| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 49 | 82.5 | 90 | 19 | 240.5 |
2 - |  | 42 | 108 | 63 | 18 | 231.0 |
3 - |  | 53 | 84 | 72 | 19 | 228.0 |
4 1 |  | 40 | 87 | 81 | 15 | 223.0 |
5 1 |  | 43 | 91.5 | 69 | 16 | 219.5 |
I had another very good week with my fantasy team as it moved up to its highest overall rank of the season. Mohamed Salah was the star player as my captain yet again with Lewis Hall, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood and Alexander Isak all getting points too along with Arnie Slot as my assistant manager. Salah will be my captain again this week, but Palmer might be a good choice too considering Chelsea play Southampton.
With four teams not playing in Gameweek 29 I have to try to hold on to my transfers so I will have three to use that week. This is the last week of my assistant manager chip and the 23 points I have got from Slot so far have been very welcome.
Tuesday February 25
Brighton And Hove Albion v Bournemouth
7.30pm GMT, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton won 4-0 away to Southampton at the weekend and that win moved them up to ninth place within four points of the top four. They won their last home game after failing to win the previous five and three of their next four games are on their own ground. They have won their last two games and they scored seven goals in those games while not conceding any.
Kaoru Mitoma is the Brighton player looking most likely to do well for fantasy managers with Joao Pedro a possibility too.
Bournemouth lost 1-0 at home to Wolves on Saturday after playing with 10 men for an hour, but they’re still only one point off fourth place. They have taken 17 points from their last seven away games and they scored 20 goals in those games with only Liverpool scoring more goals on the road. They have lost two of their last three games after going unbeaten in the previous 11 and only one of their next eight opponents are in the top half of the table.
Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo , Milos Kerkez and Dango Ouattara are all good options for fantasy managers at the moment.
This looks like being a very close game with a draw the most likely outcome.
Prediction: 1-1
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
7.30pm GMT, Selhurst Park, London
Palace won 2-0 away to Fulham on Saturday, but they still have six points to make up if they want to catch the teams in the top half of the table. They have only won once in their last eight home games with only the bottom three scoring less goals on their own patch. They have only lost three of their last 15 games, but only Brighton and Everton have drawn more games.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is doing very well for fantasy managers at the moment with the Palace defenders and keeper good choices too.
Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Chelsea at the weekend and that win moved them within two points of fourth place. They have only taken four points from their last eight away games and their next three games are all on their travels. They have only lost once in their last nine games, but they drew five of them and no other team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.
Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers remain the best bets in the Villa team for fantasy managers while Marcus Rashford has done well in recent weeks too.
With Palace struggling at home and Villa struggling on the road the most likely scenario here is a share of the spoils.
Prediction: 1-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham
7.30pm GMT, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves won 1-0 away to high flying Bournemouth on Saturday to move five points clear of the relegation zone. They have taken six points from their last four home games and all of their remaining home games are against teams below the top eight. They have won two of their last three games and they kept clean sheets in those two wins, but only the bottom two have conceded more goals.
Matheus Cunha is the Wolves player who can make a difference for fantasy managers.
Fulham lost 2-0 at home to Palace at the weekend and they’re now only two points above the bottom half of the table despite being within five points of the top four. They have won three of their last four away games and three of their next four games are on the road. They had won three of their previous four games before losing to Palace and they have a very difficult run of games coming up after this one.
Antonee Robinson is probably the best of the Fulham players for fantasy managers.
I think Fulham’s away form might just be enough to see them win this game narrowly.
Prediction: 1-2
Chelsea v Southampton
8.15pm GMT, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea lost 2-1 away to Villa on Saturday, but they’re still only two points behind fourth place. They have only lost once in their last 11 home games, but their next five games on their own patch are all against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have only won twice in their last 10 games, but five of their next six games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Cole Palmer looks like a very good option for fantasy managers over the next few weeks despite his recent lack of returns.
Southampton lost 4-0 at home to Brighton at the weekend to remain rooted to the foot of the table with games running out quickly. They won their last away game after failing to win the previous 12 with only Everton scoring less goals on their travels. They have only taken five points from their last 16 games with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Southampton players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a comfortable Chelsea victory in this game.
Prediction: 4-0
Wednesday February 26
Brentford v Everton
7.30pm GMT, Gtech Community Stadium, London
Brentford won 4-0 away to Leicester on Friday night and they’re now only two points off the top half of the table. They have only taken one point from their last five home games and they conceded 11 goals in those games with no other team scoring more goals on their own ground. They have won three of their last four games, but their next four opponents after this game are all in the top half of the table.
Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are the Brentford players who can do well for fantasy managers.
Everton led 2-0 at home to United on Saturday, but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw and they’re six points behind Brentford going into this game. They won their last two away games after only winning one of the previous 10 with no other team scoring less goals on the road. They have taken 14 points in their last six games and they scored 14 goals in those games with only the bottom three scoring less goals.
Beto is the Everton player who has looked the part in recent weeks for fantasy managers.
I don’t think there will be too much between these two teams with a draw being the most likely result.
Prediction: 1-1
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
7.30pm GMT, Old Trafford, Manchester
United came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away to Everton on Saturday to leave them nine points off the top half of the table. They have lost five of their last six home games and they conceded 14 goals in those games with only four other teams losing more games on their own patch. They have only won three of their last 13 games and they failed to score in six of those games.
United players might not be doing too much for fantasy managers at the moment, but Bruno Fernandes might be the exception.
Ipswich lost 4-1 at home to Spurs at the weekend and they are now five points from safety with games running out. They have only taken two points from their last four away games with only two other teams taking less points on their travels. They have only taken two points from their last seven games and they conceded 21 goals in those games with only the two teams below them conceding more goals.
Liam Delap is the only Ipswich player who can do anything for fantasy managers.
I think United will get a badly needed home win in this game, but only by a slim margin.
Prediction: 2-1
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
7.30pm GMT, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest lost 4-3 away to Newcastle on Sunday, but they held on to third place as the teams behind them are all struggling to find any form. They have taken 16 points and scored 15 goals in their last six home games, but their next two games on their own ground are against last season’s top two. They have lost three of their last four games and they conceded 11 goals in those three defeats.
Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White are the Forest players to watch for fantasy managers at the moment.
Arsenal lost 1-0 at home to West Ham on Saturday and that defeat put an end to their feint title hopes. They have taken 18 points from their last eight away games with only Palace conceding less goals on the road. They were unbeaten in 15 games before losing to West Ham with no other team conceding less goals.
The Arsenal defenders and keeper can all do very well for fantasy managers, but I’m not so sure of it in this game.
I think this will be a close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end all square.
Prediction: 1-1
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
7.30pm GMT, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs won 4-1 away to Ipswich on Saturday, but they still have six points to make up on the top half of the table. They won their last home game after failing to win the previous seven with only Brentford scoring more goals on their own patch. They have won their last three games after failing to win the previous seven with only Liverpool scoring more goals.
I suggested Brennan Johnson could do well for fantasy managers last week and he did just that with Son Heing-Min, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski good options too.
City lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday, but they managed to hold on to their place in the top four on goal difference. They have only won twice in their last nine away games and their next two games are on their travels. They have lost two of their last three games and they conceded seven goals in those two defeats, but only Liverpool and Spurs have scored more goals.
If Erling Haaland is still injured then Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush are the City players most likely to do well for fantasy managers.
I think this will be a close game with City probably just managing to take the three points.
Prediction: 1-2
Liverpool v Newcastle
8.15pm GMT, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool won 2-0 away to City on Sunday to go 11 points clear at the top of the table and it looks like they have the title sewn up. They have taken 26 points from their last 10 home games with no other team taking more points or conceding less goals on their own ground. They are unbeaten in 27 games with no other team scoring more goals and only Arsenal conceding less.
Mohamed Salah is an absolute must have for fantasy managers with Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and all of the Liverpool defenders and keeper looking very good too.
Newcastle held on to win 4-3 at home to Forest at the weekend and they’re now only outside the top four on goal difference. They lost their last away game after winning the previous four and this is probably their hardest away game of the season. They have lost three of their last five games after winning the previous six, but their next five games after this are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy are the Newcastle players to own for fantasy managers.
I think Liverpool will continue their march to an inevitable title with another win in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Thursday February 27
West Ham United v Leicester City
8pm GMT, London Stadium, London
West Ham won 1-0 away to Arsenal on Saturday to remain two places above the bottom three, but they have 13 points to spare. They have lost three of their last four home games and they failed to score in each of those defeats, but they will fancy their chances in this game. The win against Arsenal was only their second win in eight games and only the four teams below them have conceded more goals.
Jarrod Bowen is the West Ham player who could do very well for fantasy managers over the next few weeks.
Leicester lost 4-0 at home to Brentford on Friday night and they’re now five points from safety with games running out. They have lost six of their last seven away games with no other team conceding more goals on their travels. They have lost 10 of their last 11 games and they failed to score in eight of those games with only Southampton conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Leicester players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think West Ham will make it back to back wins in this game with a few goals to spare.
Prediction: 3-0
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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