-Jointy Rhodes
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Keepers-
Forster vs Courtois
Southampton and Chelsea have conceded the least goals in the premiership and their keepers are a safe bet for this week as they face Burnley and Hull (Both team have an awful goal scoring ratio of 0.89 per game).
| Player | Courtois | Forster |
| Cost | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Points | 86 | 117 |
| Fixtures | HUL(A),STK(H),QPR(A) | BUR(H),EVE(A),HUL(H) |
| Form (Pts in Last 5 games played) | 18 | 20 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 23 | 21 |
| Saves | 55 | 61 |
| Bonus | 0 | 0 |
Defenders-
Ivanovic remains the most reliable fantasy defender. While Bellerin and Wilson are the in-form bargain options. Bellerin faces Newcastle who have only scored thrice in their last six games.
| Player | Rose | Bellerin | Ivanovic | Alderweireld | Wilson |
| Cost | 4.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Points | 75 | 42 | 146 | 65 | 61 |
| Fixtures | LEI(H) BUR(A) AVL(H) |
NEW(A) LIV(H) BUR(A) |
HUL(A) STK(H) QPR(A) |
BUR(H) EVE(A) HUL(H) |
CRY(H) CHE(A) WHU(A) |
| Form (Last 5 games played) | 21 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 21 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| Goals/Assists | 2/4 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Bonus | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
Midfielders-
Silva has always been applauded as the creative genius in the City engine and now that he has added goal-scoring to his arsenal, he is as admired in the fantasy world. Coutinho has found good form but Liverpool faces a difficult fixture (Away to United and then hosting Arsenal). Mane, available at 6.6, remains a reliable cheap option. Hazard…..well just look at those stats.
| Player | Hazard | Silva | Mane | Coutinho |
| Cost | 11 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Points | 172 | 136 | 90 | 101 |
| Fixtures | HUL(A) STK(H) QPR(A) |
WBA(H) CRY(A) MUN(A) |
BUR(H) EVE(A) HUL(H) |
MUN(H) ARS(A) NEW(H) |
| Form (Last 5 games played) | 33 | 37 | 20 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Goals/Assists | 10/7 | 10/6 | 7/3 | 4/5 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Bonus | 32 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Forward
Kane is the headline grabber for his inclusion in the England squad and his owners would be hoping this doesn’t get to his head. They can rest assure that Kane will continue his exploits given that he is mature despite his age and faces some easy fixtures.
Costa leads the goal scoring chart and his next three fixtures read-Hull(A), Stoke(H) and QPR(A).
Given most teams already have Kane (49%) and Costa (39%), we cover two strikers who are matching their form and are not as popular. Olivier Giroud has 7 goals and an assist in his last 8 appearance as Arsenal continue the trend of finding their best form in the last third of the season. Christian Benteke looks like his former self as Tim Sherwood continues to rejuvenate Aston Villa.
| Player | Kane | Giroud | Costa | Benteke |
| Cost | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11 | 7.4 |
| Points | 147 | 87 | 129 | 69 |
| Fixtures | LEI(H) BUR(A) AVL(H) |
NEW(A) LIV(H) BUR(A) |
HUL(A) STK(H) QPR(A) |
SWA(H) MUN(A) QPR(H) |
| Form (Last 5 games played) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Goals/Assists | 16/6 | 11/3 | 18/2 | 5/2 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bonus | 28 | 12 | 14 | 9 |
Bargain-Bellerin and Mane
Captain-Kane (Silva for differential)
Adios, until next game-week.
the cultured left footer 