Sunday featured 2 matches which ended with the same results, but of different fantasy impact. Let's analyze them:
QPR 1-1 Reading
- If neither team is able to beat each other, it's looking to be a loooooooong season for either.
- Pavel Pogrebnyak didn't play a single minute in this game, despite starting in all but one previously.
- Reading have yet to keep a clean sheet this season, while QPR only managed once. Avoid both defences, despite how attractive their prices might be.
- Don't be fooled by Adel Taarabat's 1-point performance. He made 8 attempts, 4 of which are on target, and created 3 chances for his teammates.
Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle
- Luiz Suarez, deemed unplayable by his manager, has either scored or assisted 10 of his side’s 13 goals this season. A word of caution: his next game is against Chelsea, and he is 1 yellow card away from a 1 match-suspension.
- Demba Ba recovered to start in the game, only to be substituted off once he was suffering from shin niggles. Fantasy managers will have to worry for one more week to see if he's indeed fit enough to start.
- Mentioned in the Fixtures Scan - November article, Yohan Cabaye is the Newcastle midfielder to look out for. Thought HBA did created the goal, this is Cabaye's 2nd goal in 3 matches, which still places him as the best Newcastle midfielder in TFL.
- Newcastle's defence just keeps shuffling. Just when every defender was fit in the squad, Coloccini got sent off for a 3-match ban, while James Perch sustained a thigh injury during the match. If they could have a settled defence, they would have more than 1 clean sheet by now.
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