GW Points: 87
Overall Points: 3,103
Overall Rank: 128
Game week 27 was a frustrating game week. Mainly due to Liverpool starting players like Salah and Nunez in the Europa League fixture that was pretty much done and dusted anyway. I delayed going for Salah but I’m a week late getting him in so I’ve missed out on those points. This pretty much accounts for the slight drop on the leaderboard that now puts me outside the top 100. I’ve also not had much luck with injuries with Ederson, De Bruyne, and Watkins picking up injuries. On top of this Gabriel and Saka won’t feature in game week 28 so I’m not going to have 11 point scoring players going into the FA Cup fixtures. Other than that, I didn’t do a lot wrong, Gabriel and Bowen returned some decent points in their first week in my team. Despite slipping outside of the top 100, I’ve still got that sense of perspective and I’ve already achieved more than I’d hoped this season so I’m not disheartened by a drop on the leaderboard.
Here is my breakdown of each player:
Ederson – injured, would be replaced if I didn’t have other injuries.
Gabriel – decent score this week, won’t feature next week but I’ll hold onto him.
Bradley – not a bad return for a fairly cheap player.
Van Dijk – can’t expect big points every week but he’s served me well so he stays in my team.
Bowen – good start in my team with 14 points and West Ham progressed in Europe. Stays in.
Saka – happy with 10 points from Saka, despite no FA Cup fixture, he stays in my team.
Foden – another keeper for the rest of the season.
De Bruyne – won’t be playing at the weekend due to injury. May swap him for Salah.
Diaz – poor return this week but I’ll keep hold of him for now as he’s not injured.
Watkins – fairly happy with 8 points but could now also be injured. Might be worth taking out for someone who might score big in the FA Cup.
Haaland – keep for the rest of the season and probably captain most weeks.
Player watchlist
Salah – got some minutes in yesterday, top priority to bring him back in now.
Palmer – did well last week after I took him out. Has a good run of fixtures ahead for the next 2 game weeks so may bring him back in.
Nunez – good points return this week, might be worth considering with good fixtures ahead.
Kudus – based on game week points, he was a better pick than Bowen. On the list to consider.
Alexander-Arnold – will need to be considered when he returns from injury.
Plan for game week 28
I’m going to keep my eye on the European Cup draws today and any injury news. However, if I had to make a decision now for game week 27 I’d probably take out De Bruyne and Watkins for Salah and Palmer. I know Ederson, Gabriel and Saka won’t be playing anyway but it is only a single game week and Palmer and Salah could both do well. I’d rather risk leaving Ederson in as I’m only likely to get 8 points from another keeper in the best case scenario. I’ll keep my eye on injury news and cup draws today and will make a final decision in the morning.