Fantasy premier league – FFGeek picks for GW17

Fantasy premier league – FFGeek picks for GW17

 

Krul

£5.1

Playing Palace before Pulis were always a clean sheet possibility but that’s even more so with Pulis emphasis on clean sheets.  I don’t rate the Newcastle defence away at all despite the clean sheets at Utd and Spurs and rated them the 5th worst away defence..  This is about the opposition who use forwards as advanced tacklers and long ball recipients 

 

Kompany

£6.2

The City away defence is much maligned with 13 goals conceded in 8 games and only 1 clean sheet.  However their enough in their underlying stats to me to suggest an upturn is coming.  Fulham at home is a good place to start even with the re-emergence of Berba. Fulham have only scored more than 1 goal once in their 8 home games.

 

Evra

£6.3

Evans is the value option at £5.0m and should start against a goal shy West Ham.  Evra is the attacking option with a goal and 2 assists.  United have kept 3 clean sheets at home which is ok.  They have only conceded 7 goals which is a respectable.  Incredibly West Ham have had 5 blanks at home and striker Maiga has yet to return in 11 appearances.  

 

McAuley

£5.5

11 goals and 2 clean sheets at home isn’t exactly a recommendation.  McAuley is a good attacking hedge against a clean sheet though with 2 goals and an assist.  Hull have blanked 4 times away from home in 8 and only scored more than once against Newcastle when HBA  produced a tracking back performance that made Pardew realise that he just couldn’t be carried.  Striker Sagbo hasn’t returned in 5 games.

 

Walcott

£9.1

Performs consistently year after year and has the best shots in the box stats of any midfielder.  2 goals against City shows what he can do.  Deadly on the counter.  

 

Januzaj

£4.7

Rotation is the big issue for the talented young multinational.    However after being rested against Stoke midweek has good chance of playing at home to West Ham.  The West Ham away defence has performed well against most teams although Saurez gave them a good going over in the 4-1 win.  However with Reid and maybe even Tomkins injured this could be a good time for United to re-establish home form.  2 goals and 3 assists in 10 games to date.  

 

Sterling

£5.0

A goal and an assist in the 4 games since he’s been back shows his cheapie potential.  Should play against a Cardiff team which has conceded 2 goals or more in half their away games.  Chelsea also scored 4.  I’ve rated them the 8th worst away defence.

 

Silva

£9.1 

Top rated midfielder in my “ones to watch articles”   Will miss the movement of Aguero which may affect his creating chances and assist ability.  The bonus could be an advanced position behind Negredo though.  I’ve rated the Fulham home defence as only being better than the Sunderland home defence.  If you strip out the cavalry charge tactics of Di Canio it will probably be the worst.  

 

Lukaku

£8.5

8 goals and 4 assists and returned in 9/12 games for Everton. Returned in all of the last 5 even if he has pushed the envelope on what parts of the body can generate an assist.  As I said for Mirallas Swansea have the 3rd worst home defence according to my rating. 

 

Negredo

£9.4

7 goals and 3 assists in 15 appearances.  Should be the main man in Aguero’s absence although may have to continue dropping into midfield if Dzeko starts in 4-4-2.  As I said for Silva  I’ve rated the Fulham home defence as only being better than the Sunderland home defence.  If you strip out the cavalry charge tactics of Di Canio it will probably be the worst.  

 

Suárez

£12.4

 Hard to believe what he’s doing. 16 goals and 10 assists in 11 games.  Unbelievable. As I said for Sterling   playing  against a Cardiff team which has conceded 2 goals or more in half their away games.  Chelsea also scored 4.  I’ve rated them the 8th worst away defence.  Anything is possible.

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