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FA Cup magic makes FPL points disappear!

With it being an FA Cup weekend there is excitement, supposed magic in the air and the potential for some major upsets and great fixtures. It does mean however that there are no Premier League fixtures this week so no Fantasy Premier League. There will be a full GW22 preview coming in time for next weekend and a club insight article from Fantasy Yirma ‘Pundit’ @Mark_Jones86.

For keen FPL managers all eyes will surely be watching out for the final score coming from St. Mary’s Stadium this weekend. Southampton take on Chelsea in the FA Cup on Saturday with both teams aware that they will play each other in the league in GW22 thanks to their rearranged fixture.

This match will only go ahead however if it is not a stalemate in the Cup game. In this scenario the FA Cup game would be replayed on January 16th instead of the rearranged league fixture.

Fingers are crossed that there will be a winner in the cup game between Southampton and Chelsea meaning that GW22 suddenly turns into a Double Gameweek!

Southampton are away to Aston Villa and Chelsea are away to Stoke in GW22 at the minute – throw in the potential for a Chelsea / Southampton game and suddenly we are faced with FPL questions like “Should I take a chance on Torres?” and “RAFA ROTATION….Which of his bucket-load of midfielders will get the gametime across a double gameweek??”

That is just the starting point.. Fonte , Puncheon and Lambert all have merit for consideration in the event of a DGW…

Combine this with the fact that GW23 sees Arsenal and West Ham with a DGW, the African Cup of Nations kicks off this month and the small matter that a January Wildcard is now available and to be perfectly honest – It’s probably a good thing there is no Premier League fixtures this weekend!!

There are difficult decisions ahead.

However while there may be a few challenges in the next few GWs for everyone, it is a proud day for the team at Fantasy Yirma. The FY mini-league has made it into the top 5 “best leagues” on the official fantasy.premierleague.com website.

FYI: Our mini- league is still open for anyone to join and have a go, but be warned…the standard is extremely high…

Completely FREE to PLAY with £50 for the winner. The official Fantasy Yirma mini-league is still available to join!!

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It is great to see so many people involved in our league doing so well. Looking at the players who make up the top 15 of the Fantasy Yirma mini-league and it is extemely impressive that all of them are in the top 1000 globally out of more than 2.5m players that is certainly an achievement! Leading the charge in our league is team Wallofame who is having a great season so far sitting on 1,314 points which is 28th in the entire game…

#	Team	Manager	GW	TOT
1	Wallofame	Sir Alex Jnr	92	1,314
2	Ravel M FC	Saugaat Ranjan	79	1,313
3	Rocky’s X1	Rocky Ogle	79	1,305
4	Fluorescent Lampards	Eli Lourie	69	1,284
5	TerrorToon	joe p	78	1,277
6	Colbert Nation	Tom Kingscott	93	1,277
7	The Cucking Funts	Richard James	64	1,265
8	Anthony’s Wingers	Didier Drogba	94	1,264
9	juniors	Ray Harding	81	1,263
10	Nortei Nortey	Chris Galloway	85	1,262
11	Skycat	Richie Browne	78	1,258
12	DreamKillers	Sarnab Das	87	1,257
13	real kaka krakers	mell hyzam	78	1,251
14	Grande Elias Team	Jorge Pacao	78	1,249
15	[MUSVN] Tom	Nguyen Bui Huynh	104	1,246

So enjoy the magic of the FA Cup this weekend because next week – FPL is back…and back with a potential DGW vengeance.

Ryan

@FantasyYirma

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Guest Post: JANUARY WILDCARD by @FPL_mentor

Jan 1

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Many thanks to @FPL_Mentor for providing this guest post! You can view more of his work at http://fantasyfootballmentor.blogspot.co.uk

Excellent resource and well worth a follow.

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January is almost upon us (or already is depending where you are right now!). A time of new hope, new promises and new starts. I’m not talking about New Year resolutions, I’m talking about the January wildcard.

Back in September I wrote a general article about when to play your wildcard which can be found on the Strategy Articles page, or by clicking here. But I think the January wildcard is a different beast to the wildcard that can be used at any time, and not just for the obvious reason that it can only be used within a certain time frame. For anyone wondering, it can be used for GW22, so after GW21 has started (from 11:31 GMT on 1 January 2013) up until, and including using it for GW25 (11:30 GMT on 2 February 2013).

So even though it’s the January wildcard, it can’t be used until after GW21 has been locked in, which is the first GW in January, and it can still be used in February. This is because GW24 ends on 30 January and so there’s still some January left over, so it can still be used for GW25. The wording on the FPL site might be a misleading to some as it states the wildcard is available “until Gameweek 24 ends”, in other words “until GW25 starts”. Hopefully everyone is clear about that.

So as I was saying, a different beast to the standard wildcard, and very much so. Hence a whole new article rather than changing a few things from my original. I’ve given it a lot of thought and in my opinion there are 4 important things to consider when deciding when to use it:

Player values
The double Gameweek (DGW) in GW23 for Arsenal and West Ham
African Cup of Nations
Transfers that Premier League clubs will make in January

I’ve listed them in order of importance but I think there’s very little between the top 2. Player values has to shade it though because it will have a lasting impact on your side, while a DGW provides the opportunity of a one-off spike in your scores.

Ok so let’s have a look at these 4 one-by-one then.

Player Values

This is fairly obvious, but hugely significant. If you play your wildcard at 11:31 GMT on 1 January ready for GW22, chances are you’re going to save a whole bunch of cash. Barring any 3-match suspensions or long-term injuries to big-name players that you want to bring in, the likelihood is that their price will rise before now and the end of January.

Let’s have a quick look at some examples by assuming you don’t have, but intend to buy RVP, Ba, Mata & Michu – four of the most popular and highest scoring FPL players so far this season. Unlikely yes, but for example I don’t have 3 of these players, so not impossible. We’ll look at the difference in their values from GW17 to GW20, i.e. 4 GWs – the lifespan of the January wildcard:

	GW17 Value	GW20 Value	Difference
Robin Van Persie	13.8	14.0	+0.2
Demba Ba	8.2	8.3	+0.1
Juan Mata	9.5	9.8	+0.3
Michu	8.0	8.3	+0.3
Totals	39.5	40.4	+0.9

All I’ve done there is pick 4 popular FPL players at random. The first 2 strikers, and first 2 midfielders that came into my head to be honest. A difference of +0.9 is huge, and that’s only with 4 players don’t forget. Yes they’re “big” players in FPL terms, but if you wanted you could change 15 players with your wildcard. Of course that’s an extreme, but if that was the case you could easily be looking at a saving of 2-3m if you play your wildcard early for GW22 rather than late for GW25.

It’s something which should be at the top of your list of things to consider as it could be the difference between having a midfielder or a striker worth 8.0 or 9.0 as opposed to one worth 5.0 or 6.0 and you don’t need me to tell you the sort of difference that can make to your team.

I mentioned a suspension or long-term injury affecting things. Well to give you an idea, Marouane Fellaini ‘s price hit 8.0 right before his recent 3-match ban. At the time of writing he is priced at just 7.4 – a huge drop of 0.6 in a short space of time. It’s worth remembering though that he was one of the most owned FPL players, so masses of people transferred him out causing his price to tumble. Just shows you that it can happen though. But on the whole, prices will continue to rise, they’re much more volatile this season.

(Double) Gameweek 23

Double Gameweeks are my favourite things in Fantasy Football. Maybe because I like the forward thinking and planning they require in order to be exploited to their full potential. Couple that with the balancing act of trying to ensure that you don’t have too many players from a team which you wouldn’t normally have in the following normal GW (Sunderland & Reading players from GW16, anyone?) and you have a great little mini-game within FPL. Who doesn’t like games, right?

GW23 is different though. The wildcard gives you a safety net. Now you wouldn’t normally use a wildcard solely to build around a DGW, at least I wouldn’t recommend it under normal circumstances, but here you can. You have a limited time to use this wildcard so if you’re not planning any drastic changes you can use it to exploit GW23.

So how should you go about this?

Well there’s 2 ways. Arsenal and West Ham are the 2 teams in question. Arsenal visit Chelsea while West Ham host QPR before both teams meet at the Emirates. The usual FPL advice for a DGW is not to overcrowd your team with the affected players, but you can this time. Sort of.

The 2 ways of doing it are to use the wildcard immediately before GW23 or immediately afterwards. Fairly obviously. You could use it to fill up with Arsenal and West Ham players effectively giving you a maximum of 17 players in your starting XI. Chances are this will potentially give you a points spike but then you’re lumbered with 6 players from just 2 teams, not something I’m keen on. If they both have bad weeks during the next GW then that could be over half of your team not delivering.

I much prefer the idea of using your wildcard after GW23. We have 3 GWs yet before we reach it, that’s potentially 3 free transfers of Arsenal or West Ham players if you wanted. You might already have 1 or 2 in anyway so it gives you a chance to get a total of 3 or 4 DGW players in your team. Then once GW23 is over, it’s wildcard time! A bit like a get out of jail free card.

I quite like that idea and originally that was my plan. Yet after playing around with how my team could potentially end up looking, I’m now leaning towards an early wildcard due to reason number 1 in my list.

African Cup of Nations

The African Cup of Nations (ACoN) runs from 19 January until 10 February 2013. If I remember correctly, players will be expected to be released from their clubs 2 weeks before the tournament, but it usually ends up being a week as a compromise between nations and Premier League clubs. Nations can put their foot down about this though if they so wish, and doubtless some will do just that. But that 2 weeks is just from memory, don’t quote me on it.

There’s 2 things to bear in mind here. One is obvious, the other less so. Firstly don’t be bringing in any players who will be on another continent for potentially the best part of 5 weeks. I don’t think any more needs to be said about that. Simples.

What you should be thinking about is who will come into replace those players at their clubs. It’s likely that the ACoN will throw up some unexpected FPL bargains with some fringe players getting game time they wouldn’t normally get, or playing in positions that they wouldn’t normally play in. This aspect is less to do with the wildcard, that’s more to do with the obvious part of avoiding the likes of Yaya Toure when playing yours. But this is something that can put you one step ahead of everyone else if you pay attention closely enough.

January Transfers (real ones)

Thinking back to the last January transfer window, Everton and Newcastle made 2 stunning acquisitions, bringing in Nikica Jelavic and Papiss Cisse respectively. So sometimes there are some excellent FPL players bought into the Premier League in January, or even bought within the league itself, with players moving from one Premier League club to another. Demba Ba could be one of those…

If you already have a great team which has a nice balance to it, then you might not be too bothered about using a wildcard in January. If that’s the case then it might be worth saving until the transfer window closes just in case there’s any spectacular late buys that require a little reshuffle. Falcao? David Villa? You never know!

Should this happen then you’re in a lovely position. Whereas others might have to spend points to get new, shiny, big names into their teams, you’ll be able to play your wildcard just before it expires, comfortably swap around 2 or 3 players and look very smug.

Summary

In conclusion, there’s plenty of options available to you when it comes to how and when to play your wildcard then. It all depends on your current situation, your current squad and how happy or unhappy you are with your side.

Of course, there are other things which may come into play – your side might be ravaged with injuries and suspensions, forcing you into using your wildcard as soon as possible just so that you can field 11 players. If that’s the case then that’s desperately unlucky, you poor sod.

But in general, if you’re in half-decent shape then the 4 things I listed should form the backbone of your decision making. If you take them all into account and make a balanced decision based on which ones you feel you should give more weight to given your FPL circumstances, then you should benefit quite handsomely in comparison with those who will just use a wildcard for the sake of it.

WILDCARD! YEAH! FREE TRANSFERS BABY!

Don’t be one of those people and you’ll be fine 🙂

One final point. Do use your wildcard. Even if it’s just to save taking a -4 or -8 point hit. That’s also what it’s there for if your side doesn’t need a radical overhaul.

I think that’s everything. Hopefully this will have been some use and given you something to ponder which you might not have thought about previously.

I’m just left to wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2013. Thanks very much for reading, it’s never taken for granted, I genuinely appreciate it.

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GW17 NOTHING BUT BONUS POINTS!!! #FPL

Dec 16

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Gameweek 17
15 Dec 12:45	Newcastle	1 – 3	Man City
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15 Dec 15:00	Liverpool	1 – 3	Aston Villa
Bonus Gerrard (2) Bonus Weimann Benteke (3) Detailed stats
15 Dec 15:00	Man Utd	3 – 1	Sunderland
Bonus Cleverley (2) Young Van Persie (3) Rooney Detailed stats
15 Dec 15:00	Norwich	2 – 1	Wigan
Bonus Hoolahan (3) Pilkington (2) Snodgrass Detailed stats
15 Dec 15:00	QPR	2 – 1	Fulham
Bonus Taarabt (3) Faurlin (2) Bonus Petric Detailed stats
15 Dec 15:00	Stoke City	1 – 1	Everton
Bonus Shawcross (2) Adam Nzonzi (3) Jones Bonus Jagielka Detailed stats
16 Dec 13:30	Tottenham	1 – 0	Swansea
Bonus Walker (2) Naughton Vertonghen (3) Sandro Lennon Bonus Williams Detailed stats
16 Dec 16:00	West Brom	0 – 0	West Ham
Bonus Myhill (2) Brunt (2) Bonus Cole (3) Detailed stats
17 Dec 20:00	Reading	v	Arsenal

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Podolski (2)

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Fantasy Yirma Competiton… from @FPLmanager

Nov 23

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Many thanks to @FPLmanager from www.fplmanager.co.uk for providing us with 3 free copies of his great #FPL app to give away.

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Guest Post: #FPL Reflection by @RotoZdroik from RotoExperts

Nov 21

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This guest post was submitted by Adam @RotoZdroik from US Fantasy Sports site www.RotoExperts.com. RotoExperts feature award-winning experts and analysis across various major sports platforms.

Many thanks to Adam for his contribution and if you would like to guest post for Fantasy Yirma – Contact us at fantasyyirma@hotmail.com

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Wait, Manchester United lost to who? One of the richest and most popular clubs in the World fell to the hands (or feet) of Norwich on Saturday.

That’s right, a team scoring almost three goals per game lost to a team that was scoring less than one goal per game with a goal differential of negative 10. About zero people predicted the Canaries to come away with a win. Don’t forget, they also beat Arsenal and Tottenham (Capital One cup) in the past month, as well.

What does this mean for your Fantasy squad? Norwich is by far the best-valued squad when looking at defenses. John Ruddy only costs 4.6m (at the official game at premierleague.com) and has four clean sheets in his last five matches. He has more points than any other keeper does in the Premier League. Joe Hart has 14 less points yet currently costs 2.3m more. That’s the difference between having Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney on your team.

As for the Canary defenders, none of them cost more than 4.5m. Javier Garrido had the assist against Man United and now has bonus points in two straight games. He has five more Fantasy points than Patrice Evra, costs a lot less and is owned by about five percent less of contestants. Sebastien Bassong and Michael Turner also deserve a mention on the back line, as they have been key in Norwich’s current run.

In the other matches, red cards took the headline. Emmanuel Adebayor scored and then was sent off shortly after against his former club. Arsenal went on to score five goals after Adebayor was given the boot. The same story can be said about Brede Hangeland for Fulham. He got a red and offensively challenged Sunderland proceeded to put three in the back of the net. Marouane Fellaini picked up only a yellow card in their road loss at Reading, but that still lead to a two-game suspension for him since it was his fifth of the campaign.

Liverpool and Manchester City were favorites of most Fantasy owners as they combined for an 8-0 score line. In form striker, Luis Suarez, scored twice while defender Jose Enrique scored, assisted and got full bonus points. He was my No. 1 defender in last week’s rankings.

As for City, it took some time but they got back to scoring big against Aston Villa. Carlos Tevez had two goals and two assists while David Silva once again showed life with a goal and two assists. Sergio Aguero made an appearance as well, scoring twice.

Swansea continues to defy odds with their always-productive midfield. Pablo Hernandez, Johnathan de Guzman and Michu all found the score sheet in a road win. QPR lost yet another disappointing game, but this one came at home against the club that is directly above them in the table. Never a good thing.

In somewhat of an upset, West Brom took out Chelsea on the legs of their usually consistent forwards. Peter Odemwingie and Shane Long both grabbed goals while Chelsea looked largely unimpressive for most of the game. West Brom continues to impress every week.

WEEKLY TIP

Instead of going defensive, it’s time to focus on some attacking options.

Man United vs. QPR

United is not happy coming off a loss and QPR gets them at the most unfortunate time.
Everyone knows about Robin van Persie so he shouldn’t come as a surprise. Rooney will be back from illness and couldn’t pick a better time to break his scoring streak. Each of them was rested for their midweek Champions League match. My top defender choice, Patrice Evra, will also have full strength for this one.

The hardest part to decide on United is their midfield. Shinji Kagawa is out for another month which means both Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia will continue to get starts. Each of them presents a risk, especially for their price, but each has plenty of upside in this match.

Stoke City vs. Fulham

This may be a surprise choice, but hear me out. No one else will be looking at Stoke City players for good reason; they only have 10 goals through 12 matches. However, on the other end of this, Hangeland will not start for the first time all campaign for Fulham. Not to mention, Fulham has allowed eight goals in their last three road matches and 11 goals in their last four matches overall.

Peter Crouch is basically their only true forward that needs to be looked at. He hasn’t scored in six straight gameweeks, but that is about to change. Charlie Adam is easily their most popular midfielder and he should grab at least an assist in this one. Jonathan Walters is another option to check out, but make sure he’s playing first as he’s dealing with a knee injury. Defensively, Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth are always good options. Geoff Cameron deserves a look as well since he’s the cheapest of the bunch.

WEEKLY RANKINGS

Goalkeepers

Anders Lindegaard, Manchester United, 5.4m, vs. QPR
Tim Howard, Everton, 5.6m, vs. Norwich
Ali Al-Habsi, Wigan, 5.0m, vs. Reading
Asmir Begovic, Stoke City, 5.1m, vs. Fulham
Boaz Myhill, West Brom, 4.4m, at Sunderland

Defenders

Patrice Evra, Man United, 6.8m, vs. QPR
Rafael, Man United, 6.4m, vs. QPR
Leighton Baines, Everton, 7.6m, vs. Norwich
Jose Enrique, Liverpool, 5.7m, at Swansea
Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City, 5.2m, vs. Fulham
John Arne Riise, Fulham, 5.7m, at Stoke City
Liam Ridgewell, West Brom, 5.0m, at Sunderland
Ivan Ramis, Wigan, 4.5m, vs. Reading
William Gallas, Tottenham, 5.0m, vs. West Ham
Kaspars Gorkss, Reading, 4.0m, at Wigan

Midfielders

Santi Cazorla, Arsenal, 9.4m, at Aston Villa
Gareth Bale, Tottenham, 9.7m, vs. West Ham
Juan Mata, Chelsea, 9.6m, vs. Man City
David Silva, Man City, 9.3m, at Chelsea
Eden Hazard, Chelsea, 10.1m, vs. Man City
Hatem Ben Arfa, Newcastle, 7.8m, at Southampton
Antonio Valencia, Man United, 8.6m, vs. QPR
Pablo Hernandez, Swansea, 6.1m, vs. Liverpool
Kevin Nolan, West Ham, 6.9m, at Tottenham
Charlie Adam, Stoke City, 6.6m, vs. Fulham

Forwards

Robin van Persie, Man United, 13.7m, vs. QPR
Luis Suarez, Liverpool, 10.2m, at Swansea
Demba Ba, Newcastle, 8.3m, at Southampton
Olivier Giroud, Arsenal, 8.4m, at Aston Villa
Carlos Tevez, Man City, 9.4m, at Chelsea
Sergio Aguero, Man City, 11.0m, at Chelsea
Lukas Podolski, Arsenal, 8.2m, at Aston Villa
Wayne Rooney, Manchester United, 11.8m, vs. QPR
Rickie Lambert, Southampton, 6.0m, vs. Newcastle
Peter Crouch, Stoke City, 6.8m, vs. Fulham

YOU’RE THE CAPTAIN

Robin van Persie, Man United
Luis Suarez, Liverpool
Olivier Giroud, Fulham
Carlos Tevez, Man City
Demba Ba, Newcastle

The Red Devils were just shutout on the road. They aren’t very happy and go against the last-place club in the league. United averages three goals per game at Old Trafford and RVP will be around all of them.

There may not be anyone else more in form at the moment than Suarez. He has scored in four straight matches. While he’s on the road, Swansea’s defense isn’t impossible to get by.

All of a sudden, Arsenal’s attacking prowess was back against Tottenham. Ten guys or not, they still scored five goals. Giroud is the man of the moment with three goals in his last two matches.

While he probably won’t have another two-goal, two-assist performance at Chelsea, Tevez is still the likeliest of candidates to score in this match. Chelsea hasn’t had a clean sheet in seven straight games.

Newcastle isn’t playing great, but that doesn’t matter to Ba. He will find the back of the net no matter the situation and this situation is friendly for him even on the road.

*Stats up-to-date as of Nov. 19

About the author: Adam Zdroik, Staff Writer View all posts by Adam Zdroik, Staff Writer

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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GW12 – NOTHING BUT THE BONUS POINTS #FPL

Nov 21

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Nothing but the bonus points from the #FPL game from http://www.premierleague.com

17 Nov 12:45	Arsenal	5 – 2	Tottenham
Bonus Walcott (2) Santi Cazorla (3) Podolski (2) Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	Liverpool	3 – 0	Wigan
Bonus Jose Enrique (3) Sterling (2) Suarez Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	Man City	5 – 0	Aston Villa
Bonus Silva (2) Tevez (3) Aguero Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	Newcastle	1 – 2	Swansea
Bonus De Guzman (2) Michu Hernandez (3) Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	QPR	1 – 3	Southampton
Bonus Hoilett Bonus Puncheon (2) Lambert (3) Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	Reading	2 – 1	Everton
Bonus Shorey Le Fondre (3) Bonus Naismith (2) Detailed stats
17 Nov 15:00	West Brom	2 – 1	Chelsea
Bonus Ridgewell Odemwingie (2) Long (3) Detailed stats
17 Nov 17:30	Norwich	1 – 0	Man Utd
Bonus Ruddy (2) Garrido (2) Pilkington (3) Detailed stats
18 Nov 16:00	Fulham	1 – 3	Sunderland
Bonus Cuellar Johnson (2) Fletcher (3) Detailed stats
19 Nov 20:00	West Ham	1 – 1	Stoke City
Bonus O’Brien (3) Bonus Huth Walters (2) Detailed stats

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GW11 NOTHING BUT BONUS POINTS!!! #FPL

Nov 11

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Gameweek 11
10 Nov 15:00	Arsenal	3 – 3	Fulham
Bonus Giroud (2) Bonus Kacaniklic (2) Berbatov (3) Detailed stats
10 Nov 15:00	Everton	2 – 1	Sunderland
Bonus Baines (2) Fellaini (3) Jelavic Bonus Johnson Detailed stats
10 Nov 15:00	Reading	0 – 0	Norwich
Bonus Morrison McCleary (2) Bonus Garrido (3) Detailed stats
10 Nov 15:00	Southampton	1 – 1	Swansea
Bonus Schneiderlin (2) Bonus Monk (2) Dyer (3) Detailed stats
10 Nov 15:00	Stoke City	1 – 0	QPR
Bonus Shawcross (3) Adam (2) Bonus Ferdinand Detailed stats
10 Nov 15:00	Wigan	1 – 2	West Brom
Bonus Morrison (3) Brunt (2) Lukaku Detailed stats
10 Nov 17:30	Aston Villa	2 – 3	Man Utd
Bonus Weimann (2) Bonus Carrick Hernandez (3) Detailed stats
11 Nov 13:30	Man City	2 – 1	Tottenham
Bonus Silva (2) Aguero (3) Bonus Caulker Detailed stats
11 Nov 15:00	Newcastle	0 – 1	West Ham
Bonus O’Brien Reid (2) Nolan (3) Detailed stats
11 Nov 16:00	Chelsea	1 – 1	Liverpool
Bonus Terry (2) Bonus Jose Enrique Suarez (3) Detailed stats

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Manchester United – #FPL Selection Advice

Nov 2

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Many thanks to @shots_on_target for providing this Fantasy Yirma exclusive post! You can check out his top content at http://www.shotsontarget.co.uk .

The burning question on many Fantasy Managers lips right now is which Manchester United players to own ahead of the a delightful fixture list. Sir Alex’s Ferguson’s men are already the top scoring team in the league this season with 24 goals, 3 ahead of next best Chelsea. This was despite some tricky fixtures against the defensive set up of Stoke and away at Stamford Bridge. What can they achieve over the next set of games?

GW 10	(H) ARS	GW 16	(A) MCI
GW 11	(A) AVL	GW 17	(H) SUN
GW 12	(A) NOR	GW 18	(A) SWA
GW 13	(H) QPR	GW 19	(H) NEW
GW 14	(H) WHM	GW 20	(H) WBA
GW 15	(A) RDG	GW 21	(A) WIG

As can be seen, aside from the trip to the Etihad in GW16 there’s hardly a game where United won’t be expected to score, and there could be a few drubbings along the way. So who to own? I’m going to take a look through each of the three outfield positions in fantasy football – Defence, Midfield, and Attack.

DEFENCE

DEF	£	TSB
Rafael	£6.0	20%
Evra	£6.8	7%
Ferdinand	£5.9	3%
Vidic	£6.7	3%
Jones	£5.6	1%

First up there have been questions raised about United’s defence this season. An early injury to Vidic has left United without their defensive rock again this season, and it’s telling, although the finger has been pointed at the lack of a proper hard man to boss the midfield, a la Roy Keane and Patrick Viera. These are players of the last decade though, and today’s football is evolving, spearheaded by Barcelona and Spain. These days you don’t need necessarily need a hard man in midfield, particularly at the top level, rather 11 good football players, who can pass the ball and use the available space on the field as a team in both the attacking and defensive play.

Sir Alex’s men have been conceding goals and giving up clean sheets, and perhaps not really caring, relying on sheer goal threat to win games. The £24M signing of Robin Van Persie a clear indicator of their intent this season it seems.

Despite this though, they aren’t defending terribly, and are still within the top 5 or 6 teams defensively, which makes the likes of Jonny Evans and Rafael arguably ownable at £6m or less on clean sheet potential alone. It’s the attacking potential though were United’s players will be hoping to earn their corn. Below is a graphic showing Man Utd’s current back four. The image shows the relative statistics for each of the defender’s key attacking stats. As shown, Evra and Rafael lead the way in all categories, which is expected of full-backs in a side like United. Jonny Evans has been a threat from set pieces too, whilst Rio Ferdinand is left to watch the halfway line it seems.

Of these four, Rafael at £6m now compared to Evra’s £6.8m is clearly the man to own. The Brazilian’s current ownership of 20% means 1 in 5 FPL managers will have him in their line-ups. Despite his high ownership I’d still recommended buying him, he’s the kind of player who could score really big and represents little risk for his value.

MIDFIELD

MID	£	TSB
Kagawa	£8.2	7%
Valencia	£8.6	3%
Cleverley	£5.7	3%
Nani	£8.4	2%
Scholes	£5.3	2%
Carrick	£5.8	2%
Young	£8.2	1%

Carrick is the only player in the United midfield that has played every game so far. Alex Ferguson has really chopped and changed his midfield, bringing in the likes of Giggs and Scholes for certain games, Cleverly has been in and out, Young was injured, Kagawa still is. It’s really been a minefield.

The chief contenders for FPL points are currently Valencia and Young, with Nani and Kagawa behind these two fighting for inclusion. The graphic below has been done on a per minute basis and Ashley Young has had little game time compared to the others. It seems Kagawa and Nani fit into a similar pattern, heavily involved in the attacking build-up (Final 3^rd Passes) and creating a medium number of chances and shooting opportunities for themselves. Valencia is much more direct; he does not feature much in the attacking build-up, or get in many shots. He’s out wide providing the ammo. With doubts over the starting roles still for Nani, Young, and indeed Kagawa, Antonio Valencia is my pick of United’s midfield.

FORWARDS

FWD	£	TSB
Van Persie	£13.4	32%
Rooney	£11.8	8%
Welbeck	£8.0	1%
Hernandez	£7.5	1%

The big question. Rooney or Van Persie. Both? What about neither. Welbeck and Hernandez are intriguing options and you should act fast if either Rooney or RVP were to suffer an injury, for now they will have to remain on the sidelines.

It has to be said it is still very early in the Rooney-Van Persie partnership. They only started 3 games together in the league so far. In these though, Rooney has tended to drop very deep, playing as a midfield playmaker, as can be seen by his final 3^rd passes in the image below. , which represents both players stats in these last 3 games only. Rooney surprisingly, despite his less advanced position, has edged out Van Persie in all four key stats. In the 3 games they’ve played together both have scored 2 goals, Rooney has 2 assists, Van Persie 3. They have also shared set pieces, with Van Persie having most of the corners and Rooney the free kicks. It really is a close call, but with Rooney coming in at £1.6M cheaper and much less owned he gets my vote out of the two.

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FPL GW9: Statistical round up- by @shots_on_target

Oct 30

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Visual representation of each player’s appearances in the last 6 weeks and their fantasy form (F.SCORE).
Key Player Stats: shots, shots in box, shots on target, key passes, assists, minutes and goals
Key Player Info: FPL price, points scored and % ownership
Projected Points for the next 6 fixtures(note: Pts x 10)
Star Player indicators – to 15 F.SCORE and top 15 Value players indicated
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