A home encounter with Middlesbrough allows Southampton’s Cedric Soares (£5.0m) the platform to play his way into the plans of Fantasy Premier League managers.
Cedric can give bosses a festive bonus
Middlesbrough
Benched Boro trio behind weekly FPL prize
Pagliuca Jababra need look no further than Teesside for the key factor in his 149-point Gameweek 14 haul to claim the prize for Fantasy Premier League Manager of the Week.
Negredo can profit from kind schedule
After firing a brace in last weekend’s draw at Leicester City, Alvaro Negredo (£6.2m) can rekindle his Fantasy Premier League reputation ahead of a Gameweek 14 meeting with struggling Hull City.
The Middlesbrough striker had failed to score in 11 successive outings before the Foxes encounter but now returns to the attention of FPL managers as the schedule turns in his favour.
Ranieri: League form will turn
Claudio Ranieri does not have any doubts that Leicester City will arrest their worrying league form now that the Champions League is on the back burner. The champions face Middlesbrough at the Kingpower Stadium on Saturday having won just three of their 12 games thus far in the defence of their crown.
Leicester have already lost twice as many games as they did in t
Conte ready for Spurs test
Antonio Conte is already looking forward to Chelsea’s next match against Tottenham after watching his side edge to a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough on Sunday. Diego Costa prodded home the only goal of the match at the Riverside Stadium just before half time as the Blues made it six Premier League victories – and six clean sheets – in a row.
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough: Preview and Prediction
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough
English Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 22nd October, 2016,
Kick-off at 15:00 UK
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.