This article is part of our Fantasy Premier League Rankings series.
Injuries to some key players in midweek matches, plus some unsportsmanlike play and a classic transfer market move drastically affected our rankings this week. Sergio Aguero picked up a hamstring injury Wednesday, Romelu Lukaku hurt his ankle, Aaron Ramsey (thigh) suffered a setback in training, Loic Remy was one of several players to pick up red cards, and Yohan Cabaye, who has been begging to leave Newcastle, was sold to Paris Saint-German. Lots of movement, but isn't that what makes the Premier League so much fun?As a reminder, Chris and I 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). I had the first pick this week, Chris had two and three, I 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.
If you have any feedback, whether on the format of the rankings, where certain players are ranked, or if you think we left someone out who should be on there, please feel free to post that in the comments section below.
Overall Rankings for Gameweek 24
1. Daniel Sturridge at West Brom
2. Robin van Persie at Stoke City
3. Edin Dzeko vs. Chelsea
4. Luis Suarez at West Brom
5. Mesut Ozil vs. Crystal Palace
6. Juan Mata at Stoke City
7. Wayne Rooney at Stoke City
8. Yaya Toure vs. Chelsea
9. Eden Hazard at Manchester City
10. Christian Benteke at Everton
11. Wojciech Szczesny vs. Crystal Palace
12. Santi Cazorla vs. Crystal Palace
13. Olivier Giroud vs. Crystal Palace
14. Christian Eriksen at Hull City
15. Ross Barkley vs. Aston Villa
16. Per Mertesacker vs. Crystal Palace
17. Bacary Sagna vs. Crystal Palace
18. Leighton Baines vs. Aston Villa
19. Jay Rodriguez at Fulham
20. Adam Lallana at Fulham
21. Jonjo Shelvey at West Ham
22. David Silva vs. Chelsea
23. Laurent Koscielny vs. Crystal Palace
24. Alvaro Negredo vs. Chelsea
25. Hatem Ben Arfa vs. Sunderland
26. Tim Howard vs. Aston Villa
27. Steven Gerrard at West Brom
28. Emmanuel Adebayor at Hull City
29. Kyle Walker at Hull City
30. Patrice Evra at Stoke City
31. Steven Caulker vs. Norwich City
32. David de Gea at Stoke City
33. Pablo Zabaleta vs. Chelsea
34. Phil Bardsley at Newcastle
35. Hugo Lloris at Hull City
36. Vincent Kompany vs. Chelsea
Wait, where's Adam Johnson?
Laird: Johnson is easily one of the hottest goal-scorers in the Premier League right now. But as we drafted, neither of us were willing to put Johnson ahead of the midfielders that we ranked.
Mosinski: I considered Johnson with my last midfielder pick, but it ultimately came down to Gerrard or Steve Sidwell. Obviously I don't think Johnson is better than those two.
Laird: It's been a great run, but you can't possibly think he's going to keep this going for the long run...or this week.
On Alvaro Negredo being the ninth-ranked striker
Laird: It's all about the shoulder injury. With Aguero out, he's certainly expected to start again, but that's no guarantee he plays the full 90.
Is that Hatem Ben Arfa on the list?
Mosinski: I like Ben Arfa to fill the Cabaye hole. Plus, with Loic Remy out this week, Ben Arfa should be very active again (five shots last gameweek).
Strikers
1. Daniel Sturridge at West Brom
2. Robin van Persie at Stoke City
3. Edin Dzeko vs. Chelsea
4. Luis Suarez at West Brom
5. Wayne Rooney at Stoke City
6. Christian Benteke at Everton
7. Olivier Giroud vs. Crystal Palace
8. Jay Rodriguez at Fulham
9. Alvaro Negredo vs. Chelsea
10. Emmanuel Adebayor at Hull City
Midfielders
1. Mesut Ozil vs. Crystal Palace
2. Juan Mata at Stoke City
3. Yaya Toure vs. Chelsea
4. Eden Hazard at Manchester City
5. Santi Cazorla vs. Crystal Palace
6. Christian Eriksen at Hull City
7. Ross Barkley vs. Aston Villa
8. Adam Lallana at Fulham
9. Jonjo Shelvey at West Ham
10. David Silva vs. Chelsea
11. Hatem Ben Arfa vs. Sunderland
12. Steven Gerrard at West Brom
Defenders
1. Per Mertesacker vs. Crystal Palace
2. Bacary Sagna vs. Crystal Palace
3. Leighton Baines vs. Aston Villa
4. Laurent Koscielny vs. Crystal Palace
5. Kyle Walker at Hull City
6. Patrice Evra at Stoke City
7. Steven Caulker vs. Norwich City
8. Pablo Zabaleta vs. Chelsea
9. Phil Bardsley at Newcastle
10. Vincent Kompany vs. Chelsea
Goalkeepers
1. Wojciech Szczesny vs. Crystal Palace
2. Tim Howard vs. Aston Villa
3. David de Gea at Stoke City
4. Hugo Lloris at Hull City
And if you're curious how our teams line up against each other, here you go:
| POS | Laird | Mosinski |
| GK | Tim Howrad | Wojciech Szczesny |
| D | Per Mertesacker | Bacary Sagna |
| D | Leighton Baines | Laurent Koscielny |
| D | Patrice Evra | Kyle Walker |
| M | Juan Mata | Mesut Ozil |
| M | Yaya Toure | Eden Hazard |
| M | Santi Cazorla | Ross Barkley |
| M | Christian Eriksen | Jonjo Shelvey |
| F | Daniel Sturridge | Robin van Persie |
| F | Edin Dzeko | Luis Suarez |
| F | Christian Benteke | Wayne Rooney |
| BG | David de Gea | Hugo Lloris |
| BD | Phil Bardsley | Steven Caulker |
| BD | Vincent Kompany | Pablo Zabaleta |
| BM | Adam Lallana | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| BM | David Silva | Steven Gerrard |
| BF | Alvaro Negredo | Olivier Giroud |
| BF | Emmanuel Adebayor | Jay Rodriguez |
