As we enter the enterprise stage of the FPL season, each determination issues somewhat bit extra for managers, with much less time to make up for errors.
Captaincy is an enormous name this week and, with Arsenal and Chelsea dealing with off in a probably tight recreation, the groups to have a look at are Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester Metropolis.
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Erling Haaland’s flaky type in his previous 10 video games – solely three objectives scored – has put me off captaining him in the meanwhile, and Liverpool should not have a standout choice, so I’ve gone for the upside of Bruno Fernandes again in his favorite quantity 10 place.
The workforce of the week is chosen based mostly on present FPL costs to suit inside a £100m funds, as in the event you had been enjoying a Free Hit.
Do not miss our FPL particular Q&A with knowledgeable FPL Heisenberg, dwell on the BBC Sport web site on Friday at 15:30 GMT.
How did final week’s workforce do?
A whole flop from midfield. Solely James Hill (6), Joao Pedro (7) and Daniel Munoz (9) returning led to a .
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BBC Sport’s FPL workforce of the week for gameweek 28
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Keeper and defence
Caoimhin Kelleher, Brentford, keeper, £4.7m – Burnley (a)
Brentford’s defence is value investing in as they enter a really good run of video games, together with Wolves and Everton at house.
And Burnley have scored lower than a aim per recreation at house.
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool, £6m – West Ham (h)
The Dutchman has 28 factors in his previous two video games, a lot to the dismay of any FPL managers who offered him for Gabriel earlier than Arsenal’s double gameweek.
Like Brentford, Liverpool even have a terrific run of fixtures and a match in clean gameweek 31 so, even you probably have missed his latest factors, a transfer for Van Dijk nonetheless is smart.
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James Hill, Bournemouth, £4.1m – Sunderland (h)
Additionally making the workforce this week is “funds Van Dijk” Hill, who had his fifth straight return final week.
He has handsome fixtures, he normally will get defensive contribution factors, and is about as low-cost as they arrive. Signal him up.
Plus, Sunderland have scored solely six objectives away from house this season.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.5m – Crystal Palace (h)
Dalot is value watching as a result of he has carried the form of risk in his previous few video games that isn’t displaying up within the underlying knowledge.
Dalot had a 12-pointer three video games in the past and is discovering himself in some improbable attacking positions at occasions with out producing the ultimate move.
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In 5 video games he has created 5 probabilities and two huge probabilities.
He has the United right-back place locked down, so presents safety and upside at a worth worth.
Nico O’Reilly, Manchester Metropolis, £5m – Leeds (a)
Since Pep Guardiola switched Nico O’Reilly into midfield 4 video games in the past, solely Haaland and Antoine Semenyo have had extra pictures and massive probabilities for Metropolis.
And all of it got here to a head together with his two-goal efficiency in opposition to Newcastle final week.
He does probably not gather defensive contribution factors on this function, such as you may count on, however £5m for an OOP (out-of-position) defender with a aim risk is nice worth.
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Simply keep watch over Metropolis’s gameweek 31, which is at present a clean, and be sure to have a plan.
Midfield
Bruno Fernandes (captain), Manchester United, £9.9m – Crystal Palace (h)
Fernandes has been improbable at house however has additionally left a couple of FPL factors on the board.
He has had 12 huge probabilities however scored solely six objectives.
The 19 huge probabilities he has created is a league excessive amongst midfielders, with solely Rayan Cherki (14), Declan Rice (13) and Pedro Neto (11) having greater than 10.
When all of it comes collectively for Fernandes there’s a large haul ready.
Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth, £5.3m – Sunderland (h)
Regulate Tavernier – he’s again from harm and might be the funds midfielder you want for the top of the season.
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Bournemouth’s nice fixtures and the very fact he takes penalties are huge inexperienced flags.
Tavernier is concerned 23% of Bournemouth’s objectives when he’s on the pitch and that’s principally from earlier within the season when Semenyo was their talisman. It’s only possible to enhance now Tavernier is again on the pitch and Semenyo is gone.
Harry Wilson, Fulham, £5.9m – Tottenham (h)
Earlier than final week, Wilson had blanked for 3 video games in a row however he’s nonetheless producing numbers.
Solely Raul Jimenez has had extra pictures prior to now 4 video games and no Fulham participant created extra probabilities than Wilson.
When Wilson produces he’s invariably within the bonus factors and Fulham will fancy themselves in opposition to a Spurs workforce in disarray.
Marcus Tavernier (proper) has 5 objectives and three assists this season for Bournemouth [Getty Images]
Strikers
Erling Haaland, Manchester Metropolis, £14.8m – Leeds (a)
Leeds have had some good outcomes at Elland Highway in opposition to the larger sides – attracts in opposition to Liverpool and Manchester United come to thoughts – however they had been thrashed by Arsenal just lately.
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It makes this recreation fairly arduous to name. Metropolis can go off in opposition to anybody however we’ve got additionally seen them battle in away video games.
Both method, Haaland is again within the workforce of the week after trying fairly sharp in opposition to Newcastle. He missed an enormous probability and will simply have ended up with a double-digit haul.
Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool, £8.9m – West Ham (h)
The Hammers have conceded solely as soon as in three league video games, which suggests they now not have the league’s worst defence.
They’re undoubtedly enhancing, however dealing with Liverpool at Anfield is an even bigger check than any of their previous three video games.
The Reds have received their previous two video games 1-0 with late objectives, however they’ve under-performed their xG (anticipated objectives) by nearly 50% in that point.
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I’m anticipating them to attain at the least two this week and, in the event that they do, Ekitke, who has the third-best xG per 90 minutes (0.52) within the league, ought to be concerned.
Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United, £7.2m – Crystal Palace (h)
Three United gamers is perhaps excessive, however right here we’re.
Sesko has absolutely earned a beginning spot following his exploits from the bench, and he’s a type of two gamers – Haaland being the opposite – with a greater xG than Ekitike.
Solely Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis have scored extra objectives at house than United, who’re slightly below two objectives per recreation at Outdated Trafford.
Subs bench
Martin Dubravka, Burnley, keeper, £4m – Brentford (h)
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Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool, £6.8m, midfielder – West Ham (h)
Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest, £5.4m, midfielder – Brighton (a)
Ezri Konsa, Aston Villa, £4.5m, defender – Wolves (a)
Crew complete value: £97m