GAMEWEEK 6 REVIEW
Gameweek 6 Review-
Gameweek points: 49
Gameweek average: 50
Overall Points: 406
Overall rank: 666,072
Gameweek rank: 5,275,637
Free transfers remaining: 0
Transfers made: 1
Another red arrow, however, I will say with the number of wildcards played and the fact I did not and with my score still just below average I will absolutely take it. My team also had several issues such as Joao Pedro being injured and the way it played out. I am thankful I stemmed the tide a little this week to hopefully push on in gameweek 7.
Again, I keep breaking my rule of not making an early transfer but I could not wait on this one as I continue to regret not starting the season with Bryan Mbeumo but have finally made the transfer, getting rid of Eberechi Eze for the Brentford midfielder. Unfortunately I lost all my bank in the process as Mbeumo has risen to 7.4 and Eze went down 6.8 wiping my budget. How typical of FPL would it be if Eze returns and Mbeumo does not this week?
The rundown-
In goal this week Dean Henderson went back to blanking scoring one single point against Everton as Crystal Palace conceded three goals to Everton. The defence was not much better scoring a measly six points combined. Trent Alexander-Arnold getting booked and Liverpool conceding meant he only got one point. Lucas Digne blanked with zero as Aston Villa conceded two to Ipswich and he was also booked. Pedro Porro was the one silver-lining with Spurs keeping a clean sheet in the 3-0 over Man United, he was also booked though meaning all three of my defenders received a yellow but he did at least score five points.
In midfield, I will start with the positives. Captaining Mohamed Salah was the correct decision as he scored 10 points doubling up to 20 with a goal and three bonus points. Playing Morgan Rogers finally reaped rewards for me as he scored his first goal against Ipswich to notch me seven points. This was where the returns stopped though, Harvey Barnes blanked against Manchester City although I did not expect too much from him and his fixtures get a lot better. Emilie Smith Rowe only got three points against Nottingham Forest in the 1-0 win, he still looks really good and dangerous though and Forest are a decent team. Finally, Eberechi Eze again blanked and he has run out of time for me as I have already sold him for Mbeumo, I may even captain Mbeumo this week as he is on fire and plays Wolves in Gameweek 7.
Finally upfront, it was just the two strikers for me this week with Joao Pedro being injured, meaning I started Kai Havertz and of course Erling Haaland. Havertz returned his first points for me with a goal against Leicester in the 4-2 win. While Haaland blanked for the first time this season. This was always going to happen but he is probably the best option in the game still so no need to panic as the next five games for Manchester City feature teams with a 2 on the Fixture Difficulty Rating. He will be back in the points very soon.
Obviously having already used my transfer this week I am in a bit of a precarious position if Joao Pedro is not back soon and I have any more issues crop up. However, I like this team even with some tough fixtures this week and with the Gameweek not going horribly the plan to defer the wildcard will continue with the hope of getting this team to around gameweek 12 when the fixtures swings occur again.