Premier League Fantasy Football: Who's Hot and Who's Not in Gameweek 12

Published on: 18 November 2016

"?With the final international break of 2016 out of the way, fans are now able to enjoy four months of uninterrupted club football.


Ahead of the upcoming festive period, it's time to once again tweak those fantasy football teams, and we've got the lowdown on who should be making their way - or sticking around - in your sides ahead of the next batch of Premier League matches:

Goalkeepers


Who's Hot

Tom Heaton - The Burnley shot stopper currently leads the fantasy points standings due to his impressive displays inbetween the sticks.


With an away trip to West Brom up next for Sean Dyche's men, and with Burnley in decent form before the international break, Heaton could be in line for clean sheet bonus points alongside his customary steady 4-7 points range.


Jordan Pickford - Sunderland's undisputed best performer this season, Pickford almost single-handedly ensured David Moyes' side secured their first ever league victory of 2016/17 last time out against Bournemouth.


The Black Cats host Hull City on Saturday and, providing the home side can take the form from their last outing into their meeting with the Tigers, Pickford could be in line to amass a respectable points haul - and even a clean sheet bonus to boot.

Who's Not

Claudio Bravo - At £5.5m, Bravo is an expensive purchase for any fantasy football side - and it's a price not worth paying due to City's inability to shut opposition attacks out.


The Chile goalkeeper has only kept three clean sheets in 11 league matches and, against a Crystal Palace side with pace and power in attack, it could be another game that Bravo fails to prevent shipping at least one goal in.


Kasper Schmeichel - The Leicester City star is set to miss two more weeks worth of action after sustaining a broken hand during the club's 0-0 Champions League draw with FC Copenhagen. Make sure he's not part of your starting line up for this weekend!

Defenders


Who's Hot

Charlie Daniels - The Bournemouth veteran's season is going reasonably well thus far, with the attacking full back looking particularly dangerous down the left for Eddie Howe's men.


An away trip to Stoke could allow Daniels the opportunity to break forward during counter attacks, and he is always a good bet to bag a goal from the penalty spot - especially against a Stoke side that have given away their fair share already this term.


Gary Cahill - Yes, he's on the pricey side at £6.1m but, thanks to Chelsea's five-match streak without conceding, the centre back is almost a sure-fire bet to register another clean sheet for when they take on Middlesbrough.


Always good for a goal with his height and aerial ability too!

Who's Not

Hector Bellerin - The pacy right-back dealt Arsenal a blow on Thursday with the news that he is to miss a month of action due to injury, so ensure he's not taking up a place in your first eleven for this round of fixtures.


Seamus Coleman - The Everton full-back has not enjoyed the club side of football in recent weeks and, after being part of the side that shipped five without reply against Chelsea last time out, could be shaky at the back.


Swansea are the visitors to Goodison Park on Saturday, and it is fairly likely that the Swans will notch at least one goal if the Toffees are lacking confidence from their hammering at Stamford Bridge.

Midfielders


Who's Hot

Joe Allen - Perhaps the biggest surprise package of the season, Allen has impressed in the centre of the park for the Potters since his summer move.


Four goals and two assists have been notched in his last six appearances and, with a home encounter against Bournemouth to come, the Welsh wizard could add to that more-than-decent haul.


Robert Snodgrass - Despite rumours that he was set to miss weeks of action through injury, the Scot returned remarkably quickly to help fire Hull to victory over Southampton last time out.


The left winger is always good for a goal or assist due to his prowess from set pieces, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him have a hand in a goal against Sunderland.

Who's Not

Dimitri Payet - The West Ham star has remained inconsistent for the lowly Hammers after returning from injury, with just 45 fantasy points gleaned during the campaign.


Slaven Bilic's men face a tough away trip across the capital to Tottenham, and the France international could cut a frustrated figure again at White Hart Lane.


Santi Cazorla - The mercurial Spaniard ruled himself out of this weekend's showdown with Manchester United after he failed to recover from a troublesome achilles injury. Time to remove him from your starting line up, if you haven't already done so.

Forwards


Who's Hot

Charlie Austin - The Southampton man has picked up more than his fair share of fantasy points thanks to his ability to find the net on a regular basis.


Liverpool are the visitors to St.Mary's this weekend and, with Austin available at £6.8m, could bag at least one goal against Jurgen Klopp's susceptible back line.


Sam Vokes - The Burnley forward is enjoying something of a purple patch in recent times, with three strikes in his last four games.


A trip to West Brom may make that four in five if Vokes is in luck and, at just £6.2m, maybe a decent option for your subs' bench.

Who's Not

Jamie Vardy - 2016/17 hasn't been kind to the Leicester City striker and, on the back of a seven-match streak without scoring for his club, Vardy's confidence has clearly taken a knock.


The 29-year-old did score for England in midweek but, at £9.6m and facing off against a normally resilient Watford defence, he could come up short once more.


Alvaro Negredo - The Spanish hitman hasn't struck gold since the opening day of the season. And is set to face off against the current best defence in the Premier League when Chelsea roll into town.


£6.3m is a decent price for him, but not this weekend. Avoid.

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