GAME WEEK 31 was a high-scoring affair but no gaffer made hay quite like Yousef Abu Khdair.
The Liverpool supporter racked up 159 points thanks to some truly inspired selections.
Let’s take a closer look at how he did it…
It could be argued that David Raya (£3.2m) has been the best goalkeeper in the Premier League this season.
Brentford’s custodian, who features in 1.2% of teams, has made 136 saves in the top flight this term, by far and away the most, and his contribution to a clean sheet against Chelsea on Wednesday night helped him edge out his team-mates to claim the Star Man award.
A 13-point haul at Stamford Bridge more than made up for the Spaniard’s blank against Aston Villa last weekend – he’s now the fifth-best asset his position.
It was a fantastic week for Newcastle as they registered emphatic victories over Tottenham and Everton although they weren’t able to keep their sheets clean so Kieran Trippier (£5.4m) had to settle for three points.
Fabian Schar (£3.6m) fared better as he provided two assists during that opening onslaught at St James’ Park on Sunday – the Switzerland international produced seven points to reclaim second place among defenders in the rankings.
Kyle Walker (£3.9m) enjoyed his best Game Week of the season, banking eleven points, 19.3% of his season’s total.
The speedy right-back has spent a lot of time on Manchester City’s bench recently but Nathan Ake’s (£4.8m) injury meant he started against Sheffield United and Arsenal.
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He earned 7+ ratings in both fixtures and a clean sheet against the Blades.
Speaking of City’s comfortable FA Cup semi-final win, Riyad Mahrez (£6.2m) was undoubtedly the big winner at Wembley as he scored all three of his side’s goals.
The Algerian winger cashed in to the tune of 28 points to propel himself up to fourth in the midfield rankings.
Arsenal may have endured a disappointing week but Bukayo Saka (£5.4m) ended his mini drought with a ten-point return, taken from last Friday’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Southampton.
Jarrod Bowen (£4.1m) has provided healthy returns throughout April and he added five more to his tally this past week via an assist and 7+ rating at Bournemouth.
1.5%-owned Joelinton (£3.8m) completed Yousef’s midfield with aplomb.
The Magpies’ fan favourite scored a brace against hapless Spurs before helping himself to another at Goodison Park in midweek.
Add in a pair of 7+ ratings and the Brazilian pouched a whopping 21 points when all was said and done in Game Week 31.
Yousef’s front three was perfect in the sense in that they were the best-performing strikers this past week.
No matter how bleak things get for Spurs, Harry Kane (£8.9m) continues to stack up Dream Team points at a rapid rate.
The England captain scored his side’s consolation goal at St James’ Park and he provided the assist for Son Heung-min’s (£5m) equaliser against Manchester United on Thursday.
An 18-point return meant Kane leapfrogged Mohamed Salah (£8.5m) to reclaim the bronze medal position among Dream Team forwards.
Erling Haaland (£10.2m) let the Blades off the hook last weekend but he produced arguably his best all-round performance of the season yet against Arsenal.
The prolific Norwegian notched two assists before netting his customary goal in stoppage time to edge out Kevin De Bruyne (£8.4m) for the Star Man award.
City’s No9 now has 403 points overall – simply ludicrous.
Last but not certainly not least, Yousef’s masterstroke, Callum Wilson (£4.1m).
The 31-year-old, who has an ownership of just 2.7%, has been forced to share his minutes with Alexander Isak (£4.2m) of late but even so he found time to plunder 26 points in Game Week 31!
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Newcastle’s No9 scored his side’s sixth goal against Spurs before helping himself to a brace against Everton.
Superb work, Yousef! Good luck to you and all other gaffers ahead of Game Week 32.
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