Steem Fantasy Premier League - Gameweek 23 Review

When taking a look at gameweek 23 fixtures I would say that both Manchester United and Liverpool have got great fixtures from a fantasy point of view, as they are playing Crystal Palace and Brighton at home respectively. You should be aware of that Both Crystal Palace and Brighton have been solid at the back recently but not as convincing away as at home. In the last four gameweeks Brighton have conceded only four goals while Crystal Palace even better them with only three conceded goals over that period. When taking a look at their last four away games Crystal Palace have conceded eight goals and Brighton six goals. This should mean both Man United and Liverpool are expected to score at least two goals against their opponents this weekend.

Spurs and and Manchester city have on the paper good away fixtures when they are playing Fulham and Huddersfield away respectively. In their last four home matches Fulham have only conceded four goals while Huddersfield haven’t been as convincing and have conceded eight goals or 2 goals per match. It’s yet to be seen how Kane’s injury and Son’s Asian Cup adventure affects Spurs , so it could be a tighter game against Fulham that many are expecting.

Wolverhampton play Leicester at home and this is the first of seven games when they will not be up against a “big six” team. Wolves play Chelsea in gw 30 but before that they have fixtures against Leicester, West Ham, Everton, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Cardiff.

The biggest game of the weekend has to be the London Derby between Arsenal And Chelsea. Arsenal have only one win in their last four games while Chelsea have scored only five goals in their last five games. Transfer rumours are saying that Gonzalo Higuain could be Chelsea player by Saturday, while Morat is leaving the club. Even if neither team have got great form I could see a quite open game with goals at both ends of the pitch at Saturday. And even if big hitters like Aubameyang and Hazard may not have delivered as expected recently this could be the game when one or both of them get double figure scores.

Match preview:

Arsenal - Chelsea

London Derby and really important game in the top four race. Chelsea are aiming to tighten their hold on a place in the top four while Arsenal, who lie six points behind them are desperate to not let the gap become bigger. From Arsenal’s point of view this could be seen as a six point game, a win would mean three points off the top four place while a loss here while a loss would mean they are 9 points behind Chelsea. Maurizio Sarri's Blues are targeting a fourth victory in five Premier League matches, while Unai Emery's Gunners are looking to bounce back from a defeat at West Ham United.

Arsenal have been great in London derbies so far this season, scoring 20 goals in their seven PL London derbies, twice as many as any other side. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Eden Hazard are the two players whose goals have been worth the most PL points for their sides this season, with 12 and 10 respectively. There are a lot of rumours in the media about the Chelsea’s striker spot but yet there aren’t any official news on the Morta-Higuain saga. The one striker that for sure should be in the match squad is Olivier Giroud. Giroud could become the second player to score for both clubs in PL meetings between Arsenal and Chelsea, after Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas who last week left Chelsea and Premier League for more playing time in AS Monaco in League 1.

Team news are telling us that Arsenal will be without Henrikh Mkhitaryan (foot) and long-term absentees Danny Welbeck (right ankle) and Rob Holding (left knee).
It will be interesting to see whether Mesut Ozil features, having not made the squad
since the Gunners' Boxing Day trip to Brighton.

For Chelsea Ruben Loftus-Cheek also remains out for Chelsea with an ongoing back problem. Alvaro Morata is a doubt with a hamstring problem and could have played his last game for the club as the striker's future at Stamford Bridge appears to be nearing an end.

Possible starting lineups:

Arsenal: Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Koscielny, Bellerin, Torreira, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Iwobi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Pedro

Steem-pick

At the moment my steem-picks doesn’t work out. Last week I put my faith in Firmino who didn’t deliver. He could though still be a good option for the upcoming weeks and maybe a decent alternative for those who are selling Kane. I’m not usually picking defenders, but now it feels like I have to do something different to get back on track. Therefore I’m going with the priciest alternative of them all, Robertson (6.7m). He has got the fixture, he is playing in the team with the best defense in PL, he has got attacking potential and is also a bonus magnet. Everything looks great, but I’m quite sure all end up with Palace scoring early in the game and Robertson coming off with a hamstring injury after half an hour.

Disclaimer: This post is written by @matinho. The rewards of these posts are gathered in a pool to be rewarded to managers of the league and authors at the end of the season.

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