| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 45 | 150 | 81 | 30 | 306.0 |
2 - |  | 54 | 132 | 78 | 25 | 289.0 |
3 - | | 47 | 108 | 96 | 19 | 270.0 |
4 - |  | 47 | 123 | 66 | 23 | 259.0 |
5 - |  | 46 | 111 | 81 | 17 | 255.0 |
There are only two teams with an extra game this week and the players from Burnley and Everton don’t exactly look too appealing to fantasy managers at the moment. With Liverpool at home to Watford I can’t see a better choice for captain than Mohamed Salah yet again while the players from Leicester, Chelsea and Arsenal all have extra games to play in the run in which makes them good choices for anyone’s team. I would imagine quite a few players will be using their Wildcard this week and I will have to do so too to bring Salah back in unless I take a points hit.
Saturday April 2
Liverpool v Watford
12.30pm BST,Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool didn’t play last time out, but they won 2-0 away to Arsenal in the previous week to move within one point of City at the top of the table. They’re the only team still unbeaten at home and no other team has conceded less goals on their own ground. They have won their last nine games and they only conceded two goals in those games with no other team scoring more goals.
Mohamed Salah is still the standout Liverpool player for fantasy managers and he could do very well in this game while all of their defenders and keeper are very good choices too along with Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota.
Watford didn’t play last time out either, but they won 2-1 away to Southampton in the previous week to keep themselves within three points of the relative safety of 17th place. They have only lost two of their last seven away games and it’s their away form which is keeping their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. They have lost 12 of their last 17 games with only Leeds and Norwich conceding more goals.
I don’t think there are any Watford players to interest fantasy managers at the moment, but Cucho Hernandez has done well recently.
I can’t see anything other than a comfortable Liverpool victory in this game.
Prediction: 3-0
Brighton And Hove Albion v Norwich City
3pm BST, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton didn’t play in the last Gameweek, but they lost 2-0 at home to both Liverpool and Spurs the previous week and they’re now three points off the top half of the table. They have lost their last four home games without scoring with only three other teams taking less points at home and no other team scoring less goals on their own patch. They have lost their last six games and they only scored one goal in those games with only the bottom two clubs scoring less goals.
I don’t think there are any Brighton players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment, but that could change in this game.
Norwich didn’t play in the last Gameweek either and they lost 2-1 away to Leeds the previous week and they’re still at the foot of the table with eight points to make up on 17th place and only nine games left to play. They have lost six of their last seven away games with no other team scoring less goals on the road and only Leeds conceding more. They have lost their last six games and they conceded 17 goals in those games with only Leeds conceding more goals and no other team scoring less.
Teemu Pukki has done well in recent weeks for fantasy managers, but it’s always a risk to pick Norwich players considering how few goals they score.
I think Brighton will get back to winning ways with a couple of goals to spare in this game.
Prediction: 2-0
Burnley v Manchester City
3pm BST, Turf Moor, Burnley
Burnley lost 2-0 away to Brentford the last time they played and they’re still in the bottom three with four points to make up on 17th place. They have lost three of their last four home games and they failed to score in each of those defeats with no other team scoring less goals at home. They have lost their last three games without scoring with only Norwich scoring less goals, but they have a run of games coming up after this one which could give them a chance of staying up.
With two games this week Burnley players might look like a good option for fantasy managers with Wout Weghorst and Nick Pope probably the best of them.
City drew 0-0 away to Palace in their last game and they’re now only one point above Liverpool at the top of the table. They have taken 29 points from their last 11 away games with no other team conceding less goals on their travels. They have won 16 of their last 19 games with no other team conceding less goals and only Liverpool scoring more.
Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez are the attacking City players most likely to do well for fantasy managers while all of their defenders and their keeper are very good choices too.
I think City should win this game with a few goals to spare.
Prediction: 0-3
Chelsea v Brentford
3pm BST, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea won 1-0 at home to Newcastle the last time they played, but they’re still 11 points behind City with a game in hand. They are unbeaten in nine home games, but they drew five of them while only Liverpool have conceded less goals on their own patch. They have won their last five games and they only conceded one goal in those games with only City conceding less goals.
Chelsea’s defenders and keeper are the best choices for fantasy managers while both Mason Mount and Kai Havertz are looking pretty good too.
Brentford lost 2-1 away to Leicester in their last game, but they’re still looking in good shape with eight points to spare over the bottom three. They have lost six of their last seven away games with only three other teams conceding more goals away from home. They have won two of their last three games to move away from the relegation zone and they only need another couple of wins to guarantee their survival in the top flight.
Ivan Toney has been in very good form recently for fantasy managers, but he will do well to get anything from this game.
I think Chelsea will keep their hold on third place by taking the three points in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Leeds United v Southampton
3pm BST, Elland Road, Leeds
Leeds came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 away to Wolves in their last game and that win moved them seven points clear of the relegation zone. They won their last home game after losing the previous six with only Watford and Norwich conceding more goals on their own ground. They have won their last two games, but they haven’t kept a clean sheet in 16 games with no other team conceding more goals.
Raphinha is the Leeds player who can make a difference for fantasy managers.
Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Watford in their last game and that defeat saw them drop into the bottom half of the table. They have only won two of their last nine away games with only Leeds and Norwich conceding more goals on their travels. They have lost their last three games after only losing one of the previous 10 and they play two of the top four in their next two games after this one.
James Ward-Prowse is the Southampton player most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers while Che Adams has done well recently too.
I think this will be a close game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a draw.
Prediction: 2-2
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
3pm BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves lost 3-2 at home to Leeds after leading 2-0 in their last game and they’re now eight points off the top four. They have lost three of their last five home games with only four other teams scoring less goals at home. They have lost four of their last six games and they have struggled to score goals consistently this season.
With a good run of games coming up the Wolves defenders and keeper are looking pretty good for fantasy managers.
Villa lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in their last game, but they managed to hold on to their place in the top half of the table. They have won two of their last three away games, but only Norwich have lost more games on the road. They have lost their last two games after winning the previous three and no other team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.
Phillippe Coutinho is the Villa player most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers.
I think this will be another very close game with the spoils most likely shared.
Prediction: 1-1
Manchester United v Leicester City
5.30pm BST, Old Trafford, Manchester
United won 3-2 at home to Spurs in their last game, but they’re now four points off the top four and they have played a game more than Arsenal who are in fourth place. They’re unbeaten in five home games and their remaining home games are all pretty good fixtures with the exception of Chelsea. They have only lost one of their last 10 games, but they drew four of them and their margin of error is very narrow now if they want to finish in the top four.
Bruno Fernandes is still the United player most likely to make a difference for fantasy managers while Jadon Sancho has looked good recently and it’s hard to ignore Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick in his last game.
Leicester won 2-1 at home to Brentford last time out and that win was enough to move them into the top half of the table. They have lost five of their last six away games with only three other teams taking less points on their travels. They have won three of their last four games and they kept clean sheets in two of those games, but no other team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.
James Maddison and Harvey Barnes are both looking like good choices for fantasy managers at the moment and Leicester have a few games in hand too.
I don’t think there will be too much between these two teams teams and I wouldn’t be surprised to see this game end in a draw.
Prediction: 2-2
Sunday April 3
West Ham United v Everton
2pm BST, London Stadium, London
West Ham lost 3-1 away to Spurs last time out and they’re now six points off the top four and they have played two games more than Arsenal. They have taken 10 points from their last four home games and only three other teams have scored more goals on their own ground. They have only won three of their last nine games and their chances of a top four finish are fading quickly.
Jarrod Bowen is the West Ham player who has impressed the most for fantasy managers, but he might not be back from injury for this game and Said Benrahma has done well in his absence.
Everton lost 1-0 at home to Wolves and then won 1-0 at home to Newcastle in their last Gameweek and that win kept them three points above the bottom three. They have only taken one point from their last nine away games and no other team has taken less points on the road. They had lost four games in a row before beating Newcastle and they failed to score in each of those defeats.
Even with two games this week I’m still struggling to find any Everton players to recommend to fantasy managers.
I think West Ham will get back to winning ways with a couple of goals to spare in this game.
Prediction: 3-1
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
4.30pm BST, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs won 3-1 at home to West Ham in their last game and they’re now in fifth place with Arsenal three points ahead of them. They have won their last two home games after losing the previous two and they scored eight goals in those two wins. They have won five of their last seven games and they scored 19 goals in those games while no other team has drawn less games.
Heung-Min Son, Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski are all in very good form for fantasy managers at the moment and they have a good run of fixtures coming up.
Newcastle lost 1-0 away to both Chelsea and Everton in their last Gameweek to put an end to their good run of results, but they still have nine points to spare over the relegation zone. They have lost their last two away games after taking 10 points from the previous four. They lost their last two games after going nine games unbeaten and they will do well to get anything from this game.
Both Ryan Fraser and Joe Willock have looked good for fantasy managers recently while Allan Saint-Maximin could do well too now that he’s fit again.
I think Spurs will keep up their pursuit of a top four place by taking the three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Monday April 4
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
8pm BST, Selhurst Park, London
Palace drew 0-0 at home to City last time out and they’re only two points off the top half of the table. They have only taken two points from their last five home games, but they played each of the top three teams in those games. They have only won once in their last 10 games, but they drew five of them and no other team has drawn more games.
Conor Gallagher, Wilfried Zaha and Jean-Philippe Mateta have all done quite well recently for fantasy managers and they’re certainly worth considering.
Arsenal won 1-0 away to Villa in their last game to hold on to their place in the top four and they have played less games than all the teams chasing them. They have won their last five away games and they scored 14 goals in those games, but six of their last 10 games are away from home. They have won six of their last seven games with only the top two winning more games.
Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette are the attacking Arsenal players to have for fantasy managers at the moment while their defenders and keeper are performing well too.
I think this is a game which could go either way, but I think Arsenal might just manage a narrow victory.
Prediction: 1-2
Wednesday April 6
Burnley v Everton
7.30pm BST, Turf Moor, Burnley
Burnley play their second home game of the week and Everton can’t be as tough as their game against City. If they can win this game they will give themselves a very good chance of catching Everton. They have a run of games coming up starting with this one which give them every chance of doing just that.
As I said already Burnley players have to be considered by fantasy managers with two games this week and they actually have five games over the next three Gameweeks.
Everton play their second away game of the week and they will see this as the one with the best chance of getting some points. Given their away record they will be more than happy to get anything out of this game. If they can manage a win they will give themselves some breathing space ahead of some tough games coming up.
At a push both Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison could do well for fantasy managers with two games to play this week.
This is a very big game for two teams looking to avoid relegation and I think the most likely outcome is a draw.
Prediction: 1-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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