Gameweek 6 Preview

Saturday 19th September


Burnley vs Sunderland

Burnley have a very impressive home record thus far in the Premier League, winning both games and keeping two clean sheets.
Lorik Cana has 3 yellow cards this season, the highest total in the league.


Arsenal vs Wigan

Tomas Rosicky has scored in his last two appearances against Wigan in the Premier League.
Wigan have only scored once at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League, losing all three games.


Aston Villa vs Portsmouth

Aston Villa have failed to beat Portsmouth in this fixture for the past three seasons.
Portsmouth failed to score against Aston Villa in both meetings last season.


Bolton vs Stoke

Midfielder Tamir Cohen has scored 2 goals in two games this season.
Ricardo Fuller scored in both meeting between these sides last season.


Hull vs Birmingham

Hull have received 12 yellow cards already this season, the most in the league to date.
Birmingham have failed to score in 3 games this season, the joint highest in the league.


West Ham vs Liverpool

West Ham have lost this fixture three times in the past four seasons.
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have both scored three times each against West Ham in the past two seasons.


Sunday 20th September


Man Utd vs Man City

Wayne Rooney has scored twice in three seasons against City.
Last season was the first time in the past four seasons that City failed to score at Old Trafford.
Carlos Tevez’s last goal for United at Old Trafford came in this fixture last season.


Wolverhampton vs Fulham

Richard Stearman has received 3 yellow cards this season, the joint most in the league.
Bobby Zamora has scored 3 goals this season (including Europa League), which is almost his total of 4 goals last season in all competitions.


Everton vs Blackburn

Everton have only beaten Blackburn once in the past three seasons.
Benni McCarthy has scored two goals in three seasons against Everton.


Chelsea vs Tottenham
Juliano Belletti has scored in the past two seasons in this fixture. Chelsea have failed to beat Tottenham in the past 4 meeting between the two sides.

Gameweek 5 Preview

Welcome back to the Gameweek Preview! Last week did not prove too shabby, with all but 1 captain scoring double points as captain. We will be keeping tabs on our selection average, so you can compare them with yourself. Currently standing at 10.0.

FPL TALKS Top 5 Captains Last Week (Captain Points)

#1.Drogba (10)
#2.Adebayor (18)
#3.Defoe (4)
#4.Lennon (20)
#5.Young (12)

Each player has a number next to their name, showing what they have averaged in the last 4 games they have played.

Stoke City Vs Chelsea

Drogba (8.25)
Shawcross (7.25)
Cole (6.75)
Sorensen (6.50)
Anelka (6.33)
Lampard (6.25)

Stoke City: (probable, 4-4-2): Sorensen; Wilkinson, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham; Lawrence, Delap, Whelan, Etherington; Kitson, Fuller

Chelsea: (probable, 4-1-3-2): Cech; Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, A. Cole; Essien; Ballack, Deco, Lampard; Anelka, Drogba

Stoke are ranked 3rd in Fantasy League Points For, and 5th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Chelsea are ranked 1st in Fantasy League Points For, and 18th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Portsmouth Vs Bolton

K Davies (4.33)
Jaaskelainen (3.33)
Belhadj (2.75)
Kaboul (2.75)

Portsmouth: (probable, 4-1-4-1): James; Vanden Borre, Kaboul, Mokoena, Belhadj; Brown, Mullins, Hughes, Utaka; Smith, Piquionne.

Bolton Wanderers: (probable, 4-4-2): Jaaskelainen, Samuel, Cahill, Knight, Ricketts; Cohen, M. Davies, Muamba, Taylor; Elmander, K. Davies

Portsmouth are ranked 18th in Fantasy League Points For, and 1st in Fantasy League Points Against. (The Anti-Chelsea!)

Bolton are ranked 20th in Fantasy League Points For, and 11th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Blackburn Vs Wolves

Givet (4.33)
Stearman (4.50)
Hennessey (4.00)
Keogh (4.00)

Blackburn Rovers: (probable, 4-4-1-1): Robinson, Chimbonda, Nelsen, Samba, Givet; Grella, N’Zonzi, Andrews, Pedersen; Dunn; Roberts

Wolves: (probable, 4-4-2): Hennessey, Stearman, Berra, Mancienne, Elokobi ; Halford, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis; Keogh, Doyle

Blackburn are ranked 17th in Fantasy League Points For, and 10th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Wolves are ranked 12th in Fantasy League Points For, and 3rd in Fantasy League Points Against.

Sunderland Vs Hull City

Ghilas (6.50)
Jones (5.50)
Hunt (5.00)
Bent (4.00)

Sunderland: (probable, 4-4-2): Gordon; Bardsley, Nosworthy, Ferdinand, McCartney; Malbranque, Cattermole, Cana, Richardson; Bent, Jones.

Hull City: (probable, 4-5-1): Myhill, Kilbane, Zayette, Mouyokolo, Dawson; Geovanni, Boateng, Olofinjana, Hunt; Ghilas, Folan.

Sunderland are ranked 10th in Fantasy League Points For, and 9th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Hull are ranked 13th in Fantasy League Points For, and 8th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Man City Vs Arsenal

Fabregas (11.50)
Adebayor (8.67)
Given (7.00)
Toure (7.00)
Van Persie (6.00)
Gallas (5.33)

Manchester City: (probable, 4-1-2-3): Given, Richards, Lescott, Toure, Bridge; Wright-Phillips, Barry, Ireland; Robinho; Bellamy, Adebayor.

Arsenal: (probable, 4-1-3-2): Almunia, Sagna, Vermaelen, Gallas, Clichy; Eboue, Fàbregas, Denilson, Song; Van Persie, da Silva.

Man City are ranked 6th in Fantasy League Points For, and 20th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Arsenal are ranked 7th in Fantasy League Points For, and 19th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Wigan Vs West Ham

Noble (6.00)
Green (5.67)
Koumas (4.67)
Cole (4.33)
Rodallega (3.50)
N’Zogbia (3.50)

Wigan Athletic: (probable, 4-5-1): Pollitt, Melchiot, Bramble, Boyce, Figueroa; Diame; Scharner, Diame, Gomez, N'Zogbia; Rodellaga.

West Ham United: (probable, 4-2-2): Green, Faubert, Upson, Gabbidon, Spector, Noble, Parker, Collison, Jimenez; Stanislas, Cole.

Wigan are ranked 15th in Fantasy League Points For, and 2nd in Fantasy League Points Against.

West Ham are ranked 11th in Fantasy League Points For, and 15th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Liverpool Vs Burnley

Johnson (7.75)
Gerrard (6.50)
Torres (6.25)
Jensen (6.25)
Kuyt (5.50)

Liverpool: (probable, 4-2-3-1): Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua; Plessis, Lucas; Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera; Torres.

Burnley: (probable, 4-1-4-1): Jensen, Mears, Bikey, Carlisle, Jordan; Alexander; Blake, Elliott, McCann, Fletcher; Paterson.

Liverpool are ranked 5th in Fantasy League Points For, and 13th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Burnley are ranked 8th in Fantasy League Points For, and 4th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Tottenham Vs Man Utd

Rooney (7.75)
Defoe (7.00)
Lennon (6.75)
Nani (4.67)

Tottenham Hotspur: (probable, 4-4-2): Cudicini, Corluka, King, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Palacios, Huddlestone, Bentley; Crouch, Defoe

Manchester United: (probable, 4-4-2): Foster, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Fletcher, Carrick, Nani; Rooney, Berbatov

Tottenham are ranked 4th in Fantasy League Points For, and 17th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Man Utd are ranked 2nd in Fantasy League Points For, and 14th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Birmingham Vs Aston Villa

A Young (6.33)
Bowyer (5.50)
Davies (5.50)
Hart (5.00)

Birmingham City: (probable, 4-4-2): Hart, Carr, Johnson, Queudrue, Parnaby; Bowyer, Ferguson, Carsley, McFadden; O'Connor, Larsson.

Aston Villa (probable, 4-4-2): Friedel, Beye, Dunne, Cuéllar, Shorey; Milner, Sidwell, Petrov, A Young; Reo-Coker, Agbonlahor

Birmingham are ranked 9th in Fantasy League Points For, and 6th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Aston Villa are ranked 14th in Fantasy League Points For, and 16th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Fulham Vs Everton

Baines (6.50)
Zamora (5.50)
Pienaar (5.50)
Saha (5.50)
Hangeland (3.33)
Dempsey (3.33)

Fulham (probable, 4-5-1): Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky; Grenning, Murphy, Etuhu, Duff; Zamora, Dempsey.

Everton: (probable, 4-4-2): Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Yobo, Baines; Osman, Rodwell, Neville, Pienaar; Cahill; Saha

Fulham are ranked 16th in Fantasy League Points For, and 12th in Fantasy League Points Against.

Everton are ranked 19th in Fantasy League Points For, and 7th in Fantasy League Points Against.



FPL TALKS Top 5 Captains This Week

#1.Lampard
#2.Drogba
#3.Gerrard
#4.Torres
#5.Noble