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And that’s why everyone likes double Gameweeks. Even though Liverpool put in a sub-par effort against West Brom in their first match of Gameweek 26, they helped out Fantasy owners with a 5-0 win over Swansea. While Swansea lost that match, they won 4-1 in their previous game.

Basically, all of the players that were favorites to be top captains last week did well and that’s why Fantasy squads averaged 65 points.

Luis Suarez didn’t score against WBA, but had a goal and two assists against the Swans. That’s the line for pretty much everyone on the Reds and it’s the opposite for Swansea players. Michu had two goals and an assist against QPR, but didn’t even play against Liverpool.

Now we have to deal with the aftermath. Neither Liverpool or Swansea have a match in Gameweek 27, which means you’re going to have some high-priced players on your bench, or you’re using your wildcard if you have one.

Considering most owners already used their wildcard, I’ll focus more on what to do with what you have.

If you have Michu, Suarez and Steven Gerrard, you’ll need to get rid of at least one of them. There’s no way around it because that’s going to leave roughly 30m of the 100m (variable depending on team) on your bench.

Not including Michu, there are four players on Swansea that are owned by at least nine percent of people. Michu is owned by 49 percent, almost half of the owners at premierleague.com.

Surprisingly, Liverpool is at the same amount of ownership with Suarez, leading the way at 36 percent. That means there are 10 players not playing this weekend in the Premier League who are owned by at least nine percent of the Fantasy community. Throw in the rest of those team’s squads still owned by plenty of people and you have a good amount of transfers happening this weekend.

WHO TO GET?

GK, David de Gea, Manchester United, 5.5m
The Spaniard has two straight clean sheets in the league and is no doubt United’s number one keeper at this point. He was the main reason United didn’t lose against Real Madrid in their Champions League match.

United’s upcoming schedule is one of the best: At QPR, vs. Norwich, at West Ham, vs. Reading, at Sunderland. The Red Devils have a chance to get clean sheets in all of those matches and De Gea will benefit the most. At 5.5m, his price tag is at the cutoff of the maximum I want to spend on a goalkeeper. He’s going to be the best option for the next five weeks. That’s worth my money.

David de Gea isn’t the one to blame anymore. Photo Credit: Dudek1337

DEF, Davide Santon, Newcastle, 4.9m
He’s one of Newcastle’s cheaper defenders and plays in a very attacking role, which led to two assists for him most recently against Chelsea. With friendly fixtures and a squad that’s playing a lot better after the transfer window, now is the time to buy into Newcastle defenders.

Upcoming fixtures include road matches at Swansea and Wigan, and on home soil against Southampton and Stoke City.

MID, Moussa Sissoko, Newcastle, 6.1m
Three Premier League matches, two goals and two assists. That’s all you need to know right there. Sissoko has come into the lineup and immediately made a difference for Newcastle. His price is much cheaper than all of the top dogs, yet he could easily provide the same kind of numbers.

FOR, Wayne Rooney, Manchester United, 11.9m
Supposedly Rooney had a sinus infection and missed United’s FA Cup match against Reading last Monday, but I wouldn’t be worried about it. He’s started in three straight league matches and is a couple million less than Robin van Persie, which makes him the easier addition.

As you can see, Manchester United and Newcastle players are in the best situations to succeed for the next month and the players listed above would be the best moves for your squad to make if you want to succeed.

WEEKLY RANKINGS

Goalkeepers

1. Wojciech Szczesny, Arsenal, 5.3m, vs. Aston Villa
2. David de Gea, Man United, 5.5m, at QPR
3. Tim Krul, Newcastle, 5.2m, vs. Southampton
4. Mark Schwarzer, Fulham, 5.1m, vs. Stoke City
5. Adam Federici, Reading, 4.4m, vs. Wigan

Defenders

1. Patrice Evra, Man United, 7.1m, at QPR
2. Leighton Baines, Everton, 7.5m, at Norwich
3. Nacho Monreal, Arsenal, 4.2m, vs. Aston Villa
4. Rafael, Man United, 6.0m, at QPR
5. Bacary Sagna, Arsenal, 5.2m, vs. Aston Villa
6. Brede Hangeland, Fulham, 4.8m, vs. Stoke City
7. Davide Santon, Newcastle, 4.9m, vs. Southampton
8. Gareth McAuley, West Brom, 5.2m, vs. Sunderland
9. Kyle Walker, Tottenham, 6.1m, at West Ham
10. Gael Clichy, Man City, 5.6m, vs. Chelsea

Midfielders

1. Theo Walcott, Arsenal, 9.5m, vs. Aston Villa
2. Gareth Bale, Tottenham, 10.0m, at West Ham
3. Marouane Fellaini, Everton, 7.7m, at Norwich
4. Santi Cazorla, Arsenal, 9.3m, vs. Aston Villa
5. Moussa Sissoko, Newcastle, 6.1m, vs. Southampton
6. Juan Mata, Chelsea, 10.1m, at Man City
7. David Silva, Man City, 9.4m, vs. Chelsea
8. Frank Lampard, Chelsea, 8.5m, at Man City
9. Yaya Toure, Man City, 7.7m, vs. Chelsea
10. Yohan Cabaye, Newcastle, 6.6m, vs. Southampton

Forwards

1. Robin van Persie, Man United, 14.0m, at QPR
2. Lukas Podolski, Arsenal, 8.3m, vs. Aston Villa
3. Olivier Giroud, Arsenal, 8.0m, vs. Aston Villa
4. Wayne Rooney, Man United, 11.8m, at QPR
5. Sergio Aguero, Man City, 10.9m, vs. Chelsea
6. Demba Ba, Chelsea, 8.9m, at Man City
7. Christian Benteke, Aston Villa, 6.5m, at Arsenal
8. Edin Dzeko, Man City, 7.5m, vs. Chelsea
9. Adam Le Fondre, Reading, 4.9m, at Wigan
10. Romelu Lukaku, West Brom, 6.5m, vs. Sunderland

YOU’RE THE CAPTAIN

1. Theo Walcott, Arsenal
2. Gareth Bale, Tottenham
3. Robin van Persie, Man United
4. Lukas Podolski/Olivier Giroud, Arsenal
5. Sergio Aguero, Man City

Aston Villa is brutal on the road and Arsenal should be able to get out of their slump in this one. Walcott has three goals and three assists in his last five matches and many haven’t been better than him. Because of this, I am dethroning RVP as the top captain option for the week. Villa has allowed the most away goals and Arsenal has scored the second-most home goals this year. Walcott will be around for at least one goal.

Bale is playing amazing right now, which is why managers from all of the biggest clubs are looking to call his name, including Pep Guardiola soon to take the helm at Bayern Munich. Bale had two free kick goals in Tottenham’s Champions League match which doesn’t happen often. He has scored his club’s last six goals in all competitions. That says enough right there.

RVP is still great, don’t worry, but his numbers haven’t been as good or consistent since Rooney returned. Not to mention, Danny Welbeck is also getting a lot of time up front. Nevertheless, Van Persie scored and assisted on United’s only two goals in their last league match.

These two forwards should be in for a nice match as long as Arsenal doesn’t take the day off. As said before, Villa allows a ton of goals on the road, which means Podolski and Giroud shouldn’t have any problems. One of those five-goal games would help them right now. The Gunners have actually scored at least five goals in five matches this year. That’s a lot.

There’s going to be goals in the Man City-Chelsea match and Aguero gets the edge over the others. This is a last-ditch captain option and I would only advise it if you like to play risky, or if you need to move up about 100 spots in your league.

*Stats up-to-date as of Feb. 18

@RotoZdroik

Adam joined RotoExperts in 2008 as a member of the Scout/Player Updates Team. Throughout the years, Adam has written articles encompassing a number of sports. If you like your Fantasy advice full of numbers and straight to the point, look no further. Find him (@RotoZdroik) on Twitter, to get a daily take of what’s happening in the sports world

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