There’s a SuperCoach EPL selection crisis about to emerge, but never fear, the solutions are here.
After our warnings over whether or not to pick or stick with Bruno Fernandes, Michael Carrick took the decision out of SuperCoach EPL managers’ hands by benching the Manchester United superstar in their chastening defeat to Bournemouth.
Fernandes is in 28.9% of sides and in many, he is alongside Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, who is in 46.6% of squads, behind only Erling Haaland and Luka Vuskovic.
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Palmer saw red for Chelsea in their miserable London Derby defeat to Tottenham, and he will now also be missing due to suspension.
It was also a week where anyone loading up on Brighton players saw their bubble burst with their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, but if you’re looking for trends, it’s the reigning champions were points poured in over the weekend.
It was a week for you if you have been banking on Mikel Arteta’s rear guard, with Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White and Ezri Konsa all finishing on the week 8 podium at 28, 23 and 22 points respectively via their 2-0 win over Everton.
Of the trio, Konsa is the most affordable at £7,410,000, and along with Brazilian powerhouse Gabriel put some tax on their score with goals from the back as well.
Their next test is at Liverpool.
There is some proper SuperCoach value here; oh how Chelsea fans would have loved to have had their former striker up front in Joao Pedro’s absence. He was brilliant with a brace against Manchester City and is a player who, only two seasons ago, had a spell where he was a must-have pick for fantasy boffins.
The striker has added £4m to his fee this term, but is still worth a comparatively tasty £8,540,000. Villa have room to grow this season, but a home game against Fulham could make you ponder if he’ll maintain his form.
He has four goals in seven appearances in the league this season.
The Cherries might only be down in 13th place but they’ll be dining out on their 3-0 win at Old Trafford, which saw clean sheet wins for those who had Marcus Tavernier or James Hill in their XIs, while Marcus Tavernier’s goal saw him smash his season average with a 19-point haul.
They’re up against Leeds next, a great test for two clubs with ambition to build on positive shoots this season.
Truffer’s stats are interesting, his £7,340,000 price great bang for the buck for a haul not just based on clean sheets, but also key passes, clearances and successful dribbles in a complete display. Consistency is the big flag there, with a 12, 11 and 20 point haul mixed in with some minor and even negative scores.
A player who was on cheat sheets prior to the season came to the fore in a 1-0 win at Coventry as Fulham continue to progress up out of the relegation zone.
The attacking player scored an 80th minute winner for the London outfit, and for a key star for Fulham, he remains a compelling price at £7,650,000 if you think their results will stabilise.
This was easily his performance of the season, scoring in attacking metrics on top of his goal, including shots on target, key passes, accurate crosses and successful dribbles.
A stern test awaits at Villa Park, however.
The Welsh international opened the scoring at Ipswich, but came off holding his arm, so it might be worth holding fire on bringing the £7,170,000 priced defender into your line-up.
He’s also only averaged 7.9 points per season this term so far, which is outside the top 80 players in the game.
Newcastle’s 24-year-old right-back scored well in their 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
A hamstring injury has reduced his match time this term but in six outings, this is his second major haul already, having bagged 23 against Spurs earlier on.
This week’s 18 points came not just courtesy of their clean sheet, but also clearances and key passes.
Newcastle host Everton this weekend; priced at just £4,990,000, he’s only in 2.9% of sides.
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