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Saturday September 29
West Ham United v Manchester United
12.30pm BST, London Stadium, London
West Ham got a very good scoreless draw at home to Chelsea last week to continue their recent improvement. The point against Chelsea was their first home point with only Palace and Huddersfield scoring less goals at home. They are unbeaten in two games though and they only conceded one goal in those games after conceding 10 in their first four games.
Marco Arnautovic is the best fantasy option in the West Ham team if he can overcome his injury while Andriy Yarmolenko might be worth a look now that he has settled into the team.
United could only draw 1-1 at home to Wolves last week and they still look nowhere near capable of challenging at the top of the table. They have won their last two away games and only three other teams have scored more goals away from home. They have only kept one clean sheet so far and they’re not scoring too many goals either.
Paul Pogba still looks like the best choice in the United team for fantasy managers while Romelu Lukaku has done well recently too.
I think this will be a very close game, but United will probably just about manage a win.
Prediction: 1-2
Arsenal v Watford
3pm BST, Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Everton last week for their fourth win in a row and their first clean sheet. Only City had a better home record last season and they have won their last two at home since losing their opening game against City. They have won their last four games and they scored 10 goals in the process.
Both Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have done well recently for fantasy managers and they’re both certainly worth considering.
Watford led 1-0 at Fulham last week, but they had to settle for a point and they stayed fourth in the table. They are still unbeaten on the road and only City and Chelsea have conceded less away goals. They have only taken one point in their last two games after winning their first four, but they look like they will be a real handful for any team.
Watford will give Arsenal a really tough test, but I think Arsenal will just about take the three points.
Jose Holebas, Troy Deeney, Andre Gray and Roberto Pereyra have all done very well for fantasy managers while Will Hughes hasn’t done too badly considering his price.
Prediction: 2-1
Everton v Fulham
3pm BST, Goodison Park, Liverpool
Everton played well at Arsenal last week, but they couldn’t take their chances and ended up losing 2-0. Their only win so far came at home, but they lost their last home game to struggling West Ham. Only three teams have conceded more goals and they’re not going to progress until they sort out their defensive issues.
Richarlison is the Everton player most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers.
Fulham came from behind to get a 1-1 draw at home to Watford last week despite being outplayed for most of the game. They have only taken one point from their three away games and only Huddersfield have conceded more goals on their travels. Like Everton they need to sort out their defensive issues with only the bottom two clubs conceding more goals so far.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is the outstanding Fulham player for fantasy managers while Jean Michael Seri and Andre Schurrle aren’t the worst choices either.
I’d be surprised if either team kept a clean sheet in this game and I think Everton might just get the best of a close affair.
Prediction: 3-2
Huddersfield Town v Tottenham Hotspur
3pm BST, John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield
Huddersfield led at Leicester last week, but they ended up losing 3-1 and they’re still looking for their first win of the season. Only Newcastle have taken less points at home and they’re one of two teams who haven’t scored at home yet. They’re one of three teams without a win and no other team has scored less or conceded more goals so far.
I can’t see any Huddersfield players to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
Spurs just about held on for a 2-1 win at Brighton last week to put an end to a run of three defeats in a row in all competitions. They have won three of their four away games and no other teams has scored more away goals. They have scored in every game they have played so far, but they have only kept one clean sheet in those games.
Harry Kane is the Spurs player most likely to perform for fantasy managers while Kieran Trippier has had a very good start to the season too.
I can’t see anything other than a win for Spurs in this game.
Prediction: 0-2
Manchester City v Brighton And Hove Albion
3pm BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
City strolled to a 5-0 win at Cardiff last week to move up to second place. They have won all of their home games and they’re the top scorers at home with only Liverpool conceding less goals at home. If the Chelsea Liverpool result goes their way City will be top of the table if they win this game and they have scored more goals than any other team.
As long as he plays Sergio Aguero is the most obvious choice as captain for fantasy managers this week while all of their defenders and keeper are worth considering too.
Brighton almost salvaged a point at home to Spurs last week and the fixture list has given them an even tougher task this week. They have only taken one point away from home so far with only two teams scoring less goals on the road. They have only won once in their six games and only three teams have conceded more goals.
Glenn Murray is the Brighton player to have for fantasy managers, but maybe not in this game.
I think City should win this game easily and it’s probably just a matter of how many goals they get.
Prediction: 4-0
Newcastle United v Leicester City
3pm BST, St. James’ Park, Newcastle
Newcastle got their second point of the season in a 0-0 draw at Palace last week. They’re the only team without a point at home so far, but they have had three very tough home fixtures to start the season. They’re one of three teams without a win so far and only the two teams below them have scored less goals.
I’m not so sure about recommending Newcastle players to fantasy managers, but maybe their defenders and keeper could do well over the next few weeks.
Leicester came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Huddersfield last week and they have a good run of fixtures coming up. They have lost two of their three away games and only three other teams have conceded more goals on the road. They have scored in each of their six games so far, but they have only kept one clean sheet in those games.
James Maddison is the Leicester player to have for fantasy managers while Jamie Vardy isn’t doing too badly either.
I don’t think we’ll see too many goals in this game and the chances are the spoils will be shared.
Prediction: 1-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton
3pm BST, Molineux, Wolverhampton
Wolves got a very good point at United last week and they could have easily taken all three points. They’re still unbeaten at home, but they have drawn two of their three home games. They are unbeaten in four games and they kept clean sheets in two of their last three games.
Raul Jiminez looks like he could be a good value buy for fantasy managers while all of the Wolves defenders and keeper are possibilities too along with Joao Moutinho.
Southampton lost 3-0 at Liverpool last week and they were probably lucky it wasn’t more than three goals. They have lost two of their three away games and it was their away form which helped them to avoid the drop last season. They have only won once in their six games so far and like last season they are struggling to score goals.
Danny Ings is the Southampton player fantasy managers should keep an eye on while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has done well recently and is available at a very good price.
I think Wolves will continue their current good run by taking all three points in this game.
Prediction: 1-0
Chelsea v Liverpool
5.30pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea dropped their first points of the season last week when they couldn’t break West Ham down away from home and had to settle for a point. They are one of three teams with a perfect record at home and only City have scored more goals on their own patch. Only City have scored more goals and only City and Liverpool have conceded less.
Eden Hazard and Marcus Alonso are the Chelsea players most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers.
Liverpool were very comfortable in beating Southampton 3-0 last week and that win put them back at the top of the table. They’re the only team with a perfect away record with only City and Chelsea conceding less goals on their travels. They’re the only team to win every game so far and no other team has conceded less goals with only City scoring more.
Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the best fantasy options in the Liverpool team with Alisson not doing too badly either.
This should be a very close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
Sunday September 30
Cardiff City v Burnley
4pm BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Cardiff were easily beaten at home by City last week and they’re still looking for their first win of the season. Only Newcastle have taken less points at home and no other team has conceded more goals at home. They’re one of only three teams not to win a game so far and no other team has scored less or conceded more goals.
I can’t see any Cardiff players to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
Burnley got their first win of the season last week when they won 4-0 at home to Bournemouth to move them out of the bottom three. They had a very good away record last season, but no other team has taken less points on the road so far this season. They have failed to score in three of their six games, but they have kept two clean sheets in those games despite conceding more goals than you would expect them to concede.
Joe Hart continues to impress for fantasy managers while the Burnley defenders might be possibilities too now that they seem to have rediscovered some defensive stability.
I think Burnley will get consecutive wins with a couple of goals to spare in this game.
Prediction: 0-2
Monday October 1
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
8pm BST, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Bournemouth were more than a little unlucky to lose 4-0 at Burnley last week and they dropped back to eighth place as a result. They have taken seven points from their three home games with only City and Chelsea scoring more home goals. Despite their good start to the season only three teams have conceded more goals, but they don’t seem to be having any problems scoring goals either.
Ryan Fraser, Callum Wilson and Josh King have all done very well for fantasy managers in a Bournemouth team that likes to attack.
Palace could only draw 0-0 at home to Newcastle last week in a game which they probably should have won. They have won two of their three away games with only City and Chelsea conceding less goals away from home. Only the bottom two teams have scored less goals while only the top three have conceded less.
Wilfried Zaha is still the best fantasy choice in the Palace team while Wayne Hennessy and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are doing very well too.
This isn’t an easy game to call, but I have a feeling it could end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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