When Fantasy Premier League Meets The Betting Market
In the weekend that saw Manchester City lose their first game of the season, Erling Haaland's lead at the top of Fantasy Premier League has been trimmed to six points.
Brighton's Maxim De Cuyper is next in the rankings with 60 points through eight rounds of fixtures and as fate would have it, the two face off this weekend.
Who will earn their managers the most points when Brighton travel to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon?
This article is about how the fantasy stars from the last round of fixtures performed and asks can they back it up this weekend with the latest odds?
Good News For One Trafford
James Trafford moved to second place among goalkeepers in this season's Fantasy Premier League, thanks to a 10-point haul last weekend.
Trafford, who cost over £40m in the summer, kept a clean sheet in Sunday's goalless draw at Sunderland - a point that moves Leeds up to seventh in the table.
Game Day 8 Leading Goalkeepers:
Rank | Player | Points | For | Against |
1 | James Trafford | 10 | Leeds Utd | Sunderland |
=2 | Antonin Kinsky | 9 | Tottenham | Chelsea |
=2 | Robin Roefs | 9 | Sunderland | Leeds Utd |
=4 | Bernd Leno | 8 | Fulham | Coventry |
=4 | Lukas Hornicek | 8 | Newcastle | C Palace |
This weekend, Trafford and his Elland Road team-mates travel to Bournemouth, who registered back-to-back league wins with a 3-0 victory at Manchester United.
Tottenham's Antonin Kinsky and Sunderland's Robin Roefs both kept clean sheets against Chelsea and Leeds respectively to rack up nine points each.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Bournemouth Vs Leeds United this weekend.
Double Delight For Gunners Duo
It was a great weekend for defenders, especially if you play for the reigning champions Arsenal.
Gabriel scored more points (17) than any other player in any position last weekend thanks to a goal in his side's 2-0 win at home to Everton.
Game Day 8 Leading Defenders:
Rank | Player | Points | For | Against |
1 | Gabriel | 17 | Arsenal | Everton |
2 | Ezri Konsa | 14 | Arsenal | Everton |
=3 | James Hill | 11 | Bournemouth | Man Utd |
=3 | Amar Dedic | 11 | Newcastle | C Palace |
His defensive colleague Ezri Konsa also got on the scoresheet, and the pair have a tricky trip to Liverpool to plan for this weekend.
Completing the top three last weekend were Bournemouth's James Hill and Newcastle's Amar Dedic.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Liverpool Vs Arsenal this weekend.
Bobb Shines In Starring Role
Oscar Bobb scored the only goal of the game as Fulham beat Coventry - a much needed three points to lift the Cottagers to 15th.
Bobb and Fulham travel to Aston Villa this weekend in what should be a tough encounter.
Game Day 8 Leading Midfielders:
Rank | Player | Points | For | Against |
=1 | Oscar Bobb | 11 | Fulham | Coventry |
=1 | Mathys Tel | 11 | Tottenham | Chelsea |
=3 | Rayan | 10 | Bournemouth | Man Utd |
=3 | James Tavernier | 10 | Bournemouth | Man Utd |
=3 | Dango Ouattara | 10 | Brentford | Hull City |
=3 | Julio Enciso | 10 | Ipswich | N Forest |
7 | Tim Iroegbunam | 9 | Hull City | Brentford |
Mathys Tel was another London-based midfielder who shared top spot last weekend with 11 points, after scoring Spurs' cracking second goal at Stamford Bridge.
Tel and Tottenham have a home game with Crystal Palace this weekend.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Aston Villa Vs Fulham this weekend.
Jackson At The Double
Aston Villa fans are seeing Nicolas Jackson at his best right now and his two-goal display in his side's win over Manchester City earned 13 points.
They were the Senegal forward's sixth and seventh goals of the season and Fulham's defenders will have a hard job trying to contain the in-form forward.
Game Day 8 Leading Forwards:
Rank | Player | Points | For | Against |
1 | Nicolas Jackson | 13 | Aston Villa | Man City |
=2 | Alexander Isak | 9 | Liverpool | Brighton |
=2 | William Osula | 9 | Newcastle | C Palace |
=4 | Oli McBurnie | 8 | Hull City | Brentford |
=4 | Erling Haaland | 8 | Man City | Aston Villa |
Liverpool's Alexander Isak and William Osula of Newcastle both earned their managers nine points - thanks to goals for their respective clubs.
Isak has Arsenal's defenders to contend with this weekend, while Osula's Newcastle host Everton on Monday night.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Aston Villa Vs Fulham this weekend.
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