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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