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Each player who racked up 6 or more points this week has been assigned a 'Buy', "Hold' or 'Sell' status. These don't necessarily reflect what I would do, more what I believe to be a reasonable action at this time: Buy - the player can be purchased immediately taking consideration of his playing time, fixtures, injury status etc. This status does not necessarily mean you should buy him now as it depends who else you own, only that it is reasonable to do so. Hold, and/or monitor - if you own the player you're not in a rush to ditch him but there's sufficient risk here to justify potential buyers holding off. Sell - the player has too many risks and should either be sold or not purchased. This does not mean he might not have value in the future, just not right now. Note that I don't generally include defenders as so much of their value is tied to their team's success rather than their individual skill set. Dimitar Berbatov 16 Not ...

Arsenal Mannone, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Coquelin, Arteta, Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski, Giroud Subs: Szczesny, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Arshavin, Jenkinson, Chamakh There was a fair bit to take away from this game in terms of fantasy impact but not a whole lot by way of lineup issues. Vermaelen sliding to left back was interesting but Santos was hardly a legitimate option anyway so there's not much to note there. The fact that Koscielny got a rare start is also not really an issue as the more reliable Mertesacker can be had for less money if you are still buying this defense. Walcott came into the side up top which is surely the way it'll go long term, though his price tag still looks a touch high given his underlying stats and risk of rotation so I'm still not personally back on that bandwagon yet. Giroud will get more coverage in this weeks fanning the flames  piece, suffice to say I am very much a buyer, and if you are too I'd a...

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