Saturday Review - 3rd Nov 12

7 matches with a couple of surprising results. Let's take a review on what happened on this Saturday night:

Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal

- Robin van Persie was a great choice for captain, and he ended up...well, good. A goal and a yellow card saw him ended up with 4 points, 8 if he was your captain. This is his 6th consecutive scoring week in Today Fantasy League, which makes him a consistent source of points & captaincy.

- Though Wayne Rooney missed a penalty, he still ended up with 3 points from an assist and yellow card. He's a viable alternative if you do not have RVP for the next few weeks.

- After 2 1pt weeks, Santi Cazorla finally scored a consolation goal for Arsenal. On a week when he wasn't a great captaincy choice, he scored....

Fulham 2-2 Everton

- Marouane Fellaini back in the fantasy limelight. Adding 2 more goals tonight with a 9pt output, and with Everton having favourable fixtures in the next 3 gameweeks, look for him to be one of the top 5 transfers in this week.

- Recovering from a broken rib, Dimitar Berbatov made another assist for Fulham. He has attacking outputs from 4 out of 5 gameweeks he played, though Fulham's upcoming fixtures ain't that easy.

- For those who might be confused why John Arne Riise got 0 points while Chris Baird got -1 point: Riise was subbed off on 59th minute, before the 2nd Everton's goal. 

Norwich 1-0 Stoke

- As I predicted, there was a clean sheet....FOR NORWICH???

- This is the 3rd clean sheet by Norwich this season. If one plans to do some bargain shopping from the team, they should do so at end-Nov after facing Man Utd and Everton.

Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa

- As I predicted, there was a clean sheet....FOR ASTON VILLA???

- 3rd consecutive game (including the Capitol One Cup) which Christian Benteke have scored. However, the Villans are facing the Manchester duo & Arsenal in their next 3, so hold off any investments till end-Nov.

- Sunderland remained dire in their attacks. They recorded 12 attempts tonight...but only 1 was on target. They really need to find their accuracy in order not to be sucked into a relegation battle.

Swansea 1-1 Chelsea

- With David Luiz injured, Branislav Ivanovic was moved into central defence, while Cesar Azpilicueta made his Premier League debut. Bear in mind John Terry will be back next week, so Ivanovic's change is likely to be temporary.

- Chelsea fans must be sick of hearing the name Hernandez...

- No Michu yellow card means that he will be available for next week's game against Southampton.

Tottenham 0-1 Wigan

- As I predicted, there was a clean sheet....FOR WIGAN???

- Gareth Bale made 3 goal attempts, and created 3 goalscoring opportunities, but ended up with just 1 fantasy point.

West Ham 0-0 Man City

- As I predicted, there was a clean sheet for Man City....AND WEST HAM???

- Despite starting with a 3 man strikeforce, Man City wasn't able to break down West Ham's defence. 

- Carlos Tevez was a thorn in West Ham's side, creating plenty of opportunities, but no one was able to take advantage of. He was subbed out early, perhaps saving him for Champions League match.