Your Premier League fantasy football team needs your help! It’s the business end of the season, and the EPL’s finally being played for big odds. Teams are fighting relegation, looking to win silverware, or dreaming of playing in Europe next season. But what about you?
Ahead of Round 33, I’ve assembled a list of players who will help your team earn points. I’ve also brought in a few names that are only likely to make it worse. Have I ever steered you wrong?
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These Are the Players You Need for Premier League Fantasy Football for Round 33
The “Must-Haves”
Strategy is always likely to earn you more fantasy football points than just picking big names. Who’s most likely to do well in Round 33?
I think that Leeds is the prime candidate. Opponents, Wolves have no objective whatsoever, and the Whites played great last week against Manchester United.
You have a few affordable picks you can make here, including goalie Darlow, defenders Struijk and Justin, as well as Gudmundsson, Tanaka and World Cup-bound Calvert-Lewin.
Sticking with this theme of clear favourites, Brighton looks good on the road to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Whoever thought we would be saying this?
Van Hecke is a definite pick (although rumours are that he might be injured). I also like Boscagli, Gross, Ayari, Minteh and Welbeck for this.
The “Might As Well Try ‘Em”
It’s the derby of the season. And despite Manchester City’s strong morale, Arsenal will put up a strong fight. I expect some tactical and line-up tweaks.
Still, I expect there are some players who come alive only in these kinds of games. Silva, Guehi, and Semenyo will perform well regardless of the score. Haaland is always a risk worth checking.
Meanwhile, if the title challenge ends in defeat, it’ll be of no fault of Rice, Gabriel, Saliba and Eze. All are good picks!
The “Need One More Player for a Full Squad”
Chelsea prepares to take on Manchester United at home in a game that has a draw written all over it. The one thing that you can almost bank on here is some defensive errors.
That’s why, I think, Pedro, Mbeumo, Cunha are alright picks. I think B. Fernandes and Mainoo (presumably returning to the starting line-up) will be important. I think that not having E. Fernandez will prove important, too.
Perhaps These Are Ones You Should Avoid Ahead of Round 33
There are so many Tottenham players that I wouldn’t pick in fantasy football, but I nearly always start with Simons. I then move on to Danso, Tel, Gray and Richarlison. If Spurs go down, it’ll be, in my opinion, on account of expensive, dumb transfers and high wages.
The Chelsea defenders, as well as the Manchester United ones, aren’t meeting my standards this week. I’d stay off picking Fofana, Gusto, Shaw, or Yoro.
Arsenal’s squad is looking good again. However, against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, I’m not entirely confident that Gyokeres, Trossard or Madueke will make an impression.
Similarly, the inconsistent performances of players like Khusanov, Rodri, and even the technically gifted Doku make me think there are better options out there.
