Gameweek 13 Fantasy Preview

Joey Barton
Punched Pedersen in his last game and banned for three games.

The Premier League will back on action again this weekend with fatigue a major concern for fantasy managers. Be prepared for some unexpected drop-offs and a big number of clean sheets.

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PART I: PRE-MATCH ANALYSES

Robin Van Persie
Deserves a close monitor by fantasy managers.

Everton v Arsenal
The Gunners will face a tough challenge this week facing the Toffees who is undefeated for seven games.

It's pretty interesting to see how Liverpool and Everton managed to fall into the relegation zone together and then bounce back in style but Everton has been solid recently. Tim Cahill, as always, will be the main threat for Arsenal's defence with his ultimate headers.

As for Arsenal, Fabregas will continue to lead the attack and may as well find himself some goals and assists. Arsenal's second ace, Van Persie is now fit but it's still unknown that whether he will start with or without Chamakh or won't start at all.

I think Tim Cahill will score another header but it will be the Gunners who smile when the match ends.

Prediction: EVE 1-2 ARS

Patrice Evra
Has the possibility to join C-Ron at Real if the Glazers refuse to make sound investments on the squad.

Aston Villa v Manchester United
The Red Devils will have to travel to Villa Park without a big number of injured players.

Evra (ankle) and Rafael (dead leg) are the latest to join Manchester United's red cross army which already contains Rooney, Owen, Hargreaves, Valencia and Giggs. This certainly gives a lot of reasons for the Villans to fight for point(s) against United.

Villa, on the other hand, have Agbonlahor recovered from injury as the home side finally have a fit senior striker available. He may as well lead the line with Young and Downing to breakdown the away side's defence.

With Berbatov losing his form and Nani having just recovered from an injury, I think United will drop more points away. After all, they have only won once on the road this season.

Prediction: AST 0-0 MANU

The Rest

• Man City v Birmingham (2-0) - Tevez to lead the line and crush the Brums.
• Newcastle v Fulham (2-0) - Barton will miss the game but Nolan and Carroll will provide the Magpies the edge.
• Tottenham v Blackburn (2-0) - Van der Vaart scored in every league game played in White Hart Lane and I expect that to continue.
• West Ham v Blackpool (2-2) - Avram Grant has a lot to think about his side's defence.
• Wigan v West Brom (1-2) - Odemwingie is back and he should make a difference.
• Wolves v Bolton (1-2) - I will stick with Bolton, Davies and Elmander who are more consistent.
• Stoke City v Liverpool (1-2) - It will be disastrous for the Reds to waste their victory against Chelsea.
• Chelsea v Sunderland (2-0) - Chelsea is still unbeatable at home.

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PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS

Didier Drogba
"@*#$ you, malaria!"

Captain Picks

• Drogba - "Malaria will not stop him," claimed Kalou.
• Tevez - Two-third of City's league goals are either scored or made up by him.
• Van der Vaart - Still leads the line before Defoe recovers.

Buy-Ins

• Gyan - Bent will still out and Steve Bruce may be convinced to play 4-4-2 when he recovers.
• Tevez - On a very strong position for Golden Boot.

Sell-Outs

• Barton - Suspended for three games.

Squad of XV

GK: Hart

DF: Hutton, Bosingwa, O'Shea
MF: Van der Vaart, Nolan, Adam, Fabregas
F: Drogba, Tevez(C), Piquionne

Subs (in order): Krul, N'Zogbia, Konchesky, Luke Young
Captain: Tevez
Emergency Captain: Value
Starting XI Value: £83.4m
Total Team Value: £103.2m