Selection

Spot the Differential – Gameweek 38

With this afternoon’s Fantasy Premier League deadline edging ever closer, it’s now time to reveal our final differential selections of the season.

There are no second chances after today – our options simply must produce in a one-week scenario, so we’ve turned to three forwards with potentially prosperous home fixtures in the hope they can deliver big hauls to provide a final push.

Daniel Sturridge

For those Fantasy bosses really prepared to roll the dice, Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge looks the perfect route on offer.

The Reds forward is sat in just 1.6% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) squads, and crucially, Jurgen Klopp’s side go into the final day with plenty of motivation, with a victory at home to Middlesbrough guaranteeing them a top four finish.

Liverpool should also be full of confidence after dispatching West Ham United 4-0 last weekend, with Sturridge a key figure on his return to the starting XI.

The England international opened the scoring at the London Stadium and produced four goal attempts in total, with three arriving from inside the box, while also creating two chances in an effervescent display.

Sunday’s showing reminded us that, on his day, Sturridge is an explosive Fantasy asset, with all the tools to hit the double-figure mark.

Sturridge could also hardly ask for a more favourable match-up to end the season.

No side have conceded more goals than Boro (11) over the last four Gameweeks, while they also rank first for the most shots conceded inside the box (52) and big chances allowed (12) over the same period.

Steve Agnew’s men also have nothing to play for, with relegation back to the Championship already confirmed.

Available at 9.7 in FPL, Sturridge looks to tick all the differential boxes. And placing the captain’s armband on the Liverpool forward could certainly pay off handsomely should he get the opportunity to build on his display against the Hammers.

The potential return to fitness of Roberto Firmino presents a caveat and makes the move something of a gamble. However, after such an impressive performance with a front two last Sunday, Klopp will surely be tempted to preserve Sturridge and strike partner Divock Origi for Boro’s visit, regardless of the Brazilian’s availability.

Sam Vokes

At the other end of the price spectrum is Burnley’s Sam Vokes, who sets us back just 5.7.

The Wales international has been in convincing form of late, scoring four goals in his last four Gameweek starts, and enjoys his own favourable match-up at home to Liverpool’s victims last weekend – West Ham.

As mentioned, Slaven Bilic’s men really struggled in their 4-0 home defeat last time out and will travel to Turf Moor without the significant influence of centre-back Winston Reid.

The New Zealand international is one of several key absentees for a Hammers side that has managed just two clean sheets on their travels all season, so Vokes looks to have the ideal platform on which to maintain his late-season momentum.

The Clarets forward has registered an impressive 30 penalty box touches and 11 shots from inside the box over his last three appearances, and with his confidence levels sky-high, is primed for another strong showing.

Over 34,000 FPL bosses have already drafted in the target man prior to today’s deadline, but he’s still only owned by 3.0%.

Vokes looks unrivalled as a final-day acquisition for those seeking goals on a budget.

Charlie Austin

While Sturridge and Vokes have form heading into Gameweek 38, it’s reputation and a promising home fixture against Stoke City that sees Southampton’s Charlie Austin get the nod as our final selection.

The Saints forward returned from a shoulder injury as a late substitute in the 2-1 win over Middlesbrough last weekend, and following another disappointing outing from Manolo Gabbiadini in the goalless draw against Manchester United, Austin should see some minutes this afternoon.

Taking a chance on the English striker clearly comes packaged with plenty of risk given that he hasn’t started a match since Gameweek 14. But his pedigree, along with the fact he’s only sat in 1.8% of FPL squads, does make him an intriguing option.

Despite a lengthy absence, Austin is still Southampton’s second leading scorer this season with six goals.

His appeal is also boosted by Stoke’s disappointing form heading into the final day.

The Potters have won just one of their last 10 matches and have conceded eight goals in their last four encounters.

With Austin’s outstanding predatory instincts on offer and Southampton’s dire need for a final day cutting edge, it may be worth taking a gamble on the 6.3-priced forward as the ultimate Gameweek 38 punt.

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  1. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Alllonnnsooooo!

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      What

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      My captain 😉

    3. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Yeah captain Alonso

    4. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Vc ATM

  2. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Hazard 😉

    1. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Rested

    2. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Hazard has played every match this season when fit, he only missed two:

      GW29 v Stoke - Conte said he picked up a little problem

      GW16 v Sunderland - Hazard did not travel after picking up a knock in Chelsea's 1-0 win over West Brom

      Hazard also played every match in title winning season 2014/2015 https://www.whoscored.com/Players/33404/History/Eden-Hazard

      1. Goal Digger2016
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Hazard subbed 24 times and now has a cup final next week so too risky not nailed

      2. nonprophet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I hope he does. Last week was the first time he played 90 in a while

  3. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Albrighton or Stephens is more profitable today?

    1. FPLEL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I was about to ask this. Not sure which one to bench.

    2. The_FF_King
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I'm in the same dilemma, have albrighton playing at the moment but i do also have yoshi starting

  4. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    How about Mahrez as a differential?

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Nice differentials. Still think some jokers like Lallana, Sterling, Ramsay and Lesniak will get big points though.

  6. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Willy or Cech for goal keeper spot??

    1. IEVGEN87
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Willy if you have Arsenal defender.

      1. The_FF_King
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I do, fancy Arsenal cleanie more though. Hmmmm

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        This is a daft suggestion. Other players that you own are irrelevant. It's a coin toss anyway though

  7. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Just got a gut feeling Firmino will return double figures today

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      *Sturridge

  8. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Dawson
    Matip
    Terry
    Azpi

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Play one...

    2. IEVGEN87
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Azpi

    3. The_FF_King
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Matip

    4. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Terry. Easy. On pens today too

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Don't think he has too many fond memories with pens!

    5. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Matip

    6. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Azpi because he will not be marking anybody with lone striker Defoe and Sunderland filling out the defensive penalty area

  9. IEVGEN87
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    1) Alli+Gabbi > Cout+Vokes to play 3-4-3) or
    2) Alli+Tadic > Cout+Fabregas to play 3-5-2?

    Trailing 12 points.

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      2

    2. Haggis
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      In the same spot. Have you considered just Cout>Alli, save the hit and play Tadic?

      1. IEVGEN87
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Considered. It makes sense if you are leading. My squad is almost equal with ML leader. So I'm trying to find some differentials.... leaning towards Vokes myself...

  10. Son of Rambo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Anyone punting on Mahrez?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      nah

  11. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Austin before Llorente?

    1. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I don't think so.

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Would be pretty big punt

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Would say so

    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      no

  12. jackx13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Play one:

    A) Dier
    B) Gabriel
    C) Ake
    D) Benalouane

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      C

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      C

  13. Under The Kosc-ielney
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Who should I bench?

    A. Alli
    B. King
    C. Vokes
    D. Erikson

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      A

      1. timski8000
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Can't agree with this.

        I'd bench King, Vokes, Ali, erriksen in that order.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      BCDA

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Order I'd bench them in

  14. Toast
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Do we get the line up before deadline today?

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      No

  15. Gaz_b
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Cech or Caballero??

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Tough one, I have the same choice and can't call it - Cech probably

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    What do we think about these predicted line-ups?
    http://www.rotowire.com/soccer/soccer-lineups.htm

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      BD

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Bs*

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Tosh

    4. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      What are they smoking! No Kane, City line up a joke etc.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        ... quickly moves armband to Sanchez ... just in case 😉

    5. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      There's no way Kane doesn't start

    6. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      That you have just wasted everyone's time by linking that garbage, but at least it was a good laugh to look at them.

    7. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Don't think that will be the City line up..

    8. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      With the exception of Kane, all very plausible and would cause incredible 'scenes' ... can't wait for the team announcements as this game week has been very tricky to call

    9. ScotDougie
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Not much how credible is it ?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        No idea, but came up very high on my google search.

        Seems spot on for many teams, but expects rotation for Chejsea (FA Cup?), Man City (Pep factor?) & Spurs (12 hour flight straight after the game to HK?)

        1. ScotDougie
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          United will play a load of nippers too so got that wrong

    10. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      If chelsea is correct i'll eat my hat

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Bookmarked.

    11. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      City won't rotate that bad, they have the 3rd place to play for.

      Everything else is plausible.

  17. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Gtg?
    Some views and suggestions
    Still.not sure as with whom.shall i go siggy or lallana. My initial choice was firmino but seems like he won't start.

    Cech
    Alonso cahill
    Alli ozil king sane lallana/siggy*
    Jesus Kane vokes

    Pickford Stephens Maguire holgate

    Transfers to be done 30 mins before the deadline

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      swansea have been on the beach this week, be careful I would http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39978727

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Oh yes i forgot about it .
        So lallana the clear winner i suppose.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Lallana. A lot to play for

  18. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    With all at stake in my classic and h2h cash league, where i can come 1st, 2nd or 3rd in my h2h cash league (top 4 payout and considerable pay difference between all 4 positions) and 5 points behind 4th in the h2h classic league, it all comes down to that man. That man isn't the one who scored 4 goals and an assist against the champions of last year just 2 days ago. Kane is the nemesis. I know he is one my rivals will captain. I put my faith instead in a team that has all to play for. But the problem is not the man, the problem are his glass legs. If he starts and if he gets 90, i'm sure he'll get me a brace.

    Go on Daniel, oh captain, i've had a rubbish season, but let's but the legend of the name Late-Riser back with a gw38 hat-trick.

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Good luck! I'm going with Alli (c)

  19. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    A) Coutinho + Llorente
    B) Fabregas + Giroud
    C) Özil + Vokes
    D) Coutinho + Austin

    1. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      A

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      B

    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      A or B. I would go B - more fun

  20. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Play one:

    a) Sane
    b) Giroud

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Cant go right

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I'm afraid thats true

    2. Mick J
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I’d go Giroud.

  21. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    bench 1
    Alonso
    Kompany
    Bavies
    Yoshida

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      yosh

  22. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    eriksen - coutinho for free???

    1. Kavorka
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      yes

    2. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      no

  23. FPLEL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Which one would you bench?

    A) Holding
    B) Stephens
    C) Albrighton

    Cheers!

    1. Kavorka
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Holding

      1. FPLEL
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Don't fancy an Arsenal defense double up?

    2. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      nothing between A and B,maybe B just

    3. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      c

  24. Samurai Blue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Good morning FFS! Another day, another FPL season gone by. Thanks to all at FFS and all of you here giving advices and sharing your thoughts. Whenever I have some spare minutes, I log in here and read whatever info I can get for my FPL team. Thank you for being a family. All the best for the final day.

    1. Sotamendi84
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      GL

  25. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Morning.
    Play Kompany or Gibbs?

  26. Son of Rambo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    If you had a spare transfer would you do Cahill to Alonso?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Sure would, it may well be Cahill that's left out for Terry

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        It could be luiz imo
        Cahill has been the captain for the season.

  27. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Alli or Son out for Courtinho?

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      alli

  28. ZAWAd25
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Bench one:

    A) King
    B)Gabbiadini

    Thanks!

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      b

    2. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      gabbi

    3. temo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      B. Gabbi

    4. simmah1
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      The one that has done nothing for weeks

  29. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Posted this in the previous article,more people need to know this:

    I guess you people already know but Kane said this 3 days back

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Don't bother, we know what he said 😉

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Striker wants to score isnt news people don't already know dude

      • ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I’m in the driving seat now. But I’m not resting on my laurels, I want to go out, get 4️⃣ more hopefully & get that Golden Boot" - @HKane

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Giabba likely to start or should I take him out -4?