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GAMEWEEK 17 HIGHLIGHTS
- Manchester United maintained their six-point lead after a solid victory over Sunderland. Robin Van Persie (£13.8m, 12 pts) was the hero again with a goal and an assist.
- Santi Cazorla (£9.7m, 23 pts) scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Arsenal recorded an emphatic away win at Madejski Stadium.
- Queens Park Rangers finally got their first victory of the season as Adel Taarabt (£5.6m, 14 pts) scored a both goals for Harry Redknapp's side.
- Marouane Fellaini (£7.7m, 2 pts) is suspended for four games after a Zidane-esque headbutt effort against Ryan Shawcross (£5.8m, 5 pts).
GAMEWEEK 17 TOP SCORERS
- Santi Cazorla (£9.7m, 23 pts): A hat-trick is always wonderful. Class.
- Christian Benteke (£6.6m, 15 pts): Killed Liverpool with 2 goals as the striker continues to cement his starting position for Villa.
- Jan Vertonghen (£6.3m, 15 pts): Scored his second goal of the season as the shows some very good offensive potential.
- Adel Taarabt (£5.6m, 14 pts): Should play an important role for QPR's defiance against relegation.
- Lukas Podolski (£8.2m, 14 pts): Played the supportive role in Cazorla's heroic show. Decent.
League leaders Manchester United will travel to Swansea in their attempt to at least retain their lead against second-placed City by six points.
Michu (£8.0m, 2 pts) is the man on form now for the home side as he scored 5 goals in the last 4 league games. A big man to mark for Nemanja Vidic (£6.6m, 1 pt), who has just recovered from a long-term injury, and co.
Nonetheless, the Swans have not been doing well defensively so it presents a fair opportunity for Robin Van Persie to take the lead against Michu in the Golden Boot race. Expect the star striker to induce some fear into the home side's defence with Wayne Rooney (£12.0m, 7 pts) pulling the strings from behind.
Should be a quite challenging match, but I think the Red Devils should go through.
Prediction: SWA 0-2 MUN
TEAM FOCUS: Manchester City
City certainly don't want to see their derby rivals Manchester United to extend the lead against them, and should really seize Reading totally.
Yaya Toure (£8.0m, 10 pts), the African player of the year for two successive year, is the hot man this gameweek with more than 130,000 gameweek transfers in currently, and should play a major role in tearing the Royals' defence, while David Silva (£9.4m, 6 pts) will play the supportive role as usual.
Up front it should be Carlos Tevez (£9.5m, 2 pts) partnering Sergio Aguero (£11.0m, 5 pts) once again and you can expect them to tap in some goals.
Prediction: MCI 3-0 RDG
PLAYER FOCUS: Mata
Juan Mata (£9.5m, - pts) has been very integral in Benitez's offensive tactics, so expect him to deliver some magic against Aston Villa this Sunday.
GAMEWEEK 18 DREAM TEAM
Reina
Zabaleta — Ivanovic — Walker
Snodgrass — Taarabt — Mata (C) — Yaya Toure
Van Persie — Tevez — Suarez (VC)
Subs: Jaaskelainen — Sterling — Demel — Fonte
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