Written by @CraigHazell – that’s important! Not to brag but if you followed my tips last week, then you probably moved up a few pages in your league, got a promotion at work and slept with the hottest girl from school. It was a clean sweep of points and let’s be honest, it’s unlikely to […]
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Burnley vs Arsenal: Confirmed Lineups
Oct 2
Live from 15:30 BURNLEY: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Marney, Hendrick, Defour, Boyd, Vokes, Gudjonsson SUBS: Flanagan, Kightly, O’Neill, Bamford, Robinson, Tarkowski, Arfield Dear @EASPORTSFIFA there's a mistake with @mathieuflamini's ranking? should be 97 not 77 I've moved him to starting lineup also BestFY pic.twitter.com/NuxWPsriwb — FantasyYIRMA #FPL (@FantasyYIRMA) October 2, 2016 ARSENAL: Cech, Bellerin, […]
Arsenal vs Liverpool: Confirmed Lineups
Aug 14
ARSENAL: CECH, HOLDING, CHAMBERS, MONREAL, BELLERIN, ELNENY, COQULIN, WALCOTT, RAMSEY, IWOBI, ALEXIS SUBS: OSPINA, GIBBS, XHAKA, CAZORLA, OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, AKPOM LIVERPOOL: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino SUBS: Manninger, Can, Origi, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Stewart, Grujic I CAN WAIT NO LONGER!!! Here at @FantasyYIRMA we like to think outside (as […]
Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Confirmed Lineups
Dec 13
Lineups from 12:30 Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Bacuna, Gana, Veretout, Sanchez, Sinclair, Ayew, Gestede Subs: Bunn, Clark, Westwood, Traore, Gil, Lyden, Grealish Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil, Campbell, Giroud Subs: Ospina, Gabriel, Debuchy, Gibbs, Iwobi, OX, Chambers …OK FOLKS….#FLAMINI STARTS Let's play #FlaminiYellowCardBingoYIRMA Simply RT & Guess when he gets […]
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Eastenders’ Martin Fowler?
Nov 19
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#FPL Gameweek 13 Preview Written by @CraigHazell You can also listen to Craig, Tom and Ash on their Fantasy Football Podcast – The Gaffer Tapes DEFENDER: Eric Dier, Tottenham After an International break that seemed to last longer than a Trebor mint, it’s time to get back down to the nitty gritty of FPL. A […]
Manchester City and Arsenal Smash Open the Floodgates
Oct 7
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#FPL OCD – Gameweek 8: I’d bear Sergio Aguero’s Children if it was physically possible… by @JohnOC1991 Give John a follow on twitter at @JohnOC1991 Pinch me. I know it’s been a few days, but time is warped in dreams. Pinch me. Yes, I know I keep asking, but it can’t be real. It just […]
1. Chelsea 2. Arsenal 3. Man United 4. Man City
Aug 8
With the Premier League back today – we polled over 100 people on twitter to get a collection of thoughts on who you thought would finish in the top 4 for 2015/16. CHELSEA ARSENAL MAN UTD MAN CITY It was a close run affair for 2nd and 3rd place but unsurprisingly perhaps current Champions Chelsea […]
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Confirmed Lineups and Preview
Apr 28
ARSENAL TEAM: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud SUBS: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Kallstrom, Flamini, Rosicky, Sanogo NEWCASTLE TEAM: Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Gosling, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran; Sissoko; Remy SUBS: Elliot, Haidara, Yanga-Mbiwa, S Taylor, Obertan, Armstrong, Shola Ameobi Read on for match preview […]
Everton v Arsenal: LINEUPS and Preview
Apr 6
The battle for 4th moves to Goodison Park as Everton look to put serious pressure on the Gunners by @BETFUZE Everton: Howard, Baines, Distin, Coleman, Stones, Mirallas, McCarthy, Barry, Osman, Naismith, Lukaku Subs: Robles, Hibbert, McGeady, Deulofeu, Barkley, Garbutt, Alcaraz Arsenal: Szczesny, Monreal, Vermaelen (c), Mertesacker, Sagna, Flamini, Arteta, Rosicky, Podolski, Cazorla, Giroud […]
Fantasy Football GW33 Preview: Arsenal pair can offer double delight
The business end of the season has already both approached and made its presence felt, and as if that wasn’t ramping up the pressure enough this Gameweek has an added element of complications about it.
Whilst some teams such as Tottenham and Swansea will go through Gameweek 33 without a fixture, others – five others to be exact – are playing twice.
For Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Fulham and West Ham a double Gameweek lies in store, and of those sides it is arguably the Champions League-chasing Gunners who offer the best chance for Fantasy points.
Home matches against Norwich and Everton over the next week will go a long way towards confirming whether or not Arsenal will finish in the top four come the end of this season, and two of Arsene Wenger’s men in particular could end up having a huge say in whether or not that becomes a reality.
Both Santi Cazorla (£10.0m) and Olivier Giroud (£7.6m) have impressed at various points over their first season in English football; the Spaniard no doubt more often that the Frenchman admittedly, although both can shine over the next few days.
Four of Cazorla’s last five Gunners league goals have come at the Emirates Stadium, whilst a staggering nine out of Giroud’s 10 Premier League goals this season have come on his home turf.
Both men clearly like their home comforts, and with these back-to-back matches in North London offering them the chance to further improve their records in front of their own fans, then the pair should really be backed to do well for both Arsene Wenger and for you too.
Elsewhere across a Gameweek which has been affected by the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester United will be seeking to recover from their loss to rivals Manchester City with back-to-back games which could help them seal the title.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s men face tough contests though, firstly at a Stoke City side who are fighting for their lives at the bottom before a trip to West Ham in midweek.
With both matches looking to be on the tight, uncompromising side then it could pay to back United’s defensive players as opposed to their more famous attackers.
Goalkeeper David de Gea (£5.8m) had kept six clean sheets in a row prior to the City loss, whilst Rafael (£6.2m) completed 90 minutes for the first time in three games in the same fixture.
It could be a former United player who enjoys his double Gameweek a little more though.
Dimitar Berbatov (£7.3m) has scored five in his last five, and with the Bulgarian facing matches against a leaky Aston Villa defence and then a tired Chelsea he could just be the man to make the difference for Martin Jol’s men.
The forward has also scored four in his last four Craven Cottage appearances, and so it might be the Chelsea game which really sees him catch fire following Fulham’s visit to Villa Park.
Of the other clubs who are playing two matches this Gameweek, the return of Andy Carroll (£8.2m) to the West Ham side and of both Marouane Fellaini (£7.4m) and Steven Pienaar (£6.6m) at Everton should be noted, although the Blues’ other Belgian Kevin Mirallas (£6.8m) has been the man to watch following three goals in his last four games. Sadly he’s listed as a forward.
Elsewhere, Liverpool’s Luis Suarez (£11.2m) will be backed to cause damage to a frequently creaky Reading defence at the Madejski Stadium, whilst Newcastle’s Papiss Cisse (£8.8m) has rediscovered a scoring touch recently and will be looking to score for the fourth St James’s Park appearance running in Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby against Paolo Di Canio’s Sunderland.
In midweek, Manchester City will hope to keep up their momentum following the win at Old Trafford, and Sergio Aguero (£10.9m) should start against Wigan following his Manchester derby heroics.
If he does, there could be more goals in the horizon.
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