GW36: Punt

GW36: A Double Punt - Tevez & Lampard

Thoughts from the Gut! 

With the Double Game Week looming, most people will be prepping there team with a player or two from the six teams that play twice in GW36, who could argue with that logic. Chelsea were bitten twice last week by the hungry Suarez, a last minute header earned most of us 11 points, with a suspension looming, most now have £11m to spend on a replacement. After a good few hours of looking through strikers, no-one seems to be great form. With Giroud’s slip and suspension and 40% of us already owning RVP, it makes sense to look through the DGW player options.

Man City,

The next 5 games are mouth-watering, WEST HAM (H), Swansea (a), WEST BROM (H), Reading (a), NORWICH (H) nearly everyone will want taster! Kun Aguero hasn't played 90 minutes since February and seems to be a tad overpriced at 10.9m, although I do fancy him to get a few goals before the seasons over. Tevez is £2.1m cheaper and that could be where the wise money lays; the cash difference could help in drag another DGWer into your team. We've all suffered from the Man City rotation nightmare, Tevez could even find himself warming the bench come the weekend. So making sure your bench has players who start looks like a smart move. With the money saved, regulars such as Kompany or Hart could be snapped up, after all there’s a potential of 20-30 points in clean sheets alone here.

Tottenham

Wigan (a), SOUTHAMPTON (H), Chelsea (A), Stoke (a), SUNDERLAND (H) every manager will want to sink their teeth into Tottenham’s Fixtures. Bale back and fit is just too obvious, with Defo and Adebayor battling it out for the top spot a move for regular starter could be key, Vertonghen and Walker will be encouraged to get forward to help AVB keep his job, the fixtures favour a top 4 finish. AVB’s return to bridge on the 8^th of May will be a cracker.  

Wigan

TOTTENHAM (H), West Brom (a), Swansea (H) Arsenal (A), ASTON VILLA (H)

Chewing the fat over Wigan's Fixtures and League Position, they have only scored 36 goals this season and currently seem to be the only team with any hope of getting out of the relegation zone. With only Kone in double figures, they have not have not generated great fantasy points so far. Wigan’s unpredictability made me look at Boyce and Maloney, but even if Martinez’s magic works and they manage to stay up again, I don’t think they are going to generate great fantasy points; I will be staying away from the Latics. Aston Villa on the last day of the season could be a premiership knockout decider.

West Brom

Southampton (a), WIGAN (H), Man City (a) Norwich (a), MAN UTD (H)

Quite simply WBA have Fixtures to Munch on, speckled with Fixtures to avoid. Clake has proven to love his subs this season, Long or Lukaku could have been viable options as a third striker, but the constant cycling of players has meant that no forward at the Baggie is close to 2000 minutes on the pitch, McAuley and Morrison are viable choices, but I will be staying away from West Brom, the two Manchester games mean there are better options elsewhere.

Chelsea

SWANSEA (H), Man Utd (a), TOTTENHAM (a), Aston Villa (a), EVERTON (H)

Bentiez will be chomping at the bit, a last minute goal from Suarez means Chelsea can’t afford to drop any points if they are to make the Champions League, with Ba and Zorres up top miss firing, Hazard or Mata might be the best bet, not to forget Luiz is always good for a free kick and a clean sheet. Surprising even myself, I’m going to pick out Lampard, I know he didn’t play against Liverpool, but I think he will be back with a bang over the next few weeks, to break the Chelsea top goal scoring record and earn himself the offer of a new contract, even if in the ends he opts to try fill Beckham's shoes at LA. 

Swansea

Chelsea (a) MAN CITY (H), Wigan (A) Man Utd (a), FULHAM (h)

Whilst the swans fixtures are the worst of the six, I fancy a nibble. I can’t see the Laudrups men going 5 games without a goal, I’ve stuck with Michu all year (a snip a £6.5m,) he will be involved in whatever action goes on for the swans. I also have Ben Davies and he’s proved to be a bargain I don’t see any reason to sell before the DGW. 

Overall thanks to Suarez’s appetite, I get the chance to pick out a couple of punts. A couple of punts definitely has ring to it & that seems to fits nicely with Tevez & Lampard. I would have gone with Zabaleta but with Mica Richard's return from injury I think the Argentinian will find him self benched. Let's just hope the DGW and End of season is a Jaw dropper. Okay the last pun was a bit(e) too much.