Gameweek 19 Fantasy Preview

Santa Claus hopes that there will be Premier League games to enjoy after his tedious Christmas routine.

Tim Cahill made a number of fantasy managers survived the series of game delays after a fantastic 13 point display from this emergency captain. That makes a great margin between those who own him and those who don't!

And now here comes the busiest part of the Premier League season - Christmas. There will be four games in eleven days, and with the weather still not turning good yet, do take a very good care of your team in this period to win against your rivals in your mini league...

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PART I: PRE-MATCH ANALYSES

Arshavin and Walcott
Can they get three points as their Boxing Day present?

Arsenal v Chelsea
The Blues will visit to Emirates this Monday as both sides will try their best to avoid being drop out of the title race.

Both teams missed last week's matches due to bad weather. Chelsea will continue to miss Alex and Bosingwa so Ferreira will continue to be the opportunity for Arsenal, especially when Arshavin should be more than familiar than anyone else against extreme weather.

The Gunners' recent meetings against Chelsea have been awful, but I think they will be able to get some advantage this time and sink Abramovich's army.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

The Rest

• Fulham v West Ham (1-0) - The Hammers are still struggling to find their form.
• Blackburn v Stoke City (1-0) - Blackburn still look great without Big Sam.
• Blackpool v Liverpool (1-1) - Undersoil heating remain a problem for Blackpool's home game. Don't put too much hope on away Liverpool though.
• Bolton v West Brom (2-1) - The home side is clearly more reliable.
• Everton v Birmingham (2-1) - Tim Cahill to continue his fine form before leaving for Asian Cup in the next two weeks.
• Man Utd v Sunderland (2-1) - Welbeck will not be eligible against his former club so Gyan will take the chance. Home side will win though.
• Newcastle v Man City (1-2) - Tevez has resolved his problems with the club to the skipper should lead the club to victory.
• Wolves v Wigan (1-2) - Expect N'Zogbia to fire up against one of the poorest defence in the league.
• Aston Villa v Tottenham (1-1) - Expect no clean sheets from this close and unpredictable game.

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PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS

Wayne Rooney
Your captain for Boxing Day.

Captain Picks

• Rooney/Nani/Berbatov - Strong home advantage and motivation for the Red Devils.
• Tim Cahill - On spectacular form.

Squad of XV

GK: Schwarzer

DF: Samba, Hangeland, Rafael

MF: Arshavin, N'Zogbia, Nani, Tim Cahill

F: Rooney(C), K Davies, Tevez

Subs (in order): Robinson, Albrighton, Coleman, Kyrgiakos

Captain: Rooney

Emergency Captain: Tevez

Starting XI Value: £84.1m

Total Team Value: £103.3m