PLFantasy

Welcome back everyone. I hope the World Cup kept you all busy over the summer but not so much as to fatigue you for the grueling Premier League season, which is now just three weeks away. The off season has been pretty quiet, and the big money deals normally seen straight after a World Cup have not really materialised as yet. This could complicate matters as last minute transfers may cause you to rethink your team but I think history has shown that arrivals from other leagues often struggle to hit the ground running so unless an undisputed star like Ribery, Higuain etc makes there where to the EPL, you will probably want to hold off anyway. Without further delay, I have prepared two list of 'sleepers': those who I think will perform above expectations for the upcoming season, and those who don't quite warrant consideration yet but might if one or two things go there way. I have tried to stick to my statistical basis for the predictions but some are also based on a bit of a ...

A few of us have turned our attentions to longer term replacements and transfer targets to fill our rosters into the Christmas period and beyond. A factor to consider is the 2010 African Cup of Nations that runs from 10 - 31 January. However, recent reports suggest that some players could leave as early as 27 December to allow for them to prepare for the tournament. Players will miss gameweeks 20-22 for the group stage and up to gameweek 24 for teams that reach the final four. Below is a list of players likely to miss at least some time due to the tournament: Alex Song Emmanuel Eboue Andre Bikey Michael Essien Jon Obi Mikel Solomon Kalou Didier Drogba Joseph Yobo Yakubu John Paintsil Seyi Olofinjana Kamel Ghilas Daniel Cousin Kolo Toure Emmanuel Adebayor Aruna Dindane Nadir Belhadj Hassan Yebda Mamady Sidibe John Mensah Sebastien Bassong Benoit Assou Ekotto The headlines are of course the Chelsea and City players but the loss of players like Assou Ekotto, Bikey and Bassong will be blo...