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Differentials on offer at Wolves, West Ham and Palace in Gameweek 17

While Mohamed Salah has dominated the Fantasy Premier League talking points this week, there are still plenty of differentials worth considering.

We’ve gone in search of assets owned by fewer than 5% of Fantasy managers once again.

Gameweek 17 sees us turn to Wolves, West Ham and Crystal Palace.

Diogo Jota

Price: £5.9m

Ownership: 1.0%

After a tricky start to life in the Premier League, Wolves’ top-scorer from their Championship winning season appears to have found his feet.

Diogo Jota (£5.9m) has re-established himself in the first XI having started the last two matches, recording two goals and one assist across them.

Crucially, he has maintained a 100% shot accuracy in that time and this week goes up against the Bournemouth defence which propelled Mohamed Salah to a hat-trick in Gameweek 16.

The Cherries still sit bottom of the pile for shots allowed in the box over the previous four Gameweeks, so Jota should have plenty of opportunities to continue his run of form.

Robert Snodgrass

Price: £5.3m

Ownership: 1.2%

West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass (£5.3m) continues to offer great potential as a differential.

The Hammers’ fixtures continue to look appealing over the Christmas period, especially a trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham.

The Cottagers are still leaking chances and goals at the back even since Claudio Ranieri took over, presenting a great opportunity for the Hammers to score three goals for the fourth match in a row.

At the heart of their recent form has been Snodgrass, who now has three assists and a goal in his last three matches.

That form looks set to continue with the Scottish international’s imprssive underlying statistics.

He is the chief creator for West Ham with none of his colleagues even close to his number of chances created in the last four Gameweeks. In fact, his total is just one fewer than Eden Hazard during that time.

Andros Townsend

Price: £5.7m

Ownership: 2.0%

With Wilfried Zaha suspended for Gameweek 17, there will be more of an onus on Andros Townsend (£5.7m) to be the central attacking threat for Crystal Palace.

The midfielder has been deployed in a forward’s role for much of 2018/19 already so he should be relatively comfortable with that mantle.

There are still encouraging underlying statistics for Townsend in the last four Gameweeks too.

He has been offering the potential for a spread of attacking returns, his chances created also one fewer than Hazard (like Snodgrass), and eight shots on goal too.

Townsend’s last match at Selhurst Park yielded a goal and assist so he will be hoping to replicate that when Leicester City visit this weekend.

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751 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA to whom? 5.5 ITB.

    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne? Poor next two, but good fixtures after...

      1. Bocaginge
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Waste of a transfer putting him in if he’s got two tough games then eh? Probably would make more sense to put in someone with an easy fixture and run like Lowe, Kola, Holebas

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The hot topic might have the best fit for your team.

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        The hot topic says that TAA is out for a few weeks, which is not at all what Klopp said.

        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Klopp said he`s gonna miss atleast a couple of games, no?

          1. Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            As far as I could tell, the only quotes by Klopp (unless there were more not cited by Dinnery or the scout tweets?) were that the injury "is not as serious as the other two boys but is not top-class news", that he will be assessed day-to-day, and that he'll try to find a solution for Sunday.

            Obviously this implies that he's out for Sunday, but sounds a lot more optimistic than "out for a number of weeks"

            1. TeamSteam
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Maybe true, i`ve read things that implies he`s going to be out for a couple of games. And i`ve seen Klopp say that Clyne is back and ready, maybe not ready for 90 minutes or whatever, but he`s ready. To me that implies that Trent max will start one of the next 2 games vs Wolves and Newcastle, and after that Liverpool have two rough fixtures. For me it`s an easy decision, as i`ve been wanting to get Robbo back in my team pretty much since the moment i took him out.

    3. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne or Kolas possibly?

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Don't make me type names you've already got!

    5. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I`m actually going to punt on Lowe. Cheap, good fixtures, decent defensive side, and he`s on set piece duty for a team that scores a lot off of set pieces.

    6. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Doherty?

    7. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA > Holebas for attacking returns, and great fixtures

  2. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg?

    henny
    robbo - doherty - bellerin
    sane - sterling - son - anderson - fraser
    kane(c) - jiminez

    hamer - success - awb - pereira

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      bench boost

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haha get outta ere!

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yuo

    3. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bench boost

  3. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA and Wilson to Kola and Mitro/Chich for a hit?

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just TAA to Kola

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Personally wouldn't get Kola unless you still got your WC. Not nailed imo

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19464253
      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19416182

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks a lot!

      2. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You're just afraid of Kolasinac owners 😛

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          True. I was waxing lyrical about him for the first 5 or more GWs last season.

          1. Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I do agree with you though - when I got him last week it was as a gamble, knowing full well that he may get rotated when the Arsenal defence is in a healthier state.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              People were selling him around GW4 last season when he was, that very same week, about to become nailed LWB. So I find it a little odd that he's so populr as a non-nailed LWB/LB. I think it's mostly explained by the price, particularly now TAA is injured. Therefore, I conclude IT'S A TRAP

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just taa

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    LMS reminder.

    Code is 988-578
    Scores needed after hits are 57,54,35,39,45,49,44,43,32,51,50,49,33,47,40 and 40 for GWs 1-16

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/07/20/the-last-man-standing-competition-4/

    1632 qualified for GW17

    1. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Still going strong 😎

  5. LosBlancos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I am.out of FT, have Trent Hojbjerg and Laca.
    I can get:
    A)TAA Laca > Kane Lowe (-8)
    B)Hojbjert Laca > Sucess Sterling (-8)
    C)TAA > Lowe (-4)
    D) TAA Laca > Lowe Aguero (-8)
    E) dont take a hit and play Kamara with Hojbjerg potentially coming in for Laca

    1. The White Pele
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      E

      1. LosBlancos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not even sell Trent?

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      E ofc

      1. LosBlancos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Gonna lose value on Trent tho

        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          There`s more to life than money.

          1. LosBlancos
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Im a greedy one 😀
            And since Im gonna sell him anyway might as well potentially capitalize on Lowe's good fixture

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      E

    4. MadMarcelo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Have these 3 too. Can I ask what the rest of your team is?

      My team with 1FT and 1.7ITB
      Fab
      AWB - Pereira - Doherty
      Bilva - Rich - Salah - FAnderson
      Kane (c) - Lacazette - King
      Bench: Hojbjerg - Digne - TAA

      Was thinking of doing Laca > Aguero but also considering Salah Laca > Aguero Hazard or Auba Sterling.

      1. LosBlancos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Did TAA > Lowe

        Patricio
        AWB Doherty Chambers Lowe
        Hazard Salah Son Richarlison
        Laca Auba

        Fab / Kamara Hojbjerg Digne

        I think Ill hold this week and decide later. May get Aguero instead of Kane, which will allow me to get KDB and Sane later.

        Id do the same in your place

  6. The White Pele
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    what to do here?

    Hart
    Alonso Robertson Doherty
    Sterling Sane Fanderson Richarlison
    Kane Laca Wilson

    Hamer Bennet AWB Obiang

    A) Hart > Fab
    B) save

    1ft, 0.1m itb

    1. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I`d save. Hart could get a bunch of save points. Considering how woeful Burnley are defensively this year, he`s amassed a bunch of points.

    2. BOZ
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      save

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Save

  7. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best way to se my FT this week?

    A. Sterling —> Salah
    B. Sané —> Hazard
    C. Laporte —> Kolasinac
    D. Kayal --> Snoddy
    E. Wilson --> Rashford
    F. Richarlson --> Son

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What a weird bunch of options.

    2. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      D obviously

    3. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You`re actually considering getting rid of City options ahead of two home games. Noice.

    4. semiconductor
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      D or F for me

  8. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    TAA to Kola or Bellerin?

    1. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not for me. Not convinced by Arsenal defensively, too much money.

      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Another defender shout then?

        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Depends on who you have. Chelsea or City have good fixtures if you want to go premium, if not the Huddersfield have good fixtures and actually are tight at the back. I`m getting Lowe myself.

          1. Crouching Tiger
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Can also bench TAA and play AWB.. got Alonso/Doherty/Robbo

            1. TeamSteam
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Fwiw, i`m gonna play AwB. I don`t think Leicester are that good, and Palace are usually tight.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bellerin for nailedness

  9. Teror
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What does one do with this lot? 0.2ITB. 1FT. no WC.

    Fab
    Robbo - Alonso - Doherty
    Sterling - Rich - Siggy - Snodgrass
    Kane - Auba - Jiminez

    (4.0 - TAA - AWB - Masuaku)

    1. Sylas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dunno! Why don't you try?!

  10. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best of these terrible options for captain?

    A. Salah (MUN)
    B. Jota (BOU)
    C. Mitrovic (WHU)
    D. Jesus (EVE)

    1. BOZ
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      salah

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah obviously .He is not the standout pick but u paid the cash for him to cap in tricky situations right

    3. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      C

    4. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A for sure. Can see him getting a couple tomorrow.

  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    A) Sterling, Salah, Snodgrass, Camarassa, Son
    Ings, Auba, Jiminez

    Or

    B) Sane, Salah, Perreyra, Camarassa, Son
    Chicharito!, Auba, Jiminez

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A for me

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers John. That's my current WC front 8 so I'll leave it as it is.

    2. DAVESAVES
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling, Snoddy and Ings vs Sane, Perreyra and Chicha right?

      B of those, but I dont like it

  12. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fabianski
    Doherty D.Luiz Bellerin
    Sterling Sane Richarlison F.Anderson
    Jimenez Kane Lacazette

    Steele AWB Hojbjerg Digne

    Good to go this GW and Laca out next one?

  13. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who would you captain?

    A) Hazard
    B) Salah
    C) Sterling

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling (c)
      Salah (vc)

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Think the Ev might frustrate City, hard choice this week if you don't have Kane.

    2. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

    3. DAVESAVES
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      C

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard

    5. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard. He's the one player I don't own that scares me this week.

    6. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Id do C if I had him, might do A over Auba and Kane(-4)
      Dunno

  14. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Do we think Aguero will start?

  15. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    B or C

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Http page not found

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lowe or Schindler?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lowe - he has assist potential from the few times I've seen him.

      1. TeamSteam
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, also on set pieces now as long as Mooy is out - for however long that will be.

  17. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How long do we expect Kolasinac to keep his starting spot?

    Also
    How likely Martial is playing this GW?

    1. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not very, and not very.

  18. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    really don't know what to do here.
    I was the leader of my mini league until last gw and now I'm chasing after a 35 points gap... ffs... my rival has salah so I'm thinking about -4 sterking and son for salah and richa or just taa to doherty.
    would love to hear your thoughts...
    1ft 0.2 itb

    ederson
    bennet alonso taa (duffy wan)
    salah snodgrass fraser pereyra (richa)
    kane (c) auba jimenez

  19. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bellerin is just 1 attacking return away from a bandwagon

    #fact

    1. TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      #opinion.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. 3 clean sheets in 16 games is it? That's horrendous for a premium defender.

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Only reason i say it is both him and kola are already being widely considered

        With their favorable fixtures, any sort of attacking return and\or cs this weekend and I can see the masses flocking for one of the two

        1. TeamSteam
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Still you need to reconsider what a fact is and what an opinion is. Most serious managers won`t invest that much in a defence that doesn`t seem to have cs potential.

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same with Kolasinac tbf

  20. LarryDuff
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Captain Eriksen, Auba or Haz?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen

    2. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tough, I have the latter two

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Have all 3 +Salah n still undecided on (c) too

    4. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Might punt on Eriksen, thanks for the replies!

  21. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    play fraser or richa?

  22. Killug
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lacazette and Ward to Sane and Success? Its a - 4 move!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      sane and kamara and u got a deal mby

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    When is LMS typically finished (i.e. winner decided)?

    1. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Last gw?

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Usually 20 weeks after I get knocked out.

  24. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    A. Salah and Kane
    B. Sterling and Hazard

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      not a realisti comparison at all.
      1mid 1fwd vs 2mids, and A is much more expensive

  25. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    1. TAA >> Kolasinac
    2. Save FT and play AWB

    Thanks

  26. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Time for Kane to punish non owners. Long overdue.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't feel like punishment. Punishment is instant, or the week after imo. Not yonks after.

    2. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane's not going to be punishing anybody and I say that as a Kane owner. Seriously, what makes you think he's going to be doing any punishing? His performances? His underlying stats. Literally the only thing that suggests he will is that he got a hattrick against Burnley last season.

      1. TeamSteam
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Uhm, excuse you?

        1. Teror
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          It just frustrates me that we've got a player here who has been unspectacular all season and everyone things he's suddenly going to score back to back hattricks. It's preposterous.

          1. TeamSteam
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Who thinks that? First of all, he`s got 9 goals in 15 starts this season - you call that unspectacular? Secondly, he`s facing the by far worst defensive team in the PL all season - at home. Better adjust your reading glasses mate.

            1. Teror
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Look at the capitancy poll guy. People are getting way ahead of themselves. And yes at 12.5 I think it's unspectacular.

              1. TeamSteam
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Well, then you`re actually clueless. 9 goals in 15 starts is fantastic. He`s by far the best captaincy option this gameweek. Your rank backs up my points, i think.

                1. Teror
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  I think someone who hasn't got the bottle to link their own team for scrutiny should really be commenting on anybody's rank

                  1. TeamSteam
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    It`s about effort. This is my team: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/4343083/history
                    Feel better?

                    1. Teror
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      A little bit. Glad to see 15 points from David Luiz languishing on your bench.

                      1. TeamSteam
                        • 11 Years
                        5 years, 4 months ago

                        Yeah, cus it was such a bad decision to bench a defender that gets 1/2 attacking returns per season against the team that scores the most goals in the league and that have only been shut out once this season, and even then was very unfortunate. Keep smirking whilst 130 points behind.

                      2. Teror
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 4 months ago

                        It's all about where you finish at the end of the season. Find me in May and let's see you sweet talk then

  27. Teror
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What does one do with Siggy? Can't transfer to Anderson as I'm maxed out on West Ham. 7.6 to spend. Save FT and get rid next week??

  28. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Which combo scores more over the next 2 fixtures ?

    A. Sane and Kiko (EVE,CPL and CAR,whm)
    B. Pereyra and Alonso (CAR,whm and bha,LEI)
    C. Son and Kolasinac (BUR,eve and sou,BUR)

  29. JBG
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry for repost.. Bottomed in the last article. But..

    Best midfielder under 4.8?

    1. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd maybe take a punt with Pritchard from Huddersfield for over the festive period at that price bracket. Wouldn't be expecting much though.

  30. Snooze ya lose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Really wanted a whm attacker, but no obvious transfer. Shall I save?

    Patricio (Hennessy)
    Doherty, robbo, Laporte, Alonso (awb)
    Haz, Fraser, sterling (rich, hojberg)
    Auba, wilson, jiminez