Setting the Table: FPL Gameweek 29 Cheat Sheet

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Updated on March 3, 2016 9:03PM EST

Looking Back

If it feels like Gameweek 28 ended just yesterday it's because it did, as the midweek matches have made the holiday period feel like a walk in the park.

Tottenham had a golden opportunity to move to the top of the table after Leicester drew 2-2 with West Brom on Tuesday, but they lost 1-0 at West Ham the following day. The loss wasn't overly harmful, as Manchester City lost 3-0 at Anfield and Arsenal took zero points by losing 2-1 to Swansea at the Emirates.

Liverpool's 3-0 win over Manchester City gave them 16 goals in the last six gameweeks, which is even more remarkable when you consider they've only played five matches. On the flip side, Norwich have allowed 15 over that span, while Crystal Palace have been beaten seven times in the last three and Aston Villa 11 times over that time.

Rank	Club	Scored	Allowed	Goal Diff	Clean Sheets	Week 28	Week 27	Week 26	Week 25	Week 24	Week 23
1	Liverpool	16	8	+8	2	3-0 v. MCI	OFF	0-6 at AVL	2-2 v. SUN	2-0 at LEI	4-5 at NOR
2	Leicester	12	5	+7	3	2-2 v. WBA	1-0 v. NOR	2-1 at ARS	1-3 at MCY	2-0 v. LIV	3-0 v. STK
3	Chelsea	11	4	+7	2	2-1 v. NOR	1-2 at SOT	5-1 v. NEW	1-1 v. MUN	0-0 at WAT	0-1 at ARS
4	Tottenham	11	4	+7	2	1-0 at WHU	2-1 v. SWA	1-2 at MCY	1-0 v. WAT	0-3 at NOR	1-3 at CRP
5	Everton	11	5	+6	2	1-3 at AVL	OFF	2-1 at SUN	0-3 at STK	3-0 v. NEW	1-2 v. SWA
6	Man Utd	9	6	+3	2	1-0 v. WAT	3-2 v. ARS	2-1 at SUN	1-1 at CHE	3-0 v. STK	0-1 v. SOT
7	West Ham	8	5	+3	3	1-0 v. TOT	1-0 v. SUN	2-2 at NOR	1-0 at SOT	2-0 v. AVL	2-2 v. MCY
8	West Brom	7	6	+1	2	2-2 at LEI	3-2 at CRP	0-1 at EVE	1-0 at NEW	1-1 v. SWA	0-0 v. AVL
9	Swansea	7	7	-	0	1-2 at ARS	2-1 at TOT	0-1 v. SOT	1-1 v. CRP	1-1 at WBA	1-2 at EVE
10	Arsenal	7	7	-	2	1-2 v. SWA	3-2 at MUN	2-1 v. LEI	0-2 at BOU	0-0 v. SOT	0-1 v. CHE
11	Watford	4	4	-	2	1-0 at MUN	0-0 at BOU	1-2 at CRP	1-0 at TOT	0-0 v. CHE	2-1 v. NEW
12	Southampton	4	4	-	4	2-0 at BOU	1-2 v. CHE	0-1 at SWA	1-0 v. WHU	0-0 at ARS	0-1 at MUN
13	Sunderland	7	8	-1	0	2-2 v. CRP	1-0 at WHU	2-1 v. MUN	2-2 at LIV	0-1 v. MCY	1-1 v. BOU
14	Bournemouth	6	7	-1	2	2-0 v. SOT	0-0 v. WAT	1-3 v. STK	0-2 v. ARS	1-2 at CRP	1-1 at SUN
15	Crystal Palace	8	13	-5	0	2-2 at SUN	3-2 at WBA	1-2 v. WAT	1-1 at SWA	1-2 v. BOU	1-3 v. TOT
16	Stoke	6	11	-5	1	1-0 v. NEW	2-1 v. AVL	1-3 at BOU	0-3 v. EVE	3-0 at MUN	3-0 at LEI
17	Man City	5	10	-5	1	3-0 at LIV	OFF	1-2 v. TOT	1-3 v. LEI	0-1 at SUN	2-2 at WHU
18	Norwich	7	15	-8	0	1-2 v. CHE	1-0 at LEI	2-2 v. WHU	2-0 at AVL	0-3 v. TOT	4-5 v. LIV
19	Newcastle	3	11	-8	1	1-0 at STK	OFF	5-1 at CHE	1-0 v. WBA	3-0 at EVE	2-1 at WAT
20	Aston Villa	4	13	-9	2	1-3 v. EVE	2-1 at STK	0-6 v. LIV	2-0 v. NOR	2-0 at WHU	0-0 at WBA

Notable Gameweek 28 Performances

Kevin Mirallas got a rare start and paid off handsomely with two assists, two shots (one on target), four crosses and two fouls drawn for 21 fantasy points at just $3,400 on DraftKings.

Aaron Lennon scored his third goal in his last four games, and fourth in his last six. His play, and that of Mirallas, likely keeps Gerard Deulofeu on the bench a little longer.

Max Gradel ($3,500 on DraftKings), in his first start for Bournemouth since returning from a torn ACL, sent in 10 crosses en route to 17 fantasy points.

Matt Ritchie picked up an assist in Bournemouth's 2-0 win over Southampton, and he's now scored at least 12 fantasy points in five consecutive games, averaging 16 per game over that span.

Connor Wickham scored two goals for the second consecutive game, though Palace failed to win either...not that fantasy owners care.

Craig Gardner was at it again, finishing with one goal on four shots with five crosses, two tackles won and four interceptions. He has 60 fantasy points on DraftKings in his last two matches.

Ramiro Funes Mori may have had the most shocking line of the midweek, finishing with 21 fantasy points thanks to one goal, one assist, two shots (both on goal), one cross and one interception. Goals from centerbacks are incredibly random, so it's tough to think that kind of performance can happen again.

Looking Ahead

The first match Saturday is the highlight of the weekend, as Arsenal limps into White Hart Lane to face a Tottenham side that has as good a title chance this year as any in recent memory. Spurs lost a classic trap game this week to West Ham but it was in full preparation for this weekend's derby.

Manchester City get a great chance to bounce back against Aston Villa, who have allowed 11 goals in their last three matches. Unsurprisingly, Man City are the heaviest favorites of the weekend and have the best shot at a clean sheet.

Home	Win Chances	Clean Sheet Chances	Away	Win Chances	Clean Sheet Chances	Draw Chances
Tottenham	0.41	0.28	Arsenal	0.30	0.23	0.29
Chelsea	0.65	0.45	Stoke City	0.13	0.15	0.22
Everton	0.56	0.35	West Ham	0.19	0.17	0.24
Manchester City	0.80	0.55	Aston Villa	0.06	0.08	0.14
Newcastle	0.37	0.26	Bournemouth	0.34	0.25	0.29
Southampton	0.61	0.45	Sunderland	0.15	0.17	0.24
Swansea City	0.48	0.38	Norwich City	0.28	0.23	0.24
Watford	0.32	0.27	Leicester City	0.39	0.30	0.29
Crystal Palace	0.26	0.25	Liverpool	0.46	0.38	0.28
West Brom	0.23	0.23	Manchester United	0.49	0.39	0.29

Not only are Man City heavy favorites to win this weekend, they're also expected to smash Aston Villa, according to the bookmakers, as they have a 73 percent chance of scoring multiple goals. Chelsea, Everton and Southampton are also more likely to score at least twice than fewer than that, which is a bit surprising for the Saints, who haven't found the back of the net more than two times in a Premier League match since Jan. 16 against West Brom.

Home	Over 1.5 Goals	Under 1.5 Goals	Away	Over 1.5 Goals	Under 1.5 Goals
Tottenham	0.44	0.56	Arsenal	0.35	0.65
Chelsea	0.58	0.42	Stoke City	0.21	0.79
Everton	0.56	0.44	West Ham	0.28	0.72
Manchester City	0.73	0.27	Aston Villa	0.09	0.91
Newcastle	0.39	0.61	Bournemouth	0.27	0.73
Southampton	0.54	0.46	Sunderland	0.35	0.65
Swansea City	0.44	0.56	Norwich City	0.27	0.73
Watford	0.34	0.66	Leicester City	0.38	0.62
Crystal Palace	0.28	0.72	Liverpool	0.44	0.56
West Brom	0.23	0.77	Manchester United	0.42	0.58