It was an unusual week in the English Premier League as normally we do our EPL recap on Mondays. However, with games going on midweek, we’ve had to wait a little bit for everything to finish up before doing our weekly reflection.
The critics of Leicester City were dealt another blow this Tuesday as the biggest surprise this season pushed forward with another big win to remain in sole possession of top spot in the Premier League table. It was a familiar face that dominated up front for Leicester in a 2-0 win over Liverpool and it’s no surprise that the star striker was the top fantasy performer up front from Tuesday. Here is a look at the top individual fantasy performances by position from Tuesday in the Premier League.
GK: Fraser Forster, Southampton
Manchester City’s Joe Hart made several outstanding saves to preserve a 1-0 win over Sunderland while Petr Cech registered a solid performance too, but no goalkeeper produced a better fantasy total on Tuesday than Southampton’s No. 1 netminder. Forster made 10 saves to preserve the clean sheet in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal and earned top fantasy honors among Premier League goalkeepers. Southampton has now held opponents to just 24 goals in 24 games this season.
Honorable Mention: Joe Hart, Manchester City; Petr Cech, Arsenal
D: Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Manchester United
Manchester United was certainly well represented in their 3-0 win over Stoke City –including on the back end where Borthwick-Jackson produced the top fantasy stat line among Premier League defenders. An assist helped make the difference in elevating him to the top along with a bonus for helped United maintain the clean sheet in the victory. United now has 40 points on the season, which slots them in fifth place in the English Premier League table.
Honorable Mention: Gael Clichy, Manchester City; Winston Reid, West Ham United
M: Christian Eriksen, Tottenham
Tottenham remained in the top three in the table thanks to another tremendous performance from its star midfield-striker tandem with Eriksen and Kane. Both ended up landing among the top players at their position in our EPL recap. Eriksen had two assists in Spurs’ 3-0 win over Norwich to earn top honors among Premier League midfielders. These two are a big reason why Tottenham has been so dangerous at the offensive end this season. They have notched 44 goals this season, which is tied for the second-most in the EPL. Expect them to remain near the top the rest of the season.
M: Michail Antonio, West Ham United
West Ham United ended a two-match winless drought with a convincing 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Antonio delivered a goal to edge out Tottenham’s Bamidele Alli and Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson for the second-best fantasy score among Premier League midfielders on Tuesday. West Ham is now in sixth place in the EPL table with 39 points, which puts them five points ahead of Southampton and Liverpool.
Honorable Mention: Bamidele Alli, Tottenham; Gylfi Sigurdsson, Swansea; Cheikhou Kouyate, West Ham United
F: Jamie Vardy, Leicester City
Leicester’s star striker found his scoring touch again with a pair of goals to propel his team to a 2-0 win over Liverpool and keep them three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table. Vardy’s goals were his 17th and 18th of the season for Leicester as he extended his Premier League lead in that department. He has led Leicester City to the second most goals in the EPL this season, just two behind the league-leaders (Manchester City).
F: Harry Kane, Tottenham
Meanwhile, Kane continued his impressive season with a pair of goals against Norwich to join Eriksson on this list, edging out Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and West Brom’s Salomon Rondon for the second-best fantasy stat line from Tuesday among Premier League forwards. Kane also moved in to a tie with Everton’s Romelu Lukaku for the second-most goals in the Premier League this season with 15. Tottenham is now third in the EPL standings behind Man City and Leicester City.
Honorable Mention: Anthony Martial, Manchester United; Wayne Rooney, Manchester United; Salomon Rondon, West Brom
