Round 21 of this season’s Premier League campaign features a Tuesday night
encounter between two of the top flight’s strugglers as West Ham play host to
Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium in a 8pm kick-off.

Our Sofascore XI for Round 21 features players who may have slipped under your
radar, but nonetheless are amongst the top in-form players right now in the Premier
League.

Read on to find out who we have picked for Round 21…

Formation: 3-5-2

Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford v Sunderland) – €5.2M

Brentford picked up a third win in four games in the Premier League over the
weekend when The Bees registered an impressive 4-2 win away from home at
Everton, lifting Keith Andrews’ side up into 7th place in the table.

Two of Brentford’s last four games have seen Irish goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
keep clean sheets which has helped boost Kelleher’s Sofascore rating up to 7.15,
resulting in him being the highest rated player in the Brentford squad.

Kelleher’s consistent performances between the sticks have resulted in the shot-
stopper achieving ratings of 7.0 or over in each of the last five months in the
Premier League, so we have no hesitation in naming him in our Sofascore XI for
Round 21, especially as he has a form rating of 9.7.

Matheus Nunes (Manchester City v Brighton) – €7.0M

Manchester City were involved in a second frustrating draw on the trot in the
Premier League on Sunday evening when Pep Guardiola’s side drew 1-1 at home
with Chelsea when the hosts seemed to be inching their way towards all three
points.

Portuguese defender, Matheus Nunes, has been an important figure within City’s
starting XI though this season as he has produced a string of consistent
performances this term, earning hime a Sofascore rating of 7.01.

Nunes has also contributed 1 goal along with 3 assists so far this season and he
sits top of the current form rating for defenders with 10.3.

James Tarkowski (Everton v Wolves) – €7.7M

Everton defender James Tarkowski will be hoping The Toffees can bounce back
from their weekend 4-2 defeat at home to Brentford when the merseyside club take
on rock-bottom side Wolves on Wednesday night.

Tarkowski has racked up a total of 139 Fantasy points so far this season while also
achieving a current Sofascore rating of 7.20 so the Everton stopper has earnt his
place in our Sofascore XI for Round 21.

In addition, Tarkowski has an overall Sofascore rating of 7.0 or over in each of the
last five months in the Premier League.

Antonee Robinson (Fulham v Chelsea) – €7.5M

Fulham extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four games on
Sunday afternoon when The Cottagers held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Craven
Cottage and this result will give Fulham plenty of confidence ahead of Wednesday’s
local derby with Chelsea.

USA left-back, Antonee Robinson, has just returned to the fold following a recent
injury but nevertheless he has been a vital cog in the hosts’ engine room, recording
ratings of 7.2, 8.4, 7.1 and 6.9 respectively in Fulham’s last four matches in the
domestic top flight.

Robinson’s form rating sits at 9.3, and this could increase with the visit of an out-of-
sorts Chelsea outfit.

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal v Liverpool) – €8.1M

Norwegian midfielder, Martin Ødegaard, has been an ever-present fixture in the
Arsenal starting XI so far this season and he has been one of the catalysts for
another successful campaign to date for The Gunners.

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table by a six-point margin over Manchester
City and Aston Villa with Ødegaard contributing 1 goal along with providing 3
assists so far.

With a Sofascore form rating of 9.0, Ødegaard is at the top of his game heading
into Thursday night’s encounter with Liverpool.

Patrick Dorgu (Burnley v Manchester Utd) – €6.2M

Patrick Dorgu is level with Martin Ødegaard in the current Sofascore form ratings of
9.0 and the Danish midfielder has certainly lifted his game in recent weeks for

Manchester United as he produced an assist versus Aston Villa, along with scoring
a goal against Newcastle United.
Dorgu has scored 1 goal and provided 2 assists to date and with the Red Devils
taking on a poor Burnley outfit on Wednesday night, Dorgu’s stock looks set to rise
even further with United expected to register a straightforward win at Turf Moor.

At just €6.2M, Patrick Dorgu represents great value for your Fantasy team in Round
21.

Kevin Schade (Brentford v Sunderland) – €6.5M

Another player who has shown great form of late in the Premier League is
Brentford’s German midfielder, Kevin Schade, whose personal stock has risen
alongside Brentford’s climb up the domestic top flight table as The Bees sit in 7th
place prior to this fixture against Sunderland.

Indeed, Schade grabbed a hat-trick in Brentford’s 4-1 win against Bournemouth on
his way to a rating of 10.0, while a Sofascore average rating of 6.97 has been the
result of 6 goals and 2 assists so far this season for the London club.

A form rating of 9.0 suggests we can expect another power-house performance
from Schade on Wednesday night.

Florian Wirtz (Arsenal v Liverpool) – €8.8M

Liverpool were held to another frustrating stalemate in the Premier League over the
weekend when The Reds could only muster a point in the nation’s capital following
a 2-2 draw away at Fulham.

Nevertheless, German attacking midfielder, Florian Wirtz, bagged another goal for
Liverpool in that draw at Craven Cottage which followed an assist against
Tottenham and opening his goalscoring account against Wolves, he and Liverpool
will be in positive spirits ahead of this upcoming trip to face Arsenal.

Wirtz has achieved a Sofascore rating of 7.0 or higher in each of the previous three
months for The Reds, along with a form rating of 8.7.

Rayan Cherki (Manchester City v Brighton) – €7.9M

Rayan Cherki’s stock has also risen in leaps and bounds in recent games for
Manchester City as the French playmaker has influenced recent results for his new
club by way of goals against Brentford in the EFL Cup and a goal and an assist
against Nottingham Forest.

An overall Sofascore rating of 7.26 underlines his impressive output for City in
recent games while chipping in with 2 goals and no fewer than 7 assists so far this
season as well.

Cherki possesses a form rating of 8.7 and has accumulated a total of 79 Fantasy
points to date.

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal v Liverpool) – €7.2M

Arsenal’s Belgian forward, Leandro Trossard, is currently leading the way in terms
of goals and assists for The Gunners ahead of this vitally important Premier League
clash with Liverpool on Thursday night at the Emirates Stadium.

Having scored 5 goals and provided a total of 4 assists so far in this season’s
campaign, Trossard has well and truly earned his Sofascore rating of 7.04 and
consistent performances throughout this season to date include a goal and an assist
in Arsenal’s recent 4-1 mauling of Aston Villa.

A current form rating of 7.3 has placed Trossard top of the ratings for forwards in
Sofascore’s Fantasy league and he has scored 6 goals and 2 assists in his previous 12
appearances against Liverpool.

Ollie Watkins (Crystal Palace v Aston Villa) – €8.6M

Aston Villa striker, Ollie Watkins, is second only to Leandro Trossard in the current
Sofascore form ratings list as the Villa man possesses a rating of 7.0 along with a
Sofascore overall rating of 6.82.

A recent surge of form, though has seen Watkins score 4 goals in his last three
games for Aston Villa, including a brace in Villa’s 2-1 win away from home at
Chelsea, so Watkins may well be looking forward to returning to the nation’s capital
for this upcoming tussle against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.

With a total of 7 goals under his belt, Watkins looks like a real threat up front at the
moment, and he rounds off our Sofascore XI for Round 21.

Total Budget: €80.7M