*Warning: This post will contain colors and tables. Lots of staring might be required for you to fully appreciate the content of this post.
Alright here we go. In my last Winter Wildcard article, I briefly stated some Goalkeeping "perfect" rotations that will suit some strategies. This article will start with examining those "perfect" rotations and I will personally rank them in terms of difficulty based on how many "pairs of fixtures" are bad.
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GW
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NOR/WIG(9.6)
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QPR/SOU(9.3)
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AVL/WBA(9.7)
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RDG/SWA(10.0)
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NEW/SUN(10.4)
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24
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TOT/stk
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MCI/mnu
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NEW/eve
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CHE/sun
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avl/SWA
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25
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qpr/STK
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NOR/wig
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eve/TOT
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SUN/whu
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CHE/rdg
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26
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FUL/che
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swa/MCI
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WHU/liv
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stk/QPR
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tot/ARS
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27
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EVE/rdg
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MNU/new
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ars/SUN
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WIG/liv
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SOU/wba
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28
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mnu/LIV
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sou/QPR
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MCI/che
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eve/NEW
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swa/FUL
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29
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SOU/mci
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SUN/nor
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rdg/SWA
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AVL/wba
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STK/qpr
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30
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sun/NEW
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avl/LIV
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QPR/stk
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mnu/ARS
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wig/NOR
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31
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wig/NOR
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ful/CHE
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LIV/whu
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ars/TOT
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mci/MNU
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32
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SWA/qpr
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WIG/rdg
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stk/ARS
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SOU/nor
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FUL/che
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33
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ars/SWA
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eve/WHU
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FUL/mci
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LIV/wig
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SUN/new
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34
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RDG/whu
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STK/swa
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mnu/NEW
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nor/SOU
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wba/EVE
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35
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stk/TOT
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rdg/WBA
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SUN/sou
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QPR/che
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LIV/avl
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36
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AVL/wba
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ARS/tot
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nor/WIG
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ful/MCI
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whu/STK
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37
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WBA/ars
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NEW/sun
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CHE/nor
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MCI/mnu
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qpr/SOU
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38
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mci/AVL
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liv/STK
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wig/MNU
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whu/FUL
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ARS/tot |
AH-HA, SOME DATA! Now the red-highlighted fixtures are the "Pick your poison" fixtures, but the yellow highlighted fixtures are the "Dilemma" fixtures where 1 team has a strong opponent at home while the away team has a significantly weaker team offensively. The braver managers would treat away games to weak teams as a likely clean sheet, while safe players would consider them as dilemmas.
What is interesting to note that NOR/WIG actually serve up the best rotations/fixtures of the budgets, with 3 headaches until the end of the season (2 if you WC after GW24!!!!)
On with the elite pairings.
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GW
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STK/WHU(11.1)
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ARS/TOT(11.2)
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EVE/LIV(11.3)
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CHE/FUL(11.5)
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MCI/MNU(12.4)
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24
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WIG/ful
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LIV/nor
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WBA/ars
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rdg/WHU
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qpr/SOU
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25
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ars/SWA
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STK/wba
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AVL/mci
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new/MNU
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LIV/ful
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26
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RDG/avl
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sun/NEW
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mnu/WBA
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WIG/nor
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sou/EVE
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27
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ful/TOT
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AVL/whu
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nor/SWA
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mci/STK
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CHE/qpr
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28
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WHU/sto
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tot/ARS
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RDG/wig
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WBA/sun
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avl/NOR
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29
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new/MNU
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EVE/liv
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ars/TOT
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ful/CHE
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WIG/whu
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30
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WBA/che
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swa/FUL
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MCI/sou
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WHU/tot
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eve/RDG
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31
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eve/WBA
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RDG/swa
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STK/avl
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sou/QPR
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NEW/sun
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32
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AVL/liv
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wba/EVE
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tot/WHU
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SUN/new
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mnu/MCI
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33
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MNU/sou
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NOR/che
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QPR/rdg
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TOT/avl
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WBA/stk
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34
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qpr/WIG
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ful/MCI
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sun/CHE
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liv/ARS
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tot/AVL
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35
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NOR/mci
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MNU/wig
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FUL/new
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SWA/eve
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WHU/ars
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36
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sun/NEW
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qpr/SOU
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liv/EVE
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mnu/RDG
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swa/CHE
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37
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TOT/eve
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WIG/stk
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WHU/ful
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avl/LIV
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rdg/SWA
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38
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sou/RDG
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new/SUN
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che/QPR
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EVE/swa
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NOR/wba
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So for the relatively expensive pairings, the 2 pairs that stand out are the tried and trusted BEGO/JUSSI combo which has been inflated by some amount now. Despite Stoke and West Ham losing quite a bit of form in defense, this combo would probably be the most value for money pairing right about now.
A REAL alternative to the pair however, is the EVE/LIV pairing of Howard and Reina. Now I am aware that they play each other in GW36 (sorry about not highlighting), but sou and sun away are not bad, so the only snag is GW29. That'll be my pick for the WC, until I go through the imperfect combos.
Second part will come as soon as possible, there is a national holiday this coming Thursday so I'll be writing then. But it should look something like this, and hopefully this article will be useful for you guys.
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