| Ryan Babel The EPL flop may escape from sinking Liverpool with a price of £6m. |
Back to Fantasy. There will be three replacement fixtures this week, so do try to stock up double gamers whenever possible. The winter transfer wildcard can do you a lot of good this week, but I still believe try using it as late as possible.
PART I: PRE-MATCH ANALYSES
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| Darren Bent Faces gameweek double on his debut gameweek for Aston Villa. |
- Liverpool (Wolves@away, Fulham@home) - Kenny Dalglish is still waiting for his first victory in charge and it seems very possible in this gameweek. Wolves is weak at defence and adding a game against Fulham at home, attackers such as Torres and Kuyt remain the most attractive option from the Reds. Martin Kelly is the only defender I would recommend from Liverpool with such a mouth-watering price.
- Wigan (Arsenal@away, Aston Villa@home) - Not so sure about Latics. Arsenal is in an upbeat form at the moment and it will be hard for Martinez's side to win against the team who has kept three consecutive premier league clean sheets. It won't be easy as well against Villa since they have recruited Darren Bent who will ultimately solve their finishing weakness. N'Zogbia and Rodallega might score one or two, but don't expect much.
- Blackpool (Sunderland@home, Man Utd@home) - It's ridiculous if you still don't have Charlie Adam at your squad. The skipper has already scored 31 bonus points and there will be another gameweek double for him at gameweek 27. DJ Campbell is the second pick as always. As for the defence, I don't think they can guard Gyan of Sunderland and Berbatov, Rooney and Nani of United.
- Fulham (Stoke City@home, Liverpool@away) - I am not surprised to see Fulham score four points this week. Clinton Dempsey remains your Fulham's fantasy ace and may rack up a goal or assist and also bonuses. Hangeland can grab a clean sheet against Stoke. Fulham players won't be good long term buys though as they will face Chelsea and Man City on gameweek 27 and 28.
- Manchester United (Birmingham@home, Blackpool@away) - Six points are on Fergie's hands. Blackpool is the worst home player of the league, so no worries for United's woeful away performance. I expect one clean sheet out of the two, with Nani the most potential candidate for captain. You might want to bet on Berbatov - he can burst any time as long as he partners with Rooney.
- Aston Villa (Man City@home, Wigan@away) - I would have swapped for Bent directly right after his transfer was confirmed, but a game against Man City cancelled my plan. Bent will still be the most tempting bargain of the team since the likes such as Downing, Young and Albrighton will promise unlimited supplies for him to score. It's almost certain that Bent will get his first goal this gameweek.
All Games
- Wolves v Liverpool (1-1) - Rome was not built in one day so I don't expect Dalglish to recover the Reds' away confidence so fast.
- Arsenal v Wigan (3-0) - Captain Van Persie if you own him.
- Blackpool v Sunderland (1-1) - Holloway may sneak home with points as Sunderland is now in post-Bent transition period.
- Everton v West Ham (2-1) - Just deploy every single Everton player you have.
- Fulham v Stoke City (2-0) - The cottagers are in fine form and I expect that to continue against mid-table opposition.
- Man Utd v Birmingham (2-0) - Sir Alex to maintain his great record against his ex-players.
- Newcastle v Tottenham (2-2) - I expect tough challenge from Magpies.
- Aston Villa v Man City (2-3) - Darren Bent will add the dimension that Villa lacks but Man City is still too strong for them.
- Blackburn v West Brom (2-2) - Should be an entertaining match.
- Bolton v Chelsea (1-2) - Bolton's form has been lacklustre recently so I think Chelsea can complete the double.
- Blackpool v Man Utd (2-3) - One is poor at home while the other is poor at away. Victory should be on the side which has better class.
- Wigan v Aston Villa (1-2) - You just simply cannot ignore the effect of Darren Bent.
- Liverpool v Fulham (2-1) - Dalglish simply has to win to repay his fans' support.
PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS
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| Clinton Dempsey The man that you should get from Fulham this week. |
- Nani/Berbatov/Rooney - Good games for them to rack up plenty of fantasy points.
- Dempsey - Major goal scorer + bonus pointer for two games.
- Van Persie - Wigan's a cake for him.
- Torres - Both opponents' defences aren't strong so he should have plenty of chance to score.
Buy-Ins
- Nani/Vidic - Most reliable Man Utd players in offence and defence each. Gameweek doubles at Gw 24 and 28.
- Downing/Young/Albrighton - Bent will help them to record more assists.
- Kelly - Amazingly cheap for a full back.
- Van Persie - Has been showing spectacular form recently.
Sell-Outs
- Bolton players - they're experiencing a sharp decline in form.
Squad of XV
GK: Van der Sar
DF: Vidic, Kelly, Hangeland
MF: Meireles, Adam, Dempsey, N'Zogbia, Nani(C)
F: Torres, Van Persie
Subs (in order): Kingson, Rodallega, Evatt, Alcaraz
Captain: Nani
Emergency Captain: Value
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