Goals, assists and bonuses of Gameweek 31 so far
An overview of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek so far from the current round of top-flight action.
GAMEWEEK 31
There were seven Premier League matches on Saturday, with a further two more taking place on Sunday. It will see West Ham host Everton, before Tottenham welcome Newcastle to north London. Then, Crystal Palace face Arsenal on Monday before Wednesday gives Burnley and Everton their second match of the Double Gameweek.
SATURDAY
Liverpool 2-0 Watford
Jota (Gomez), Fabinho penalty (Jota)
Bonus: Jota (3), Gomez (2), Matip (1), Fabinho (1)
Top Scorers: Jota (14), Gomez (10), Matip (7), Fabinho (7), Alisson (6), van Dijk (6), Robertson (6)
As expected, Trent Alexander-Arnold was named as a substitute following his hamstring injury but wasn’t needed. Sadio Mane made a cameo appearance, as did Watford’s Josh King and Emmanuel Dennis.
Brighton 0-0 Norwich
Bonus: Krul (3), Cucurella (2), Veltman (1)
Top Scorers: Krul (10), Cucurella (8), Veltman (7), Sanchez (6), Dunk (6), Hanley (6), Byram (6), Giannoulis (6), Gibson (6)
There was a Neal Maupay penalty miss but it went over the bar, rather than being saved.
Burnley 0-2 Man City
De Bruyne (Sterling), Gundogan (Sterling)
Bonus: De Bruyne (3), Sterling (2), Gundogan (1)
Top Scorers: De Bruyne (11), Sterling (11), Gundogan (9), Cancelo (6), Laporte (6), Ederson (6), Walker (6), Ake (6)
Whilst Wout Weghorst was shown a yellow card, there was no cameo from Riyad Mahrez or John Stones. At least Bernardo Silva made an appearance from 78 minutes.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
Rudiger (Kante) — Janelt (Mbeumo), Eriksen (Mbeumo), Janelt (Toney), Wissa (no assist)
Bonus: Janelt (3), Eriksen (2), Mbeumo (1)
Top Scorers: Janelt (15), Eriksen (9), Mbeumo (9), Wissa (6), Rudiger (6)
Although named as a substitute, Reece James came on once Brentford went 2-1 up. Then they conceded two more, resulting in zero points.
Leeds 1-1 Southampton
Harrison (Raphinha) — Ward-Prowse (Walker-Peters)
Bonus: Ward-Prowse (3), Harrison (2), Walker-Peters (1)
Top Scorers: Ward-Prowse (10), Harrison (9), Walker-Peters (6)
No notable team news or yellow cards.
Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa
Jonny (Fabio Silva), Young own goal (Marcal) — Watkins (no assist)
Bonus: Watkins (3), Jonny (2), Marcal (1)
Top Scorers: Watkins (9), Jonny (9)
Yellow cards for Conor Coady, Marcal, Jonny and Ezri Konsa, amongst others. Additionally, Lucas Digne was hurt and replaced after just 13 minutes.
Man United 1-1 Leicester
Fred (Fernandes) — Iheanacho (Maddison)
Bonus: Fred (3), Iheanacho (2), Maddison (1)
Top Scorers: Fred (10), Iheanacho (8), Maddison (6), Evans (6)
No Ronaldo for the hosts and bookings for both Luke Shaw and Youri Tielemans.
In conclusion, the seven matches so far have brought 16 goals and four clean sheets to FPL managers.
Meanwhile, the current highest-scoring players of the Gameweek are Vitaly Janelt (15), Diogo Jota (14), Kevin De Bruyne (11) and Raheem Sterling (11).
The FPL Gameweek
This week’s post-Deadline data has been provided by the excellent LiveFPL. Meanwhile, there have been team reveals from FPL Inzaghi and FPL Rabbi.
Furthermore, Fantasy Football Scout summarised the 3pm team news.