IT’S that time of the week again.
Journey through our DEEP DIVE for a concise round-up of Gameweek 2 and you’re guaranteed to learn a thing or two, giving you a clearer picture of the Dream Team landscape as you plot you next moves.
Crystal Palace 1 – 4 Manchester City
- Goals: Donnarumma OG; Haaland (x2), Cherki (x2)
- Assists: Pino; Semenyo, Foden (x2), Gvardiol
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- Possession: Palace 28% – 72% Man City
- Shots: Palace 9 – 18 Man City
- xG: Palace 0.6 – 1.5 Man City
Enzo Maresca’s side registered nine shots on target (most among all teams in GW2) and conceded just one in return.
City’s front four of Cherki (17 pts), Haaland (17 pts), Foden (11 pts) and Semenyo (8 pts) were all among the goal involvements, as was Gvardiol (5 pts) again.
Guehi (6 pts) dropped back into defence with O’Reilly (5 pts) joining Anderson (8 pts) in midfield — the latter earned the most PPM (8) in the game and made five tackles.
Wing-back Khalaili (7 pts) made 10 tackles, the most from one player in a single fixture so far this season.
Liverpool 2 – 2 Nottingham Forest
- Goals: Isak, Munoz; Ndoye, Gibbs-White
- Assists: Gakpo, Wirtz; Gibbs-White, Williams
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- Possession: Liverpool 69% – 31% Forest
- Shots: Liverpool 13 – 12 Forest
- xG: Liverpool 1.6 – 2.3 Forest
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Isak (9 pts) scored from close range but looked out of sorts and only completed half of his passes.
Munoz (10 pts) registered four shots, including his 82nd-minute equaliser, and seems comfortable on both flanks.
Wirtz ( 6 pts) was more involved and had a goal disallowed by VAR for a Frimpong (2 pts) offside — the latter was a weak point for the hosts.
Jacquet (5 pts) earned the most PPM (10) followed closely by Szoboszlai (6 pts) on nine.
Williams (8 pts), one of only two defenders to achieve 300+ points last season, made six tackles, registered a fantasy assist, and was the only visitor to earn a bonus point.
Gibbs-White (14 pts) was seemingly confirmed as Forest’s first-choice penalty taker.
Bournemouth 1 – 1 Everton
- Goals: Scott; Tarkowski
- Assists: Evanilson
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- Possession: Bournemouth 59% – 41% Everton
- Shots: Bournemouth 17 – 13 Everton
- xG: Bournemouth 2.2 – 1.7 Everton
Rayan (4 pts), Kluivert (4 pts) and Evanilson (6 pts) registered 12 shots between them and looked more threatening than their tangible returns suggest.
Pickford (7 pts) earned three bonus points on top of his four saves with three fouls won, three successful punches, one successful claim and one keeper sweep — England’s No1 ranks joint-first for PPM among goalkeepers this season alongside Trafford.
Mykolenko (3 pts) made four blocks but Tarkowski (12 pts) was the star of the show with three bonus points in addition to his stoppage-time equaliser.
Coventry 0 – 1 Hull
- Goals: Millar
- Assists: Belloumi
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- Possession: Coventry 68% – 32% Hull
- Shots: Coventry 11 – 6 Hull
- xG: Coventry 1.3 – 0.7 Hull
A very poor result for the Sky Blues who are one of just three teams yet to score a Premier League goal this season — they will travel to Man City in GW3.
Awoniyi (4 pts) generated 0.94 xG via four shots (two on target) as the hosts were frustrated by the Tigers.
£2.3m Goalkeeper Tzolakis (8 pts) has now banked 20 points in two outings.
Hull signed six players on deadline day and so guaranteed starters will be harder to predict from GW3.
Tottenham 0 – 2 Newcastle
- Goals: Elanga, Wissa
- Assists: Dedic, Woltemade
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- Possession: Spurs 57% – 43% Newcastle
- Shots: Spurs 17 – 11 Newcastle
- xG: Spurs 1 – 0.8 Newcastle
Porro (2 pts) played as a right winger and had four shots (most among all players involved) but will surely revert to right-back after a disjointed team performance.
Marmoush (3 pts) had three shots, created three chances and completed four successful dribbles but those stats flatter him as his shots and chances created were of relatively low quality.
10.9%-owned Van de Ven (0 pts) incurred minus points for two goals conceded and a yellow car — the Dutchman is the fifth-most popular defender in the game at the time of writing.
The Magpies’ full-backs Dedic (14 pts) and Hall (13 pts) were superb with the former racing to his third assist of the campaign with a useful knock-down.
While the latter claimed maximum bonus points via four blocks, three accurate crosses and two successful dribbles — Hall also made two clearances off the line.
Elanga (10 pts) and Wissa (9 pts) have started the new season in fine form.
Chelsea 4 – 3 Brighton
- Goals: Lavia, Neto, Joao Pedro, Palmer; Yalcouye, Joao Pedro OG, Gross
- Assists: Rogers, Hato, Joao Pedro; Kostoulas, Gross, Gomez
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- Possession: Chelsea 26% – 74% Brighton
- Shots: Chelsea 17 – 15 Brighton
- xG: Chelsea 3 – 1.5 Brighton
The final score slightly flattered the Seagulls, who were 3-0 down in the 32nd minute.
Chelsea’s three games in all competitions have featured 14 goals (nine scored and five conceded).
Joao Pedro (12 pts) and Palmer (10 pts) excelled again but both missed golden chances before they found the net — the former won four free-kicks and completed four successful dribbles but fell 1 PPM short of three bonus points.
Neto (11 pts) impressed at right wing-back but Gusto (0 pts) blanked in midfield.
Yalcouye (13 pts) caught the eye in the No10 role for Brighton in the absence of Hinshelwood while Gomez (8 pts) only found the target with one of his five shots.
De Cuyper (0 pts) starred in GW1 but this came as something of a reality check — the makeshift winger is eligible for clean sheets but also minus points for multiple goals conceded.
Leeds 1 – 1 Brentford
- Goals: Calvert-Lewin; Schade
- Assists: Nmecha; Lewis-Potter
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- Possession: Leeds 47% – 53% Brentford
- Shots: Leeds 12 – 22 Brentford
- xG: Leeds 1.4 – 1.6 Brentford
The Bees produced a seriously impressive first half with midfielder Sangare (4 pts) standing out once again despite his modest points return.
Igor Thiago had five shots worth a combined 0.73 xG but failed to beat Trafford (4 pts), who ranks second among goalkeepers with 21 points overall.
Centre-back Muharemovic (6 pts) fell one PPM short of maximum bonus points with four blocks, three successful dribbles and two interceptions.
The Whites’ most selected midfielder, Wilson (1 pt), started on the bench then replaced Aaronson (1 pt) at half time.
11.1%-owned Calvert-Lewin (9 pts) won seven headers (highest tally of the Gameweek) before his tap-in equaliser.
Sunderland 1 – 0 Fulham
- Goals: Isidor
- Assists: Diarra
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- Possession: Sunderland 41% – 59% Fulham
- Shots: Sunderland 12 – 11 Fulham
- xG: Sunderland 1.8 – 1 Fulham
Isidor (8 pts) generated 1.38 xG in just 26 minutes after he replaced 9.1%-owned Brobbey midway through the second half.
Hume (9 pts) once again played as a left winger but collected his share of the clean sheet points as he’s categorised as a defender — he made more tackles (4) than anyone else on the pitch.
Xhaka (7 pts) created two big chances and earned the most PPM (9) among players involved in the fixture.
Manchester United 5 – 2 Ipswich
- Goals: Fernandes (x3), Greaves OG, Mbeumo; Davis, Akpom
- Assists: Cunha (x2), Mbeumo, Maguire, Fernandes; Fatawu, Enciso
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- Possession: Man Utd 60% – 40% Ipswich
- Shots: Man Utd 33 – 9 Ipswich
- xG: Man Utd 4.6 – 2 Ipswich
39.3%-owned Fernandes (29 pts) became the first popular player to bank a genuine mega haul in what was an emphatic win for the Red Devils.
The Portuguese midfielder had eight shots in total, delivered four accurate crosses, and created three chances.
Right-back Dalot had four shots, took three corners and created a big chance before he was replaced in the 74th minute, meaning he wasn’t penalised for the Tractor Boys’ second goal.
Mainoo (6 pts) fell one PPM short of maximum bonus points after completing the most successful dribbles (4) of anyone on the pitch.
Fatawu (6 pts) and Enciso (8 pts) caused problems for the hosts while Diop (1 pt) earned 11 PPM via five blocks.
Aston Villa 0 – 1 Arsenal
- Goals: Saka
- Assists: Calafiori
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- Possession: Villa 39% – 61% Arsenal
- Shots: Villa 7 – 7 Arsenal
- xG: Villa 0.3 – 1 Arsenal
This game featured the fewest combined shots and xG of the lot in GW2.
The Villains looked much more competitive than they did against Brighton but ultimately failed to register a shot on target against the Gunners’ airtight defence.
Calafiori (11 pts) was the standout Arsenal defender for the second Gameweek in a row while 25.9%-owned Tzolis (0 pts) was hooked at half time after a yellow card.
Saka (11 pts) came within 1 PPM of maximum bonus points after winning six free-kicks.
Havertz (3 pts) was caught offside five times.
Guimaraes (1 pt) looked lively during his second-half cameo and will be pushing for substantial minutes in GW3.
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That’s the DEEP DIVE done for GW2.
We go again next week!
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