Matt Ryan
BRI
4.5m
Mci, Whu, New
3.7% TSB
Yes - Brighton haven't kept a clean sheet this season, Yes Ryan has faced and failed to save a number of penalties so far. However, alongside Newcastle's Dubravka (5.0m) Matt Ryan is about to face one of the greatest run of ‘nice fixtures' I have seen in FPL in a while.
Now, we saw last week that a lot of managers benched Fabianski against Chelsea and missed out on an 11 point haul, often keepers do better in the games you don't expect as if there is a shock result then often it's the keeper who walks away with bonus points and save points, and even if he concedes a few, the save points often bail him out. This points towards keepers being more suited to play a mix of fixtures, with rotation between 4.5m keepers often leading to missed points.
I certainly benefited from this, having Joe Hart in my FPL team for the match vs Manchester United which saw Hart save a penalty and contribute bonus and save points to make up for this lack of a clean sheet. Matt Ryan however has a run of fixtures that could re-assure FPL managers enough to just stick him in net. Playing so many games consecutively in the league for Brighton and having a 4.0m understudy at the club means Brighton's 9.5m GK duo could see you through to Christmas.
So let's have a look at this run; Mci, WHU, New, WOL, Eve, Car, LEI, Hud, CPL, Bur.
Hueng Min Son
TOT
8.3m
Hud, Car, Whu
1.7%
With the injury to Eriksen confirmed and Lucas Moura starting midweek in the League Cup; Son has a great shout of returning to the team and being at the heart of Spurs' forward movement. This is the second week in a row I'm tipping sonny as one to watch. Although not contributing on set pieces the South Korean has a consistent FPL score in previous seasons netting in excess of 160 points.
With the injuries and fixtures mounting for Spurs it seems rotation may be limited for Son, and he could have his route back into PL football, which as we know, when he gets he usually scores. Spurs, who have the 4th highest xG ahead of the next 6 fixtures with notable games against Huddersfield and Cardiff up next, have already contributed 12 goals in their 6 games (2 goals per game average) and this number is expected to rise in the next few weeks.
Ashley Barnes
BUR
5.7m
Car, Hud, Mci
0.5% TSB
Burnley have a good two fixtures coming up, with matches against Cardiff and Huddersfield. Fresh from scoring 3 against Bournemouth and 1 in midweek it seems Burnley have found their scoring touch again. Barnes is their highest scoring attacker with 17 points and with such a low ownership and price he could put his name in the frame next to Jiminez and Ings for that cheap striker slot. Definitely a differential, but the ex-Brighton man could be a shout for a bizarre differential.
Gylfi Sigurdsson
EVE
7.4m
Ful, Lei, Hud
1.3% TSB
A goal two weeks and an assist in August is all we have had from the Icelandic midfielder so far, and with Everton really not showing good signs it doesn't appear to be time to invest further than perhaps Richarlison. Many managers are coming off being burned by Walcott, and Richarlison's suspension so trust in the Toffee's assets is at an all time low. However, Everton have some good fixtures over the next few weeks and have players returning from Injury, alongside other teams in their usual area of the table seeing action in Europe.
The return of the 6'5 Yerry Mina cannot be understated as well. With 23 goals at the tender age of 23 the giant South American is a major threat from set pieces which are incidentally all taken by Sigurdsson and also will add steel to the defensive line which could give Everton a better shout in matches alongside a clean sheet point for Gylfi.
Until Next Time...
Make Good Choices!
JERR
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