| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 6 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 67.0 |
2 |  | 8 | 22.5 | 30 | 4 | 64.5 |
3 | | 9 | 25.5 | 24 | 5 | 63.5 |
4 |  | 10 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 59.0 |
5 | | 11 | 22.5 | 21 | 4 | 58.5 |
My choice of Erling Haaland as my captain paid off for me and five of my other players returned points too, but I still dropped marginally overall. I’m not too worried though as I’m heading in the right direction and I’m confident my overall position will improve. I’ll be going with Haaland as my captain again this week as I can’t see a better option whenever he is playing in his current form.
Saturday October 1
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
12.30pm BST, Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal won 3-0 away to Brentford in their last game to stay one point clear of City and Spurs at the top of the table. They are one of three teams with a 100% record at home, but this will be their biggest test on their own ground so far. They have won six of their seven games with only City and Spurs scoring more goals.
There are quite a few Arsenal players for fantasy managers to choose from at the moment with Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes all in very good form.
Spurs won 6-2 at home to Leicester in their last game and they’re only one point behind Arsenal going into this game. They are still unbeaten away from home, but they have drawn two of their three games and this is the first of a run of three tough games on the road. They’re one of only two unbeaten teams with only City scoring more goals and they will go ahead of Arsenal if they can win this game.
Harry Kane is the Spurs player impressing the most for fantasy managers at the moment, but Heung-Min Son got his season well and truly back on track with a hat trick against Leicester.
I think this will be a very close game with Arsenal probably winning by a single goal.
Prediction: 2-1
Bournemouth v Brentford
3pm BST, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Bournemouth drew 1-1 away to Newcastle in their last game and they’re only outside the top half of the table on goal difference. They have taken four points from their three home games, but they have a relatively good run of home games coming up. All three of their defeats have been heavy with only Leicester conceding more goals.
Both Dominic Solanke and Philip Billing are worth considering for fantasy managers, but it is a risk to own Bournemouth players.
Brentford lost 3-0 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 haven’t won away from home yet, but this game should give them the ideal opportunity to break that duck. Only three other teams have scored more goals and they have a very good run of games coming up.
Ivan Toney is the Brentford player to have for fantasy managers while Mathias Jensen could be considered too.
I think Brentford should be good enough to win this game by a couple of goals.
Prediction: 1-3
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
3pm BST, Selhurst Park, London
Palace haven’t played in a month and they’re only two places and two points above the bottom three. Their only home defeat so far came against table topping Arsenal, but they will have their work cut out to get anything from this game. They have only won once so far, but they have a reasonable run of games after this one.
Wilfried Zaha has done pretty well for fantasy managers so far with Eberechi Eze worth a look at too.
Chelsea haven’t played in a month either and they’re only three points off the top four despite not having the best start to their season. They have lost two of their three away games and they only scored two goals in those three games with only Wolves and Forest scoring less goals on their travels. Their biggest issue is their lack of goals, but they could put an end to that with some good fixtures over the next few weeks.
With a new manager at the helm Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Reece James might just be on an upward spiral 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
Fulham v Newcastle United
3pm BST, Craven Cottage, London
Fulham won 3-2 away to Forest in their last game game and they’re a point and a place ahead of Chelsea going into this game. They have taken seven points from their three home games and only four other teams have scored more goals on their own patch. They don’t play any of the top six in their next six games which could give them a chance to consolidate their position in the top half of the table.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is the Fulham player to have for fantasy managers with Andreas Pereira available at a good price and doing pretty well too.
Newcastle drew 1-1 at home to Bournemouth in their last game and that point was just enough to keep them in the top half of the table. They haven’t won away from home yet, but they have drawn two of their three games with only Wolves and Forest scoring less goals on the road. They haven’t won in six games, but they drew five of them and no other team has drawn more games.
With Alexander Isak injured Kieran Trippier is probably the Newcastle player most likely to get some points for fantasy managers unless Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson are back from their injuries.
This looks like being another very close game with the spoils most likely being shared.
Prediction: 1-1
Liverpool v Brighton And Hove Albion
3pm BST, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool haven’t played in a month and they’re already nine points off the top of the table after a slow start to their season. They have taken seven points from their three home games though with only City and Spurs scoring more goals at home and no other team conceding less. They have only won two games so far, but only the top three have scored more goals and only Brighton have conceded less.
Despite Liverpool’s issues at the moment Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all still good choices for fantasy managers.
Brighton haven’t played in a month either, but they managed to hold on to their place in the top four. They have won two of their three away games and no other team has conceded less goals away from home. They have won four of their six games and no other team has conceded less goals, but they have some very tough games coming up.
Pascal Gross, Leandro Trossard, Alexis MacAllister and Roberto Sanchez have all done very well so far for fantasy managers, but it’s not easy to know how they will fare with a new manager in charge.
I think Liverpool will get a much needed win in this game, but Brighton won’t make it easy for them.
Prediction: 2-1
Southampton v Everton
3pm BST, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Southampton lost 1-0 away to Villa in their last game and they’re behind Everton on goal difference going into this game. They have taken four points from their three home games, but only the bottom three have taken less points at home. They have lost three of their last four games and they only scored one goal in those games.
James Ward-Prowse is usually very dependable for fantasy managers, but even he hasn’t done much so far this season.
Everton won 1-0 at home to West Ham in their last game and they’re now within one point of the top half of the table. They haven’t won away from home yet, but they have drawn two of their three games. They have drawn more than half of their games with only Newcastle drawing more while only Wolves and West Ham have scored less goals.
I’m not sure there are any Everton players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
I can’t see there being too much between these two teams and the chances are the game will end all square.
Prediction: 1-1
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
5.30pm BST, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
West Ham lost 1-0 away to Everton last time out and they’re still in the bottom three going into this game, but they’re only one place behind Wolves. No other team has taken less points or scored less goals on their own patch, but their next two games are at home. Only Leicester have lost more games and no other team has scored less goals.
I can’t see any West Ham players to recommend to fantasy managers given their current form, but that could change over the next few weeks.
Wolves lost 3-0 at home to City in their last game and they’re only one place and two points above the relegation zone going into this game. They have only taken one point and scored one goal in their three away games and three of their next four games are on the road. They have failed to score in four of their seven games with no other team scoring less goals even though they haven’t conceded a lot of goals either.
I can’t see any Wolves players to interest fantasy managers at the moment.
I think this is a tough game to call, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it end in a scoreless draw.
Prediction: 0-0
Sunday October 2
Manchester City v Manchester United
2pm BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
City won 3-0 away to Wolves in their last game and they will find themselves on top of the table if they win this game and Arsenal don’t beat Spurs. They’re one of three teams with a 100% record at home and no other team has scored more or conceded less goals on their own ground. They’re still unbeaten with no other team scoring more goals and only Brighton conceding less and it looks like the league is theirs to lose.
Erling Haaland is an absolute must have for fantasy managers with Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and all of City’s defenders and keeper good choices too.
United haven’t played in a month, but they were on a very good run of results when things slowed down and they’re only one point off the top four. They have won two of their three away games, but only Wolves and Forest have scored less goals on the road. They have won their last four games and they kept clean sheets in two of those games, but they will do very well to get anything out of this game.
Marcus Rashford is the United player who looks the most likely to do well for fantasy managers if he’s fit to play while Jadon Sancho is worth considering too and their defenders could do well after this game.
I can’t see anything other than a City victory in this game and they should have at least a couple of goals to spare.
Prediction: 3-1
Leeds United v Aston Villa
4.30pm BST, Elland Road, Leeds
Leeds are another team who haven’t played in a month, but they’re only outside the top half of the table on goal difference. They have taken seven points from their three home games and no other team has conceded less goals on their own ground. They have only taken one point from their last three games and they conceded seven goals in those games, but they have a fairly good run of games coming up.
If he’s fit to play Rodrigo is the Leeds player to interest fantasy managers.
Villa won 1-0 at home to Southampton in their last game and they’re only one point behind Leeds going into this game. They’re one of two teams without a point away from home with only Wolves and Forest scoring less goals on their travels. They won their last game after only taking one point from the previous four, but only three other teams have scored less goals.
I’m not sure there are any Villa players doing enough to interest fantasy managers at the moment, but that could change over the next few weeks.
I think this is a game which could go either way, but Leeds will probably win narrowly.
Prediction: 2-1
Monday October 3
Leicester City v Nottingham Forest
8pm BST, King Power Stadium, Leicester
Leicester lost 6-2 away to Spurs in their last game and that defeat left them rooted to the foot of the table. Their only point so far came at home, but they will be hopeful of improving on that in their next three home games. They have lost their last six games and they conceded 20 goals in those games with no other team conceding more goals.
Despite Leicester’s lowly position James Maddison is still a good choice for fantasy managers.
Forest lost 3-2 at home to Fulham last time out and they’re only one place above Leicester going into this game. They have only taken one point away from home and no other team has scored less goals on the road while only two other teams have conceded more. They have lost their last four games and they conceded 14 goals in those games with only Leicester and Bournemouth conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Forest players to recommend to fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Leicester might just have enough in attack to get their first win of the season in this game.
Prediction: 3-2
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
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