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12 May 2017 1895 comments
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Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil produced attacking points for our Gameweek 36 selections and we’ve opted for three more midfielders in our latest differential picks.

All three players face two matches in Double Gameweek 37, having registered either a goal or an assist in their last appearance.

David Silva

With a goal and three assists over his last five matches, Manchester City’s David Silva enters Gameweek 37 in impressive form, making the midfielder a prime differential candidate.

The Spanish playmaker is owned by just 2.5% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, and available at just 8.6, is considerably cheaper than team-mate Kevin De Bruyne, who sets us back 10.4.

But over the last six Gameweeks, Silva has actually produced more shots from inside the box (eight) than the three managed by the Belgian.

Silva has also created a chance every 22.6 minutes, compared to 23.1 for De Bruyne.

The former Valencia midfielder produced a sublime performance in last weekend’s 5-0 win over Crystal Palace and now faces further favourable home fixtures against Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion.

The Baggies clash, in particular, looks promising as Tony Pulis’ side are without a win in their last six and suffered a 4-0 defeat in the reverse fixture back in Gameweek 10.

Despite Leicester’s upturn in form since the appointment of Craig Shakespeare, they have conceded nine goals in their five away matches under the new manager, so City look to have the ideal fixtures in which to build on the Palace victory.

With De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane all more highly-owned than Silva, the Spaniard represents plenty of upside as a differential for Fantasy managers in need of a late-season push.

Riyad Mahrez

Mahrez looks to be edging back to his best on the back of an eye-catching display in Leicester City’s 3-0 win over Watford, which included his sixth goal of the season.

The Algerian tallied 11 penalty box touches against the Hornets – more than any Foxes player has managed in a single fixture this term.

Indeed, his underlying statistics have been hugely encouraging since Craig Shakespeare took the reins at the King Power Stadium.

He leads the way for goal attempts (20), shots inside the box (12) and chances created (13) among Leicester players since Gameweek 27.

The Foxes face a trip to Manchester City and a home encounter against Spurs in Gameweek 37, before ending the campaign with a favourable home match against Bournemouth.

While the two clashes this week are testing, they shouldn’t phase a confident Mahrez, who boasts an ownership of just 8.2%.

He has enjoyed his recent outings against City, registering a goal and two assists in his last two appearances, while Leicester have averaged 2.6 goals per match at home under Shakespeare.

So even a resilient Spurs defence may struggle to contain the confident Algerian, while the Cherries clash appears hugely promising – only Hull City (41) have conceded more goals than Eddie Howe’s side (37) on their travels.

Last season’s 17 goals and 11 assists tell us that an in-form Mahrez can be a devastating Fantasy asset, so he looks a tempting 8.9 option for the final two Gameweeks.

Aaron Ramsey

Arsenal face two very favourable fixtures in Gameweek 37 – away to Stoke City and at home to Sunderland – so it could be worth considering Aaron Ramsey as an end of season punt.

Since Gunners boss Arsene Wenger switched to a 3-4-2-1 formation back in Gameweek 33, the Wales international has been one of Arsenal’s stand-out performers, with the new system offering the midfielder more freedom to make late runs into the box.

Ramsey ranks second for goal attempts (eight) among Arsenal players in that time frame, and is also second for key passes with seven.

Those numbers have only translated into two assists so far, but with Wenger’s side gaining in confidence following back-to-back 2-0 wins, it may pay off to take a chance on the 1.1%-owned midfielder.

It’s the Sunderland match-up that looks particularly favourable, given the Black Cats rank second for the most shots conceded inside the box in away matches this season with 191.

David Moyes’ side have only managed two clean sheets in their 17 road trips thus far and suffered a 4-1 defeat when the two teams met earlier this season.

Stoke, meanwhile, have only won one of their last nine encounters, registering just two shut-outs over that period.

While many Fantasy managers already own Ramsey’s team-mate Alexis Sanchez, the fixtures look strong enough to consider the 7.6-priced Welshman as a partner alongside the Chilean.

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

    A) Vertonghen + Holding

    B) Ben Davies + Monreal

  2. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Captain choice guys?

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

      Harry

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alexis. I won't sleep otherwise.

    3. Bleach †
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alexissss

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

      Alexis

    5. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all, on alexis too

    6. AllyS
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus

  3. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Silva actually likely to play both games?

    1. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think so

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I hope so. I have him and he's had plenty of rest over the last few weeks.

  4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    More answers please if you would sirs
    A Carrol --》 sane
    B king ---》 KDB

    tough one eh?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A no brainer?

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate. Your probably spot on

  5. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No Mustafi? Boooo.

  6. Delhidynamo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Was expecting to see Dat Guy on here. V good option this week

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ...for appearance points?

      1. Delhidynamo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        it's end of the seaon times man, could well get a hattie

        1. Delhidynamo
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          a question mark at the end*

  7. Bleach †
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Points check? 😎
    2112 myself

    1. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2103

    2. @FPLStrategist
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2113

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

      1742

    5. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2014 lol

    6. Cookie Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      2122 OR 2.1k

  8. Optic1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine if KDB plays 119 over both games and manages a single assist. Where as Hazard scores a pen and bags 2 assists across both games + bonus.

    Imagine.

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I've got Haz, going to hold and save FT after much pondering.

      1. Optic1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Same Bro.

  9. Niemi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Tempted by Maguire>Janmaat/Kone/Prödl with my FT. CS unlikely for all, but could do something offensively. Want those 15 sexy DGWers, Maguire my only SGW player.

    1. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Or a punt on Jones? Will start vs. Spurs, but will he start midweek?

  10. Viper
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for earlier replies.

    23 points behind ML leader (Was 75 two weeks ago). He will TC Sanchez. Should I

    A. Captain Sanchez. Hope my bench boost covers his extra Sanchez points and differentials take care of the rest.

    B. Captain Jesus who he doesn't even own

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Have the same dilemma but 35 points behind, just feel sanchez is the better pick

    2. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in his position and hoping to match my rivals tc sanchez captain

      I'd be more scared if he didn't TC cap sanchez and TC elsewhere tbh.

      But the fact you're BB should give you some leeway if you take the risk?

      Sanchez fixtures tasty all the same

    3. Cowboy John
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

  11. Inferno
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    BB active. Anything worth a hit?

    Willy Pickford
    Alonso Gibbs Stephens Daniels Yoshida
    Hazard Sanchez Alli King Sane
    Kane Jesus Gabbiadini

    1. gatekeepa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Scary stuff

      1. Inferno
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Good scary? 😉

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

          Definitely

          1. Inferno
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. 🙂

        2. gatekeepa
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yup good scary

  12. drughi
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with huth ?

    A. huth>davies
    B. huth>yoshida (already have stephens)
    C. huth>dawson
    D. Keep and have 2 ft next week

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

      Yoshida if on bench boost

    2. Cowboy John
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doing C - in your situation I'd do B.

  13. Torres76
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which captain please?

    1. KDB
    2. Kane
    3. Sanchez
    4. Jesus

    Thanks

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Safe option is 3 I've gone Hazard

  14. marquinhos
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Holgate to Holding on a FT?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Savr

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

    Hi all,

    Have Alonso Maguire mawson holgate and ake. Any thoughts on ake ?
    Which 3 would u play?
    And which order should the bench be with Tom Carroll plus 2 of th above ?

    Cheers

  16. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What's peoples BB expectations for points this gw?

    100
    120
    150
    180??

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      160

    2. Bleach †
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      115

    3. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      211

    4. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'd love 150+ but in reality anything above 120 Would be great

    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Last season I used bench boost first week because I was new to the game so anything over 43 is good for me lol

      1. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ha! Lesson learnt I guess

    6. Moose™
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gunning towards 150++

    7. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      169

    8. cheekumz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i'll be disappointed with anything below 120, and extatic about anything above 150

      1. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This is where I'm at too, captaincy a big one. Currently on Sanchez

  17. gagasrbija10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any advice is welcome.
    My team
    Pickford Heaton
    Valencia Gibson Davies Holgate Azpi
    Sanchez (TC)Alli Zaha Siggy King
    Kane Gabbi Jesus

    Alli-Kdb Gibson-Holding for -4m?

    1. gatekeepa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  18. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford to Jesus for a -4?

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

      Yea

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

    Bench 1 please.I need help.
    A.Brunt
    B.Baines
    C.Gabby

    1. gatekeepa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Baines

  20. borat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Confirm ben davies to start both games for spurs or rose is back

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      will start first game but second game is in danger

  21. Lovejoy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    ML rivals will captain Sanchez, who I don't have. Should I captain Kane, Ozil or Alonso (none of whom they have)?

    1. gatekeepa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

  22. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    DDG Pickford
    Alonso huth yoshida Stephens Maguire
    Sanchez hazard Alli King Pedro
    Kane Jesus anichebe
    0.4 ITB 1 FT

    Huth hazard Alli anichebe
    To
    Kompany KdB Albrighton llorente
    (-12)
    Feeling punty, need to do the mids transfer to upgrade anichebe
    Will use AOA in 38
    TA!

    1. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If chasing then yes!

  23. Tronity
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Stephens to Holding to double up on Arsenal defence rather than Southampton?

    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holding not nailed

  24. Yome
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Chasing and need differentials, Costa, Alli, Holgate to Welbeck, KDB and Vert??
    Already have Haz, Sanchez, Jesus, Kane.

  25. MMN
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sane or Alli captain? Chasing 80 points and need a captain he doesn't own.

  26. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What was the word on Kun?

  27. Siggy Azalea
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez triple captain?

  28. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Stephens to Holding on a free? Already have Arsenal and Saints cover at the back!

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

      See my exact post four above 😉

      1. SheBangsTheDrums
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I've asked this a few times and it's not got favourable responses! May just bank the FT!

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

          Yeah, I'm going to hold of myself. Banking the FT seems strange but with so many hits being taken, having two next week will be helpful.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Noooo

  29. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Still not decided on the armband
    Some quick replies would really help

    Alonso?
    Sane ?
    Kane?

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

      Kane

    2. Siggy Azalea
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso could be gold.

  30. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How nailed is gibbs? Have exact money for kosc and alli to gibbs and de bruyne. Yay ir nay??