Month: August 2017

Who are the three Arsenal players to guarantee you Fantasy League success?

Arsenal are a difficult team to rely on in Draft Fantasy Football as there are a lot of unknowns about how they will set up. The Gunners still have transfer business to do, which makes it difficult to trust their current players when it comes to making your picks, especially midfielders. Draft Fantasy is LIVE! Sign up and prove your worth! Have you got what it takes? Arsene Wenger had success with a 3-4-2-1 formation towards the end of last season and he is likely to persevere with it when the new campaign starts. However, if they suffer a...

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Who are the three Tottenham players to guarantee you Fantasy League success?

Tottenham have become one of the best teams in the Premier League during recent seasons and that means that they have a number of viable options in Draft Fantasy Football. Draft Fantasy is LIVE! Sign up and prove your worth! Have you got what it takes? They are a balanced team with a good defence and a devastating attack, which means that there is value across the pitch. Mauricio Pochettino is yet to make a senior signing this summer, which means that we already know how they are likely to set up this season. Here are the three players...

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Pride Comes Before Boufal of Southampton

Sofiane Boufal, MID, Southampton Can the Paris-born Moroccan Boufal replicate the success of former Saint Sadio Mané (96% owned)? Those are big boots to fill, but Boufal was likely made Southampton’s record signing to try and do just that. And if any team is capable of reloading year upon year, Southampton have the most practice of successfully doing so. At a price of £16M, Boufal arrived from Lille in Summer 2016 having scored 12 goals during the previous campaign, but he endured an injury blighted start to his first season at St. Mary’s. With a new manager and a...

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A Primer on Waivers featuring Players from Liverpool, Tottenham, and Watford

“And if I “Waiver” up, yeah I know I’m gonna be…” With all due apologies to The Proclaimers, you don’t have to walk 500 or 1000 miles to pick up the best FPL talent off the waiver wire. Just read this primer and keep working on your in-season strategy for Draft Fantasy Football. What are “Waivers”? Waivers are claims a manager can make for unowned players. If you’ve already drafted your team at draftfantasyfootball.co.uk, you know which players you have, which players are owned by other managers, and which are unowned. Here is a brief overview of the different...

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Draft round-up: £50m Arsenal target; Lallana injury blow; striker linked with Swansea return

Arsenal have spent much of the summer pursuing Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, but today reports have emerged that suggest that Liverpool and Manchester City are also in the race for the winger. The Mirror say that the French club are holding out for £50 million for the 21-year-old. Draft Fantasy is LIVE! Sign up and prove your worth! Have you got what it takes? Lemar would be a strong addition and would be a high profile waiver option for your Draft Fantasy Football squad. With nine goals and 11 assists in 34 league games last season, he could immediately become a...

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Mili is not so Vanilli, Largely Due to his Crystal Palace Set-Piece Responsibility

Luka Milivojević, MID, Crystal Palace Milivojević is entering his second EPL season, but this will be his first from the start as he joined Crystal Palace from Olympiacos last season on New Year’s Eve. The 26 year-old Serbian is not an all-out attacker, but he did become a midfield starter after signing a 3.5 year £10M contract. Mili can feel good about his role in helping steer Palace towards a finish north of the relegation zone in 14th place by way of a 41-point season haul. To call Crystal Palace solid but not spectacular last season would flatter the...

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Wildcards – An FPL Draft Overview of Players from Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, and Spurs

Many have now drafted while some (my league included) are still to come. My league turn it into an event that’s seemingly getting bigger each year and tie it in with the traditional season opener, the Community Shield. The following list is a compilation from the team overviews and could just give you an extra edge over your opponents. Who is the possible wildcard from each team? Arsenal Alex Iwobi – Still known to many as just the nephew of Premier League legend Jay-Jay Okocha, Iwobi has been threatening to really break out the last couple of seasons; with...

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Why 20-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho could be a huge hit at Leicester City

Kelechi Iheanacho’s completed his highly anticipated move to Leicester City on Thursday in a move that could prove to be a great transfer for Draft Fantasy Football players. Draft Fantasy is LIVE! Sign up and prove your worth! Have you got what it takes? Having signed for the Foxes in a £25 million deal, the 20-year-old Nigerian now has a lot of value in Draft Fantasy Football. Indeed, the Telegraph report that City insisted on a buy-back option of £50 million, which suggests that the club still see a future for him at the Etihad Stadium. They Manchester outfit believe that he has...

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Who are the three Manchester United players to guarantee you Fantasy League success?

Manchester United will be hoping for a much better season during the 2017/18 campaign and re-emerge as title contenders. Jose Mourinho has a good record of winning the title during his second season with a club and there will be hope within Old Trafford that the record continues. Draft Fantasy is LIVE! Sign up and prove your worth! Have you got what it takes? They have made three exciting additions in the form of Victor Lindelof, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku, which strengthens the spine of the team. In terms of Draft Fantasy Football, they will be one of...

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