| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 30 | 84 | 72 | 15 | 201.0 |
2 3 |  | 27 | 88.5 | 69 | 14 | 198.5 |
3 - | | 31 | 70.5 | 84 | 12 | 197.5 |
4 2 | | 34 | 75 | 75 | 12 | 196.0 |
5 1 |  | 30 | 91.5 | 60 | 14 | 195.5 |
My choice of Erling Haaland as my captain paid off last week, but his return wasn’t great considering he played twice. Four other players got me points too, but I lost more ground overall as too many of my players didn’t perform yet again. Haaland will be my captain yet again this week and I’ll be saving my transfer until next week as four teams play twice in that Gameweek and four other teams don’t play at all.
Saturday February 18
Aston Villa v Arsenal
12.30pm GMT, Villa Park, Birmingham
Villa lost 3-1 away to City last week, but they’re still only three points off the top half of the table. They have only won once in their last four home games and they conceded nine goals in those games. They have lost their last two games and they conceded seven goals in those games after only losing one of the previous seven games.
Both Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Buendia have looked good recently for fantasy managers.
Arsenal drew 1-1 at home to Brentford and lost 3-1 at home to City last week and those results cost them their place at the top of the table. They lost their last away game after winning the previous four and no other team has taken more points or conceded less goals on the road. They have only taken one point from their last three games, but they’re only behind City on goal difference with only City scoring more goals and only Newcastle conceding less.
Things haven’t gone too well recently for Arsenal players, but Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah are all good options for fantasy managers.
I think this is going to be a very close game with Arsenal probably winning by one goal.
Prediction: 1-2
Brentford v Crystal Palace
3pm GMT, Gtech Community Stadium, London
Brentford drew 1-1 away to Arsenal last week and that point saw them drop a place to eighth. They have won their last three home games and they scored eight goals in those games while only conceding one. They are unbeaten in 10 games and they kept clean sheets in four of their last six, but only Newcastle have drawn more games.
Ivan Toney, David Raya and Ben Mee are all looking like good choices for fantasy managers at the moment, but they don’t have a game next week.
Palace drew 1-1 at home to Brighton last week and they’re now almost as close to the relegation zone as they are to the top half of the table. They have lost three of their last four away games with only three other teams scoring less goals away from home. They haven’t won in six games and they only scored three goals in those games and they’re still in the middle of a tough run of games.
I can’t see any Palace players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Brentford will continue their good run by taking the three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-0
Brighton And Hove Albion v Fulham
3pm GMT, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton drew 1-1 away to Palace last week and that point kept them in sixth place. They have won their last two home games and they kept clean sheets in both of those wins after winning only one of the previous five. They have taken 11 points from their last five games and they have scored 24 goals in their last 10 games with only three other teams scoring more goals.
Kaoru Mitoma, Solly March and Pervis Estupinan are the Brighton players to have for fantasy managers, but they don’t play next week.
Fulham won 2-0 at home to Forest last week and that win moved them up to seventh place. They have only taken one point from their last two away games and they failed to score in both of those games. They have only won once in their last four games after winning the previous four and only one other team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has really gone off the boil for fantasy managers, but Andreas Pereira is the Fulham player who can perform for them.
I think this will be a pretty close game with Brighton probably getting a narrow victory.
Prediction: 2-1
Chelsea v Southampton
3pm GMT, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea drew 1-1 away to West Ham last week to stay in tenth place and they’re still 10 points off the top four. They have only won two of their last six home games and they only scored four goals in those games, but only Newcastle have conceded less goals on their own patch. They have only won two of their last 13 games, but they drew six of them and no other team in the top half of the table has scored less goals.
Chelsea’s defenders and keeper are the ones to have for fantasy managers at the moment while their attacking players still struggle to perform.
Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Wolves last week and that defeat saw them part ways with their second manager of the season as they continue to prop up the table. They have lost four of their last five away games and no other team has lost more games on the road. They have lost nine of their last 10 games and they conceded 21 goals in those games with only Bournemouth conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Southampton players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Chelsea will get a badly needed win in this game as they pile more pressure on Southampton.
Prediction: 2-0
Everton v Leeds United
3pm GMT, Goodison Park, Liverpool
Everton lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool last week and that defeat left them still in the relegation zone. They won their last home game, but they lost the previous four and they conceded 10 goals in those defeats with only Southampton taking less points at home and only Wolves scoring less goals. They have only won once in their last 10 games and they failed to score in five of those games and no other team has scored less goals.
I’m not sure there are any Everton players who can make an impact for fantasy managers at the moment even with two games next week.
Leeds lost 2-0 at home to United last week and they’re only one point above the bottom three going into this game. They have only taken two points from their last five away games and they conceded nine goals in those games with only Bournemouth taking less points on their travels. They haven’t won in nine games and they failed to score in three of their last four with only Bournemouth and Southampton conceding more goals.
Despite their poor run of results Wilfried Gnonto and Crysencio Summerville are both available at a good price and could do well for fantasy managers.
I think Leeds might just have enough to take the three points in this game and move a little bit away from the bottom three.
Prediction: 1-2
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
3pm GMT, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest lost 2-0 away to Fulham last week, but they still have six points to spare over the relegation zone. They have taken 15 points from their last seven home games and they kept clean sheets in four of those games, but they will do very well to get anything from this game. They have taken 10 points from their last five games and they kept clean sheets in three of them, but only Everton have scored less goals.
Brennan Johnson and Morgan Gibbs-White have looked good recently for fantasy managers, but they could struggle to make an impact in this game.
City won 3-1 at home to Villa and by the same score away to Arsenal last week and those six points moved them to the top of the table on goal difference. They won their last away game after losing the previous two with only Arsenal taking more points away from home. They have won four of their last five games and they scored 13 goals in those games with no other team scoring more goals.
Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez and Kevin de Bruyne are the City players most likely to do the business for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think City will push on now that they’re on top of the table starting with three points in this game.
Prediction: 0-2
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth
3pm GMT, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves won 2-1 away to Southampton last week and they have now moved five points above the relegation zone. They have won their last two home games without conceding a goal, but no other team has scored less goals on their own ground. They have won three of their last four games, but they have some tough games coming up and only Everton have scored less goals.
I’m not sure there are any Wolves players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment, but they do play twice next week.
Bournemouth drew 1-1 at home to Newcastle last week and they’re still only one point below the relative safety of seventeenth place. They have lost their last six away games and they failed to score in five of them with no other team taking less points or conceding more goals on the road. They have only taken two points from their last seven games and no other team has conceded more goals.
I can’t see any Bournemouth players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Wolves will continue to move clear of the bottom three by winning this game by a couple of goals.
Prediction: 2-0
Newcastle United v Liverpool
5.30pm GMT, St. Jame’s Park, Newcastle
Newcastle drew 1-1 away to Bournemouth last week and they’re still in the top four despite drawing so many games recently. They’re the only team still unbeaten at home and no other other team has conceded less goals on their own ground, but no other team has drawn more home games either. They’re unbeaten in 17 games, but they have drawn five of their last six games and they only scored three goals in those games.
Kieran Trippier is a must have for fantasy managers while the rest of the Newcastle defenders and their keeper are good choices too, but they don’t have a game next week.
Liverpool won 2-0 away to Everton last week and they will move within six points of Newcastle if they can win this game. They have lost their last three away games and they conceded nine goals in those games with only five other teams taking less points on the road. They had only taken one point and scored one goal in the four games before beating Everton, but they have a very good run of games after this one.
I’m not sure there are any Liverpool players performing well enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment, but with two games next week Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez might not be the worst choices.
I think this will be a very close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
Sunday February 19
Manchester United v Leicester City
2pm GMT, Old Trafford, Manchester
United won 2-0 away to Leeds last week and they’re now only five points off the top of the table. They have won eight of their last 10 home games with only City taking more points on their own patch. They have taken 23 points from their last 10 games and they are almost doing enough to become part of the title race.
Marcus Rashford is the United player fantasy managers have to have in their team at the moment with Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw great choices too, but United don’t play next week.
Leicester won 4-1 at home to Spurs last week and they’re now six points above the bottom three. They have won four of their last six away games and they scored 13 goals in those games with only Brighton scoring more goals on their travels. They have won their last two games after only taking one point from the previous five and they scored eight goals in those two wins.
James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho are the Leicester players most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Leicester will give United some real headaches and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a point in this game.
Prediction: 2-2
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
4.30pm GMT, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs lost 4-1 away to Leicester last week, but they’re still only two points off the top four. They have lost four of their last six home games, but they have a good run of home games coming up. They have lost seven of their last 13 games, but only the top two have scored more goals and no other team in the top half of the table has conceded more.
Harry Kane is probably the only Spurs player doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
West Ham drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea last week and that point moved them two points clear of the bottom three. They have only taken three points from their last 10 away games with only two other teams scoring less goals on the road. They have taken five points from their last three games with only four other teams scoring less goals.
I’m not sure there are any West Ham players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment, but Jarrod Bowen has shown some good form recently.
I think Spurs will have just enough to get a badly needed win in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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