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Mount could exploit Norwich defence in Gameweek 3

As a template begins to form in this new Fantasy Premier League season, the value of differentials only increases from week to week.

So far in 2019/20, we have found several initially overlooked budget players offering points potential to their small number of owners.

Gameweek 2 saw Teemu Pukki (£6.8m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) deliver for the differentials crew, registering 17 and five-point hauls respectively.

With this in mind, let’s hope for further success in Gameweek 3.

Mason Mount

Mason Mount got his first senior Chelsea goal against Leicester in Gameweek 2

Price: £6.1m

Ownership: 4.8%

GW3 Opponent: Norwich City (away)

Before August 2019/20, Mason Mount (£6.1m) hadn’t even played a minute of Premier League football and yet in the space of two games, he has already begun to make a name for himself at Stamford Bridge. 

The young midfielder is already displaying the kind of form that steered Derby to the Championship play-off final last season. 

Of course, the Rams fell at the final hurdle but the fact that Frank Lampard managed him then and now is very significant. Whisper it quietly, but is he moulding Mount to follow in his own famous playing style at Chelsea? 

In the first two Gameweeks, Mount ranks second for goal attempts among midfielders priced at £7.0m or less. 

Of course, it’s still early days and he isn’t going to score in every other game but a generous fixture run points towards the potential for Mount to continue his form. 

Up next for Chelsea is a Norwich City team that may have impressed with their attack against Liverpool and Newcastle but who also have a questionable defensive record. 

Even if Chelsea can’t defeat them, I would expect Mount to cause trouble to their unreliable backline.

Yerry Mina

Yerry Mina in action for Everton

Price: £5.6m

Ownership: 4.9%

GW3 Opponent: Aston Villa (away)

Everton started August where they finished off last season, with a continued run of clean sheets. 

After two games they remain the only team yet to concede in the Premier League.

This recent success has been in no small part to centre-back Yerry Mina (£5.6m). 

The Colombian international was blighted by injury during 2018/19 and has quickly become an important defensive asset for Everton in the absence of Kurt Zouma.

So far, Mina is ranked third for FPL points among all defenders at this early stage, despite registering no attacking returns.

The centre-back has claimed bonus points in both Gameweeks thus far for his defensive contributions, also helped by Everton’s attacking players not delivering at the other end of the pitch.

Furthermore, there aren’t many other defenders that boast goals in 29% of their matches on the international stage, which included three goals at the last World Cup. 

However, despite these attacking credentials, he’s had no touches in the final third so far this season. 

For now at least, if you were to buy Mina, it would be for his defensive fortitude and bonus points potential. 

Everton are due to play newly-promoted Aston Villa on Friday night. They may have scored in their first two games, but their team is still in a transitional state and needs time to gel together. 

Luke Shaw

Luke Shaw is one of the more senior figures in Manchester United’s defence this season

Price: £5.5m

Ownership: 2.2%

GW3 Opponent: Crystal Palace (home)

Manchester United’s defence has looked in much better shape this season since the arrival of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire this summer. 

Solskjaer’s youthful team demolished Chelsea with a comfortable clean sheet win on the opening weekend and it took a Rúben Neves wonder-goal to breach them on Monday night.

Despite all the FPL interest centring around those aforementioned new boys Wan-Bissaka and Maguire, there is still plenty Luke Shaw (£5.5m) can offer.

Despite only being 24, the former Southampton man is one of the ‘elder statesmen’ at Old Trafford. 

He has been there for five years and it was only last season when he finally overcame several challenges and established himself as the club’s first-choice left-back. 

Despite a lacklustre end to their Premier League campaign in May, he was held in such high regard that he was voted the 2018/19 player of the year by Manchester United fans, as well as his team-mates.

He may not have registered any attacking returns so far, but he is beginning to show some early promise with his involvement further up the field. F

Among defenders priced at £5.5m or less, he is ranked as joint eighth for touches in the opponents half (77) and 12th for touches in the final third (41). 

Shaw can certainly build upon his five assists from last season if he continues to get in the right areas and if the in-form Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford can sustain their early clinical touches and goalscoring runs. 

Manchester United are due to host a goal-shy Crystal Palace in Gameweek 3.

The Eagles have not scored at Old Trafford in the Premier League since December 2004 which certainly bodes well for Shaw and his defensive colleagues. 

Also, beyond this game, he has a generous fixture run which further validates his promise as a tantalising differential.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Can't wait for Mount Everest's brace tomorrow.

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If its a brace it aint a low aMount

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Its more difficult to stay on top than get there....

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        aint that the truth

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount Molehill.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Have emailed slouch yet pal ?

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson & Wood to Kean & Haller/Giroud/Pukki is a bit mad for a hit right?

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kean prob won't start again

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Supposedly he has looked decent in his brief cameos. When do you reckon he starts?

        Going for drinks tonight and will be watching the game so I wanted to add some excitement!

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Think he will come on 60 minutes mark and start next game.

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            So would you do Wilson to Haller? Wood to Kean next gw?

            1. el polako
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              I own Haller so yes !

        2. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Most Everton fans think Kean starts midweek, in the EFL Cup.

          1. Yankee Toffee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This

        3. Yankee Toffee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I had him week 1 and 2 as a punt and yeah he looked lively in GW2 but Silva wants to bed him in first before starting. I sold him actually.

          Fans are sure asking for it tho!

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks folks

  3. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    RMT 352 WC

    Pope, 4.0
    AWB, KWP, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Hanley
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial, Ceballos
    Kane, Pukki, 4.5

    Sorry got bottomed. cheers

    1. milanista10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good team, we share 12 same players!

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Great minds think alike 😉

        1. milanista10
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Actually Mount & Dunk over Ceballos & KWP is what counts as the other difference is Kelly vs Hanley (in hope that Kelly plays GW4)

          1. Yankee Toffee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah Zimmerman and Klose are in training but Hanley is team captain so thought he might retain his spot...

            Kelly is another 4.0 option but Tomkins and Sakho looming

            I think BHA will be in the goals but not too many CSs for Dunker. Would prefer Mount over Ceballos tho.

            Nice team, GL m8!

            1. milanista10
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              You are right, I had Hanley earlier but after switching to this defence I went with Kelly hoping that he plays home to Villa next week as Lund & Dunk have tough games! I liked Ceballos last game but think Chelsea’s fixtures swayed me comfortably towards Mount..

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

      hanley out of team when everyones fit, lundy may not keep his place for long. be ready to have to add 0.5 to one of em down the line

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        cheers m8

        Yeah Zimmerman and Klose are in training but Hanley is team captain so thought he might retain his spot...

        Kelly is another 4.0 option but Tomkins and Sakho looming

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

          Cahill too - this could well be his last week

    3. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very nice!

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        cheers

    4. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Needs eve defence imo

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I had this:

        AWB, Coleman, Lund, Hanley, Kelly

        But I got abused too much so I changed it. Just need 1 of the 4.0 def to start every week.

        It's quite suicidal now looking at it tho

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

      Nice but fairly high risk imo

      Ducked out of this exact set up in week 2 wc - just McGinn over Ceb different.

      Just don’t see that defence holding up for very long. As Embo pointed out you may need more funds for your makeweights and I’d add that Ceb is also questionable for nailedness at the very least.

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

        I decided Robertson Digne Jota performed better than KdB KWP Soy

        I also like being flexible

  4. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play 2

    A) Pukki
    B) C.Wilson
    C) Dendoncker
    D) Lundstram
    E) Montoya

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C E

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can't do that, I need to play a striker.

    2. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A & E

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A obv and D

      Form over fixs

    4. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki for certain.
      Then Lundstram, as he has a higher chance of CS than Wilson of scoring.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundstram over Wilson? Really?

        1. Licious Lizard
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I would.
          I don’t see big points for either tbh.
          But as written Lundstram has a higher chance of keeping a cleanie than wilson of scoring. Of course Wilson has a higher chance of scoring multiple goals - and then you have to compare the possibilities of assists and baps

        2. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lund does have a higher chance of a cleanie that Wilson scoring. If it was King I'd play King for potential penalty

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

    GTG???

    Pope
    AWB VVD Zinc Dinge
    KDB Salah(vc) Sterling(c) Martial
    Pukki Jota

    Button / Dendonc / Lundstram / Greenwood

    Ta all 🙂

  6. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start king or Lund?

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lund.
      Higher chance of CS than King has of scoring according to bookies.

    2. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go King. If Bournemouth do score, then likely to be him or Wilson. Only takes one defensive slip up from anyone for a clean sheet to be wiped out

  7. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No real love for Trossard over mount?

    1. Vasily
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lots of love from me.

      0.9% aww yeah

    3. sozopol
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Shhh

    4. BraxterStockman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mounts fixtures are better, therefore I would choose Mount as well.
      Brighton has City, Che and Spurs in their upcoming 6 matches, while Chelsea has Liverpool as the only top team in the upcoming 10 matches.

  8. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play Lundstrom or Robinson?

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

      Robinson

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      4 of your last 5 post were question on robinson. You wont get an answer if you dont engage and help other people on here.

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

        Do you always check previos posts before you answer someone?

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          give me a second....

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            🙄

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

              Thats a drag

            2. Fitzy.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Serenity now, serenity now... 🙂

  9. Bolleniho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Andre Gray £5.9m, 0.6% owned, Next opp WHU(H) 2nd worst for shots conceded in the box and worst for big chances conceded. Deeny and Pereyra injured means he has a straight route into the line-up + he had the best preseason in terms of goals scored for Watford

    1. Budweiser
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Go for it lad

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

      He will always have a place in my heart for the double gameweek last season but there must be better options.

      If you inisist on having a 6.0 striker he is as good a shout as any

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      true but its also andre grey

    4. aspilcueta
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is his place not at risk from Deulofeu?

    5. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A bold punt. I would steer clear if I had any other options. Watford hasn’t looked very good

    6. Any Laporte in a Storm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone for Deulofeu for those reasons. With Deeney out will that lessen their threat?

    7. Bolleniho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I think it speaks more to how little value there is for mid-price forwards. I'm trying to move my funds towards a 3-5-2 as a result.

  10. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    on wc which combo :
    a. rash + mcginn
    b. barnes + martial

  11. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bairstow gone. 45-6

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bad shot selections

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Woefully out of form. Drop him for Ben Foakes.

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

      On the ropes

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That's not really a cricket score.

  12. dansen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start Josh King, Dendoncker or Lundstram?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lund

  13. COYR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    2 to start out of:

    A) Adams
    B) Wilson
    C) Dendoncker
    D) Lundstram

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The strikers

      1. COYR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers, that's what I'm on atm (but disliking my front 2 vs the rest of my team...)

  14. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play 1 gk
    A. Heaton
    B. Pope

    Play 2 from...
    1. Lundstram
    2. Dendoncker
    3. King

    1. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B
      1&3

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Only the 2nd day of 3rd test and looks like ashes will be decided already. Earliest I can remember

  16. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play Pope or Heaton?

    1. aspilcueta
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope, in my humble opinion. I am in fact playing him myself so I have a measure of faith in him 😉

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Heaton

  17. Big Red Rom
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you prefer in your team?

    Mine or Coleman?

    (and why)

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mina - baps magnet

    2. BEARZINHO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mina for security and bps... coleman for attk returns.. im on coleman and digne atm if it helps..

  18. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bowling masterclass

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

      Nah - decent bowling sure but look at the shots they got out playing.

      Only Root was got out

      It’s simply a case that England’s batting is abysmal and an embarrassment

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        In white ball cricket on flat pitches they look world class but exposed in this series. Batsmen Simply not test cricketers bar maybe a couple

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Has been a brilliant session by Hazelwood and Cummins

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pattinson too - it’s a shame Starc misses out

  19. theroadrunner
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Play: King, Lundstram or Cantwell for the final slot?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lund

    2. aspilcueta
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cantwell.

    3. Baz
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      king

  20. jblakes
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    OK ladies and gents.

    Which one would ppl have for long term.
    Rashfore VVD or
    Kane and 5.0m cb?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  21. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    the total shift from premium defence heavy gw1 teams to defensively suicidal gw3 wc teams is really something

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have improved my defence. And my bench. 🙂

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

        we stan

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

      It’s the ultimate knee jerking and loss of common sense

      Defenders will still offer the best PPM come end of the season

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

        agree. can sympathise with people trying to catch early bandwagons but squeezing 3 premiums into a team and accomodating it with an awful defence is bad imo

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fickle, the clean sheets will return.

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

      Imagine 2 weeks ago the common belief was that if you don't go with double pool defence, you'll drop in ranks because EVERYONE will have at least two of their defenders

    5. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha. I wish I could get back hours I wasted arguing with th" premium defenders all season" crowd on here in preseason

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

        probably me tbh

  22. RDavies87
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Options:

    Perez to KDB. I have Sterling too
    Wilson to Kane.

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

      what

    2. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sitting on loads of cash?

      1. RDavies87
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah got 3.5 in the bank.

  23. BEARZINHO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On a WC...

    Team is
    Pope / 4m
    Digne, AWB, Zink, Lund ___
    Sterling, KDB, Mane, Cebellos ___
    Pukki ____ 4.5

    Torn between
    A) Coleman, Martial, Barnes
    B) KWP, Cantwell, Kane

    I think Martial and Barnes can cover Kane points over next 6... but a big Kane score is a rank killer....

    Advice please?

  24. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    bring on Pukki party round 3

  25. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A part of me wants to go with D for team with more strength and depth but I'm stuck on A right now... Opinions please;

    Pope, McGovern
    Digne, AWB, Kelly, XXX, XXX
    Sterling, Mane, Ceballos, XXX XXX
    Kane, Wickham, XXX

    A) Lund, Zinc, KDB, Martial & Greenwood - (0 ITB)
    B) Lund, Zinc, KDB, Cantwell & Pukki - (0.9 ITB)
    C) Lund, Walker, KDB, Cantwell & Pukki - (0.4 ITB)
    D) Laporte, Mina, Martial, Cantwell, Pukki (0.5 ITB)
    E) Other option?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kaptain Kane - we was discussing this team a couple of days ago, any thoughts?

  26. Endhey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start lundstarm or soyuncu?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

  27. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    From next week, would you rather have digne (442) or jotta (352)?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Diggy

  28. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Please RMT!

    Heaton
    TAA Digne Lundstram
    Sterling(c) Salah Donk Zaha
    Haller Wilson Pukki(vc)

    Button Aarons Fraser Kelly

    1. BEARZINHO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is haller inj? Id swap him for martial otherwise gtg

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No FT

        But Haller is fit. I am season ticket holder at West Ham so going with him! 😀

  29. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Mina + Salah
    B) Digne + Mane

    Which one for the WC?

    1. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne + Mane

  30. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A. KDB + Dunk + Soyuncu

    or

    B. Lanzini + Laporte + AWB

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      b is pretty fun