Welcome back to another article highlighting Fantasy Premier League Differential Tips for Gameweek 26. This week
Callum Read looks at five potential differentials ahead of Gameweek 26.
Gameweek 25 saw Leicester extend their lead at the top of the table after they beat title rivals Manchester City 3-1, elsewhere Aston Villa grabbed a win over relegation rivals Norwich City whilst Chelsea and Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw.
We are here to provide you with some differential tips that you could use for your side(s) in Gameweek 26.
Please note, for all FPL tips players must be below 5.0% ownership to be considered a differential; and all prices and ownership's are accurate from the time of writing.
Fantasy Premier League Differential Tips For Gameweek 26:
Benik Afobe (6.1m) vs Stoke (H)
0.9% Ownership
The Bournemouth striker failed to score against his former club ending his run of scoring in 3 consecutive games. This weekend he will be hoping to get back on the scoresheet when Eddie Howe's side welcome Stoke City to Dean Court.
Stoke have lost their last three games by the same score line; 3-0, and certainly look a lot weaker defensively without their captain Ryan Shawcross. They have conceded the most big chances (12) and have conceded the second most goals (9) in their last three games. We expect this poor from to continue with Afobe finding the back of the net.
Jesse Lingard vs Sunderland (A)
1.8% Ownership
The Manchester United youngster has now scored two goals in his last two Premier League games and will be hoping to continue that run when Manchester United travel to Sunderland. The Black Cats have the worst defence in the league conceding 49 goals this season, whilst in their last five games his number stands at 10 goals.
Over the course of his last three games the 23-year-old has had 93 touches in the final third but has only created one chance. With Sunderland conceding 33 chances from open play in the last three games Lingard has a great chance of adding another goal or assist to his seasonal tally.
Enner Valencia (5.9m) vs Norwich (A)
1.8% Ownership
West Ham failed to score in Gameweek 25 and will be keen to get back to winning ways when they face Norwich City this weekend. Alex Neil's side have conceded a staggering 48 goals this season, making them the second worst defence in the league behind Sunderland. In their previous five games the Canaries have conceded 16 goals and look incredibly poor as a defensive unit. Norwich have also conceded the second most big chances in the Premier League (7) over this period.
Valancia goes into this match without a goal in his last two games, an important factor in this one will be how well the Hammers' most creative outlet Dimitri Payet plays. If he can lay on enough chances for Valencia it's hard to see him not scoring against such a poor defence.
Gary Cahill (6.1m) vs Newcastle (H)
4.3% Ownership
This weekend saw Kurt Zouma suffer a horrible ACL injury that will see him out for the remainder of the season; come forth Gary Cahill. The English defender will slot right into the heart of the Chelsea defence that has only conceded one big chance in their last three games � the lowest amount in the league.
Interim manager Guus Hiddink has resorted Chelsea back to the simple way of playing football and with that has come two clean sheets in their last three games, the Dutch boss will be hoping to make that a fourth when Chelsea take on Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.
Thanks for reading our Differential Tips for Gameweek 26. Why not check out our Captain Tips and Clean Sheet Analysis.
