NO Dream Team manager achieved a century of points in Game Week 21 but Gareth Powell came very close.
The Tottenham fan racked up 98 points and was comfortably the top gaffer of the week, which also means he’s in pole position to claim the PlayStation 5 that’s up for grabs in February’s Monthly competition!
Let’s take a closer look at how he did it…
Chelsea have kept three clean sheets in a row and the likes of Kepa Arrizabalaga (£3.7m) and Marc Cucurella (£3.6m) have reaped the benefits.
The pair combined for 16 points by the end of the Blues’ stalemate with west London neighbours Fulham.
The Spanish goalkeeper is up to third in the rankings among assets in his position and currently features in just 2% of teams – a masterstroke from Gareth!
And the same could be said of his decision to back Ben Mee (£3.7m).
The 33-year-old is only marginally more popular than Arrizabalaga with an ownership of 2.5% and he provided a whopping 18 points by virtue of a goal, clean sheet and a Star Man award at Southampton’s expense.
Thomas Frank’s side are pushing for European qualification this season and Mee’s experience at the back has certainly contributed to their continued improvement.
The ex-Burnley centre-back was Game Week 21’s joint-top defender alongside James Tarkowski (£2.4m).
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Mee is accompanied in Gareth’s XI by his team-mate Ethan Pinnock (£3.4m), who banked eight point of his own against Saints.
In midfield, the disappointment of a Riyad Mahrez (£5.7m) blank was offset by a pleasantly surprising ten-point haul from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£3.6m).
The Denmark international provided the assist for Spurs’ winner against Manchester City (more on that in a moment) and battled hard to deny the likes of Rodri (£3.7m) and Bernardo Silva (£2.8m) freedom in the middle of the park.
Hojbjerg edged the match ratings to bag the Star Man award and, incredibly, he’s now just four points shy of a century.
Dream Team’s current third-best midfielder Bukayo Saka (£4.2m) had to settle for three points as Arsenal were upset by Sean Dyche’s Everton but the Gunners’ No7 will be hopeful of a decent haul in Game Week 22 with two fixtures to fulfil.
Bruno Fernandes (£5.9m) has been on a tear lately and this past week he overtook Kevin De Bruyne (£6.7m) to become Dream Team’s leading asset in his position.
The Portuguese playmaker took Crystal Palace for 13 points at the weekend and topped up his total with three more in midweek against Leeds – he’s now got 136 overall.
Up front, Cody Gakpo (£3.3m) has to be considered something of a rogue choice.
The Dutchman chipped in with three points this past week but that’s all he’s mustered since signing for Liverpool and it’s clear he needs some time to settle.
What’s notable is that Gareth went without Dream Team’s best performer Erling Haaland (£8.8m) in Game Week 21.
The prolific Norwegian failed to register a shot on target against Spurs while his counterpart, Harry Kane (£8.2m), grabbed headlines with a winning goal that moved him clear of Jimmy Greaves at the top of the Lilywhites’ all-time top scorers list.
England’s skipper notched his 200th Premier League goal in the process, something previously achieved by just two men: Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer.
And last but by no means least, the man with the hot hand right now, Marcus Rashford (£6.1m).
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Manchester United’s No10 scored against Palace and Leeds to continue his sensational form – he’s amassed 116 points in the last seven Game Weeks!
Superbly played, Gareth, good luck to you and everyone else ahead of Game Week 22!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
