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Fri Nov 27 02:18PM
Your weekly guide to the good and not-so-good of Fantasy football.GOALKEEPERS Choose 'em: The Fantasist is going to stick its neck out and predict Wigan aren't going to concede nine again. Last week's debacle saw Chris Kirkland's (1.63) value plummet - he now has a decent match-up at home to Sunderland. Still in bottom-feeding mode,…More
Thu Nov 26 04:05PM
The Fantasist takes its weekly look at the injury situation in the Premier League. Injury status is of course subject to change, with any manner of dog or Play Station-related injuries liable to occur between now and the weekend.ClubGameweek 13 Status PlayerInjuryArsenalOUTNicklas BendtnerGroin Abou DiabyCalf Johan DjourouKnee Kieran GibbsFoot Gael ClichyBack Robin van PersieAnkle QUESTIONABLE William GallasAnkleAston...More
Wed Nov 25 03:59PM
Lorient's Marama Vahirua (22.41) followed up his brace in the 5-0 drubbing of Boulogne with another virtuoso performance against Saint-Etienne. The Tahiti-born forward banged in a superb free-kick and set up for defender Franco Sosa (10.54), and the pair scored 34 and 19 points respectively.Bordeaux were knocked off the top...More
Tue Nov 24 03:45PM
During the season our regular feature will detail whose value is rising and falling. UPJermain Defoe (FW, Tottenham 22.98) +9.95Well, that's what five goals, plus another two shots on target, will do for you. Now the most expensive in the game.Aaron Lennon (MF, Tottenham 18.84) +6.09Right on team-mate Defoe's coat-tails,...More
Mon Nov 23 03:21PM
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed The Fantasist tweaked its Choose 'em or Lose 'em picks on Friday after realising it had advised managers not to pick Craig Gordon. Technically a correct call, but somewhat obvious since the Sunderland keeper is out for three months with a broken shoulder. Anyway, karma came back to bite The...More
Fri Nov 20 02:44PM
Our updated weekly look at who should be in your Fantasy team this weekend.Four teams play twice this gameweek, so if in doubt stuff your team full of players from Fulham, Blackburn, Everton and Hull City.Elsewhere, Chelsea have a fantastic match-up at home to Wolves so you can't go far...More
Thu Nov 19 02:16PM
Below The Fantasist gives you a rundown of how the Premier League's international contingent fared during the midweek World Cup play-offs and friendlies. Several of them were involved in France's controversial match with Ireland. The play-off went into extra time, with many stars completing the full gruelling 120 minutes in...More
Wed Nov 18 04:34PM
The Fantasist was not the only one to get excited by Kieran Gibbs's potential after Gael Clichy went down with a back injury. Arsenal man Gibbs, we said, had until Christmas to prove his worthiness for an England call-up. Well, his window of opportunity has slammed shut following a suspected broken metatarsal playing for England Under-21s. Fantasy...More
Tue Nov 17 03:07PM
Managers have relatively few selection dilemmas this week concerning players returning from long-haul trips.This Wednesday sees many internationals given the night off, while South Korea and Serbia have been kind enough to stage their friendly at Craven Cottage.The following weekend Premier League fixtures involve players returning from out-of-continent trips.Liverpool v...More
Mon Nov 16 02:51PM
No main blog today, just a link to the mighty International Watch - a list of every Premier League player who was in action at the weekend, how long they played for and what they got up to. CLICK HERE FOR INTERNATIONAL WATCHIt has been confirmed Didier Drogba will not...More