Yahoo! Fantasy Football: Arsenal star among top performers

WhoScored.com have teamed up with Yahoo! Sports to help you make the best choices ahead of the upcoming round of Premier League fixtures in your bid to make the best signings for your fantasy football side.

Here, we run down the top performers last week in all positions and whether it would be worth keeping with the players ahead of the next round of fixtures.

But first, UK users can get a £50 bonus on Yahoo! when you deposit at least £5 using the WhoScored bonus code WS50. 

Goalkeepers 

Willy Caballero (Manchester City – Points Earned 6.5)
Petr Cech (Arsenal – Points Earned 6.5) 

Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace – Points Earned 11.5) 

Crystal Palace’s 4-0 win over Hull relegated the Tigers, while a clean sheet-attaining performances saw Wayne Hennessey earn 11.5 points with Yahoo! With a trip to a Manchester United side focused on the Europa League final, the Welshman might be worth bringing in this week. 

Simon Mignolet (Liverpool – Points Earned 14.5) 

Liverpool need to effectively better Arsenal’s result on Sunday to secure a top-4 finish and they couldn’t be facing more affordable opponents in Middlesbrough. Simon Mignolet kept a third successive clean sheet at West Ham on Sunday and he’s on course to deny to Boro at the weekend.  

Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea – Points Earned 16) 

Swansea are under no pressure coming into the final weekend of the season with their Premier League safety guaranteed. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianksi was the top scoring goalkeeper on Yahoo! with 16 points earned at Sunderland last time out and a repeat performance is on the cards against a disappointing West Brom outfit. 

Defenders 

Dejan Lovren (Liverpool – Points Earned 8.1)
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea – Points Earned 8.2)
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace – Points Earned 8.7)
Ben Davies (Tottenham – Points Earned 9.4)
Joel Matip (Liverpool – Points Earned 10.2)
Hector Bellerin (Arsenal – Points Earned 12.7)
Daryl Janmaat (Watford – Points Earned 13.7) 

John Terry (Chelsea – Points Earned 14.4) 

John Terry is expected to start on his final game for Chelsea against already relegated Sunderland and with the Black Cats’ goalscoring woes, he may be worth bringing in to your XI this week. 

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea – Points Earned 18.6) 

Similarly, Cesar Azpilicueta will hope to end of the season on a high. The Spaniard has played every minute of the Premier League campaign so far and having earned 18.6 points with Yahoo! last week, he may be a costly but effective transfer. 

Kyle Naughton (Swansea – Points Earned 18.9) 

Kyle Naughton was the highest performing defender having earned 18.9 points with Yahoo! over the weekend. The full-back netted against Sunderland and has what it takes to put in a similar performance against a West Brom side that has won just one of their last 11 Premier League games. 

Midfielders 

Lukas Milivojevic (Crystal Palace – Points Earned 12.3)
David Silva (Manchester City – Points Earned 12.3)
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham – Points Earned 12.8)
Mesut Ozil (Arsenal – Points Earned 13.1)
Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool – Points Earned 13.4)
Etienne Capoue (Watford – Points Earned 13.9)
Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea – Points Earned (15.5) 

Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth – Points Earned 15.7) 

It’s been a stop start season for Junior Stanislas, who has spent more time on the sidelines than he will have liked. That being said, the 27-year-old is trying to make up for lost time, with his goal against Burnley last week helping to earn 15.7 points. 

Leroy Sane (Manchester City – Points Earned 17.7) 

With Manchester City travelling to Watford on the final day of the season, it may be worth investing heavily in any attacker for Pep Guardiola’s side. Leroy Sane is one who you may wish to consider bringing in this weekend, with the German youngster wracking up 17.7 points with Yahoo! last weekend. 

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool – Points Earned 34.5) 

Liverpool maintained their pursuit of a top-4 finish with a resounding 4-0 thumping of West Ham on Sunday. Philippe Coutinho netted two and assisted a third at the London Stadium last weekend to earn more points (34.5) than any other player on Yahoo! in gameweek 37. At Middlesbrough on Sunday, the Brazilian has a vital role to play for the Reds in their pursuit of three points at the Riverside Stadium. 

Forwards 

Sam Vokes (Burnley – Points Earned 15.2)
Harry Kane (Tottenham – Points Earned 15.4)
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool – Points Earned 15.7)
Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough – Points Earned 16.2)
Josh King (Bournemouth – Points Earned 16.5)
Jay Rodriguez (Southampton – Points Earned 16.8)
Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea – Points Earned 18) 

Divock Origi (Liverpool – Points Earned 18.8) 

Having netted against West Ham, Jurgen Klopp could continue with Divock Origi against Middlesbrough, though the Liverpool boss may instead look to Daniel Sturridge to lead the charge at the Riverside Stadium. The Belgian could be one to avoid this week, despite gaining 18.8 points with Yahoo! 

Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal – Points Earned 21.4) 

Alexis Sanchez will look to fire Arsenal to a top-4 spot and to end the season as the league's top goalscorer. With four goals and one assist in his last three league outings, the Chilean is an expensive but vital inclusion in your team this week. 

Olivier Giroud (Arsenal – Points Earned 21.8) 

Sticking with Arsenal, Olivier Giroud bagged a brace at Stoke to earn 21.8 points with Yahoo! The Frenchman, though, has scored only three league goals at the Emirates this season, so he could be one to avoid for the final weekend of the season.