A little ground was conceded by Neil before the kick off as he started the week on minus four thanks to a hit to make two transfers. Fraser took advantage and gained ten points and now sits on 1403 points to Neil’s 1491. Back in third place Luis also gained as he scored 69 points and has 1371 overall. Viewtiful Spurs held on to fourth place with an average 55 points while Chris closed the gap by scoring 66 points. Top score for the week came from Mark who moved up to tenth with 89 points scored, Caoimhín Kelleher scored 10, Gabriel 8, Jurrien Timber 5, Marc Guehi 3, Morgan Rogers 2, Declan Rice 3, Antoine Semenyo 7, Rayan Cherki 8, captain Bruno Fernandes 20, Joao Pedro 10 and Hugo Ekitike 13.

Five chips were played this week, i11usive Man went with the Free Hit for 74 points, Mike played Bench Boost for a net 57 after taking a four point hit, and three managers played their Wildcard, Chris scored 66 with his new squad, Luciano 76 and Kev 62.

League Cup semi final second legs await midweek that will give us our teams having a blank gameweek 31 for the final and a possible double gameweek in 26 depending on who qualifies. Premier League returns with a Friday night fisxture in the form of Leeds vs Nottingham Forest at 8pm GMT and the weekend closes out with the current champions Liverpool at home to Man City on Sunday at 4:30pm GMT.