Spot the Differential
27 September 2019 1872 comments
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Once again the differentials stole the show as three players with an ownership of 3% or less ended up among the top six points-scorers for Gameweek 6.

This demonstrates that there’s more out there than having to plod along with the standard template team. Of note, Nicolas Pépé (£9.4m) did this column proud as he took and scored a penalty for Arsenal, thus ensuring that at least one of our differentials per week has delivered a Fantasy return since the opening weekend.

Can we continue the run? Here are three low-owned players to take into account for Gameweek 7:

Andriy Yarmolenko

Price: £5.9m
Ownership: 1.0%
GW7 opponent: Bournemouth (a)

There aren’t many midfielders priced at £6.0m or less that have the pedigree to score goals on a fairly regular basis and, going by the form book, it’s becoming hard to ignore Andriy Yarmolenko (£5.9m).

Had it not been for a serious injury last October, he would have been a mainstay in West Ham’s team during the last campaign. His international acumen is also very respectable, with 36 goals in 81 senior appearances for Ukraine. He’s scored two goals in his last three Premier League games and is the Hammers’ joint-second outfield FPL points-scorer, despite not playing at all during Gameweek 1.

Barring any injuries, Yarmolenko ought to be a regular starter. The fact that he has yet to play a full match since his return is a minor concern but also unsurprising as a way of him being managed accordingly.

He’s playing in an advanced role, as you would expect, with 83 of his 160 touches from the final third. West Ham are due to face Bournemouth this weekend, who have yet to keep any clean sheets. This should bode well for Yarmolenko as both he and Sebastien Haller (£7.4m) will look to exploit the vulnerabilities in the Cherries’ backline.

Chris Wood

Price: £6.2m
Ownership: 0.8%
Gameweek 7 opponent: Aston Villa (a)

Prior to last weekend, you would have been forgiven to think that Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) was the only striker leading the line for Burnley this season. After all, Chris Wood (£6.2m) had failed to register any attacking returns until his brace at Carrow Road.

Priced at £0.4m less than Barnes and with considerably lower ownership, Wood is an alternative option into Burnley’s attack.

Despite having 11 fewer shots on goal than Barnes this season, he boasts a better shooting accuracy than him (50% v 43%). Looking at last season, Wood only scored two fewer league goals than his strike partner and you would expect them to complement each other up top.

Like Barnes, Wood has started every league game this season so in theory shouldn’t be at risk of rotation. This is all the more apparent as Burnley don’t have any European commitments this season and were knocked out of the League Cup in August.

Between now and Gameweek 14, the Clarets have a generous fixture run during which they only face one team that finished in the top five last season. This could act as a platform for Wood to score more goals.

Of course, he’s never scored more than ten goals in a Premier League campaign but due to the reasons stated he can be a potential short-term option in the weeks ahead.

Wesley Moraes

Price: £6.0m
Ownership: 1.8%
GW7 opponent: Burnley (h)

Aston Villa were unlucky not to get a positive result against Arsenal having been 2-1 up until the final ten minutes of the match.

The Villans have so far scored six Premier League goals this season and that’s in no small part due to Wesley Moraes (£6.0m).

Among strikers priced at £6.0m or under, none have had more shots on target than him (seven) and he is joint-top in that bracket for goals scored (two) since Gameweek 1. Unless Aston Villa sign someone during the January transfer window, he should be their main striker until the end of the season – which also makes him a viable option.

Despite receiving ample support from the likes of Jack Grealish (£5.9m) and John McGinn (£5.7m), the concern so far for Villa has been their lack of goals scored, which has been costly and is partly why they currently are 18th in the table.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom. If they are going to score, Wesley will be possibly involved in some shape or form. They could very easily double their goals tally in their next three league games against Burnley, Norwich and Brighton.

This could serve as a potential platform for Wesley to become the next bandwagon if more of his shots on target can be converted into goals.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 6:

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  1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Hah, just realised my only triple team is Norwich! McGovern, Cantwell, Pukki

    1. Party time
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Hahaha... Same buddy. McGovern excites me more tbh.. 4.0 goalie, the new bandwagon 😉

    2. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I had McGovern Hanley Pukki. Sold McG on WC as it meant I was blocked from getting Cantwell.

      Didn’t think I’d have too many Norwich players this season.

    3. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'm keeping triple Liverpool and triple City all season!

      1. Zladan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Which 6?

  2. Rhodes your boat
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Gtg or start greenwood over cantwell?

    Pope
    Taa soyuncu rico
    Salah sterling kdb son (c) cantwell
    Abraham Pukki

    Button greenwood diop lundstram
    1FT 0.2 itb

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'm on Greenwood at the minute because it gives me really nice colour symmetry in my first XI.

      Cantwell probably the better pick, nice team

      1. Markus
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Yeah I think that's why I don't want to get rid of haller to pukki - the Norwich strip disrupts the beautiful reds and blues!

        1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          Pukki is the jewel in mine, flanked by red on one side, dark blue the other, and sky blue behind him.

      2. Zladan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        I played around with colour symmetry last week and accidentally put VC on Haller instead of KDB. I no longer care about symmetry,

    2. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I think Greenwood starting is very optimistic. 20 minute run out at best.

      1. waterboy
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Who is likely to play up front for Man Utd this weekend then?

        1. Zladan
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          JLingz

          1. waterboy
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 12 days ago

            That didn't work out to well though.

          2. Maddamotha
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 12 days ago

            Lol no way

  3. czechow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Bottomed last page. Felipe Anderson or Youri Tielemans?

    1. Nutmeg Ninja
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Tielemans

    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'd rather McGinn or Yarmolenko over both but Tielemans from those two

      1. 03farmboy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Which one do you prefer out of McGinn and Yarmolenko?

        1. WVA
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          I'd go with Yarmolenko

          1. 03farmboy
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 12 days ago

            Thanks yeah I think he’s more explosive between the two

            1. czechow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 12 days ago

              I had considered yarmolenko but hes got a bad injury record. Plus Felipe Anderson hit some form last year so was hoping he might do the same this year?

  4. iL PiStOlErO
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    On WC and really like this team, got all main teams covered. Ideally would love to bring in Kun but dont know who to sacrafice? Any advices or should I keep it this way?

    Pope
    TAA Soyuncu Guilbert
    Mo KdB Son Cantwell
    Auba Tammy Pukki

    Bench: Button Choudhury Lund Rico

    I should just add that ia also have option where instead of Pukki and Choudhury I own Maddison and Grenwood. Thanks for any advice.

    1. Shineonme
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Gee wiz no city is going to kill you're ranking sooner rather than later

      1. Shineonme
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Sorry just saw KDB think you need kun or sterling also

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          But who to lose for them? Would love to keep Auba, Son, Mo and Tammy. Trent also in defence, so that makes things very unflexible

    2. valurth
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Only way to get in Aguero is Son > Maddy, Mount, D.Silva
      Auba > Aguero

      Otherwise nice team

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        I am not prepared to that because Son&Auba are also differentials in my league and have nice fix, so from every team I have one nice firing option. Cheers.

  5. jia you
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    All this Tammy(C) love is getting out of hand...typical FFS herd behaviour but GL to all 😉

    1. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Typical. Next week there will be another bandwagon.

    2. cheeky moses
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'm happy following the herd this GW. Who u going with?

      1. jia you
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        also having a punt...Son for me 🙂

        1. cheeky moses
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          Nice pick! But as a Saints fan, I hope it fails xD

  6. Atimis
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Abraham, KDB, Son or Mane for the (c)?

    Can’t really decide, Chelsea has poor record at home, with KDB it can be also this one game when they win 4:0 and he won’t be lucky enough to be on points, Sheffield doesn’t concede too much, Spurs are chimeric - toss a coin ?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I’m tempted to toss a coin to be honest, trying to choose between salah sterling Abraham kdb and son myself!

    2. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Salah or Kun or Son or KDB choice for me. Gotta be Kun. If your choice I'd go Mane.

    3. West Hammered
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'm going for Son

    4. Atimis
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Or go big with Auba (c)? United are really bad recently

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Their defence isn't

    5. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Chelsea have a poor record at home? Scored in all of them so far, Leicester and Liverpool are good teams.

  7. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    2 weeks in a row Tammy is most transferred in.

    Nailed on for a blank

    1. Pieterke30
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      He is my captain so yeah, it’s likely

  8. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Digne -> Soyuncu?

    Leaves me with 3.3 itb.

    Pope
    Trent, van Dijk, Otamendi, Digne*
    Salah (c), Sterling, Mount
    Barnes, Pukki, Tammy

    4.0, Hayden, Dendo, Lundstram

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Yep

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        thanks

  9. Pieterke30
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Is Guilbert nailed on at Villa?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Kiwivillan might be able to help you out there

      1. Pieterke30
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Where are you Kiwivillan-mate?

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          Villa are in the relegation zone at the moment so you might have to wait

    2. hogree
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      am a bit of a distance villa fan so can't speak too definitely but seems Smith loves him from what he says and he was one of our key men in pre-season. If he's dropped, I can really only see a one-game rest personally

  10. cheeky moses
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    PLay one of:
    A) Digne
    B) Rico

    1. jimbo90
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Rico

  11. JRO093
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Haller to Wilson on a FT...?

    1. Shineonme
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Yes

  12. Vasily
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    VVD to TAA with FT or not?

    1. jimbo90
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Did this last week and worked for me!

    2. Shineonme
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      The only Liverpool defender I want or have is TAA

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      sure

  13. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    So looks like KDB will be 10.0m soon. Unless WC's?

    1. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      He will.

  14. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    WC question

    A) Salah Vardy Pukki Rico ( mostly bench )
    B) 4.5 mid ( bench fodder) Auba Kun Tomori

    Which one looks better

    1. cheeky moses
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      A

    2. Saif_LFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      In B, Did you mean 4.5 FWD?

      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Mid

  15. T Money
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    I want this team but there’s an 8.7m hole with nobody to fill it ahh! Help!

    Pope Button
    TAA Otamendi Alonso Rico Lundstrum
    KDB Son Mount Hayden XXX
    Aguero Pukki Abraham

    1. Babit1967
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Pogba maybe ?

    2. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Maddison?

    3. korbendallas82
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Bilva or Divla Maby?

      1. cheeky moses
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        this

        1. T Money
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          No more city slots 🙁

          1. korbendallas82
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 12 days ago

            Missed that part.

      2. korbendallas82
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Dilva*

    4. Superkitten
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Just cos you've got 8.7 in the bank don't mean you have to spend it all!

  16. Kuyt Hero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Mane, Cantwell and Aurier

    or

    Mount, Firmino and Ota?

    1. Shineonme
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Mane cantwell Aurier

    2. cheeky moses
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      B imo

    3. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      B

    4. Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      b

  17. Erdogan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Exciting question: Play Dendoncker or Lundstram?

    1. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Lundstram higher ceiling imo

    2. Markus
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Dendonker

  18. Zladan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    I’d Pukki gonna bang over the next 3 or am I holding him in fear?

    1. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Is*

  19. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Xhaka named Arsenal captain.

    Emery really is clueless.

    1. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      The players voted for it.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      midfield hard-man

    3. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Poor choice imo

      Average midfield moaner!

  20. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Would you WC this team? Afraid to go without Tammy and TAA, but have no FT left.

    Henderson / Button
    Digne Lowton Diop / Lundstram Taylor
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Auba Pukki / Wickham

    Cheers!

    1. Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      i would

    2. hogree
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      No way imo. That's got huge potential still. Way more desperate times for WC could come around Christmas

      1. Lukakuna
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        I'm worried about my whole defence, but fair point. Cheers!

  21. Kuzser
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    What option is better on a WC guys?

    1) TAA - Sterling - Son - 4.4mid - Firmino (currently on that). play 3-4-3
    2) Aurier - Mane - Son - 4.4mid - Kun. play 3-4-3
    3) TAA - Tielemans - Salah - Sterling - Greenwood. play 3-5-2

    Pope Button
    Soy lundstram Rico Ota XXX
    KDB Mount XXX XXX XXX
    Pukki Abraham XXX

    1. Markus
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I'd go first, nice balance

    2. Lukakuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      3

  22. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Perhaps the most useless WC dilemma yet still... Button or Stekelenburg as fodder GK?

    According to Fplstatistics his owership is on the rise

  23. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    a) Digne ➡ Soyuncu (free)
    b) Digne, Dendoncker, Barnes ➡ Soyuncu, de Bruyne, Greenwood (-8)

    1. Lukakuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      That is a great -8! Think I'd do it

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        thanks for your reply

      2. Superkitten
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        LOL

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      That -8 seems good.

  24. hogree
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Last post for the gameweek - good to go or change any bench / playing positions?

    Heaton
    Rico - TAA - Aurier
    McGinn - Sterling (vc) - Salah - Son (c) - Mount
    Pukki - Abraham

    Pope - Greenwood - Digne - Montoya

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      Looking solid

    2. Lukakuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      If anything: VC on Salah

  25. H-Over United
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    One quick question...
    Cantwell or Kelly 1st Sub?

    1. Lukakuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      None of them 🙂

  26. rodragon
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Captain pick: Vardy kun salah or tammy? I'm leaning towards tammy.. . Thanks

  27. Clintymints
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Pretty sure of the answer of the first one, but...

    Play one:
    A. Digne
    B. Lunstram

    Captain choice:
    A. Sterling
    B. KdB
    C. Salah
    D. Abraham

    I've captained Sterling the last few weeks and got sweet f all. Surely this is the week to cap but I'm having a hard time doing it!

    1. Superkitten
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      B and D

  28. afs2239
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Taking a hit to get Hurrikane or son
    Would be useful?

  29. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    Is King to Jota too sideways? Fancy WAT and SOU fixtures for wolves over the next 3
    Gonna WC in gw10

    1. Turns
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      If nothing else pressing then go for it. Nice differential.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      wolves comfortably in the bottom half of the table by most attacking metrics. some rotation and early subs likely given europa league and addition of cutrone. man city next week

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Fair. BOU have Ars so probably wouldn’t start either next week

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 12 days ago

          arsenal are a joke defensively, though usually a bit better at home

  30. RedJive79
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 12 days ago

    A) Mane & Sterling?
    Or
    B) Salah & KDB?

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I’ve had B since the start

    2. Aubamewho
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      U can never tell

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 12 days ago

      I have had Salah from the start and brought KDB in fairly early on. I have played my WC this week and kept both of them in.

      1. _Gunner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 12 days ago

        Did you pick Aguero or Sterling on your wildcard?