| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 43 | 76.5 | 84 | 17 | 220.5 |
2 1 |  | 38 | 100.5 | 60 | 17 | 215.5 |
3 - |  | 46 | 78 | 69 | 17 | 210.0 |
4 1 |  | 39 | 87 | 63 | 15 | 204.0 |
5 1 |  | 36 | 76.5 | 78 | 13 | 203.5 |
I had a good week with my fantasy team as my decision to use my triple captain chip on Mohamed Salah paid dividends. He was assisted by Ibrahima Konate, Cole Palmer, Matheus Cunha and Cody Gakpo as my team moved up in the overall rankings for the eighth time in the last nine weeks. The only downside for me was my decision to sell Chris Wood which backfired badly for me.
Salah is my nailed on captain this week with Liverpool playing twice again. Other options could be Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers with Villa playing twice too, but Salah is just too good to ignore. Bringing in Liverpool and Villa players is also a good option and using the assistant manager chip on Arnie Slot or Unai Emery is worth considering too.
Friday February 14
Brighton And Hove Albion v Chelsea
8pm GMT, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton were thrashed 7-0 away to Forest last week, but they still managed to hold on to their place in the top half of the table. They haven’t won in their last five home games, but they drew three of them and no other team has drawn more games on their own ground. They have only won twice in their last 12 games, but they drew six of them and no other team has drawn more games.
Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro are the Brighton players who can do well for fantasy managers.
Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 at home to West Ham last week and that win was enough to move them back into the top four. They haven’t won in their last four away games, but only Liverpool have scored more goals on the road. They have won two of their last three games after failing to win the previous five with only three other teams scoring more goals.
Cole Palmer seems to be the only Chelsea player to be doing anything for fantasy managers at the moment.
This is a rerun of the FA Cup clash between these teams last week which Brighton won, but I think the points will be shared in this game.
Prediction: 1-1
Saturday February 15
Leicester City v Arsenal
12.30pm GMT, King Power Stadium, Leicester
Leicester lost 4-0 away to Everton last week and that defeat saw them drop back into the relegation zone. They have lost their last four home games and they failed to score in each of those games while conceding nine goals. They have lost eight of their last nine games with only Southampton losing more games and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Leicester players worth recommending to fantasy managers at the moment.
Arsenal won 5-1 at home to City last week to leave them six points behind Liverpool at the top of the table and they have played an extra game also. They are unbeaten in their last seven away games with only Palace conceding less goals on their travels. They are unbeaten in 14 games with only Liverpool scoring more goals.
Ethan Nwaneri is the Arsenal player who could do well for fantasy managers over the next few weeks and he’s available at a very good price too.
I think Arsenal should win this game with at least a couple of goals to spare.
Prediction: 1-3
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
3pm GMT, Villa Park, Birmingham
Villa lost 2-0 away to Wolves last week and they’re now six points off the top four. They’re unbeaten in their last 11 home games, but they drew five of them with only Brighton drawing more games on their own ground. They have only taken two points from their last three games and they have some tough games coming up after this one, but they play twice this week.
With two games this week Ollie Watkins (if he’s fit to play) and Morgan Rogers are both looking like very good choices for fantasy managers.
Ipswich lost 2-1 at home to Southampton last week and they’re now three points adrift of safety. They have taken seven points from their last six away games and they have actually taken more points and scored more goals on the road than they have at home. They have lost their last four games and they conceded 14 goals in those games with only Southampton scoring less goals.
I can’t see any Ipswich players who might make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Villa will get back on track with a fairly comfortable victory in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
3pm GMT, Craven Cottage, London
Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 away to Newcastle last week to move within seven points of the top four. They haven’t won in their last five home games, but they drew four of them with only Brighton drawing more games on their own patch. They have only lost two of their last 12 games, but they drew six of them with only Brighton drawing more games.
Antonee Robinson is the most consistent of the Fulham players for fantasy managers.
Forest recovered from their 5-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the best possible way last week with a 7-0 win at home to Brighton and that victory kept them in third place. They lost their last away game after winning the previous four with only Liverpool taking more points on their travels. They have taken 25 points from their last 10 games, but they have three very tough games in a row after this one.
Chris Wood has been in fantastic form for fantasy managers with Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White and all of the Forest defenders and keeper good options too.
I think this looks like being a very close game with a draw the most likely outcome.
Prediction: 1-1
Manchester City v Newcastle United
3pm GMT, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
City lost 5-1 away to Arsenal last week and that defeat saw them drop out of the top four. They have taken 10 points and scored 12 goals in their last five home games with only three other teams scoring more goals on their own ground. They had taken 14 points and scored 18 goals in their previous six games before losing to Arsenal, but only two other teams in the top half of the table have conceded more goals.
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden still look like good options for fantasy managers despite City’s troubles.
Newcastle lost 2-1 at home to Fulham last week and that defeat cost them a place in the top four. They have won their last four away games and they scored 11 goals in those games, but their next two games on the road are against City and Liverpool starting with this one. They have lost two of their last three games after winning the previous six and their next three opponents are all above them in the table.
Alexander Isak remains the best of the Newcastle players for fantasy managers with Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy worth considering too.
This is a difficult game to predict, but the chances are the points will be shared.
Prediction: 2-2
Southampton v Bournemouth
3pm GMT, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Southampton won 2-1 away to Ipswich last week, but they’re still seven points adrift at the foot of the table. They have lost nine of their 11 home games with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals on their own patch. The win against Ipswich was their first win in 14 games with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Southampton players who might make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
Bournemouth lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool last week, but they’re still only three points off the top four. They have taken 14 points from their last six away games and they scored 17 goals in those games with only two other teams scoring more goals on their travels. They were unbeaten in 11 games before losing to Liverpool and only two of their next 10 games are against teams in the top half of the table.
Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Milos Kerkez are all looking like very good options for fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a comprehensive Bournemouth victory in this game.
Prediction: 0-3
West Ham United v Brentford
3pm GMT, London Stadium, London
West Ham lost 2-1 away to Chelsea last week and that defeat saw them drop to 16th place. They have only won two of their last six home games and they conceded 16 goals in those games with only Southampton conceding more goals on their own ground. They have lost four of their last six games and they conceded 16 goals in those games with only the four teams below them conceding more goals.
Jarrod Bowen is the West Ham player who can do well for fantasy managers.
Brentford lost 2-0 at home to Spurs last week to remain three points off the top half of the table. They have taken seven points from their last three away games after only taking one point from the previous eight, but only three other teams have scored less goals on their travels. They have only won twice in their last nine games, but they have a very good run of fixtures coming up.
Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa can both do very well for fantasy managers over the next few weeks.
I think this will be a close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end all square.
Prediction: 1-1
Crystal Palace v Everton
5.30pm GMT, Selhurst Park, London
Palace won 2-0 away to United last week and they’re now only four points off the top half of the table. They have only won once in their last seven home games with only the bottom two scoring less goals on their own ground. They have only lost twice in their last 13 games and they have a very good run of games coming up.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is in very good form for fantasy managers at the moment with the Palace defenders and keeper looking good too.
Everton won 4-0 at home to Leicester and drew 2-2 at home to Liverpool last week and those four points moved them up to 15th place. They won their last away game after failing to win the previous six with no other team scoring less goals on their travels. They have taken 10 points and scored 10 goals in their last four games and each of their next five opponents are in the bottom half of the table.
The Everton defenders and keeper are doing well for fantasy managers at the moment with Beto worth considering too as he’s playing well and he’s their only available striker.
I think this is a game which could go either way which probably means it will be a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
Sunday February 16
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
2pm GMT, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool won 2-0 away to Bournemouth and drew 2-2 away to Everton last week to go seven points clear at the top of the table. They are unbeaten in nine home games with only Arsenal taking more points on their own ground and no other team conceding less goals at home. They’re unbeaten in 20 games with no other team scoring more goals and only Arsenal conceding less.
Mohamed Salah is an absolute must have again this week for fantasy managers with Liverpool playing twice while Cody Gakpo plus their defenders and keeper are very good choices too.
Wolves won 2-0 at home to Villa last week and that win was enough to move them out of the relegation zone. They have only taken one point from their last three away games and they conceded eight goals in those games. They had lost four games in a row before beating Villa and they conceded 10 goals in those games with only Southampton and Leicester conceding more goals.
Matheus Cunha is the Wolves player who can make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a comfortable Liverpool win in this game.
Prediction: 4-0
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
4.30pm GMT, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs won 2-0 away to Brentford last week and that win moved them up to 14th place. They have only taken two points from their last seven home games and they conceded 19 goals in those games, but only Brentford have scored more goals on their own patch. They won their last game after only taking one point from the previous seven with only the top two scoring more goals.
Son Heung-Min, Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro are the only fit Spurs players who should be of interest to fantasy managers at the moment.
United lost 2-0 at home to Palace last week and they’re only two points and one place ahead of Spurs going into this game. They have taken seven points from their last four away games, but only two other teams have scored less goals on their travels. They have lost seven of their last 11 games and they only scored 12 goals in those games with only four other teams scoring less goals.
Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo could do for well for fantasy managers over the next few weeks as their next three games are against teams below them in the table.
I think this will be another close game with Spurs getting a much needed victory on their own ground.
Prediction: 2-1
Wednesday February 19
Aston Villa v Liverpool
7.30pm GMT, Villa Park, Birmingham
Villa play their second home game of the week and they have the opportunity to close in on the top four if they can get something from both games. Their home form has been impressive since losing their opening home game against Arsenal, but this will be a huge test for them. Their aim is to match their top four finish of last season and they need something from this game to keep pace with the teams above them.
As I mentioned above Watkins and Rogers could do well for fantasy managers this week, but they’re more likely to do so against Ipswich than Liverpool.
Liverpool play their second game of the week and they have the opportunity to increase their lead at the top of the table if they can take the maximum points from these games. They’re the only team still unbeaten away from home with no other team scoring more goals on the road. They could put the title chances of the teams chasing them to bed with two wins this week and this will be by far the hardest of their two games.
As I mentioned already Liverpool players are very good options for fantasy managers this week with Salah by far the best of them.
I think this is a game which could go either way, but Liverpool will probably take the three points.
Prediction: 1-2
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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