Spot the Differential

Spot the Differential – Gameweek 6

Our trio of overlooked alternatives for Gameweek 6 sees us call upon Newcastle’s raiding right-back against the goal-shy Hornets at St James’ Park. We also place out faith in Tottenham’s young gun and Stoke’s fit-again playmaker ahead of weekend home encounters.

Daryl Janmaat

Janmaat was a creative powerhouse for Newcastle United last term, racking up eight assists from the right-back berth. The Netherlands international was relatively subdued this campaign until the Magpies’ last match-up against West Ham, in which he tallied five attempts at goal – no forward chalked up more last Gameweek.

Delving deeper into the statistics highlights the extent of Janmaat’s attacking threat. The Dutchman boasted the most touches in the final third (36) – beating out the likes of Branislav Ivanovic (35) and Hector Bellerin (34). Moreover, no defender attempted (eight) or successfully executed (four) more dribbles in the previous round of fixtures.

The Toon earned a hard-fought clean sheet against Manchester United in Gameweek 3 and could well double that tally when Watford pay a visit. The Hornets defence has performed admirably on their return to the top tier, but their attack is yet to find its groove – only Newcastle have carded fewer goals (two to three) than the Vicarage Road side, who have scored just once in the last four Gameweeks. The 4.9-priced Janmaat could be set to profit as a result, with his strong assist and bonus potential rendering him an exciting investment ahead of a an excellent run of fixtures from Gameweek 9 onwards.

Delle Alli

Injuries elsewhere in Tottenham’s midfield allowed Dele Alli to earn his debut start in the league last Gameweek, lining up in “the hole” behind lone striker Harry Kane. With Christian Eriksen, Ryan Mason and Mousa Dembele touch-and-go for Spurs’ home tie against Crystal Palace, Alli looks set to reclaim that starting berth – potentially playing alongside Eric Dier in the double pivot if Mason is ruled out.

Irrespective of which midfielders Mauricio Pochettino has at his disposal, Alli’s standout performance in Spurs’ midweek Europa League clash strengthen his case for a run of starts in the league. The all-action midfielder dovetailed excellently with Heung-min Son in particular, setting up South Korea international’s second goal of the night with some silky footwork.

Alli amassed 16 goals and nine assists in League One last term, with his box-to-box style drawing comparisons to Steven Gerrard. The 19-year-old has already showcased this ability to push up and support Kane, having emerged from the bench and scored the opener against Leicester in Gameweek 3. Considering that Crystal Palace have conceded more shots inside the box (58) than any team ahead of their visit to White Hart Lane, the 4.9-priced teenager certainly harbours the potential to offer great value in the fifth-midfielder slot.

Bojan Krkic

In his first match back from a long-term knee injury, Bojan Krkic clocked 19 minutes for Stoke in the second half of their 2-0 loss to Arsenal last weekend. Mark Hughes has since hinted that the ex-Barcelona graduate could make his first start of the campaign against Leicester on Saturday as he looks to steer his side out of the drop zone.

Certainly, with Mame Biram Diouf a doubt, the Potters are in need of a boost on the attacking front, bearing in mind they have drawn blanks in three of five fixtures so far. Up against a Leicester side that have yet to keep a clean sheet, the Potters will be optimistic of getting amongst the goals later today.

Earlier this week, Hughes’ comments suggest that the former Barcelona man will continue in the number-ten role this term. Whilst some Fantasy managers will be deterred by his forward classification in light of a central support berth, it’s worth noting that Bojan averaged an attempt every 39.2 minutes in the previous campaign – quicker than Diouf’s 45.6.

At a budget price of just 5.3 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Bojan also faces Bournemouth, Villa, Watford and Newcastle in the next six and with the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri setting you back 7.0 in midfield, the Spaniard may well appeal to those on the lookout for a cheap third striker.

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  1. Teror
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    B E N C H - O N E

    A) Payet (play 3-4-4)

    B) Huth (play 4-3-3)

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That was 3-4-3, obvz

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Huth

    3. Blitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Huth

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Zouma starts today he becomes a serious option surely?

    Can also slot in at CDM alongside Matic in tough games........surprised we're not talking about him more.....

    Think it's worth a repost...

    1. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Been thinking the same. Mikel on midfield clearly is not to solution. Zouma-Matic behind Cesc could be it.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        With him dropping into CD to replace Terry or Cahill every now and then.

        I reckon he'll get serious minutes this season....

        1. Camp No No
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yes, against weaker teams when Oscar takes the AMC spot and Cesc drops to Matic's side.

    2. hillbillypete
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      keeper is safer option tho?

      1. Camp No No
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Not necessarily better though.

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah just seen reply on previous page saying that.....

  3. Camp No No
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Whoa! Just realised I hadn't even changed my lineup since last GW! Would have been a shockingly bad GW had I not gone to check my team.

    Now, I still have a transfer to waste...

  4. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The question will have past here a million times but what to do with Diouf? Keep or not?
    Got 1 FT left

  5. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bench Sinclair or Ayew?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sinclair

    2. HVT
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sinclair for me but it's a headache for sure icon.

      1. iCon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, have a nagging feeling Sinclair will go well today!

    3. Camp No No
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ayew serious?

      1. teddy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yours Sinclairly

    4. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all! Suppose I have Dawson so best to just hope Sinclair stays quiet.

  6. Sushant
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    De Bruyne & Oscar gonna start?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      DB

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i hope oscar does

  7. Artorias
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Start McCarthy or Begovic?

  8. VT9
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which 3 defenders to start?

    Sagna - WIlliams - Darmian - Gomez - Richards

    Or I can bench Payet (MC away) and start 4?

    Cheers!!

  9. Sushant
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    J.Gomez vs Dawson who to start?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      50/50

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bookies says Gomez

  10. Red-United
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What is the template wildcard team looking like guys?

    Haven't been able to pay much attention to the game this year round unfortunately.

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez
      Mahrez, Mahrez, Mahrez
      Mahrez, Mahrez, Mahrez, Mahrez
      Mahrez, Mahrez, Mahrez

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        And on the bench?

        1. teddy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Kolarov

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Blue Manchester max on

  11. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I've not really been on here much recently, not been as focused on FPL this year.

    But I've just checked my team value. It's risen 0.8 this week without, up to 103.2 in total.

    This is way higher than usual for me. Is it a generally high team value or are most people similar or higher?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah that's impressive......being moving real slow this season, so to get a jump like that and such high TV is excellent

    2. JogaSemmedo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I've got same TV largely down to GW3 WC & getting on bandwagons. That said I took Ayew out for Depay at last minute during WC & started season with Wilson, took him out on WC & brought him back at £5.8m so TV could have been higher.

    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cool thanks. Largely down to a week 2 wildcard here.

      But had a few benching errors so far throughout the season, and not picked any good captains either, so an overall rank in the 400,000s.

    4. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      And I must have meant without transfers in my original post.

  12. 50 Shades Oshea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which defender out of Moreno and sakho, reports on lfc websites, both our starting and back at three at back... Sakho looks more secure long term, but Moreno has higher reward...

  13. tbhogal
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Start Payet or Richards?

    1. Snapes on a Plane
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Richards

    2. 50 Shades Oshea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Richards

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Payet

    4. karvs155
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Payet, but thats me always plating attacking payers

  14. Snapes on a Plane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Whom to start?
    A) Mane(MUN)
    B) Jagielka(swa)
    C) Fonte(MUN)
    D) Williams(eve)

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A, C, D, B

    2. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Surely you can't bench b, c and d?

      Start Fonte

  15. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any changes?

    Butland
    Kolarov | Cedric | Richards
    Hazard | Sanchez (C) | Mane | Mahrez
    Aguero (V) | Gomis | Wilson

    Cathcart | Fletcher | Huth | Ruddy

    0.6M
    1FT

    1. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I have an almost identical team but with payetvrathervthan Sanchez. I think I am going to sit tight for this gw

      1. Don Rogers FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm also putting the armband on Wilson rather than Kun .

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Would you bench boost with
    Schmeichel darmian targett and Westwood.
    Seriously tempted.
    Thoughts lads

    1. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not until a DGW for me.

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        So you'll have 14 DGW players then? Unlikely...

  17. Rhys85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play Bellerin (che) or Payet (mci)?

    Cheers

    1. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Payet.

  18. FPL Mentor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Right.. who do i captain after having the armband on Aguero for the last few weeks and getting nothing of value in return.

    A. Aguero
    B. Coutinho
    C. Silva
    D. Mahrez
    E.Wilson

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero. Look up 'sod's law' on wiki

  19. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Start Gomez (NOR) or Darmian (sou)?

    1. keyser-soze
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      gomez

  20. 4-4-who?
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Me and Aguero don't get on. This season and last every time I bring him in he stops scoring and gets injured, thought that was on the cards again last weekend.

    So I've given him the armband again, so look elsewhere for (c) value peeps.

    1. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Exact same for me.. makes me scared to not captain him as he hates me. But if i cap him. He flops!!

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You got a love this game...

  21. dehat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    start mane or payet ?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      M

  22. keyser-soze
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    who to captain?
    A. Kolarov
    B. Mahrez
    C. Wilson
    D. Kun

    took it off kolarov to give it to mahrez

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kun

    2. Snapes on a Plane
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will Liverpool concede? Will Norwich score?
    Will Gomez start?

    If any of this questions is yes I might play the AOA chip?

    Thoughts?

    To AOA or not to AOA?

    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Go for it.

      I wouldn't look too much at the defender you are sacrificing more at the midfield options you have.

    2. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I think no

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        no to AOA?

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah save AOA for when needed....

      1. Camp No No
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Like next season.

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        When is needed ? It is needed when there is max pts potential

        MY attacking 8

        YYT Alexis Ayew Mahrez (Pedro to Shaqira)
        Kun Wilson (Diouf goes to Benteke)

    4. Wardinator
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Your first two questions are effectively the same

  24. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I am 100% sticking to Aguero (c).

    His stats after coming back from an 'injury doubt' are very good.

    1. UCL Fantasy
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They are? Source?

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Well I just remember last season these are the sort of ganeweek she explodes when everyone is worried about his match fitness and people get put off him.

        Wilson doesn't do it for me because Bournemouth have a few other injuries in the squad which might limit his service.

        Benteke doesn't do it for me because I haven't seen him threatening enough this season

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So is the chance of a first half injury...

      1. UCL Fantasy
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Also he's not an injury doubt. Pellegrini said he was 100% fit

        1. UCL Fantasy
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Reply fail 🙂

        2. 4-4-who?
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          So he will be on the bench 😉

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not (c)ing Kun until he starts scoring. Sick of him.

  25. VS10_
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will Gomez start for Liverpool?

    1. keyser-soze
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      most likley, even if we play 5 at the back he'll be one of the 3 CBs and if we play 4 at the back, he seems to be the first choice left back

      1. VS10_
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thx, seems like on Liverpool forums not many people are putting him in, but hopefully he wont come on at all if not starting

  26. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play Targett or Darmian or Surman?

    1. karvs155
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Darmian

  27. AcquiringSteak
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I still need to replace shaw, is gomez starting?

    1. karvs155
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no one knows for sure, but probably

    2. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why wouldn't he?

      1. AcquiringSteak
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'm honestly just not sure, especially with europa I just have a weird feeling

  28. karvs155
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) Panti -> Myhill
    B) Sakho -> Gomis

    Havent got Ayew

  29. Snapes on a Plane
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    REPOST!
    Whom should I start?
    A) Mane(MUN)
    B) Jagielka(swa)
    C) Fonte(MUN)
    D) Williams(eve)

    1. keyser-soze
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      fonte

    2. karvs155
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Fonte

  30. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Decent bench of Sinclair/Francis/Cedric this week; problem is I've a non-playing GK; don't suppose it's worth considering BB?