Source: Daily_Mail
Fabregas still out in front but Johnson is breathing down his neck
Burnley beat Manchester United, Liverpool ran riot against Stoke and Tottenham stormed to the top of the Premier League. Six midweek games, 17 goals, and plenty of talking points - but still nobody can catch Cesc Fabregas.[LNB]The Arsenal skipper remains at the top of the points pile despite having played only one game - his midfield masterclass against Everton on the opening day.[LNB]Glen Johnson is the Spaniard's closest challenger after his scoring performance in Liverpool's 4-0 win over Stoke and the full back, along with team-mates Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres helped Sportsmail Online's deputy editor Mike Anstead climb to the top of our mini league.[LNB] Reds alert: Johnson got his season up and running at Anfield on Wednesday[LNB]Anstead said: 'I know there's a long way to go but it feels good to put Mike Breton in his place early doors after all his talk about topping the league after the first weekend.'[LNB]Anstead's Yellow Tickers top the table with 144 points, three ahead of Tom's Team (managed by Tom Derry).[LNB]Peter Carline is on 137, one ahead of Breton and this Fantasy Football pundit, who was more than happy with Jermain Defoe's 20-point haul for his hat-trick in Spurs' 5-1 victory at Hull.[LNB]Don't look now: Owen[LNB]But the Sportsmail team are a long way off the pace in the overall standings, with the business end of the table dominated by Burrows. Walter and Andrew occupy six of the top-10 places between them, with the former's Collishaw18 blazing the trail on 283 points.[LNB]Looking ahead to the weekend, it will be interesting to see if Fabio Capello takes another look at Michael Owen.[LNB]The England manager watched Owen draw a blank at Turf Moor as Manchester United slipped up against Burnley and plenty at Sportsmail headquarters are ready to bin the ex-Newcastle striker.[LNB]But it's worth giving Owen time with Wigan up next before the mouth-watering clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford.[LNB]The Gunners take on Portsmouth on Saturday and anybody who selected Sylvain Distin on the expectation he would join a decent team may want to make a change.[LNB]But who would be a suitable replacement for the Pompey defender? Find out first on the twitter file at: http://twitter.com/fantasyfootie[LNB] FANTASY FOOTBALL FILES: Fab start if you handed Arsenal skipper Cesc the captain's armbandShock horror! Sportsmail remembers five other great Premier League upsetsSPORTSMAIL'S FANTASY FOOTBALL TWITTER FILERoque set for knockout Manchester City debut against rivals United[LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB]
