fantasy premier league gameweek 12 tips – the bandwagons and sinking ships

bandwagons and sinking ships, Fantasy Premier League

Here’s our fantasy premier league gameweek 12 tips article where we outline the most transferred in players so far in the gameweek (the bandwagons) and the most transferred out (the sinking ships).  There’s a table of stats on each as well as some narrative on their prospects and their next 6 fixtures

fantasy premier league gameweek 12 tips – the bandwagons and sinking ships

THE BANDWAGONS

These are the 5 most transferred in players so far in the gameweek

fpl-gw12bandwagons

KEY:

PPM: FPL Points per match
Consistency: the % of games that a player gets a goal or assist.  Also includes clean sheets for defenders
Fixt ease: The ease of the next 6 and 3 fixtures (6/3) coming up. The lower the better fixtures
ICT PM: The ICT scores per match. These are taken from the FPL website and are there to represent the players underlying stats. I is influence, C creativity and T threat. The underlying stats that will represent the possibility of a goal or assist
Last 4: The last 4 matches played and the % of games that the player gets a goal or assist
ATGS odds: The anytime goalscoring odds ( or clean sheets ) for the next match from 1 bookie. Its £’s return for £1 invested

HAZARD

A superb 2 goal and 1 assist performance against Everton in the 5-0 drubbing has triggered a major bandwagon for the Chelsea LAM.  Hardly surprising when you add it to the 3 consecutive scoring games prior to that.  You could make a case to say he has slightly overperformed his underlying stats as they are good whereas his returns are very good but that would be quibbling.  Has pens.  He is in the middle of a confusing injury scare so if you don’t own him yet it maybe worth waiting to see what the real position is

Next 6 fixtures:

Middlesbrough (A)
Spurs (H)
Man City (A)
West Brom (H)
Sunderland (A)
Crystal Palace (A)

COUTINHO

2 goals and 3 assists in his last 3 including a goal and an assist in the 6-1 mauling of Watford for the Liverpool AM.  Great underlying stats show this is absolutely no fluke.  Good share of set pieces too.  Travelling after and minutes played over the international break as well as a reasonably tricky game away to Saints are the negatives.

Southampton (A)
Sunderland (H)
Bournemouth (A)
West Ham (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Everton (A)

ALONSO

The Chelsea LB gained this wagon through his goal against Everton and the 5 consecutive clean sheets that Chelsea have gained since moving to 3-4-3 after the 0-3 wake up call against Arsenal.  A top quality attacking option as a wingback.  A great fixture away to Middlesboro to pick him up with

Middlesbrough (A)
Spurs (H)
Man City (A)
West Brom (H)
Sunderland (A)
Crystal Palace (A)

COSTA

The Chelsea striker makes it 3 Chelsea players in the Bandwagon category.  Seemingly been on 4 yellow cards since the dawn of time ( he looks old enough to have played since then) the spaghetti western lead has been on his best behaviour scoring goals rather than picking fights.  It’s 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 5 as he now takes on the mantel of Mr Consistency with 9 returning games in his last 11

Middlesbrough (A)
Spurs (H)
Man City (A)
West Brom (H)
Sunderland (A)
Crystal Palace (A)

FIRMINO

The Liverpool false 9 come wandering minstrel finishes off the fantasy football version of pokers full house after his goal and 2 assists against Watford.  He has 2 goals and 3 assists now in his last 3.  Playing as a false 9 he has great underlying shooting and creating chances stats.  Doesn’t play the minutes for Brazil that Coutinho does only playing a few in the first international game

Southampton (A)
Sunderland (H)
Bournemouth (A)
West Ham (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Everton (A)

THE SINKING SHIPS

These are the 5 most transferred out players so far in the gameweek

fpl-gw12sinkingships

KEY:

PPM: FPL Points per match
Consistency: the % of games that a player gets a goal or assist.  Also includes clean sheets for defenders
Fixt ease: The ease of the next 6 and 3 fixtures (6/3) coming up. The lower the better fixtures
ICT PM: The ICT scores per match. These are taken from the FPL website and are there to represent the players underlying stats. I is influence, C creativity and T threat. The underlying stats that will represent the possibility of a goal or assist
Last 4: The last 4 matches played and the % of games that the player gets a goal or assist
ATGS odds: The anytime goalscoring odds ( or clean sheets ) for the next match from 1 bookie. Its £’s return for £1 invested

STERLING

The Man City winger was surprisingly left out of the side completely in the Middleboro game after playing 86 minutes + in 8/10 previous games.  Does have alot of potential replacements which isn’t helpful.  There’s no escaping it though, 4 consecutive blanks followed by a no show are going to signal sales. What makes it worse is his previously reasonable underlying stats have now also fallen off a cliff.  If you were really loyal you could hold on for Palace and Burnley next and sell before Chelsea

Crystal Palace (A)
Burnley (A)
Chelsea (H)
Leicester (A)
Watford (H)
Arsenal (H)

SANCHEZ

It’s hard to imagine any reason to sell the Arsenal winger now playing as a striker.  Maybe Giroud coming back to fitness?  Maybe 1 returning game in his last 3?  Maybe the only way to get Hazard in your team? Maybe the possibly fading injury scare or maybe the disturbing recent drop off of underlying shooting stats? Or maybe these things are all adding up to a reason?  The injury picture isn’t clear.  It’s by no means certain he will miss out on GW12.  However if you are set on selling him then after an international break and playing Man Utd cthere ould be worse times.  3 potentially attractive games after that though.

Man Utd (A)
Bournemouth (H)
West Ham (A)
Stoke (H)
Everton (A)
Man City (A)

IBRAHIMOVIC

After becoming such a regular in this spot it looked like 2 goals would finally see him get some respite.  However a 5th yellow card and a suspension for GW12 has meant the transfers out continue unabated.  The 2 goals followed a spell of 5 blanks prior to that.  However goals were undoubtedly imminent for all of the 5 games until he did score.  Great underlying stats and it would be uncharitable to say that he’s anything other than unlucky.

Arsenal (H)
West Ham (H)
Everton (A)
Spurs (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
West Brom (A)

WALCOTT

I’m not really sure about this sale that’s for sure.  Good returns to date.  Great underlying shooting stats to back that up.  Has blanked in his last 2 and did only play 70 minutes as recovering from an injury in the last game.  That does seem a bit harsh as a trigger for becoming one of the leading transfers out.

Man Utd (A)
Bournemouth (H)
West Ham (A)
Stoke (H)
Everton (A)
Man City (A)

WALKER

Another strange sale especially up against next a pretty toothless West Ham team given Spurs 5 clean sheet record so far this season.  Also an excellent attacking threat which has seen 2 assists added to that.  Probably an Alonso swap in action here.

West Ham (H)
Chelsea (A)
Swansea (H)
Man Utd (A)
Hull (H)
Burnley (H)

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