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There's a change of pace for this week's preview as I feel the game-by-game run-through often just tells you what you already know (Gerrard is a good play against Burnley - no kidding) and doesn't give you what you really want. I will therefore focus on 4 categories to help you make your decisions: - best clean sheet bet - captain rankings - game predictions - long term strength of schedules (for forward planning). Let me know what you guy s think and if any of the features are particular useful or if you could do without them. With that in mind, let the weekly preview begin . . . Gameweek 5 fixtures Blackburn v Wolves Liverpool v Burnley Man City v Arsenal Portsmouth v Bolton Stoke v Chelsea Sunderland v Hull Wigan v West Ham Tottenham v Man Utd Birmingham v Aston Villa Fulham v Everton Clean Sheet R ankings 1. Liverpool 2. Blackburn 3. West Ham 4. Sunderland 5. Bolton I don't like that many teams this week for clean sheets with Liverpool looking like the only odds on ...

Is Adebayor ready to join the ranks of the fantasy elite? Is he worthy of not just a roster spot but also the captain's armband? Let's take a look at the facts . . . Today's goal at Portsmouth maintained Adebayor's 100% strike record for the season and thrust him forward in the argument for the league's best fantasy striker. I have said previously that this is going to be the year of the big name striker and for the first time in memory, you might want to invest upwards of 20m on front men rather than defenders and midfielders from the big four (or six as the case might now be). Five top strikers are starting to distance themselves this year, namely Torres, Rooney, Drogba, Defoe and Adebayor. In terms of value (points per million spent) Adebayor (.867) is currently top of this list ahead of Drogba (.816), Defoe (.811), Rooney (.746) and Torres (.554). Lets look at how his future production compares with his fellow strikers: Goals The five strikers noted above have a...