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Spot the Differential – Gameweek 10

Gameweek 9 was less than kind to our differential suggestions, but we’ve got two influential midfielders and a budget defender from a big ticket team to repair the damage.

A mix of form, fixtures and home advantage are at play for our trio, which should help to offset the bigger price tags involved.

Mesut Ozil

After producing a spectacular display in last weekend’s 5-2 victory over Everton, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil looks a ready-made differential option for Gameweek 10 as the Gunners host Swansea City.

The German international registered a goal, assist and maximum bonus points at Goodison Park and should be full of confidence heading into this afternoon’s clash.

Sunday was the first time Arsene Wenger has named Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette in the same starting XI this season.

The schemer supplied eight key passes, three more than any other player in Gameweek 9.

Arsenal’s total of 21 shots inside the penalty area against the Toffees has been matched just once, by Manchester City back in Gameweek 6, this season.

So against a Swansea side with just one win from their last six matches, the 1.8%-owned playmaker looks primed for another big performance.

While the Welsh outfit have only conceded one goal in their four away trips, they have perhaps been fortunate – Paul Clement’s side sit third for the most shots faced on the road with 80.

The Swans will also be without first choice left-back Martin Olsson, who is expected to be ruled out with a hamstring injury.

That could mean either Kyle Naughton or Sam Clucas having to play in an unfamiliar role of the left side of the Swansea defence.

Now available at just 9.3 in Fantasy Premier League, Ozil is considerably cheaper than both Sanchez and Lacazette.

Looking back to his best, he looks well worth a roll of the dice for Gameweek 10, particularly if you’re building a Free Hit line-up.

Riyad Mahrez

Another big name edging back to his best form is Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez.

The Algerian has a goal, two assists and three bonus points over the previous two Gameweeks and struck a goal in the midweek EFL Cup win.

Faced with a promising home fixture against Everton tomorrow, he has the platform to maintain his red-hot form for the Foxes.

The Toffees parted company with Ronald Koeman on Monday, leaving David Unsworth as the caretaker manager.

Although they put in an improved performance in their 2-1 EFL Cup defeat to Chelsea, Everton head to the King Power Stadium desperately short of confidence, having won just one of their last eight in the league.

They have conceded eight goals over the last four Gameweeks, while only Crystal Palace (24) have allowed more shots on target than the Toffees (23) during the same period.

Mahrez has been the main man for Leicester so far. He leads the way for shots with 19, ahead of Jamie Vardy (17), and is also level with Marc Albrighton for the most chances created, with 10.

Impressively, he has been involved in 54% of Leicester’s goals when on the pitch, contributing a goal and five assists.

Setting us back just 8.4 in FPL, and boasting an ownership of only 3.9%, Mahrez should be firmly back in the thoughts of Fantasy managers.

Alberto Moreno

Okay, so bear with us.

Liverpool may be heading into this afternoon’s home clash against Huddersfield Town on the back of a 4-1 defeat to Spurs, but there are several reasons why Moreno stands out as a differential option.

For starters, the Reds are the top-ranked defence in home matches, conceding just once at Anfield. Indeed, Jurgen Klopp’s side have only allowed five shots on target at home – fewer than any other team.

Moreno has arguably been Liverpool’s most consistent performer at the back, seeing off the claims of summer arrival Andrew Robertson, who hasn’t featured for the Reds since mid-September.

The Spaniard has the potential to deliver at both ends of the pitch later today.

From left-back he has produced 34 crosses this season, including seven successful open-play crosses, ranking him third among FPL defenders.

He has also fired seven shots on goal – more than any other Liverpool defender – while his nine penalty area touches are second only to Joel Matip (12).

His talents aren’t limited to the final third, though.

Moreno is ranked first for tackles won in the Reds back four with 20.

And he’ll face a Huddersfield side who have failed to score in their last three away matches.

His proficiency across these different areas has seen the left-back excel in the Bonus Point System (BPS) and he outperforms all other Liverpool defenders for minutes per BPS (4.9).

Setting us back just 4.5 in FPL, he offers a route into the Reds’ backline and, at that price, can always be benched for away matches.

Moreno is sat in only 2.8% of FPL squads and also has the chance of taking the odd set-piece if Philippe Coutinho is ruled out this afternoon.

1,852 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rash
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who to captain?

    A. Morata
    B. Richarlison
    C. Aguero
    D. Sané

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      C

    2. JonSnow
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      a or d

      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        You know nothing 😉

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 5 months ago

        A or B

      • Rash
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I have it on B currently as I got burned by morata last week. Uncertain of aguero minutes and sané likes to do it at home

    4. Boleyn Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Morning All.

      I’ve got Alonso, B.Davies, Sterling & Kane. Is it worth taking a -8 hit in case of some of these guys don’t play? The transfers would likely be Alonso & Sterling to Ward & Sanchez(C)

      Thanks in advance.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Free hit chip?

    5. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      On WC RLC the best 5th mid 4.5 option ?

      1. Melania
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        T Carroll

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Carroll

    6. Goonther
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      will we get the line-ups for city before the deadline for FPL?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Probably 1 minute before there will be a leaked team to cause panic! 😆

    7. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Lukaku, Sterling or Richarlison captain?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Rich from them

      2. Page 302
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        All three have potential. Lukaku probably the safest.

    8. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Two questions...
      Captain?
      GK?

      Elliot/Fabianski
      Stones Dunk Ward
      Hazard Sterling Richarlison Salah Grob
      Lacazette Jesus

      Joselu Yoshida MBemba

      1. skully
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Elliot.. Lacazette

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          That’s my current choice
          Just thinking if I play Fabianski then I’m covering Lacazette cap?

      2. Melania
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Elliot
        Lacazette

    9. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone been lucky with Davies? Almost every time has been benched I have got good points off the bench (Tom Carroll and Lewis Dunk!)

      1. BROOKLYN GOONER
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Got Surman's 9 and Jones' 7 the past two weeks.

      2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I got gros and carrol but nothing last week, I think he'll start today but hes gone from my team next week either way most likely

    10. foreverton
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Will Aguero start?

      1. nkhoughton
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Pep

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        don't know, quite risky to not know for his price

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Huge risk

      4. skully
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Buffering.......

    11. Benster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Currently have Morara in my FH team.

      Should I switch to Lacazette?

      Havd Sanchez of course

    12. james 101
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Bench one:

      A. Ward (new home)
      B. Jones (tot home)
      C. Surman (che home)

      1. nkhoughton
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        C

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          That's my current plan!

      2. istanbul05
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        C

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers!!

    13. nkhoughton
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      This is my team already gone -4

      Pope
      Ward Davies Luiz Jones
      Coutinho Hazard Sterling Richarlison
      (C)Jesus Abraham

      Elliot Martina Stephens Kane

      No need to go another -4?

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Nah. Gtg mate

      2. Aston-villain
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I would just get kane out personally...

        1. nkhoughton
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I would want him back for next week it's two transfers and a hit to get back

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            That is why I'm keeping him

      3. West Hammered
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Coutinho and Kane both out so yes one gotta go..

    14. istanbul05
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Would you take a hit with this 11?

      Elliot,
      Otamendi, Kolasinac, Davies, Naughton,
      Eriksen, Salah, Richarlison, RLC,
      Jesus, Vardy.

      Fabianski, King, Mbemba, Kane.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Nope

    15. tokara
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      D.Silva captain anyone?

      1. Aston-villain
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Considered it but went for Hazard instead.

        1. tokara
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          go for it since u have him

          i dont have much choice

          best of luck

    16. Fernando Torres
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Captain Morata or SALAH?

      1. Aston-villain
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Morata

    17. Kane Train
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Salah or Morata captain

    18. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Poketino said anything about Bavies?

    19. LaCazettio
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      G2G?

      Elliot
      Cedric, Lascelles, Kola
      Salah(v), Sterling, Zaha, Choupo
      Morata, Jesus, Lacazette (c)

      1. Skyarm
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        looks good

      2. Aston-villain
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yeh. I wud rather cap morata....how many mins u predicting for Sterling, i have him too and cant say im very confident of any time at all

        1. LaCazettio
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I’m not sure whether he will even start! Not prepared (pep-ered) to take a -4 to replace though

    20. Skyarm
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      captain
      A) Hazard
      B) Jesus
      C) Vardy

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I have gone haz dont have jesus aguero instead

    21. alfast1c
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Silva or Sane? Already got Sterling...

      1. Skyarm
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Silva more consistent/nailed Sane more explosive. Personally think Sane could be a good punt

        1. alfast1c
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks, thinking the same

      2. @sund1ata
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Same predicament, I'm currently on Silva, thinking he might just edge it.

      3. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        for me it would be silva as the consistent starter and one of either sterling/sane as they are both the explosive options that are likely to be rotated

    22. @sund1ata
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot
      Jones Mertesacker Stones
      D.Silva Salah Richarlison De Bruyne Sanchez (c)
      Morata Vardy

      Free Hit G2G?

    23. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliott
      Moreno Kiko Ward
      Sanchez (C) Salah Sane Richarlison
      Morata Lacazette Jesus

      bench is horrendous but it is a FH team so I am relying on everyone playing :-). Anything glaring I should change or gtg ?

      1. Skyarm
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        looks very nice

        1. drughi
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          thanks

    24. thom830g
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Firm + Mkhi -> Salah + Diouf for -4?

    25. LaCazettio
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Elliot
      Cedric, Lascelles, Kola
      Salah(v), Sterling, Zaha, Choupo
      Morata, Jesus, Lacazette (c)

    26. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      G2G? Would you change anything in the starting line-up / captaincy ?

      Pope
      Alonso - Otamendi - P.Jones - Cedric
      Salah (c) - Sterling - Richarlison (vc) - Choupo-Moting
      Jesus - Vardy

      Elliot - RLC - Mbemba - Kane

      thx!

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Personally I'm in doubt on Salah for captain

        Huddersfield are tight at the back, and demolished Man U

        Liverpool have lost sting with Cout and Mané out

        I'm considering risking Jesus/Sterling for captaincy

        1. Another Hoops
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I didn't watch the game but Salah did score past Burnley a few weeks back. Similar situition in terms of defence .

          Just saying.

    27. Ace Ventura
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Tom Carroll, Stephens or mbemba to play?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Which Stephens ?

        1. Ace Ventura
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry, Dale Stephens

    28. Mikey44
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy or Moreno for this GW?

    29. Olee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      G2G?

      Elliot
      Otamendi-Jones-Cedric
      Eriksen-Salah(c)-Sterling-Richarlison
      Kane*-Morata-Abraham

      Foster-RLC-Naughton-Long

      *Kane will be autosubbed, but imagine the scenes if it was all mindgames! haha

    30. LaCazettio
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Will Sterling start or better to take a -4 to replace with someone...???

      1. Aston-villain
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Doubtful....but i im not gonna take a hit over him, especially as no bvious replacement at same price. If u have the money then salah/silva would be options imo.

    31. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'm panicking! Help me out

      To free hit or not?

      Speroni
      Otamendi-Monreal-Mee
      Eriksen-Silva-Ramsey-Richarlison-Carroll
      Morata-Jesus



      Speroni
      Bellerin-Luiz-Mee
      Sanchez-Silva-Sane-Richarlison-Salah
      Morata-Jesus

      1. Another Hoops
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Calm down and go with your gut. I'd save

    32. james 101
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Play?

      A. Elliot (bur away)
      B. Speroni (whm home)

      1. Another Hoops
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I'd probably go Speroni. I'm playing Elliott but fancy Newcastle to bag.

      2. Another Hoops
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Burnley*

      3. KEN YA DIG IT
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        elly