Gameweek 19 Preview (condensed)

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In case I can't get a full preview up in the next day or two, I have posted below my clean sheet and captain rankings for the week. The clean sheet rankings use a new tweaked formula to give a weighted average to both the teams average goals conceded at home/away and the ranking of their opponent for the season. Hopefully this will lead to better decisions for the future.

Clean Sheet Rankings
  1. Chelsea
  2. Man City
  3. Man Utd
  4. Wigan
  5. Liverpool
  6. Birmingham
  7. Burnley
  8. Arsenal
  9. Fulham
  10. West Ham
  11. Tottenham
  12. Sunderland
  13. Portsmouth
  14. Aston Villa
  15. Blackburn
  16. Bolton
  17. Stoke
  18. Everton
  19. Hull
  20. Wolves
Captain Rankings
  1. Fernando Torres
  2. Cesc Fabregas
  3. Didier Drogba
  4. Steven Gerrard
  5. Wayne Rooney
  6. Darren Bent
  7. Hugo Rodallega
  8. Ashley Cole
  9. Antonio Valencia
  10. Carlos Tevez
Apologies for the brief post this week, I will try and flesh this out in the next day or so. I will be on twitter and my iPhone though so please post questions below or @plfantasy and we can all discuss our plans for the week.

Comments

NotoriousDre said…
Chris,

'pool scares me...and i see you have 2 of them in ya top captain picks.

Logic says them must click at sometime...who better than Wolves! I feel i may play it safe and give the armband to Rooney...hope he scores at least a brace!
December 22, 2009 at 8:02 PM
DJ Cory D. said…
is Fabregas fit to play this weekend?
December 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM
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December 22, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Chris said…
Current thinking on Cesc is that he'll play
http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/Arsenal-captain-Fabregas-set-for-return-against-Aston-Villa/4354/
December 23, 2009 at 4:36 AM
Mish said…
Happy Holidays to all.
here's my defense:
Scharner, Dann, Hughes, Ivanovic, Warnock with Sorensen and Robinson in goal.
I think one that i need to sell is Scharner.
I don't like short term replacement like Traore, Silvestre. I like mid term replacement.
any advice on my defense?
December 23, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Steven said…
Mish,

Might want to consider someone from Stoke due to their favorable double fixture week in Gameweek 20.
December 23, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Mmmarek83 said…
Dunn is out. Bolton's Lee is going to replace him in my team due to double gameweek 20.
News about SWP fitness?
December 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM
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