Another weekend, another round of Premier League football, and another victory for Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp's men are on course to break a number of records including securing the earliest title in the history of the league. Elsewhere champions Man City fell to defeat against Spurs, Leciester and Chelsea battled out to a 2-2 draw, and West Ham blew a two goal lead to draw with Brighton.
There were plenty of goals which meant plenty of points for Fantasy managers. Let's have a look at the top three of the Advertiser Tribal League in association with Monroe's Tavern.
Top three
1 Declan Ryan - Decs Villains - 1,511
After a poor couple of game weeks, The Villains are back on top with a solid score of 53 points at the weekend and it is all down to two men. Captain Fantastic, Mohamed Salah, who garnered 32 points for his team, and Trent Alexander-Arnold who secured a clean sheet and six points. Without these two contributions from the Merseyside men it would have been a disaster of a weekend for the league leaders as the other nine players only picked up 15 points. With the wildcard chip played, Ryan will be hoping his new signings can gel quickly and lead The Villains to glory come May.
2 Cian de Lamport - Chris Woodbines - 1,507
After relinquishing first place, Chris Woodbines are slowly nibbling back the ground lost on the league leaders. With a score of 57 points, Cian de Lamport and his men are within four points of the summit. Clean sheets for Trent Alexander-Arnold (6 ) and Romain Saïss plus the big score of 32 for captain Mohamed Salah, see The Woodbines back in the fight for the title. De Lamport will be hoping for more from his forward line in recent weeks so that The Woodbines can reclaim the number one position.
3 Will Mooney - The Kouyaté Kid - 1,503
Such is the tightness of the Tribal League, a score of 56 points sees Will Mooney and his kids drop places to third. Aside from captain Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, the rest of Mooney's squad failed to produce any performance of note in game week 25. Mooney will be hoping this was just a blip in the grander scheme of the title race.
Top picks
There is no rest for the wicked as they say and Fantasy managers will need to get their thinking caps on with game week 26 around the corner. Who are the players who will get the business done over the next fortnight?
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - £12.7 million ) v Norwich City
The Egyptian may not have reached the dizzying heights of the previous two seasons so far this term but his performances since the turn of the year suggest Mohamed Salah is ready to finish the job in securing the league title for Liverpool. With five goals and two assists in six league outings, Salah is hot property, being the most transferred in player for game week 26. On Saturday February 15, the Reds travel to East Anglia to face bottom placed Norwich City. The Canaries are still chirping away but barely. There is only going to be one result in this one and that is an away victory and Salah on the score sheet.
Sergio Agüero (Man City - £12 million ) v West Ham
He may have been poor like everyone else wearing a City jersey last Sunday in north London but Sergio Agüero is still the best striker in the league in my opinion. Before the 2-0 loss to Spurs, the Argentine hitman had scored eight goals in five league games. On Saturday the champions host West Ham at the Etihad Stadium. The Hammers are in serious trouble - sitting in the relegation zone with no win in five, David Moyes has failed to come up with the solutions to the east London's club's woes. Quite simply put, they cannot defend. Agüero and co will exploit this on Sunday. Expect a hammering and plenty of goals for Agüero.
Heung-Min Son (Spurs - £10 million ) v Aston Villa
It is safe to say if you were a gambler, you would stay well away from Spurs on your betting slip. José Mourinho's side are arguably the most inconsistent side in the league, having the ability to defeat the likes of Man City before following with inept display against a lower league outfit. One guy who has been the north London's club most reliable performer this season has been South Korean midfielder-cum-forward is Heung-Min Son. Son has found the back of the net in his last two league outings and I can see him doing similar when Spurs make the journey up the country to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa. The Villains are really fighting for every point as they bid to avoid relegation, however, their defence really impedes them with no clean sheet in six games, conceding 14 goals. I can see this match being a high scoring draw with Son helping himself to a couple of goals.
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Saturday February 8:
Everton v Crystal Palace (12.30pm ) BT Sport.
Brighton v Watford (5.30pm ) BT Sport.
Sunday February 9:
Sheffield United v Bournemouth (2pm ) BT Sport.
Man City v West Ham (4.30pm ) SKY Sports.
Friday February 14:
Wolves v Leicester City (8pm ) BT Sport.
Saturday February 15:
Southampton v Burnley (12.30pm ) BT Sport.
Norwich City v Liverpool (5.30pm ) SKY Sports.
Sunday February 16:
Aston Villa v Spurs (2pm ) SKY Sports.
Arsenal v Newcastle (4.30pm ) SKY Sports.
Monday February 17:
Chelsea v Man United (8pm ) SKY Sports.
