EURO Fantasy Matchday 1: Sundays Goals, Assists and Player of the Match Awards
We continue our coverage of the summer tournament. Here our focus is on EURO 2024 Fantasy Matchday 1 as we cover all of Sundays goals, assists and player of the match awards. We also highlight anything else of extreme significance.
Our EURO 2024 Fantasy Matchday 1 coverage could be invaluable for managers. Checking out goals, assists and player of the match awards from the previous matches could help with things like transfers, captaincy and chip strategy.
Netherlands v Poland
Poland gave Netherlands a huge scare on Sunday but a late goal meant a 2-1 Dutch victory.
The highest scoring player of the game was Netherlands striker Cody Gakpo (€7.5m) who scored from outside of the box. Gakpo’ efforts helped him pick up the player of the match award and a 10-point return as a result.
Helping to create both of the Netherlands goals was defender Nathan Ake (€5.5m). Ake produced two assists in the game and with his three ball recoveries mustered up nine points. Substitute and striker Wout Weghorst (€6.5m) played just nine minutes but scored and returned five points.
Poland striker Adam Bursa (€5.5m) scored their goal which banked him a cool six points. Midfielder Piotr Zielinski (€6.5m) picked up five points for his assist.
Popular players including forward Memphis Depay (€7.5m) and defender Denzel Dumfries (€5.5m) had more than enough opportunities to return but they did not.
Slovenia v Denmark
The second match of the day was also a tight affair as the game between Denmark and Slovenia ended 1-1.
Denmark struck first via midfielder Christian Eriksen (€7m). Eriksen was excellent throughout the game and was rewarded for that with the player of the match award and a 10-point return. Striker and teammate Jonas Wind (€7m) produced the assist which meant he ended the match with five points.
However, the highest scorer of the game was Slovenia defender Erik Janza (€4.5m) who scored the equaliser from outside the box and racked up eight ball recoveries.
Both Denmark defenders Alexander Bah (€4.5m) and Victor Kristiansen (€4.5m) started the game which meant teammate and defender Joakim Maehle (€5.5m) featured briefly.
England v Serbia
England were extremely nervy throughout their performance but eventually won the game 1-0.
The winning goal came from midfielder Jude Bellingham (€9.5m). Bellingham scored early on, managed five ball recoveries and earned himself the player of the match award, helping to a huge 12 points. Assisting his goal was midfielder Bukayo Saka (€8.5m) who collected a six-point return.
Also amongst the assists due to the clean sheet was centre-back Marc Guehi (€4.5m) who hit eight points, in-game defender Trent-Alexander Arnold (€5.5m) who collected seven points and popular goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (€5m) who bagged six points.
Popular striker Harry Kane (€11m) struck the bar but failed to pick up any significant returns in the match.
Want to support the site and get extra content and insights? For just £1 a month you can support our efforts to provide the best fantasy football advice on the web, unlocking every article, team reveal and guide, where you’re playing UCL, FPL, Euros, Serie A, Bundesliga, EFL or more!
Sign up now here!
