da pinnacle: Welcome back to another edition of Fantasy Premier League Forecasting Good Fixtures, in which we look at which teams we should be drafting players in from in regards to their respective schedules.
da pinup bet: This week we’ve seen the biggest scoring average of the season, with the main men scoring a hatful of points in the campaign’s first real double gameweek.
Not only that, but managers found it as the perfect opportunity to use their chips, with a certain Sergio Aguero amassing an incredible 78 points for those that dared to Triple Captain him against Chelsea and Newcastle United.
The Bench Boost was also a popular decision, but the large number of rotations from managers and the unexpected injuries did more damage than good for some.
However, with the first double (almost) over, we still have another set of two games to look forward to in gameweek 37, and this will certainly play a big factor in Forecasting Good Fixtures. Before that though, we’ll have to navigate through gameweek 35 full of blanks.
Here are three teams to consider drafting in players from ahead of Gameweek 35!
Liverpool
Not only are Liverpool on incredible form (they just smashed Everton in the Merseyside Derby 4-0), but they also have the easiest schedule to boot.
The Reds face Newcastle United (home) and Swansea (Away) before a double gameweek against Watford (Home) and Chelsea (Home), rounding the season off with a trip to West Brom. With Klopp’s men scoring 10 goals and conceding just two in the last three games, his star men are primed to have a strong finish to the season.
Daniel Sturridge (10.0), Philippe Coutinho (8.3), Roberto Firmino (8.1), James Milner (6.5), and any of their defenders are in contention to reward their owners during the last five games. But beware of rotation, due to Liverpool’s participation in the Europa League semi-finals.
Chelsea
Despite losing 3-0 to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge during the weekend, Chelsea players should start to come into consideration over the course of the coming weeks.
The Blues first start with Bournemouth (away) and then Tottenham Hotspur (Home), before having two games against Sunderland (Away) and Liverpool (away) for their double gameweek. The clashes against Tottenham and Liverpool will be tough, but Chelsea have no blank, a double coming up, and play two of the league’s smaller sides, making them difficult to ignore.
Diego Costa (10.7) and Willian (6.9) are their stand-out candidates, but avoid their defenders due to number-one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ red card last weekend.
Arsenal
Managers thought Arsenal turned the corner when they annihilated Watford 4-0 at the Emirates in Gameweek 32, but the Gunners then drew two games in succession against West Ham and Crystal Palace to disappoint their fans.
However, Arsene Wenger’s men still have the opportunity to turn it on when they host the last game of GW 34 against West Brom, and with their schedule looking pretty, not many will sell their Arsenal assets such as Alexis Sanchez (11.0), Mesut Ozil (9.6), Hector Bellerin (6.4), and even Alex Iwobi (4.6) any time soon.
The fixture list for the Gunners reads: Sunderland (Away), Norwich (Home), Man City (Away), and Aston Villa (Home)… with only Man City a team not in the bottom four.