Spot the Differential – Gameweek 10
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In a frantic Friday packed full of articles, we finally see out the day with our pre-weekend regular. As always, we roll out three overlooked alternatives ahead of tomorrow morning’s deadline for your perusal…
Antonio Valencia
Having racked up four goals and 14 assists over 2,124 minutes in the previous campaign, the United winger had proven to be a constant source of Fantasy points for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side. The Red Devils’ summer acquisition of Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa and Robin Van Persie from Arsenal shifted the spotlight away from the former Wigan man, though, and with Wayne Rooney also in the mix, Valencia has been shifted to the periphery of our Fantasy thinking.
To an extent, it’s understandable. While the likes of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale and Santi Cazorla dominate the heavyweight attention with eye-catching displays aplenty, Valencia’s highest haul has been just five points. In a campaign already hampered by ankle and foot injuries, the winger has returned to form and fitness and is again hinting at the consistency which served his Fantasy owners so well last time round – Valencia has now provided an assist in each of his last four starts and could well be set to torment Arsenal’s stand-in left-back Andre Santos in tomorrow’s lunchtime kick-off.
Priced at 8.6 in FPL and 7.9 in the Sky Sports game, Valencia has an ownership of just 2.7% in the former game and with a strong run of fixtures to follow, looks an enticing differential route into a United side that have already racked up 24 goals, more than any side so far.
Theo Walcott
A hat-trick and a trio of assists in Arsenal’s extraordinary midweek Capital One Cup comeback win at Reading highlighted Walcott’s current form. Having failed to start a single league match since Gameweek 1, he’s been something of an outcast this term but with Gervinho sidelined due to an ankle injury, tomorrow’s encounter at Old Trafford looks likely to hand him a chance to return to the Gunners first XI.
Much has been made over his desire to nail down a central role but Walcott may have to settle for a berth on the right flank, with Aaron Ramsey the man likely to make way now that Jack Wilshere is back to partner Mikel Arteta in the centre. Given the comparative form of Olivier Giroud, though, Wenger may well be tempted to shift Walcott centrally if things aren’t going his side’s way tomorrow and with a home clash against Fulham to follow, he also offers the potential for points next week, too. Priced at 8.7 in FPL and 7.5 in the Sky Sports game, and with an ownership of just 1.2% in FPL, many will be hoping Walcott can return to the form that harvested 169 FPL points in the season gone by.
Wes Hoolahan
There’s no question the season started poorly for the Republic of Ireland international. Paul Lambert’s departure to Villa afforded Chris Hughton the chance to take the Carrow Road reins and with the new boss undecided over his best starting XI, Hoolahan cut a peripheral figure, with a mere 14 minutes game time over Norwich’s first four league fixtures.
Since Gameweek 5, though, the playmaker has started four of the last five and has played every minute from Gameweek 7 onwards. As confidence begins to grow, a 1-0 home win over Arsenal was followed by a draw at Lambert’s new club Villa, with Hoolahan a key figure in last weekend’s match –he provided the assist for Michael Turner’s equaliser and resultantly picking up two bonus points.
Tucked in behind Grant Holt in Hughton’s now-default 4-4-1-1, his creativity is clearly crucial to the Canaries chances as Hughton looks to build on the back of the midweek Capital One Cup win over Spurs. Up against a Stoke side that have managed a single clean sheet in their five away games, and with a trip to Reading to follow next weekend, Hoolahan – coming in at 5.5 in FPL and 6.8 in the Sky Sports game and with an ownership of 0.3% in both games, offers a real mid-price midfield punt ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.
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November 3 at 5:54 am
Braamish says:
should i play sterling or lallana
November 3 at 5:56 am
harry_flashman says:
sterling
November 3 at 5:56 am
Lateriser12 - "I am a consulting detective. The only one in the world" says:
Sterling
November 3 at 6:00 am
beric says:
Sterling as I said before
November 3 at 5:56 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
Damn you Mata and Ba.. Leave team as is or take a hit?
Mignolet (Federici)
Hangeland Cameron Gorkks (Demel Clyne)
Bale Cazorla Pienaar Mata (Sterling)
Rvp(c) Tevez Ba
0 FT 0.2 in bank
November 3 at 5:56 am
Daniel_tsl says:
Leave
November 3 at 5:59 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
yeah.. cant really see what else i could do anyway.. if i had 0.3 i’d have taken a hit for Demel to Wilkinson.. cant really do anythin with 0.2
November 3 at 5:57 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
next week hangeland to simpson is the plan
November 3 at 5:58 am
beric says:
I think Ba might play, I kind of want him not to as I have Nolan first sub and everyone has him, but I think he will. Don’t take a hit as you’ll want them back next week most likely. Hopefully RVP will make all the points we need for all of us.
November 3 at 6:00 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
+1.. not removin mata or ba.. defense is a mess and was wonderin if demel to nelson would be a good hit for the long term
November 3 at 6:01 am
beric says:
I wouldn’t take a hit to alter shitty defenders
November 3 at 6:17 am
danishdynamite says:
I’m in a similar boat. You’re stumped, really
Leave it be
November 3 at 5:58 am
roooooooooneyyyy says:
is it worth taking ba out this week and putting him back in next week? (for a 4pt hit)
November 3 at 5:58 am
beric says:
No
November 3 at 8:49 am
4-4-who? says:
Yes, always worth doing to get best value from your team
November 3 at 5:58 am
5times says:
Hey night crawlers, I’m trying to join the FFS PPC and I need to get my FPL team ID, how exactly do I do that??????
November 3 at 6:02 am
beric says:
go to your gameweek history and within the url is a number, if you type it here i’ll show which one
November 3 at 5:59 am
roooooooooneyyyy says:
then is it worth bring bale in this week for cazorla, for a 4pt hit?? or should i wait a bit
November 3 at 6:02 am
beric says:
Taking out Cazorla for a hit is utterly mental
November 3 at 6:03 am
roooooooooneyyyy says:
he hasnt been doing shit. so i doubt he will vs united
November 3 at 8:49 am
4-4-who? says:
do it. Arsenal struggling for goals
November 3 at 6:00 am
Daniel_tsl says:
How’s this for a midfield?
Santi, Michu, Mata, Hazard, (Lallana/Morrison/Ramirez(not sure bout my transfer for this yet)
November 3 at 6:03 am
Desertbug says:
Looks great, but what does that leave for the rest of your team?
November 3 at 6:07 am
Daniel_tsl says:
Bego, Jaaskelainen
Gorkss, Baines, Cameron, Ivanovic, Nelson
Santi, Michu, Mata, Hazard, Lallana
Defoe, Ba, Berba
November 3 at 6:51 am
Kendog says:
U need to replace mata/hazard with united cover. Either by swapping for Valencia or downgrading to get roon/rvp
November 3 at 6:01 am
Daniel_tsl says:
My midfield now, Santi, Michu, Mata, Hazard and Lallana
November 3 at 6:03 am
Waitakere_MGTH says:
thats cool
November 3 at 6:03 am
Makarand says:
NEW POST:
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November 3 at 6:08 am
bdwhite91 says:
The All knowing FIFA says United 1-2 Arsenal
Santi (2), RVP
November 3 at 6:40 am
andyd says:
begovic
mcauley baines nelsen
mata michu morrison bale (capt)
berba aguero jelavic
(schwarzer, demel, Staylor, ben arfa)
any changes needed? 0.0m in bank and 1 FT
November 3 at 6:56 am
HellasLEAF says:
Is Barnett never to see the starting 11 again then?? Just to be clear, need to make a decision on this bum.
November 3 at 7:01 am
beric says:
Now i can’t decide… who would YOU bench?
A) Nolan (mci)
or
B) Sterling (NEW)
November 3 at 7:10 am
andyd says:
bench nolan
November 3 at 7:59 am
Joey Barton and Friends says:
sterling, big test for city rocking up to WHU
November 3 at 8:51 am
4-4-who? says:
Go for Nolan at home vs leaky Man City
November 3 at 7:03 am
United13 says:
My front three: RVP, Ba and Long. Two doubts. Hmmmm
November 3 at 7:17 am
michu pichu says:
play mata or sterling???
November 3 at 7:56 am
Joey Barton and Friends says:
mata wont play…
November 3 at 7:58 am
Joey Barton and Friends says:
been thinking about Tony V all week. UTD have excellent fixtures and Tony was immense last year. Could be the time to start the bandwagon instead of actually just getting on it…
November 3 at 9:32 am
cbruzon says:
Here’s my team, made no transfers this week ans unsure which goalie to put and also whcih defender. Any advice?
Jussi or schwarzee
Mcauley, Gallas, and then need to decide between Ivanovic or Baines
Hazard, sterling, yaya toure, pienaar,
RVP, Ba, Pobregneyak
Thanks!
November 3 at 10:40 am
sick city says:
Which one from these three would you bench?
Podolski (mun), Sterling (NEW), Michu (CHE).
Thanks!
November 4 at 6:22 am
Suparno says:
how’s this for a midfield:
Hoolahan, McAnuff, Hazard, Bale, Pienaar
should I take out McAuley and buy Rafael??