What a weekend of Premier League football that was! The double Gameweek proving clinical once again with Christian Benteke, Charlie Austin and Matty Phillips picking up a wealth of goals and assists across their two fixtures. Meanwhile, Diego Costa limped off clutching his hamstring, Sergio Aguero made it five league games without a goal and Jordan Henderson - yes you are reading this correctly - smashed home his forth league goal in five games.
Gameweek 31 wasn't lacking when it came to wonder goals either! Bobby Zamora summoned his inner-Berbatov and used the outside of his left boot to chip one over Boaz Myhill from a ridiculous angle, Charlie Adam caught Thibaut Courtois off his line and smashed home a Beckham-esque finish from his own half and Jermaine Defoe rifled a derby winning volly straight into the top corner which even Tim Krul couldn't help but congratulate him on. All of that without even mentioning the quality strikes from Wayne Rooney, Alexis Sanchez and Yaya Toure.
Last weekend was a tough one to predict defensively with only four clean sheets across all 11 fixtures. Luckily for us our two main defensive Fantasy Premier League tips; Seamus Coleman (6) and Leighton Baines (8) saved what could have been a terrible set of defensive tips for us. Going forward we predicted the likes of Eden Hazard (13), Olivier Giroud (7), Christian Benteke (23) and Charlie Austin (21) but then again, who didn't?
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GOALKEEPERS
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[mks_icon icon="fa-star" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Best Bet - Simon Mignolet
Newcastle have now gone four Premier League matches without a win and after a 1-0 defeat in the Tyne-Wear derby last weekend their season form has hit an all time low.
Currently placed in league limbo - nine points clear of the drop and 18 shy of a Europa league spot - it seems to be the case that Carver's boys have already given up on this season and gone on vacation early.
With this considered alongside the fact that Newcastle have failed to score in their last three away fixtures, Simon Mignolet looks a good bet as Liverpool look to get back on track and keep the pressure on Man City.
The Magpies are still without key striker Papiss Cisse who's serving an seven match ban. The Senegalese striker has been involved in 75% of their goals this season and they've only managed to find the back of the net once since his suspension.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-money" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Bargain Buy - Kelvin Davis
Hull have managed to pull out a few crucial wins at the KC Stadium over the last month, however their form on the road doesn't follow in familiar fashion.
The Tigers are currently sitting just two points clear of the relegation zone and it's their away form can be largely to blame; taking just two points out of a potential 18 from their last six games on the road.
Valued at just 4.4m, Kelvin Davis joins the leagues best defence standing in for Fraser Forster who's been out of action since picking up a knee ligament injury against Burnley last month.
Southampton boast 14 clean sheets so far this season and four in their last six home matches, when paired with Hull's failure to score in four of their last six it's clear why we've chosen the 38-year old keeper as our bargain buy for Gameweek 32.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-bar-chart-o" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Differential - David Ospina
Burnley currently sit two points in the drop zone and despite putting in several promising performances this year they've struggled to clinch victories.
Over the course of their last five games they've only managed to find the back of the net twice, albeit against strong opposition, but it doesn't come much harder than Arsenal at this point the season.
Owned by just 2.5%, David Ospina has found himself a regular between Arsenal's sticks since the turn of the year, largely due to a few too many poor performances - and cigarettes in the shower - from teammate Wojciech Szczesny.
The decline in form of top goalscorer Danny Ings, who's contributed to over 50% of their goals this season makes the Columbian who has five clean sheets to his name in 2015 appear a decent differential pick.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-star" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Star Man - Branislav Ivanovic
Chelsea travel to Loftus Road this Sunday looking to maintain their seven point lead at the top against a QPR side with the worst home form in the Premier League.
A look at the statistics suggests only one outcome of this fixture; the R's failing to find a win in their last five home games whilst the league leaders haven't dropped a point on the road since New Years Day.
Branislav Ivanovic has been a FPL favourite for almost five years now due to his ability to pick up points both ends of the park. So far this season the Serb has assisted five, scored four and earned more points (149) than teammate Diego Costa (142).
QPR have only scored three (consolation) goals across their last five home games and conceded a minimum of two per game in their last seven.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-money" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Bargain Buy - Toby Alderweireld
Toby Alderweireld comes as our second Southampton bargain for this weekend, following on from what was said in regards to previously picked teammate Kelvin Davis.
Having spent the best part of two months sidelined with a hamstring injury, the Belgian international immediately reclaimed his place from stand in defender Maya Yoshida.
Valued at just 4.8m, the centre back - who's played his part in eight of Southampton's 14 clean sheets this season - is currently the cheapest way into the best back line in the league.
With the Saints struggling going forward, there's no room for defensive errors and you can guarantee that Koeman has made that clear to his squad.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-bar-chart-o" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Differential - Wes Morgan
Despite sitting bottom of the table and six points short of safety, Leicester pulled out an inspired victory last weekend and will carry that momentum in to their next fixture.
The Baggies find themselves in a similar position to Newcastle with little left to play for this year. Aston Villa disrupted their narrow victory routine last week and there's a good chance of Leicester doing the same.
Wes Morgan faces an attack that's averaged less than one goal per game in their last five due to Saido Berahino and Brown Ideye struggling to maintain consistent goalscoring form.
Owned by just 0.4%, the Jamaican centre half also offers surprising attacking potential having had more shots on target (3) than any other defender in the league last month.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-star" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Star Man - Eden Hazard
With Diego Costa ruled out with a hamstring injury and Cesc Fabregas possibly sidelined after undergoing surgery on his broken nose during the week, Chelsea's seven point lead falls into the hands of Eden Hazard.
The Belgian has been absolutely unstoppable this year and has slotted away 12 goals, assisted eight and tallied up a 194 points on along the way; making him the highest scoring player on FPL this season.
Hazard's incredible away form that's seen him pick up an average of just under 10 points per game in his last three looks set to continue as he faces a QPR defence that's leaking goals.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-money" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Bargain Buy - Jordan Henderson
As it stands Jordan Henderson is one of the most in form and consistent goal scorers across the whole of the Premier League tallying up more goals over the last five weeks than Aguero, Sanchez & Costa combined.
On Monday night Liverpool will play hosts to a Newcastle side who have lost their last four on the bounce. This hasn't been helped by the on-going injury and suspension crisis at St James' Park.
Valued at just 6.6m, the Liverpool captain is an inexpensive asset to any manager regardless of whether they pick their team based on form or fixtures.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-bar-chart-o" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Differential - Esteban Cambiasso
Do you remember where you were when you read that Champions League winner: Esteban Cambiasso, joined newly promoted Leicester City? Ok, maybe that's a step too far, but what a shock signing!
Since gracing the King Power Stadium with his wealth of experience, the Argentine has drilled home four crucial goals including one in their surprise 5-3 victory over Manchester United.
Since Ben Foster's injury the defensive fortress of West Brom has been infiltrated. Stand-in keeper; Boaz Myhill has conceded seven in two games, making 'Cuchu' who's owned by just 0.4% an appealing differential.
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FORWARDS
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[mks_icon icon="fa-star" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Star Man - Olivier Giroud
Having scored seven goals in his last six games it should come as no surprise to see Olivier Giroud slapped across every single fantasy football tips website ahead of Gameweek 32.
Arsenal have won their last seven consecutive games and win against relegation candidates Burnley would represent the longest winning streak of any Premier League side this season.
Although Sean Dyche will no doubt take a defensive approach to the fixture, we don't think even Jose Mourinho's bus could contain the Frenchmen; especially with the likes of Sanchez and Ozil behind him.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-money" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Bargain Buy - Harry Kane
Hero turned Villain was very much the case at Turf Moor on Saturday as fantasy favourite Harry Kane failed to put one past struggling Burnley in a game that ended a bore draw.
The Premier League's joint top goalscorer will look to put things right when Aston Villa - who have lost seven of their last eight away games - visit White Hart Lane.
Valued at just 6.4m, the England international will look to return to goalscoring form against his former boss Tim Sherwood; who's attacking ethos has left the Villans vulnerable at the back in recent weeks.
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[mks_icon icon="fa-bar-chart-o" color="#3ec943" type="fa"] Differential - Glenn Murray
Alan Pardew has now led his Crystal Palace team to three consecutive lead wins including an impressive 2-1 victory against current champions Manchester City last Gameweek.
Owned by just 0.3%, Glenn Murray has put in carbon copy performances over the last two weeks picking up a goal, assist and three bonus points in each.
Having seen the Black Cats get dominated by in-form sides more than once this season (Southampton 8-0 & Villa 4-0 to name a few), putting your trust in the helm of Palace's attack seems like a profitable decision.
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