Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah lead the way: Fantasy Team of the Week
Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans star in Leicester's win over Arsenal
Monday 29 April 2019 13:37, UK
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both hit braces at Anfield as Liverpool thumped Huddersfield in game week 38 of Sky Sports Fantasy Football.
Talking points from gameweek 38
- Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in prime position to land the Premier League Golden Boot.
- Jamie Vardy finds the net for a 10th time in nine games as Leicester outfox Arsenal.
- Sergio Rico makes second consecutive appearance in the Fantasy Team of the Week.
- Is Diogo Jota the 'best of the rest' outside of the top six?
- Callum Wilson contributes to fifth goal in three games.
Read on to see who else made the cut in the Fantasy Team of the Week, then change and select your Sky Sports Fantasy Football team.
Sergio Rico - £6.5m: 12 points
Rico kept his third successive clean sheet as Fulham dominated Cardiff, meaning he has more from his last three than in his previous 24 Premier League starts. This is Rico's second week in a row in the Fantasy Team of the Week.
Andy Robertson - £9m: 20 points
Like Rico, Robertson helped his Liverpool side to a third clean sheet in as many matches and he has reached the 20 mark for clean sheets this term. His two assists against Huddersfield, alongside a Sky Sports Man of the Match award, helped him to 20 points - Robertson has 34 points from his last three matches, averaging over 11 points per game.
Issa Diop - £6.9m: 12 points
His first start in four games did not phase Diop as he, as well as his West Ham backline, put in a valiant display at Tottenham's new stadium. This did not go unrecognised as Diop received the MOTM from the game. His 12 points account for 13.2 per cent of his overall tally for the season.
Ricardo Pereira - £7.6m: 12 points
Pereira claimed an assist in Leicester's demolition of Arsenal on Sunday, while his clean sheet and bonus points for reaching passing tier two allowed him to nip into the Team of the Week ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Seamus Coleman due to his cheaper value.
Youri Tielemans - £7.8m: 13 points
Another star performer in Leicester's win was Tielemans, who scored the opener and earned an MOTM award. He has 40 Fantasy Football points from his last five matches (averaging eight per game) and he has contributed to seven goals in his 11 appearances thus far.
Ryan Babel - £7.4m: 13 points
An upturn in form for Fulham has seen an upturn in points for Babel, who has contributed to four goals in his last four matches (three strikes, one assist), as well as registering 34 points in that period. Only a shrewd 0.1 per cent of Fantasy Football managers will have been rewarded with his recent points haul.
Diogo Jota - £8.3m: 15 points
His second consecutive appearance in the Team of the Week continues a whirlwind debut season in the Premier League for Jota. He has three goals and one assist in his last five matches, recording 45 Fantasy Football points in that time. Despite his 151 points for the season - nine goals, seven assists and five MOTM awards - only 2.6 per cent of Fantasy Football bosses have recruited his services.
Sadio Mane - £11m: 14 points
Mane has three in three and is on 20 goals for the year as himself and Salah look like they are having their own Golden Boot competition. His brace put his total to 14 points and has 62 from his last seven, averaging just under nine per match in that time.
Mohamed Salah - £12.9m: 17 points
The two combined once again as Liverpool kept in touching distance of Manchester City by thumping Huddersfield at Anfield. Salah stayed one goal ahead of Mane and is now on 21. He has had a hand in six goals in his last four, scoring four and creating two for Jurgen Klopp's side.
Callum Wilson - £9.7m: 22 points
Wilson has 58 points from his seven Premier League matches since returning from injury and has contributed to five goals in his last three matches through his three goals and two assists. His 179 Fantasy Football points are the most from any Bournemouth player this term.
Jamie Vardy - £11.5m: 14 points
Rather incredibly, Vardy has hit 10 goals in his last nine Premier League and his third brace in seven. Perhaps more staggering is the fact that only 3.1 per cent of Fantasy Football managers have Vardy in their side, a missed opportunity which would have seen an additional 77 points in that nine-game period. He has 18 for the campaign and could reach the 20 goal mark for the third time in four seasons.
