Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 2

After scoring in his Premier League debut, Diego Costa tops our Gameweek 2 rankings with a tasty home match against Leicester City.
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 2
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As a reminder, we will be drafting against each other to formulate the rankings. A starting XI, plus seven bench spots (two strikers, two midfielders, two defenders, one goalkeeper). Chris had the first pick this week, Andrew got two and three, Chris took four, and then we alternated after that. The overall rankings below will show how the draft played out, and then we break down each position, in case you're looking for that too.

Overall Rankings for Gameweek 2:
1. Diego Costa vs. Leicester City
2. Daniel Sturridge at Manchester City
3. Sergio Aguero vs. Liverpool
4. Wayne Rooney at Sunderland
5. Cesc Fabregas vs. Leicester City
6. Eden Hazard vs. Leicester City
7. Yaya Toure vs. Liverpool
8. Juan Mata at Sunderland
9. Alexis Sanchez at Everton
10. Raheem Sterling at Manchester City
11. Branislav Ivanovic vs. Leicester City
12. Mesut Ozil at Everton
13. John Terry vs. Leicester City
14. Thibaut Courtois vs. Leicester City
15. Christian Eriksen vs. QPR
16. Robin van Persie at Sunderland
17. Jose Fonte vs. West Brom
18. Gary Cahill vs. Leicester City
19. Julian Speroni vs. West Ham
20. Leighton Baines vs. Arsenal
21. Wilfried Bony vs. Burnley
22. Angel Rangel vs. Burnley
23. David Silva vs. Liverpool
24. Aaron Ramsey at Everton
25. Andre Schurrle vs. Leicester City
26. Gylfi Sigurdsson vs. Burnley
27. Edin Dzeko vs. Liverpool
28. Graziano Pelle vs. West Brom
29. Nikica Jelavic vs. Stoke City
30. Emmanuel Riviere at Aston Villa
31. Vincent Kompany vs. Liverpool
32. James Chester vs. Stoke City
33. Seamus Coleman vs. Arsenal
34. Joel Ward vs. West Ham
35. Lukasz Fabianski vs. Burnley
36. Allan McGregor vs. Stoke City

Forwards:
1. Diego Costa vs. Leicester City
2. Daniel Sturridge at Manchester City
3. Sergio Aguero vs. Liverpool
4. Wayne Rooney at Sunderland
5. Robin van Persie at Sunderland
6. Wilfried Bony vs. Burnley
7. Edin Dzeko vs. Liverpool
8. Graziano Pelle vs. West Brom
9. Nikica Jelavic vs. Stoke City
10. Emmanuel Riviere at Aston Villa

Midfielders:
1. Cesc Fabregas vs. Leicester City
2. Eden Hazard vs. Leicester City
3. Yaya Toure vs. Liverpool
4. Juan Mata at Sunderland
5. Alexis Sanchez at Everton
6. Raheem Sterling at Manchester City
7. Mesut Ozil at Everton
8. Christian Eriksen vs. QPR
9. David Silva vs. Liverpool
10. Aaron Ramsey at Everton
11. Andre Schurrle vs. Leicester City
12. Gylfi Sigurdsson vs. Burnley

Defenders:
1. Branislav Ivanovic vs. Leicester City
2. John Terry vs. Leicester City
3. Jose Fonte vs. West Brom
4. Gary Cahill vs. Leicester City
5. Leighton Baines vs. Arsenal
6. Angel Rangel vs. Burnley
7. Vincent Kompany vs. Liverpool
8. James Chester vs. Stoke City
9. Seamus Coleman vs. Arsenal
10. Joel Ward vs. West Ham

Goalkeepers:
1. Thibaut Courtois vs. Leicester City
2. Julian Speroni vs. West Ham
3. Lukasz Fabianski vs. Burnley
4. Allan McGregor vs. Stoke City

And here's how the teams stack up against each other:

POSLairdMosinski
GK Thibaut Courtois Julian Speroni
D Gary Cahill Branislav Ivanovic
D Leighton Baines John Terry
D Angel Rangel Jose Fonte
M Eden Hazard Cesc Fabregas
M Juan Mata Yaya Toure
M Raheem Sterling Alexis Sanchez
M Mesut Ozil Christian Eriksen
F Diego Costa Daniel Sturridge
F Wayne Rooney Sergio Aguero
F Robin van Persie Wilfried Bony
BG Allan McGregor Lukasz Fabianksi
BD James Chester Vincent Kompany
BD Joel Ward Seamus Coleman
BM Aaron Ramsey David Silva
BM Gylfi Sigurdsson Andre Schurrle
BF Graziano Pelle Edin Dzeko
BF Emmanuel Riviere Nikica Jelavic
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Andrew is a RotoWire contributor. He is a nine-time FWSA award finalist, including the 2017, 2018 and 2021 FSWA Soccer Writer of the Year.
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