A midweek spherical of video games heading into the Christmas interval brings points for FPL managers.
Accidents to key gamers – reminiscent of Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr – rotation and a ignorance from managers, with many information conferences going down after Tuesday’s 18:00 GMT deadline.
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The answer? Belief gamers with excessive anticipated minutes whereas attempting your greatest to keep away from taking factors hits.
Is likely to be simpler mentioned than executed.
The group of the week is chosen based mostly on present FPL costs to suit inside a £100m finances, as for those who have been enjoying a Free Hit.
Do not miss our FPL particular Q&A with professional Gianni Buttice, dwell on the BBC Sport web site on Tuesday at 15:30 GMT.
How did final week’s group do?
Massive performances from Phil Foden (13 Factors), Igor Thiago (13) and Dango Ouattara (12) led to a 60-point week. Tidy.
BBC Sport FPL group of the week for gameweek 14
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Keeper and defence
Matz Sels, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £4.7m – Wolves (a)
Wolves have not scored in 4 video games and Sels is maintaining objective behind a Sean Dyche defence that saved Liverpool at bay of their final away recreation.
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Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace, £5.9m – Burnley (a)
Palace’s legs could also be a fear given their busy schedule, however Munoz seems to be tireless, bombing up and down the best.
The second-highest defensive scorer this season had a 14-pointer in his final away recreation.
He now faces a struggling Burnley group towards whom Brentford’s Dango Ouattara had a area day down the best. Munoz’s flip subsequent?
Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea, £5.1m – Leeds (a)
Chelsea’s defensive line-up could be onerous to foretell however Chalobah has began six in a row. He has 4 clear sheets and a objective – on Sunday towards Arsenal – in that point.
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That makes it three targets for the season for Chalobah and he is fourth within the defender rankings. Not dangerous for simply £5.1m.
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool, £6m – Sunderland (h)
If you happen to signed Van Dijk two weeks in the past as a Gabriel alternative, it was due to Liverpool’s good run of fixtures, with Leeds away and Brighton at residence after this.
The Reds shipped three at residence to Forest, so that they hardly fill you with confidence, however that is Van Dijk!
He obtained a clear sheet final day trip at West Ham and his anticipated objective involvement (xGI) this season is 0.7, so he’s edging nearer to an attacking return too.
Midfield
Will Harvey Barnes rating for the fourth time in 4 video games towards Spurs this week? [Getty Images]
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (captain), £8.9m – West Ham (h)
Fernandes is rarely a nasty name in FPL – it is simply attempting to foretell his hauls.
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The Portugal midfielder has created 35 possibilities this season, 5 greater than Jeremy Doku and 10 greater than anybody else.
His xG of 4.81 is the third highest amongst midfielders – Antoine Semenyo has 4.82 and has scored six targets in comparison with the United man’s two.
And extremely Fernandes has now completed on 11 defensive contribution factors (defcon) 4 instances when midfielders earn two factors for getting 12.
His final double-digit haul at residence was towards struggling Burnley. West Ham are in an identical bracket.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £7.8m – Everton (h)
Semenyo was unfortunate to not return at Sunderland on Saturday.
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His xGI was 0.6. The Ghanaian had three pictures within the field, created 4 possibilities and also you in all probability noticed his shot that was stepping into till Evanilson touched it.
The purpose is, he hasn’t misplaced his contact regardless of a run of current blanks and Everton at house is an outstanding fixture for Bournemouth.
Mikel Merino, Arsenal, £5.9m – Brentford (h)
The Spaniard has returned in every of the previous three video games he has began as a makeshift striker (two assists and one objective).
Regardless that Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus are match once more, this week is a good turnaround so anticipate Mikel Arteta to make just a few adjustments – particularly as Arsenal have drawn two of their previous three.
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So that offers Merino, who’s a discount method into the Arsenal assault, one other likelihood up entrance towards a Brentford facet conceding two per recreation on the highway.
Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest, £5.3m – Wolves (a)
Anderson’s consistency is unbelievable – he is solely missed out on defcon 4 instances this season. You want 12 defcon to get two factors and on these 4 events he obtained 11, 11, 11 and 10.
So a excessive flooring for a discount midfielder who has help potential, a watch for the odd objective and isn’t match-up dependent.
Signal me up.
Harvey Barnes, Newcastle, £6.4m – Tottenham (h)
Over the previous three video games no midfielder has had extra targets (3), the next xG (2.04) or huge possibilities (5) than Barnes.
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Phil Foden (3) is the one different midfielder with greater than two huge possibilities.
Barnes is flying.
Newcastle are additionally a very good facet to again at residence, the place they will rise up a head of steam, and visiting Spurs look wanting defensive confidence proper now, having shipped 13 targets of their previous 4 video games in all competitions.
Strikers
Alexsander Isak scored his first league objective for Liverpool on Sunday at West Ham [Getty Images]
Erling Haaland, Manchester Metropolis, £14.9m – Fulham (a)
Two blanks in a row for the Norwegian objective machine is perhaps sufficient to persuade you to not captain him once more – and that is the punt I am taking this week.
He has a good document towards Fulham and has scored in two of his three journeys to Craven Cottage. However just one objective every time thoughts, so captain another person for those who really feel daring sufficient.
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Alexander Isak, Liverpool, £10.4m – Sunderland (h)
Go on then, let’s stick final season’s greatest striker within the group.
Isak was at all times going to be an FPL consideration finally.
Is it too early? Most likely – he solely has one objective to this point.
Are there any stats to again up the decide? No, he had only one shot in his final residence recreation.
However Sunderland, who began off rather well defensively, have begun to concede and Liverpool’s confidence shall be up after the win at West Ham.
Plus, if Mohamed Salah sits out once more, Isak is perhaps on penalties.
Subs bench
Martin Dubravka, Burnley, keeper, £4m – Crystal Palace (h)
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Piero Hincapie, Arsenal, defender, £5.4m – Brentford (h)
Chris Richards, Crystal Palace, defender, £4.6m – Burnley (a)
Marc Guiu, Chelsea, striker, £4.2m – Leeds (a)
Crew complete value = £99.5m
