Another week, another goal for Jamie Vardy.
Admittedly a fortunate one – a retaken penalty after his original effort had been saved by Brighton ‘keeper Mat Ryan – but it extended his lead at the top of the Fantasy League player rankings to 10 points.
10 points! For a near 33-year-old striker, his form is remarkable and it shines huge light on Brendan Rodgers’ capabilities that he’s been able to extract this level of performance.
Vardy has also scored in five league games on the trot – he’s already broken the ‘most PL games in a row scored in’ once – and with games against the likes of Everton and Watford coming up, he couldn’t do it again…could he?
If Vardy has been Leicester’s prolific apex, there have been many others playing just as well behind him.
Caglar Soyuncu has accumulated 12 points this month through his goal against Crystal Palace and three clean sheets.
And full-backs Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira have nine points each.
Leicester players are therefore once again likely to feature heavily in our November team of the month – as they have done in previous months.
It points to their consistent excellence, and we’re sure your selection decisions are reflecting this too.
From the flawless Foxes to the sack race….
Poch has already gone and we’ve seen the impact his low-profile replacement has already had on the previously dormant Dele Alli, so what impact would the removal of Emery/Solskjaer/Silva/Pellegrini have on players you currently own?
Would a new manager at the Emirates re-energise Mesut Ozil? Would Moise Kean show his true potential under David Moyes?
Hypothetical questions but ones that may have a huge impact on your squads.
Of all the performances at the weekend, it was probably Everton’s insipid display against Norwich that was the worst.
The Canaries hadn’t won away from home – competitively – since the 5th May against Aston Villa in the Championship, yet not only did they leave with all three points, but kept a clean sheet too.
Everton have been unlucky with injuries to Andre Gomes and Jean-Philippe Gbamin – both £23 million summer arrivals – but for a club that shelled out £108 million in the last window alone, their points return to date just isn’t good enough.
Their visit to the King Power on Sunday afternoon should be worth tuning into…
