da 888casino： Welcome to another edition of Forecasting Bad Fixtures, in which we look at which teams you should avoid picking players for our Fantasy Premier League team this week in preparation for the upcoming games.
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Diving straight in, the most important information for managers this week is the high number of blanks, with Arsenal’s win over Hull City in the FA Cup making no less than 10 Premier League teams missing out in Gameweek 30.
There will certainly be managers now planning ahead, as after this week’s blanks there will be an announcement on which teams will play in a Double Gameweek, making our ‘chips’ all the more relevant.
So without further ado, here are the three teams you should avoid bringing in players from this week.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth were one of the clubs expected to be relegated at the beginning of the season, but the Cherries have picked up some important points the past week with wins over Southampton and Newcastle as well as a draw against Watford.
This has seen Eddie Howes’ men rise to 14th on the table, with the likes of Charlie Daniels (4.9) and Matt Ritchie (5.3) earning some points for their managers.
However, after their game against Swansea this weekend, the fixtures toughen up with Tottenham (Away), Man City (Home), Liverpool (Home), and Chelsea (Home) on the horizon, with a breather against Aston Villa (Away) sandwiched in during Gameweek 33.
Southampton
Southampton were on a good run with six clean sheets in succession, but that all ended in the past three gameweeks, and Saints manager Ronald Koeman will be unhappy that his side were unable to beat Bournemouth and Sunderland.
Sadly for the Saints, the fixture list toughens up with Stoke (Away), Liverpool (Home), and Leicester City (Away) in their next three, making it difficult to find any suitable Fantasy Premier League assets.
Their previous unbreakable defence which consisted the likes of Fraser Forster (5.1) and Virgil van Dijk (5.7) will now be brought into question, while the attack has been quite inconsistent this term. It would be best to avoid any Southampton stars unless they hit a run of form.
Aston Villa
What else do I have to say about the Premier League dwellers, with Aston Villa rock-bottom with just 16 points and seemingly heading towards the Championship at the end of the season.
Sadly for Remi Garde, his men will face another set of difficult games in their next three, with Tottenham (Home), Swansea (Away), and Chelsea (Home) coming up next.
With the club having no other choices but to win their matches, expect Villa to attack their opponents and then get efficiently hit back on the counter. Basically means any team playing Villa in the coming weeks should definitely be considered instead.