Fantasy Premier League

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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