Arsenal hero makes the cut in Yahoo! Fantasy Football best XI
Manchester City kicked off their title celebrations in style over the weekend as they romped to a 5-0 win over relegation threatened Swansea City. As one might expect, they are well represented in the Yahoo! Fantasy Football top performing XI in a weekend where just the six Premier League games were played as a result of the FA Cup semi-finals.
Arsenal, too, have a hefty contingent in this side on the back of a 4-1 win over West Ham with a total of four teams boasting players in the Yahoo! Fantasy Football XI. This side would have cost the full £200 salary this week but in returning 183.2 points, it would have been worth it.
GOALKEEPER – WAYNE HENNESSEY
Crystal Palace picked up a vital point at Watford on Saturday to improve their chances of staving off relegation. Wayne Hennessey played a key role in the 0-0 draw with the Hornets with the Wales international making five saves to return a clean sheet and 15.50 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
DEFENDER – DANILO
Danilo is the first of five Manchester City players to feature in the best performing Yahoo! Fantasy Football XI on the back of a 5-0 thrashing of Swansea. The Brazilian provided an assist in the victory, that coming from one of his two key passes, with the full-back defending well to make two interceptions and earn 13.25 points.
DEFENDER – AYMERIC LAPORTE
Aymeric Laporte may not have been tremendously troubled on Sunday, but was impressive when called into action. The January arrival made two tackles and one interception in the 5-0 win over Swansea, all the while winning five aerial duels and returning a 93.8% pass success rate from 130 passes. Indeed, the centre-back did enough to earn 11.1 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
DEFENDER – NACHO MONREAL
Rounding off the defence is Arsenal man Nacho Monreal, who is the first of four Arsenal players to make the cut. The Spaniard opened the scoring in the Gunners’ 4-1 win over West Ham, that his fifth of the season, while one key pass and one interception saw the defender gain 16.35 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
MIDFIELDER – DAVID SILVA
David Silva fired Manchester City on their way to victory on Sunday, with the experienced Spain international netting the opener against Swansea. Silva gained a 93.7% pass success rate from 127 passes, while one key pass, one successful dribble, two tackles and two interceptions saw the 32-year-old end the gameweek on 18.95 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
MIDFIELDER – KEVIN DE BRUYNE
David Silva got the ball rolling at the Etihad Stadium, but it was Kevin De Bruyne who scored the goal of the game, with the Belgian lashing him from 25 yards past Lukasz Fabianski. With one key pass, one successful dribble and one tackle, the Belgian sensation did enough to gain 17.10 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
MIDFIELDER – AARON RAMSEY
Aaron Ramsey is the second Arsenal played to make the XI following a stand out display in the Gunners’ 4-1 win over West Ham. The 27-year-old scored one goal from four shots and provided one assist from three key passes. Four additional dribbles meant Ramsey ended the match with 19.50 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
MIDFIELDER – GRANIT XHAKA
Granit Xhaka features this week as he turned out a display that gained him 15.50 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points. He registered one assist from his three key passes against West Ham, while one tackle and three clearances capped off a solid midfield showing from the Swiss ace.
UTILITY – BERNARDO SILVA
Bernardo Silva gained a better WhoScored.com rating (9.30) than any other player at the weekend and features in this XI after he gained 17.10 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points against Swansea. He made more key passes (5) than any other player in gameweek 35, and netted a second half goal to cap off a fine showing on Sunday.
STRIKER – ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE
Earning more Yahoo! Fantasy Football points (22.20) than any other player in gameweek 35 was Alexandre Lacazette. The Frenchman bagged a brace against West Ham from just three shots, while one key pass and two successful dribbles rounded off a solid attacking showing that saw Lacazette earn a place in the WhoScored.com Premier League team of the week with a 8.99 rating.
STRIKER – SALOMON RONDON
Completing the top performing XI from gameweek 35 is Salomon Rondon as West Brom battled valiantly from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool. Rondon netted a late equaliser against the Reds, that goal coming from one of three shots, while the powerhouse forward won seven aerial duels, made one interception and one key pass to earn 16.65 Yahoo! Fantasy Football points.
