Continuing the new feature for fantasy premier league. A to to do list of things to watch out for in DGW31 to help us in future fantasy premier league decisions
1. The Arsenal attacking 3
Arsenal have reasonably difficult fixtures to the end of the season but the number of injuries does give some value to be found. Last week the Ox lined up next to Arteta with Podolski Cazorla and Rosicky the attacking 3. Rosicky and the Ox are the value at £5.5m and £6.6m respectively. Do they both start or does Flamini take the place of one of them. This will give us some assistance going forward in picking the Ox or Rosicky both and especially the Ox are in great form
2. Sterling vs Coutinho vs Allen
2 of these 3 will probably line up in the Liverpool midfield. Sterling is the attacking value at £5.9m in the Liverpool side and although he’s started 16 of the 17 games previous to this, the diamond formation if continued puts him in competition with Coutinho. Going back to 4-2-3-1 could see Allen drop out and both Sterling and Coutinho play flanking Suarez behind Sturridge.
3. Sturridge and the diamond effect
Does the fact that Sturridge has only 1 assist in the last 2 games with the diamond formation coincidental or is there some issue with Sturridge and it. Will Rodgers use it all? Southampton and United are two of the higher ranking sides in the league. Will he really need to do it against Cardiff and Sunderland. Reverting to 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 has suited him more to date
4. Lukaku
With a DGW34 coming up for Everton the form of Lukaku will be paramount. He is probably the most secure attacking option at the moment and although a City player will be the likely captain, Evertoin coverage will be important to maximise returns. I thought he was unlucky last week and his consistency if not quantity of returns is not in question. He definitely needs monitoring though.
5. Mirallas and Deulofeu gametime.
There will be many hoping that Pienaars injury extends to after GW34 so Mirallas and Duelofeu continue to after the Everton DGW34. Either of them not starting will be a major negative going towards DGW34.
6. Chester vs Bruce
Hull have a DGW37 so it’s worth checking if Chester continues over Bruce in the Hull defence.
7. Dzeko and YYT
Does Dzeko start and if he does will YYT be supporting him or will Negredo start as well. If Pellegrini goes to 1 striker and YYT supporting him at home to a side as poor as Fulham then that will be the end of any striker apart from Aguero when he returns. If YYT does play behind the striker against Fulham then thats an excellent sign for him to the end of the season.
8. Ince
Will Ince continue his starts? With a DGW34 coming up for Palace, Ince offers a relatively cheap alternative with some attacking possibilities as opposed to Jedinak who will just offer a safe 4 points (no YCs permitting)
9. Welbeck and Rooney
Will Welbeck lead the line with Rooney behind or will Rooney lead the line with Welbeck behind? Or will Rooney lead the line with Mata behind and Welbeck on the flank. All will be revealed for 2 games at least.
10. The West Ham defence
West Ham have one of the better defences with a total of clean sheets equalling Chelsea and Arsenal. McCartney is the value at £4.0m and seems to have his place sorted. He has little attackingpotential and competition from Armero who made his first sub appearance. All 3 CBs though have good attacking potential it’s just who will play. Reid was introduced in front of the bandwagon Collins and has excellent attacking potential as does Collins and Tomkins. Hopefully the DGW will settle it once and for all
Thats it enjoy the game week
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