Yahoo! Fantasy Football: Tottenham record breaker star man in best XI

In a weekend that saw Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the season come to an abrupt end, you would’ve benefitted from the inclusion of two Liverpool players in your Yahoo! Fantasy Football XI. Mohamed Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured 43.35 points between them in the Reds’ 4-3 win over Manchester City and also made the WhoScored.com Premier League team of the week. 

Below, we run through the best scoring XI from gameweek 23 that would’ve won you some big cash prizes on Yahoo! Fantasy Football. This side will have gained you 237.55 points had you picked all 11 players correctly for just £198. 

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GOALKEEPER – KASPER SCHMEICHEL 

Chelsea laboured to a third successive 0-0 draw for the first time in their history when they were held by Leicester at Stamford Bridge. The Dane made more saves (7) than any other player in gameweek 23 to help earn a spot in WhoScored’s Premier League team of the week and gain 18.50 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points. 

DEFENDER – ANTONIO VALENCIA 

Manchester United were expected to ease past Stoke on Monday night and made light work of the Potters, winning 3-0. Antonio Valencia netted the opener, his first left footed Premier League goal since the 2007/08 season with Wigan, while two tackles and three interceptions saw him earn 18.95 Yahoo! Fantasy Football ponts. 

DEFENDER – CRAIG DAWSON 

West Brom’s winless run came to an end in a 2-0 win over Brighton, with Craig Dawson bagging his first goal of the Premier League season. A return of 16.15 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points was made possible as Dawson won eight aerial duels and made three clearances. 

DEFENDER – HECTOR BELLERIN 

Hector Bellerin netted his second goal in as many Premier League matches in Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Sunday to earn a spot in the top performing Yahoo! Fantasy Football XI. Despite ending up on the losing side, the Spaniard made five tackles, one interception and one successful dribble to cap off a solid individual performance. 

MIDFIELDER – ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN 

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the goal that set Liverpool on their way to a memorable 4-3 win over Manchester City on Sunday evening while one assist saw him awarded the WhoScored.com man of the match. With three key passes and five successful dribbles, the Reds star did enough to earn 21.05 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points. 

MIDFIELDER – HEUNG-MIN SON 

Heung-min Son had more shots (7) than any other Premier League player in gameweek 23 and scored one and assisted another in Tottenham’s 4-0 win over Everton. With two key passes and five successful dribbles, the South Korean star did enough to pick up 21.35 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points. 

MIDFIELDER – JAMES WARD-PROWSE 

Southampton came perilously close to ending their dire away run at Watford, but were pegged back by the Hornets to draw 2-2. James Ward-Prowse set Saints on their way with a first half brace and while the south coast side couldn’t hold on at Vicarage Road, the young attacker gained 25.20 points with Yahoo! Fantasy Football. 

MIDFIELDER – MANUEL LANZINI 

West Ham have now lost just one of their last eight Premier League games to move away from the relegation zone, with Manuel Lanzini’s form crucial. Lanzini scored twice in the Hammers’ 4-1 win at Huddersfield to secure a spot in the WhoScored Premier League team of the week and 27.15 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points. 

UTILITY – ANTHONY MARTIAL 

Anthony Martial has been in flying form of late and maintained the levels expected of him in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Stoke on Monday night. He chipped in with one goal and one assist against the Potters and with six shots, two tackles and one interception, earning 20.45 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.  

STRIKER – MOHAMED SALAH 

The second Liverpool player to make the top performing Yahoo! Fantasy Football XI, Mohamed Salah scored one and assisted another in the 4-3 win over Manchester City to pick up 22.30 points. Two key passes and three dribbles helped the Egyptian earned such a impressive return. 

STRIKER – HARRY KANE 

Harry Kane became Tottenham’s record Premier League scorer on Saturday evening as he scored his 97th and 98th top-flight goals in a 4-0 win over Everton. His brace against the Toffees saw him earn more Yahoo! Fantasy Football points (30.80) than any other player in gameweek 23.