| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 26 | 79.5 | 57 | 16 | 178.5 |
2 1 |  | 25 | 75 | 60 | 16 | 176.0 |
3 2 |  | 23 | 78 | 51 | 13 | 165.0 |
4 - |  | 28 | 73.5 | 45 | 15 | 161.5 |
5 1 |  | 31 | 81 | 33 | 16 | 161.0 |
My choice of Mohamed Salah as my captain didn’t pay off as he failed to produce at home for the first time this season. He will probably be my captaincy choice again this week with Ollie Watkins a good option too. With City not playing this week due to the club World Cup Erling Haaland is definitely not an option for captain.
Thursday December 21
Crystal Palace v Brighton And Hove Albion
8pm GMT, Selhurst Park, London
Palace came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away to City last week, but they still have eight points to spare over the bottom three despite a poor run of results. They have lost their last four home games with only Burnley taking less points on their own ground and no other team scoring less goals. They have only taken two points from their last six games with only the bottom two teams scoring less goals.
I’m not sure there are any Palace players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
Brighton lost 2-0 away to Arsenal last week and they have now dropped to ninth place in the table. They have only won once in their last six away games and they conceded 16 goals in those games. They had scored in every game this season until Arsenal stopped them scoring, but they haven’t kept a clean sheet either.
Kaoru Mitoma and Pascsl Gross are the Brighton players most likely to do well for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think this will be a close game with a draw probably being the most likely outcome.
Prediction: 1-1
Friday December 22
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
8pm GMT, Villa Park, Birmingham
Villa came from behind to win 2-1 away to Brentford last week and they’re now only one point off the top of the table. They’re the only team with a 100% record at home and no other team has scored more goals on their own patch. They have taken 16 points from their last six games with only City scoring more goals.
Ollie Watkins is the outstanding Villa player for fantasy managers with Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Moussa Diaby, Pau Torres and Leon Bailey all possibilities too.
United lost 2-0 away to Chelsea last week to leave them rooted to the foot of the table. They’re the only team without a win away from home with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals on the road. They have lost four of their last five games and they failed to score in three of those games with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals.
I can’t see any United players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a comprehensive Villa victory in this game.
Prediction: 4-0
Saturday December 23
West Ham United v Manchester United
12.30pm GMT, London Stadium, London
West Ham won 3-0 at home to Wolves last week and that win moved them up to eighth place. They have only lost one of their last six home games, but they have some tough home games coming up. They have taken 13 points from their last six games and they scored 11 goals in those games, but no other team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.
Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen are the in form West Ham players for fantasy managers.
United drew 0-0 away to Liverpool last week to keep them one point ahead of West Ham going into this game. They have taken 13 points from their last six away games with no other team conceding less goals on their travels, but only the bottom four teams scoring less. They have only won once in their last four games after winning five of the previous six and they are by far the lowest scorers in the top half of the table.
Andre Onana has probably been the best of the United players so far for fantasy managers.
This isn’t an easy game to call, but I think West Ham might just nick a very close affair.
Prediction: 2-1
Fulham v Burnley
3pm GMT, Craven Cottage, London
Fulham lost 3-0 away to Newcastle last week after going down to 10 men and that defeat saw them drop into the bottom half of the table. They have won their last three home games and they scored 13 goals in those games. They had scored 16 goals in four games before losing to Newcastle and they will hope to get back to that form in this game.
Alex Iwobi and Andreas Pereira could be the Fulham players to have for fantasy managers in this game.
Burnley lost 2-0 at home to Everton last week and they’re still only off the foot of the table on goal difference. They have only taken one point from their last five away games with only Sheffield United scoring less goals on the road. They have lost 12 of their 16 games with only Sheffield United scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Burnley players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Fulham will get back to winning ways with at least a couple of goals to spare in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Luton Town v Newcastle United
3pm GMT, Kenilworth Road, Luton
Luton’s game at Bournemouth was abandoned last week after Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch and thankfully he survived. They have lost their last two home games and they conceded six goals in those games, but they were against last season’s top two and only three other teams have scored less goals on their own ground. They have lost their last three games and they conceded nine goals in those games, but they play the other two teams in the relegation zone in their next four games.
Elijah Adebayo is the Luton player who has impressed recently for fantasy managers.
Newcastle won 3-0 at home to Fulham last week and that win moved them within five points of the top four. They have only won once in their eight away games with only Sheffield United and Luton taking less points on their travels. They have lost three of their last six games and those defeats were all away from home, but only City and Villa have scored more goals.
If he’s fit to play Anthony Gordon is the Newcastle player who can score plenty of points for fantasy managers.
I think Newcastle should just about manage a rare away win for them if they can scrape together enough players to put a team out.
Prediction: 1-2
Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
3pm GMT, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest lost 2-0 at home to Spurs last week to leave them one point above the relegation zone and it cost Steve Cooper his job. They have lost their last three home games and they conceded six goals in those games which doesn’t bode well with some very tough games coming up on their own ground. They have only taken one point from their last six games and they conceded 15 goals in those games with only the bottom two scoring less goals.
I don’t think there are any Forest players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
Bournemouth’s game was abandoned last week, but they’re still only three points off the top half of the table. They have won their last three away games and they scored eight goals in those games while only conceding one. They have taken 13 points from their last five games and they kept clean sheets in three of them, but only the bottom three have conceded more goals.
Dominic Solanke is the Bournemouth player who can make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think this will be a close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it finish all square.
Prediction: 1-1
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
3pm GMT, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs won 2-0 away to Forest last week and they’re now only one point off fourth place. They won their last home game after losing the previous three and they don’t play any of the other big six teams in their next eight games on their own patch. They have won their last two games and they scored six goals in those games and they have a very good run of fixtures coming up.
Son Heung-Min is the best of the Spurs players for fantasy managers with Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison all looking good recently too.
Everton won 2-0 away to Burnley last week and they’re now seven points clear of the bottom three despite their 10 point deduction. They have won their last four away games and they kept clean sheets in three of them with only Spurs taking more points on their travels. They have won their last four games without conceding a goal with only the top two conceding less goals.
Everton’s defenders and keeper are all in great form for fantasy managers at the moment with Abdoulaye Doucoure impressing too.
I think Everton will make a real game of it, but Spurs will just about take the three points.
Prediction: 3-2
Liverpool v Arsenal
5.30pm GMT, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool drew 0-0 at home to United last week and those dropped points saw them drop to second place one point behind Arsenal. They had won all of their home games before drawing with United and only Newcastle have conceded less goals on their own ground. They are unbeaten in 10 games, but they drew five of them and no other team has drawn more games.
Mohamed Salah is the Liverpool player to have for fantasy managers with Trent Alexander-Arnold a very good option too.
Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Brighton last week and that win was enough to move them back to the top of the table. Only Spurs have taken more points away from home and no other team has conceded less goals on the road. They have won five of their last six games, but they will need to win this game to keep their place at the top of the table.
Bukayo Saka is the best of the Arsenal players for fantasy managers with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus in good form recently.
This is a very tough game to call, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
Sunday December 24
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea
1pm GMT, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves lost 3-0 away to West Ham last week, but they’re still within three points of the top half of the table. They’re unbeaten in six home games and four of those games were against teams currently in the top six. They have only won two of their last eight games and they hadn’t failed to score in 15 games before slipping up against West Ham last week.
Hwang Hee-Chan and Matheus Cunha are the Wolves players who can do well for fantasy managers and they’re still available at a good price.
Chelsea won 2-0 at home to Sheffield United last week and that win moved them back into the top half of the table. They have lost their last three away games and they conceded eight goals in those defeats. They have only won three of their last nine games, but their next four games are all against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Cole Palmer is the Chelsea player to have for fantasy managers with Raheem Sterling a possibility too.
I don’t think there will be too much between these two teams with Wolves probably making home advantage count.
Prediction: 2-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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