Spot the Differential

Set-piece duties and three assists in last four warrant DGW32 punt on Moura

Gameweek 32 is almost upon us which gives us an opportunity to have a look at some more differential options.

This time, we’ve selected low-owned picks at Manchester United, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur who we think have the potential to make an impact.

As always, to qualify, the player must have an ownership of 5% or less at the time of writing.

Lucas Moura

  • FPL ownership: 2.4%
  • Price: £6.6m
  • GW32-36 fixtures: eve + SOU | – | SHU | lee | WOL

Tottenham Hotspur are the only team who play twice in Double Gameweek 32, as they travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton tomorrow night, before playing Southampton at home on Wednesday.

Loading up on their assets is a no brainer, but if your budget won’t stretch to Son Heung-min (£9.4) or Harry Kane (£11.7m), or if you fancy complementing them with a differential, FPL bosses could do a lot worse than look at Lucas Moura (£6.6m).

Until last month, it felt like another patchy season for the Brazilian, as he struggled to establish himself in the starting XI. However, the 28-year-old has now started nine of the last ten league matches, providing two goals, four assists and 47 FPL points during that time. Interestingly, that’s five more than Son over the same period, and you could argue that along with Kane, he is one of Spurs’ in-form players right now.

Moura’s numbers over the last six Gameweeks are also encouraging. Among team-mates, he ranks second for chances created and joint-third for shots in the box, while no player has touched the ball more often in the final-third. Crucially, he has been taking some corners too, which could yield returns against Everton, who rank third-worst for set-piece attempts conceded over their last six home matches.

Son and Kane remain the stand-out picks in Double Gameweek 32, but Moura continues to be overlooked and could offer real value at just £6.6m.

Jarrod Bowen

  • FPL ownership: 2.3% 
  • Price: £5.9m
  • GW32-36 fixtures: new | CHE | bur | EVE | bha

With Michail Antonio (£6.6m) side-lined with a hamstring injury which could see him miss the remainder of the season, Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m) is impressing in his absence.

The 24-year-old has now scored three goals in as many games, and also provided an assist against Leicester City last time out. 

In his new role as a striker, Bowen has shown he is capable of leading the line by using his pace to make clever runs in behind the opposition’s backline. His partnership with Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) is thriving, and the duo’s movement in recent matches suggests Newcastle’s defenders could be in for a long afternoon on Saturday. It’s also worth noting that the Magpies’ have conceded more goals from counter-attacks than any other side this season, and have kept just one Premier League clean sheet at St James’ Park.

West Ham continued their charge towards Champions League football with a win in Gameweek 31 and most of their remaining matches are against teams currently in the bottom-half. In fact, the home game against Chelsea in Gameweek 33 looks to be the only fixture to be truly wary of.

Though Lingard has stolen the show since arriving in east London, Bowen is stepping up right when the Hammers need him most, and could be an effective differential for the run-in.

Mason Greenwood

How Spurs' FPL assets fared in their final match before Double Gameweek 32
  • FPL ownership: 2.1%
  • Price: £7.0m
  • GW32-36 fixtures: BUR | lee | LIV | avl | LEI

After a difficult start to the season, Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) has now scored three goals in his last four appearances.

The 19-year-old played a decisive role in Manchester United’s 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, as he came off the bench and provided a goal and assist.

Tactically, it was an interesting setup, with Paul Pogba (£7.6m) starting as the left-sided player in a 4-2-3-1 formation. However, as the game went on, he and Marcus Rashford (£9.5m), who Greenwood later replaced, took up narrower positions and effectively swung the clash in Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side’s favour.

If Pogba is to continue in a similar, more advanced role, where he has the vision and ability to quickly switch play, United’s right-sided forward stands to benefit most.

Rotation at clubs still involved in Europe is always a concern at this stage of the season, but Greenwood has now started eight of the last ten matches in all competitions, and with Anthony Martial (£8.6m) out injured, more opportunities should come his way.

The number 11’s push for a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championships this summer could be an important factor, too, as he will need to showcase his undoubted talent during the run-in. Encouragingly, the fixtures offer him an opportunity to do exactly that, as the Red Devils now face Burnley, Leeds United and Aston Villa between Gameweek 32 and 35.

Greenwood is one of the Premier League’s brightest young stars, and with an ownership of just 2.1%, is a tempting midfield differential.

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  1. Totti
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What do u rather guys?

    A) ings -> vardy
    B) ings -> lacazette
    C) play ings or gundogan

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B or Cavani

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

      B

    3. Party time
        2 years, 11 months ago

        A

      • BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        B

    4. buttsy9
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Going DCL/Tierney > Iheanacho/TAA this week

      But is worth also doing any of these?

      1/ Pope > Schmeichel -4
      2/ Smith-Rowe > Bowen -4
      3/ Both for -8
      4/ Something else?

    5. Legohair
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Auba to
      A. Rashford -4
      B. Pepe -4
      C. Someone else -4
      D. Save and play Raphinha instead

      1. And nothing else Mata'…
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        What are the news with Auba? sidelined? Im in the same boat. I would switch to Jota

        1. Legohair
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Well he is not hospital anymore but i really dont think that he is available this weekend

    6. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who would you start - Wood (ManU), Dallas (liv) or Aina (ars)?

      1. MMN
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Wood

        1. xuwei
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks

    7. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bottomed

      Pope to Lloris for a hit

      or start Martinez

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Martinez

      2. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Martinez

      3. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Martinez

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

        Martinez

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks guys

          Guess it's obvious

    8. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      First to 3 please..Bench one?

      A. Stones (Villa)
      B. Gund (Villa)
      C. Creswell (New)

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        С

    9. Sean
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Is Chambers nailed at RB?

    10. Return of the FF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Best DCL replacements? Have Kane and Bamford already. I'm thinking Iheanacho, does Maddison's return affect his minutes or position? Laca to be rotated for EL? Anyone else to consider?

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I’m going Inheancho

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Nacho

      3. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Nacho

      4. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Laca

      5. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Does Laca have any competition? Auba out for long mostly.

      6. Return of the FF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks all

    11. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Final checks, am I G2G?

      Mendy
      Coady - Trent - Rudiger
      Salah - Son - Bruno - Lingaard - Jota
      Kane (c) - Nacho

      Bench: Forster - Coufal - Vydra - Veltman

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yup ... same 11 as me ... only difference I have shaw in 11 and Rudiger on bench.

      2. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        In fact our team is almost identical ... I have Dias and Rudiger on bench vs your Veltman and Coufal ... only diff in the 15

    12. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Any Stones owners left? Sell for Reguilon for a hit or keep?

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I’m keeping don’t think worth a -4

      2. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Not worth a hit

      3. Party time
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Not worth it for a hit. Spurs defence is pants

          1. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            But then they've got Sheffield at home in GW34...

            1. Eh, just one more thing ...
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              And no game 33

      4. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Hope everyone is well.

        Which defender would you start from

        Phillips (LEE)
        Dallas (liv)
        Dunk (che)

        Thanks! Luckily got Dallas off bench last week after benching him!

        1. Donny_Rover
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Phillips 100%. Liverpool clean sheet and goal significantly more likely than Leeds clean sheet and/or goal and I can’t see Brighton keeping a CS.

          1. Rinseboy
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            cheers!

        2. Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Dallas

      5. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cavani OR Lacazette? Both have Europa... So can miss the odd game. Laca has pens too.

        Or both on WC?

        1. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Lacazette

      6. Donny_Rover
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Who would you bench?

        A. Maddison
        B. Fofana
        C. Rudiger

        Rest of team:
        Mendy
        TAA Shaw Semedo
        Salah Jota Son
        Kane Vardy

        Vydra & Neto definitely benched. Leaning towards Maddison as could see him being benched anyway but never really like playing 5 defenders...

        1. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          C

      7. mad_beer ✅
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Is DCL to Nacho worth a -4?

        1. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I reckon so if Dcl is definitely out

        2. Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yes.

      8. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        .2 short for Son

        A Gund to Moura
        B Gund to Son & Coufal to Masuaku -4

        1. Party time
            2 years, 11 months ago

            B imo

          • Eh, just one more thing ...
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            A

        2. Tmel
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Which GK to play:

          a) Martinez (MCI)
          b) Areola (ars)
          c) Lloris (eve, SOU) (-4)

          1. JBG
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I'm playing Martinez.

          2. Concrete
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            A

          3. Eh, just one more thing ...
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            A

        3. Kaptenen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Who makes way for Nacho?
          A) Bamford
          B) Watkins

          1. Concrete
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            B

          2. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            A for next two weeks

          3. Return of the FF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Why sell Nacho?

        4. Mcpuker777
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          1 week punt...
          Gundo to:

          Pogba
          Maddison
          Moura

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

            Greenwood

          2. Kaptenen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Madders or Moura, probably Moura just bc DGW. Greenwood could also be golden.

            1. Mcpuker777
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Will he play after Europe though with Pogba and Rash fit?

        5. cigan
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Fellas, still can't get my head around this one. Lose Bruno (w. loads of value) for a week so I can get Son for his double or nah?

          Alternative is Bamford + Digne/keeper Iheanacho + Reguilion/Lloris

          1. dbeck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            time to roll the dice and lose Bruno. Assuming your trying to gain rank and not hold

            1. cigan
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Leading my private league currently & not concerned with rank that much - never really looked at what my opponents are saying and just went on with my game instead. But always interested to hear others' insight and up for debate

              1. cigan
                • 5 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                my opponents = their teams, obviously, soz

            2. cigan
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              But losing Bruno before (a non-characteristically leaky) Burnley defense does feel wrong - but I'm also feeling very fomo on Son. I haven't seen many ManU games lately but is Bruno way off form?

          2. Eh, just one more thing ...
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Double figures for Bruno this week ....

            1. cigan
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Can see it tbf. Shame there's no other way for me to get Son unless I bin Salah/Jota

        6. space
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Jota or Lingard for this week only? (Wildcarding next week)

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

            lingard

          2. Eh, just one more thing ...
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Lingard

          3. Ëð
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Lingard

        7. Kaptenen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Madders or Moura, probably Moura just bc DGW

          1. Kaptenen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Reply fail

        8. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Would you use BB this week with this lot?
          Forster, Holding, N.Philips, Vydra

          Cheers all

          1. cigan
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Nah

        9. Skogen89
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Play

          Saka or Rapinha

          Dawson (new) or Digne (tot)

        10. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Badly need the vardy/nacho dynamic to switch, season over if nacho keeps firing band vardy blanks

        11. Starskyb
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Is Forster, Pereria (West Brom), Phillips and Wood worth a bench boost?

          Kind of want to play Pereria and Phillips and Wood is in decent form...

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Coin toss, could work out!

        12. smix
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Is this good for BB ? Is there a better week to play it ?

          Mendy Forster
          Dias Rudiger Coady Coufal Bellerin
          Son Moura Lingard Salah Jota
          Kane (c) Laca Iheanacho

          1. Ëð
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I'd say so.

        13. arkom
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Play:
          DIGNE (tot H)
          or?
          PHILLIPS (lee A)

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Digne. Never bench never captain

            1. Eh, just one more thing ...
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah, this is prob right stance

        14. Ëð
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          G2G? Anything worth a hit?

          Martinez
          Stones, Phillips, Coufal
          Salah, Son, Lingard, Bruno, Raph
          Kane (c), Iheanacho

          McCarthy, DCL, Dallas, Targett

        15. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Is Raphinha going to play?

        16. No Kane No Gain
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Do we think Laca starts at weekend?!

          Did DCL to laca for -4 but thinking I should have gone nacho!