| Rank | Player | Res | Cls | Exa | Slm | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - |  | 50 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 250.0 |
2 - |  | 42 | 115.5 | 72 | 20 | 249.5 |
3 - |  | 55 | 88.5 | 81 | 21 | 245.5 |
4 - |  | 41 | 91.5 | 84 | 16 | 232.5 |
5 1 |  | 52 | 90 | 72 | 18 | 232.0 |
I did fairly well with my fantasy team too as I moved up to my highest overall ranking of the season. Mohamed Salah managed something as my captain with Bryan Mbeumo, David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ola Aina and Ibrahima Konate all adding points along with Arnie Slot as my assistant manager. Salah will be my captain again this week with a home game against Southampton and Cole Palmer could be an option for the armband too as he plays at home to Leicester.
I need to make a few changes to my squad with four teams not playing next week as well as injuries and suspensions taking their toll. There is the option of using my free hit next week, but I will probably save it for the FA Cup semi final weekend. The most likely change for me this week is Milos Kerkez coming in for Lewis Hall or Omar Marmoush for Matheus Cunha.
Saturday March 8
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
12.30pm GMT, City Ground, Nottingham
Forest drew 0-0 at home to Arsenal in their last game to stay in third place, but they’re only one point ahead of City going into this game. They have taken 17 points from their last seven home games with no other team conceding less goals on their own ground. They have only won once in their last five games and they conceded 11 goals in those games, but they have a good run of games after this one.
Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White are the Forest players to have at the moment for fantasy managers.
City won 1-0 away to Spurs last time out to close the gap on two of the three teams ahead of them. They have taken 10 points from their last five away games after only taking one point in the previous five. They have taken 19 points from their last nine games and they scored 25 goals in those games with only Liverpool scoring more goals.
Erling Haaland is the best of the City players for fantasy managers with Omar Marmoush worth considering too.
I think this will be a very close game with a draw being the most likely outcome.
Prediction: 1-1
Brighton And Hove Albion v Fulham
3pm GMT, AMEX Stadium, Brighton
Brighton won 2-1 at home to Bournemouth in their last game and they’re only four points behind fourth place. They have won their last three home games after failing to win the previous five with only Villa drawing more games on their own patch. They have won their last three games and they scored nine goals in those games with only Everton drawing more games.
Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro are the Brighton players who are looking good for fantasy managers at the moment.
Fulham won 2-1 away to Wolves last time out and they’re only one point behind Brighton going into this game. They have won their last three away games with only the top three taking more points on their travels. They have won four of their last six games, but they have a tough run of games coming up.
Antonee Robinson is the best bet in the Fulham team for fantasy managers.
With these two teams so fond of drawing games a draw would seem to be the most obvious result in this game.
Prediction: 1-1
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town
3pm GMT, Selhurst Park, London
Palace won 4-1 at home to Villa in their last game to move up to 12th place in the table. They won their last home game after only taking one point from the previous three with only the bottom three scoring less goals on their own ground. They have only lost twice in their last 10 games and their next two opponents are both in the bottom three, but they don’t play next week.
With Jean-Philippe Mateta injured the Palace defenders and keeper are the probably the players to look at for fantasy managers.
Ipswich lost 3-2 away to 10 man United last time out and they’re five points from safety with 11 games left to play. They have only taken two points from their last five away games and they conceded 11 goals in those games. They have only taken one point from their last seven games and they conceded 22 goals in those games with only Southampton and Leicester conceding more goals.
Liam Delap is the only Ipswich player for fantasy managers to even consider.
I think Palace should be good enough at home to take the three points in this game.
Prediction: 2-1
Liverpool v Southampton
3pm GMT, Anfield, Liverpool
Liverpool won 2-0 at home to Newcastle in their last game to move 13 points clear at the top of the table and the league is as good as over already. They’re unbeaten in their last 11 home games with no other team taking more points or conceding less goals on their own patch. They’re unbeaten in 24 games with no other team scoring more goals and only Arsenal conceding less.
Mohamed Salah is an absolute must have for fantasy managers with all of their defenders and keeper great choices too along with Luis Diaz.
Southampton lost 4-0 away to Chelsea last time out to remain rooted to the foot of the table and it’s just a matter of when their relegation is confirmed at this stage. They have only taken five points from their 14 away games with no other team scoring less goals on their travels. They have only won once in their last 17 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 comprehensive Liverpool victory in this game.
Prediction: 4-0
Brentford v Aston Villa
5.30pm GMT, Gtech Community Stadium, London
Brentford drew 1-1 at home to Brentford in their last game and they’re now four points off the top half of the table. They have only taken two points from their last six home games, but no other team has scored more goals on their own ground. They have taken 10 points from their last five games and they only conceded four goals in those games.
Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are the Brentford players who can make a difference for fantasy managers.
Villa lost 4-1 away to Palace last time out to drop to 10th place, but they’re still only five points off the top four. They have only taken four points from their last nine away games with only four other teams taking less points on the road. They have only won once in their last seven games, but they drew four of them with no other team in the top half of the table conceding more goals.
Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers are the Villa players to have for fantasy managers.
I think Brentford will make home advantage count to take the three points against a Villa team who aren’t travelling well at the moment.
Prediction: 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton
8pm GMT, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Wolves lost 2-1 at home to Fulham in their last game, but they’re still five points above the bottom three. They have lost three of their last four home games, but five of their remaining six games on their own patch are against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have won two of their last four games after losing the previous four, but they could struggle for the next few games with Matheus Cunha suspended.
With Cunha suspended it’s difficult to see any other Wolves players who might do well for fantasy managers, but Jorgen Strand Larsen might be a possibility.
Everton drew 1-1 away to Brentford last time out and they are 10 points ahead of Wolves going into this game, but only one place above them. They have taken seven points from their last three away games, but no other team has scored less goals on their travels. They have taken 15 points and scored 15 goals in their last seven games, but only the bottom three have scored less goals.
The Everton defenders and keeper are looking good for fantasy managers at the moment with Beto an option too.
I think Everton’s resurgence will continue with a narrow win in this game.
Prediction: 1-2
Sunday March 9
Chelsea v Leicester City
2pm GMT, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea won 4-0 at home to Southampton in their last game and they’re only one point off the top four. They have won their last three home games and they scored nine goals in those games with five of their last six home games against teams in the bottom half of the table. They have only won three of their last 11 games, but only one of their next five opponents are in the top half of the table.
Cole Palmer is the best of the Chelsea players for fantasy managers.
Leicester lost 2-0 away to West Ham last time out and they’re five points from safety, but it’s hard to see how they can get even those five points before the end of the season on current form. They have lost seven of their last eight away games with no other team conceding more goals on the road. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and they conceded 31 goals in those games with only Southampton scoring less and conceding more goals.
I can’t see any Leicester players to recommend to fantasy managers.
I can’t see anything other than a comfortable Chelsea victory in this game.
Prediction: 3-0
Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth
2pm GMT, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Spurs lost 1-0 at home to City in their last game and they’re still nine points off the top half of the table. They have only won once in their last nine home games and they conceded 21 goals in those games, but only Brentford have scored scored more goals on their own patch. They had won three games in a row before losing to City and only Liverpool have scored more goals.
Brennan Johnson, Son Heung-Min, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are the Spurs players who can all do well for fantasy managers.
Bournemouth lost 2-1 away to Brighton last time out, but they’re still within four points of fourth place. They lost their last away game after taking 17 points from the previous seven and only three other teams have taken more points on their travels. They have lost three of their last four games after being unbeaten in the previous 11 and six of their next seven games are against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Milos Kerkez are the Bournemouth players to have for fantasy managers at the moment.
I think Bournemouth have enough to take the game to Spurs and manage a narrow victory.
Prediction: 1-2
Manchester United v Arsenal
4.30pm GMT. Old Trafford, Manchester
United won 3-2 at home to Ipswich in their last game despite playing with 10 men for much of the game, but they still need to make up nine points to move into the top half of the table. They have lost five of their last seven home games and their next two games on their own ground are against last season’s top two. They have only won four of their last 14 games and four of their next five games are against teams in the top six.
Bruno Fernandes is the United player who can make an impression for fantasy managers at the moment.
Arsenal drew 0-0 away to Forest last time out and their chances of winning the league are now gone. They are unbeaten in their last nine away games and they have kept clean sheets in their last three games on the road with only Palace conceding less goals away from home. They have only lost once in their last 17 games, but they have failed to score in their last two games and no other team has conceded less goals.
The Arsenal defenders and keeper are all good choices for fantasy managers with Ethan Nwaneri a possibility too.
I think Arsenal will be too strong for United and should take the three points in this game.
Prediction: 1-2
Monday March 10
West Ham United v Newcastle United
8pm GMT, London Stadium, London
West Ham won 2-0 at home to Leicester in their last game to move up to 15th place, but they’re still nine points off the top half of the table. They won their last home game after only winning one of the previous five and their next two games on their own patch are very difficult. They have won their last two games without conceding a goal after only winning two of the previous 10, but only four other teams have conceded more goals.
Jarrod Bowen is the West Ham player who can do really well for fantasy managers at the moment.
Newcastle lost 2-0 away to Liverpool last time out, but they are still only three points off fourth place. They lost their last two away games without scoring a goal, but they won the previous four and their next two games on their travels are against teams in the bottom six. They have lost four of their last six games while conceding 16 goals in those games and they don’t play next week.
With Alexander Isak possibly injured and Anthony Gordon suspended Jacob Murphy is probably the Newcastle player most likely to perform for fantasy managers.
I don’t think there will be too much between these two teams and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the spoils shared.
Prediction: 1-1
That’s it for this week.
See you next week.
