| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 53 | 100.5 | 96 | 22 | 271.5 |
2 1 |  | 45 | 120 | 78 | 21 | 264.0 |
3 1 |  | 57 | 94.5 | 90 | 22 | 263.5 |
4 1 |  | 54 | 99 | 78 | 20 | 251.0 |
5 1 |  | 46 | 99 | 87 | 18 | 250.0 |
I had a good week with my fantasy team too as my choice to bring in Bruno Fernandes and make him my captain really paid dividends. The only other players to get me points were David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, Milos Kerkez and Bryan Mbeumo, but it was enough to reverse most of my poor week last week and move my team back into the top 60,000 in the overall rankings. I still have three chips left to play and I’m hoping to push on even further from now until the end of the season.
With that in mind I will of course be bringing Mohamed Salah back in this week and the player to go in the opposite direction will be Cole Palmer. My decisions will be made late enough though as I’ll have one eye on the upcoming double Gameweeks after the FA Cup quarter finals. I have no doubt Salah will be my captain and there’s a chance I’ll use my wildcard chip too.
Tuesday April 1
Arsenal v Fulham
7.45pm BST, Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal won 1-0 at home to Chelsea in their last game to move 12 points behind Liverpool at the top of the table, but they have virtually no chance of catching them with just nine games to go. They have only lost one home game this season with only Liverpool taking more points on their own ground and only Forest conceding less goals. They hadn’t won their previous three games before beating Chelsea and no other team has conceded less goals.
The Arsenal defenders and keeper are very good options for fantasy managers at the moment.
Fulham won 2-0 at home to Spurs last time out and they’re now only four points off fourth place. They have won three of their last four away games, but this will be a tough task for them. They have won four of their last six games, but they play the top two in their next two games starting with this one.
I’m still not sure there are any Fulham players doing enough on a consistent basis to interest fantasy managers.
I think this will be a very close game with Arsenal taking the three points.
Prediction: 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United
7.45pm BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves won 2-1 away to Southampton in their last game and that victory moved them nine points clear of the relegation zone with nine games left to play. They have only won once in their last five home games with only four other teams conceding more goals on their own patch. They have taken 10 points from their last six games, but only the three teams below them have conceded more goals.
With Matheus Cunha still suspended Jorgen Strand Larsen is the Wolves player most likely to do well for fantasy managers.
West Ham drew 1-1 away to Everton last time out and they are eight points and one place above Wolves going into this game. They have taken four points from their last two away games and three of their last five games on their travels are against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have taken seven points from their last four games and they will fancy their chances against one of the teams below them in the table.
Jarrod Bowen is the West Ham player who can make a difference for fantasy managers.
I think this will be a close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
8pm BST, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest won 4-2 away to Ipswich in their last game to stay in third place and they now have six points to spare over fifth place in the race for a top four finish. They have taken 20 points from their last eight home games and they kept clean sheets in five of those games with no other team conceding less goals on their own ground. They have taken seven points from their last three games after losing three of the previous four and seven of their remaining nine games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
If he’s fit to play Chris Wood is a very good option for fantasy managers with Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White and all of the Forest defenders and keeper good choices too.
United won 3-0 away to Leicester in their last game to move within seven points of the top half of the table. They have taken 12 points from their last seven away games with only Palace and Arsenal conceding less goals on the road. They have taken eight points and scored nine goals in their last four games, but this is the first of three very tough games in a row.
Bruno Fernandes is the United player to have for fantasy managers at the moment.
I don’t think there will be too much between these two teams, but the chances are Forest will take the three points.
Prediction: 2-1
Wednesday April 2
Bournemouth v Ipswich Town
7.45pm BST, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Bournemouth lost 2-1 at home to Brentford in their last game and that defeat saw them drop to 10th place, but they’re only five points off the top four. They have lost their last three home games and they only scored one goal in those games with no other team in the top half of the table scoring less goals on their own patch. They have only taken one point from their last four games, but four of their next five games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Milos Kerkez and Evanilson are the Bournemouth players who can do very well for fantasy managers.
Ipswich lost 4-2 at home to Forest last time out and they’re now nine points from safety with just nine games left to play. They have only taken two points from their last six away games and their next three games on their travels are all against teams in the top half of the table. They have only taken two points from their last 10 games and they conceded 29 goals in those games with only the two teams below them scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Ipswich players who can make a difference for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Bournemouth will get a badly needed win with a few goals to spare in this game.
Prediction: 3-0
Brighton And Hove Albion v Aston Villa
7.45pm BST, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton twice came from behind to draw 2-2 away to City in their last game and that point moved them within two points of the top four. They have won their last three home games, but only Villa have drawn more games on their own ground. They have taken 13 points from their last five games and they have a fairly good run of games coming up which could see them move into the top four.
Both Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro look like good options for fantasy managers at the moment with Georginio Rutter worth considering too.
Villa didn’t play in the last round of games, but they’re still only four points off the top four as other results went their way. They have taken seven points from their last five away games after losing the previous five with only the bottom four conceding more goals on the road. They only lost twice in their last 11 games, but they drew five of them with no team in the top half of the table conceding more goals.
Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers are the best of the Villa players for fantasy managers.
There won’t be too much between these two teams, but the chances are Brighton will make home advantage play.
Prediction: 2-1
Manchester City v Leicester City
7.45pm BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
City drew 2-2 at home to Brighton in their last game and they’re now only one point behind fourth placed Chelsea. They have only taken one point from their last two home games, but only Liverpool have scored more goals on their own patch. They have only taken seven points from their last six games, but their next six games are all against teams in the bottom half of the table.
With Erling Haaland injured Omar Marmoush is the City player to have for fantasy managers with Josko Gvardiol a possibility too.
Leicester lost 3-0 at home to United last time out and they’re now nine points from safety with only nine games left to play. They have lost eight of their last nine away games with no other team conceding more goals on their travels and only Southampton and Everton scoring less. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games and they failed to score in 11 of those games with only Southampton scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Leicester players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think it’s just a matter of how many goals City can put past Leicester in a routine victory.
Prediction: 4-0
Newcastle United v Brentford
7.45pm BST, St. James’s Park, Newcastle
Newcastle didn’t play in the last round of games as they were busy winning the Carabao Cup Final. They won their last home game after losing the previous two and five of their remaining six home games are against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have lost four of their last seven games, but five of their next six games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
With an extra game coming up shortly Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy and Dan Burn are all looking live very good options for fantasy managers.
Brentford won 2-1 away to Bournemouth in their last game and they’re now only three points off the top half of the table. They have won their last five away games and they scored 14 goals in those games, but this is the first of two very difficult games on the road. They have taken 10 points from their last five games, but they will do very well to get anything from their next three games.
Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are the Brentford players to own for fantasy managers.
I think Newcastle will just about manage to put an end to Brentford’s impressive away run.
Prediction: 2-1
Southampton v Crystal Palace
7.45pm BST, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Wolves in their last game and they’re now 17 points from safety with nine games left to play. They have lost their last nine home games and they conceded 31 goals in those games with no other team scoring less or conceding more goals on their own patch. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and they conceded 34 goals in those games with no other team conceding more or scoring less goals.
I can’t see any Southampton players who can make any sort of impression for fantasy managers.
Palace didn’t play in the last round of games, but they’re only five points off the top half of the table with an extra game to play. They have taken 19 points from their last seven away games and they only conceded one goal in those games with no other team conceding less goals on their travels. They have taken 18 points from their last eight games and they kept clean sheets in five of those games.
With that extra game coming up soon Jean-Philippe Mateta (if he’s fit to play), Ismaila Sarr and all of the Palace defenders and keeper look like good choices for fantasy managers.
I can’t see anything other than a comfortable Palace win in this game.
Prediction: 0-3
Liverpool v Everton
8pm BST, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool didn’t play in the last round of games as they were getting beaten by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup Final. They have won their last four home games and no other team has taken more points or scored more goals on their own ground. They are unbeaten in 25 games and no other team has scored more goals with only Arsenal conceding less.
Mohamed Salah is an absolute must have for fantasy managers with Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold very good options too.
Everton drew 1-1 at home to West Ham in their last game and they could move up as far as 13th with the right result in this game. They have taken eight points from their last four away games, but no other team has scored less goals on the road. They are unbeaten in nine games, but they have drawn five of their last six with no other team drawing more games and only the bottom three scoring less goals.
Beto might be the only Everton player for fantasy managers to keep an eye on at the moment given his price, but their fixtures are very difficult.
I think Liverpool will edge closer to their inevitable league title with a win by a couple of goals in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Thursday April 3
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
8pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea lost 1-0 away to Arsenal last time out, but they managed to hold on to their place in the top four. They have won their last four home games and they scored 10 goals in those games with their next three games on their own patch all against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have lost four of their last seven games, but they have a good run of games coming up.
None of the Chelsea players are doing much for fantasy managers at the moment, but that could change over the next few weeks.
Spurs lost 2-0 away to Fulham in their last game and they have all their eggs in the Europa League basket at this point. They lost their last away game, but they won the previous two with only the bottom two losing more games on their travels. They have only taken one point from their last three games, but only Liverpool have scored more goals.
Despite their lowly position Son Heung-Min, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski can all do well for fantasy managers.
This isn’t an easy game to call, but the chances are Chelsea will take the three points by a narrow margin.
Prediction: 2-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
