Author: James Stott

It’s been a couple of rollercoaster years for Leicester City and their fans. The most unexpected Premier League Champions in history in the 15/16, the title winning manager being sacked and a run to the quarter finals of the Champions League in 16/17, more importantly though, what a couple of seasons it’s been for the draft manager. In the 15/16 season, Vardy and Mahrez were picked up by players without much of a challenge and they proved to be two of the highest point scorers. The same can’t be said for the 16/7 season, Leicester City and a select...

Liverpool started the season on fire last season with pulsating attacking play that left teams worried to play against them, however, injury and AFCON affected Liverpool by taking the imposing threat of Sadio Mané away which seemed to trigger a loss in confidence that spread through the team. Despite the loss of form in mid-season, in his first full season in charge, Jürgen Klopp did still lead Liverpool to a top 4 spot but with added Champions League football to contend with, how will that affect the Liverpool team in the Premier League and more importantly, how will affect...

So…Pep Guardiola, it’s not as easy as you first thought, is it? Things didn’t quite pan out for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City last season, they finished 3rd in the Premier League, 15 points behind the champions, Chelsea. Man City also crashed out of the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup but our draft teams don’t get points for those competitions so we’ll skip past that. There is a lot more to be positive about for the blue half of Manchester this season, all positions are being strengthened with a lot of the old guard being moved on....

The second of the newly promoted teams and the second of the teams experiencing their first season of Premier League football. Huddersfield Town were certainly the surprise package in the Championship last season, their early season odds had them in the relegation battle but manager David Wagner led Huddersfield Town to the playoff final where they secured promotion to the Premier League. See More: Crystal Palace FPL Draft Overview Huddersfield Town have actually given Everton a run for their money in how busy they’ve been, to date, 9 new players have been signed up but will any of those...

Everton have easily been the busiest club in the transfer window. Their talisman from the last couple of seasons has followed the well-trodden path of players to and from Everton and Manchester United. This summer, backed by the new owners, Ronald Koeman is truly looking to put his own stamp on the squad and has wasted little time in getting the deals done, as we all know, this much change in personnel could result in a longer period for the team to gel. All this transfer activity and excitement surrounding Everton certainly makes them a port of call for...

Crystal Palace hired Sam Allardyce to save them from relegation last season, it worked, but Big Sam has now left and in his place stands Frank De Boer. Frank De Boer achieved great success when managing Ajax but his time at Inter Milan was nothing short of disastrous so it’ll be intriguing to see how he adapts to the Premier League and how his squad shapes up and affects our draft leagues. Goalkeepers Steve Mandanda has now left Crystal Palace which leaves Wayne Hennessey as the number 1 keeper and unchallenged for the position it would seem. Crystal Palace...

  It’s time to talk about the reigning Premier League Champions, Chelsea. Antonio Conte turned a shambolic Mourinho team that not only finished 10th in the 15/16 season but also screwed over all of us who drafted Chelsea players that season (Hazard was the number 1 pick for us that season) and turned them into Premier League champions. Antonio Conte popularised the 3-5-2 formation again, breathed new life into Victor Moses and had the league wrapped up by February really. The 16/17 season was a great time to be invested in Chelsea defenders especially but what does the 17/18...

Burnley, one of last year’s surprise packages in the Premier League? Many had Burnley pencilled in for relegation and I’m not at all surprised if that’s how they’re seen again this season, especially after the departure of Michael Keane to Everton and the, so far, uninspiring signings this summer. Last season, Burnley gave us some surprising big hitters, so when it comes to your draft teams, you’d be foolish to discard them this season. I’ll start as I always do, with the goalkeepers, but this time around it’s going to be all round praise for one… Goalkeepers Tom Heaton!...

Everyone’s favourite 2nd team in the Premier League (maybe barring the Southampton Fans), Bournemouth are looking to further cement their spot as Premier League mainstays. Last season’s 9th place, with only a -5 GD stopping them from overtaking Southampton in the final league standings. Their recent signings are certainly showing intent, with almost £30mil spent to date, but us draft managers don’t care about budgets or net spends etc.… it’s all about the players and how they perform, so let’s see where Bournemouth’s strengths lay. Goalkeepers Federici and Boruc have surely been ousted with the signing of Asmir Begovic....

The first of our promoted teams and the first of the teams who will be playing in the Premier League for the first time this season. Brighton & Hove Albion have been flirting with promotion for the last few seasons but last year it was confirmed. Many Draft Fantasy managers won’t know too much about the squad but that’s what these pieces are for! Goalkeepers Last season, David Stockdale was in amazing form, racking up 20 clean sheets but he’s since decided to stay in the Championship and has moved to Birmingham City, which brings us to the transfer...