Sky Sports Fantasy Football: Midfielders to consider, including Chelsea's Mason Mount
With the 2019/20 season fast approaching, Billy Lumsden takes a look at some of the midfielders to consider in Sky Sports Fantasy Football.
Top five 2018/19:
Eden Hazard: 262 points
Sadio Mane: 238 points
Raheem Sterling: 231 points
Paul Pogba: 223 points
Gylfi Sigurdsson: 190 points
Eden Hazard is now a Real Madrid player of course, but he certainly played his part for Maurizio Sarri's side last term, contributing to 31 goals (16 strikes and 15 assists) in only 37 appearances, sealing another great Premier League campaign with a Europa League victory over Arsenal.
Sadio Mane excelled and was the main man for Liverpool at times, scoring 22 goals which was enough to share the Premier League Golden Boot with teammate Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Raheem Sterling also scored 17 and created 12 for Manchester City, allowing those six points per goal to really rack up and take its toll on their respective point tallies.
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Ones to Watch
Mason Mount - Chelsea
First four:
Manchester United (A)
Leicester (H)
Norwich (A)
Sheffield United (H)
Mason Mount is reunited with Frank Lampard for the coming campaign after coming so close to sealing Premier League football with Derby, and the youngster signed a new five-year-deal with Chelsea - a testament to how highly Lampard thinks of him. This suits both parties as Chelsea have the transfer embargo, not to mention Tammy Abraham, who netted 26 Sky Bet Championship goals for promoted Aston Villa, being at the forefront of Lampard's plans too.
Mount scored nine times for Derby last term, while assisting an extra four, highlighting his importance within the team. It would arguably be a big step up for the Englishman, but would the opportunity be there? Absolutely.
Mount has featured against Kawasaki Frontale and Barcelona during pre-season, posting impressive performances against both. On top of this, with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek sidelined, it provides the ideal opportunity for Mount to play alongside the likes of Christian Pulisic, Willian and Pedro, setting the scene for a potential debut Premier League season to remember.
Additionally, Mount may feature against both Norwich and Sheffield United inside his first four matches, allowing the prime opportunity to settle into a Chelsea shirt, having played these teams in the Sky Bet Championship last season.
Miguel Almiron (33 points: 2018/19) - Newcastle
First four:
Arsenal (H)
Norwich (A)
Tottenham (A)
Watford (H)
Miguel Almiron contributed to 24 goals (13 goals, 11 assists) in 2018 for Atlanta, earning a then-club record move to St James' Park, where he showed only glimpses of what he could do in his 10 appearances of 2018/19.
With Ayoze Perez leaving, it presents the ideal opportunity for the Paraguayan to link up with new record signing Joelinton, so it will be up to these two to bring some joy on the field for the faithful Newcastle supporters.
It is a tough first four for Newcastle, especially considering the north London sides, but if anyone was to provide a spark for Newcastle, it would be Almiron.
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