Here’s my fantasy premier league team if I had used my wildcard today. Its an application of my “ones to watch” article
- Begovic
- £5.4
- Fixtures now getting tough but with the right rotation (Bunn works nicely) he’s still a good option. Getting a bit expensive so Im not sure I would be buying given the alternatives in defence. Stoke again showed what a quality defence they are against WBA.
- Bunn
- £4.0
- One of the better defences outside the elite. Ruddy is out until Feb and he’s cheap. A great buy
- Caulker
- £4.8
- Not in my “ones to watch ” article through error. Great value in a good defence with great fixtures
- Gibbs
- £5.4
- Sagnas continued injury doubt make him the best option in a defence thats no where near as ad as its painted
- Demel
- £4.0
- Cheap filler with fixtures improving. With Norwich and Stoke the best defence in the cheap price range option
- Johnson
- £6.3
- Im a huge fan of this guy who plays like a winger with clean sheet potential and has the best shooting stats of any defender. He is more expensive than everyone else but has that attacking edge. I dont normally recommend paying premiums for attacking defenders but this is one of the few exceptions.
- Nastasic
- £5.6
- Lescott came in for last week but doesnt change anything in my mind. Worth a gamble expecially as he’s not the type of player to come on as sub like Zab so you shouldn’t see those annoying 1 pointers.
- Fellaini
- £7.5
- Took a first step towards demonstrating that he was fixture proof with a goal against City although it wasn’t on the back of great stats. Don’t sell though until proved to the contrary
- Michu
- £7.8
- Second in the last shooting stats despite hdeous fixtures and this really could be the evidence of him being fixture poof. add to the fact that his finishing is nothing short of lethal and that his upcoming fixtures have 4 good ones out of 6 as you can see below then its impossible to ignore him. Heres the upcoming 6
- Nor H
Tott A
Man Utd H
Rdg A
Ful H
Avl H
- Nolan
- £6.9
- Stayed 4th in the shooting stats despite the worst fixtures of any team in the last 6. fixtures are improving.
- Sessegnon
- £7.6
- only for the 2 games in game week 16
- Robson-Kanu
- £4.4
- With Puncheon the only midfielder under £5.0m who has featured in the shooting stats. here for the 2 games in game week 16
- Van Persie
- £13.4
- While Utd have such good fixtures he’s an essential. Rooney dropping deeper and lack of production from the midfield means he’s the best option by far. Stats aren’t anything like last year but still worth buying
- Suarez
- £10.3
- Suspended this week but still a must have. Great fixtures. Miles ahead of everyone in the shooting stats and now seems to have turned it in to goals. I would go as far as saying a must have for me.
- Giroud
- £8.5
- I think he will start this weekend home to WBA as didn’t start in the Champs league. Still in the overall and last 6 stats tables so with the fixtures and stats I would keep the faith
- Good luck to all fantasy football geeks in fantasy premier league game week 16
