Friday, 3 February 2017

Premier League fantasy football tips: Who to pick and who to avoid in gameweek 24

Chelsea vs Arsenal is the biggest game of the weekend in the Premier League

It's nearing the end of the week and that means it's time to make your transfers infantasy football.

Another exciting weekend of Premier League action is upon us and it's an important round of fixtures for fantasy football managers as the end-of-season run-in approaches.

With bargain deals on the table and a number of players you simply must avoid, here are our fantasy football tips for gameweek 24.

Fixtures (Saturday 3pm unless stated)

Chelsea vs Arsenal (Saturday 12:30pm)Crystal Palace vs SunderlandEverton vs AFC BournemouthHull City vs LiverpoolSouthampton vs West HamWatford vs BurnleyWest Bromwich Albion vs Stoke CityTottenham Hotspur vs Middlesbrough (Saturday 17:30pm)Manchester City vs Swansea City (Sunday 13:30pm)Leicester City vs Manchester United (Sunday 16:00pm)

Key injuries/suspensions

Bournemouth are without key defender Charlie Daniels until February 11.

Southampton defender Virgil van Djik is expected to be out for at least two months after injuring his ankle in last weekend's win over Leicester.

Danny Rose, the Tottenham left-back, picked up a knee injury against Sunderland in midweek and will be missing for the clash with Middlesbrough before seeing a specialist on Monday.

Liverpool play lowly Hull looking to end their poor form in 2017.

The Reds have won just once this year but with Sadio Mane back will hope to deliver a commanding performance on Humberside.

Pep Guardiola's resurgent Manchester City also host 17th-placed Swansea at the Etihad.

Big names and bandwagons to avoid

Sergio Aguero could start on the bench for Manchester City against Swansea, with Gabriel Jesus likely to retain his place in the starting line-up after scoring against West Ham.

Olivier Giroud is in poor form for Arsenal and will find it difficult to break Chelsea's defence down at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Bargain corner

Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been in fine form this season and, with a clash against Watford next up, a clean sheet is on the cards.

Etienne Capoue has been good for the Hornets and could be a bargain this weekend.

Who to captain

Kevin De Bruyne.

Injuries, doubts and suspensions

Arsenal

Out: Xhaka, Cazorla, Elneny, Ramsey, Sanogo

Doubtful: Debuchy, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud

Bournemouth

Out: Daniels, Wilson

Burnley

Out: Long, Marney, Defour

Chelsea

None

Crystal Palace

Out: Mandanda, Speroni, Schlupp, Souare, Sako, Milivojevic, Wickham, Jonathan Benteke

Everton

Out: Bolasie, Besic, Calvert-Lewin

Hull

Out: Davies, Odubajo, Elmohamady, Mason, Henriksen, Markovic, Keane, Luer

Doubtful: Lenihan

Leicester

Out: Amartey, Slimani, Ulloa

Liverpool

Out: Grujic, Ejaria, Ings

Manchester City

Out: Gundogan

Manchester United

Out: Jones, Wilson

Doubtful: Fosu-Mensah

Middlesbrough

Out: Friend, Ramirez

Doubtful: Chambers, Husband

Southampton

Out: McCarthy, Van Djik, Targett, Pied, Hesketh, Austin

Doubtful: Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez, Hassen

Stoke

Out: Butland, Cameron, Shaqiri, Walters, Sobhi, Ireland

Doubtful: Johnson

Sunderland

Out: Anichebe, Cattermole, Djilobodji, Khazri, Kirchhoff, McNair, Pickford, Watmore

Doubtful: Pienaar

Swansea

Out: Montero, McBurnie, Ayew

Tottenham

Out: Rose, Vertonghen, Trippier, Lamela, Nkoudou

Watford

Out: Pantilimon, Pereyra, Amrabat

Doubtful: Kabasele, Britos

West Bromwich Albion

Out: Evans

Doubtful: Galloway, Wilson

West Ham

Out: Arbeloa, Ayew, Mauaku, Nordtveit, Ogbonna, Sakho, Tore

Doubtful: Byram, Kouyate

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