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Tom Heaton – Burnley Embed from Getty Images Burnley’s resilience was once again outstanding on Saturday as they held out for a point at Old Trafford, but will certainly have to give the plaudits to their goalkeeper Tom Heaton. The Clarets man ...

There’s sure to be a handful of frights, thrills and horror spills to go with a Halloween weekend of football and, as always, Fresh Football will strive to be ahead of the curve in advising you on your Fantasy Football choices ahead ...

Petr Cech – Arsenal Embed from Getty Images Once again Petr Cech pulled off some miraculous saves against Middlesbrough to spare the Gunners blushes. Cech arguably saved a point for Arsenal producing some fine saves throughout the 90 minutes, and certainly eased ...

The season is well and truly underway and after eight games there are some teams already in desperate trouble. While there is still enough time to rectify their seasons and climb out of the relegation zone, a number of teams are not ...

Maarten Stekelenburg – Everton Embed from Getty Images Well, I doubt Stekelenburg has quite had a performance like he did at the Etihad stadium in his whole career. The 34-year-old was absolutely fantastic for his club and saved two penalties which he ...

Lee Grant – Stoke City Embed from Getty Images Not often will a goalkeeper go to Old Trafford and have one of the games of their lives, but that’s exactly what Lee Grant done on Sunday against the Red Devils and saved ...

Petr Cech - Arsenal Although Cech wasn’t worked as much as others over the weekend, his professionalism shown through the whole squad on the Gunners 3-0 win over Chelsea. He made a few fantastic saves in the latter stages of the game ...

As values of players increase and prolific consistent points-scoring players start to become clearer to Fantasy Premier League players, managers may have to save a little money in the midfield area in order to sufficiently strengthen the defence or the attack and ...

As gameweek six approaches, Fantasy Premier League managers will be looking at who to transfer in ahead of the sixth instalment of Premier League action, but here are three players that we strongly advise avoiding including in your squad ahead of the ...

Jordan Pickford – Sunderland Embed from Getty Images Probably the busiest keeper of the weekend having to keep out an onslaught from the Spurs attack was superb throughout and deserved to be on the winning side. The 22-year-old made more saves (8) ...

The Premier League comes early this week and, as always, Fresh Football will be here to try and second guess the professionals in aid of your Fantasy Teams. Here are our picks for this weekend: 1 - Kyle Walker Embed from Getty ...

This is the Fresh Football team of the week for Gameweek 5. Steve Mandanda – Crystal Palace Embed from Getty Images Mandanda is settling into life in the Premier League comfortably, the Frenchman made two outstanding saves from Negredo and Ben Gibson ...

The wait was excruciating, so soon after welcoming the Premier League back, but alas the international break is over to give us a handful of weeks to focus solely on club football again. And what a way to return, as the Premier ...

As two of the most free-spending managers in football history, José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, paved way for the arrival of more high-profile managerial switch-a-rounds, it’s perhaps no surprise to see Premier League clubs shatter the records of expenditure once more with ...

After each gameweek, our writers will put together a Premier League team of the week. Here’s our selection for game week 2, we’ve gone for a 3-4-3 formation. View our Team of the Week from Gameweek 1. GK - Eldin Jakupovic The Swiss ...

These are Fresh Football’s ratings for Stoke City’s home game versus Manchester City at the Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City Embed from Getty Images Shay Given - 5 There wasn’t a great deal the veteran goalkeeper could do to deny Sérgio Agüero and ...

Pep Guardiola wasted no time in acknowledging just how tough the Premier League is after Manchester City’s late 2-1 win versus Sunderland at the Etihad last Saturday. He wasn’t wrong, and as some will have you believe, the Catalan can forget all ...

Matchday 1 of the Premier League has come and gone and, if you’re anything like me, you’ll most likely have a fantasy team in need of recalibration. Just a tad, honestly! In an attempt to second guess the professionals, here are three ...

After each gameweek, our writers will put together a Premier League team of the week. Here’s our selection for gameweek 1, we’ve gone for a 4-2-3-1 formation. GK - Maarten Stekelenburg Embed from Getty Images The Everton shot-stopper had an afternoon to ...

After weeks of gruelling preparation, the time has come for us all to second guess the form of the Premier League’s finest and compile them into our very own fantasy football team. In direct reference to the Premier League’s official instalment of ...

They don’t make them as consistent as Stoke City in the Premier League – their past three league finishes have seen the Potters finish ninth, ninth and, you guessed it, ninth. Although fans of the club would like to think otherwise, bettering ...

Part one this interview can be found here Pep Guardiola is changing Manchester City, they’ve announced the signing of Leroy Sané, one of Europe’s brightest prospects and also want Gabriel Jesus, another talented youngster, how highly do you rate the two mentioned? ...

Our writer Chris Baker had an exclusive chat with journalist Liam Canning, as they speak about the summer 2016 transfer activity thus far ahead of the Barclays Premier League next season. It has been widely reported Alexandre Lacazette could swap life in ...

According to the Daily Mirror, Stoke City have submitted a £16 million bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino as they look set to bolster their attacking options. Embed from Getty Images The Baggies are mulling over a potential deal for their ...

Three Premier League clubs are all in contact to sign an in-demand Ligue 1 midfielder. The three clubs in question, according to reports appear to be Manchester United, Stoke and Southampton. Embed from Getty Images The three clubs are chasing Bordeaux midfielder Adam ...

Another season in the Premier League for Stoke City comes to an end. They have been quite settled since their promotion in 2008 but European football will surely be the next target in the coming seasons. After finishing 9th, Mark Hughes will ...

Will Lewis Cook be on the move this summer, or will the asking price continue to deter top flight clubs? The highly rated Leeds midfielder was under transfer bid during the January transfer window but Premier League offers were kept at bay by ...

We’ve had a look over the latest rumours emerging from around Europe. Today’s gossip column looks at several hotly tipped big moves including Toni Kroos potentially coming to the Premier League. You can follow all the latest news and gossip as it ...

We may have only played five games, but the Premier League is beginning to take shape, and with that, star performers are becoming prominent. View image | gettyimages.com It seems a little silly to analyse the Premier League’s best players just 13% ...

The prices in English football have long been inflating and this summer is the point where things have become ridiculous. View image | gettyimages.com Let’s face it, I don’t think there’s anyone in the world who can argue that Raheem Sterling is worth ...