The Stock Check – Gameweek 7 – Friday

A tale of two halves and two Belgians. Romelu Lukaku added to his goalscoring repertoire, conjuring an unfamiliar strike, only to see it wiped out by his compatriot Christian Benteke, doing what he does best. Here’s the Stock Check from Friday’s Gameweek 7 opener.

Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku seems capable of scoring any type of goal.

Everton’s Belgian took his tally to five goals in just five starts with a beautifully executed left-footed free-kick.

Kevin De Bruyne provided the assist – his recent strike for Manchester City under the Bournemouth wall, seemingly convincing the Crystal Palace defence to keep their feet on the ground, only to watch Lukaku’s effort sail over their heads and into the corner.

Now in the pecking order from dead-balls, should Lukaku also be confirmed as Everton’s designated penalty taker, he will be cleared to challenge for 25 goals and the Golden Boot.

The goal, coupled with two bonus points took Lukaku to the top of the Fantasy Premier League forward rankings. That could now lead to another surge in ownership over the international break – a trend that would be accelerated should Zlatan Ibrahimovic fail to figure amongst the points at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Christian Benteke
Right now, Crystal Palace’s Belgian is only scoring one type of goal, although Alan Pardew and Benteke’s Fantasy owners won’t be complaining.

Five starts, three goals and three typically impressive headers – the 6% owned Benteke furthered his case to claim our third striker spot with his Goodison Park display.

Palace have not taken long to hone their supply to feed their new striker and, with a constant stream of crosses flighted in his direction, Benteke looks set to thrive.