Spot the Differential
28 August 2026 332 comments
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Our Gameweek 2 differentials article puts the spotlight on three low-owned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players.

This time, we’ve selected assets at Fulham, Liverpool and Coventry City, who we think have the potential to make an impact.

All three of these players have an ownership of 4% or lower.

GONZALO GARCIA

  • FPL ownership: 3.6%
  • Price: £6.0m
  • GW2-6 fixtures: sun | CRY | liv | MUN | ips

For those Fantasy managers in search of a cheap forward, Gonzalo Garcia (£6.0m) could be the solution. 

The 22-year-old, who arrived from Real Madrid this summer in a deal worth £34m, has started his Fulham career remarkably well, with two goals in his first two matches. 

Playing the full 90 minutes, Garcia opened his account in Monday’s 3-2 defeat to Chelsea, with a close-range header in the second-half.

He was on the scoresheet in the midweek EFL Cup win over Wimbledon, too, with a composed finish after rounding the ‘keeper.

An effective focal point up top, Garcia has racked up six shots in that period.

“The defenders are allowed to make more contact with the strikers in the Premier League than in La Liga, but his strengths are running and protecting the ball – and, most importantly, he can score goals. I’m so happy for him. I know he will do many good things for us this season.”

“I’ve known him since he was 17. I know of his qualities, he’s powerful, strong, good with the ball and a goalscorer. I know what he’s capable of doing.” – Alvaro Arbeloa on Gonzalo Garcia

It is only two matches, but it’s a really encouraging start for Garcia, who could also be on penalties this season.

Up against a Sunderland side that has already conceded twice at newly-promoted Ipswich Town, he will be confident of getting amongst the goals again at the Stadium of Light.

The longer-term fixtures are pretty good, with Crystal Palace in Gameweek 3 and the three newly-promoted clubs in quick succession after the international break.

With a mere 3.6% ownership as we head into Friday’s deadline, Garcia is a real differential prospect.

MILOS KERKEZ

  • FPL ownership: 3.5%
  • Price: £5.5m
  • GW2-6 fixtures: NFO | ips | FUL | bou | MCI

Milos Kerkez (£5.5m) could be an important source of creativity for Liverpool in Gameweek 2.

His raiding runs down the left flank certainly caught the eye against Newcastle United last week. 

In that match, the former Bournemouth man could have walked away with assists for Florian Wirtz (£7.5m) and Alexander Isak (£9.0m). 

Above: Milos Kerkez’s touch heatmap v Newcastle United

As a result, we think Kerkez has the potential to thrive against Nottingham Forest, who looked shaky at the back last weekend.

This also holds true for Liverpool, of course. However, from a defensive perspective, the Reds have the third-best clean sheet odds in Gameweek 2.

Forest come to Anfield on Saturday lunchtime, before Andoni Iraola takes his side to Ipswich Town. Beyond that, appealing encounters with Fulham and Bournemouth follow, so there is a nice four-match run to target.

It suggests Kerkez might be worth a punt, with his ownership currently sitting at a low 3.5%.

“The gaffer likes to play more with the full-backs down the line, underlapping, overlapping. It worked well for me at Bournemouth, so I think it will also work well for me here. 

“He showed me that when you do your job, then you are free to do what you want, so I felt really free with him. He lets you be more free to do your stuff.” – Milos Kerkez on Andoni Iraola

LOUM TCHAOUNA 

  • FPL ownership: 0.2%
  • Price: £5.5m
  • GW2-6 fixtures: HUL | mci | BHA | nfo | NEW

It would be unfair to judge Coventry City based on their opening away match at Arsenal.

However, Loum Tchaouna (£5.5m) did at least provide some threat for the Sky Blues in north London.

The ex-Burnley winger, who both scored and assisted in his final four matches of 2025/26, had two attempts on goal, the most of any Coventry player, fizzing an early effort narrowly over the bar.

As Coventry’s most advanced player, Tchaouna’s right-sided partnership with Milan van Ewijk (£4.0m) will surely be a key weapon in the upcoming match against Hull City.

Remember, Frank Lampard’s men finished 22 points above Hull in last season’s Championship, winning the title with 95 points.

And based on last weekend’s evidence, the Tigers could perhaps find it more difficult to defend that side of the pitch.

Above: Hull City’s shots conceded heatmap in Gameweek 1

Priced at only £5.5m, Tchaouna could subsequently profit.

New arrival Taiwo Awoniyi (£5.5m) adds firepower at Coventry, so there’s certainly greater confidence in their attack.

And given their ability to go from back to front quickly, Tchaouna is a differential prospect who could even cause problems for the top teams in the division, with his ownership a mere 0.2%.


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  1. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Sangare or Brobbey?

    1. Pornchef
      • 2 Years
      1 hour, 54 mins ago

      Daylight Brobbery

  2. HaffNanner
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Bench Muharemovic, Ballard or DCL?

    1. LWB
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 54 mins ago

      Ballard

  3. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    Is DCL to Barry to kneejerky?

    1. Von Lipwig
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 56 mins ago

      y

    2. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      Yep.

  4. mental fortitude
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    1. Muharemovic
    2.Shaw
    3.Kerkez
    4.De Cuyper

    Which one for this weekend?

    1. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 24 mins ago

      What?

      Start? Bench?

      Help us out please...

  5. Atwood
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Start Gross or Muharemovic?

  6. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Bench one -

    A. Gross (che)
    B. Rodon (BRE)
    C. Thomas (HUL)

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      I'd bench A

  7. Von Lipwig
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Start DeCuyper or Muharemovic?

    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 56 mins ago

      I’m so tempted by De Cuyper

      1. Von Lipwig
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 54 mins ago

        me too lol

  8. RealMadrid4Ever
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    Start
    1. Calafiori
    2. Diop

    1. dhamphiir
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 50 mins ago

      1

  9. HellasLEAF
    • 17 Years
    1 hour, 55 mins ago

    Any leaks on City's 11? Not much time left.

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      Cherki in?

      NOR? Surely important with clocking ticking down, can't find much myself in searches.

  10. Kantelele
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Play one :
    A) Tarkowski (bou)
    B) Bogle (BRE)

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 54 mins ago

      Bogle

  11. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    Captain Pedro,Mbuemo or Haaland?

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 51 mins ago

      Haaland

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 41 mins ago

        Thanks between him and JP at the moment

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 44 mins ago

      Pedro is a good shout for captain this week

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 41 mins ago

        Thinking I’m leaning to JP more than Haaland

        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          1 hour, 39 mins ago

          Currently on Bruno myself but tempted by Pedro

    3. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Mbuemo.

  12. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 54 mins ago

    bench 1 of
    ewjik shaw hume

    1. differentgravy
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 51 mins ago

      hume just

    2. TMERC187
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 49 mins ago

      Ewjik - I like Hume being OOP.

      1. People in Preston
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 34 mins ago

        Hume over Shaw?

        He plays for HUL for Chrissake.

        Fat Frank's COV will batter them.

        1. TMERC187
          • 13 Years
          1 hour, 32 mins ago

          Hume is on SUN. I would bench Ewjik because I don't trust promoted backlines. I would start Shaw and Hume (OOP).

  13. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 53 mins ago

    Would you make any changes?

    Lammens
    Maguire Gvardiol Gabriel
    Ndiaye Bruno Foden Ødegaard Wirtz
    Thiago Pedro

    Roefs Brobbey Calafiori Branthwaite

    1. differentgravy
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      calafiori in for maguire
      brobbey in for thiago?

      tough ones

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 46 mins ago

      G2G

  14. John Colby (C)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 52 mins ago

    Haaland owner here.

    Should I go with him as captain or go with Joao Pedro or Isak please? Mbuemo?

    1. differentgravy
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 51 mins ago

      haaland

    2. HellasLEAF
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 50 mins ago

      Strongly considering J. Pedro C over Haaland myself. No United coverage though.

      Pedro could easily back a brace or goal/assist I am not so sure with Haaland maybe something like single goal.

      1. John Colby (C)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 47 mins ago

        Cheers guys. Best of luck to you both for gw2.

  15. differentgravy
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 52 mins ago

    Bench one of these please

    A Foden
    B Mbeumo
    C Calvert-Lewin

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 51 mins ago

      C

  16. Nickyboy
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 51 mins ago

    1) Would you keep Robertson (Spurs)?
    2) Would you bring in Konsa?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 31 mins ago

      1 for now

  17. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 50 mins ago

    Who to captain

    A. BRUNO
    B. HAALAND
    C. BOOMO

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 48 mins ago

      Out of those probably A

    2. Nickyboy
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 47 mins ago

      Ha, I was debating between Haaland and Pedro and forgot I had Bruno, maybe I switch...

  18. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 48 mins ago

    bench 1
    ewjik shaw hume

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 46 mins ago

      Tough, probably Hume if you have to do one of them

  19. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 47 mins ago

    Gtg? Rolling FT

    Kinsky
    Calafiori Shaw Kerkez
    Szob Odegaard Bruno(C) Mbuemo
    Barry Haaland Pedro

    Verbruggen Gomez Rodon OShea

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      G2G

  20. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    Play one:

    Muharemovic
    Hume

    Thanks!!

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 41 mins ago

      Tricky, probably just Hume

  21. Kantelele
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 44 mins ago

    Bench one :
    A) Ballard
    B) Tarkowski
    C) Bogle

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 43 mins ago

      Maybe just B

  22. Ojpsan1
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Play one,

    1.Thomas
    2.DCL

    1. Bobbyg1
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 37 mins ago

      2

  23. bigdip
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Forgot to finalise my team before GW1 deadline so on WC. WC team good to go? (1.3mn itb)

    Kinky, Trafford
    Calafiori Gvardiol Rodon
    Palmer Mbeumo Szoboszlai Tzolis Sangare
    Haaland(C) Pedro Wissa

    Wissa is differential but thinking either:
    A) Wissa
    B) Barry
    C) Brobbey
    D) DCL

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 39 mins ago

      Wissa is fine

      Wouldn't have Kinsky tho

      1. bigdip
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 36 mins ago

        who instead of kinsky? and is sangare fit?

    2. TMERC187
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Hmm Kinky...

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      I don't want to trust Spurs yet, after how they looked

      I've gone with Wissa White De Cuyper Ajer Verbruggen Tzolakis in those spots

  24. boroie
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Completely forgot about captaincy… who are we captaining?

    A - Haaland
    B - Bruno

    I’ll captain whichever gets to 3 votes first…

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 37 mins ago

      B

    2. bigdip
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      A

    3. Sarkha Sam
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      A

  25. toxik
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Mosquera or Van Ewijk?

  26. bigdip
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    is sangare injured?

    1. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Yes

  27. theshazly
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Play Robertson ( New ) or Thomas ( Hull ) ?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Thomas

    2. Sarkha Sam
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      Thomas, Robertson might be benched. Coming up against Elanga, Robertson may not have the legs, i am guessing Destiny to start