#FPL Gameweek 33 Preview Written by @CraigHazell You can also listen to Craig, Tom and Ash on their Fantasy Football Podcast – The Gaffer Tapes DEFENDER: Virgil Van Dijk, SOUTHAMPTON It’s finally here! The double game week! No, not THAT double game week but it’s one none the less. 8 weeks ago, Scott Dann would’ve […]
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Preview: The IEFSA – Sunderland and Crystal Palace Signings to Shine?
Feb 5
GUEST POST by @GarryIrwin Now that the excitement of transfer deadline day has passed, we can once again concentrate on the second half of the league season. The IEFSA Fantasy League is no different, with managers scrambling around to find players that will improve their squads in an effort to climb up that table. Whether […]
Arsenal, Man City and Noel Fielding make the Preview… sigh…
Dec 24
#FPL Gameweek 18 Preview Written by @CraigHazell You can also listen to Craig, Tom and Ash on their Fantasy Football Podcast – The Gaffer Tapes DEFENDER: SCOTT DANN, CRYSTAL PALACE The Christmas period is a hard one for everyone. They have to eat salmon pasta for breakfast, football families have to go without loved ones […]
Swansea sack Monk and we pick Watford and Bournemouth players
Dec 10
#FPL Gameweek 16 Preview Written by @CraigHazell You can also listen to Craig, Tom and Ash on their Fantasy Football Podcast – The Gaffer Tapes DEFENDER: Bacary Sagna, Man City If you followed my tip two weeks ago, you will have brought in Glen Johnson and been rewarded with a clean sheet against City. You’re […]
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Lineups and Preview
Aug 16
Lineups from 12:30 Crystal Palace: McCarthy; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Zaha, McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon, Bolasie; Wickham Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Jedinak, Mutch, Lee, Bamford, Murray Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Monreal, Kosielny, Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla, Alexis, Ozil, Giroud Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Walcott, Gabriel, Ox, Arteta Crystal Palace v Arsenal Preview from @Bet_McLean and @OurLogie This […]
Crystal Palace’s Glenn Murray & The 5 #FPL Players You Must Pick For GW33
DEFENDER: Jeffrey Schlupp – £4.5m (Home v Swansea)
In this reduced Gameweek we’re missing Arsenal, Aston Villa, Hull, Liverpool, QPR and Sunderland, and so it’s impossible not to look ahead and plan for the weeks to come.
The only two teams to play three times in the next two Gameweeks are Chelsea and Leicester, and whilst it’s easy to be drawn to the players from the champions-elect, the fact that Leicester’s first two fixtures are against Swansea and Burnley will give them hope of picking up some valuable points.
Jeffrey Schlupp – registered as a defender but also an attacking threat – will be vital in that quest for a third win in a row, and he can pick up some points at the same time.
MIDFIELDER: Yannick Bolasie – £5.5m (Home v West Brom)
His hat-trick at Sunderland last weekend brought in a staggering 24 points for Crystal Palace’s Yannick Bolasie, and although recommending him feels a bit ‘after the horse has bolted’ there’s plenty of reasons to suggest he’ll impress at home to West Brom on Saturday.
Bolasie registered three assists in the three matches before going to Sunderland, and more could be on the way against the struggling Baggies.
FORWARD: Glenn Murray – £5.2m (Home v West Brom)
Six goals and four assists is a pretty decent haul for any forward in his first season in the Premier League, but the fact that all of those have come in his last six appearances makes Crystal Palace’s Glenn Murray one to watch.
Palace face home games against West Brom and Hull next up, and Murray’s scoring streak could go on.
THE OUTSIDER: David Nugent – £4.9m (Home v Swansea)
He’s played the full 90 minutes in Leicester’s last three matches, and David Nugent has responded with two goals and an assist as his side battle against relegation.
The ‘Fox in the Box’ will be crucial as he side face three games over the next two Gameweeks, and a goal or two could go a long way to helping them off the foot of the table.
THE CAPTAIN: Sergio Aguero – £12.4m (Home v West Ham)
With Chelsea facing an in-form Manchester United and some of the other usual suspects not in action, the captaincy pick for this week looks to be a simple one given Sergio Aguero’s return to scoring form in Manchester City’s loss at Old Trafford.
He’ll be backed to stay on the goal trail as his side host West Ham in a match they really have to win if their Champions League hopes are to stay on track.
Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon & The 5 #FPL Players You MUST Pick For GW29
Gameweek 29
DEFENDER: Laurent Koscielny – £6.0m (Home v West Ham)
Arsenal continue to have their frequent uncertainties at the back, but one of the consistencies is usually Laurent Koscielny.
The Frenchman has really upped his game in the past couple of seasons to become a real fans’ favourite at the Emirates, where all of his three league goals have come this season ahead of the visit of West Ham.
MIDFIELDER: Jason Puncheon – £5.6m (Home v QPR)
He’s played every minute of Crystal Palace’s last 11 Premier League games, and winger Jason Puncheon will again be crucial as the Eagles welcome QPR in Saturday’s early London derby.
After recently becoming the first ever Palace player to register three assists in the same game in the recent win over West Ham, Puncheon will be looked to to provide the creativity for Alam Pardew’s team, and he could well provide it.
FORWARD: Jermain Defoe – £5.7m (Home v Aston Villa)
The next four fixtures look crucial to Sunderland’s hopes of staying up, and so the investment they made in Jermain Defoe could well stand or fall just by what happens in them.
The English forward will be charged with scoring the goals to get his side out of trouble, and although Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa will have been buoyed by their FA Cup heroics, they are still in deep trouble in the league.
THE OUTSIDER: Andrej Kramaric – £5.5m (Home v Hull)
Time is running out for club record signing Andrej Kramaric to inspire Leicester to beat the drop, and this weekend’s fixture at home to Hull would be a pretty good time to really get going.
The Croatian has just one league goal to his name but a winner here would be priceless, and ahead of a decent run of fixtures he could be worth gambling on.
THE CAPTAIN: Diego Costa – £10.9m (Home v Southampton)
Depending on other results this weekend, the trip to Chelsea might prove to be the final nail in the coffin for Southampton’s top four hopes, and when there are nails in coffins to be hit then you can expect Deiego Costa to be around.
The frequent sinner will be fired up to face the Saints, and he can pick up yet more valuable points in a season which has been full of them.
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Crystal Palace, Everton, Hull, Leicester: Top FPL Point Scorer Prediction Poll
Aug 5
For today’s Question of the Day, we asked our twitter followers to predict the top #FPL points scorer from each of Crystal Palace, Everton, Hull and Leicester.. See the results below! As always the site and twitter account (@FantasyYIRMA) are geared towards interaction so feel free to add your predictions also in the comments section […]
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool : Lineups
May 5
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Ward, Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Puncheon, Chamakh. Subs: Hennessey, Gabbidon, Parr, O’Keefe, Ince, Gayle, Murray. Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Flanagan, Skrtel, Sakho, Gerrard, Allen, Lucas, Sterling, Sturridge, Suarez Subs: Jones, Toure, Agger, Coutinho, Aspas, Moses, Cissokho https://twitter.com/FantasyYIRMA/statuses/463263681401610242 Last home performance of the season today for the @Crystals_CPFC at […]
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