fantasy premier league match analysis for game week 16 Fulham v Newcastle

Gameweek analysis

Here’s the  fantasy premier league analysis of Monday nights matches for game week 16

Fulham 2 Newcastle 1

 Line ups

Fulham

  • 01 Schwarzer
  • 03 Riise
  • 05 Hangeland
  • 06 Baird
  • 18 Hughes
  • 27 Riether
  • 07 Sidwell
  • 16 Duff
  • 31 Kacaniklic (Dejagah – 62′ )
  • 09 Berbatov
  • 20 Rodallega (Petric – 86′ )

Substitutes

  • 38 Etheridge
  • 04 Senderos
  • 15 Richardson
  • 14 Karagounis
  • 19 Diarra
  • 10 Petric
  • 24 Dejagah

Newcastle United

  • 01 Krul
  • 02 Coloccini
  • 03 Santon
  • 05 Simpson
  • 06 Williamson
  • 08 Anita (Marveaux – 86′ )
  • 10 Ben Arfa (Sh Ameobi – 70′ )
  • 18 Gutierrez
  • 24 Tiote (Bigirimana – 86′ )
  • 09 Cisse
  • 19 Ba

Substitutes

  • 37 Harper
  • 14 Perch
  • 31 Ferguson
  • 34 Tavernier
  • 20 Bigirimana
  • 22 Marveaux
  • 23 Sh Ameobi
Interesting line up from Fulham with some rotation by Jol.  Baird came in for Diarra. Duff was preferred instead of Dejagh and Rodallega instead of petric
For Newcastle it was much more predictable, partially down to injuries.  HBA surprisingly started but he was the only surprise in the line up.
Possession and match shooting stats
49% Fulham.  Shots 16/7 to newcastle 20/13
goal scorers and assists
Goals scored

Sidwell
Rodallega
Assists
Duff (2)

Goals scored
Ben Arfa
Assists
Anita

Brief match commentary

Fulham started the game well and could have been out of sight in the early part of the first half but only had Sidwells deflected shot to show for their lead.  Newcastle built some pressure up and equalised with HBAs speculative shot.  Fulham came back to win through Rodallega but were relieved to hold on as Newcastle pressed for a winner

defensive stats

Fulham defended reasonably well but for Newcastle it was another ordinary defensive stats performance which would give me no confidence to buy any Newcastle defensive player not matter what the fixtures

player shooting stats

Ba as always, despite being isolated, and without Cabaye turned up and led the shooting stats narrowly from Berba.  Sidwell who doesn’t see himself as  the  defensive midfielder everyone else does followed with Rodallega next.

Pen Box touches  were led by the forwards in the following order.  Ba, Rodallega, Berba and Cisse

Chances created

Duff, Berba and Cisse

Most forward midfielders

Duff.  Anita and HBA

performances by players owned by more than 10% of fantasy premier league teams

 Riise – why nearly 12% of fantasy premier league managers would own him is beyond me.  The Fulham defence is pretty ordinary to see this and although he creates a reasonable amount of chances its 8 games since he got an assist and he’s yet to score.  Its certainly not enough to a £1.2m premium over Hughes even if you believe in the defence.  Good fixtures now though but not for me in this defence.

Berba –  Its 5 games now with no returns although he did havestoke Chelsea and Spurs in those 5.  is out of all the shooting stats although has the fall back of creating chances for others.  His next fixtures show great imrovement and you cant keep down quality

15 Dec 15:00Gameweek 17QPR (A)
22 Dec 17:30Gameweek 18Liverpool (A)
26 Dec 15:00Gameweek 19Southampton (H)
29 Dec 15:00Gameweek 20Swansea (H)
01 Jan 12:45Gameweek 21West Brom (A)
12 Jan 15:00Gameweek 22Wigan (H)

Only Liverpool away to be afraid of so I would definitely hold on.  However if you have the cash I would be thinking of Defoe, Giroud and Tevez as alternatives.

Demba Ba – 2nd in the overall shooting stats and 3rd in the last 6 albeit on the back of easy games it was another good stat performance despite it being a difficult game for Newcastle.  The fixtures are seriously about to turn though as follows

15 Dec 12:45Gameweek 17Man City (H)
22 Dec 15:00Gameweek 18QPR (H)
26 Dec 15:00Gameweek 19Man Utd (A)
29 Dec 17:30Gameweek 20Arsenal (A)
02 Jan 20:00Gameweek 21Everton (H)
12 Jan 15:00Gameweek 22Norwich (A)
There’s only QPR at home to look forward to and maybe its time to look elsewhere.  He does have the ability to be fixture proof but that’s some fixture list to win over

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