Spot the Differential

Brighton fixtures could see Trossard become powerful differential

In Gameweek 22, the likes of Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.6m), Reece James (£5.0m) and Brandon Williams (£4.0m) hit double-digit hauls, all of whom have ownership of 5% or less.

There’s no shortage of differential candidates to consider this week either.

This time we’re focusing on the value on offer in midfield, with three promising match-ups a key factor in our thinking.

Leandro Trossard

Ownership: 0.4%

Price: £5.8m

GW23-27 fixtures: AVL | bou | whu | WAT | shu

It’s quite simple, if Brighton want to start scoring more, they need to get Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) firing.

The Belgian winger is without a goal since Gameweek 11, so this is a move which comes with risk, but there are encouraging signs that returns may be on the horizon.

He went closest to scoring for Brighton at Goodison Park last weekend, when he hit the bar, and has impressed at home this season – both his goals and four of his five assists have come at Amex Stadium.

With the Seagulls seeking to extend their unbeaten home record to three matches, having beaten Bournemouth and drawn with Chelsea recently, this is a huge game at the bottom of the table, and they will see it as an opportunity to put some distance between them and the relegation zone.

Aston Villa, meanwhile, visit on Saturday having struggled defensively this season and are without a clean sheet on their travels. In fact, no team has conceded more away than Villa’s 23.

Trossard can take advantage of those frailties at the back, and with his next four games all against teams near the bottom of the table, could be a nice differential over the next few weeks.

Emiliano Buendía

Ownership: 0.9%

Price: £6.0m

GW23-27 fixtures: BOU | tot | new | LIV | wol

Norwich City are probably destined to get relegated this season, but in recent weeks, have offered a small glimmer of hope to supporters picking up points against Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.

Whilst a revival is unlikely, if they are to come good, the Argentinian playmaker Emiliano Buendía (£6.0m) will be central to it.

In his last two matches at Carrow Road, Buendía has supplied two assists and 14 points.

The underlying stats further highlight Buendía’s importance to the 2018/19 Championship winners.

He’s created more chances (28) than any other player in the league over the last six Gameweeks. Remarkably, that’s 12 more than Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) has managed in that time.

Although he has yet to score this season, his total of 24 shots is only bettered by Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) and Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) for Daniel Farke’s side.

Their opponents on Saturday, Bournemouth, have conceded nine goals in their last three games against Watford, West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Bournemouth’s poor defence bodes well for Buendía, who sits in just 0.9% of squads, to deliver big points on Saturday.

Callum Hudson-Odoi

Ownership: 0.6%

Price: £5.3m

GW23-27 fixtures: new | ARS | lei | MUN | TOT

Next up is an interesting budget option at Chelsea, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m), who is regaining confidence after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

He has now produced attacking returns in each of his last two appearances across all competitions, having scored against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup and Burnley in Gameweek 22.

A theme in both matches has been his brilliant link-up play with right-back James, which was seen when they combined for the Blues second goal against Burnley, before Tammy Abraham (£7.8m) headed home.

These comments from Frank Lampard suggest we’ll be seeing plenty more of this partnership going forward…

“Hopefully it’s just the start of the partnership as far as first-team football goes. When Callum is being as aggressive as he was today and Reece is behind him, of course it is a big thing.” – Frank Lampard

Chelsea’s away form is worth noting, only Liverpool have picked up more than their seven wins on the road this season, with 25 goals scored in 11 games, compared to just 14 at home.

Saturday evening’s away meeting with Newcastle United, who have failed to win since Gameweek 18, hands Hudson-Odoi the chance to continue his form.

The winger’s instant impact upon returning to Chelsea’s starting eleven offers us a cut-price route into the Chelsea attack, and if he can nail down a spot in Frank Lampard’s eleven, which looks likely with Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) out injured, he could offer real value at just £5.3m.

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  1. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison:

    A) keep and play Grealish (bha)
    or
    B) out for -4 to Martial / Maddison / up to 8.1 MID
    ..?

    thx

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      sell

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

  2. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lascelles a good option?

    1. YuvalFPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      possibly. he's on my radar.

  3. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is Richarlison out this weekend?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. Might miss Tuesday but sounded positive he won’t.

      1. damiang2233
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Worth getting rid?

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

    Final check before launch

    Foster ( Button )
    Trent Sidibe Soyuncu ( Lund Rico )
    Mane Kdb Maddison Richarlison ( Cantwell )
    Bobby Ings Jimenez

    Thinking of doing Richarlison to Mahrez(c) for -4
    Or play Cantwell?

    Help please!

    1. payetisgod
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would take a hit when you've got cantwell.

      Be one of the many who receive his points from the bench along with rashford owners ha!

      1. payetisgod
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        opps wouldn't*

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

    Just came to know about Richarlison Injury. Who should I replace him with?
    Mahrez?

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      anyone upto 11 million. Son or Mahrez for just one week?

    2. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Son

  6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guy in my ML has triple SHU defence and benched all of them (at home to West Ham) last week:

    Henderson(6) Lundstram(6) Baldock(6) Sarr(6)

    Just... Lol

    1. YuvalFPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      bizarre

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

      If you are going to have triple SHU defence and won’t play any of them at home to west ham then why have them!

      Hope you are beating them!

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That is a good question!
        Im beating him at least 😉

  7. Benditlike
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As a plan to get Salah in for dgw 24, which combo do i go for?

    A) Maddison + 4.9 def (Holgate/Dunk)
    B) Grealish + Digne
    C) Doucure + Digne

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

    Afternoon all, GTG here?

    McCarthy
    TAA Robbo Webster
    Salah KDB Mahrez Cantwell
    Aguero(c) Vardy Ings

    Lundstram Hayden Williams

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      yupp

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Very nice mate!

  9. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Carlo said the Injury wasn’t that bad..

    But

    Bench Richarlison?

    Bench - Lundstram,Hanley,and Greenwood..

    Or who (with 1 FT) to swap him for..?

    7.9 million available...!!

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

      Put the 7.9 to use and replace him with Salah/Mane/KDB/Son - whichever you don’t have in that order

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Have kdb mane and salah

        Will I just hold?

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

          Oh sorry - mis read that as 7.9 ITB!!!

          I’d save the FT and bench him and start Lund instead - that might even be a blessing in disguise

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

    Thought of bringing Doucoure in, but heard TOT showed some improvement (didn't watch TOT-LIV).
    What is your opinion?

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Doucoure is a good pick for the price

    2. Slam
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My opinion is not to put too much emphasis on one fixture

    3. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Will Hughes is back,that means Doucoure,might go back to DMF-CMF position...

  11. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who to sell for TAA?

    A) Soy
    B) Aurier

    Cheers

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B easy

    2. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  12. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    0.3ITB 2FTs. What to do!? Considering :

    A) Jimenez > Maupay
    B) Jimenez, Rico > Greenwood, Robbo
    C) Smth else?

    Guaita Button
    TAA Soy Lundstram Rico Kelly
    Salah KDB Martial Maddison Dendoncker
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez

    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm thinking of doing B but Martinelli instead of greenwood

      1. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  13. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who to play

    A) Rico or Lowton
    B) Robbo (-4)

    1. FPL Notebook (John)
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo

  14. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    1 FT, 1.1 ITB. Help greatly appreciated!

    Ryan
    TAA, Holgate, Lundstram
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Cantwell
    Vardy, Ings, Rashford*

    (Woodman, Traore, Kelly, Simpson)

    A) Traore -> Sarr (keep Rashford)
    B) Rashford -> DCL (Kelly & Traore -> Son & Williams next week)
    C) Save FT. A or B next week dependent on this weekend
    D) Something else

    Small risk of not fielding 11 if I save FT (likely playing Kelly away to City). May be priced out of Rashford, Kelly & Traore -> DCL, Son & Williams if I don't do Rashford -> DCL today/tomorrow. Keen to get Son in.

    Cheers.

  15. FPL Notebook (John)
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will be doing Grealish -> Cantwell to find Mané.

    Do it this week or next? Cantwell against BOU makes me think this week

  16. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How’s my wildcard looking...??

    Krul
    VVD / AMN / Aurier
    Mane / Son(c) / KDB / Grealish
    Firmino / Vardy / Ings

    McCarthy / Dendonk / Lord / Cahill

    Firmino will likely become Rashford at some point after the DGW...

    Any good...???

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dont like the defence

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It’s the best I could come up with.
        Agree that it’s not going to pull up many trees... ty

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

      Hate the Aurier pick - would much rather a 4.5 and upgrade VVD to Robbo/ TAA

      Cantwell a much better first sub than Dendonker if you can afford it.

      Rest looks good to me

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.
        I will have a try at changing defence.... again...

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Give me the total amount to spend and I will give it a try

  17. Pickle juice
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Have to transfer out Rashford this week, should I :

    (a) take a one week punt on Aguero and (c) him but will have to take -4 hit to get Liverpool triple the following week,

    (b) put in Ings in now and captain KDB and following no hit to get Liverpool triple

    ???????????????????????

  18. AlpoShearer
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A. Rashford and Traore to Son and Deeney/Maupay -4
    B. Rasford to Abraham
    C. Save and play Traore and Rash/Dendocker

  19. talentoe
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    G2G? Playing Cantwell over Mads based on fixture, what do you guys think?

    Mccarthy
    TAA, Holgate, Chilwell
    Salah, Mane, KDB (c), Cantwell
    Vardy, Ings, DCL

    (Ramsdale, Maddison, Lundstram, Kelly)

    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Have you seen Burnley lately? they have been conceding like anything too! I would probably bench DCL and play Maddison...

      1. talentoe
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah but covered by Chilwell and Vardy. DCL could bank especially in Rich's absence now.

  20. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How does the team look? Ready to go?
    0FT and 0.1 mill in the bank.

    Henderson
    Lundstram Aurier Soyuncu
    Mane KDB(c) Salah Maddison
    Vardy Rashford Ings

    Button; Dendoncker, Rico, Kelly

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford is injured isn't he?

      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah seems like it. Don't think it's worth a hit out though. So if he doesn't play dendoncker comes in

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You expecting him back for Burnley?

          1. FF Dirtbag
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Didn't ole say he is giving him the 48hrs to see if he can play?

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              He hasn't been ruled out for sure.

        2. FF Dirtbag
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Or do you think it's worth a hit?

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Well who would you get in and what is your plan for TAA?

            1. FF Dirtbag
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              I was considering getting Gomez as getting TAA completely destroys my team. Unless I do downgrade Rashford heavily.

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                You need TAA, get Maupay or DCL

              2. Esalman
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I have had Gomez for a while, which allowed me to have kun+kdb. I think I've profited more by having Gomez instead of TAA and frankly I don't see any reason to change.

  21. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah price rises tonight ?

  22. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Captain?

    1. Salah
    2. Mane
    3. Kdb
    4. Vardy

    1. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      2

  23. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Had the exact money to do the following transfer for a hit:

    Gazzaniga / Martial / Jiminez

    To

    Button / Mane / Greenwood

    Unfortunately Sadio Mane went up in price before I could pull the trigger.

    To my utter delight this morning, I saw that button had gone down to 3.9!
    I'm a conservative player and don't normally take hits but had to do it!

    Any other managers been affected by price changes when making moves?

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

      I can’t understand why people have sold Button

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'm sure some people get like 5 FTs a week.

      2. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I did.

        Has Fabianski and Button. Sold Button for McCarthy, as Fabianski might be back soon.

  24. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsdale Button
    TAA Aurier Lundstram Soyuncu Holgate
    Salah KdB Maddy Martial Den
    Vardy Ings Jimi

    2FTs 0.1ITB want Robbo in for next week. What would you do?

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jimenez, Aurier/Soy > Greenwood, Robbo

  25. Pep fraudiola
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcard activated, this is my current setup, but still open to changes

    Ryan/Pope
    TAA/Robbo/Williams/James/Stephens
    Mane/KDB/CHO/Martial/Noble
    Abraham/Ings/Aguero

    Did initially have rashford instead of Aguero but due to injury and aguero form i downgraded Mahrez to CHO and upgraded Rash to Aguero.

    One thing im still unsure about, 2 liverpool defenders for DGW or 1 and then have Salah and Mane(would upgrade Martial, and downgrade Aguero back to Vardy/Rash)

    However happy to accept all recommendations.

    Also who should i bench this week, i currently have Williams/Martial/Noble on there. Thinking of not playing Stephens, and bringing Noble in. What do you guys think?

  26. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one
    A - Martial
    B - Cantwell
    C - Perez

  27. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Dear Sterling Owners,

    Please can you sell him and help fellow fpl manager.

    Kind regards,

    Kane Lane

  28. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cheapest playing defender?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Williams

      1. Steinburg FC
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        shaw not back soon?

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lascelles if you want locked in 4.2, but shaw is dog crap, hopefully wont see much of him rest of season.

  29. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth using a FT to make a 1 gw move?

    Currently have Martial + 5m itb. Plan is to save FT and bring in Mane next gw. However, getting tempting by making a 1gw move to mahrez(c)/sterling (c).

    Worth it? Chances of martial getting anything against liverpool are slim but at the same time, going into dgw24 with 2FT's could be handy..the extra FT could also allow me to remove deadwood like Rico

  30. Boleyn Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Evening All. Considering doing the following to get a Liv trio of TAA, Robbo & Mane. Yay or nay?

    Van Dijk & Traore > Robbo & Hudson-Odoi (2 fts)