Welcome back to another Fantasy Premier League Tips article, last week we saw a spirited Bournemouth side take three points from Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a fantastic achievement even if the reigning Champions are struggling this season it's a very impressive result from Eddie Howe's side.
Elsewhere Manchester United kept another clean sheet at home, and Manchester City lost away to Stoke City. The way the seasons going it's looking like Leicester City are going to be the most likely team to win the Premier League cause no one else wants to do so.
We aim to bring you a list of differential players that you could consider for your FPL side(s). Please note, all players must be below 5.0% ownership to be considered a differential.
Nicolas Otamendi - 6.5m (1.2% Ownership) Starting of proceedings we look towards the Manchester City defence and their summer signing Nicolas Otamendi. The former Valencia man has looked a solid acquisition but the worry for Manchester City fans is their side look a lot worse defensively without their captain Vincent Kompany who is expected to be back to fitness in the coming weeks. Otamendi hasn't scored an awful lot of FPL points this season with only 33 to his name but he is not only a good buy for Gameweek 16 but a future investment as well. City will sort out their defensive issues and what better place to do so than against manageress Swansea City at home this weekend.
Connor Wickham - 5.5m (0.5% Ownership) It's getting harder and harder to predict just who is Crystal Palace's starting striker, at times it looked like it would be Bakary Sako and more recently it's looking like Connor Wickham. The former is currently out injured, which leaves the Englishman as the most likely option for Alan Pardew. Palace will create chances for their strikers there is to much flair and talent on the wings and in midfield not to. With names such as Yohan Cabaye, Bolasie and Zaha behind you chances are going to come it's just a matter of taking them. We feel like Wickham has something to prove to the fans and the manager and will be eager to do so against Southampton at Selhurst Park this weekend.
Xherdan Shaqiri - 6.6m (1.1% Ownership) The former Bayern Munich man has taken time to adjust to the Premier League but now seems to have his feet firmly under the carpet and is enjoying his football. It's refreshing to see a player play the beautiful game with a smile on his face and also produce results for his side. That's exactly what the Stoke man done last weekend in the 2-0 win over Manchester City. His performance was sublime, assisting both of the goals and putting in a really eye catching performance. The challenge now for Shaqiri is to continue to put these performances in every week. His opponents this weekend will be West Ham United who are sat at the wrong end of the form table having not won a game in their last five matches. Injuries have hit the Hammers' hard leaving a number of first team players out injured, something Stoke and more importantly Shaqiri will look to expose.
Aaron Ramsey 8.0m (2.8% Ownership) The likes of Ozil and Giroud have a to high percentage of ownership to be considered a differential tip but Ramsey is a different story. Last weekend the Welshman but in an impressive performance making pundits and fans rave about just how good he can be. He adds sometime different to the Arsenal attack it's just a matter of staying away from the injury table and staying on the pitch. Ramsey grabbed himself a goal and an assist in last weekends 3-1 win over Arsenal and will travel to Aston Villa full of confidence knowing a win will put his side top of the Premier League at least until Monday night. Please join us next week for another differential Fantasy Premier League Tips article.
Nicolas Otamendi - 6.5m (1.2% Ownership) Starting of proceedings we look towards the Manchester City defence and their summer signing Nicolas Otamendi. The former Valencia man has looked a solid acquisition but the worry for Manchester City fans is their side look a lot worse defensively without their captain Vincent Kompany who is expected to be back to fitness in the coming weeks. Otamendi hasn't scored an awful lot of FPL points this season with only 33 to his name but he is not only a good buy for Gameweek 16 but a future investment as well. City will sort out their defensive issues and what better place to do so than against manageress Swansea City at home this weekend.
Connor Wickham - 5.5m (0.5% Ownership) It's getting harder and harder to predict just who is Crystal Palace's starting striker, at times it looked like it would be Bakary Sako and more recently it's looking like Connor Wickham. The former is currently out injured, which leaves the Englishman as the most likely option for Alan Pardew. Palace will create chances for their strikers there is to much flair and talent on the wings and in midfield not to. With names such as Yohan Cabaye, Bolasie and Zaha behind you chances are going to come it's just a matter of taking them. We feel like Wickham has something to prove to the fans and the manager and will be eager to do so against Southampton at Selhurst Park this weekend.
Xherdan Shaqiri - 6.6m (1.1% Ownership) The former Bayern Munich man has taken time to adjust to the Premier League but now seems to have his feet firmly under the carpet and is enjoying his football. It's refreshing to see a player play the beautiful game with a smile on his face and also produce results for his side. That's exactly what the Stoke man done last weekend in the 2-0 win over Manchester City. His performance was sublime, assisting both of the goals and putting in a really eye catching performance. The challenge now for Shaqiri is to continue to put these performances in every week. His opponents this weekend will be West Ham United who are sat at the wrong end of the form table having not won a game in their last five matches. Injuries have hit the Hammers' hard leaving a number of first team players out injured, something Stoke and more importantly Shaqiri will look to expose.
Aaron Ramsey 8.0m (2.8% Ownership) The likes of Ozil and Giroud have a to high percentage of ownership to be considered a differential tip but Ramsey is a different story. Last weekend the Welshman but in an impressive performance making pundits and fans rave about just how good he can be. He adds sometime different to the Arsenal attack it's just a matter of staying away from the injury table and staying on the pitch. Ramsey grabbed himself a goal and an assist in last weekends 3-1 win over Arsenal and will travel to Aston Villa full of confidence knowing a win will put his side top of the Premier League at least until Monday night. Please join us next week for another differential Fantasy Premier League Tips article.
