A midweek spherical of video games heading into the Christmas interval brings points for FPL managers.
Accidents to key gamers – similar to Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr – rotation and a lack of expertise from managers, with many information conferences happening after Tuesday’s 18:00 GMT deadline.
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The answer? Belief gamers with excessive anticipated minutes whereas making an attempt your finest to keep away from taking factors hits.
May be simpler mentioned than carried out.
The crew of the week is chosen primarily based on present FPL costs to suit inside a £100m finances, as should you had been taking part in 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 crew do?
Huge performances from Phil Foden (13 Factors), Igor Thiago (13) and Dango Ouattara (12) led to . Tidy.
BBC Sport FPL crew 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 protecting purpose 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 correct.
The second-highest defensive scorer this season had a 14-pointer in his final away recreation.
He now faces a struggling Burnley crew in opposition to whom Brentford’s Dango Ouattara had a area day down the correct. Munoz’s flip subsequent?
Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea, £5.1m – Leeds (a)
Chelsea’s defensive line-up will be onerous to foretell however Chalobah has began six in a row. He has 4 clear sheets and a purpose – on Sunday in opposition to Arsenal – in that point.
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That makes it three objectives 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)
When you 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 dwelling after this.
The Reds shipped three at dwelling to Forest, in order that they hardly fill you with confidence, however that is Van Dijk!
He obtained a clear sheet final day out at West Ham and his anticipated purpose 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 in opposition to Spurs this week? [Getty Images]
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (captain), £8.9m – West Ham (h)
Fernandes is rarely a foul name in FPL – it is simply making an attempt to foretell his hauls.
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The Portugal midfielder has created 35 probabilities 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 objectives in comparison with the United man’s two.
And extremely Fernandes has now completed on 11 defensive contribution factors (defcon) 4 occasions when midfielders earn two factors for getting 12.
His final double-digit haul at dwelling was in opposition to 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 probabilities and also you most likely noticed his shot that was getting in till Evanilson touched it.
The purpose is, he hasn’t misplaced his contact regardless of a run of latest 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 purpose).
Regardless that Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus are match once more, this week is a decent turnaround so anticipate Mikel Arteta to make a couple of modifications – 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 probability up entrance in opposition to a Brentford aspect conceding two per recreation on the highway.
Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest, £5.3m – Wolves (a)
Anderson’s consistency is unimaginable – he is solely missed out on defcon 4 occasions 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 purpose 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 objectives (3), a better xG (2.04) or large probabilities (5) than Barnes.
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Phil Foden (3) is the one different midfielder with greater than two large probabilities.
Barnes is flying.
Newcastle are additionally an excellent aspect to again at dwelling, the place they will stand up a head of steam, and visiting Spurs look wanting defensive confidence proper now, having shipped 13 objectives of their previous 4 video games in all competitions.
Strikers
Alexsander Isak scored his first league purpose 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 purpose 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 file in opposition to Fulham and has scored in two of his three journeys to Craven Cottage. However just one purpose every time thoughts, so captain another person should you really feel daring sufficient.
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Alexander Isak, Liverpool, £10.4m – Sunderland (h)
Go on then, let’s stick final season’s finest striker within the crew.
Isak was all the time going to be an FPL consideration ultimately.
Is it too early? Most likely – he solely has one purpose up to now.
Are there any stats to again up the choose? No, he had only one shot in his final dwelling recreation.
However Sunderland, who began off rather well defensively, have begun to concede and Liverpool’s confidence will likely 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)
Group complete value = £99.5m
