Here’s Sky Sports Fantasy Football pundit Cameron Hogwood on the premier league’s in form partnerships
sky sports fantasy football – the premier leagues in form partnerships
Inspired partnerships are proving to be pervasive throughout the Premier League with team-mates conveniently hitting top form at the same time.
Whether it be combining to earn valuable clean sheets, reigniting a goal threat or feeding a notoriously prolific forward, the duos are having their say in both halves of the league table.
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Manuel Lanzini (£8.6m) and Marko Arnautovic (£8.8m)
David Moyes’ rejuvenated West Ham have Manuel Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic partially to thank for the team’s turn in fortune.
The pair have been leading figures in re-establishing a goal-scoring prowess at the London Stadium, uniting to inject a desperately-needed touch of class in the final third.
Arnautovic in particular has responded admirably to early season doubts over his value, registering six goals, three assists and three Man of the Match displays on his way towards 73 points over his last seven games.
Only 2.43% of Sky Sports Fantasy Football managers have picked up on the Austrian’s stunning form.
Beside him, Lanzini boasts 41 points over his last seven outings, including three assists against Stoke and two goals in Saturday’s win over Huddersfield.
The Argentine is thriving alongside Arnautovic, with the pair spearheading West Ham’s resurgence after their disappointing start to the season.
Winnable upcoming games at home to Bournemouth and Crystal Palace represent useful opportunities for the Hammers team-mates to strengthen the club’s mid-table position.
Kasper Schmeichel (£6.7m) and Harry Maguire (£7.4m)
Having failed to keep a clean sheet in six of their seven league games in December, Leicester have started 2018 with two in succession.
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has been a busy man in helping achieve that feat, shutting out Huddersfield in the first week of January before earning a Saves Tier bonus whilst frustrating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Defender Harry Maguire has played a leading role in protecting his shot-stopper over the past two weeks, scoring 19 points in the process.
Despite Leicester’s poor clean sheet record in December, Maguire managed 24 points in his five outings thanks to a Tackles Tier bonus against Newcastle, an assist against Southampton and a goal against Manchester United.
With games against the out-of-form Watford and the low-scoring Everton over the next two matchdays, both look good in good shape to maintain Leicester’s strong defensive start to the year.
In the top 12 defensive performers so far this season, Maguire is also the only one not to belong to a top-six side.
Heung-Min Son (£10.8m) and Christian Eriksen (£10.8m)
Wide-spread praise for Tottenham’s slick attacking football is rightly refraining from fixating on Harry Kane’s prolific form.
The Englishman will undoubtedly be the first to admit he owes part of his success to the technicians alongside him.
Heung-Min Son has been prominent in that respect, scoring six goals, registering five assists and earning three Man of the Match awards on his way to 80 points in his last nine games.
His all-action contributions have seen him consolidate his place in the starting eleven and soften the scoring pressure resting on the very capable shoulders of Kane.
Meanwhile, Christian Eriksen has rediscovered his genius touch and vision after a quiet eight-point November.
The playmaker has totalled 65 points across his previous nine games, in which time he has scored three goals and contributed four assists.
A return fixture away to a Southampton side still suffering the effects of December’s 5-2 defeat makes the selection of at least one of the two a no-brainer.
After that, the pair face a tricky run of games against fellow top six rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
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