Third man of the match award helps make Newcastle player top Premier League Fantasy Football player of the week
A man of the match performance for Newcastle United against Cardiff has also helped Fabian Schar to be also the top Sky Sports Fantasy Football player of the week.
If you had the Swiss defender in your fantasy football team, his two goals and contribution to a clean sheet helped supply 26 points.
This was the joint highest with Diego Jota who scored a hat-trick for Wolves in their dramatic 4-3 win over Leicester.
However, Fabian Schar was also the cheapest player in the entire top Premier League 11 highest points winners this weekend.
Rafa Benitez having to try and rely on bargain/budget buys in the real world as well.
Ironically, Schar’s fantasy football value (£6.9m) is twice what he actually cost last summer when recruited from Deportivo.
Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week and write up on Fabian Schar:
Tom Heaton (Burnley) – £6.8m: 14 points
Danilo (Man City) – £8.4m – 19 points
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) – £8.5m – 19 points
Fabian Schar (Newcastle United) – £6.9m: 26 points
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) – £8.3m: 13 points
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) – £9.3m: 12 points
Harry Winks (Tottenham)- £7.1m: 16 points
Leroy Sane (Man City) – £10.3m: 16 points
Diogo Jota (Wolves) – £8.3m: 26 points
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) – £9.7m: 12 points
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – £12.9m: 12 points
Fabian Schar (Newcastle United) – £6.9m: 26 points
“The cheapest player in this Team of the Week has the highest amount of points, alongside Diogo Jota, indicating how well Schar performed at the weekend.
“The Swiss defender claimed a brace in Newcastle’s win over Cardiff, keeping a clean sheet and claiming the MOTM award – his third one of the season.”
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