Welcome back to another edition of Fantasy Premier League Forecasting Good Fixtures, in which we look at which teams have a favourable run of games heading into tail end of the season.
It was an extremely hectic time for many Fantasy managers this past week, with a big chunk activating the second wildcard of the season in preparation for the Bench Boost in Gameweek 34.
However, after the results from Gameweek 33, we learned a few things… and one of them is that even with a single game, some players can outscore those even with an extra 90 minutes of action.
And this means that several are starting to re-evaluate their wildcard teams filled with players that have two games, with Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur assets set to be re-drafted into many teams following their continued good form.
But, there could be other players worth considering, so here we give you THREE TEAMS with favourable fixtures on the horizon.
Arsenal
They were the go-to team last week in our Forecasting Good Fixtures, and they are so once again with an extremely pleasing run of games remaining in the campaign.
The Gunners face Crystal Palace (Home), West Brom (Home), Sunderland (Away), and Norwich (Home) in their next four, with the first two games coming in a double gameweek.
Alexis Sanchez (10.9) is already set to be the favourite captain choice for the double, while Mesut Ozil (9.8) and any of their starting defenders will be in most teams. Alex Iwobi (4.6) is looking un-droppable at the moment, and is a brilliant enabler for managers to invest elsewhere.
Liverpool
Also mentioned in last week’s edition, Liverpool have undoubtedly the best set of games until the end of the campaign, with two double gameweeks and no blanks on the horizon.
Jurgen Klopp’s men start with a double against Bournemouth (Away) and Everton (Home), then clashes with Newcastle United (Home), Swansea (Away), and another double against Watford (Home) and Chelsea (Home) before playing West Brom (Away) on the final day.
It would take a brave man to go the remainder of the campaign without at least two Reds assets, but take into consideration that Klopp may rotate players if they progress past Borussia Dortmund to the Europa League semi-finals.
Tottenham Hotspur
Wait we should consider buying players without any doubles? From what we learned, yes. Toby Alderweireld’s 15-point return proved why a Tottenham defender will give you more than an Everton defender with two games.
And with the only team capable of catching Leicester City to the title, Mauricio Pochettino’s men will take every game as final, with Stoke City (Away), West Brom (Home), Chelsea (Away), Southampton (Home), and Newcastle United (Away) not the most daunting of schedules.
We can see the Lilywhites pushing the Foxes till the very end, with their star assets Alderweireld (6.5), Harry Kane (10.3), Dele Alli (6.2), Christian Eriksen (8.6), and even Erik Lamela (6.8) capable of garnering some significant points.
