| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 9 | 22.5 | 33 | 5 | 69.5 |
2 3 |  | 8 | 28.5 | 24 | 6 | 66.5 |
3 4 |  | 11 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 65.0 |
4 2 | | 11 | 22.5 | 24 | 6 | 63.5 |
5 1 |  | 9 | 19.5 | 30 | 4 | 62.5 |
As bad as my predictions went last week my fantasy team was even worse with just Mohamed Salah and Antoine Semenyo scoring points as my overall rank fell badly. My choice of Erling Haaland as my captain didn’t work out, but the chances are I’ll go with him again this week as City play at home and he has six goals in the three home games he has played so far.
Besides that I need to find a way to get Cole Palmer into my team with Chelsea scoring so many goals at the moment. I have two free transfers and the chances are I will have to sacrifice Salah or Bukayo Saka to bring Palmer in. I hope it’s worth the risk, but I feel I need to do something to make up for last week.
Saturday October 5
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
12.30pm BST, Selhurst Park, London
Palace lost 2-1 away to Everton last week after leading and they’re still looking for their first win of the season. They have drawn two and lost one of their three home games, but only two other teams have scored less goals on their own ground. They’re one of five teams without a win and only Southampton have scored less goals.
On current form I can’t see any Palace players doing enough to interest fantasy managers.
Liverpool won 2-1 away to Wolves last week and that win was enough to move them back to the top of the league. They’re one of two teams still with a 100% record away from home with no other team conceding less goals on the road and only Chelsea scoring more. They have won five of their six games and no other team has conceded less goals, but they face two of the other top four teams in their next three games.
Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and all of the Liverpool defenders and keeper are looking like very good choices for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Liverpool will keep their place at the top of the table with a narrow victory in this game.
Prediction: 1-2
Arsenal v Southampton
3pm BST, Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal needed two added time goals to win 4-2 at home to Leicester last week and that win moved them up to third place. They have taken seven points from their first three home games with no other team taking more points on their own patch and only City scoring more goals. They’re one of two teams still unbeaten with only Liverpool conceding less goals and only Chelsea and City scoring more.
Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and all of Arsenal’s defenders and keeper are doing very well for fantasy managers at the moment.
Southampton lost 3-1 away to Bournemouth last week and they’re only off the foot of the table on goal difference. They’re one of two teams without a point away from home with no other team scoring less goals on their travels and only Everton and Leicester conceding more. They’re one of five teams without a win with no other team scoring less goals and only Wolves and Everton conceding more.
I can’t see any Southampton players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a comprehensive victory for Arsenal in this game.
Prediction: 3-0
Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
3pm BST, Gtech Community Stadium, London
Brentford drew 1-1 at home to West Ham last week to keep themselves safely in mid table. They have taken seven points from their three home games with no other team taking more points on their own ground and they have a very good run of home games coming up. They haven’t won in three games and they haven’t kept a clean sheet yet with only four other teams conceding more goals.
Bryan Mbeumo is the Brentford player to have for fantasy managers at the moment.
Wolves lost 2-1 at home to Liverpool last week and that defeat left them at the foot of the table with just one point from their first six games. Their only point so far came away from home with no other team scoring less goals on the road, but they don’t go to any of the big six until the end of the year. They have lost their last three games and no other team has conceded more goals which is not a record they would want with City visiting them in their next game.
Matheus Cunha can do well for fantasy managers when their fixtures eventually improve after their next game.
I think Brentford will be strong enough at home to take the three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Leicester City v Bournemouth
3pm BST, King Power Stadium, Leicester
Leicester conceded two added time goals to lose 4-2 away to Arsenal last week and they’re still waiting for their first win of the season. They have drawn two of their three home games and they will think they have a chance of getting their first win in this game. They’re one of five teams without a win with only Wolves and Leicester conceding less goals.
Jamie Vardy is probably the cut price option in the Leicester team who could do something for fantasy managers.
Bournemouth won 3-1 at home to Southampton last week to leave them in the middle of the table with eight points from their first six games. They have taken four points from their three away games and they have a good run of games on the road until the new year. They had lost their previous two games before beating Southampton and they play three of the top five in their next three games after this one.
Antoine Semenyo is the Bournemouth player who can make a difference for fantasy managers
I think this will be a very close game with Bournemouth probably emerging with a narrow victory.
Prediction: 1-2
Manchester City v Fulham
3pm BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
City drew 1-1 away to Newcastle last week and that draw cost them their place at the top of the table, but they’re only a point behind Liverpool. They have taken seven points from their three home games with no other team scoring more goals on their own ground and they have a good run of home games coming up. They are one of two teams still unbeaten with only Chelsea scoring more goals and they have a very good run of games until late in November.
Erling Haaland is still a must have for fantasy managers despite not scoring last week, but I can’t see any of their other players being consistent enough just yet.
Fulham won 1-0 away to Forest last week and that win moved them up to sixth place in the table. They have taken four points from their three away games, but no other team has scored less goals on the road. They have taken 11 points from their last five games and they kept their first clean sheet last week with only Liverpool conceding less goals.
Emile Snith Rowe, Armand Traore and maybe even Raul Jiminez are the Fulham players looking the part for fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a City win in this game with at least a couple of goals to spare.
Prediction: 3-1
West Ham United v Ipswich Town
3pm BST, London Stadium, London
West Ham came from behind to draw 1-1 away to Palace last week and they have only won once in their first six games. They’re one of two teams without a home point with only Wolves conceding more goals on their own patch. They haven’t won in four games and they play big six teams in their next two games after this one which means they could really do with all three points in this game.
Jarrod Bowen is the best of the West Ham players for fantasy managers while Tomas Soucek is a good option at a nice price.
Ipswich came from behind to draw 2-2 at home to Villa last week, but they’re still looking for their first win of the season. Two of their four points have come away from home, but no other team has scored less goals on their travels. They’re one of five teams still without a win and only Southampton have scored less goals, but they have a good chance of getting that first win in each of their next four games starting with this one.
Liam Delap showed against Villa that he’s a good option for fantasy managers at a very good price.
I think Ipswich will make a game of it, but West Ham will get a much needed win in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Everton v Newcastle United
5.30pm BST, Goodison Park, Liverpool
Everton recorded their first win of the season when they came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Palace last week and it was enough to move them out of the bottom three. They had lost their first two home games before beating Palace last week with only two other teams conceding more goals on their own ground. Only Wolves have conceded more goals so far, but their upcoming games will give them a great chance to climb a lot higher in the league.
Dwight McNeil lived up to my prediction for fantasy managers last week while Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be worth considering too.
Newcastle came from behind to draw 1-1 at home to City last week and they’re only two points off the top four. They have taken four points from their last two away games and five of their next six games on their travels are against teams who finished in the bottom half of the table last season or were promoted. They haven’t won in two games and they play two of the big six in their next four games.
Harvey Barnes, Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak (if he’s fit) all look like good options for fantasy managers.
This is a game which could go either way, but the chances are the spoils will be shared.
Prediction: 1-1
Sunday October 6
Aston Villa v Manchester United
2pm BST, Villa Park, Birmingham
Villa drew 2-2 away to Ipswich last week and missed their chance to move up to second place, but they’re only two points behind the leaders. They have won their last two home games and they scored six goals in those games. Only Chelsea and City have scored more goals, but they play three of the big six in their next five games.
Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers are looking like they’re the best choices in the Villa team for fantasy managers while Jhon Duran could be an option too despite playing from the bench.
United lost 3-0 at home to Spurs last week after going down to 10 men in the first half and they have now dropped to 13th place. They have taken four points from their last two away games, but they play two of last season’s top four in their next four away games. They have lost three of their six games with only Southampton scoring less goals.
Andre Onana and Diogo Dalot have been the best of the United players so far for fantasy managers, but after last week’s performance their defensive players might not be the best options.
I think Villa will build on their impressive start to the season with another three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
2pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea won 4-2 at home to Brighton last week and that win was enough to move them into the top four. That win against Brighton was their first home win of the season and their next three home games after this one are all very difficult. They have taken 13 points from their last five games with no other team scoring more goals, but they have four very tough games in a row after this game.
Cole Palmer looks like an absolute must have for fantasy managers after his four goals last week while Nicolas Jackson has been in very good form too.
Forest lost their unbeaten run last week when they lost 1-0 at home to Fulham, but they are still in the top half of the table. They’re still unbeaten away from home with only Chelsea and Liverpool taking more points on the road and only Liverpool conceding less goals. They will do well to get anything from this game, but only Liverpool have conceded less goals and they have a good run of games coming up.
Chris Wood has been the best of the Forest players so far for fantasy managers.
I think Chelsea will make it four wins in a row with another win in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Brighton And Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
4.30pm BST, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton’s unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt end last week when they lost 4-2 away to Chelsea, but they held on to their place in the top half of the table. They’re still unbeaten at home, but they have drawn their last two games and they face two of the big six in their next three games on their own patch. After winning their first two games they haven’t won in four and it won’t be easy to get anything from this game either.
Danny Welbeck and Karou Mitoma are the Brighton players who can make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
Spurs won 3-0 away to United last week and that win put them a point and a place ahead of Brighton going into this game. The win against United was their first away win of the season and they will be looking to build on that in this game. They have won their last two games after only winning one of their first four with only Chelsea and City scoring more goals.
If he’s fit to to play Son Heung-Min is the best of the Spurs players for fantasy managers with Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke all looking good too.
This looks like a hard game to call, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 2-2
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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