Fantasy Premier League Soccer - Gameweek 4 review

After the fourth gameweek there are still 3 teams that continue with a nice looking table, only wins. Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City are yet to experience the bitter taste of defeat as Bolton and Portsmouth still wait for their first taste of victory. Chelsea took the most convincing win of the week, as it beat Burnley 3-0. Burnley's great efforts came to an end as the Blues continued their winning streak with goals from Anelka, Cole and Ballack.

This gameweek offered 7 players that were able to collect over 10 points. 3 were defenders, 3 midfielders and one forward. But let's start with this weeks number one goalkeeper, or I should say goalkeepers, as both Green from West Ham and Sorensen from Stoke both collected 7 points. Sorensen is also the number one goalkeeper in the whole league with 26 points.

Defenders elite came from Chelsea, Everton and Wolves. Cole ended up with 14 points from clean sheet, one scored goal and 2 bonus points. Everton's Baines took home 12 points and Wolverhamptons Stearman 11. Both scored one goal and Baines even managed to assist one also.

Chelsea took the top spot also in midfielders as Ballack collected 11 points and Lampard 10. Lampard's 2 assists may be just what Frankie needs to rise to the level he was in last season. Tottenham's Lennon was the third 10-points man this gameweek. Lennon also climbed to the top of the midfielderss list looking the whole season with 27 points.

And last but not least. Only forward to go above the 10 point mark was Liverpool striker Torres. Goal and an assist together with 3 bonus points took Torres to 12 points. It seems 11.5M isn't all too much asked for him if he continues to play according to form he seems to be in.

Player of the gameweek: Fernando Torres, Liverpool

Premier Fantasy League - Player Card - Frank Lampard

I thought I'd begin a new weekly post here on my Premier Fantasy League blog: Player cards.

And who better a player to start then mister Premier Fantasy League himself, Frank Lampard. O'l Frankie has been the key player in many Fantasy soccer teams for many years now.

Lampard begin his professional soccer career in West Ham United and was sold to Chelsea in the year 2001 for £11M. From thereon he appeared on field a record breaking 164 consecutive times. In Chelsea Lampard has played 288 times and scored 85 goals, to date.

In the 3 years of Premier Fantasy League Lampard has scored 34 goals, given 32 assists and collected 91 bonus points. He was the player with most points last season with 226 points.

He's in 29.7% of the teams and I suspect his price could be 20M and his success would remain the same. As for me, I can pretty much tranfer any player, but not Lampard.

You're the manager - Lampard or Gerrard

Fantasy Premier League is filled with tough decisions. Should I do this or that, should I buy who and when and how much. One of the toughest decicions comes when you have to choose from two great stars, Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard, that is of course if you don't happen to be a huge Chelsea fan or you've been rooting for Liverpool since you were born.

Why can't I buy both, I hear someone asking. Well you can, but let's be honest, you wont. These two players hardly ever can co-exist in the same Fantasy Premier League Team.

For me the answer is clear. Many years Frank Lampard has been the cornerstone of my FPL team. We've had ups and down, two goal nights and red cards, but still I never abandoned Ol' Frankie. And in the end Lampard always gave me those extra points to win the gameweek againt my co-workers.

So which is it for you?

Buying cost effective players in Fantasy Premier League - Player Tips - Midfielders

After suggesting goalkeepers and defenders for your Fantasy premier league team now let's get to midfielders. From these players you can usually find the biggest star and therefore most expensive players. But you have think carefully which few 10M+ players you want on your fantasy premier league team. Again here are a few tips on three price categories.

12.5M Frank Lampard Chelsea
Ol' Frankie. Lampard is worth every penny he costs. There is none more consistent players to gain points with. Lampard made incredible 226 points last season with 12 goals and 10 assists. But in bonuspoints he was unbeateable 46 bonus points last year tells that he gives his best in every game. A must buy.

8M Shaun Wright-Phillips Mancester City
And again, a player from Manchester City. I have high hopes for Wright-Phillips, last years 5 goals and 5 assists are ready to be duoubled this year, with a team, I believe will fight for the title.

6.5M Steven Pienaar Everton
Pienaar is a great gamemaker who made 8 assists last season, with a nice 4.2 points per game average. With 6.5M you could do worse. This player will make his way to many fantasy premier league teams.