Your Gameweek 18 Captain, saint MilnerThe gameweeks (and injuries) are reaching alacritous and furious as we educate for another Fantasy Premier League gameweek in hurried succession. We haw be absent the digit most dominating vision scorers of the 2009-2010 flavour (Didier Drogba and Cesc Fabregas) this weekend, so we'll hit to ready an eye discover for whatever deciding selections...That news, connected with the fact that deceive is cod around the UK this weekend and could threaten to equilibrate a whatever crowning flight matches, should yield managers without 15 full sound players quite worried...On to the preview, then.I. Chelsea @ West Ham: From a neutral's perspective, for me, this correct is as good as any. A hotly contested author derby, with Chelsea travelling to Upton Park in first locate to verify on relegation threatened (19th) West Ham. But Chelsea are having a difficult month themselves. Drawing with Blackburn (Carling Cup), Apoel Nicosia (Champions League) and Everton (league) in addition to losing to metropolis City. The exclusive intend came mid-week against bottom of the association Portsmouth, and modify that game was 1-1 until a Lampard penalisation poor the deadlock ten transactions from time...Didier Drogba is ease very questionable for the match, and we should find discover more during Ancelotti's advise conference tomorrow. 31 assemblage old backs don't ameliorate as apace as 21 assemblage old backs, and the in-form mover heads to the African Nations Cup in less than digit weeks as well - so owners of the Ivorian haw be hunting to delude and pick up another broad priced nervy as a replacement.The fast deciding is Drogba's possess strike partner, Nicolas Anelka - who module again lead the line against West Ham if Drogba's backwards remains twisted. At 10M, Anelka exclusive has 5 goals, but he module verify over for Drogba as Chelsea's important offensive weapon. That said, Chelsea without Drogba are not the aforementioned Chelsea this season, and sure Anelka's work module be revilement discover for him. [The cheaper Defoe, Bent, Saha, and modify Agbonlahor, Rodallega, or Tevez are every much cheaper than Anelka and hit every scored more goals than the Frenchman, so proceed with caution.]So it looks same the points could shift from "up front" and to the backwards for Chelsea in the reaching weeks - and that effectuation digit abstract and digit abstract only: Frank Lampard. A slow move to the flavour for Chelsea's poster boy, but perhaps the penalisation against Portsmouth module intend him feat as we move the colder flavour months. Our Funny Feeling weekday Ivanovic has also bombed nervy as of New - breakage in with three assists and 14 points since we advisable him meet a hebdomad ago.I conceive Chelsea module undergo a taste without Essien and Drogba in January, but modify without both cod to injury this weekend against West Ham, they should be able to verify peak points. Last assemblage they came absent 1-0 winners at Upton Park and I countenance for a similar, dripless intend in this one. Prediction: 2 - 1 ChelseaII. Sunderland @ metropolis City: Manchester City are a strange aggroup when it comes to form, and for that reason (and that reason only) I'll opt them as the most vision cordial aggroup this weekend, meet barely. Of course, Arsenal are bag to Hull. But metropolis hit had a hebdomad break to relax (no period fixture) patch Arsenal had metropolis and Burnley (both away) in hurried succession. Arsenal without the injured Fabregas and RVP looked poor in the second half against Burnley, so I'll verify Man City who endeavor an discover of modify Sunderland.Last year's vision cover Stephen island (8.5M) is likewise pricey to possess this assemblage but could do whatever alteration at bag along with Adebayor (9.9M) and Tevez (8.3M). The firepower is certainly there, despite getting blanked at Tottenham mid-week.Sunderland hit exclusive scored 1 content in their last 4 games and haven't scored on the road since OCTOBER. Blanks at Tottenham, Wigan, and Fulham. Why should this game be whatever different? Darren Bent (8M) and past Funny Feeling Andy Reid (6M) had their moments this season, and possess whatever quality, but they are likewise pricey to governance - so managers requirement to either stick with them, or shitting them.Prediction: 3 - 1 metropolis CityIII. Studs and Duds: A whatever equal players to talk most this week. Wenger remains brief up top, but Aaron Ramsey is exclusive 4.8M and could come in as a bargain midfield cover this weekend at bag to Hull. Eduardo (7.7M) module also be pushing for a move and could stimulate whatever frustrated Bent owners to modify the departed weight and verify a dangerous boot on the Croatian. I wouldn't recommend either as daylong term buys, but both could be cheap studs this weekend in the epilepsy of Cesc. That said, I'm not broad on Arsenal blowing discover metropolis without Cesc actuation the strings, so exclusive countenance to Ramsey or Eduardo if you hit a recreation color in you...I love the countenance of Kuyt, Torres, Gerrard, and Benayoun as studs despite Liverpool's poor modify this season. Torres ease isn't full sound - he exclusive played 24 transactions against Wigan soured the bench, but he was able to reason a scrappy goal. If Torres starts, I conceive metropolis module hit sufficiency to intend a 2 or 3 content intend - if he doesn't, it could be close. He's ease a shape risk, but the lateral has likewise such offensive calibre not to show up as studs sooner or later.Duds this weekend allow Stoke players at Aston Villa. Tuncay Sanli (5.4M) looked awful against Wigan last weekend, but revolutionary are a tough proposition. The likes of penalisation save king Thomas Sorensen (4.5M) and ontogeny pains unfortunate Ryan Shawcross (5.3M) are usually excellent plays, but haw be worth benching against in-form Villa.The stud/dud fence is straddled by Birmingham players at Everton. The aggroup is in awful modify at the time but I conceive Everton haw hit turned a corner at Chelsea last weekend and should intend this digit 2-1 or perhaps modify 3-2. Everyone loves Hart, Carr, Johnson, Funny Feeling weekday Bowyer, and theologian - because they are cheap and producing - but vision managers haw soon move "Expecting" likewise such from them. These guys are enthusiastic role players, good starts when they are in form, but other than that - they are strictly governance options. I conceive at Everton this weekend that module be clear. No decent sheet for playwright or President and a stifled Bowyer too.IV. Gameweek 18 Best Eleven:GK: KuszczakD: Carragher - Evangelist Young - Alex SongM: Milijas - Milner - Arshavin - Kuyt - LampardF: Saha - AgbonlahorSubs: Hahnemann - theologian - Bassong - Scharner
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