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. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Already on -4.

    Courtois > Adrian or Pickford for -8?

    Or hope Elliot plays

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford.

    2. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hope

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford for sure. Elliot won't play.

    4. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Elliot with less than 0 points if he plays

    5. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Stick, as not guarantee you'll get more than 4pts from the keeper

    6. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      if you intend to stick with your new keeper for a while then take the hit. probably Pickford.
      if you want Courtois back then risk Elliot.

    7. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Is Courtois definitely out?

  2. Razmataz
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Best midfield combo for £10.7m?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Milivojevic and Young?

    2. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Albrighton + Ibe

    3. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      ox and ibe

      1. Razmataz
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  3. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which one?
    A) Mahrez
    B) Sane
    C) Silva

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. SUPER 11
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

    3. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez

      Prefer Sterling and KDB as the City mids

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    5. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling or A

  4. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Cheeky Alonso 15 pointer would be appreciated.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sure would be.

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lord yes

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Prayin

  5. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I'm on my wildcard and sorely tempted to dump Alonso

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

      I dumped him seven gameweeks ago, and he's scored between 6 and 14 points every gameweek since then.

      Don't do it.

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol?

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A) why wildcarding now
      B) don't dump Alonso

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

    People moaning about the template - you don’t actually have to pick those same players yourself 😉

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

      exactly

    2. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      hey you're currently #1 in the world, good work man!

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

        No I am not 😉

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

          Ahh, he wouldn't be a happy chappy if he found out? 😉

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      In my mini leagues the template is the differential.

  7. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski to any keeper for a hit?
    Elliot is my 2nd keeper

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

      Not for a hit

    2. 42towels
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford probably worth a hit in the long run.

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not this week maybe, Flaps might get a lotta save pts.

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

    Any significant team news in the last 24hrs? Many thanks....

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sanchez is not joiniing United yet...

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

        😮 😛

    2. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      TBO injured

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

        TBO?

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pep said Kun's promised to deliver 5 goals tonight or he's out on FT á la Mkhitatyan.

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

        😮

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

      Courtois injured

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

        Cheers Bury....

    5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool team have put Kleenex's shares up.

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

        😀

      2. doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        lolz

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

    GTG?

    DDG
    Otamendi - Christensen - Kenny
    Alli - Sterling - Salah(vc) - Lingard - Arnautovic
    Kane(c) - Firmino

    Speroni - Ogbonna - Kabasele - Ayew

    1FT - 0.5 ITB

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

      J.Ayew 1st sub mate.

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

    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!!

  11. Magic Box
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good with (c) and bench this week lads?

    Adrian
    Alonso Otamendi Jones Ogbonna
    Hazard Salah (vc) Sterling Chamberlain
    Kane (c) Firmino

    Elliot DCL Mee Carroll

    Cheers!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Gtg

    2. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mee over Ogbonna.

  12. Tubayyeb
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should I take a -4 hit for a keeper? I have Courtois and Elliott...

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Pickford.

    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

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

        why?

  13. Legohair
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which one?
    A. Stones,Van Dijk,Christensen,Son,Jones

    B. Van Dijk,Alonso,Shaw,Mee,Mikhtaryan(when joins arsenal)

  14. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    -8 done
    eriksen > mahrez
    fabianski > pickford
    DCL > wilson

    Think it will repay given the fixtures over coming few weeks.
    Pre start drop look to take me from 32k to 42k roughly

  15. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton vs Chelsea score predictions?

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

      0-2

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

      0-2

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

    Son > Salah -4?

    Courtois
    Otamendi - Vertoghen - Kenny - Ogbonna
    Pogba - Hazard - Son - Arnautovic
    Kane - Firmino

    Bench: Elliot, Depoitre, McArthur, Mbemba

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

    Lloris ➡ Pickford or Schmiechel?

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

      Currently have Speroni as back up and 0 itb

    2. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford

    3. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone saying Pickford on here but Everton looked brutal at Spurs. I’d take Schmeichel unless your fancying McGuire at some point

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

    Change:
    A) Ogbhonna
    B) Martina
    C) Duffy
    for
    D) Danilo
    E) Stones
    or hold?

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

      Errrrrrm
      I would probably hold

  19. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Speroni
    Alonso Jones Cressswell
    Salah Mahrez(vc) Son Pogba Arnie
    Kane (c) Wilson

    Hennessey Wimmer Ayew Yedlin

  20. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hennessey/Speroni
    Alonso - Otamendi - Jones - Ogbonny
    Salah - Sterling - Lingard
    Kane - Firmino - Vardy

    Carroll - RLC* - Kiko*

    1 x FT, 1.7m ITB

    All set? Save FT?

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

      Save

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

        Thanks Ha....

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

      Decent. I would roll it

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

        Cheers Tinman....

  21. tokara
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    sanchez scored six in six games ...against burnley...too bad

  22. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    P.S

    Can't see anything but a Newcastle win today

    😎

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

    Fpl wise, Morata suspension more significant in the sense it greatly reduces any chance of azpilicueta attacking returns than Morata missing out on points

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

      Yeah the telepathy is real

  24. alfast1c
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one plz:

    Jones(bur a) Stones(new h) Mustafi(cpl h) Masuaku(bou h) Martina(wba h)

    My doubt is between Masuaku and Martina tbh.

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mustafi

  25. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Alli to
    A) Mahrez
    B) Sane
    C) Keep for Soton game

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Keep imho.

  26. Wetdream
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still cant make my mind up,would you do Alli to Mahrez or save transfer ??

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

      I'd do it

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

    Aguero V Kane. Who to captain???

  28. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I got GW rank 84 last week, no hits or chips, what score did I need to win?

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

      Oh, 131... My bad 😛

    2. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      132

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

      That 8 week run of 1m+ gw ranks though

      Kidding, that's the biggest jump I've seen over the last 2 game weeks

  29. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1 FT, 2mil itb.
    Which option do you think for this week?

    A) RLC > Ox
    B) RLC > Albrighton
    C) DCL > Wilson
    D) Save

    Leaning towards D as any other option this week would give me a benching headache!

    Team is:

    DeGea
    Christensen, jones, stones, Kenny
    Salah(vc), Sterling, son, arnautovic
    Firmino, Kane (c)

    Elliot, ogbonna, DCL, RLC

  30. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Andy Murray plays fantasy football in some other website not fpl. What is that website

    1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Is Danilo a guaranteed starter in the next 6 game weeks or so?