Fanteam Fantasy Football: Bournemouth ace with super West Ham record revealed
Now entry to the guaranteed €250,000 seasonal prize pool has closed, we are focusing on the €50,000 weekly monster on Fanteam Fantasy Football. There is a limit of 2,777 teams so make sure you get your registration in early or risk missing out on the chance to win big. There are nine matches to pick your team from in gameweek seven, from which we have picked our own XI. Here are three notable tips from our selections.
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) – 10M
Bournemouth host West Ham on Saturday looking to make amends for their midweek defeat to League One outfit Burton in the Carabao Cup. Eddie Howe made wholesale changes on Wednesday night and will recall on the players that have won back-to-back Premier League matches 3-1.
The Cherries aren’t the only Premier League side fresh from being eliminated from the cup by lower league opposition. West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini was left reeling after his side were humiliated 4-0 by lower league Oxford.
Callum Wilson came off the bench against Burton but could not change the tide of the match but will be full of confidence when he lines up against West Ham on Saturday. The England international has a super record against the Hammers, netting six times in as many matches against the east London outfit.
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester) – 9.3M
Ricardo Pereira has made a solid start to his second season at Leicester and it would not be a surprise if one of the bigger clubs came calling at the end of the season. The 25-year-old scored his first goal of the season in Leicester’s 2-1 win over Tottenham and is the current right-back in the WhoScored Team of the Season in the Premier League (7.43 rating).
Brendan Rodgers’ side head into the weekend’s action in third place in the Premier League and they will accept nothing less than three points when they welcome a struggling Newcastle side on Saturday. The Magpies are only one point above the bottom three heading with just a solitary win to their name, albeit away to Tottenham.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) - 12.8M
Manchester City could be as many as eight points behind Liverpool by the time they face Everton in Saturday’s late kick-off. Pep Guardiola’s side have been in rampant form since suffering a shock 3-2 defeat to newly promoted Norwich, scoring 14 unanswered goals in their subsequent three outings, including last weekend’s 8-0 drubbing of Watford.
Riyad Mahrez struggled for regular playing time in his first season at City but Leroy Sane’s long-term injury has presented the Algeria international with make a real impact for the defending Premier League champions this term. The 28-year-old has scored and assisted in each of his last two starts and was one of four City players to earn a perfect WhoScored 10 against Watford last weekend.
