I have picked a preliminary Fantasy Premier League squad for the first gameweek of the 2012/13 season. Unlike previous seasons it felt a bit easier now, as 6 of the 15 players are filled with players in the teams with a double fixture; Chelsea and Reading. The thing that I found most difficult was to pick a midfielder from Reading. Right now I have Danny Guthrie, who was last year in Newcastle. A player that I have never had in my Fantasy team earlier although he has [...]

It’s not long until the new season starts now, but we still have time for one more poll, namely “Who will be Premier League’s top scorer this season?” As you may recall, Robin van Persie was Premier League’s top scorer last season with 30 goals. He is one of the hottest candidates for the titles also this year, but this year as a Manchester United player. Another reliable goalscorer that is always going to be one of the favorites is his teammate Wayne Rooney, last [...]

According to the survey “which team do you think will win the Premier League this season?” it will be tight at the top this season. With the smallest possible margin Manchester City won the poll with the same percent of the votes as Chelsea, but with one vote more in real terms. When we take a closer look at the table like the way you readers have voted, it’s actually not impossible that the top of the table will look like that when the season ends. [...]

In the end of last week the 8 golden rules for success in the Fantasy Premier League game was published and according to these rules I have picked some of the most essential things to remember before the start of the first gameweek of the 2012/13 Fantasy Premier League season. It’s always a bit stressful to pick the first squad of a new season. The consequences of a bad start of the season can in the worst case make your fantasy football season to a [...]

In this part we continue with the 5 next teams in the pre-season friendly review. Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool are all among the expected top teams this season and as this article shows, there’s not much that suggests something else as this season is soon about to begin. See part I of the pre-season friendly review Liverpool In the last two games Liverpool has demonstrated why they could become an interesting team this season. If they become, Brendan Rodgers should be thanked for [...]

Since my last update of the most selected Fantasy Premier League players there have been a few changes in the popularity of the players. It’s always interesting to follow the changes, because it ultimately shows which players that the managers believe in at the moment. On the first place we still have the same player as when the game opened for regisistration, namely Sergio Aguero. Nothing seems to change the popularity of Aguero as he is still in 33.6% of all of the Fantasy Football teams. The most dramatic [...]

The last pre-season friendlies has been played during the weekend and it’s therefore time to sum up the experiences and see what to take with us into the start of the Premier League this weekend. As follows we take you through a team-to-team analysis from the latest news based on the last friendlies. In this part the first five Premier League teams will be presented. Arsenal In their last pre-season friendly before the start of the season Lukas Podolski showed what a good signing he might be for Arsenal, [...]

Manchester City is among many of the betting agencies the favorites to win the 2012/13 Premier League season. But it has also been predicted that it will be tighter than in many years in the top. Fantasy Football Guide believes in a new winner this year. Although Manchester City hasn’t been active in this summer’s transfer market their squad is definitely strong enough to once again win the Premier League. Both players and the coach have reassured that motivation won’t be an issue in the [...]

With only a week until the first gameweek of the new 2012/13 Premier League season it’s about time to repeat the most important rules for the Fantasy Premier League games. This article is a summary of some of the most important rules to keep in mind before gameweek 1. The first lesson to consider is that it always pays to prepare thoroughly before the first round of the season. To correct the wrong choices made in the first rounds can cost a lot in both [...]

In today’s analysis, we take a closer look at Chelsea and their squad. Boosted by last season’s Champions League success and by a few good signings during the summer the future looks bright for “the Blues”. The question is whether they will reach all the way in the league already this season? The tactical impact of the Champions League success The 2011/12 season long looked to be a disaster for a team of Chelsea’s caliber. A 6th place in the league reflected all that went [...]