With title rivals Arsenal and Aston Villa dealing with off, and Manchester Metropolis travelling to face Sunderland’s stingy defence, it is a nice week for FPL managers to look elsewhere for punts and captain decisions.
Manchester United at residence to Wolves, Liverpool taking up Leeds and Chelsea towards Bournemouth’s leaky away defence are video games to focus on.
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You simply have to attempt to work out which gamers can be rotated, with video games coming thick and quick.
Good luck!
The staff of the week is chosen primarily based on present FPL costs to suit inside a £100m funds, as if you happen to had been taking part in a Free Hit.
Do not miss our FPL particular Q&A with skilled Holly Shand, dwell on the BBC Sport web site on Tuesday, 30 December at 17:00 GMT.
How did final week’s staff do?
After three improbable weeks, again right down to earth with solely three returns.
Clear sheet wipeouts for triple Arsenal defence and Virgil van Dijk towards Wolves didn’t assist!
Florian Wirtz (10 factors), Hugo Ekitike (5) and Tijjani Reijnders (eight) led to a .
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BBC Sport FPL staff of the week for gameweek 19
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Keeper and defence
John Victor, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £4m – Everton (h)
The Brazilian has now began three in a row and can be a cut price £4m choice if he retains his spot, though Matz Sels is now again from harm.
Sean Dyche’s Forest tackle his previous aspect Everton, who have not scored in three video games and might be lacking their three greatest attacking gamers – Iliman Ndiaye, Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor.
Nikola Milenkovic, Nottingham Forest, £5.1m – Everton (h)
Given Everton’s scoring stoop, double Forest defence is value a punt.
There’s barely something between Milenkovic and centre-back companion Murillo, with nearly equivalent defensive contribution factors (defcon) per 90 minutes and £0.1m value distinction.
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The Serb takes extra pictures although and has a greater scoring document, with 5 final season, so he will get the nod.
Patrick Dorgu, Manchester United, £4.1m – Wolves (h)
When you watched United’s win over Newcastle on Boxing Day, the participant who stood out was Dorgu, taking part in out of place (OOP) on the best wing.
FPL managers love an OOP participant and at £4.1m too, Dorgu might be a present.
Do not count on him to be a long-term asset, however United are right down to the naked bones in the mean time and you probably have a spare switch then why not take a punt.
Given Wolves’ scoring document and the attacking positions Dorgu takes up, a clear sheet and attacking return haul is a definite risk.
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Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace, £5.2m – Fulham (h)
Guehi has six attacking returns this season and Palace’s defence is at all times value backing at residence towards groups similar to Fulham, who’ve misplaced Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Lewis Corridor, Newcastle, £5.2m – Burnley (a)
Corridor has began six of Newcastle’s previous seven video games and emerged as a key attacking outlet, simply as he was final season earlier than getting injured.
In that point he is had eight pictures, created 5 modifications and two massive possibilities.
He handed the attention take a look at towards Manchester United of their final recreation, taking over a great deal of threatening positions and he may have scored.
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Burnley, then again, have failed to seek out the web in 4 of their previous 5 residence video games, so a clear sheet is an actual risk too.
Midfielders
Matheus Cunha (captain), Manchester United, £8.1m – Wolves (h)
Cunha ended up with a two-pointer final time at residence to Newcastle, because the movement of the sport meant he spent an excessive amount of time defending within the second half.
However the Brazilian carried a risk – three pictures – and he has had a league-high 28 pictures over the previous 5 video games. He has underperformed his xG of two.78 as nicely with simply two targets.
Add to that eight possibilities created and Cunha has emerged as a fantastic FPL asset.
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Wolves are slowly bettering however nonetheless a staff to focus on so Cunha will get the captain’s armband too.
Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8.1m – Leeds (h)
Liverpool had been a staff to focus on for his or her two residence video games towards Wolves and Leeds.
Wolves did not develop into the bonanza that we anticipated, however they get a second likelihood towards a Leeds aspect with an away document nearly as dangerous, with extra targets conceded too.
So it is vitally a lot a case of identical once more – Wirtz impressed, scored his first objective and there isn’t any want to vary.
Rayan Cherki, Manchester Metropolis, £6.7m – Sunderland (a)
Cherki now has the joint most assists within the Premier League this season with seven and so they have all are available in his previous 9 video games.
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Sunderland have been sturdy defensively at residence – they’ve solely conceded eight – however Leeds created a hatful of possibilities towards them on Sunday with an xG of two.03 and Metropolis will fancy themselves.
Phil Foden (£9m) continues to be a robust choice however Cherki is less expensive and could also be simply as productive for the remainder of the season.
Alejandro Garnacho, Chelsea, £6.4m – Bournemouth (h)
Each staff of the week wants one punt and Garnacho is it.
The Argentine has began Chelsea’s previous 4 and has been their most threatening participant with out getting a return.
He has had 12 pictures in that point, 9 within the field, three massive possibilities and an xG of 1.03.
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It is exhausting to belief Cole Palmer – the England man appears to be like a bit of off the tempo since getting back from harm – so Garnacho or Pedro Neto are less expensive attacking choices, though rotation is at all times a danger.
Bournemouth have conceded a league-worst 27 targets on the highway.
Alejandro Garnacho has one objective and two assists within the league since signing for Chelsea [Getty Images]
Strikers
Erling Haaland, Manchester Metropolis, £15.1m – Sunderland (a)
Haaland has had 4 blanks and three hauls of 13 factors or extra in his previous seven video games.
He’s exhausting to foretell too, having blanked in juicy residence video games towards Leeds and Sunderland.
Given he faces Sunderland away and Arsenal discovered it robust on the Stadium of Mild, I am placing the captain’s armband elsewhere.
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Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £9.1m – Leeds (h)
Like Wirtz, Ekitike is value backing for a second straight residence recreation.
He might have completed with simply an help towards Wolves, however was a relentless risk with three pictures within the field. Two targets towards Leeds within the away fixture is an effective signal too.
Subs’ bench
Matz Sels, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £4.6m – Everton (h)
Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea, defender, £5.5m – Bournemouth (h)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Leeds, striker, £5.8m – Liverpool (a)
Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool, midfielder, £5.7m – Leeds (h)
Workforce complete price: £98.7m