WALCOTT, CAZORLA,BARKLEY,VARDY,MAHREZ,ARNAUTOVIC AND SAKO SHINE DURING INTERNATIONAL BREAK

Walcott And Cazorla Hit the Goal Trail

Theo Walcott delivered a calm and precise finish to fire England ahead in their dead-rubber Euro 2016 qualifying match. Meanwhile, Santi Cazorla netted a brace for Spain in their 4-0 rout against Luxembourg.
The Scout Says: With regards to points per minutes played, Theo Walcott has always been a powerhouse on the Fantasy scene, but injuries and a lack of security of starts diminished his viability. This season, however, the 8.6-priced midfielder has flourished as the spearhead of Arsenal’s attack, bagging two goals and a pair of assists in his previous four starts. Ally this with a pair of strikes in as many Champions League outings and Arsene Wenger would be foolish to dislodge Walcott from the starting line-up, rendering him a strong route into a Gunners attack that’s amassed eight goals in their last pair of match-ups. Cazorla comes in at 0.4 cheaper than Walcott but has suffered from a Fantasy perspective due to his deep-lying role, notching no goals and two assists in eight league appearances. The similarly priced Mesut Ozil (8.4) boasts a better upside than the set-piece specialist, having carded one goal and three assists in his previous trio of outings. However, Fantasy managers need to be wary of rest and rotation ahead of the Gameweek 9 trip to Watford: the Gunners face a vital Champions League clash with Bayern Munich just three days later. 

Barkley Sparkles In England Victory

Ross Barkley slid a delicious slide-rule pass through to Walcott for the Three Lions’ opener at Wembley and impressed throughout, tormenting Estonia to claim the man-of-the-match plaudits.
The Scout Says: The fact that Barkley is already on par with his attacking output from last term (two goals and three assists) is testament to his growing influence in Everton’s midfield. Across the past four Gameweeks, the precocious talent placed eighth among midfielders for attempts (10) and sixth for key passes (13), underlining his dual threat. The Toffees’ schedule throws up a procession of favourable match-ups beyond their next two challenging fixtures (MUN, ars), ensuring that Barkley and Romelu Lukaku (three goals and one assist in last two starts) will attract significant investment through to the New Year.

Vardy and Mahrez Turn Providers

Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez served up assists for their respective nations, with the former emerging late from the bench to tee up Sterling. Elsewhere in the Foxes camp, Goklan Inler converted from the penalty spot for Switzerland, while Christian Fuchs claimed an assist in Austria’s 3-2 win over Montenegro.
The Scout Says: Much like Harry Kane in the previous campaign, everything that Vardy has touched of late has turned to gold. Leicester’s in-form striker has chalked up six goals in his last five outings with just one blank through the first eight Gameweeks. The 6.7-priced marksman ranks fifth for transfers in this Gameweek, having welcomed half a million new owners prior to the most recent round of fixtures. Given that Mahrez – who was omitted from the starting line-up at Norwich last time out – should now be considered a slight rotation risk, Vardy is the standout route into the Foxes’ forward line ahead of a promising quintet of match-ups (sou, CRY, wba, WAT, new).

Confident Arnautovic Maintains Goalscoring Form

Marko Arnautovic plotted a course along the edge of the 18-yard box before unleashing a low-driven effort into the far corner during Austria’s 3-2 victory in Montenegro.
The Scout Says: Arnautovic’s willingness to locks horns with a bevy of Montenegro defenders and find space for a shot could reflect an adaptation he’s making to his game – as alluded to by Potters manager Mark Hughes in this week’s Say What article. The Austrian winger scored last time out against Aston Villa – complementing back-to-back assists from Gameweek 6 – and has emerged as an intriguing differential in the mid-priced bracket. Arnautovic looks the best placed midfielder to profit from Stoke’s strong upcoming trio of fixtures (swa, WAT, new), considering that he ranks top among his team-mates for attempts (11), shots on target (four) and key passes (nine) this term.

Sako Shines for Mali

Palace wide man Bakary Sako served a reminder of his potential by grabbing two goals and a pair of assists in Mali’s 4-1 win over Burkina Faso.
The Scout Says: After an explosive start to life at Selhurst Park, with back-to-back double figure returns in his first two appearances, the former Wolves man has fallen quickly from Fantasy favour. A run of three successive blanks saw the 5.6-priced Sako benched for Palace’s recent win over West Brom, with weekend scorers Yannick Bolasie and Yohan Cabaye now emerging as the best options in Alan Pardew’s midfield. With replacement Wilfried Zaha grabbing an assist against the Baggies, Sako faces a tough task to reclaim his starting berth for now – all the more frustrating, given that the Eagles host West Ham, Sunderland and Newcastle and travel to Leicester in the next six.