Month: March 2017

GW30 – Bye Bye Breaks – Draft Fantasy Football

  Gameweek 30 marks the beginning of a busy stretch in the world of Premier League Fantasy Football. It also comes on the heels of time where many Draft Fantasy managers will have been suffering from what I like to call IBS, no not the stomach issues, I am talking about International Break Syndrome. It is shaping up to be a really annoying one too as there have been some significant injuries, plus there is the usual travel issues to consider. All that and more in this week’s preview. Liverpool v Everton Let’s start with the worst of the...

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Updated Premier League Schedule (GW34 Double Gameweek)

Gameweek 34 will be a double gameweek. The following matches will now take place in Gameweek 34: Chelsea v Southampton Arsenal v Leicester Crystal Palace v Spurs Middlesbrough v Sunderland Manchester City v Manchester United As a result, we now have three teams set to play twice in Gameweek 34 – Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Manchester United. Palace hardly have the most appealing pair of fixtures – Big Sam’s will now travel to Liverpool before hosting Spurs. Middlesbrough face two vital relegation clashes, with a trip to Bournemouth preceding their home encounter with Sunderland. Man United, meanwhile, will hit...

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GW29 – Normal is Good – Draft Fantasy Football

  Ahhhhhhhh…a full 10 games on the slate for this upcoming Premier League Fantasy Football GameWeek 29 should have Draft Fantasy managers feeling much better about their selections, and hopeful of a much higher score. Lots to talk about, especially the emergence of some new fantasy royalty in the form of King… see what I did there. Okay, let’s get into the matchups. West Brom v Arsenal Having had some time off since their UCL elimination, I think Arsenal will come out fresh and strong for this one, and they should be led by a similar lineup that gave...

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GW28 – Blanks Galore – Draft Fantasy Football

Lallana: “6 Blanks? Nooooooooooooo!” Coutinho: “Adam, relax, we play Burnley at home” It is true, there are only 4 games for Premier League Fantasy Football managers to try to create a team from this GW28…no that is not a typo, just 4 games 😱. As usual I will preview these matchups, going a little deeper this time around, plus talk about the two main strategic options that Draft Fantasy managers could employ to deal with this interesting predicament. Let’s start with those now. Strategy #1 – Stick to your Guns: This is the most popular option for sure, just...

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