GW15 Player Rater Update

Updated graphics can be found here.

GW15 was a low scoring gameweek, the average score is inflated by the many which would have captained Suarez to get 30 points from him this week. Most of the heavily owned players failed to return points this week, with the exception of Ozil who now has 3 back-to-back double figure scores. I rated him as the best midfielder in my position review over a month ago due to him out-ranking all other midfielders for assist and goal threat.

Schurrle shone in a disappointing loss for Chelsea, scoring 2 goals and picking up maximum bonus. He would be a brilliant fantasy option if assured of starts, unfortunately that's not likely to happen any time soon. Shock clean sheets for Newcastle and Norwich in tough away matches and clean sheets for cheap defenders for Crystal Palace and Fulham meant their probably weren't many clean sheets around this week. A quick word on Palace, they are probably the best budget defence at the moment and have great defensive stats. That's before you even factor in Pulis and his focus on keeping clean sheets, so they are a great bet to pick up clean sheets in home games this year.

Another other interesting point from midfield this week is the goal from Paulinho which has been long overdue. I questioned just last week whether the model needed to be refined to accomodate for his poor shot quality, but perhaps this is the start of a good run from the Brazilian. I like him as a midfield option in a mid-price bracket with few alternatives.

And I couldn't fail to comment on a goal, assist and 3 bonus points from Leroy Fer this week which announced him to the wider FPL community. He was the header of my Midfield Differential article and has been the main (and only) success from my tips. Nathan Redmond supplied the assist for his goal, and if you were to twist my arm I'd recommend Redmond over Fer if you were looking at a Norwich midfielder, which would be wise given their kind fixtures.

I must also given special mention to Crouch and Berbatov who scored this weekend and ensured I didn't look completely mad for highlighting their potential last week. I still wouldn't suggest you put either in your team unless you really want a massive differential and like to diverge from the crowd.