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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