Welcome to the sixteenth edition of my weekly TOTW Predictions for FIFA 16. Last week saw a score of 13/23 selections correctly predicted from the official side. Due to the festive season, the majority of leagues are currently on a break so expect this week to be very Premier League heavy, though you can expect a sprinkling of the Turkish Super Lig & Belgian Pro League.
Headlining this weeks side is Manchester City’s mega-money summer signing Kevin De Bruyne after his goal & 2 assists helped see City beat Sunderland 4-1, Diego Costa after his 2 goals saw chelsea snatch a 2-2 draw with Watford & Harry Kane after his 2 goals meant Spurs’ comfortably beat Norwich 3-0.
Starting XI
GK: Nicolas Penneteau (Charleroi) – 9 saves & a clean sheet in a 1-0 win vs Mouscron Peruwelz
CB: Jose Fonte (Southampton) – 1 goal &a clean sheet in a 4-0 win vs Arsenal
CB: Gabriel (Arsenal) – 1 goal & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Bournemouth
CB: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) – MOTM Performance & a clean sheet in a 1-0 win vs Leicester
RW: Lior Refaelov (Club Brugge) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 4-1 win vs Kortrijk
RM: Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke) – 2 goals in a 4-3 win vs Everton
RM: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 1 goal & 2 assists in a 4-1 win vs Sunderland
LM: Marko Arnautovic (Stoke) – 1 goal & 2 assists in a 4-3 win vs Everton
ST: Harry Kane (Spurs) – 2 goals in a 3-0 win vs Norwich
ST: Diego Costa (Chelsea) – 2 goals in a 2-2 draw vs Watford
ST: Shane Long (Southampton) – 2 goals in a 4-0 win vs Arsenal
Substitutes Bench
GK: Stefano Minelli (Bresica) – 12 saves & a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw vs Tarnana
LWB: Tim Matthys (Mechelen) – 1 goal, 1 assist & a clean sheet in a 2-0 win vs Gent
LM: Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) – 2 goals in a 3-0 win vs Birmingham
CAM: Tony Andreu (Rotherham) – 3 assists in a 4-0 win vs Bolton
ST: Robbie Simpson (Cambridge United) – 2 goals & 1 assist in a 3-0 win vs Dagenham & Redbridge
ST: Liam Boyce (Ross County) – 3 goals & 1 assist in a 5-2 win vs Dundee FC
ST: Andre Gray (Burnley) – 3 goals in a 4-0 win vs Bristol City
Reserves
CB: Simon Kjaer (Fenerbahce) – 1 goal in a 2-1 win vs Sivasspor
RM: Michail Antonio (West Ham) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 2-1 win vs Southampton
RM: Mathieu Dossevi (Standard Leige) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 3-0 win vs Mouscron Peruwelz
CF: Bojan Krkic (Stoke) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 2-0 win vs Manchester United
ST: Mario Gomez (Besiktas) – 1 goal & 1 assist in a 4-0 win vs Konyaspor