they are the two most worthy strikers currently.


van Persie(Ars): WH(A),Tot(H),Wol(A),Sun(A),Che(H),Sto(H),Liv(A)
The third most consistent striker. van Persie has scored 4 goals and 1 assist in the last 5 games, and also gathered 8 bonus points. While there are no injury alarm, he sits comfortably at the top of team's striker list. If Arsenal are to continue their high scoring form, van Persie will be a really worthy investment.


Dunne(AV): Wol(A),Eve(A),Bol(H),Bur(A),Tot(H),Hul(H)
Dunne has got 10 bonus pts and 2 goals from the last 5 games, which is since his transfer from MC to Villa. Once the most valuable defender in the fantasy game, he has made a remarkable comeback and gained the confidence of fantasy managers again. Most importantly, at 5.5 the cost is still reasonable and as long as he gets a clean sheet once in every two or three games it's still worth it.


Davies(Bol): Eve(H),Che(H),AV(A),Bla(H),Ful(A),Wol(A)
The 6.7 rated striker has scored at least 4 pts since GW4, getting 2 goals, 4 assists and 8 bonus pts. He had played an important role in turning Bolton's fortune, though they are still not far from the bottom three currently. Anyway, such form could see him overcome the difficult opponent and add more points to his impressive run.


Giggs(MU): Liv(A),Bla(H),Che(A),Eve(H),Por(A),WH(A),AV(H),Wol(H)
He had done well in the past month, whenever he's on the pitch. But it looks like there's going to be more rotation in MU midfield, so there is a risk that you need to carry with.



Dunn(Bla): Che(A),MU(A),Por(H),Bol(A)/Ful(A),Sto(H),Liv(H)
At 5.5 he's giving holders a good return, with 4 goals from the last 5 games. He also get bonus points whenever Blackburn wins. With their next two game against Chelsea and MU, maybe you want to wait further. Also take not that they will be playing 2 games at GW13. I think it'll be good to purchase him at GW12.


Reid(Sun): Bir(A),WH(H),Tot(A),Ars(H),Wig(A),Ful(A),Por(H)
He's created numerous goalscoring chances for his team mates from the midfield, and also getting bonus pts regularly. Though at the same price as Dunn, Sunderland stand a higher chance to win a game.

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This time we're going to check out which team are having their top 3 players getting the biggest share of team points as usual. Let's check on the stats table:



For GW9, Top3 players from Arsenal, Villa, Fulham and Wigan are the ones that perform to expectation. Most people get the right trio combination for Arsenal and Villa, but not for Wigan and Fulham, since they are relatively weaker teams. Perhaps it's something that you want to explore with in the future.

The green highlighted percentage shows teams that had depended heavily on their top3 players to get fantasy points. This signals that the top3 players of that team are the obvious choice than their teammates. A little observation will also tells you that teams like Tottenham and Man City usually win points for their attacking players, while Stoke City are an example where defenders get more points than attackers.

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Gameweek 9 my team review

I've started to feel more and more regret over my decision to use the wildcard during GW8. The teams that I expected to win comfortably did not go so smooth as I thought. And the key player of the lower teams kept performing consistently. It looks like the "must have player" are no longer the privilege of Big 4 teams. Another score less than 40pts in 3 gameweeks has made me more impatient. Yeah, some players I expected to grab points over October had failed me. Should I continue to hold on, or shift to other in-form average players?

As usual, I prefer to make early transfer after every gameweek. There are a lot of options available and I've choose to switch a defender this time. Yeah, the one who get 11pts in two successive games!

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Now for this week's performance analysis:

Hart: 1pt. I put Foster as my first choice keeper, but with Van der Sar back looks like he'll not get too many chances again. Birmingham lost expectedly, and does not look like able to keeping a clean sheet in the coming games. I'm thinking of switching Foster to another cheap keepers. You can't blame me for losing faith in keepers, with only Sunderland and Fulham managed to clean sheet in this week's 9 games.

Distin & Baines: 2pts each. It surprises me that they can't even win Wolves at home.

Evra: 2pts. Also injured during the match. With a 6.7 price tag I can't afford him on the bench. He needs to go.

Vermaelen: 2pts. I saw some people bet him as captain. The magic didn't happen this time, but we can always count on the next time...

Fabregas(C): 8pts. An assist and full 3 pts bonus saved me from breaking record low GW score for this season. He's definitely a great buy.

Huddlestone & Lennon: 2pts. Tottenham won but too bad the usual faces didn't score.

van Persie: 6pts from a goal. He's one of the most consistent players for this season. I'll continue to hold on to him.

Saha: 3pts, including 1 pt bonus. Everton did not win their last 2 home games, a real big waste. I thought they should have done better.

Adebayor: 2pts. I bought him in to replace Rooney. Should have bought Darren Bent. He's so cheap and had scored 6 goals in the last 5 games, successively.

A very poor week, but as least I've figured out which part of my team needs improvement. However I think I need a few weeks time to be able to make all the changes.

How did you do? I hope not as bad like me...

Gameweek 9 Preview

Let me make some correction... no fixture for this weekend due to international break so there could be more transfers activities until next gameweek. It looks like another good timing for using wildcard.

So two thing you can do is to observe the transfer market (I mean the fantasy market) and also the international games impact (form and injuries). It was reported that Torres are suffering from a groin injury caused during a training session with Spain.

I will make appropriate change to this article and also add relevant topics to it. Thanks to all readers who show continued support!

Agenda for this preview:
1) Results prediction.
2) Short term analysis.
3) Long term analysis.
4) Player Stats: Top 3 point scorers of each team.

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First let's go for the rusults prediction. I expect all big 4 teams to win, but Tottenham and Man City should also be able to win theirs and continue to occupy 3rd and 4th place respectively.

Gameweek 9 fixture: (Unguaranteed predictions in bracket)

Aston Villa v Chelsea [0-1]
Arsenal v Birmingham [4-0]
Everton v Wolves [3-0]
Man Utd v Bolton [4-0]
Portsmouth v Tottenham [0-2]
Stoke City v West Ham [1-0]
Sunderland v Liverpool [2-0]
Blackburn v Burnley [2-0]
Wigan v Man City [1-2]
Fulham v Hull City [2-1]

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We have quite a lot of teams to look into for a short term transfer. Let's check out one by one.

Arsenal
Birmingham have not conceded more than 2 goals in a match so far. But this trend could ends in this match. Better grab the chance to score high. They have a lot of good players to pick, but if you have the money, it's the best to keep Fabregas(10.8) and Vermaelen(7.0) in your team. With van Persie(10.2) they are the top 3 point scorer in Arsenal.


Febregas and Vermaelen are no doubt the top pick for this gameweek.

Blackburn
Burnley had not scored in away game and are losing by a bigger margin every time. I won't expect a 6-0, but we should see at least 2 or 3 goals. David Dunn(5.4) is the sure man to perform. You can also bet on Robinson(4.4) to get a clean sheet.


Dunn and Robinson almost sure to score points in this match, but Blackburn will face Chelsea and Man Utd away next.

Fulham
This is the best chance for them to grab a win and I believe they will make a draw at least. Danny Murphy(6.2) will be the top pick as a set-piece taker. While it'll be harder to pick from their forward, midfielder Zoltan Gera(4.8) could be a good purchace too, at such cheap price.


Murphy and Gera are the best pick if you want to select from Fulham's team.

Everton
With Yakubu(7.9) back in the frame, they should be strong in the attacking now. Perhaps we could expect more chances from set-pieces too. In this case Baines(6.3) has the best chance to earn points.


Yakubu could back in the starting line-up, while Baines remains a good pick for defender.

Man Utd
They always have a good record against Bolton. Shall we trust in Rooney(11.2) once again?
I believe Giggs(7.2) will back to the line-up again. This time they will surely win.
Foster is still an injury doubt. Better hold it first if you're looking for United keeper.

Rooney and Giggs are currently top two point scorer in Man Utd.
With Rooney injured now Berbatov(9.5) and Owen(7.9) should take over the scoring role.

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Now for the long term pick. I see Man City to have a good run for points starting from now.

Man City - Wig(A),Ful(H),Bir(A),Bur(H),Liv(A),Hul(H)
Except for the Liverpool match, they should be able to take wins from the rest 5 games. All 3 of their starting forwards, Adebayor(10.0), Bellamy(7.9) and Tevez(8.2) look to be the better pick compared to their midfielders.


City are rich in attacking options. Bellamy and Adebayor played full 90 minutes for the last game and should get the biggest share of the playing time.

Tottenham - Por(A),Sto(H),Ars(A),Sun(H),Wig(H)
The series of good fixtures continues. It's a surprise to me that the failed to win at Bolton. But against Portsmouth they must win to match their title dreams. Defoe(8.9) is back and with Keane(8.6) they should make the most of the scoring chances.


Defoe and Keane scored 5 times each (including a hat-trick for both players) so far.

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Here you can view the top 3 point scorers of each team.

When you're sure a team will get a big victory, the best interest will be to bring in all 3 players most possible to contribute to the win. This table will help you figure out your selection immediately.

Also you can check how much percentage the top 3 players contribute to the team's total points. Here we see Arsenal with the highest percentage, which is 46.2%. This means that Fabregas, Vermaelen and van Persie had taken a larger share of points most of the time. Also higher than 40% is Chelsea and Sunderland.

On the contrary Birmingham, Wolves and Portsmouth have fairly low percentage, meaning the points is distributed evenly among the players, which also tells how hard it is to predict who will perform in every different games, for these teams.


We have plenty of times for discussion this week so lets share your thoughts too! Who knows you might come out with even more brilliant ideas.
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Gameweek 8 my team review

Honestly I expected more than this. The wrong captain choice costed me too much. However, considering the average score for this gameweek is only 40pts, maybe I should be happy that I'm still above average and managed to get a rise in overall ranking.

The gameweek also saw team "IDoDisDisDis...Gol!!" took over the lead from "Liverpool's No. 9..." with 594pts to 588pts. This is the first leader change in 4 gameweeks. It also proved that the players' form will keep changing and everyone has a chance to get good results from their team selections.

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Now for this week's performance analysis:

Foster: 1 petty pt. Perhaps he's the one pundits had not been able to predict correctly... right, he may be unreliable yet, but United's midfield had not done good enough to provide the win. It might even be a 0-0. People had been criticising his performance, but I want to try believing in him once more.

Distin: 2pts. I thought Everton should be taking this easily but Sorensen was doing his job too. Too bad. Anyway, we got Wolves coming next. Might be somethig good.

Baines: Same 2 pts.

Evra: 4pts from the "assist" on own goal. He didn't get on target, but it was a nice shot.

Vermaelen: 7pts from a goal. Should have brought him in instead of Johnson 4 gameweeks ago. Or even from the beginning. Just I didn't know him well enough to take the 6.5 valued player from the season start.

Fabregas: My proudest transfer of this season. Just brought him in in time to take the jackpot. 1 goal and 4 assists plus 3 bonus pts makes 22pts. Now he's just one point behind fantasy score leader Drogba!

Elliott: 2pts. Burnley did won, but not with his help. Too bad.

Lennon: 2pts. Tottenham even struggled to make the draw. Now I'm doubting if they can hold Arsenal and Liverpool behind them at the EPL chart any longer.

Rooney(C): 2pts. Didn't take his chances well. Seriously he need to end his goal drought if he wants to stand in Ronaldo's boots.

Saha: 2pts. Some say he is subject to rotation as well. Maybe I should be happy that he still made the starting lineup?

van Persie: 7pts from a goal. One of the most consistent performer so far. Takes part in every Arsenal's wins.

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What would it had been if I hadn't use the wildcard?

Hart 2
Evra 4
A.Cole 6
Johnson 1
Zayatte 12
Lampard 3
Rodwell 2
Delap 2
Rooney(C) 4
Saha 2
Drogba 8
Total:44

If I replace Lampard with Fabregas I would have got 63, which is higher than the points i got now! Maybe I have used my wildcard at the wrong timing?

But actually the use of wildcard is decided based on October's fixtures. I may have done badly for this gameweek, but I'm confident to get a better score on GW9. I have all the players from the team I expected to win in the next gameweek (MU, Ars, Eve, Tot). This also means I won't be making any changes for next gameweek. Anyway, let's see how true it is.

Gameweek 8 Review

Wow! Another highscoring EPL weekend, with 33 goals scored from 10 matches. With only 2 teams managed to get a clean sheet, Many will be wondering why to spend so much money on good keepers when you get the same little point for all! Yeah, that's something for thought. But it's different story on defenders. We've got some defenders able to deliver assists or goals, but this rarely happens on keepers.

Agenda for this review:
1) Score prediction review.
2) Players who get gameweek score of double figures.
3) Top players performance.
4) Other players looking to pick up their forms.
5) New statistical reference.
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Let's start the review by checking the score predictions. I hope you had already started to do the same, as I believe it will help you in your game to a certain extent.

Legend: [my prediction] (results)]

Bolton v Tottenham [1-2](2-2) wrong.
Burnley v Birmingham [2-0](2-1) correct outcome.
Hull City v Wigan [1-0](2-1) correct margin.
Wolves v Portsmouth [2-1](0-1) wrong.
Man Utd v Sunderland [3-0](2-2) wrong.
Arsenal v Blackburn [2-0](6-2) correct outcome.
Everton v Stoke City [2-0](1-1) wrong.
West Ham v Fulham [1-0](2-2) wrong.
Chelsea v Liverpool [2-1](2-0) correct outcome.
Aston Villa v Man City [1-2](1-1) wrong.

I only get 4 correct outcome. There are 5 draws for this week and I've got it all wrong. Luckily it didn't reflect too much on my fantasy results.

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Next we'll have a check on players who get more than 10pts this gameweek.
From here you will see clearly why the average score is so low for this gameweek. That's because only 5 players got double figures. And out of these 5 players, only 3 are popular choice. Fabregas had become the difference between success and failure for this week, with the controlling 22pts. You probably will be thinking why you still hold Lampard or Gerrard while they are so expensive yet not deliver.

As usual, lets talk about keepers first. Only Hilario and James get a clean sheet, while Robinson and Sorensen get 5pts each for the save points. Robinson also have an assist to his account.

22pts: Fabregas(10.8)
There's not a player that can go on fine form all season (maybe Ronaldo, but he's gone), but looking at Arsenal's coming fixtures, it would be wise to buy him as soon as you can. I think most people already buy him as soon as Arsenal's last match is over.

12pts: Zayatte(4.0)
Used to be 3.9, the lowest value you can find in fantasy game. Actually many managers have him in the team.... in the sub bench, to be precise. You probally regret putting him at subs, but the truth is, at such low cost, no one really think of making him a first choice. Well, next time you might consider putting him in when Hull City play at home.

11pts: Dunne(5.3)
The strange trend of players scoring against former club continues. He's certainly worth buying, but let's check the fixture and determine the best timing to bring him in. (Definitely not this week, as Villa face Chelsea at home)

10pts: Yebda(4.5), Krancjar(6.9)
Yebda is a total unknown to fantasy managers. He'll need more work to show his value.
People have been expecting Krancjar to deliver ever since he come to Tottenham. This could be a good start. But I'll still prefer Lennon and Jenas to him.

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Now we'll look at how the top players performed this week. This is important as most fantasy managers will have them in their line-up so you might fall behind when they combined to perform in the same gameweek.

Sorting by price:

Gerrard: 1pt as Liverpool lost to Chelsea.
Lampard: 3pts for the clean sheet. It's been a long time since he last score a goal.
Torres: 2pts as he failed to score against Chelsea.
Rooney: 2pts. Two games scoring blank.
Drogba: 8pts from 2 assists.
Arshavin: 8pts from 1 goal and 1 bonus pt.
Fabregas: 22pts from 1 goal and 4 assists plus 3 bonus pts.
Anelka: 6pts from 1 goal.
Adebayor: 5pts from 1 assist. First game after back from suspension.
van Persie: 7pts from 1 goal and 2pts bonus.
Berbatov: 6pts from 1 goal.
Kuyt: 2pts as Liverpool lost to Chelsea.

Fabregas is certainly the pick of top players for this gameweek. As for next gameweek I expect Man Utd and Arsenal to lead the scoring for top players.

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Now let's check out a few cheaper players you may want to fit into your team.

Pick-up from the lot:

Legend: Gameweek score/Season score

8/26 Bikey (Bur, 4.0)
He did well during home games. It's about good timing to bring him in on GW9 or GW10.

5/18 Warnock (AV, 4.9)
He's certainly cheap as a first choice defender for Aston Villa.

7/30 Dunn (Bla, 5.4)
He's the top point scorer in Blackburn's team. If Blackburn are to win, he's sure to perform.

7/12 Vennegoor (Hul, 5.0)
Now he's looking a better choice than Ghilas. Hull have some interesting fixtures coming up so let's keep an eye on him.

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New statistical reference:

you can also access the spreadsheets from the featured section at the left column.

I have added another new features into the spreadsheets:



Here you can view the gameweek top scorer and overall points leader after each gameweek. Might not be too helpful but it's an interesting statistic.

In the next statistical topic I'll discuss how these statistic data helps in your game and how it makes the game even more interesting.

Add-on userscript for enhanced fantasy stats!

Introducing...

Razzas Fantasy Premier League script BETA

I do not write the script. I'm just recommending it to all as I think it will ease you a lot in your stats checking.

Here's a userscript that can be installed to your firefox browser. But prior to this you have to install the firefox add-on, Greasemonkey. This add-on will allow you to install userscript that uncovers more information from a website. Lets see what you will have after installing the user script.

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There will be extra imformations on your team view during line-up or transfer. Beside the player's name it will also show you the player's price, value and form, while in transfer view it will show you player's starting price, current price, price you purchase, and price for selling. You can unselect this feature by untick the "Show extra player info" box at the right column.



You will see the "My Team" option on the first drop down menu. This option is very useful to check your team's status, such as player's form, price change or total points.



On the second drop down menu you will see more added options. But most of them are not so useful. Last season's points and Nett Transter Ins/Outs are the useful one for your stats analysis.

There are also other added options in fantasy manager's ranking view. You can have an explore on it! I hope you can benefit from it.

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