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\nGameweek 16 in\u00a0Fantasy Premier League\u00a0was an unmitigated disaster for many as two fixtures were called off\u00a0because of COVID-19 positives, leading to an average score of just 37.
\nPremium assets from the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham were rendered inactive with their meetings\u00a0against Everton and Fulham abandoned. That makes GW17 all the more crucial in order to bounce back and begin the new year on the right note.
\nLooking ahead to the first round of 2021, Chelsea host City in the big game of the weekend while Manchester\u00a0United and\u00a0Spurs welcome\u00a0Aston Villa and\u00a0Leeds United respectively.
\nMeanwhile,\u00a0Arsenal and\u00a0Liverpool travel to\u00a0West Brom and Southampton.
\nHere are a few\u00a0tips to help guide you through GW17.
\nCAPTAIN –\u00a0HARRY KANE |\u00a0TOTTENHAM | 11.0M<\/p>\n
Tottenham began the season on fire, but have predictably tailed off as we reach the midway point of the season. Harry Kane mirrors that drop in form as he’s blanked in his last three outings. The removal of his GW16 fixture only served to frustrate managers further.
\nHowever, the England skipper remains the top points-scorer among forwards this season and losing faith now could prove costly as Jose Mourinho’s side take on Leeds United and their hi-octane brand of football.
\nKane and Spurs will have had a few days rest coming into the encounter, an undeniable advantage during this congested festive fixtures schedule. Marcelo Bielsa’s expansive, gung-ho style also plays to the north-Londoners’ strength in the transition.
\nThat should yield plenty of chances for Kane to score and opportunities to create.
\nALTERNATIVE
\nBRUNO FERNANDES\u00a0(11.2m) is a captain candidate every game and has an astounding seven double-figure hauls this season to support that. Son Heung-min is naturally an option as well but if you want to move away from Spurs, the United talisman is a safe pick, even against an impressive Villa side.
\nBOLD CHOICE
\nCHRIS WOOD\u00a0(6.2m) is massively under-performing at the moment and it should only be a matter of time until he comes good. He has the third highest xG in the league over last three GWs, missing four big chances.
\nONE\u00a0TO\u00a0GET
\nROMAIN SAISS|\u00a0WOLVES | 5.0M<\/p>\n
\nRomain Saiss has been brilliant for Wolves of late and the best player on the pitch during their narrow 1-0 defeat to United. In the last three GWs, he ranks first among defenders for shots [8], shots in the box [6] and shots on target [3]. He’s a real danger from set-pieces and Brighton have been noticeably vulnerable in those scenarios.
\nONE TO AVOID
\nKURT ZOUMA\u00a0|\u00a0CHELSEA | 5.9M<\/p>\n
Like Spurs, Chelsea are enduring a rough patch as well and that has hurt the FPL production of premium defender Kurt Zouma. The Blues have just one clean sheet in their last five games. Zouma was rested in GW16, but a return this week doesn’t look appealing either given it comes against City. A further downside is the fact that Chelsea don’t feature in Blank Gameweek 18.
\nBARGAIN BUY
\nBUKAYO SAKA\u00a0|\u00a0ARSENAL | 5.2M<\/p>\n
Arsenal are just starting to dig themselves out of a hole after back-to-back wins and have great immediate fixtures, as well. A big part of their mini-resurgence has been the impressive Bukayo Saka. The energetic youngster has been a driving force for the Gunners with a goal and two assists\u00a0over the last couple of GWs and is available at a very reasonable price.
\nFollow @BrendonNetto
\nFor the very latest news, analysis and opinion download the Sport360 app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Each week, Sport360 will bring you tips for the English Premier League\u2019s\u00a0official fantasy football game. Fancy pitting your\u00a0wits against us? You can join \u201cSport360 Fans League\u201d\u00a0using the code:\u00a0tc90vz
\nGameweek 16 in\u00a0Fantasy Premier League\u00a0was an unmitigated disaster for many as two fixtures were called off\u00a0because of COVID-19 positives, leading to an average score of just 37.
\nPremium assets from the likes of Manchester City and Tottenham were rendered inactive with their meetings\u00a0against Everton and Fulham abandoned. That makes GW17 all the more crucial in order to bounce back and begin the new year on the right note.
\nLooking ahead to the first round of 2021, Chelsea host City in the big game of the weekend while Manchester\u00a0United and\u00a0Spurs welcome\u00a0Aston Villa and\u00a0Leeds United respectively.
\nMeanwhile,\u00a0Arsenal and\u00a0Liverpool travel to\u00a0West Brom and Southampton.
\nHere are a few\u00a0tips to help guide you through GW17.
\nCAPTAIN \u2013\u00a0HARRY KANE |\u00a0TOTTENHAM | 11.0M<\/p>\n
Tottenham began the season on fire, but have predictably tailed off as we reach the midway point of the season. Harry Kane mirrors that drop in form as he\u2019s blanked in his last three outings. The removal of his GW16 fixture only served to frustrate managers further.
\nHowever, the England skipper remains the top points-scorer among forwards this season and losing faith now could prove costly as Jose Mourinho\u2019s side take on Leeds United and their hi-octane brand of football.
\nKane and Spurs will have had a few days rest coming into the encounter, an undeniable advantage during this congested festive fixtures schedule. Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s expansive, gung-ho style also plays to the north-Londoners\u2019 strength in the transition.
\nThat should yield plenty of chances for Kane to score and opportunities to create.
\nALTERNATIVE
\nBRUNO FERNANDES\u00a0(11.2m) is a captain candidate every game and has an astounding seven double-figure hauls this season to support that. Son Heung-min is naturally an option as well but if you want to move away from Spurs, the United talisman is a safe pick, even against an impressive Villa side.
\nBOLD CHOICE
\nCHRIS WOOD\u00a0(6.2m) is massively under-performing at the moment and it should only be a matter of time until he comes good. He has the third highest xG in the league over last three GWs, missing four big chances.
\nONE\u00a0TO\u00a0GET
\nROMAIN SAISS|\u00a0WOLVES | 5.0M<\/p>\n
\u00a0
\nRomain Saiss has been brilliant for Wolves of late and the best player on the pitch during their narrow 1-0 defeat to United. In the last three GWs, he ranks first among defenders for shots [8], shots in the box [6] and shots on target [3]. He\u2019s a real danger from set-pieces and Brighton have been noticeably vulnerable in those scenarios.
\nONE TO AVOID
\nKURT ZOUMA\u00a0|\u00a0CHELSEA | 5.9M<\/p>\n
Like Spurs, Chelsea are enduring a rough patch as well and that has hurt the FPL production of premium defender Kurt Zouma. The Blues have just one clean sheet in their last five games. Zouma was rested in GW16, but a return this week doesn\u2019t look appealing either given it comes against City. A further downside is the fact that Chelsea don\u2019t feature in Blank Gameweek 18.
\nBARGAIN BUY
\nBUKAYO SAKA\u00a0|\u00a0ARSENAL | 5.2M<\/p>\n
Arsenal are just starting to dig themselves out of a hole after back-to-back wins and have great immediate fixtures, as well. A big part of their mini-resurgence has been the impressive Bukayo Saka. The energetic youngster has been a driving force for the Gunners with a goal and two assists\u00a0over the last couple of GWs and is available at a very reasonable price.
\nFollow @BrendonNetto
\nFor the very latest news, analysis and opinion download the Sport360 app<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16117,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16116\/revisions\/16117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}