fantasy premier league – my imaginary wildcard team for GW6

• Minutes per point:  13.2 mins .  Team clean sheets:  4    Team defence ranking:  4  Rotation risk: medium   fixture ease ranking: 2   Bonus points to date 4

The Saints defence showed everyone exactly what they could do at the weekend with a clean sheet away to Liverpool meeting them high up the pitch in true Pocettino style.  Clyne seems to have his place back and with everyone going up in price he seems very good value at £4.4m.  Plus he’s got 2 bonus points in both his last 2 games.  With Palace home in the next game it seems a great transfer.  If you want to trade up go for Lovren who’s the bonus point darling at £5.0m with 7 bonus points

• Minutes per point:   18 mins .  Team clean sheets:  3    Team defence ranking:  3  Rotation risk: medium.   fixture ease ranking: 3     Bonus points to date 5

Distin is great value and is a better bonus point magnet.  still has some Alcaraz gametime risk but the value and the bonus points in my mind make it worth it.  I’ve had the Baines debate many times on the site.  £2.5m is just too big a gap for attacking potential for me

• Minutes per point:  20.1 mins .  Team clean sheets:  3    Team defence ranking:  6   Rotation risk: low  fixture ease ranking: 15     Bonus points to date 0

Even with tricky fixtures the City defence with Kompany will be a clean sheet force to be reckoned with and could you ever imagine him at better value than this.  The away game against Villa is a much easier one with Benteke out and a good place to start in my mind

• Minutes per point:  16.5 mins .  Team clean sheets:  3    Team defence ranking:  2  Rotation risk: medium   fixture ease ranking: 12     Bonus points to date 4

Tricky fixture away to Spurs next  but look solid enough to always be in contention for a clean sheet.  Only a hold as away to Spurs.  Away to Norwich in GW7 is probably safer but you wouldn’t bet against a clean sheet away to Spurs anyway

• Goals and assists:  2 goal 1 assist.  Time per point scored:  16.7 mins .  Rotation risk: low.   fixture ease ranking: 7th.  Consistency 3/5    60%

2 goals and an assist in his last 3 and  backed up by great underlying stats.  In great form playing behind the striker.  Arsenal H and Southampton A are 2 tricy fixtures before 4 good ones in Sund H West H Cardiff A Stoke H when really you should have him in your team definitely.  A good like for like swap with Walcott although as I said depending on what else you need to do in your team there maybe a chance to defer for a couple f games

• Goals and assists:  3 goals 1 assist.  Time per point scored:  13.6  mins .  Rotation risk: medium.   fixture ease ranking: 10th.  Consistency 3/5    60%

The box to box midfielder is starting to have an effect on fantasy premier league with Ramsey and Paulino scoring as well.  There isn’t that much historical precedent for it being a successful category for fantasy premier league midfielders other than Gerrard and Lampard.  They both  had their stats boosted by penalties and set piece duties.  Also, lets not forget these were 2 of the leading premier league midfielders of their time and certainly you cant compare these 2 in fantasy premier league terms at this stage.

The Arsenal midfield is strange at the moment.  Flamini seems to sit and be very defensively disciplined whereas everyone else attacks.  Its almost like 5 defenders and 5 attackers.  Ramsey has very good shooting stats considering his pen box touches and his average position stats aren’t very strong which is a definite plus point.  I watched him closely against Stoke and some of the time he was just as far up the pitch as any of the midfielders so maybe the box to box classification is a little restricting.

One of the issues is that I’m a little unsure where Ramsey fits in once Walcott Cazorla and Arteta are fit.   The attacking midfield 3 have to be Cazorla, Ozil and Walcott surely.  The double pivot players then have to be one of Flamini and Arteta and one of Ramsey or Wilshere.  I cant see Ramsey and Wilshere playing together with Arteta and Flamini left out, they’re both too attacking.  However, the injuries at the moment may see him play further forward with Arteta and Flamini in the double pivot and Ozil ramsey and Wilshere further forward

Still, he is great value and has great underlying shooting stats.  Alot of fantasy premier league managers I have a lot of respect for are transferring him in.   Swansea A and WBA  A are reasonable fixtures as attacking wise Arsenal are just as comfortable if not more so home as they are away.  After that it’s Norwich H and Crystal Palace A .  Then it gets difficult with  Liverpool H, Man Utd A, and Saints H.

Confused?  Well if you own him definitely stay for the ride.  If you don’t and want to take a punt, this is now the time to buy before the difficult games arrive.  Swansea away is a good place to start, especially as given his Cardiff connections he will be fired up.  At the moment I’m resisting and luckily Ive got plenty of other areas to work on.

• Goals and assists least year:  4 goals 1 assists.  Time per point scored:  11.4 mins .  Rotation risk: low.   fixture ease ranking: 10th.  Consistency 4/5   80%  Next 6 fixtures:  SWA  A,  WBA  A,  NOR  H,  CPAL A,  LIV H  MANU  A

First blank last week but still good fixtures to go and Ozil to create chances for him.  Fantastic start and now has Ozil to create even more chances for him.   Best Underlying shooting stats of any forward and creating chances for others as well.

Only RVP outshone him last year and was fantastic given the time off against Man Utd in last nights Capital One cup.  Should stat given that performance and Liverpools hiccup against  Southampton.  Great fixtures of  Sund  A,  CPal H, Newc A,  WBA H, Ars A, Ful H.