Spot the Differential
20 January 2018 1733 comments
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Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe and West Bromwich Albion’s Ahmed Hegazi proved successful punts last week and we’re continuing to seek out value options who can help catapult Fantasy managers up the rankings.

A trio of midfielders have taken our fancy for Gameweek 24, with all three carrying good form into favourable match-ups.

Marc Albrighton

A goal and three assists over the last five Gameweeks means Leicester City’s Marc Albrighton enters this afternoon’s promising home fixture against Watford in good nick.

Despite the fierce competition for attacking spots, Albrighton has started each of the last six and has been influential in the recent revival under Claude Puel.

Indeed, he has been involved in 50% of the Foxes goals since Puel arrived, and has also supplied more successful crosses (16) than any team-mate.

While he has only produced seven shots over the same spell, two of those have been big chances, which is more than fellow midfielders Riyad Mahrez and Demarai Gray (both one).

So for those who are struggling to afford the in-form Algerian for their five-man midfields, Albrighton’s 5.6 price tag in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) should be easier to accommodate.

Watford travel to the King Power Stadium without a clean sheet in 10 attempts and lost 3-0 in the corresponding fixture last season, with Albrighton on the scoresheet that day.

Only four teams have conceded more big chances than the Hornets (10) over the last four Gameweeks, while Leicester have scored five goals in their last two home encounters, so they look primed for another strong showing in front of their own fans.

Part of only 3.3% of squads, Albrighton can deliver great value over the next six Gameweeks, with further favourable home clashes against Swansea City, Stoke City and Bournemouth to follow.

Manuel Lanzini

Marko Arnautovic is the most transferred-in player in FPL this week, but we shouldn’t forget about his team-mate Manuel Lanzini.

The Argentine plundered 14 points in last weekend’s 4-1 victory over Huddersfield Town and edges Arnautovic in a number of statistical categories over their respective last four matches.

Lanzini has bettered the Austrian for both shots (10 to nine) and efforts in the box (eight to five), while the pair are level for efforts on target, with five apiece.

The in-form Hammers host Bournemouth at the London Stadium this afternoon.

No team has given up more big chances than Eddie Howe’s side (11) over the last four Gameweeks and they shipped three goals when the two clubs met back in Gameweek 20.

With the upcoming fixtures (BOU CRY bha WAT) favourable for David Moyes’s men, there is even a case for a midfield double-up of both Lanzini and Arnautovic.

At 6.8 in FPL, Lanzini is another mid-price midfield option who can defy his price tag during this upcoming stretch.

He has an ownership of only 2.8% in FPL and further double-digit hauls like the one he produced in Gameweek 23 would certainly be hugely beneficial for those Fantasy managers who need to reduce mini-league deficits.

Anthony Martial

For those whose budgets can stretch that bit further, Manchester United’s Anthony Martial is an intriguing short-term option.

The France international, who is available for 8.0, is owned by just 2.6% of FPL managers despite becoming increasingly influential for Jose Mourinho’s side.

He will take his strong form into this afternoon’s trip to Burnley, having registered two goals and an assist over the last two Gameweeks and producing more shots (eight) than any of his team-mates.

Martial has racked up an impressive eight goals and five assists from just 12 starts this season, and his tally of 98 points is already better than the 95 he managed last term.

Although the Clarets have been resolute at home, conceding only eight goals, five of those have come in recent home defeats to Spurs and Liverpool.

The former Monaco player will also have fond memories of his previous trip to Turf Moor – he produced a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win in the corresponding fixture last season.

With his confidence levels up and perhaps extra motivation gained from the impending arrival of Alexis Sanchez, this may be a good time to take a risk on Martial.

  1. Gearoid
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie in
    A. Son out
    B. Eriksen out

    1. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A but not now

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait a week.

    3. BecAuse79
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yes B

    4. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen

      Son has been much better this season

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This can wait a week imo

    6. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

  2. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A lot of people on here complaining about template recently but surely its mostly people that use sites like these & who are in top 10 k (reason for them being there) that have the template!

    Looking at most of MLs people have mainly salah/sterling/kane/jones or DDG/ota but the rest are very different

    1. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      there was someone complaining on my template team
      Pickford
      Otamendi Jones Alonso
      Salah Sterling Son Lingard
      Kane Firmino Wilson

      and i didnt even on top 100k lol 😉

      1. Sims
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Still less template than mine. I have son over Wilson and same other 10 😆

        1. mcrayeps
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          i have son also lol

    2. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      People complain because they know it's the best teams and they can't get past them unless they take risks

      Kind of like complaiming about those defensive teams in your school days if you're not good enough to score again them

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah after 20+ GWs surely you cant complain about the fact that people have the highest scoring defenders/mids & strikers...it happens every year....if you dont like it then change your team

  3. Henning
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?

    Adrian

    Otamendi Alonso Mustafi

    Son Sterling Salah Lingard Arnautovic

    Kane Firmino

    Elliot Kenny Masuaku Ayew

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Move Ayew to first sub

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes . Very nice team.

    3. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ayew 1st sub? Otherwise Y.

  4. BecAuse79
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    is it time to bring in Aguero for Kane ?
    mad ?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely not.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only for a hit

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    4. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Do it!

      1. BecAuse79
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        having nightmares about it all week 🙁

        1. Weller50
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You've got to see it as which player will score more over the next 4 GW's; not just a single week punt.

          I am honestly convinced that Kun will outscore Kane over the next 4 weeks..........starting today. Buy him, Captain him and enjoy the game with a beer at 5:30pm!

          1. BecAuse79
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            man its hard .. its tearing me apart , yet i feel Aguero will do better for the coming weeks

    5. Weller50
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes - I have; get on the train!

    6. Blue Rat
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'm still in 2 minds about doing this. Surely Kun outscores Kane in next 4 weeks. Only consideration is minutes Kun will get, especially if they are few goals up.

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    When's Moreno back, 4.4 is TGTBT

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Robertson defo first choice

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Even he is great value at only 4.7 to be fair

      2. BecAuse79
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        maybe at least rotation between these 2

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      IF he can get his place back. And soon. Maybe monday but defo the week after.

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane triple captain

    A. Yes
    B. No

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B obviously

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Like it was obvious to triple captain him for the DGW? 😉

    2. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B mate

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    4. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait till DGW's

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

      I doubt you have the (c)ahunas for that 🙂

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Been on it all week. But been talked out of it on here haha

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Play your own game, .... it could be worth it

    8. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers lads

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pope
    Alonso - Otamendi - Jones
    Salah - Sterling - Son - Arnie - Lingard
    Kane(C) - Firmino
    (Elliot, Kenny, Ogbonna, Mcburnie)

    Depoite and DCL to Firmino and Mcburnie(-4) worth it? Have exact funds for it however will have to bench Kenny(WBA)

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      451 is fine for this week
      Save FT then reasses

  8. Delph & Safety
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is it okay to go with 2 cheap strikers again this week?
    Both on my bench and I want to get Firmino in, but everyone thought it was silly to get rid of Sane although that’s the only way.

    Pickford, Elliot
    Alonso, Maguire, Masuaku, Schindler, Kiko
    Salah, Sterling, Sanè, Arnautovic, Son
    Kane, A.Gray, DCL
    0.3 ITB 2FTs

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I don’t think you have much of a choice

      1. Delph & Safety
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Get rid?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I would sort out your bench with some starting players and upgrade a defender for a 451 - easy to move your mids around each week for fun .... Mahrez, Lingard, Pogba, Ramsey, Mane etc

  9. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Worried Salah could be rested

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      And/or subbed off early after illness... or plays but still under the weather

    2. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing to worry about

      Unless you're a Liverpool fan of course

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

    Ok final WC checks.
    How's it look?

    Adrian, Pope
    Otam, Alonso, Masu, Gomez, Mem
    Sterli, Salah, Mahrez, Arnie, Carroll
    Kane, Firmino, Wilson

    Is the 2nd gk necessary or shall I just get Ederson/Pickford?

    Could also do Ota & Carroll > Stones & Ibe?¹

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I’d go Pickford

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford
    Ota Jones Christiansen
    Sterling KDB Salah(vc)Doucoure Pogba
    Kane(C) Firmino

    Elliot, Kenny, Oauner, Long.

    100 points? ;£

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

    Any Chelsea leaked team news?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah,......there really shite

  13. RickiH077
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    last time

    Pickford
    Jones - Otamendi - Alonso
    Lingard - Sterling - Salah - Arnautovic
    Firminho (vc) - Kane (c) - Wilson

    Subs
    Elliott - Ogbonna - Dunk - Carroll

    0.4 itb on wc. Is it worth dropping lingard and someone else to get pogba in?

  14. whatsgoingon
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should I start Duffy over mee?
    Thanks

  15. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Courtois orange flagged now, gonna have to take the hit I think

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      use bench

      1. Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Elliot is my back up, probably won't play.

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Unless you get a cleanie then it will be points lost. I would wait and see how long he's out for.

  16. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What would need to happen for a team to have a triple GW.... has this ever happened?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      38 can't have a dgw so if fixtures stack-up 37 could be

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It has happened once for Birmingham. It was so, so disappointing. Captained Zigic, he did nothing.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Wow think I vaguely remember that

  17. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pope
    Alonso - Maguire - Kenny
    Salah - sterling - alli - richarlison - arnie
    Kane - firmino

    Elliot - Dcl - masuaku - Mee

    2ft 0.2itb
    Any ideas? Need to shift dcl or keeper i guess...?

    1. andywalks5300
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Elliot - Adrian or similar
      DCL - Ayew maybe
      Just try and find someone within budget and who will play more minutes than Elliot and dcl

  18. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    so why Mane is still not favorite here?
    im planning to have him for Son next GW..
    either Lingard to Arnie or Son to Mane

  19. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Courtois to Pickford the best move with no keeper?
    Or go with ten men for one week.

  20. Shack
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all. Go 2FT and no stand out issues (first world probably I know), do I;
    A: Speroni to Foster (rotates will with Adrian although don’t need Foster for another 2 weeks)
    B: Lingard to Lanzini (already have Arnie)
    Cheers!!

  21. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What move looks better? DCL to Vardy or Carroll to D.Silva?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy because it's not clear if Silva's issues are solved

  22. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Never captained Salah this season which is mad. Is this week to do it?

    or stick on Kane?

    any agreements for either?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I captained once and he missed a penalty

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Capping the unwell @swa has hurt once

      1. Rinseboy
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        when was that?

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

          Kane

  23. DanLFC1
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    argh hate taking hits..!

    DCL to WIlson for -4? It's either that or play Mee.
    might be worth it medium term..

  24. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Crazy for getting rid of Son this week for Salah?

    1. Kane Train
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      anybody

  25. RickiH077
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnautovic and lingard - Pogba and Doucoure. Yes or no?

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

      Why?

      1. RickiH077
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking Pogba has better returns in the long run than lingard.

        Or just stick.

    2. Shineonme
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Arny and lingard any day

  26. zayedetta
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie-(c)???

  27. Shineonme
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    any comments welcome on how i can improve mt starting 11

    Ederson/
    Alonso/ Jones/ Otamendi/
    Arnoutovic/ Sterling/ Lingard/ Willian/ Mahrez/
    Kane/ Firmino/

  28. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:
    A. Kabasele (lei)
    B. Mee (MUN). Have Pope.

  29. Ange Ball
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Contacted Fantasy asked them next season to have choice to display your team value or not. Let's wait see what they reply.

  30. GvidasGedvilas
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hello guys,is it worth to transfer hazard,DCL --> firmino,lingard for -4pts.
    or just trade DCL to maybe ayew and keep hazard this week?