Month: September 2017

Bournemouth’s struggles at the start of the new Premier League season can perhaps be accurately summarised by the fortunes of striker Joshua King, who had failed to score in his first five matches. The Norwegian international was by far their best player last season, scoring 16 goals in 36 Premier League games which included a hugely eye-catching run of 10 goals in the last 12 games of the year. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! Something hasn’t quite clicked on the south coast so far...

West Ham came agonisingly close to pulling off a remarkable come-back in a fiery London derby against Tottenham on Saturday afternoon as Harry Kane’s first-half double proved the difference. The result will do nothing to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Slaven Bilic but, in the way they responded after falling three goals behind, there were signs of fight across the Hammers’ side. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! The Hammers could have easily crumbled around the hour-mark but they endeavoured to haul themselves back...

Whilst Chelsea’s 0-0 stalemate with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge last weekend somewhat stalled the momentum that Antonio Conte’s men have been building, they have a welcome boost ahead of Saturday. Talisman Eden Hazard safely negotiated his way through the whole 90 minutes on Wednesday night during Chelsea’s Carabao Cup victory and, barring any late drama, he’s expected to feature at Stoke City. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! It may come as a surprise that the Belgian has only scored once in his previous eight...

Christian Eriksen – Tottenham Teams are beginning to sit deep, cede possession and frustrate Tottenham. The Swansea match was the perfect example for it. At times it looked it was a game that happened only in Swansea’s final third. West Ham is going to be no different. It is against such cramped opposition that Tottenham need Christian Eriksen most. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! He has so far had the most touches by a midfielder in the final third and has also received the...

In a re-match of the London derby that all-but ended Tottenham’s Premier League title challenge last season, Mauricio Pochettino will be vying to bounce back from yet another Wembley set-back. The stakes may not be as high at the London Stadium this weekend but it’s an important match at both ends of the table, with the job of West Ham manager Slaven Bilic still hanging by a thread and Tottenham needing another win on the road to balance out their inability to win at their new home. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try...

Leicester City and Liverpool will no doubt get a sense of déjà vu on Saturday evening when the Premier League rivals meet for the second time in the space of a few days for their league clash. Whilst both sides rested key players on Tuesday night, Craig Shakespeare and Jurgen Klopp will return to full-strength as both managers look for three points after their respective winless runs. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! And there’s little doubt about where the key battle will lie at...

With the shadow of Sadio Mane’s three-match suspension hanging over their heads, Liverpool supporters would have been delighted to see Philippe Coutinho’s return on Saturday afternoon. The 25-year-old – who was the subject of one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer, with a move to Barcelona failing to materialise – played 79 minutes of the frustrating draw with Burnley. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! However, whilst the result wasn’t exactly the ideal way to end a miserable week of results for Jurgen...

There are several players beginning to break through at their clubs and could prove to offer good options on waivers and free agency. One player that won’t be owned in a lot of leagues is Manchester United’s Ashley Young. That isn’t a surprise as he looked an unwanted man at the beginning of the season, but he has now made successive appearances with good performances against Basel and Everton. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! Although it is unknown whether he is set for a...

You could almost hear the collective groan around Turf Moor last Sunday when goalkeeper Tom Heaton fell to the floor in a heap, leaving the field promptly and requiring surgery on his shoulder. The almost unheard-of Nick Pope came on with around an hour left to play, and there was an understandable sense of nervous anticipation around the ground as Crystal Palace pushed forward. Fancy your chances of winning cash playing Fantasy Football each week? Try your hand at our Lightning Draft game modes! However, the 25-year-old stood tall and kept the visitors at bay, making a smart save...

The Waiver Wire article has to dig deep this week in the absence of many breakthrough performances, and many previous selections becoming higher owned. However, there are some good players still available who are looking to return to their former glory. Davinson Sánchez, DEF, Tottenham Sánchez (7% owned) has made a great start to his life at Spurs. In the Premier League, he went the distance playing all 90 minutes as part of a back three while earning clean sheets against Everton and Swansea. The 21-year old Colombian even had a strong performance in the mid-week Champions League win...