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Babel impressing even weeks after Fulham relegation

With the Double Gamweeks and Blank Gameweeks over for another season, we can sit back, relax and enjoy life once again.

Or can we?

The finishing line is almost in sight and mini-leagues can still be won or lost over fine margins.

Liverpool and Man City are still battling it out at the top and there’s still life in the fight to avoid the final relegation spot.

Here are three poorly-owned players that may be of interest to you in Gameweek 36…


Ryan Babel

Price: £5.5m

Ownership: 0.7%

GW36 Fixture: Cardiff (H)

As a general rule of thumb, players from teams that are mathematically relegated are not worth considering in FPL. But I believe Ryan Babel (£5.5m) is defying that principle and can no longer be ignored.

He has quietly scored three goals and registered two assists in his last seven games.

The former Liverpool man is already Fulham’s sixth-highest outfield FPL points scorer, despite only joining them in Gameweek 23.

With the shackles now off, he is playing with a level of freedom that has helped Fulham win two of their last three games even if it’s been in vain.

But I can’t see his performance levels dropping anytime soon. Surely he has some sort of self-motivation to put himself in the shop window so that he doesn’t have to ply his trade in the Championship next season?

His advanced position is being duly rewarded as in the last six Gameweeks he has the second joint-most number of goals inside the box (three) among all midfielders.

Fulham’s next opponents are Cardiff at Craven Cottage. The Bluebirds are still fighting for survival and won’t simply park the bus and hope to nick a boring draw in a compact game.

The Bluebirds have conceded almost two goals per game on average on the road this season too.

I expect Ryan Babel to take advantage of their defensive frailties and be in contention to continue his unsung run of Fantasy returns.



Joel Matip

Price: £4.9m

Ownership: 1.1%

GW36 Fixture: Huddersfield (H)

The chances are that you already have Liverpool defensive cover in your team. However, do you have space to add one more but are squeezed for cash?

Look no further than Joel Matip (£4.9m).

You can’t go wrong with a regular starting sub-£5.0m defender from a title challenging team that has kept nineteen clean sheets this season.

Of course, he hasn’t been a regular from Gameweek 1 but he has played every minute of Premier League football since Gameweek 23.

Matip’s price hasn’t risen since then and he has kept six clean sheets in the process.

With that said, he doesn’t boast a noticeable attacking threat like Robertson, Alexander-Arnold of Van Dijk.

In addition, Matip’s seven penalty area touches in the last six Gameweeks are hardly worth mentioning but it’s only two less than Van Dijk during the same period.

With Matip you simply have a very good chance of a cheap and cheerful Fantasy return in Gameweek 36 through an easy clean sheet banker.

Liverpool face off against relegated Huddersfield on Friday.

The Terriers have only scored 11 away goals all season, whereas Liverpool have conceded the least number of league goals at home since August. What more could you ask for?



Dele Alli

Price: £8.8m

Ownership: 2.4%

GW36 Fixture: West Ham (H)

If an injury hadn’t hampered him for large chunks of this season, there’s no doubt Dele Alli (£8.8m) would have racked up double-digits for goals and assists by now.

He’s on course for playing his lowest number of minutes in a Premier League season but it hasn’t stopped him from registering nine FPL attacking returns.

Now that he is fully fit, Alli should hopefully see through the remainder of the league campaign and whatever is still left of Tottenham’s dream European adventure.

Dele Alli’s heatmap for the 2018/19 season so far

He still boasts an impressive heatmap for the 18/19 season and his injuries haven’t prevented him from playing in advanced positions with 40% of his touches being in the final third.

With Kane still out injured, Alli will play an important role in Tottenham’s attacking areas.

This all bodes well with the fact that they’ve also won every home match at their new state-of-the-art stadium.

Spurs still need to win games to secure Champions’ League football for the 2019/2020 season too.

Up next are West Ham who have lost three of their last four games. They can’t challenge for Europe and are safe from relegation.

Put simply they have nothing to play for.

It could be the kind of match that Alli can revel in, to build up his own self-confidence and show the Spurs faithful that he can help see them through from now till May.

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  1. fridge
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hi all

    Lloris
    Robbo. Doherty. Duffy
    Mane. Eriksen. Son. JWP
    Kun. Jiminez. Ings

    Foster. Bednarek. Dunk. KDB

    A) KDB & Ings > Jota & Firmino (-4)
    B) KDB & Ings > Delo & Firmino (-4)
    C) Something else?

    1. Fuddled FC
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C) hold or Doherty > TAA (if funds allow)

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tough choice between Jota and Delofeu. Jota has fulham gw37, delo has cup final to motivate him for. Coin flip.

      I’d be looking at Kdb&Eriksen for salah and possibly delo.

  2. Big Al Stankovic
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Some opinions and help on this matter will be much appreciated.

    A) Kdb&aguero —> Sterling&firmino
    B) Kdb&Eriksen —> Salah&Delofeu(6.2)
    C) Kdb&Duffy —> delofeu&VvD

    All options will be for a hit, and if B or C I’ll have enough cash itb for mane/salah/Eriksen to Sterling in gw37.
    I will c/tc mane, unless I get salah.

    1. no1pokadon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I am thinking A myself....so tough this decision. Sterling IMO can better Aguero scoring over last 3 weeks but of course we are talking about Agueeerroooooo. Of course Booby has good fixtures and is pivotal to pool attack, if not scoring he almost always involved.

      1. Big Al Stankovic
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers mate. Would probably want both aguero and Sterling for the remaining weeks, but then it has to be B or C. (If B have to swap for mane/salah in 37, If C Eriksen will make way)

        It’s just scary going without salah. He’s the one player that can kill ranks in a single gw.

        And firmino is firmino, never know what he will deliver regarding fantasy points.

    2. no1pokadon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Booby.....lol Bobby even

  3. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play one

    a) Valery
    b) Duffy
    c) Yoshida

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy.

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      b, even if he betrayed our trust in dgw34.

    3. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B,A,C in that order.

  4. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    if both my nearest rivals have Salah and most likely capping him would you TC him too ?

    60pts ahead in 1 money league, 32 pts ahead in the other money league

    Thoughts?

    1. pressdpm
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely.

      Not only is it quite a sensible TC choice anyway, it means they basically don't have a captain this week.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        cheers mate - didnt look at it that way. GL

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

    Can I hold an FT? Difficult to improve Llorente with just one move.
    1FT and 0.6 spare

    Ryan
    TAA - Bednarek - Duffy
    Sterling - Son - Salah - Eriksen
    Aguero - Jiminez - Llorente

    Foster - Bennett - Boly - Hojbjerg

  6. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Help!!!

    Really stuck for which transfer to make here.

    Have .2 in the bank and one FT.

    Thinking Duffy > Matip ... any thoughts?

    Lloris
    Robertson Duffy Dunk
    Mane Deulofeu Sterling Son
    Aguero Jiménez Rashford

    Foster Jota Doherty Bednarek

    Cheers..

  7. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A.) Start Valery or Duffy?
    B.) Start Foster or Ryan?

    1. Matt Dunn DC
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Start Duffy - x 4.08
      Start Ryan - x 4.21

      1. Matt Dunn DC
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        oops Duffy - 4.21, Ryan 4.08

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Double the risk, double the reward.
      Duffy & Ryan.

  8. Hillbilly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play Wilson or Doherty?

    Cheers and good luck all!

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson

  9. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Choose two to start
    1. Doucure
    2. Jota
    3. Gray

    1. Hillbilly
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1 & 2

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        this

  10. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play one of each:

    A Gray
    B JWP

    1 Doherty
    2 Valery

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B1

  11. ignis88
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lloris
    Duffy Dunk TAA
    Haz Mane Doucoure Jota Son
    Jimenez Aguero

    Foster Wilson DLuiz Pereira

    1FT

    A) Doucoure ->Lucas
    B) DLuiz -> Robertson
    C) Save

  12. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start Llorente or Jota?

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Llorente

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hope Cardiff beat Fulham and Brighton lose to Newcastle. But the injuries to Almiron and Lascelles are not good news for the latter.

  14. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start one
    A) Valery
    B) Dunk

    Thanks

    1. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m in the same boat with Dunk or Yoshida. Thinking Dunk as Brighton fighting for clean sheet but not sure

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah me too. Also no lasclles makes him a bigger threat on corners

  15. AI3user
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which is better for this round

    A) Jimi, Jota, Doh

    B) JWP, Valery, Duffy

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A

  16. good biashara
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chances of VVD outscoring Mane tonight?

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Guess there will be more than one goal in this match, so most likely mane.

  17. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen seldom gets rested. Look how few times he has been on the bench and got a cameo

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hopefully this week. Took him out for a hit to get mane

  18. KINGVIZO
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any changes advised or GTG - -4 gets me this (Eriksen and Lacazette our for Salah (TC) and Ings

    Lloris
    Duffy // Doherty // Dunk
    Son // Salah (TC) // Sterling // Redmond // Jota
    Aguero // Jimenez

    Ryan // Ings // Kola // Valery

    GTG - any advise?

  19. Numb
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Guardiola: "When it's long balls, I prefer Nico and Vinny because they are so strong."

    No Laporte then?

    1. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You misunderstand. It is as opposed to Stones

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kompany can't play two games in 3 days. Laporte and Otamendi IMO.

  20. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need to secure lead in mini league, rivals have Salah and Eriksen,but not Aguero should i swap

    A. Aguero for -4 to get Salah tc?
    B. Eriksen, Tripier and Jota for Salah and 2x bench -8

    Gunn,Ryan
    Taa, Tripier, Doherty, Yoshida, Valery
    Erisken, Son, Mene, Sterling ,Jota
    Aguero, Wilson, Jiminez

    I know this hits are probably not worth for overall but this leagues means lot to me, pls help this is bothering me rly much...

    1. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I have pretty much the same team and the same dilemma.

      I would go A out of those two options. Although sacrificing Aguero for a -4 feels strange.

  21. Scout15
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who to start?
    A) AWB
    B) Cathcart

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Awb

  22. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    KDB > Mane done with FT

    Gtg?
    Lloris
    TAA,Doherty,Duffy
    Salah(c)Mane(vc)Son,Jota,Redmond
    Aguero,Lacazette

    Foster,Jimenez,Yoshida,Valery 0.3m itb

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good move. Gtg!

  23. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    No word from Pep about Raz is a good thing right ??
    Do we think he'll start ??

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      At this time of the season, with no CL, i have no doubt he will start

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would be very very surprised if he didn’t start.

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Didn’t he also suggest Sane won’t start?

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

        Yeah
        Sounds music to my ears:)

      2. Numb
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Guardiola: "When teams play so high, I need maybe Leroy, when they play deep, David Silva in the pockets is an incredible player."

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah mate.

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

      Thank you All !!!
      He's my © so ..

  24. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Start one:
    1. Duffy (NEW)
    2. Doherty (wat)
    3. Bednarek (BOU)

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1

    2. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy

  25. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any Liverpool team news/rumours?

  26. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain or Triple Captain Mané?

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone saving TC chip for next week?

  28. St Pauli Walnuts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Struggling with who to start this week. Input appreciated ta.

    Gunn
    TAA / Doherty / Duffy
    Salah / Son / Jota / Moura
    Aguero / Firmino / Wilson

    Foster / Fraser / Yoshida / Bednarek

    GTG?

  29. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who to captain?
    A) Robertson
    B) TAA

  30. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Best defender for 4.3 or less?