Gameweek 14 was a troublesome one for FPL managers to navigate, with accidents and high-profile benchings.
It might be the identical once more this week, with such a brief turnaround from the midweek spherical of matches.
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What are you able to do about it? Little or no – simply cross your fingers and hope you get 11 out.
However after this spherical of video games, all FPL managers get 5 free transfers to assist them cope with gamers leaving for the Africa Cup of Nations.
These transfers shall be very welcome!
The workforce of the week is chosen based mostly on present FPL costs to suit inside a £100m finances, as in the event you had been enjoying a Free Hit.
Do not miss our FPL particular Q&A with professional FPL Heisenberg, dwell on the BBC Sport web site on Friday at 15:30 GMT.
How did final week’s workforce do?
Massive performances from Daniel Munoz (14), Mikel Merino (13) and Erling Haaland (14) led to , regardless of a captain Bruno Fernandes flop.
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BBC Sport’s FPL workforce of the week for gameweek 15
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Keeper and defence
Aaron Ramsdale, Newcastle, keeper, £4.8m – Burnley (h)
It seems to be like Nick Pope goes to overlook the following 5 video games for Newcastle so meaning you will get a cut-price method into one of many higher Premier League defences within the form of Ramsdale.
Newcastle host Burnley earlier than Sunderland (a), Chelsea (h), Manchester United (a), Burnley (a).
That is not a nasty run if you wish to unfold your funds elsewhere.
Burnley have received as soon as on the highway.
Ruben Dias, Manchester Metropolis, £5.6m – Sunderland (h)
Little bit of a boring decide however the worry of Metropolis’s full-backs rotating this week places me off Nico O’Reilly.
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Dias has began 13 of 14 video games this season, Metropolis ought to preserve Sunderland pretty quiet.
Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace, £6m – Fulham (a)
Undroppable for the time being, the perfect defender within the recreation.
The final workforce to go to Craven Cottage conceded 4 – let’s simply hope this recreation is a bit tighter. However regardless, Munoz is in for his attacking potential too, with three targets and three assists already.
James Tarkowski, Everton, £5.4m – Nottingham Forest (h)
This season has been fairly unpredictable and Everton sum that up. Two nice 1-0 away wins at Manchester United and Bournemouth sandwiched by a 4-1 dwelling thumping by Newcastle.
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Earlier than the Newcastle recreation, Everton had solely conceded 5 targets in six video games at dwelling.
Solely Marco Senesi has earned extra defensive contribution factors (defcon) than Tarkowski’s 18 too.
Joachim Andersen, Fulham, £4.5m – Crystal Palace (h)
Regardless of being one of many season’s most spectacular groups, Palace’s xG prior to now 4 video games is backside seven within the league.
They’ve misplaced key artistic midfielder Ismaila Sarr to harm too so there’s an opportunity they may discover targets onerous to return by at Fulham.
Anderson has 18 defcon factors this season, returning in 9 of 13 begins, so represents a great finances choice.
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Midfield
Phil Foden, Manchester Metropolis, £8.2m – Sunderland (h)
It appears like you need to signal Foden when you’ve got the money, he is on such a scorching streak.
We have seen these goalscoring runs from him earlier than – although probably not final season – they usually can harm non house owners.
He scored twice for this workforce of the week in gameweek 12, and scored twice once more final week at Fulham.
Wouldn’t it be a shock if Guardiola rested him with Actual Madrid away on Wednesday? By no means – however has anybody ever succeeded making an attempt to double guess Pep Roulette?
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £9m – Wolves (a)
FPL managers ought to preserve religion in Fernandes. He is had two irritating dwelling video games towards Everton and West Ham the place you’d have hoped for at the least some form of return.
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However he had 11 pictures in these two video games, eight within the the field – he’s factors dodging for positive.
This recreation towards winless Wolves presents one other nice alternative for him.
Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8m – Leeds (a)
This slot would possibly turn into the ‘weekly Liverpool punt’.
Liverpool had been poor in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland however Wirtz stood out and would possibly lastly be exhibiting among the type that earned him such an enormous price ticket.
His xG was 0.71, 4 pictures, three possibilities created and one large likelihood.
Leeds away is a troublesome one, as Chelsea came upon, however the stress is on Liverpool to provide
Florian Wirtz bought his first FPL return of the season towards Sunderland with an help [Getty Images]
Strikers
Erling Haaland (captain), Manchester Metropolis, £14.9m – Sunderland (h)
A number of weeks with out captaining Haaland was sufficient. He is again with the armband in a recreation that might be 5-0 Metropolis or 0-0.
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It is onerous to know what to make of Sunderland after they stored Liverpool quiet however their five-man defence may frustrate Metropolis.
Haaland is getting into a run of video games the place he is perhaps perma-captain over Christmas and it is not well worth the danger to go with out him.
Danny Welbeck, Brighton, £6.6m – West Ham (h)
The Hammers put in an honest defensive efficiency at Manchester United on Thursday evening, however they nonetheless allowed 17 pictures at objective and conceded an xG of 1.56.
Welbeck is flying, with seven targets in his previous 9 video games and will simply have scored in his 23-minute substitute look towards Aston Villa on Wednesday.
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Brighton, too, have scored at the least two targets in every of their previous six dwelling video games.
Nick Woltemade, Newcastle, £7.4m – Burnley (h)
The German striker has steadily collected factors since arriving at Newcastle, with seven returns in 11 video games.
He is bought an xG of 0.46 per 90 minutes, the seventh greatest amongst all gamers.
Burnley have the worst away defensive document – this decide appears like a easy alternative.
Subs’ bench
Martin Dubravka, Burnley, £4m – Newcastle (a)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor, Everton, £4.9m – Nottingham Forest (h)
Maxime Esteve, Burnley, £3.9m – Newcastle (a)
Josh King, Fulham, £4.5m – Crystal Palace (h)
Crew whole price: £97.7m