Gameweek 2 Preview

Watch out for the fact that Gameweek 2 takes place midweek. This means an early deadline! Also 8 teams will not take part in Gameweek 2, so take this into consideration when selecting your team. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Bolton, Everton, Fulham, Man City and West Ham miss out Gameweek 2

So with this information in hand, here is the Gameweek 2 Preview.

Tuesday 18th August

Sunderland vs. Chelsea
Philip Bardsley and Kieran Richardson both picked up 11 yellow cards each last season, the second most in the league.
Nicolas Anelka had the highest actim index rating in the Premier League last season with a rating of 751.0.

Wigan vs. Wolverhampton
Lee Cattermole had the worst discipline in the Premier league last season with 10 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake was top scorer in the Championship last season with 25 goals. Kevin Doyle was fourth with 18 goals.

Wednesday 19th August

Birmingham vs. Portsmouth
Kevin Phillips was Birmingham’s top scorer last season with 14 goals.
Birmingham only conceded 17 home goals last season, the second strongest defence in the Championship last season.
Departed strikers Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe amounted for half of Portsmouth’s total goals of 38 last season, one of the worst totals in the league.

Burnley vs. Man United
Clarke Carlisle had the joint worst discipline in the Championship last season with 10 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Man united only conceded 11 away goals last season, the second lowest total ever in the Premier League.

Hull vs. Tottenham
Tottenham lost 11 away games last season, keeping only 2 clean sheets.
Victory at hull last season was one of only 4 away wins recorded by Tottenham.
Hull beat four of the 5 London teams in the Premier League last season, including Tottenham.

Liverpool vs. Stoke
Dirk Kuyt had the second highest actim index rating in the Premier League last season with an overall total of 655.0.
Stoke were the only team in the Premier League to keep Liverpool scoreless last season.