During every week of the English Premier League, we will provide an EPL fantasy recap the day after the final EPL game of the weekend as well as a preview the day before.
Week 2 is in the books and it resulted in a wide array of positions changing throughout the league. As always, every week, we will recognize the person who had the best score every week as well as the top person in the table.
This week, the team of the week belongs to Juanjo llovera with Sivar City F.C.. Juanjo scored 73 points thanks to a huge game by captain David Silva (22 points) and clean sheets from all defenders and the goalkeeper. Juanjo also leads the league overall. Here was his team this week.
GK – Simon Mignolet – Liverpool – 6 points
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 6
DEF – Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool – 6
DEF – Vincent Kompany – Manchester City – 11
MID – Victor Wanyama – Southampton – 2
MID – David Silva (captain) – Manchester City – 22
MID – Cesc Fabregas – Chelsea – 2
MID – Santi Cazorla – Arsenal – 2
FW – Sergio Aguero – Chelsea – 6
FW – Christian Benteke – Liverpool – 6
FW – Radamel Falcao – Chelsea – 2
Top 10 in the 32 Flags fantasy league
1) Juanjo llovera – Sivar City F.C. – 115 points (73 this week)
2) Lee Kasun – FGCU – 103 (70)
3) Marvin Foster – Aroostook Bears – 102 (58)
4) AJ Blehschmidt – Couch Potatoes – 101 (69)
5) Mike Cihon – SID Vicious – 100 (55)
6) Billy Gordon – Trap Winnin’ Team – 96 (53)
6) Nicholas Tetro – Slippy G FC – 96 (48)
8) Caoimhe Byrne – HokeyPokey Wanderers – 95 (59)
9) Robert Dunlop – Bob Bishop United – 93 (56)
10) Liam OMurchu – Fulham 2 the Prem – 89 (52)
List of people who have had the team of the week
1) Nicholas Tetro – 1 time
1) Juanjo llovera – 1
Now onto our writers, we will go from best to worst.
1) Mark – T12th place (+5 positions) – 47 points this week – 84 points total
GK – Simon Mignolet – Liverpool – 6
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 6
DEF – Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool – 6
DEF – Jose Fonte – Southampton – 1
MID – Eden Hazard (captain) – Chelsea – 2
MID – Juan Mata – Manchester United – 9
MID – Jordan Henderson – Liverpool – 4
MID – Nacer Chadli – Tottenham – 8
FW – Harry Kane – Tottenham – 2
FW – Wayne Rooney – Manchester United – 2
FW – Graziano Pelle – Southampton – 1
Mark remains the leader among the writers and is just outside the top ten. While the attackers aren’t doing all that impressively, the defenders and Mignolet are making up for that.
2) Jeff – T18th place (+36 positions) – 57 points this week – 81 points total
GK – Lukasz Fabianski – Swansea – 6
DEF – John Stones – Everton – 7
DEF – Angelo Ogbonna – West Ham – 1
DEF – Per Mertesacker – Arsenal – 2
MID – Ibrahim Afellay – Stoke – 2
MID – Nacer Chadli – Tottenham – 8
MID – Jordan Henderson – Liverpool – 4
MID – Santi Cazorla – Arsenal – 2
MID – Cheikhou Kouyate – West Ham – 5
FW – Harry Kane – Tottenham – 2
FW – Christian Benteke (captain) – Liverpool – 18
Jeff has greatly improved and moved up 36 positions to 18th. Christian Benteke’s goal in the Liverpool/Bournemouth game got him double points and cemented a great week.
3) Josh H. – 23rd place (+27 positions) – 58 points this week – 79 points total
GK – Jack Butland – Stoke – 2
DEF – Vincent Kompany – Manchester City – 11
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 6
DEF – Ashley Williams – Swansea – 9
DEF – Branislav Ivanovic – Chelsea – 0
MID – Aaron Ramsey – Arsenal – 2
MID – David Silva – Manchester City – 11
MID – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – Arsenal – 1
MID – Gylfi Sigurdsson – Swansea – 3
FW – Christian Benteke – Liverpool – 9
FW – Wayne Rooney (captain) – Manchester United – 4
While Josh H. failed to captain someone who had a big game, Vincent Kompany and David Silva were able to score in the double digits and give Josh a very great week. Except for Ivanovic’s 0, the other three defenders earned clean sheets.
4) Evan – T34th place (-10 positions) – 35 points this week – 70 points total
GK – Sergio Romero – Manchester United – 6
DEF – Branislav Ivanovic – Chelsea – 0
DEF – Gary Cahill – Chelsea – 1
DEF – Wes Morgan – Leicester City – 2
DEF – Laurent Koscielny – Arsenal – 2
MID – Nacer Chadli – Tottenham – 8
MID – Jordan Henderson – Liverpool – 4
MID – Yaya Toure – Manchester City – 5
MID – Dusan Tadic – Southampton – 1
FW – Saido Bernahino – West Brom – 4
FW – Harry Kane (captain) – Tottenham – 2
Evan dropped some spots but had a solid week overall. The bright spots included Sergio Romero and Nacer Chadli as Evan had the most consistent team of the week, matching the 35 points set last week.
5) Andy – T36th place (-5 positions) – 37 points this week – 69 points total
GK – Adrian – West Ham – -1
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 6
DEF – Martin Skrtel – Liverpool – 7
DEF – Daryl Janmaat – Newcastle – -3
MID – Nacer Chadli – Tottenham – 8
MID – Christian Eriksen – Tottenham – 8
MID – Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – 3
MID – Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – 1
FW – Troy Deeney – Watford – 2
FW – Saido Bernahino (captain) – West Brom – 4
FW – Harry Kane – Tottenham – 2
Andy had a bunch of players scoring goals and earning clean sheets, which salvaged a respectable week but he was unlucky in playing two players who were sent off, Adrian and Daryl Janmaat.
6) Josh E. – 38th place (+3 positions) – 40 points this week – 68 points total
GK – Joe Hart – Chelsea – 7
DEF – John Terry – Chelsea – 1
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 6
DEF – Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool – 6
DEF – Wes Morgan – Leicester City – 2
MID – Eden Hazard (captain) – Chelsea – 2
MID – Santi Cazorla – Arsenal – 2
MID – Nacer Chadli – Tottenham – 8
MID – Victor Wanyama – Southampton – 2
FW – Harry Kane – Tottenham – 2
FW – Saido Bernahino – West Brom – 2
Josh moved up to the rest of the teams with this solid lineup. A goal by Chadli and a few clean sheets made for a solid week.
7) Phillip – 59th place (no change) – 21 points this week – 37 points total
GK – Adrian – West Ham – -1
DEF – John Terry – Chelsea – 6
DEF – Phil Jagielka – Everton – 0
DEF – Branislav Ivanovic – Chelsea – 1
MID – Jason Puncheon – Crystal Palace – 2
MID – Philippe Coutinho (captain) – Liverpool – 6
MID – Santi Cazorla – Arsenal – 2
MID – Jack Colback – Newcastle – 2
FW – Graziano Pelle – Southampton – 1
FW – Harry Kane – Tottenham – 2
FW – Aleksandar Mitrovic – Newcastle – 0
Well this is an improvement, but this has been a very terrible two weeks in fantasy EPL for me. I’m definitely going go play my wildcard because half of this team needs to be taken out. In two weeks, I’ve had two goalkeepers get sent off, I’ve effectively ended John Terry’s career with him getting subbed and others like Branislav Ivanovic and Harry Kane haven’t been close to their great selves from last season. I just know once I get rid of them, they’re going to light it up so keep an eye out for my team and just do the opposite of what I do. It’s bound to get you some good points.
NOTE: Jason Puncheon was automatically substituted in for Joleon Lescott.
