Here’s our Sun Dream Team midfield options article. There’s a table of stats plus some very brief narrative on their prospects and the the fixtures to the end of September
Sun Dream Team – midfield options
Here’s the table with a key underneath:
Key
Value: The Sun Dream Team cost
Av Pts: The average points per game last season. Not so relevant now as their rating algorithim has changed.
Mins per G/A: The minutes taken to score a goal or assist in the premier league last season
Fixt ease: The ranking of fixtures in terms of easiness. Firstly 3 weeks then 6 weeks
Euro Comps: The European competitions they are in. Qualifiers are in August. Group games in September
Comments
It’s worth stating that I haven’t included players that aren’t starting or are at risk of not starting in the opening gameweek. That’s quite a roll call and includes De Bruyne Ozil, Payet for match fitness reasons. Mkhitaryan for selection doubts and Pogba for suspension reasons among others where there is a general worry about selection or injury
Its’ worth reading my introduction article which shows the rules and the price rise/drop if you haven’t already
Silva
I’ve gone for Silva for the 2 Man City UCL qualifiers in August. They will be taken seriously and should get extra games. De Bruyne would be my favourite but there are doubts whether he will start in the plumb fixture against Sunderland which is why I’m going for Silva. To be honest he can only get better from last season. At this price though he is a big price drop risk if he doesn’t perform
Sunderland (H) – August
Stoke (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (A) – September
Bournemouth (H)
Swansea (A)
Hazard
Another expensive player who under performed last year for Chelsea. Good fixtures but a price drop risk if it all goes wrong.
West Ham (H)
Watford (A)
Burnley (H)
Swansea (A)
Liverpool (H)
Arsenal (A)
Tadic
A great finish to last season and a very important part of the Southampton team with penalty duties too. EL fixtures are a big advantage.
Watford (H)
Man Utd (A)
Sunderland (H)
Arsenal (A)
Swansea (H)
West Ham (A)
Mahrez
The Leicester midfielder has a great opening fixture but if last year was a mirage then a price drop could be a big risk
Hull (A)
Arsenal (H)
Swansea (H)
Liverpool (A)
Burnley (H)
Man Utd (A)
Alli
Great season last year as a CAM for Spurs. Tried hard in the Euro’s but it just didn’t come off for him.
Everton (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Liverpool (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Mane
The new Liverpool attacking midfielder is a very streaky player who could either score a hat trick or miss 3 from 2 yards out. Does get a load of shots in though which would help
Arsenal (A)
Burnley (A)
Spurs (A)
Chelsea (A)
Hull (H)
Eriksen
The Spurs midfielder is one of the leading chance creators in the league and has alot of set piece responsibility for Spurs
Everton (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Liverpool (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Coutino
If shooting from anywhere will get you bonus points then he’ll hoover up loads. Another streaky player for Liverpool with tricky fixtures up early
Arsenal (A)
Burnley (A)
Spurs (A)
Chelsea (A)
Hull (H)
Redmond
In the mix due to EL fixtures and the fact that it seems he will be playing as a strike partner for Long for Southampton. That gives him alot of value upside potential
Watford (H)
Man Utd (A)
Sunderland (H)
Arsenal (A)
Swansea (H)
West Ham (A)
Feghouli
The West Ham right winger had a good pre-season. 2 EL qualifiers are a big bonus
Chelsea (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Man City (A)
Watford (H)
West Brom (A)
Southampton (H)
Lamela
Another player who’s had an excellent pre-season for Spurs. Has had problems converting his chances though. His average pts were 2.74 btw
Everton (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Liverpool (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Townsend
Good fixtures to start for Palace. Will shoot alot but not that cheap.
West Brom (H)
Spurs (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Middlesbrough (A)
Stoke (H)
Sunderland (A)
Fischer
New player to the league for Middlesborough who had a good record for Ajax. Couldn’t be cheaper so if you’re looking to gamble to gain value.
Stoke (H)
Sunderland (A)
West Brom (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Everton (A)
Spurs (H)
Phillips
The WBA right winger is a fixture punt which are good and a bit of a value gamble if it comes off. Played for QPR last season in the Championship.
Crystal Palace (A)
Everton (H)
Middlesbrough (H)
Bournemouth (A)
West Ham (H)
Stoke (A)
Arnautovic
The Stoke LAM had a reasonable record last season but is quite a high price
Middlesbrough (A)
Man City (H)
Everton (A)
Spurs (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
West Brom (H)
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