Point Total (GW30)

Gameweek 30 had the potential to be a special gameweek for anyone well prepared to face the slim fixture list. I did better than most in GW30, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. I earned 58 points in total, 23 points above average. This was good enough for a green arrow of about 10K to help my overall rank rise to 58,980. It wasn’t an optimal week, so I’m very happy to still have gotten a green arrow.

My defense let me down this week, only earning one clean sheet from Simpson. My lineup looked good on paper, but ultimately Daniels, Williams, and Forster let me down in defense. Sigurdsson and Alli both had 9-pointers, and Harry Kane scored me 13 points from a brace. I even had Jamie Vardy pitching in with a questionably deserved assist.

(C) Aguero was a flop, with Kane proving to be the better choice for the armband. Not captaining the main man for Spurs ended up being a 22-point swing out of my favor. Painful to swallow? Yes. Do I regret my decision to captain Aguero? No. I felt that Norwich were just as likely to concede a goal to City as Villa was to concede to Spurs. Aguero had been in good form, so I thought it was a safe choice to captain the best player in the league against one of the worst teams. You learn and move on.

My Transfers (GW31)

FREE TRANSFERS 1 OUT Forster IN Fabianski IN THE BANK £2.0

I definitely hopped on the Fraser Forster bandwagon way too late this season. I got him in after his 6th clean sheet in a row and failed to get a clean sheet from him since I’ve owned him. Maybe I really did curse him.

I’m going on a two-week punt with Fabianski coming into my team. He’s my target this week mainly because they are up against Villa, who have scored only 1 goal in their last 3 games. At this point, I’m okay with taking some riskier moves like this because I’m planning on using the wildcard in GW33 before the GW34 double gameweek extravaganza.

Locked In (GW31)

Another tough benching decision has me scratching my head this week. Here’s my lineup for Gameweek 31:

Highlight of my week seems to be the inclusion of three Swansea players in my starting lineup. The Swans haven’t exactly been the best team to invest in this year, but I’m confident that there are points to be had in this game against Villa. Fabianski and Williams in defense could either be a massive gain or a colossal flop. It’s the right time to make a couple risky decisions that could pay off, especially with the GW33 wildcard coming up for me.

Included in my bold decisions is giving the captain armband to (C) Sigurdsson. He’s currently in the best form of his season, and against a suffering Aston Villa side, I could see him scoring goals. All it takes is a good free kick or a penalty and Gylfi will deliver.

I’m not sure how to feel about benching David Silva. I’m taking a shot at form over fixtures. United haven’t been great defensively, but Silva hasn’t been in the best of form either. I just have my doubts about Silva’s involvement. I need to sort out this benching problem in my team, but this likely won’t get done until the GW33 wildcard. Oh well.

That’s it. Good luck in Gameweek 31!