Our Big Numbers piece looks at the key player and team statistics ahead of Gameweek 31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).
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4.4 points per start for Nick Pope (ยฃ5.4m) in this calendar year. That has gone up from 3.1 points per start before that. Burnley have the joint-most number of games and Double Gameweeks left out of all the clubs in the league. Only two starting ‘keepers have more points than Pope this calendar year, with the Burnley custodian’s six bonus points in this period bettered only by Alisson (ยฃ6.0m).
+4.50 is the xG prevented (xGP) by Kasper Schmeichel (ยฃ4.8m) in 2022. While Leicester arenโt exactly known for their defensive ability, they have two clean sheets in the last four matches and have key defenders like Wesley Fofana (ยฃ4.3m), Jonny Evans (ยฃ5.4m), Timothy Castagne (ยฃ5.3m) and James Justin (ยฃ4.9m) coming back to fitness. Leicester have the most number of games pending in the league (along with Burnley and Everton) but are also placed 10th in the league, so not having much to play for will invariably prioritise their European tie against PSV.
73 points for Andrew Robertson (ยฃ7.3m) in the calendar year, the most of any FPL defender. He averages a staggering 9.1 points per start, the highest rate amongst all Premier League players. Heโs second only to Harry Kane (ยฃ12.5m) for total points in 2022 and the England striker has played 360 minutes more in this period.
60 shots for Joao Cancelo (ยฃ6.9m) in 2021/22, which is 19 more than the second-best defender. Heโs also ranked 13th amongst all outfielders for goal attempts and is second only to Trent Alexander-Arnold (ยฃ8.5m) for bonus points this season, having registered 26 of fthem. If you sold him in the Gameweek 26-30 period, like me, Iโd look to prioritise him as a transfer in.
8 returns for Joel Matip (ยฃ4.9m) in the last six matches, which includes one goal, two assists and five clean sheets. Are we overlooking him as a value option in that Liverpool defence? The state of the title race also means that he should start more often than not in the run-in.
Just like my previous article where I look back at Gameweeks 26-30, there is an overriding theme with this article: โGood players, good teams.โ
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