The international break is almost over and Premier League football is back, and of course, so is FPL. The return of club football brings with it two tasty derbies to feast upon – the Manchester Derby and the North London Derby.
And then there are a host of other matches that are bound to bring back the headache of who to sell and who to buy. Worry not, for we’re about to make this debate a little simpler for you.
Maddison’s mid-price midfield rival, Zaha, has 4 goals in 5 starts and is attracting a lot of attention.
Already in 15.5% of the teams, he faces Chelsea next, which should not be seen as a negative for potential owners as the fleet-footed player has already scored against Liverpool this season and typically enjoys high-pressure games.
🦅 Wilf Zaha is the only midfielder in the game to be ranked in the top five for xG per 90 #FPLpic.twitter.com/03T0cYiR8H
There is very little to choose between Zouma and Coufal.
Both have returned similar points, are priced at a similar price and are owned by almost equal teams. Zouma’s 3 extra BPs win it for us.
Marc Guehi(£4.3M)
Here’s a name you’re probably hearing for the first time. Guehi has been an ever-present in the leaky Palace defence that has thus far conceded 9 goals.
It is, however, worth noting that 7 of these have come against Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal.
🤑Marc Guehi at 4.3 Mil could be a great asset until the WC break
📌From GW10-16 Palace have no games against the top six & all of the opposition are in the bottom half of the table 📌Guehi is a BPS magnet, 3rd amongst defenders for baseline BPS last season#FPL#FPLCommunitypic.twitter.com/HHkVeoqkM2
The defence shipped only 2 goals in the other three games, which were from clubs outside the Big 6.
After Chelsea, who have also had their struggles offensively this season, Palace has a very straightforward run till the World Cup break, making the defender a lucrative option.
But, the not-so-good news… Alexander Isak will be absent, although leg injury not thought to be long term. Chris Wood is having scan on injured ribs & Matt Ritchie has picked up calf injury in training. Again, though, there is hope last two aren’t serious #nufc
Liverpool have not had the best start to the season, defensively speaking.
Alisson and co. have managed only 2 clean sheets and prospects do not look great going ahead with Arsenal and Man City coming up after BHA.
The 14.4% of teams still owning him can do a much better job with one of these instead.
Captain Picks
The two derbies this week have given managers a lot to think about in terms of captain picks.
Harry Kane and Haaland, two of the most captained players in recent weeks, face Arsenal and Manchester United respectively.
However, the pair has also not blanked for six weeks in a row. So unsurprisingly, going ahead with either player is a relatively safe bet.
If in need of a differential captain, look no further than Sinisterra. Back-to-back matches with goals and facing Aston Villa next, captaining the midfielder can be a very high-risk high-reward strategy.
The risk may however be too big for players, as any sort of returns from Kane or Haaland would mean a big drop in rank for teams not captaining them.
Can’t wait to see what kind of storylines and controversies this matchday throws at us.
