| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 61 | 114 | 111 | 24 | 310.0 |
2 - |  | 55 | 129 | 96 | 24 | 304.0 |
3 - |  | 64 | 112.5 | 99 | 25 | 300.5 |
4 - |  | 48 | 118.5 | 108 | 21 | 295.5 |
5 - |  | 59 | 111 | 102 | 22 | 294.0 |
I did pretty well with my fantasy team too as my decision to use my bench boost chip paid off thanks to Bryan Mbeumo and Milos Kerkez. Those players were helped by further points from David Raya, William Saliba, Josko Gvardiol, Daniel Munoz, Gabriel Martinelli, Morgan Rogers and Jean-Philippe Mateta, but my choice of Omar Marmoush as my captain didn’t work out. I managed to move up to inside the top 25,000 overall though which is yet again my highest rank of the season.
I will be using my final chip this week with my free hit coming into play and I’ll be targeting players who are up against the three relegated teams. That should see my team full of Newcastle, Fulham and Wolves players with some Liverpool players thrown in as they look to clinch the league title at home to Spurs. I’m hoping for another good week and for my team to climb even further in the overall standings.
Saturday April 26
Chelsea v Everton
12.30pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 away to Fulham last week and they’re now three points off the top four with some difficult games left to finish their season. They have taken 17 points from their last seven home games and three of their last five games are on their own ground. They have taken 14 points from their last seven games and they kept clean sheets in four of those games, but they probably have the toughest end to the season of all the teams chasing a Champions League spot.
Cole Palmer remains the best of the Chelsea players for fantasy managers despite his recent poor returns.
Everton lost 2-0 at home to City last week to stay in 13th place, but they’re only two points above 17th placed West Ham. They have only lost once in their last six away games, but no other team has scored less goals on the road with only Arsenal conceding less. They have only won once in their last eight games, but they drew five of them with no other team drawing more games.
I’m not sure there are any Everton players doing enough to make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Chelsea will be good enough at home to take the three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Brighton And Hove Albion v West Ham United
3pm BST, ANEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton lost 4-2 away to Brentford last week after playing half of the game with 10 men and they won’t finish higher than eighth at this stage. They have only taken one point from their last two home games after winning the previous three, but three of their last five games are on their own patch. They have only taken two points from their last five games and they conceded 13 goals in those games with no other team in the top half of the table conceding more goals.
With Joao Pedro suspended Danny Welbeck and Kaoru Mitoma are the best bets in the Brighton team for fantasy managers.
West Ham drew 1-1 at home to already relegated Southampton last week and they’re still not mathematically certain of staying up, but they will not be relegated. They have only won once in their last seven away games with only two other teams scoring less goals on their travels. They haven’t won in six games and they have to play three of the teams close to them in the table in their last five games.
Jarrod Bowen is still the only West Ham player of any interest to fantasy managers.
I think Brighton will manage a much needed win in a close game.
Prediction: 2-1
Newcastle United v Ipswich Town
3pm BST, St. James’s Park, Newcastle
Newcastle lost 4-1 away to Villa last week to drop to fifth place and they’re in a real scrap to qualify for the Champions League for next season. They have won their last four home games and they scored 15 goals in those games with only City scoring more goals on their own ground. They had won five games in a row before losing to Villa and they need to win this game with some tough games to finish their season.
Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes are probably the Newcastle players to have for fantasy managers in this game.
Ipswich lost 4-0 at home to Arsenal last week, but they’re still not mathematically relegated even though it is an absolute certainty. They have taken four points from their last two away games, but only three other teams have conceded more goals on the road. They have only won once in their last 14 games with only the two teams below them scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Ipswich players of interest to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Newcastle will get a badly needed win with a few goals in hand in this game.
Prediction: 4-1
Southampton v Fulham
3pm BST, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Southampton scored very late to draw 1-1 away to West Ham last week and they have now equalled the lowest points in a Premier League season with five games left to play to finish above that total. They have only taken one point from their last 11 home games with only Everton scoring less goals on their own patch and only Leicester conceding more. They have only won once in their last 23 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.
Fulham conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 at home to Chelsea last week and that defeat left them in ninth place with eighth probably being the height of their ambitions at this stage. They have lost their last three away games and three of their remaining five games are on their travels. They have lost three of their last four games and no other team in the top half of the table has scored less goals.
Alex Iwobi, Antonee Robinson and Raul Jiminez could do well for fantasy managers in this game.
I think Fulham should be good enough to win this game with two or three goals to spare.
Prediction: 1-3
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
3pm BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves won 1-0 away to United last week and that win moved them up to 15th in the table as well as guaranteeing their survival. They have taken 10 points in their last five home games, but only the bottom three teams have conceded more goals on their own ground. They have won their last five games and they will be looking to move even further up the table with three points in this game.
Matheus Cunha, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rayan Ait-Nouri are the Wolves players to have for fantasy managers in this game.
Leicester lost 1-0 at home to Liverpool last week and that defeat confirmed their relegation straight back to the Championship. They have only taken one point from their last five away games with no other team conceding more goals on the road. They have only taken one point from their last 10 games and they failed to score in nine of those games with only Southampton scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Leicester players who can make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see anything other than a victory for Wolves in this game.
Prediction: 3-0
Sunday April 27
Bournemouth v Manchester United
2pm BST, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Bournemouth drew 0-0 away to Palace last week to leave them in eighth place and that looks to be as high as they can finish this season. They won their last home game after losing the previous four and they only scored three goals in those games, but only Forest and Liverpool have conceded less goals on their own patch. They have only won once in their last eight games and they have a tough run of games coming up.
Justin Kluivert, Milos Kerkez and Evanilson are the Bournemouth players to consider for fantasy managers, but they have some tough games coming up.
United lost 1-0 at home to Wolves last week and they could end up finishing as low as 17th on their current trajectory. They have only won once in their last five away games with only four other teams scoring less goals on their travels. They have only taken one point and scored one goal in their last four games with only the bottom four scoring less goals.
I can’t see any United players doing enough on a consistent basis to recommend them to fantasy managers.
I think Bournemouth will get the better of United who will slip to yet another defeat in this game.
Prediction: 2-0
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
4.30pm BST, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool won 1-0 at home to Leicester last week and they will be crowned champions if they don’t lose this game. They have won their last six home games and they scored 14 goals in those games with only City and Newcastle scoring more goals on their own ground and only Forest conceding less. They have won six of their last seven games and they kept clean sheets in four of them with no other team scoring more goals and only Arsenal conceding less.
Mohamed Salah is officially off the boil for fantasy managers, but he’s still a great bet in this game along with Luis Diaz and the Liverpool defenders and keeper.
Spurs lost 2-1 at home to Forest last week and they’re now only one place and one point above 17th in the table. They have lost their last three away games and they conceded eight goals in those games with only the bottom two losing more games on the road. They have only taken four points from their last seven games and they conceded 13 goals in those games as their priorities seem to have shifted to the Europa League.
I’m not sure what we will see from Spurs players for the rest of the season with the Europa League seemingly their priority so it’s probably best for fantasy managers to avoid them.
I can’t see anything other than a comprehensive Liverpool victory in this game.
Prediction: 4-1
Thursday May 1
Nottingham Forest v Brentford
7.30pm BST, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest won 2-1 away to Spurs last week and that win leaves them in fourth place with just five games remaining. They lost their last home game after taking 13 points from the previous five games on their own patch with no other team conceding less goals at home. They have won four of their last six games and their next four games are all against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Chris Wood and Anthony Elanga are the Forest players to have for fantasy managers along with their defenders and keeper in home games.
Brentford won 4-2 at home to Brighton last week to move within touching distance of the teams fighting for the last European place. They have only lost once in their last eight away games and their last two games on the road after this one are against teams in the bottom six. They have only lost twice in their last nine games and they have a good run of games to finish the season after this one.
Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are the Brentford players who return for fantasy managers week in and week out.
I think this will be a very tight game with Forest probably taking all three points with the only goal.
Prediction: 1-0
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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