Manchester United lost to rivals City on Monday night. Will they go goal crazy in response at home to Swansea this weekend?
Two more weeks to go and then the fantasy football season is over? If you are wondering what to do next, look no further than our Euro 2012 predictor challenge, in which the top prize is a holiday for two in Barbados.
Assuming you are all signed up for that, lets’s get onto the serious business of trying to get the best out of this week’s fixtures.
A look back to last week
Top strikers: Fernando Torres: 19, Luis Suarez: 17, Kevin Davies: 15, Papiss Cisse: 15, Emmanuel Adebayor: 15, Nikica Jelavic: 14.
Top midfielders: Rafael van der Vaart: 22, Steven Pienaar: 18, Juan Mata, 17: Victor Moses, 15, Matt Jarvis: 15.
Top defenders: Kyle Walker: 16, Vincent Kompany: 14, John Terry: 11, Davide Santon: 11, Tony Hibbert: 11, Glen Johnson: 11.
Top goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer: 10, Ben Foster: 10.
So who to pick this week:
There is just one Saturday fixture because of the FA Cup Final, an Arsenal who must-win, against a Norwich side who have lost three straight. Robin van Persie has to be a must, as does defender Thomas Vermaelen.
Newcastle v Man City is another intriguing game, billed as a title decider. Papiss Cisse is clearly a must-pick after scoring his 12th and 13th goals for the club against Chelsea, and hitting the woodwork twice against Wigan.
City’s player will be well up for this, and we can see Carlos Tevez bagging a crucial goal, and Samir Nasri making a telling contribution.
Manchester United v Swansea could provide a hatful of goals, with United aiming to slim down their goal difference deficit. Wayne Rooney will no doubt be on the goal trail, and will be a potential captain choice. Javier Hernandez is also likely to get the nod with Danny Welbeck injured, and Jonny Evans has also been ruled out. We recommend benching Swansea defenders for this one.
Everton travel to relegated Wolves, and this looks like a chance for Nikica Jelavic to add to his superb goal tally since joining the club. Marouane Fellaini is also worth a look in midfield.
We can’t see Aston Villa getting anything against Tottenham, in fact we can’t even see them scoring, so expect big things from Rafael van der Vaart again and Emmanuel Adebayor in attack, and a Spurs clean sheet.
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