So, that was an interesting GW, wasn't it? After Tuesday I had 5 players who had averaged over 20 points each! Now, much of that was due to Captain Nibbler, but every player I picked that played had double-digits (Suarez, Ozil, Puncheon, P. Jones and Debuchy)! My mind salivated at the thought of a possible 200 point week! And yet, I had dropped in all the rankings because so many people had picked similar players or other players who did well. Needless to say, Wednesday looked much worse. Aguero got hurt, the Chelsea attack floundered or was stopped by the force field known as Adrián, and Spurs got not one, but two horrible decisions by the flippin' assistant referee/idiot. I ended up only on 152 points, but lo and behold, I went up in the Global rankings this week from 351 to 315! So, woo hoo for that and the craziness that is YFF.
Still, I could have surpassed that 200 point plateau this week, if I had just known who was going to be in the best team!
Best Team
As you will see, you could not have fielded this week's best team without major discounts as it would have cost £171.2M at retail. Still, you could have come relatively close to this team, and this is even more apparent when looking at the actual top scorer this week, who was able to rack up a very nice 208 points. The keys were, as is clear, having Suarez and Chico, and captaining one of them (Suarez most likely). Interesting to note that this was the week of the Keepers, as five of them landed in the top 20 scoring players for the week: Adrian, Mannone, Speroni, Mignolet!, and Tremmel!!!!!
Week 23 | ||
Player | Pts | Cost |
L. Suárez (F - LIV) | 27 | 33.7 |
C. Benteke (F - AST) | 21 | 12.58 |
D. Sturridge (F - LIV) | 20 | 21.05 |
S. Gerrard (M - LIV) | 19 | 19.3 |
J. Puncheon (M - CRY) | 18 | 14.8 |
J. Shelvey (M - SWC) | 17 | 8.51 |
A. Lallana (M - SHN) | 16 | 15.92 |
Chico (D - SWC) | 30 | 12.84 |
Martin Olsson (D - NOR) | 17 | 11.66 |
Jose Fonte (D - SHN) | 16 | 12.27 |
Adrián (G - WHU) | 26 | 8.52 |
Captain Points | 30 | |
total points | 257 | 171.2 |
on the bench | ||
V. Mannone (G - SUN) | 22 | 11.33 |
J. Speroni (G - CRY) | 19 | 8.36 |
S. Mignolet (G - LIV) | 19 | 9.84 |
G. Tremmel (G - SWC) | 18 | 1 |
R. van Persie (F - MAN) | 16 | 15.77 |
Top Yahoo Score | 208 |
Keats & Yeats Honorary Multiple-appearance List
We have several additions to this week's list of players who have been in the Best XI multiple times since GW10. Suarez pushed his total to 7 appearances, while Lallana now sits alone at 4. Puncheon and Shelvey joined the injured TW14 and Szczesny at 3, while Adrian and Chico make their debuts at 2 appearances each.
Appearances | Player |
7 | L. Suárez (GWs 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23) |
4 | A. Lallana (GWs 11, 17, 21, 23) |
3 | J. Puncheon (GWs 20, 22, 23) |
3 | J. Shelvey (GWs 12, 14, 23) |
3 | T. Walcott (GWs 16, 18, 20) |
3 | W. Szczesny (GWs 10, 13, 22) |
2 | A. Kolarov (GWs 20, 21) |
2 | Á. Negredo (GWs 13, 21) |
2 | A. Ramsey (GWs 10, 13) |
2 | Adam Johnson (GWs 21, 22) |
2 | Adrián (GWs 21, 23) |
2 | B. Oviedo (GWs 13, 14) |
2 | B. Sagna (GWs 17, 22) |
2 | C. Eriksen (GWs 18, 20) |
2 | Chico (GWs 14, 23) |
2 | D. de Gea (GWs 16, 19) |
2 | E. Adebayor (GWs 17, 22) |
2 | E. Hazard (GWs 14, 18) |
2 | J. Rodriguez (GWs 14, 18) |
2 | L. Baines (GWs 20, 21) |
2 | L. Koscielny (GWs 12, 20) |
2 | M. Figueroa (GWs 16, 19) |
2 | M. Özil (GWs 14, 15) |
2 | P. Bardsley (GWs 11, 17) |
2 | R. Snodgrass (GWs 11, 22) |
2 | S. Agüero (GWs 10, 12) |
2 | S. Berahino (GWs 10, 20) |
2 | S. Coleman (GWs 16, 19) |
2 | S. Parker (GWs 12, 18) |
2 | S. Sidwell (GWs 15, 20) |
2 | T. Krul (GWs 11, 17) |
2 | V. Kompany (GWs 17, 18) |
2 | Y. Cabaye (GWs 17, 22) |
2 | Yaya Touré (GWs 10, 14) |
In-Form Fliers
While the best team gives you one week, the In-Form Fliers are the players who have done well over the last 5 GWs. Not surprisingly, Suarez jumps back to the top, with the on-fire AJ next in line. I have also included total points, GW24 opponent, and GW24 cost at the time of writing to help you make your decisions if you want one of these players.
Player | Opp24 | Cost24 | Pts19 | Pts20 | Pts21 | Pts22 | Pts23 | Total Pts | Last 5 |
L. Suárez (F - LIV) | WBA (A) | 36.23 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 385 | 85 |
Adam Johnson (M - SUN) | NEW (A) | 18.1 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 140 | 73 | |
S. Cazorla (M - ARS) | CRY (H) | 19.79 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 138 | 68 |
C. Eriksen (M - TOT) | HUL (A) | 14.63 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 131 | 66 |
E. Dzeko (F - MAC) | CHE (H) | 16.73 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 124 | 64 |
J. Puncheon (M - CRY) | ARS (A) | 15.35 | 7 | 20 | -4 | 22 | 18 | 133 | 63 |
Y. Cabaye (M - NEW) | SUN (H) | 21.59 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 211 | 61 | |
W. Szczesny (G - ARS) | CRY (H) | 14.87 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 203 | 57 |
L. Baines (D - EVE) | AST (H) | 19.02 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 182 | 56 |
E. Hazard (F - CHE) | MAC (A) | 18.39 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 234 | 55 |
Adrián (G - WHU) | SWC (H) | 14.79 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 54 | ||
L. Koscielny (D - ARS) | CRY (H) | 15.4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 154 | 54 |
D. Sturridge (F - LIV) | WBA (A) | 23.38 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 202 | 52 | ||
P. Cech (G - CHE) | MAC (A) | 14.71 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 152 | 51 |
S. Sidwell (M - FUL) | SHN (H) | 14.85 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 177 | 51 |
C. Benteke (F - AST) | EVE (A) | 16.14 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 113 | 50 | |
B. Sagna (D - ARS) | CRY (H) | 15.66 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 153 | 50 |
C. Brunt (M - WBA) | LIV (H) | 12.72 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 106 | 50 |
A. Kolarov (D - MAC) | CHE (H) | 13.82 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 145 | 50 |
J. Hart (G - MAC) | CHE (H) | 13.95 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 50 |
S. Gerrard (M - LIV) | WBA (A) | 21.42 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 210 | 49 | |
S. Eto'o (F - CHE) | MAC (A) | 14.42 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 108 | 49 | ||
P. Evra (D - MAN) | STO (A) | 17.09 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 176 | 48 |
D. Welbeck (F - MAN) | STO (A) | 15.12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 147 | 48 | |
V. Chiriches (D - TOT) | HUL (A) | 11.88 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 96 | 47 |
Ryan Bennett (D - NOR) | CAR (A) | 12.56 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 77 | 46 |
Chico (D - SWC) | WHU (A) | 17.65 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 160 | 45 |
A. Lallana (M - SHN) | FUL (A) | 18.2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 219 | 45 |
Jose Fonte (D - SHN) | FUL (A) | 14.41 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 149 | 45 |
Phantom Aces
Finally, we have this week's Phantom Aces. There are more phantom point numbers here than the rational mind should probably absorb, but the key one is the second-to-last one, which shows phantom points since GW15.
Player | Price | Opp | Pop. | Points | Phantom Pts | Phantom Pts Rank | Avg Phantom Pts | Avg Phantom Pts Rank | Phantom Pts to GW15 | Phantom Pts to GW15 Rank | Phantom Pts since GW 15 | Phantom Pts since GW 15 Rank |
L. Suárez (F - LIV) | 36.23 | WBA (A) | 23.33 | 385 | 188 | 1 | 10.44 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 84 | 1 |
J. Puncheon (M - CRY) | 15.35 | ARS (A) | 2.15 | 133 | 109 | 32 | 5.45 | 42 | 40 | 153 | 69 | 2 |
Y. Cabaye (M - NEW) | 21.59 | SUN (H) | 2.53 | 211 | 147 | 5 | 7.74 | 2 | 85 | 15 | 62 | 3 |
C. Eriksen (M - TOT) | 14.63 | HUL (A) | 4.28 | 128 | 88 | 75 | 6.29 | 20 | 32 | 189 | 56 | 4 |
S. Sidwell (M - FUL) | 14.85 | SHN (H) | 0.6 | 177 | 138 | 8 | 6.00 | 24 | 82 | 17 | 56 | 4 |
P. Whittingham (M - CAR) | 11.25 | NOR (H) | 1.43 | 158 | 126 | 15 | 5.48 | 40 | 71 | 38 | 55 | 6 |
S. Cazorla (M - ARS) | 19.79 | CRY (H) | 9.76 | 138 | 98 | 47 | 5.76 | 31 | 45 | 134 | 53 | 7 |
M. Figueroa (D - HUL) | 12.99 | TOT (H) | 0.79 | 152 | 116 | 25 | 5.52 | 37 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 7 |
P. Coutinho (M - LIV) | 14.66 | WBA (A) | 18.87 | 154 | 128 | 14 | 7.11 | 7 | 76 | 29 | 52 | 9 |
D. Delaney (D - CRY) | 14.06 | ARS (A) | 0.88 | 163 | 117 | 23 | 5.32 | 46 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 9 |
E. Hazard (F - CHE) | 18.39 | MAC (A) | 14.34 | 234 | 145 | 6 | 6.30 | 19 | 94 | 8 | 51 | 11 |
S. Coleman (M - EVE) | 13.85 | AST (H) | 2.59 | 170 | 129 | 13 | 5.86 | 29 | 78 | 26 | 51 | 11 |
J. Rodriguez (F - SHN) | 15.56 | FUL (A) | 0.85 | 194 | 117 | 23 | 5.09 | 53 | 67 | 47 | 50 | 13 |
C. Davies (D - HUL) | 12.54 | TOT (H) | 4.57 | 173 | 130 | 12 | 5.91 | 27 | 80 | 23 | 50 | 13 |
S. Parker (M - FUL) | 12.62 | SHN (H) | 0.66 | 151 | 131 | 11 | 6.55 | 13 | 81 | 19 | 50 | 13 |
J. Ward (D - CRY) | 15.08 | ARS (A) | 3.56 | 202 | 156 | 2 | 7.43 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 49 | 16 |
B. Sagna (D - ARS) | 15.66 | CRY (H) | 3.61 | 153 | 90 | 69 | 4.50 | 93 | 41 | 148 | 49 | 16 |
Mile Jedinak (M - CRY) | 10.5 | ARS (A) | 2.42 | 150 | 150 | 4 | 6.52 | 14 | 101 | 7 | 49 | 16 |
T. Huddlestone (M - HUL) | 10.42 | TOT (H) | 1.3 | 146 | 135 | 9 | 5.87 | 28 | 86 | 13 | 49 | 16 |
Willian (M - CHE) | 10.28 | MAC (A) | 2.63 | 81 | 63 | 146 | 4.50 | 93 | 14 | 300 | 49 | 16 |
M. Noble (M - WHU) | 12.41 | SWC (H) | 0.28 | 129 | 111 | 31 | 4.83 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 49 | 16 |
G. Cameron (D - STO) | 12.68 | MAN (H) | 1.11 | 136 | 95 | 54 | 4.32 | 115 | 47 | 125 | 48 | 22 |
C. Azpilicueta (D - CHE) | 12.26 | MAC (A) | 2.61 | 95 | 71 | 116 | 4.73 | 74 | 24 | 238 | 47 | 23 |
A. Williams (D - SWC) | 13.25 | WHU (A) | 2.37 | 129 | 95 | 54 | 4.75 | 72 | 49 | 113 | 46 | 24 |
R. Barkley (M - EVE) | 8.48 | AST (H) | 10.65 | 127 | 101 | 39 | 5.05 | 56 | 55 | 91 | 46 | 24 |
C. Brunt (M - WBA) | 12.72 | LIV (H) | 0.63 | 106 | 76 | 102 | 4.47 | 100 | 30 | 196 | 46 | 24 |
M. Dawson (D - TOT) | 11.04 | HUL (A) | 5.3 | 127 | 73 | 111 | 3.17 | 230 | 27 | 221 | 46 | 24 |
A. Lallana (M - SHN) | 18.2 | FUL (A) | 5.26 | 219 | 153 | 3 | 6.65 | 11 | 108 | 3 | 45 | 28 |
D. Welbeck (F - MAN) | 15.12 | STO (A) | 6.4 | 147 | 81 | 86 | 5.06 | 55 | 36 | 176 | 45 | 28 |
C. Yacob (M - WBA) | 10.79 | LIV (H) | 0.25 | 108 | 101 | 39 | 5.05 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 45 | 28 |
T. Cleverley (M - MAN) | 8.62 | STO (A) | 2.08 | 87 | 80 | 90 | 4.71 | 76 | 35 | 180 | 45 | 28 |
Y. Bolasie (M - CRY) | 7.88 | ARS (A) | 0.06 | 59 | 59 | 165 | 4.21 | 123 | 14 | 300 | 45 | 28 |
I really didn't think I would get this all done, especially with the very short time between GWs, but I did. Sorry to cram it all in one post, but only so many days left. May GW24 bring you best team players, in-form fliers, and all the phantom points you can handle.
Prof. M