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2020/21

Fantasy

Preseason Guide

Across the Pond FPL 2019/20 PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Club GP W T L Pts Diff GF GA 1 38 32 3 3 99 +52 85 33 2 City 38 26 3 9 81 +67 102 35 3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 +30 66 36 4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 66 +15 69 54 5 City 38 18 8 12 62 +26 67 41 6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 59 +14 61 47 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 59 +11 51 40 8 Arsenal 38 14 14 10 56 +8 56 48 9 United 38 14 12 12 54 0 39 39 10 Burnley 38 15 9 14 54 -7 43 50 11 Southampton 38 15 7 16 52 -9 51 60 12 Everton 38 13 10 15 49 -12 44 56 13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 44 -20 38 58 14 Crystal Palace 38 11 10 17 43 -19 31 50 15 Brighton and Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 41 -15 39 54 16 West Ham United 38 10 9 19 39 -13 49 62 17 Aston Villa 38 9 8 21 35 -26 41 67 18 Bournemouth (Relegated) 38 9 7 22 34 -25 40 65 19 Watford (Relegated) 38 8 10 20 34 -28 36 64 20 City (Relegated) 38 5 6 27 49 26 75 21

Champions League Clubs Europa League Clubs

PROMOTED CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS

Club GP W T L Pts Diff GF GA 1 United 46 28 9 9 93 +42 77 35

West Bromwich and Hove 2 46 22 17 7 83 +32 77 45 Albion 3 Fulham 46 23 12 11 81 +16 64 48 2019/20 Premier League Stat Leaders

Assist Key Rank Player Goals Rank Player Rank Player s Passes

1 , LEI 23 1 , MCI 20 1 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 136 2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 22 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 13 2 , AVL 91 2 , SOU 22 3 , LIV 12 3 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 87 4 , MCI 20 4 , LIV 10 4 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 83 5 Mohamed Salah, LIV 19 4 , MCI 10 5 , LEI 79 6 , TOT 18 4 Son Heung-Min, TOT 10 6 João Moutinho, WOL 77 6 , LIV 18 7 , MCI 9 7 Willian, CHE 76 8 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 17 7 Adama Traoré, WOL 9 8 , EVE 72 8 , MUN 17 9 , LIV 8 9 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 62 8 , MUN 17 9 , LEI 8 10 Mohamed Salah, LIV 61 11 Sergio Agüero, MCI 16 11 Willian, CHE 7 11 Andrew Robertson, LIV 60 12 , CHE 15 11 , MUN 7 11 Riyad Mahrez, MCI 60 13 , MCI 14 11 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 7 13 Pascal Groß, BHA 59 14 Chris Wood, BUR 14 11 Gabriel Jesus, MCI 7 13 Sadio Mané, LIV 59 15 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 13 11 Lucas Digne, EVE 7 15 Dwight McNeil, BUR 55 15 , EVE 13 11 Sadio Mané, LIV 7 16 Ashley Westwood, BUR 54 15 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 13 11 Marcus Rashford, MUN 7 16 , LEI 54 18 Riyad Mahrez, MCI 11 11 , MCI 7 18 , CHE 52 18 , NOR 11 19 10 different players 6 18 Roberto Firmino, LIV 52 18 Son Heung-Min, TOT 11 20 B. Silva, MCI/Sigurdsson, EVE 51

Big Big Offside Rank Player Chance Rank Player Chance Rank Player s s s Created Missed 1 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 33 1 Gabriel Jesus, MCI 24 1 Chris Wood, BUR 35 2 Riyad Mahrez, MCI 18 2 Tammy Abraham, CHE 22 2 Callum Wilson, BOU 32 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 18 3 Roberto Firmino, LIV 20 3 Jamie Vardy, LEI 28 4 Andrew Robertson, LIV 14 3 Chris Wood, BUR 20 4 Miguel Almirón, NEW 24 5 Mohamed Salah, LIV 13 5 Raheem Sterling, MCI 19 5 Tammy Abraham, CHE 23 5 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 13 6 Sadio Mané, LIV 18 6 , BUR 22 5 Richarlison, EVE 13 6 Jamie Vardy, LEI 18 7 , NEW 20 8 Willian, CHE 12 8 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 17 7 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 20 8 Jamie Vardy, LEI 12 9 David McGoldrick, SHU 15 7 Harry Kane, TOT 20 8 Son Heung-Min, TOT 12 9 Mohamed Salah, LIV 15 7 Mohamed Salah, LIV 20 8 Dwight McNeil, BUR 12 11 , WHU 14 11 Gabriel Jesus, MCI 19 12 David Silva, MCI 11 12 Marcus Rashford, MUN 13 12 Gerard Deulofeu, WAT 18 12 Ashley Westwood, BUR 11 13 Sergio Agüero, MCI 12 12 Sébastien Haller, WHU 18 14 Sadio Mané, LIV 10 13 , WOL 12 12 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 18 14 Adama Traoré, WOL 10 15 Teemu Pukki, NOR 11 15 Richarlison, EVE 17 14 Pascal Groß, BHA 10 15 Jay Rodriguez, BUR 11 15 Teemu Pukki, NOR 17 14 Roberto Firmino, LIV 10 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 10 15 Son Heung-Min, TOT 17 18 Raheem Sterling, MCI 9 17 Anthony Martial, MUN 10 18 , SHU 16 18 Henderson, LIV/Stevens, SHU 9 17 Matt Doherty, WOL 10 18 , CRY 16 18 Moutinho, WOL/Rashford, MUN 9 17 McBurnie, SHU/Maupay, BHA 10 20 , BHA 15 2019/20 Premier League Stat Leaders

Shots Shots Rank Player Shots Rank Player on Rank Player from Set Target Pieces

1 Mohamed Salah, LIV 132 1 Mohamed Salah, LIV 59 1 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 24 2 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 118 2 Gabrial Jesus, MCI 48 2 Marcus Rashford, MUN 16 3 Gabrial Jesus, MCI 101 3 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 44 3 James Maddison, LEI 14 4 Roberto Firmino, LIV 99 3 Marcus Rashford, MUN 44 4 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 13 4 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 99 5 Jamie Vardy, LEI 43 4 Lucas Digne, EVE 13 4 Raheem Sterling, MCI 99 6 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 42 6 Mason Mount, CHE 12 7 Neal Maupay, BHA 96 7 Tammy Abraham, CHE 40 6 Harry Wilson, BOU 12 8 Marcus Rashford, MUN 95 7 Anthony Martial, MUN 40 8 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 11 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 93 9 Roberto Firmino, LIV 39 8 Luka Milivojević, CRY 11 9 Danny Ings, SOU 93 10 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 38 10 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 10 11 Richarlison, EVE 90 10 Danny Ings, SOU 38 10 Dwight McNeil, BUR 10 12 Jamie Vardy, LEI 89 10 Neal Maupay, BHA 38 12 Willian, CHE 9 13 Tammy Abraham, CHE 88 10 Son Heung-Min, TOT 38 13 , NEW 8 14 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 85 10 Raheem Sterling, MCI 38 13 Gerard Deulofeu, WAT 8 15 Harry Kane, TOT 81 15 Harry Kane, TOT 37 15 Bruno Fernandes, MUN 7 15 Son Heung-Min, TOT 81 16 Sadio Mané, LIV 36 15 Harry Kane, TOT 7 17 Anthony Martial, MUN 80 17 Teemu Pukki, NOR 35 15 Rúben Neves, WOL 7 17 Teemu Pukki, NOR 80 18 Richarlison, EVE 32 15 Nicolas Pépé, ARS 7 19 Mason Mount, CHE 78 18 Riyad Mahrez, MCI 32 15 , ARS 7 Antonio,WHU/ De Bruyne,MCI/ 20 Sadio Mané, LIV 77 20 31 15 Eriksen, TOT/Cresswell, WHU 7 Wood,BUR

Corners Hit Rank Player Crosses Rank Player Rank Player Taken Woowork

1 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 382 1 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 183 1 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 6 2 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 304 2 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 175 2 Danny Ings, SOU 6 3 Lucas Digne, EVE 270 3 João Moutinho, WOL 169 3 Marcus Rashford, MUN 6 4 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 267 4 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 162 4 Sergio Agüero, MCI 5 5 Dwight McNeil, BUR 257 5 James Maddison, LEI 157 5 Gerard Deulofeu, WAT 5 6 James Maddison, LEI 221 6 , SHU 119 6 Mohamed Salah, LIV 5 6 João Moutinho, WOL 221 7 Willian, CHE 111 7 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 4 8 Andrew Robertson, LIV 210 8 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 109 8 Roberto Firmino, LIV 4 9 Oliver Norwood, SHU 198 9 Lucas Digne, EVE 108 9 Eddie Nketia, ARS 4 10 Adama Traoré, WOL 183 10 Luka Milivojevic, CRY 99 10 Raheem Sterling, MCI 4 11 Willian, CHE 174 11 Ashley Westwood, BUR 94 11 Jamie Vardy, LEI 4 11 , BOU 174 12 Pascal Groß, BHA 81 12 Son Heung-Min, TOT 3 13 Diego Rico, BOU 173 13 , SHU 80 13 Bruno Fernandes, MUN 3 14 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 164 13 Mason Mount, CHE 80 14 Gabriel Jesus, MCI 3 15 John Fleck, SHU 149 15 Jack Grealish, AVL 77 15 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 3 16 Pascal Groß, BHA 146 15 Diego Rico, BOU 77 16 Mason Mount, CHE 3 17 Ashley Westwood, BUR 146 17 , WHU 73 17 Nicolas Pépé, ARS 3 18 Luka Milivojevic, CRY 144 18 Gylfi Sigurdsson, EVE 71 18 Richarlison, EVE 3 19 Jack Grealish, AVL 141 19 Nicolas Pépé, ARS 66 19 Tammy Abraham, CHE 3 20 , TOT 137 20 Ryan Fraser, BOU 64 20 Benteke, CRY/Henderson, LIV 3 2019/20 Premier League State Leaders

Penalties Penalty Headed Rank Player Rank Player Rank Player Won Goals Goals

1 Riyad Mahrez, MCI 5 1 Marcus Rashford, MUN 6 1 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 5 2 Marcus Rashford, MUN 4 2 , WAT 5 1 , LIV 5 3 Raheem Sterling, MCI 3 3 Bruno Fernandes, MUN 4 1 Chris Wood, BUR 5 4 Bruno Fernandes, MUN 2 3 Willian, CHE 4 4 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 4 4 Sadio Mané, LIV 2 3 Jamie Vardy, LEI 4 4 Richarlison, EVE 4 4 Sergio Agüero, MCI 2 3 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 4 4 Harry Kane, TOT 4 4 , MUN 2 7 Mohamed Salah, LIV 3 7 Jamie Vardy, LEI 3 4 Danny Ings, SOU 2 7 Jorginho, CHE 3 7 Raheem Sterling, MCI 3 4 , CHE 2 7 , WHU 3 7 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 3 4 , LEI 2 7 , BOU 3 7 Roberto Firmino, LIV 3 4 Callum Wilson, BOU 2 11 Kevin De Bruyne, MCI 2 7 Tammy Abraham, CHE 3 4 Aaron Connolly, BHA 2 11 Harry Kane, TOT 2 7 Neal Maupay, BHA 3 4 Ismaila Sarr, WAT 2 11 Sergio Agüero, MCI 2 7 Jay Rodriguez, BUR 3 5 41 players tied 1 11 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ARS 2 14 15 players tied 2 11 Luka Milivojević, CRY 2 11 , LIV 2 11 Teemu Pukki, NOR 2

Clean Min. Rank Player Rank Player Saves Rank Player Played Sheets (OF-only)

1 Ederson, MCI 16 1 Martin Dubravka, NEW 140 1 , MUN 3450 2 , BUR 15 2 , NOR 132 2 , WOL 3420 3 , MUN 13 3 , BOU 129 3 , WHU 3420 3 Rui Patrício, WOL 13 4 Nick Pope, BUR 120 4 , SHU 3420 3 , SHU 13 5 , WAT 117 5 , BUR 3420 3 , LIV 13 5 Mat Ryan, BHA 117 6 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 3420 3 , LEI 13 7 , ARS 113 7 Virgil van Dijk, LIV 3420 8 Martin Dubravka, NEW 11 8 , CRY 110 8 , LEI 3386 9 Vicente Guaita, CRY 10 9 Dean Henderson, SHU 97 9 , SHU 3347 10 Ben Foster, WAT 9 10 David de Gea, MUN 96 10 Dwight McNeil, BUR 3345 10 Mat Ryan, BHA 9 10 Kasper Scmeichel, LEI 96 11 Wilfried Zaha, CRY 3280 12 , CHE 8 12 , EVE 94 12 , SHU 3255 13 Bernd Leno, ARS 7 13 Rui Patrício, WOL 91 13 Raúl Jiménez, WOL 3252 13 Alex McCarthy, SOU 7 14 , TOT 81 14 , NOR 3240 15 Hugo Lloris, TOT 6 15 Alex McCarthy, SOU 79 15 Jack Grealish, AVL 3234 16 Lukasz Fabianski, WHU 5 16 Lukasz Fabianski, WHU 72 16 , BHA 3231 16 Tim Krul, NOR 5 17 , AVL 68 17 César Azpilicueta, CHE 3230 16 Aaron Ramsdale, BOU 5 17 Ederson, MCI 68 18 John Egan, SHU 3189 19 Tom Heaton, AVL 4 19 Paulo Gazzaniga, TOT 59 19 Trent Alexander-Arnold, LIV 3176 20 Emiliano Martínez, ARS 3 20 Alisson, LIV 58 20 Abdoulaye Doucouré, WAT 3167 2019/20 Premier League Stat Leaders

Rank Player Blocks Rank Player Int. Rank Player Tackles

1 , AVL 48 1 Diego Rico, BOU 84 1 Aaron Wan-Bissaka, MUN 129 2 James Tarkowski, BUR 47 2 , LEI 80 2 Wilfred Ndidi, LEI 128 3 , NOR 37 3 Declan Rice, WHU 78 3 Ricardo Pereira, LEI 119 3 David Luiz, ARS 37 4 Chris Basham, SHU 77 4 Declan Rice, WHU 115 5 Lewis Dunk, BHA 33 4 , SOU 77 5 Serge Aurier, TOT 93 6 , TOT 32 6 Harry Maguire, MUN 72 5 João Moutinho, WOL 93 6 , WAT 32 7 Etienne Capoue, WAT 68 7 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 92 6 , WHU 32 8 César Azpilicueta, CHE 67 8 Jonny, WOL 91 6 , BUR 32 9 Philip Billing, BOU 66 9 James McArthur, CRY 88 10 Max Aarons, NOR 29 10 Aaron Wan-Bissaka, MUN 65 10 César Azpilicueta, CHE 86 10 Nathan Aké, BOU 29 11 Jorginho, CHE 64 11 Chris Basham, SHU 85 12 Federico Fernández, NEW 28 12 James Tarkowski, BUR 63 12 , WHU 83 12 Michael Keane, EVE 28 13 James McArthur, CRY 60 12 Djibril Sidibé, EVE 83 12 Davinson Sánchez, TOT 28 13 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 60 14 Emiliano Buendía, NOR 82 15 John Egan, SHU 27 15 Dale Stephens, BHA 58 14 James McCarthy, CRY 82 16 Adam Webster, BHA 26 15 John Egan, SHU 58 16 Enda Stevens, SHU 81 17 , CRY 25 15 , CHE 58 17 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, SOU 80 18 Ngoyo, AVL 24 18 Jefferson Lerma, BOU 57 18 Etienne Capoue, WAT 75 18 Sokratis, ARS 24 19 Jonny Evans, LEI 57 18 , WAT 75 20 Jan Bednarek, SOU 23 20 Targett, AVL/Neves, WOL 56 20 Frédéric Guilbert, AVL 74

Aerials Rank Player Clear. Rank Player Rank Player Fouls Won

1 James Tarkowski, BUR 200 1 Sébastien Haller, WHU 218 1 , CRY 59 2 Jan Bednarek, SOU 193 2 Oliver McBurnie, SHU 200 2 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 57 3 Tyrone Mings, AVL 189 3 James Tarkowski, BUR 198 2 Etienne Capoue, WAT 57 4 Federico Fernández, NEW 185 4 Troy Deeney, WAT 198 2 James McArthur, CRY 57 5 Jonny Evans, LEI 171 5 Virgil van Dijk, LIV 191 2 James Ward-Prowse, SOU 57 6 Toby Allerweireld, TOT 170 6 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVE 180 6 Wilfred Ndidi, LEI 56 7 Chris Basham, SHU 167 7 Harry Maguire, MUN 176 6 , ARS 56 8 John Egan, SHU 165 7 Joelinton, NEW 176 8 Callum Wilson, BOU 55 9 , WHU 164 9 , CRY 145 9 Will Hughes, WAT 53 10 Virgil van Dijk, LIV 162 10 , BHA 141 10 Abdoulaye Doncouré, WAT 51 11 Ben Mee, BUR 160 11 Jack O’Connell, SHU 135 10 , AVL 51 12 Harry Maguire, MUN 157 11 John Egan, SHU 135 12 Luka Milivojevic, CRY 50 13 Steve Cook, BOU 151 13 Matt Doherty, WOL 133 13 James Tarkowski, BUR 49 13 Çaglar Söyüncü, LEI 151 14 Ben Mee, BUR 131 14 Wilfried Zaha, CRY 48 15 Michael Keane, EVE 150 15 Michael Keane, EVE 130 15 George Baldock, SHU 47 16 Ben Godfrey, NOR 148 16 Jan Bednarek, SOU 127 16 Sébastien Haller, WHU 46 17 Nathan Aké, BOU 147 16 Jonny Evans, LEI 127 16 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, SOU 46 18 Jack O’Connell, SHU 144 18 Chris Wood, BUR 120 16 Sadio Mané, LIV 46 19 Craig Cathcart, WAT 133 18 Romain Saïss, WOL 120 19 Ricardo Pereira, LEI 45 20 Angelo Ogbonna, WHU 130 20 Lucas Digne, EVE 114 19 N'Golo Kanté, CHE 45 APPEARANCE IS EVERYTHING

Fantasy Points Per Appearance in 2019/20 (4.0 or higher)

Forwards Defenders Goalkeepers

Vardy, LEI—6.36 Fernandes, MUN—8.79 Alonso, CHE—5.56 Lloris, TOT—4.67

Rashford, MUN—5.71 De Bruyne, MCI—7.17 Alex.-Arnold, LIV—5.53 Pope, BUR—4.47

Aubameyang, ARS—5.69 Salah, LIV—6.85 Robertson, LIV—4.76 Henderson, SHU—4.44

Kane, TOT—5.45 Mané, LIV—6.31 Van Dijk, LIV—4.68 Alisson, LIV—4.21

Ings, SOU—5.21 Martial, MUN—6.25 Doherty, WOL—4.64 Schmeichel, LEI—4.11

Jiménez, WOL—5.11 Sterling, MCI—6.18 Boly, WOL—4.41 Patrício, WOL—4.03

Abraham, CHE—4.50 Son, TOT—5.63 Pereira, LEI—4.39

Wood, BUR—4.25 Mahrez, MCI—5.30 Lundstrum, SHU—4.24

Firmino, LIV—4.08 Pulisic, CHE—5.08 Chilwell, LEI—4.22

Alli, TOT—4.68 Laporte, MCI—4.20

Willian, CHE—4.67 Ritchie, NEW—4.11

Antonio, WHU—4.63

Richarlison, EVE—4.58

Grealish, AVL—4.14

Shelvey, NEW—4.04

Maddison, LEI—4.03

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PODCAST: Across the Pond FPL Podcast SCORING CONSISTENCY

While double-digit hauls are desirable for fantasy managers, so too is scoring consistency. Take a look at the most consistent scoring players throughout the 2019/20 campaign. The following table shows players that scored 6 or more points most frequently last year, including their double-digit hauls.

Total Apps. Total Apps. 6-9 10+ 6-9 10+ Player With 6+ Player With 6+ Points Points Points Points Points Points

Mané, LIV 13 8 21 Alisson, LIV 11 2 13

De Bruyne, MCI 9 10 19 Baldock, SHU 12 1 13

Alexander-Arnold, LIV 12 7 19 de Gea, MUN 12 1 13

Van Dijk, LIV 17 2 19 Willian, CHE 5 7 12

Salah, LIV 9 9 18 Jesus, MCI 8 4 12

Ings, SOU 15 3 18 Walker, MCI 9 3 12

Robertson, LIV 17 1 18 Wood, BUR 10 2 12

Martial, MUN 11 6 17 Aurier, TOT 11 1 12

Pope, BUR 12 4 16 Stevens, SHU 12 0 12

Ederson, MCI 16 0 16 Dunk, BHA 8 3 11

Vardy, LEI 7 8 15 Wan-Bissaka, MUN 8 3 11

Aubameyang, ARS 9 6 15 Jonny, WOL 9 2 11

Doherty, WOL 9 6 15 Digne, EVE 8 3 11

Mahrez, MCI 9 6 15 Guaita, CRY 8 3 11

Rashford, MUN 10 5 15 Söyünchü, LEI 10 1 11

Jiménez, WOL 12 3 15 Dubravka, NEW 10 1 11

Egan, SHU 13 2 15 O’Connell, SHU 10 1 11

Patrício, WOL 14 1 15 Basham, SHU 11 0 11

Sterling, MCI 5 9 14 Fernandes, MUN 4 6 10

Richarlison, EVE 10 4 14 Lundstrum, SHU 5 5 10

Henderson, SHU 10 4 14 Azpilicueta, CHE 6 4 10

Tarkowski, BUR 11 3 14 Calvert-Lewin, EVE 7 3 10

Schmeichel, LEI 12 2 14 Foster, WAT 7 3 10

Son, TOT 7 6 13 Chilwell, LEI 8 2 10

Kane, TOT 9 4 13 Maguire, MUN 9 1 10

Grealish, AVL 9 4 13 Pulisic, CHE/Ryan, BHA 9 1 10

Pereira, LEI 11 2 13 Muapay, BHA 10 0 10

Team Pages

LIVERPOOL

2019/20 RESULTS (32W-3D-3L; 99 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 Liverpool 4 1 Norwich City 1 Liverpool Leeds United 2 Southampton 1 2 Liverpool 2 Chelsea Liverpool 3 Liverpool 3 1 Arsenal 3 Liverpool Arsenal 4 Burnley 0 3 Liverpool 4 Aston Villa Liverpool 5 Liverpool 3 1 Newcastle 5 Everton Liverpool 6 Chelsea 1 2 Liverpool 6 Liverpool Sheffield United 7 Sheffield United 0 1 Liverpool 7 Liverpool West Ham 8 Liverpool 2 1 Leicester City 8 Manchester City Liverpool 9 Manchester United 1 1 Liverpool 9 Liverpool Leicester 10 Liverpool 2 1 Tottenham 10 Brighton Liverpool 11 Aston Villa 1 2 Liverpool 11 Liverpool Wolves 12 Liverpool 3 1 Manchester City 12 Fulham Liverpool 13 Crystal Palace 1 2 Liverpool 13 Liverpool Tottenham 14 Liverpool 2 1 Brighton 14 Crystal Palace Liverpool 15 Liverpool 5 2 Everton 15 Liverpool West Brom 16 Bournemouth 0 3 Liverpool 16 Newcastle Liverpool 17 Liverpool 2 0 Watford 17 Southampton Liverpool 19 Leicester City 0 4 Liverpool 18 Liverpool Burnley 20 Liverpool 1 0 Wolves 19 Liverpool Manchester United 21 Liverpool 2 0 Sheffield United 20 Tottenham Liverpool 22 Tottenham 0 1 Liverpool 21 West Ham Liverpool 23 Liverpool 2 0 Manchester United 22 Liverpool Brighton 24 Wolves 1 2 Liverpool 23 Liverpool Manchester City 24 West Ham 0 2 Liverpool 24 Leicester Liverpool 25 Liverpool 4 0 Southampton 25 Liverpool Everton 26 Norwich City 0 1 Liverpool 26 Sheffield United Liverpool 27 Liverpool 3 2 West Ham 27 Liverpool Fulham 28 Watford 3 0 Liverpool 28 Wolves Liverpool 29 Liverpool 2 1 Bournemouth 29 Liverpool Chelsea 30 Everton 0 0 Liverpool 30 Arsenal Liverpool 31 Liverpool 4 0 Crystal Palace 31 Liverpool Aston Villa 32 Manchester City 4 0 Liverpool 32 Leeds United Liverpool 33 Liverpool 2 0 Aston Villa 33 Liverpool Newcastle 34 Brighton 1 3 Liverpool 34 Manchester United Liverpool 35 Liverpool 1 1 Burnley 35 Liverpool Southampton 36 Arsenal 2 1 Liverpool 36 West Brom Liverpool 37 Liverpool 5 3 Chelsea 37 Burnley Liverpool 38 Newcastle 1 3 Liverpool 38 Liverpool Crystal Palace LIVERPOOL 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 FPL Bonus Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player (POS) 2020 Pts Goals Assists Pts BPS Apps (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Mohamed Salah (M) 233 19 10 26 661 34 33/28/24 6.85 16 1-0 12.0 19.42

Sadio Mané, (M) 221 18 10 27 689 35 30/27/21 6.31 12 3-0 12.0 18.42

Trent Alexander-Arnold (D) 210 4 15 24 904 38 35/32/31 5.53 14 5-0 7.5 28.00

Andrew Robertson (D) 181 2 12 20 847 36 34/33/31 4.76 13 2-0 7.0 25.86

Virgil van Dijk (D) 178 5 2 14 804 38 38/38/38 4.68 15 1-0 6.5 27.38

Roberto Firmino (F) 155 9 9 20 592 38 34/26/16 4.08 16 0-0 9.5 16.32

Alisson (GK) 122 0 1 11 558 29 28/26/26 4.21 13 0-1 6.0 20.33

Jordan Henderson (M) 116 4 5 11 530 30 27/19/16 2.89 16 2-0 5.5 21.09

Georginio Wijnaldum (M) 107 4 0 5 503 37 33/26/20 2.89 12 0-0 5.5 19.45

Joe Gomez (D) 93 0 0 7 461 28 19/21/21 3.32 12 7-0 5.5 16.91

Fabinho (M) 77 2 3 8 403 28 22/21/21 2.75 6 6-0 5.5 14.00

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (M) 76 4 1 2 268 30 16/4/0 2.53 8 1-0 6.5 11.69

Divock Origi (F) 65 4 3 8 230 28 5/0/0 2.32 2 1-0 5.5 11.82

Naby Keita (M) 52 2 3 3 224 18 8/3/1 2.88 5 1-0 5.5 9.45

James Milner (M) 49 2 2 3 198 22 8/7/7 2.23 4 4-0 5.5 8.91

Joel Matip (D) 39 1 0 4 167 9 8/7/7 4.33 3 0-0 5.5 7.09

Adrián (GK) 27 0 0 0 136 11 9/9/9 2.45 2 1-0 4.5 6.00

Xherdan Shaqiri (M) 15 1 0 0 54 7 2/1/1 2.14 1 0-0 6.5 2.31

Neco Williams (D) 14 0 0 3 53 6 2/1/0 2.33 1 1-0 4.0 3.50

Curtis Jones (M) 13 1 0 0 46 6 1/0/0 2.17 1 0-0 4.5 2.89

Takumi Minamino (M) 11 0 0 0 20 10 1/0/0 1.10 0 0-0 6.5 1.69 LIVERPOOL 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Liverpool’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

After scoring 185 fantasy points in 2018/19, Alexander-Arnold earned over 700 more minutes throughout the 2019/20 campaign and topped the 200-point mark. No player has delivered more FPL assists over the previous two seasons than Alexander-Arnold with 28. Considered FPL’s most prolific scoring defender, the 21-year old Trent Alexander-Arnold right back finished in the Top 5 in each of the following statistical categories last year: crosses (1st), assists 1 (Defender-7.5) (2nd), big chances created (2nd), key passes (3rd), corners taken (4th), and shots from set pieces (4th). Alexander-Arnold’s lofty numbers earned a stiff starting price of 7.5, but of the eight players to finish with 200- plus points last season, he is the least expensive, which means many fantasy managers will make him the first name on their team sheet.

In 2019/20, Salah’s 19 goals and 10 fantasy assists were down compared to the 2018/19 campaign, when he totaled 22 goals and 12 assists. Since his magical 2017/18 season, when he scored 32 goals and totaled 303 fantasy points, his FPL numbers have dipped in back-to-back years. Still, he has finished with at least 233 Mohamed Salah 2 fantasy points in three consecutive seasons and remains the one of the league’s most threatening attackers, as he (-12.0) has led the Premier League in shots and shots on target in each of the past two seasons. He averaged 6.85 FPPM last year and only Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne had more double-digit hauls than the Egyptian midfielder. This year, he joins teammate Sadio Mané and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as FPL’s highest priced players at 12.0.

Mané has scored at least 10 goals in each of his six Premier League seasons and has topped the 200-point mark in back-to-back campaigns. Last year, he averaged 6.31 FPPM and proved to be FPL’s most consistent scorer, Sadio Mané finishing with 6 or more points in 21 of his 35 appearances. His consistent attacking returns keep him in 3 (Midfielder-12.0) contention for bonus points every match, as the Senegalese midfielder has totaled 51 bonus points over the past two seasons. However, many fantasy managers may have a hard time justifying Mané over Salah with each being 12.0, especially with Mo on penalties and his occassional involvement on corners.

Robertson may get slightly overshadowed by teammate Alexander-Arnold, but his attacking prowess cannot be overlooked. The Scottish defender has registered 12 fantasy assists in each of the past two seasons and has totaled 49 bonus points during that time. Last year, he finished with 6 or more fantasy points in 18 of his 36 Andrew Robertson 4 appearances and averaged 4.76 FPPM, which ranked second in the Premier League among defenders with at (Defender-7.0) least 20 appearances (TAA-5.53). Alexander-Arnold’s fantasy appeal is linked to his utilization on free kicks and corners, but Robertson’s open-play creativity makes him a lethal fantasy option at a lower price point than Alexander-Arnold.

It goes without saying that the Dutch center-back isn’t as explosive as teammates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson when it comes to fantasy production, but van Dijk offers reliability and consistency, as he played in all of Liverpool’s 38 Premier League matches last year. He finished with at least 6 fantasy points in 19 Virgil van Dijk 5 of those 38 matches and averaged 4.68 FPPM. A towering presence on set pieces, van Dijk has found the back of (Defender-6.5) the net at least four times in each of the past two seasons and has totaled six fantasy assists during that period. At first glance, his 2020/21 starting price might scare some fantasy managers away, but of all players listed at 6.5, none of them came within 40 points of van Dijk’s FPL total of 178.

Alisson was one of seven Liverpool players to average more than 4.0 FPPM last season (4.21), but he missed Alisson nine games and only totaled 122 points. In the past two seasons, the Brazilian goalkeeper has kept 34 clean 6 (Goalkeeper-6.0) sheets in 67 appearances (51%). If you want a quality set-and-forget keeper for an entire season, Alisson should be on your short list, but his selection comes at the expense of a potential 200-point Liverpool asset.

With so many appealing and productive fantasy assets on the Liverpool roster, more times than not, Firmino is the forgotten man. Still, he has finished with at least 155 fantasy points, nine goals, and eight assists in each of Roberto Firmino the past five seasons. He fired 99 shots last year, which was the 4th-highest total in the league, and put 39 of 7 (Forward-9.5) those on target. He averaged 4.08 FPPM, but his numbers could have been even better had he not blown 20 big chances. Only Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus and Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham missed more big chances than Firmino in 2019/20. Manchester City

2019/20 RESULTS (26W-3D-9L; 81 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 West Ham 0 5 Manchester City 1 Manchester City PPD PPD Aston Villa 2 Manchester City 2 2 Tottenham 2 Wolves Manchester City 3 Bournemouth 1 3 Manchester City 3 Manchester City Leicester City 4 Manchester City 4 0 Brighton 4 Leeds United Manchester City 5 Norwich City 3 2 Manchester City 5 Manchester City Arsenal 6 Manchester City 8 0 Watford 6 West Ham Manchester City 7 Everton 1 3 Manchester City 7 Sheffield United Manchester City 8 Manchester City 0 2 Wolves 8 Manchester City Liverpool 9 Crystal Palace 0 2 Manchester City 9 Tottenham Manchester City 10 Manchester City 3 0 Aston Villa 10 Manchester City Burnely 11 Manchester City 2 1 Southampton 11 Manchester City Fulham 12 Liverpool 3 1 Manchester City 12 Manchester United Manchester City 13 Manchester City 2 1 Chelsea 13 Manchester City West Brom 14 Newcastle 2 2 Manchester City 14 Southampton Manchester City 15 Burnley 1 4 Manchester City 15 Manchester City Newcastle 16 Manchester City 1 2 Manchester United 16 Everton Manchester City 17 Arsenal 0 3 Manchester City 17 Chelsea Manchester City 19 Manchester City 3 1 Leicester City 18 Manchester City Brighton 20 Wolves 3 2 Manchester City 19 Manchester City Crystal Palace 21 Manchester City 2 0 Sheffield United 20 West Brom Manchester City 22 Manchester City 2 1 Everton 21 Manchester City Sheffield United 23 Aston Villa 1 6 Manchester City 22 Burnley Manchester City 24 Manchester City 2 2 Crystal Palace 23 Liverpool Manchester City 24 Sheffield United 0 1 Manchester City 24 Manchester City Tottenham 25 Tottenham 2 0 Manchester City 25 Arsenal Manchester City 26 Manchester City 2 0 West Ham 26 Manchester City West Ham 27 Leicester City 0 1 Manchester City 27 Manchester City Manchester United 28 Manchester City 3 0 Arsenal 28 Fulham Manchester City 29 Manchester United 2 0 Manchester City 29 Manchester City Wolves 30 Manchester City 5 0 Burnley 30 Leicester City Manchester City 31 Chelsea 2 1 Manchester City 31 Manchester City Leeds 32 Manchester City 4 0 Liverpool 32 Aston Villa Manchester City 33 Southampton 1 0 Manchester City 33 Manchester City Southampton 34 Manchester City 5 0 Newcastle 34 Crystal Palace Manchester City 35 Brighton 0 5 Manchester City 35 Manchester City Chelsea 36 Manchester City 2 1 Bournemouth 36 Newcastle Manchester City 37 Watford 0 4 Manchester City 37 Brighton Manchester City 38 Manchester City 5 0 Norwich City 38 Manchester City Everton Manchester City 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Kevin De Bruyne (M) 251 13 23 35 988 35 32/22/22 7.17 18 3-0 11.5 21.83

Raheem Sterling (M) 204 20 6 20 642 33 29/25/20 6.18 13 5-0 11.5 17.74

Riyad Mahrez (M) 175 11 14 17 668 33 18/13/13 5.30 10 0-0 8.5 20.59

Gabriel Jesus (F) 146 14 8 17 535 34 21/13/12 4.29 12 3-0 9.5 15.37

Ederson (GK) 133 0 0 2 645 35 34/34/34 3.80 16 3-1 6.0 22.17

Sergio Agüero (F) 132 16 6 14 509 24 15/10/9 5.50 5 1-0 10.5 12.57

Bernardo Silva (M) 116 6 7 7 526 34 20/14/13 3.41 9 5-0 7.5 15.47

Kyle Walker (D) 114 1 4 7 573 29 25/21/22 3.93 12 5-0 6.0 19.00

Rodrigo (M) 92 3 2 5 516 35 25/22/21 2.63 14 8-0 5.5 16.73

Nicolás Otamendi (D) 82 2 1 6 389 24 18/17/17 3.42 7 3-0 5.0 16.40

Nathn Aké (D) 79 2 2 6 499 29 27/27/27 2.72 4 2-0 5.5 14.36

Benjamin Mendy (D) 74 0 2 3 378 19 16/13/12 3.89 9 3-0 6.0 12.33

Phil Foden (M) 69 5 2 4 261 23 7/5/4 3.00 4 0-0 6.5 10.62

Ilkay Gündogan (M) 65 2 1 4 382 31 19/16/16 2.10 7 7-0 5.5 11.82

Aymeric LaPorte (D) 63 1 0 0 298 15 12/6/6 4.20 8 1-0 6.0 10.50

Fernandinho (M) 55 0 1 1 401 30 26/23/21 1.83 10 7-2 5.5 10.00

Oleksandr Zinchenko (D) 49 0 0 1 295 19 12/11/11 2.58 6 0-1 5.5 8.91

João Cancelo (D) 45 0 0 3 299 17 12/12/12 2.65 5 4-0 5.5 8.19

Eric García, (D) 38 0 0 0 189 13 7/6/6 2.92 5 1-0 5.0 7.60

John Stones (D) 34 0 0 0 231 16 11/11/11 2.13 3 0-0 5.0 6.80

Angeliño (D) 11 0 1 1 94 6 4/4/4 1.83 0 1-0 - -

Claudio Bravo (GK) 11 0 0 0 69 4 4/3/3 2.75 1 0-0 4.5 2.44 Manchester City 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Manchester City’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

FPL’s leading scorer was in a class by himself in 2019/20, as he averaged 7.17 FPPM. De Bruyne was the only player to ten double-digit games last year, and he finished the season scoring 14 or more points in seven Kevin De Bruyne of City’s last 22 matches. Undoubtedly the Sky Blues’ talisman, the Belgian midfielder led the Premier League 1 (Midfielder-11.5) in assists, key passes, and created the most big chances. His involvement on free kicks, corners, and now penalties, makes De Bruyne a desirable player to own heading into the new campaign, but will fantasy managers hop onboard at a higher price point this year.

Going into the restart, it seemed unlikely that Sterling would top the 200-point mark for a third consecutive season, but he tallied five double-digit hauls in City’s last ten matches and finished with 204 points, averaging 6.18 FPPM throughout the 2019/20 campaign. He scored 20 goals for the first time in his Premier League Raheem Sterling 2 career, but after three consecutive seasons with at least 14 fantasy assists, his total of six was somewhat of a (Midfielder-11.5) disappointment. Sterling is on a short list of players many fantasy managers fear not owning when he is in top form. Despite finishing with 204 points, he missed 19 big chances last year, so if he improves on that number, his non-owners may not be so lucky in 2020/21.

Agüero remains the club’s top striker, but at age 32, his legs may be getting a little heavy and his body has shown signs of wear. In 2019/20, he averaged 5.5 FPPM, but for the second time in three seasons, he failed to Sergio Agüero 3 make more than 25 Premier League appearances. If there is one statistic that highlights Agüero’s importance to (Forward-10.5) the club, it is the 24 missed big chances by teammate Gabriel Jesus last year. When healthy and in form, Agüero is worth every bit of his 10.5 price, but recent history suggests he may not be a long-tern option.

When Manchester City are at full health, rotation is always an issue, especially with attacking players. In 2019/20, Mahrez made the most of his appearances, totaling six or more fantasy points 15 times, and he finished the campaign with six double-digit hauls. However, he was not immune to rotation, especially during Riyad Mahrez the run-in, when he played fewer than 60 minutes in five of the club’s last seven matches. When the Algerian 4 (Midfielder-8.5) gets a full go of it, he’s likely to reward his fantasy managers, as he had an attacking return in eleven of the thirteen matches in which he played 90 minutes last year. How often will he get that chance in 2020/21, though? The emergence of and the signing of Ferran Torres makes Mahrez a risky selection to start the year.

Given the unpredictable rotation of Manchester City attackers, Ederson gives fantasy managers a set-and-forget Ederson option in goal. The reliability Ederson provides makes him a safer selection should you want to invest in the 5 (Goalkeeper-6.0) City defense. In 2019/20, Ederson made 35 appearances and was the Premier League Golden Glove winner. No other Man City defender had more than 29 appearances last year.

Manchester City did not waste any time upgrading their defense with the addition of Bournemouth’s Nathan Aké, who should help shore up the side's backline. The Dutch center-back has found the back of the net at least Nathan Aké two times in each of the past four seasons, and its a pretty safe bet that he will get more opportunities to finish 6 (Defender-5.5) around goal in the 2020/21 campaign playing for his new club. If nailed on, Aké should provide consistent starts, which will make him an appealing option at 5.5, which is .5 cheaper than . If City sign Napoli center-back Kalidou Koulibaly, Aké’s slips down the list.

Foden was a popular selection after the restart due to his increased minutes and affordable price. He played at Phil Foden least 60 minutes in six of City’s last eleven matches and totaled six attacking returns during that span. The 7 (Midfielder-6.5) departure of David Silva should provide an opportunity for increased playing time in 2020/21, and priced at 6.5, Foden is the best budget option in the Man City attack.

Jesus provided consistent returns at the end of last season, scoring a goal in four of the club’s last five matches. Sergio Agüero’s absence, due to injury, provided an extended look at the Brazilian up front. He may have Gabriel Jesus provided appreciable returns for fantasy managers, but his inability to finish at times provided many 8 (Forward-9.5) frustrations. No player missed more big chances in the league last year than Jesus (24), bringing his total to 42 over the last two campaigns. Jesus is an easy investment when Agüero isn’t available, but 9.5 is a sharp price when rotation is all but certain.

All of the problems Manchester City had last year revolved around the defense, which is why they are being so Aymeric Laporte aggressive in the transfer market. Nathan Aké has already been signed and the club is rumored to be in 9 (Defender-6.0) negotiations for Napoli’s Koulibaly. Whatever changes are made to the roster, Laporte should be nailed on at center-back when the new campaign begins. Manchester United

2019/20 RESULTS (18W-12D-8L; 66 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Manchester United 4 0 Chelsea 1 Burnley PPD PPD Manchester United 2 Wolves 1 1 Manchester United 2 Manchester United Crystal Palace 3 Manchester United 1 2 Crystal Palace 3 Brighton Manchester United 4 Southampton 1 1 Manchester United 4 Manchester United Tottenham 5 Manchester United 1 0 Leicester City 5 Newcastle Manchester United 6 West Ham 2 0 Manchester United 6 Manchester United Chelsea 7 Manchester United 1 1 Arsenal 7 Manchester United Arsenal 8 Newcastle 1 0 Manchester United 8 Everton Manchester United 9 Manchester United 1 1 Liverpool 9 Manchester United West Brom 10 Norwich City 1 3 Manchester United 10 Southampton Manchester United 11 Bournemouth 1 0 Manchester United 11 West Ham Manchester United 12 Manchester United 3 1 Brighton 12 Manchester United Manchester City 13 Sheffield United 3 3 Manchester United 13 Sheffield United Manchester United 14 Manchester United 2 2 Aston Villa 14 Manchester United Leeds United 15 Manchester United 2 1 Tottenham 15 Leicester City Manchester United 16 Manchester City 1 2 Manchester United 16 Manchester United Wolves 17 Manchester United 1 1 Everton 17 Manchester United Aston Villa 18 Watford 2 0 Manchester United 18 Fulham Manchester United 19 Manchester United 4 1 Newcastle 19 Liverpool Manchester United 20 Burnley 0 2 Manchester United 20 Manchester United Sheffield United 21 Arsenal 2 0 Manchester United 21 Arsenal Manchester United 22 Manchester United 4 0 Norwich City 22 Manchester United Southampton 23 Liverpool 2 0 Manchester United 23 Manchester United Everton 24 Manchester United 0 2 Burnley 24 West Brom Manchester United 25 Manchester United 0 0 Wolves 25 Manchester United Newcastle 26 Chelsea 0 2 Manchester United 26 Chelsea Manchester United 27 Manchester United 3 0 Watford 27 Manchester City Manchester United 28 Everton 1 1 Manchester United 28 Manchester United West Ham 29 Manchester United 2 0 Manchester City 29 Crystal Palace Manchester United 30 Tottenham 1 1 Manchester United 30 Manchester United Brighton 31 Manchester United 3 0 Sheffield United 31 Tottenham Manchester United 32 Brighton 0 3 Manchester United 32 Manchester United Burnley 33 Manchester United 5 2 Bournemouth 33 Leeds United Manchester United 34 Aston Villa 0 3 Manchester United 34 Manchester United Liverpool 35 Manchester United 2 2 Southampton 35 Aston Villa Manchester United 36 Crystal Palace 0 2 Manchester United 36 Manchester United Leicester City 37 Manchester United 1 1 West Ham 37 Manchester United Fulham 38 Leicester City 0 2 Manchester United 38 Wolves Manchester United Manchester United 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Anthony Martial (F) 200 17 9 14 544 32 31/20/16 6.25 14 1-0 9.0 22.22

Marcus Rashford (M) 177 17 8 31 665 31 30/25/21 5.71 9 3-0 9.5 18.63

David de Gea (GK) 143 0 0 8 630 38 38/38/38 3.76 13 2-0 5.5 26.00

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D) 127 0 4 16 659 35 34/33/32 3.63 12 8-0 5.5 23.09

Harry Maguire (D) 123 1 0 5 681 38 38/38/38 3.24 13 6-0 5.5 22.36

Bruno Fernandes (M) 117 8 8 18 366 14 14/11/8 8.79 9 2-0 10.5 11.14

Victor Lindelöf (D) 116 1 0 9 618 35 34/33/33 3.31 12 6-0 5.0 23.20

Mason Greenwood (M) 103 10 1 17 430 31 12/4/3 3.32 6 0-0 7.5 13.73

Daniel James (M) 95 3 6 2 308 33 24/19/16 2.88 7 4-0 6.5 14.62

Scott McTominay (M) 74 3 2 6 310 27 20/16/13 2.74 3 2-0 5.0 14.80

Luke Shaw (D) 67 0 0 2 381 24 19/17/15 2.79 8 7-0 5.0 13.40

Andreas Pereira, (M) 60 1 3 1 198 25 17/7/6 2.40 6 3-0 5.0 12.00

Nemanja Matic (M) 55 0 2 2 287 21 18/14/13 2.62 10 2-0 5.0 11.00

Paul Pogba (M) 51 1 4 2 215 16 13/10/10 3.19 6 1-0 8.0 6.38

Brandon Williams (D) 51 1 1 3 228 17 9/7/7 3.00 5 6-0 4.5 11.33

Fred (M) 50 0 0 0 358 29 23/21/21 1.72 6 8-0 5.5 9.09

Juan Mata (M) 38 0 2 2 139 19 8/4/2 2.00 4 1-0 6.0 6.33

Jesse Lingard (M) 32 1 0 0 99 22 7/4/0 1.45 1 3-0 6.0 5.33

Odion Ighalo (F) 11 0 0 0 24 11 0/0/0 1.00 0 0-0 6.5 1.69

Eric Bailly (D) 9 0 0 0 40 4 1/1/1 2.25 1 0-0 5.0 1.80

Diogo Dalot (D) 4 0 0 0 10 4 0/0/0 1.00 0 0-0 5.0 0.80 Manchester United 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Manchester United’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

The signing of Fernandes saved Manchester United’s season, as the Red Devils raced to a third place finish and did not suffer a defeat in any of their last 14 matches. In those 14 games with the Bruno Fernandes club, Fernandes averaged 8.79 FPPM and finished with 10 or more points six times. He only failed 1 (Midfielder-10.5) to register an attacking return in three of those games and was a bit unlucky to hit the woodwork three times. Fernandes’ involvement makes him an attractive fantasy option, but he will not be as easy to fit into your side this season with a price increase to 10.5.

Martial averaged 6.25 FPPM last year, which was fifth-best in FPL, and his contributions were consistent, as he scored at least six points 17 times in his 32 appearances. 15 of Martial’s 26 attacking returns came in the final 13 games of the 2019/20 campaign, which proves how essential Anthony Martial 2 a creative (Fernandes) is for a quality striker. The 24-year old Frenchman finished on (Forward-9.0) 200 fantasy points listed as a midfielder, so fantasy managers benefited by +31 points for his out- of-position designation. Not only did Martial get a price increase headed into the new season, but he was accurately reclassified a forward.

Rashford’s 177 fantasy points in 2019/20 was a career best, topping last year’s total by 49 points. His 31 appearances were the fewest he has had in the past four seasons, but he played 2,655 Marcus Rashford 3 minutes, which was another career high. The 22-year old English winger averaged 5.71 FPPM last (Midfielder-9.5) year and scored six or more points 15 times, which included five double-digit hauls. Had Rashford been classified a midfielder last year, he would have finished on 200-plus points.

Greenwood only started twelve of United’s 38 league matches last year, but he featured in the starting XI in each of the club’s last eight fixtures. For the season, he averaged 3.32 FPPM, but over Mason Greenwood the last eight he averaged 6.13 FPPM. It remains to be seen if Greenwood’s run-in form carries 4 (Midfielder-7.5) over into the 2020/21 campaign, but the 18-year old is already proving to be a sharp finisher, scoring 10 goals on 39 shots. He is no longer the 4.5 budget darling of last year, but his 7.5 price gives fantasy managers a cheaper way into the United attack.

Wan-Bissaka was brought in from Crystal Palace to tighten up United’s back line and he did not disappoint. His 129 tackles led the Premier League in 2019/20, and his 258 tackles over the past Aaron Wan-Bissaka 5 two seasons ranks him second to Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi. Last year, Wan-Bissaka appeared in (Forward-5.5) 35 games, accumulating four attacking returns, 16 bonus points, and 12 clean sheets. However the 22-year old right-back is no stranger to a card, as he was booked eight times.

Maguire provided the Red Devils with stability and security on the back line, starting and finishing all 38 league matches. He only contributed one attacking return, but totaled 13 clean sheets and Harry Maguire 6 finished among the top 12 in interceptions (6th), aerials won (7th), and clearances (12th). Oddly, (Defender-5.5) Maguire’s cumulative BPS total was 681, which led the club, but he only earned 5 bonus points throughout the entire campaign, which was eighth-best among United players.

Despite being the subject of criticism for his performance between the sticks at times throughout the most recent campaign, de Gea finished the 2019/20 FPL season with his second-highest point David de Gea 7 total in nine seasons with the club, and his 143 fantasy points were third-best on the team. While (Goalkeeper-5.5) many of the club’s supporters were in favor of making a change to Dean Henderson, it seems de Gea will get another campaign at Old .

Pogba only appeared in 16 games last season, but was fit for the restart and played in each of those Paul Pogba final nine fixtures. Paired with Bruno Fernandes, he averaged 3.78 FPPM, compared to 2.43 FPPM 8 (Midfielder-8.0) in games before Fernandes’ arrival. In the two campaigns prior to 2019/20, Pogba totaled 42 attacking returns, but his role in the side has shifted with the arrival of his Portuguese teammate. Chelsea

2019/20 RESULTS (20W-6D-12L; 66 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Manchester United 4 0 Chelsea 1 Brighton Chelsea 2 Chelsea 1 1 Leicester City 2 Chelsea Liverpool 3 Norwich City 2 3 Chelsea 3 West Brom Chelsea 4 Chelsea 2 2 Sheffield United 4 Chelsea Crystal Palace 5 Wolves 2 5 Chelsea 5 Chelsea Southampton 6 Chelsea 1 2 Liverpool 6 Manchester United Chelsea 7 Chelsea 2 0 Brighton 7 Burnley Chelsea 8 Southampton 1 4 Chelsea 8 Chelsea Sheffield United 9 Chelsea 1 0 Newcastle 9 Newcastle Chelsea 10 Burnley 2 4 Chelsea 10 Chelsea Tottenham 11 Watford 1 2 Chelsea 11 Chelsea Leeds United 12 Chelsea 2 0 Crystal Palace 12 Everton Chelsea 13 Manchester City 2 1 Chelsea 13 Wolves Chelsea 14 Chelsea 0 1 West Ham 14 Chelsea West Ham 15 Chelsea 2 1 Aston Villa 15 Arsenal Chelsea 16 Everton 3 1 Chelsea 16 Chelsea Aston Villa 17 Chelsea 0 1 Bournemouth 17 Chelsea Manchester City 18 Tottenham 0 2 Chelsea 18 Leicester City Chelsea 19 Chelsea 0 2 Southampton 19 Fulham Chelsea 20 Arsenal 1 2 Chelsea 20 Chelsea Wolves 21 Brighton 1 1 Chelsea 21 Chelsea Burnley 22 Chelsea 3 0 Burnley 22 Tottenham Chelsea 23 Newcastle 1 0 Chelsea 23 Sheffield United Chelsea 24 Chelsea 2 2 Arsenal 24 Chelsea Newcastle 25 Leicester City 2 2 Chelsea 25 Southampton Chelsea 26 Chelsea 0 2 Manchester United 26 Chelsea Manchester United 27 Chelsea 2 1 Tottenham 27 Chelsea Everton 28 Bournemouth 2 2 Chelsea 28 Leeds United Chelsea 29 Chelsea 4 0 Everton 29 Liverpool Chelsea 30 Aston Villa 1 2 Chelsea 30 Chelsea West Brom 31 Chelsea 2 1 Manchester City 31 Crystal Palace Chelsea 32 West Ham 3 2 Chelsea 32 Chelsea Bighton 33 Chelsea 3 0 Watford 33 West Ham Chelsea 34 Crystal Palace 2 3 Chelsea 34 Chelsea Fulham 35 Sheffield United 3 0 Chelsea 35 Manchester City Chelsea 36 Chelsea 1 0 Norwich City 36 Chelsea Arsenal 37 Liverpool 5 3 Chelsea 37 Chelsea Leicester City 38 Chelsea 2 0 Wolves 38 Aston Villa Chelsea Chelsea 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Willian (M) 168 9 9 26 698 36 28/22/20 4.67 10 4-0 8.0 21.00

Tammy Abraham (F) 153 15 6 20 461 34 25/6/9 4.50 7 2-0 7.5 20.40

Mason Mount (M) 137 7 6 11 510 37 30/24/22 3.70 9 3-0 7.0 19.57

César Azpilicueta (D) 130 2 6 16 700 36 36/35/35 3.61 8 1-0 6.0 21.67

Christian Pulisic (M) 127 9 8 8 379 25 19/13/9 5.08 6 0-0 8.5 14.94

Marcos Alonso (D) 100 4 4 11 395 18 16/13/12 5.56 7 4-0 6.0 16.67

Jorginho (M) 92 4 3 9 535 31 4/20/19 2.97 6 10-0 5.0 18.40

Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) 90 0 0 0 507 33 33/33/33 2.73 8 0-0 5.0 18.00

Mateo Kovacic (M) 68 1 3 6 461 31 21/17/15 2.19 4 8-0 5.5 12.36

Olivier Giroud (F) 68 8 1 5 253 18 7/2/0 3.78 6 1-0 7.0 9.71

Antonio Rüdiger 63 2 0 5 351 20 18/18/18 3.15 5 3-0 5.0 12.60

Kurt Zouma (D) 62 0 0 2 432 28 24/24/24 2.21 7 6-0 5.0 12.40

Reece James (D) 61 0 2 5 373 24 16/14/13 2.54 5 1-0 5.0 12.20

Ross Barkley (M) 61 1 5 5 208 21 10/4/4 2.90 5 0-0 6.0 10.17

N’Golo Kanté (M) 57 3 0 2 294 22 19/17/17 2.59 3 4-0 5.0 11.4

Callum Husdon-Odoi (M) 53 1 5 3 197 22 7/5/5 2.41 2 1-0 6.0 8.83

Fikayo Tomori (D) 48 1 0 7 271 15 14/13/13 3.20 4 3-0 5.0 9.60

Andreas Christensen (D) 34 0 0 0 325 21 18/18/18 1.62 3 5-0 5.0 6.80

Pedro (M) 32 1 2 1 127 11 8/5/5 2.91 2 1-0 - -

Michy Batshuayi (F) 28 1 2 1 59 16 1/0/0 1.75 0 0-0 6.0 4.67

Emerson (D) 19 0 0 0 181 15 10/10/10 1.27 1 3-0 5.0 3.80

Willy Caballero (GK) 13 0 0 0 74 5 5/5/5 2.6 1 0-0 5.0 2.60

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (M) 12 0 1 0 37 7 1/0/0 1.71 1 0-0 6.0 2.00 Chelsea 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Chelsea’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Werner will join Chelsea for the 2020/21 campaign after spending the past seven seasons in the , the last four with RP Leipzig. The 24-year old German scored 28 goals in the Bundesliga last year and averaged Timo Werner 1 19.5 goals and 8.0 assists over the past four domestic campaigns. Going into the 2019/20 season, predicting (Forward-9.5) Chelsea’s top striker was somewhat of a guessing game, but with the signing of Werner, there is no need for guessing this year, which makes his 9.5 price very appealing.

Last year, Pulisic only appeared in 25 Premier League games, but he totaled 125 FPL points, which was fifth- Christian Pulisic best on the team. He scored six or more points ten times and averaged 5.08 FPPM throughout the 2019/20 2 (Midfielder-8.5) campaign, 6.33 FPPM after the restart. However, the American suffered a hamstring injury at the end of last season, and because of the short break, could be a doubt for the start of the new campaign.

Ziyech signed with Chelsea in the summer after spending the past eight seasons in the , the last four with Ajax, where he averaged 9.5 goals and 14.8 assists per season. The 27-year old Moroccan hasn't had Hakim Ziyech 3 fewer than ten assists in any of his previous seven domestic campaigns. Ziyech should slide into a rebuilt (Midfielder-8.0) starting XI as the Blues’ right winger. If fantasy managers want a piece of the Chelsea attack without spending 9.5 on Werner, taking a shot on Ziyech at 8.0 might be worth the risk, at least until Pulisic is declared fully fit.

Chelsea’s are in need of defensive improvements, so a fantasy investment at defender must come with César Azpilicueta consistency and attacking potential, which is exactly what Azpilicueta offers. Last year, the 30-year old right- 2 (Defender-6.0) back appeared in 36 games and played the full 90 minutes in all but one. He also totaled eight attacking returns (2 goals, 8 assists), which compensated for the lack of clean sheets (8).

Abraham started the 2019/20 campaign as the Blues’ No. 1 striker, but a dip in form over the course of the season allowed to secure that spot in the starting XI after the restart. In its totality, Abraham still Tammy Abraham 3 had an impressive season, scoring 15 goals, totaling 21 attacking returns, and averaging 4.50 FPPM. He was (Forward-7.5) Chelsea’s second-highest FPL point scorer (153), and his numbers would have looked better had he converted on a handful of his 22 missed big chances.

There is no guarantee that Kepa will be around by the start of the next campaign, but he is probably safe until Kepa Arrizabalaga 5 Chelsea make a new signing. Unfortunately for the 25-year old keeper, the club has put more emphasis in (Goalkeper-5.0) rebuilding their attack than solidifying the defense.

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2019/20 RESULTS (18W-8D-12L; 62 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Leicester City 0 0 Wolves 1 West Brom Leicester City 2 Chelsea 1 1 Leicester City 2 Leicester City Burnley 3 Sheffield United 1 2 Leicester City 3 Manchester City Leicester City 4 Leicester City 3 1 Bournemouth 4 Leicester City West Ham 5 Manchester United 1 0 Leicester City 5 Leicester City Aston Villa 6 Leicester City 2 1 Tottenham 6 Arsenal Leicester City 7 Leicester City 5 0 Newcastle 7 Leeds United Leicester City 8 Liverpool 2 1 Leicester City 8 Leicester City Wolves 9 Leicester City 2 1 Burnley 9 Liverpool Leicester City 10 Southampton 0 9 Leicester City 10 Leicester City Fulham 11 Crystal Palace 0 2 Leicester City 11 Sheffield United Leicester City 12 Leicester City 2 0 Arsenal 12 Leicester City Brighton 13 Brighton 0 2 Leicester City 13 Leicester City Everton 14 Leicester City 2 1 Everton 14 Tottenham Leicester City 15 Leicester City 2 0 Watford 15 Leicester City Manchester United 16 Aston Villa 1 4 Leicester City 16 Crystal Palace Leicester City 17 Leicester City 1 1 Norwich City 17 Newcastle Leicester City 18 Manchester City 3 1 Leicester City 18 Leicester City Chelsea 19 Leicester City 0 4 Liverpool 19 Leicester City Southampton 20 West Ham 1 2 Leicester City 20 Everton Leicester City 21 Newcastle 0 3 Leicester City 21 Leicester City Leeds United 22 Leicester City 1 2 Southampton 22 Fulham Leicester City 23 Burnley 2 1 Leicester City 23 Wolves Leicester City 24 Leicester City 4 1 West Ham 24 Leicester City Liverpool 25 Leicester City 2 2 Chelsea 25 Aston Villa Leicester City 26 Wolves 0 0 Leicester City 26 Leicester City Arsenal 27 Leicester City 0 1 Manchester City 27 Brighton Leicester City 28 Norwich City 1 0 Leicester City 28 Leicester City Sheffield United 29 Leicester City 4 0 Aston Villa 29 Burnley Leicester City 30 Watford 1 1 Leicester City 30 Leicester City Manchester City 31 Leicester City 0 0 Brighton 31 West Ham Leicester City 32 Everton 2 1 Leicester City 32 Leicester City West Brom 33 Leicester City 3 0 Crystal Palace 33 Leicester City Crystal Palace 34 Arsenal 1 1 Leicester City 34 Southampton Leicester City 35 Bournemouth 4 1 Leicester City 35 Leicester City Newcastle 36 Leicester City 2 0 Sheffield United 36 Manchester United Leicester City 37 Tottenham 3 0 Leicester City 37 Chelsea Leicester City 38 Leicester City 0 2 Manchester United 38 Leicester City Tottenham Leicester City 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min Pts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Jamie Vardy (F) 210 23 7 34 775 33 31/30/30 6.36 11 3-0 10.0 21.00

Kasper Schmeichel (GK) 156 0 0 10 707 38 38/38/38 4.11 13 2-0 5.5 28.36

Harvey Barnes (M) 133 6 10 9 394 36 19/10/5 3.69 9 0-0 7.0 19.00

Ayoze Pérez (M) 129 8 5 9 402 33 25/5/4 3.91 9 0-0 6.5 19.85

Jonny Evans (D) 128 1 2 12 707 38 34/33/32 3.37 13 7-1 5.5 23.27

James Maddison (M) 125 6 5 14 548 31 29/26/24 4.03 10 4-0 7.0 17.86

Ricardo Pereira (D) 123 3 2 11 568 28 28/28/28 4.39 10 1-0 6.0 20.50

Çaglar Söyüchü (D) 120 1 1 12 681 34 34/33/33 3.53 12 4-1 5.5 21.82

Youri Tielemans (M) 117 3 6 5 531 37 32/25/21 3.16 12 2-0 6.5 18.00

Ben Chilwell (D) 114 3 3 8 501 27 26/25/25 4.22 9 3-0 5.5 20.73

Wilfred Ndidi (M) 85 2 1 5 443 32 29/24/26 2.66 12 6-0 5.0 17.00

Kelechi Iheanacho (F) 64 5 4 7 204 20 6/2/2 3.20 3 1-0 6.0 10.67

Dennis Praet (M) 54 1 3 3 203 27 10/1/0 2.00 2 2-0 5.5 9.82

Demarai Gray (M) 44 2 4 0 151 21 3/1/0 2.10 1 1-0 5.5 8.00

Marc Albrighton (M) 38 0 3 1 185 20 7/4/2 1.90 3 2-0 5.5 6.91

Hamza Choudhury (M) 35 1 1 0 153 20 9/4/4 1.75 3 2-1 5.0 7.00

James Justin (D) 35 0 1 0 196 13 11/11/11 2.69 4 1-0 4.5 7.78

Ryan Bennett (D) 32 0 0 2 176 16 9/6/6 2.00 3 2-0 4.5 7.11

Christian Fuchs (D) 26 0 0 2 139 11 8/8/8 2.36 2 0-0 4.5 5.78

Wes Morgan (D) 19 0 0 2 87 12 4/4/4 1.58 1 0-0 4.5 4.22

Nampalys Mendy (M) 11 0 0 0 71 7 3/2/2 1.57 1 0-0 Leicester City 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Leicester City’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

As the Premier League Golden Boot winner, Vardy tops the list of Leicester City fantasy players heading into the 2020/21 campaign. Last year, he scored 23 goals and totaled 34 attacking returns, had eight double-digit Jamie Vardy hauls, and averaged 6.36 FPPM, best among FPL Forwards. At age 33, Vardy showed no signs of slowing down, 1 (Forward-10.0) as he appeared in 35 games and played over 3,000 minutes last year. He has now scored at least 18 goals in each of the last three seasons and has at least 20 attacking returns in five consecutive campaigns. If he makes another run at 200 points, his 10.0 price will end up being a bargain.

Maddison missed the last seven games of the 2019/20 season, but he had averaged 4.03 FPPM and totaled James Maddison eleven attacking returns (6 goals, 5 assists) up until that point. Although he only appeared in 31 of 38 2 (Midfielder-7.0) matches, Maddison had the 3rd-most shots from set pieces (14), made the 5th-most key passes (79), and delivered the 6th-most crosses.

An injury prior to lockdown forced Pereira out for the remainder of the season, but a late start to the 2020/21 Ricardo Pereira campaign has helped his recovery time. Last year, he played 90 minutes in all of his 28 appearances and had 3 (Defender-6.0) five attacking returns (3 goals, 2 assists), averaging 4.39 FPPM. If Pereira returns fully fit, he should be worth his 6.0 price, but when players are returning from a major injury, it’s wise to take a wait-and-see approach.

No one assisted more Jamie Vardy goals in 2019/20 than Harvey Barnes, who linked up with the Golden Boot Harvey Barnes winner five times. Barnes only averaged 57.64 minutes per appearance, but he scored six or more points eight 4 (Midfielder-7.0) times and had the team’s 3rd-highest FPL point total. Last year’s production led to a 1.0 increase in price, so fantasy managers may find it a bit more difficult fitting him into their draft teams.

Last season, Chilwell only appeared in 27 games, but he contributed six attacking returns (3 goals, 3 assists), averaged 4.22 FPPM, and played 90 minutes 25 times. The 23-year old left-back has been the topic of transfer 5 rumors for quite some time, so it will not be a surprise if he’s at another club when the new campaign begins. (Defender-5.5) However, a heel injury suffered in July makes Chilwell a doubt to start the upcoming season, which means many fantasy managers will likely pass on the 5.5 defender when drafting their GW1 squad.

Söyünchü’s solidified Leicester City’s central defense last year, as the Turkish defender finished among the Çaglar Söyünchü league leaders in clearances (13th). His contributed twelve clean sheets, while providing two attacking returns 6 (Defender-5.5) (1 goal, 1 assist) and earning 12 bonus points throughout the 2019/20 campaign. His ownership isn’t likely to be as high in 2020/21 with a price increase to 5.5.

Injuries played a role in Leicester City falling out of the Top 4, but Evans was a mainstay, appearing in every Jonny Evans game and averaging 3.37 FPPM. However, The Foxes won’t be able to count on him at the start of the 7 (Defender-5.5) upcoming campaign, as Evans will miss the first three games of the season after receiving a red card for a reckless tackle in the season finale against Manchester United.

Schmeichel’s 156 FPL points in 2019/20 were a career high, as the Dane finished with the second-highest total Kasper Schmeichel among Leicester City players. His 96 saves ranked 10th in the Premier League and he was one of only six 8 (Goalkeeper-5.5) goalkeepers to average more than 4.0 FPPM (4.11). Scheichel's 5.5 starting price represents his highest starting value in ten Premier League seasons.

Pérez played in 33 games last year, but he only averaged 60.5 minutes per appearance, 2,000 minutes in total. Eight times Pérez played fewer than 60 minutes and he only made it past the 80-minute mark five times. Still, Ayoze Pérez 9 the 27-year old Spaniard earned 129 fantasy points, which was 4th-best on the Leicester roster. Pérez has been (Midfielder-6.5) listed at 6.5 for a third consecutive season, but he hasn’t finished either of the past two seasons higher than 6.1, dropping a total of .9 over the past two years. Tottenham Hotspur

2019/20 RESULTS (16W-11D-11L; 59 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Tottenham 3 1 Aston Villa 1 Tottenham Everton 2 Manchester City 2 2 Tottenham 2 Southampton Tottenham 3 Tottenham 0 1 Newcastle 3 Tottenham Newcastle 4 Arsenal 2 2 Tottenham 4 Manchester United Tottenham 5 Tottenham 4 0 Crystal Palace 5 Tottenham West Ham 6 Leicester 2 1 Tottenham 6 Burnley Tottenham 7 Tottenham 2 1 Southampton 7 Tottenham Brighton 8 Brighton 3 0 Tottenham 8 West Brom Tottenham 9 Tottenham 1 1 Watford 9 Tottenham Manchester City 10 Liverpool 2 1 Tottenham 10 Chelsea Tottenham 11 Everton 1 1 Tottenham 11 Tottenham Arsenal 12 Tottenham 1 1 Sheffield United 12 Crystal Palace Tottenham 13 West Ham 2 3 Tottenham 13 Liverpool Tottenham 14 Tottenham 3 2 Bournemouth 14 Tottenham Leiceester City 15 Manchester United 2 1 Tottenham 15 Wolves Tottenham 16 Tottenham 5 0 Burnley 16 Tottenham Fulham 17 Wolves 1 2 Tottenham 17 Tottenham Leeds United 18 Tottenham 0 2 Chelsea 18 Aston Villa Tottenham 19 Tottenham 2 1 Brighton 19 Sheffield United Tottenham 20 Norwich City 2 2 Tottenham 20 Tottenham Liverpool 21 Southampton 1 0 Tottenham 21 Brighton Tottenham 22 Tottenham 0 1 Liverpool 22 Tottenham Chelsea 23 Watford 0 0 Tottenham 23 Tottenham West Brom 24 Tottenham 2 1 Norwich City 24 Manchester City Tottenham 25 Tottenham 2 0 Manchester City 25 West Ham Tottenham 26 Aston Villa 2 3 Tottenham 26 Tottenham Burnley 27 Chelsea 2 1 Tottenham 27 Tottenham Crystal Palace 28 Tottenham 2 3 Wolves 28 Arsenal Tottenham 29 Burnley 1 1 Tottenham 29 Tottenham Southampton 30 Tottenham 1 1 Manchester United 30 Newcastle Tottenham 31 Tottenham 2 0 West Ham 31 Tottenham Manchester United 32 Sheffield United 3 1 Tottenham 32 Everton Tottenham 33 Tottenham 1 0 Everton 33 Fulham Tottenham 34 Bournemouth 0 0 Tottenham 34 Tottenham Sheffield United th 35 Tottenham 2 1 Arsenal 35 Leeds United Tottenham 36 Newcastle 1 3 Tottenham 36 Tottenham Wolves 37 Tottenham 3 0 Leicester City 37 Tottenham Aston Villa 38 Crystal Palace 1 1 Tottenham 38 Leicester City Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Son Heung-Min (M) 169 11 13 18 544 30 28/21/18 5.63 7 0-2 9.0 18.78

Harry Kane (F) 158 18 2 26 587 29 29/28/27 5.45 6 4-0 10.5 15.05

Serge Aurier (D) 124 1 7 15 623 33 30/28/24 3.76 9 2-1 5.5 22.55

Dele Alli (M) 117 8 6 12 349 25 20/16/14 4.68 4 2-0 8.0 14.63

Lucas Moura (M) 100 4 5 3 330 35 24/17/12 2.85 6 3-0 7.0 14.29

Hugo Lloris (GK) 98 0 0 13 422 21 20/20/20 4.67 6 0-0 5.5 17.82

Toby Alderweireld (D) 97 2 2 6 576 25 25/24/24 3.88 7 7-0 5.5 17.64

Moussa Sissoko (M) 69 2 1 0 386 29 28/24/23 2.38 7 8-0 5.0 13.80

Erik Lamela (M) 65 2 5 2 220 25 11/6/4 2.60 5 3-0 6.0 10.83

Davinson Sánchez (D) 64 0 2 4 443 29 26/26/26 2.21 4 6-0 5.5 11.64

Jan Vertonghen (D) 62 1 1 5 346 23 18/16/16 2.70 4 2-0 -

Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) 58 0 0 6 300 18 18/18/17 3.22 2 1-0 4.5 12.89

Giovani Lo Celso (M) 54 0 3 3 250 28 14/9/8 1.93 6 6-0 7.0 7.71

Harry Winks (M) 52 0 0 0 369 31 24/18/18 1.68 6 9-0 5.5 9.45

Tanguy Ndombele (M) 45 2 2 2 220 21 8/4/3 2.14 1 3-0 6.0 7.50

Steven Bergwijn (M) 43 3 1 5 141 14 6/3/3 3.07 2 2-0 7.5 5.73

Ben Davies (D) 41 0 0 2 223 18 16/15/14 2.28 4 6-0 5.0 8.20

Eric Dier (M) 36 0 2 0 172 19 13/13/13 1.89 3 5-0 5.0 7.20

Ryan Sessegnon (M) 9 0 0 0 41 6 3/3/3 1.50 0 0-0 5.0 1.80

Juan Foyth (D) 3 0 0 0 9 4 0/0/0 0.75 0 1-0 4.5 0.67 Tottenham Hotspur 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Tottenham’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Son finished the 2019/20 campaign as Tottenham’s top FPL scorer with 169 points, scoring at least six points in Son Heung-Min 13 of 30 appearances and averaging 5.63 FPPM. He has scored at least 11 goals and generated a minimum of 8 1 (Midfielder-9.0) assists in four consecutive campaigns, while earning at least 16 bonus points in each of the last three seasons. What adds to Son’s FPL appeal is that his price of 9.0 comes is .5 less than last year’s starting price.

Had Kane not missed eight games from January through March, he would have been in contention for the Golden Boot. Only once the entire 2019/20 season did he play three consecutive games without finding the Harry Kane back of the net. Last year, Kane scored six or more points in 13 of 29 matches played and averaged 5.45 FPPM, 2 (Forward-10.5) while playing the full 90 minutes 27 times. After four consecutive seasons of scoring 20-plus goals, he has fallen short of that number in each of the past two seasons, but has still scored at least 17 goals and earned at least 24 bonus points in each of those two campaigns. His starting price of 10.5 is his lowest in five seasons.

Clean sheets were an issue for Tottenham last year, particularly before the restart, but Aurier played an Serge Aurier advanced role at times in attack and finished with a goal and seven assists. On the season, the right-back made 3 (Defender-5.5) 33 appearances and averaged 3.76 FPPM. He also led the club with nine clean sheets and accumulated a team- high 623 BPS. Listed at 5.5, Aurier offers the best fantasy value in the Tottenham defense.

Alli only made 25 appearances last year, but still finished on 117 FPL points, 4th-highest on the team. He scored at least seven points nine times and averaged 4.68 FPPM. After three full seasons with least 22 4 (Midfielder-8.0) attacking returns, Alli has struggled through the last two campaigns, playing slightly more than 1,800 minutes in each and missing out on a total of 26 matches. His 8.0 listing price is the lowest in five years.

Aside from Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min, midfield was a revolving door at Tottenham last year, and Moura was not immuned to the rotation. He made 35 appearances in 2019/20, ten as a sub, and only played 60 minutes 5 (Midfielder-7.0) 24 times. The Brazilian accumulated 100 FPL points and totaled nine attacking returns, but he only scored four goals, down from ten in 2018/19, which probably led to his .5 price drop compared to last year.

Alderweireld only appeared in 25 games last season because of injury, so he finished the 2019/20 campaign Toby Alderweireld 6 with only 97 FPL points. Fortunately, two goals and two assists helped his total, because the Tottenham defense (Defender-5.5) were poor, allowing 47 goals, the most since 2014/15.

Lloris only appeared in 21 games last season and finished the 2019/20 campaign with 98 FPL points. Had the 33-year old Frenchman not missed a match, he would have finished as the club’s third-highest scorer based on Hugo Lloris 7 appearance points alone. However, for Lloris to be heavily considered by fantasy managers in 2020/21, the (Goalkeeper-5.5) club must tighten up its backline, as Tottenham only kept nine clean sheets last year, which was the third-lowest total by a non-relegated side.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Højbjerg certainly won’t lead the attack, but priced at 5.0, his steady covering presence in the midfield could 8 (Midfielder-5.0) have fantasy managers looking to use him as cover in their fifth midfield spot. Wolverhampton Wanderers

2019/20 RESULTS (15W-14D-9L; 59 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Leicester City 0 0 Wolves 1 Sheffield United Wolves 2 Wolves 1 1 Manchester United 2 Wolves Manchester City 3 Wolves 1 1 Burnley 3 West Ham Wolves 4 Everton 3 2 Wolves 4 Wolves Fulham 5 Wolves 2 5 Chelsea 5 Leeds United Wolves 6 Crystal Palace 1 1 Wolves 6 Wolves Newcastle 7 Wolves 2 0 Watford 7 Wolves Crystal Palace 8 Manchester City 0 2 Wolves 8 Leicester City Wolves 9 Wolves 1 1 Southampton 9 Wolves Southampton 10 Newcastle 1 1 Wolves 10 Arsenal Wolves 11 Arsenal 1 1 Wolves 11 Liverpool Wolves 12 Wolves 2 1 Aston Villa 12 Wolves Aston Villa 13 Bournemouth 1 2 Wolves 13 Wolves Chelsea 14 Wolves 1 1 Sheffield United 14 Burnley Wolves 15 Wolves 2 0 West Ham 15 Wolves Tottenham 16 Brighton 2 2 Wolves 16 Manchester United Wolves 17 Wolves 1 2 Tottenham 17 Brighton Wolves 18 Norwich City 1 2 Wolves 18 Wolves Everton 19 Wolves 3 2 Manchester City 19 Wolves West Brom 20 Liverpool 1 0 Wolves 20 Chelsea Wolves 21 Watford 2 1 Wolves 21 Crystal Palace Wolves 22 Wolves 1 1 Newcastle 22 Wolves Arsnal 23 Southampton 2 3 Wolves 23 Wolves Leicester City 24 Wolves 1 2 Liverpool 24 Southampton Wolves 25 Manchester United 0 0 Wolves 25 Wolves Leeds United 26 Wolves 0 0 Leicester City 26 Newcastle Wolves 27 Wolves 3 0 Norwich City 27 Aston Villa Wolves 28 Tottenham 2 3 Wolves 28 Wolves Liverpool 29 Wolves 0 0 Brighton 29 Manchester City Wolves 30 West Ham 0 2 Wolves 30 Wolves West Ham 31 Wolves 1 0 Bournemouth 31 Fulham Wolves 32 Aston Villa 0 1 Wolves 32 Wolves Sheffield United 33 Wolves 0 2 Arsenal 33 Wolves Burnley 34 Sheffield United 1 0 Wolves 34 West Brom Wolves 35 Wolves 3 0 Everton 35 Wolves Brighton 36 Burnley 1 1 Wolves 36 Tottenham Wolves 37 Wolves 2 0 Crystal Palace 37 Everton Wolves 38 Chelsea 0 2 Wolves 38 Wolves Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Raúl Jiménez (F) 194 17 7 33 685 38 37/32/26 5.11 15 3-0 8.5 22.82

Matt Doherty (D) 167 4 8 15 590 36 29/26/26 4.64 12 1-0 6.0 27.83

Rui Patrício (GK) 153 0 0 8 680 38 38/38/38 4.03 13 0-0 5.5 27.82

Adama Traoré (M) 130 4 9 14 522 37 26/22/19 3.51 7 1-0 6.5 20.00

Jonny (D) 123 2 3 6 537 35 31/29/27 3.51 11 4-0 5.5 22.36

Conor Coady (D) 118 0 0 7 648 38 38/38/38 3.11 13 5-0 5.0 23.60

João Moutinho (M) 113 1 7 12 617 38 33/33/31 2.97 11 7-0 5.5 20.55

Diogo Jota (F) 105 7 3 12 348 34 26/11/7 3.09 10 4-0 6.0 17.50

Romain Saïss (D) 103 2 2 8 525 33 29/28/28 3.12 10 10-1 5.0 20.60

Leander Dendocker (M) 100 4 0 9 426 38 29/27/27 2.63 11 5-0 5.0 20.00

Rúben Neves (M) 97 2 2 7 498 38 32/31/27 2.55 13 9-0 5.5 17.64

Willy Boly (D) 97 0 1 10 470 22 22/22/22 4.41 12 1-1 5.5 17.64

Pedro Neto (M) 57 3 3 0 194 29 6/3/1 1.97 1 3-0 5.5 10.36

Rúben Vinagre (M) 32 0 0 1 134 16 7/5/4 2.00 3 1-0 4.5 7.11

Daniel Podence (M) 25 1 1 2 74 9 3/0/0 2.78 3 0-0 5.5 4.55

Patrick Cutrone (F) 23 2 0 0 69 12 3/0/0 1.92 1 0-0 - -

Morgan Gibbs-White (M) 11 0 1 0 39 7 1/0/0 1.57 0 0-0 5.0 2.20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Wolverhampton’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

In each of the previous two seasons, Jiménez has scored at least 13 goals, totaled at least 23 attacking returns, and earned at least 30 bonus points. Last year, he scored at least seven points 15 times, earned three double- Raúl Jiménez digit hauls, and averaged 5.11 FPPM. He played at least 60 minutes in all but one of his 38 appearances, 1 (Forward-) played past the 80-minute mark 32 times, and played the full 90 minutes 26 times. Jiménez's production over the past two seasons justifies the 1.0 price increase, but 8.5 still seems like great value for a player that has finished with at least 180 FPL points in back-to-back campaigns.

Throughout the past two seasons, Doherty has been one of the top scoring defenders in FPL. He has scored at least four goals, been credited with at least seven assists, and earned at least 12 bonus points in back-to-back Matt Doherty 2 campaigns. Last year, he averaged 4.64 FPPM and scored six or more fantasy points 15 times, including six (Defender-6.0) double-digit hauls. Last year, Doherty finished the year with a value of 6.5, so his listing price of 6.0 seems like value, especially if you don’t have the funds to double up on Liverpool defenders.

Traoré gave many fantasy managers a productive budget option in midfield last year. He scored 130 FPL points, Adama Traoré totaled 13 attacking returns (4 goals, 9 assists), and averaged 3.51 FPPM. Not bad for a midfielder listed at 3 (Midfielder-6.5) £5.0 at the start of the 2019/20 season. This year, fantasy managers will find it a bit more challenging to fit Traoré into their squads now that he is listed in the ever-popular 6.5 price bracket.

Last year, Wolverhampton played a stretch of 15 consecutive games without Boly, who suffered a fractured ankle in October. In the 22 games in which he played, Boly averaged 4.41 FPPM, had 12 clean sheets, and played the full 90 minutes in every match. The 29-year old French defender may not contribute the attacking 4 (Defender-5.5) returns like teammates Matt Doherty and Jonny, but he is usually in contention for bonus points. Unfortunately, a .5 price increase to start the year could have many mangers looking at other options in the Wolves defense.

Patrício finished the 2019/20 season as Wolves’ third-highest FPL point scorer, totaling 153 points, which was a Rui Patrício 5 35 point rise compared to 2018/19. He started and finished all 38 games, kept 13 clean sheets, and scored six (Goalkeeper-5.5) or more points 15 times. He won’t be as popular a selection in 2020/21 with a .5 price increase.

An injury to Jonny in Wolves’ Europa League quarterfinal will keep him out for months, and unless a new right- Rúben Vinagre 6 back is signed, Vinagre should slot right into the starting XI at left wing-back. Listed at 4.5, the 21-year old (Defender-4.5) Portuguese defender will be a popular 4.5 budget selection to start the year.

Jota’s play throughout the 2019/20 campaign was very inconsistent, as his FPL numbers show. He only totaled ten attacking returns, down from 17 two seasons ago, and went without an attacking return in 28 of his 34 Diogo Jota 7 appearances. Perhaps Wolves’ participation in the Europa League had an affect on Jota, something the side (Midfielder-6.5) won’t have to worry about in 2020/21. Listed at 6.5, many fantasy mangers are likely to opt for the more dangerous Adama Traoré with both being level on price.

Podence is a wildcard this season. He was a winter signing from Olympiakos of the Greek Super league that Daniel Podence was given a first-team opportunity during the run-in. In those three starts, he registered two attacking returns 8 (Midfielder-5.5) and totaled 19 FPL points. Priced at 5.5, Podence is a player that should be on every fantasy manager’s watchlist to start the year. Arsenal

2019/20 RESULTS (14W-14D-10L; 56 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Newcastle 0 1 Arsenal 1 Fulham Arsenal 2 Arsenal 2 1 Burnley 2 Arsenal West Ham 3 Liverpool 3 1 Arsenal 3 Liverpool Arsenal 4 Arsenal 2 2 Tottenham 4 Arsenal Sheffield United 5 Watford 2 2 Arsenal 5 Manchester City Arsenal 6 Arsenal 3 2 Aston Villa 6 Arsenal Leicester City 7 Manchester United 1 1 Arsenal 7 Manchester United Arsenal 8 Arsenal 1 0 Bournemouth 8 Arsenal Aston Villa 9 Sheffield United 1 0 Arsenal 9 Leeds United Arsenal 10 Arsenal 2 2 Crystal Palace 10 Arsenal Wolves 11 Arsenal 1 1 Wolves 11 Tottenham Arsenal 12 Leicester City 2 0 Arsenal 12 Arsenal Burnley 13 Arsenal 2 2 Southampton 13 Arsenal Southampton 14 Norwich City 2 2 Arsenal 14 Everton Arsenal 15 Arsenal 1 2 Brighton 15 Arsenal Chelsea 16 West Ham 1 3 Arsenal 16 Brighton Arsenal 17 Arsenal 0 3 Manchester City 17 West Brom Arsenal 18 Everton 0 0 Arsenal 18 Arsenal Crystal Palace 19 Bournemouth 1 1 Arsenal 19 Arsenal Newcastle 20 Arsenal 1 2 Chelsea 20 Southampton Arsenal 21 Arsenal 2 0 Manchester United 21 Arsenal Manchester United 22 Crystal Palce 1 1 Arsenal 22 Wolves Arsenal 23 Arsenal 1 1 Sheffield United 23 Aston Villa Arsenal 24 Chelsea 2 2 Arsenal 24 Arsenal Leeds United 25 Burnley 0 0 Arsenal 25 Arsenal Manchester City 26 Arsenal 4 0 Newcastle 26 Leicester City Arsenal 27 Arsenal 3 2 Everton 27 Burnley Arsenal 29 Arsenal 1 0 West Ham 28 Arsenal Tottenham 28 Manchester City 3 0 Arsenal 29 West Ham Arsenal 30 Brighton 2 1 Arsenal 30 Arsenal Liverpool 31 Southampton 0 2 Arsenal 31 Sheffield United Arsenal 32 Arsenal 4 0 Norwich City 32 Arsenal Fulham 33 Wolves 0 2 Arsenal 33 Arsenal Everton 34 Arsenal 1 1 Leicester City 34 Newcastle Arsenal 35 Tottenham 2 1 Arsenal 35 Arsenal West Brom 36 Arsenal 2 1 Liverpool 36 Chelsea Arsenal 37 Aston Villa 1 0 Arsenal 37 Crystal Palace Arsenal 38 Arsenal 3 2 Watford 38 Arsenal Brighton Arsenal 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (F) 205 22 5 37 807 36 35/33/32 5.69 10 3-1 12.0 17.08

Alexandre Lacazette (F) 118 10 7 16 387 30 19/12/10 3.93 5 8-0 8.5 13.88

Bernd Leno (GK) 114 0 0 10 591 30 29/29/29 3.80 7 2-0 5.0 22.80

Nicolas Pépé (M) 106 5 6 9 353 31 22/14/11 3.42 5 4-0 8.0 13.25

David Luiz (D) 94 2 1 10 494 33 30/30/30 2.85 8 5-2 5.5 17.09

Granit Xhaka (M) 73 1 2 2 408 31 29/26/25 2.35 10 10-0 5.5 13.27

Bukayo Saka (M) 71 1 6 4 259 26 17/13/10 2.73 7 6-0 5.5 12.91

Cédric Soares (M) 61 1 1 3 286 21 18/13/12 2.90 4 1-0 5.0 12.20

Dani Ceballos (M) 57 0 2 3 310 24 18/11/6 2.38 7 1-0 - -

Sokratis (D) 57 2 0 5 305 19 19/18/18 3.00 4 6-0 5.0 11.40

Sead Kolasinac (D) 55 0 2 1 331 26 18/15/14 2.12 4 4-0 5.0 11.00

Mesut Özil (M) 53 1 3 1 256 18 16/11/8 2.94 5 1-0 7.0 7.57

Matteo Guendouzi (M) 48 0 2 2 272 24 19/16/15 2.00 3 6-0 5.0 9.60

Lucas Torreira (M) 46 1 1 0 247 29 13/10/8 1.59 3 7-0 5.0 9.20

Héctor Bellerín (D) 44 1 0 4 204 15 13/12/10 2.93 4 2-0 5.0 8.80

Sheodran Mustafi (D) 43 0 2 2 242 15 13/12/12 2.87 4 2-0 5.0 8.60

Calum Chambers (D) 42 1 1 5 197 14 11/11/11 3.00 3 5-0 4.5 9.33

Kieran Tierney (D) 42 1 2 4 213 15 10/8/6 2.80 2 2-0 5.5 7.64

Joseph Willock (M) 41 1 1 0 150 29 5/2/1 1.41 1 2-0 5.0 8.20

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (D) 41 0 2 3 244 20 14/14/14 2.05 3 4-1 5.0 8.20

Gabriel Martinelli (M) 39 3 1 5 129 14 6/6/6 2.79 2 1-0 5.0 7.80

Emiliano Martínez (GK) 33 0 0 1 169 9 8/8/8 3.67 3 2-0 4.5 7.33

Reiss Nelson (M) 30 1 1 0 105 17 4/3/1 1.76 2 1-0 5.5 5.45

Eddie Nketiah (F) 25 2 0 1 66 13 6/4/2 1.92 3 0-1 6.0 4.17

Rob Holding (D) 16 0 0 2 96 8 6/5/5 2.00 1 1-0 4.5 3.56 Arsenal 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Arsenal’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Aubameyang’s 205 FPL points throughout the 2019/20 season was the sixth-highest total in the game. He finished with 27 attacking returns (22 goals, 5 assists) and averaged 5.69 FPPM. In 36 appearances last year, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had six double-digit hauls and scored at least six points 15 times. In addition to being the 1 Aubameyang league’s second-best goal scorer, he ranked 9th in shots taken (93) and 6th in shots on target (42). (Midfielder-12.0) Aubameyang has now scored 22 goals and scored 205 FPL points in back-to-back campaigns. Reclassified as a midfielder, he joins Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Sadio Mané as the games highest priced players at 12.0.

The 2019/20 campaign was Willian’s most productive in seven Premier League seasons, averaging 4.67 FPPM in 36 appearances. He was Chelsea’s top FPL point scorer, and most consistent, totaling six or more points Willian 2 twelve times and generating seven double-digit hauls. However, Willian's time at Stamford Bridge came to an (Midfielder-8.0) end after the 32-year old Brazilian signed with Arsenal. This year, he offers fantasy managers an opportunity to get a piece of the Gunners’ attack for 4.0 less than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (12.0).

Tierney’s first season at Arsenal was injury-ridden, as the 23-year old left-back only made 15 appearances and averaged 2.80 FPPM. He totaled three attacking returns (1 goal, 2 assists) in 986 minutes and had two clean 3 (Defender-5.5) sheets, but most importantly, Tierney played well during the run-in, which means he will get a lot of attention when fantasy managers start building their GW1 squads.

In 2019/20, Pépé appeared in 31 games and totaled 106 FPL points, third-most among outfield players on the Nicolas Pépé roster. He scored at least six points in six different games and averaged 3.42 FPPM, but consistency was an 4 (Midfielder-8.0) issue, as Pépé went without an attacking return in seven straight matches during two separate runs of fixtures last year. A price drop to 8.0, down 1.5 from last year, could see an increase in ownership this season.

Lacazette finished the 2019/20 season with 118 FPL points, a significant drop from the 166 points he scored throughout the 2018/19 campaign. He made 30 appearances last year and averaged 3.93 FPPM, scoring at 5 least six points eight times. The 29-year old Frenchman has registered at least 17 attacking returns in three (Forward-8.5) consecutive FPL seasons, but last year’s dip in performance led to a 1.0 price drop. He has also been linked to many transfer rumors, so there is a chance Lacazette won’t be around for the 2020/21 campaign.

If you are looking for a consistent presence in The Gunners back line, Luiz is your guy, but his undisciplined David Luiz 6 play at times can kill a game week. In 33 appearances last year, he produced three attacking returns (2 goals, (Defender-5.5) assist), but also received two red cards. His 5.5 starting price is a drop from last year’s 6.0 tag.

Leno was injured in the first week of the restart and missed the club’s last eight matches. In 30 appearances, the 28-year old German keeper kept seven clean sheets, accumulated 114 FPL points, and averaged 3.80 FPPM. Bernd Leno 7 Leno finished 7th in the Premier League in saves with 113, but his 3.76 saves-per-match average was better (Goalkeeper-5.0) than the six keepers that finished above him. Teammate Emiliano Martínez is not completely out of the picture, though.

Saliba is seen as an important piece to Arsenal’s rebuild, but it remains to be seen if he will be thrown into the 8 starting XI come GW1. Listed at 4.5, Saliba is a player that might be worth an early investment, because if he (Defender-4.5) becomes nailed on, his ownership will rise quickly.

Saka made 26 appearances last year and had seven attacking returns (goal, 6 assists). He should have a bright future with the club, but in order to become a legitimate fantasy asset in 2020/21, the 21-year old winger will 9 (Midfielder-5.5) need to play more than the 1,700 minutes he played last year. If he does, Saka’s 5.5 price could allow fantasy mangers to squeeze him in as a fourth or fifth midfielder. Sheffield United

2019/20 RESULTS (14W-12D-12L; 54 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Bournemouth 1 1 Sheffield United 1 Sheffield United Wolves 2 Sheffield United 1 0 Crystal Palace 2 Aston Villa Sheffield United 3 Sheffield United 1 2 Leicester City 3 Sheffield United Leeds United 4 Chelsea 2 2 Sheffield United 4 Arsenal Sheffield United 5 Sheffield United 0 1 Southampton 5 Sheffield United Fulham 6 Everton 0 2 Sheffield United 6 Liverpool Sheffield United 7 Sheffield United 0 1 Liverpool 7 Sheffield United Manchester City 8 Watford 0 0 Sheffield United 8 Chelsea Sheffield United 9 Sheffield United 1 0 Arsenal 9 Sheffield United West Ham 10 West Ham 1 1 Sheffield United 10 West Brom Sheffield United 11 Sheffield United 3 0 Burnley 11 Sheffield United Leicstr City 12 Tottenham 1 1 Sheffield United 12 Southampton Sheffield United 13 Sheffield United 3 3 Manchester United 13 Sheffield United Manchester United 14 Wolves 1 1 Sheffield United 14 Brighton Sheffield United 15 Sheffield United 0 2 Newcastle 15 Sheffield United Everton 16 Norwich City 1 2 Sheffield United 16 Burnley Sheffield United 17 Sheffield United 2 0 Aston Villa 17 Crystal Palace Sheffield United 18 Brighton 0 1 Sheffield United 18 Sheffield United Newcastle 19 Sheffield United 1 1 Watford 19 Sheffield United Tottenham 20 Manchester City 2 0 Sheffield United 20 Manchester United Sheffield United 21 Liverpool 2 0 Sheffield United 21 Manchester City Sheffield United 22 Sheffield United 1 0 West Ham 22 Sheffield United West Brom 23 Arsenal 1 1 Sheffield United 23 Sheffield United Chelsea 24 Sheffield United 0 1 Manchester City 24 West Ham Sheffield United 25 Crystal Palace 0 1 Sheffield United 25 Fulham Sheffield United 26 Sheffield United 2 1 Bournemouth 26 Sheffield United Liverpool 27 Sheffield United 1 1 Brighton 27 Sheffield United Southampton 29 Sheffield United 1 0 Norwich City 28 Leicester City Sheffield United 28 Aston Villa 0 0 Sheffield United 29 Sheffield United Aston Villa 30 Newcastle 3 0 Sheffield United 30 Leeds United Sheffield United 31 Manchester United 3 0 Sheffield United 31 Sheffield United Arsenal 32 Sheffield United 3 1 Tottenham 32 Wolves Sheffield United 33 Burnley 1 1 Sheffield United 33 Sheffield United Brighton 34 Sheffield United 1 0 Wolves 34 Tottenham Sheffield United 35 Sheffield United 3 0 Chelsea 35 Sheffield United Crystal Palace 36 Leicester City 2 0 Sheffield United 36 Everton Sheffield United 37 Sheffield United 0 1 Everton 37 Newcastle Sheffield United 38 Southampton 3 1 Sheffield United 38 Sheffield United Burnley Sheffield United 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Dean Henderson (GK) 160 0 1 16 688 36 36/36/36 4.44 13 2-0 5.5 29.09

John Lundstram (D) 144 5 4 15 539 34 27/22/22 4.24 10 5-0 5.5 26.18

Enda Stevens (D) 142 2 4 8 639 38 37/37/37 3.74 13 7-0 5.5 25.82

George Baldock (D) 142 2 4 7 602 38 38/38/38 3.74 13 7-0 5.5 25.82

John Egan (D) 133 2 1 9 592 36 34/32/32 3.69 13 3-1 5.0 26.60

Chris Basham (D) 123 0 1 6 639 38 37/30/25 3.24 13 4-0 5.0 24.60

Jack O’Connell (D) 111 0 1 6 552 33 32/32/32 3.36 12 4-0 5.0 22.20

John Fleck (M) 101 5 2 13 464 30 27/26/26 3.37 8 8-0 6.0 16.83

Oliver Norwood (M) 98 1 3 6 563 38 36/28/25 2.58 13 8-0 5.0 19.60

Oliver McBurnie (F) 86 6 1 6 300 36 21/12/8 2.39 9 4-0 6.0 14.33

Lys Mousset (F) 84 6 4 11 248 30 8/3/0 2.80 3 1-0 6.0 14.00

David McGoldrick (F) 65 2 2 6 201 28 19/11/7 2.32 7 2-0 5.5 11.82

Billy Sharp (F) 57 3 2 9 159 25 9/0/0 2.28 4 1-1 6.0 9.50

Sander Berge (M) 40 1 1 3 147 14 11/6/5 2.86 4 0-0 5.0 8.00

Callum Robinson (M) 33 1 2 1 73 16 4/2/2 2.06 2 1-0 5.5 6.00

Ben Osborn (M) 19 0 0 0 84 13 4/4/4 1.46 2 0-0 5.0 3.80

Jack Robinson (D) 14 0 0 2 87 6 5/5/5 2.33 1 0-0 4.5 3.11

Luke Freeman (M) 13 0 0 0 38 11 3/1/1 1.18 1 2-0 5.0 2.60

Somin Moore (GK) 3 0 0 0 23 2 2/2/2 1.50 0 0-0 4.5 0.67

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PODCAST: Across the Pond FPL Podcast Sheffield United 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Sheffield United’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Ramsdale was signed in late August to replace Dean Henderson, who is looking to unseat David de Gea as Aaron Ramsdale Manchester United’s first-team keeper. Last year, Ramsdale made 129 saves for a relegated Bournemouth side, 1 (Goalkeeper-5.0) a stat that ranked third in the Premier League. Given Sheffield United’s style of play, Ramsdale could be one of the better 5.0 keeper options in the game.

Stevens totaled 142 FPL points last year as the club’s left-back. He played 90 minutes in 37 of 38 appearances, Enda Stevens 2 earned 13 clean sheets, and made the 14th-most tackles in the league. He totaled six attacking returns (2 (Defender-5.5) goals, 4 assists), scored at least six points 12 times, and averaged 3.74 FPPM.

Last season, Baldock posted six attacking returns (2 goals, 4 assists), scored six or more points in 13 of his 38 George Baldock 3 appearances, and averaged 3.74 FPPM. He was one of only seven outfielders to play every minute in all of his (Defender-5.5) club’s 38 matches, which makes him an appealing 5.5 option in a defensive-minded club.

Egan finished among the league leaders in several statistical categories last season. He finished the 2019/20 John Egan campaign ranked in the Top 15 in clearances (8th), aerials won (11th), blocked shots (15th), and interceptions 4 (Defender-5.0) (15th). He scored six or more points 15 times in 36 appearances, had 13 clean sheets, totaled 133 FPL points, and averaged 3.69 FPPM.

In 2019/20, Basham appeared in all 38 of The Blades’ games and totaled 123 FPL points, averaging 3.24 FPPM. Chris Basham 5 His 77 interceptions were 4th-best in the Premier League and his 85 tackles ranked him 11th in that category. (Defender-5.0) The 32-year old center-back had 13 clean sheets and scored six or more points eleven times.

As part of The Blades’ back three, O’Connell finished the 2019/20 season with 111 FPL points. He played 90 Jack O’Connell 6 minutes in 32 of 33 appearances, had 12 clean sheets, and scored six or more points eleven times. His 135 (Defender-5.0) aerials won were 11th-best in the league and his 144 clearances ranked 18th.

In 2019/20, Fleck totaled 101 FPL points and averaged 3.37 FPPM. He played 90 minutes in 26 of 30 John Fleck 7 appearances, had seven attacking returns (5 goals, 2 assists), and eight clean sheets. Last year, the Scottish (Midfielder-6.0) midfielder took 80 corners, which was the 13th-most in the Premier League, and his 149 crosses ranked 15th.

Lundstrum was a £4.0 out-of-position darling last year who totaled 144 FPL points, He finished with six or John Lundstrum more points ten times, was credited with ten clean sheets, and averaged 4.24 FPPM. His OOP designation 8 (Midfielder-5.5) contributed to an extra 35 points last season, but listed as a 5.5 midfielder in 2020/21, Lundstrum has lost his fantasy appeal. Burnley

2019/20 RESULTS (15W-9D-14L; 54 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Burnley 3 0 Southampton 1 Burnley Manchester United 2 Arsenal 2 1 Burnley 2 Leicester City Burnley 3 Wolves 1 1 Burnley 3 Burnley Southampton 4 Burnley 0 3 Liverpool 4 Newcastle Burnley 5 Brighton 1 1 Burnley 5 West Brom Burnley 6 Burnley 2 0 Norwich City 6 Burnley Tottenham 7 Aston Villa 2 2 Burnley 7 Burnley Chelsea 8 Burnley 1 0 Everton 8 Brighton Burnley 9 Leicester City 2 1 Burnley 9 Burnley Crystal Palace 10 Burnley 2 4 Chelsea 10 Manchester City Burnley 11 Sheffield United 3 0 Burnley 11 Burnley Everton 12 Burnley 3 0 West Ham 12 Arsenal Burnley 13 Watford 0 3 Burnley 13 Aston Villa Burnley 14 Burnley 0 2 Crystal Palace 14 Burnley Wolves 15 Burnley 1 4 Manchester City 15 Leeds United Burnley 16 Tottenham 5 0 Burnley 16 Burnley Sheffield United 17 Burnley 1 0 Newcastle 17 Burnley Fulham 18 Bournemouth 0 1 Burnley 18 Liverpool Burnley 19 Everton 1 0 Burnley 19 West Ham Burnley 20 Burnley 0 2 Manchester United 20 Burnley Aston Villa 21 Burnley 1 2 Aston Villa 21 Chelsea Burnley 22 Chelsea 3 0 Burnley 22 Burnley Manchester City 23 Burnley 2 1 Leicester City 23 Burnley Brighton 24 Manchester United 0 2 Burnley 24 Crystal Palace Burnley 25 Burnley 0 0 Arsenal 25 Burnley West Brom 26 Southampton 1 2 Burnley 26 Tottenham Burnley 27 Burnley 3 0 Bournemouth 27 Burnley Arsenal 28 Newcastle 0 0 Burnley 28 Everton Burnley 29 Burnley 1 1 Totttenham 29 Burnley Leicester City 30 Manchester City 5 0 Burnley 30 Southampton Burnley 31 Burnley 1 0 Watford 31 Burnley Newcastle 32 Crystal Palace 0 1 Burnley 32 Manchester United Burnley 33 Burnley 1 1 Sheffield United 33 Wolves Burnley 34 West Ham 0 1 Burnley 34 Burnley West Ham 35 Liverpool 1 1 Burnley 35 Fulham Burnley 36 Burnley 1 1 Wolves 36 Burnley Leeds United 37 Norwich City 0 2 Burnley 37 Burnley Liverpool 38 Burnley 1 2 Brighton 38 Sheffield United Burnley Burnley 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Nick Pope (GK) 170 0 0 23 789 38 38/38/38 4.47 15 1-0 5.5 30.91

James Tarkowski (D) 143 2 3 14 690 38 38/38/38 3.76 15 10-0 5.5 26.00

Chris Wood (F) 136 14 1 21 384 32 27/20/19 4.25 11 1-0 6.5 20.92

Dwight McNeil (M) 123 2 7 6 529 38 37/35/32 3.24 16 5-0 6.0 20.50

Ashley Westwood (M) 118 2 7 11 567 35 35/35/35 3.37 15 9-0 5.5 21.45

Ben Mee (D) 110 1 2 6 549 32 32/32/32 3.44 13 7-0 5.0 22.00

Jay Rodriguez (F) 100 8 2 9 282 36 18/15/13 2.78 7 1-0 6.0 16.67

Charlie Taylor (D) 84 0 1 5 375 24 20/20/20 3.50 10 3-0 4.5 18.67

Phil Bardsley (D) 78 0 2 6 358 21 21/21/21 3.71 9 6-0 4.5 17.33

Erik Pieters (D) 77 0 5 10 359 24 19/18/18 3.21 6 2-0 4.5 17.11

Jack Cork (M) 70 0 0 0 301 30 29/27/25 2.33 12 1-0 5.0 14.00

Jeff Hendrick (M) 67 2 2 4 197 24 21/19/17 2.79 10 8-0 - -

Ashley Barnes (F) 61 6 0 6 161 19 16/8/5 3.21 8 4-0 6.0 10.17

Matthew Lowton (D) 48 0 1 1 270 17 17/17/17 2.82 6 2-0 4.5 10.67

Matej Vydra (F) 39 2 1 3 112 19 6/4/2 2.05 5 0-0 5.0 7.80

Jóhann Gudmundsson (M) 30 1 1 1 98 12 6/2/1 2.50 3 0-0 5.5 5.45

Robbie Brady (M) 32 1 2 0 112 17 4/0/0 1.88 1 1-0 5.0 6.40

Josh Brownhill (M) 21 0 0 0 111 10 9/9/8 2.10 4 2-0 5.0 4.20

Kevin Long (D) 21 0 0 0 93 8 6/6/6 2.63 2 0-0 4.5 4.67

Aaron Lennon (M) 15 0 0 0 51 16 3/3/3 0.94 0 4-0 - - Burnley 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Burnley’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Pope was the highest scoring goalkeeper in FPL last season with 170 points. He had four double-digit Nick Pope performances and scored six or more points 16 times. He ranked 2nd in the league with 15 clean sheets and 1 (Goalkeeper-5.5) 4th in saves with 120. His price increase in 2020/21 isn’t surprising, but the 1.0 jump may have managers looking elsewhere for the next 4.5 GK gem.

Tarkowski was the sixth-highest scoring defender in FPL last season, as he totaled 143 points and scored six or more points in 14 of 38 appearances. Not only did he contribute five attacking returns (2 goals, 3 assists), but James Tarkowski 2 he led the league in clearances (200), finished 2nd in blocks (47), 3rd in aerials won (198), and 12th in (Defender-5.5) interceptions (63), all of which played a part in him finishing with the sixth-highest BPS score (690) among defenders.

In 2019/20, Wood made 32 appearances and totaled 136 FPL points for an average of 4.25 FPPM. He finished Chris Wood with six or more points 12 times and had two double-digit games. The 28-year old New Zealander has now 3 (Forward-6.5) scored at least ten goals in three consecutive Premier League campaigns. He has been consistently priced at 6.5 for four consecutive seasons.

Last season, Mee played 90 minutes in all 32 games in which he appeared, totaling 110 FPL points and Ben Mee 4 averaging 3.44 FPPM. He contributed three attacking returns (goal, 2 assists) and had 13 clean sheets. He (Defender-5.0) finished 6th in the Premier League with 32 blocks and his 160 clearances were 11th-best.

Barnes had a bright start to the 2019/20 season, scoring four goals in the club’s first three fixtures, but an abdominal injury suffered halfway through the campaign shut him down. He did score six goals in 19 5 (Forward-6.0) appearances, but after Jay Rodriguez’s performance throughout the second half of the season, Barnes will have to earn his spot back into the Clarets’ best XI.

Last season, McNeil appeared in every match and played at least 80 minutes 35 times. He finished with nine Dwight McNeil 6 attacking returns (2 goals, 7 assists) and his 123 FPL points were the sixth-highest total among players that (Midfielder-6.0) finished the year priced 6.0 or less.

Pieters versatility was the reason for his FPL success throughout the second half of the 2019/20 campaign. Due to injuries and a lack of quality depth, the Dutchman provided help in the midfield and played an advanced role 7 (Defender-4.5) as an out-of-position defender. If he continues in that role to begin the new campaign, he could be attractive to fantasy managers as they build their GW1 squads.

Last year, Bardsley played the full 90 minutes in each of his 21 appearances, totaled two attacking returns (2 8 assists), and averaged 3.71 FPPM. If he remains nailed on at right back, he gives fantasy managers a cheaper (Defender-4.5) way into Burnley’s defense.

In 2020/21, Taylor appeared in 24 matches and averaged 3.50 FPPM. He only had one attacking return Charlie Taylor 9 (assist), but was credited with six clean sheets. Priced at 4.5, Taylor makes it much more affordable to invest in (Defender-4.5) the Burnley defense, as long as he’s healthy and nailed on.

Last year, Westwood played 90 minutes in each of the 35 matches in which he appeared. He totaled nine Ashley Westwood 10 attacking returns (2 goals, 7 assists) and his FPL point total of 118 was the highest among players that finished (Midfielder-5.5) the year priced £5.5 or less.

Rodriguez finished the 2019/20 campaign with ten attacking returns (8 goals, 2 assists) and totaled 100 FPL Jay Rodriguez points. However, his performance in Ashley Barnes’ absence proved he deserves a shot to stick in the first team 11 (Forward-6.0) when the new campaign begins. In those 15 appearances, he contributed seven attacking returns (5 goals, 2 assists) and averaged 4.00 FPPM. Southampton

2019/20 RESULTS (15W-7D-16L; 52 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Burnley 3 0 Southampton 1 Crystal Palace Southampton 2 Southampton 1 2 Liverpool 2 Southampton Tottenham 3 Brighton 0 2 Southampton 3 Burnley Southampton 4 Southampton 1 1 Manchester United 4 Southampton West Brom 5 Sheffield United 0 1 Southampton 5 Chelsea Southampton 6 Southampton 1 3 Bournemouth 6 Southampton Everton 7 Tottenham 2 1 Southampton 7 Aston Villa Southampton 8 Southampton 1 4 Chelsea 8 Southampton Newcastle 9 Wolves 1 1 Southampton 9 Wolves Southampton 10 Southampton 0 9 Leicester City 10 Southampton Manchester United 11 Manchester City 2 1 Southampton 11 Brighton Southampton 12 Southampton 1 2 Everton 12 Southampton Sheffield United 13 Arsenal 2 2 Southampton 13 Arsenal Southampton 14 Southampton 2 1 Watford 14 Southampton Manchester City 15 Southampton 2 1 Norwich City 15 Fulham Southampton 16 Newcastle 2 1 Southampton 16 Southampton West Ham 17 Southampton 0 1 West Ham 17 Southampton Liverpool 18 Aston Villa 1 3 Southampton 18 Leeds United Southampton 19 Chelsea 0 2 Southampton 19 Leicetser City Southampton 20 Southampton 1 1 Crystal Palace 20 Southampton Arsenal 21 Southampton 1 0 Tottenham 21 Southampton Aston Villa 22 Leicester City 1 2 Southampton 22 Manchester United Southampton 23 Southampton 2 3 Wolves 23 Newcastle Southampton 24 Crystal Palace 0 2 Southampton 24 Southampton Wolves 25 Liverpool 4 0 Southampton 25 Southampton Chelsea 26 Southampton 1 2 Burnley 26 Everton Southampton 27 Southampton 2 0 Aston Villa 27 Sheffield United Southampton 28 West Ham 3 1 Southampton 28 Southampton Brighton 29 Southampton 0 1 Newcastle 29 Tottenham Southampton 30 Norwich City 0 3 Southampton 30 Southampton Burnley 31 Southampton 0 2 Arsenal 31 West Brom Southampton 32 Watford 1 3 Southampton 32 Southampton Crystal Palace 33 Southampton 1 0 Manchester City 33 Manchester City Southampton 34 Everton 1 1 Southampton 34 Southampton Leicester 35 Manchester United 2 2 Southampton 35 Liverpool Southampton 36 Southampton 1 1 Brighton 36 Southampton Fulham 37 Bournemouth 0 2 Southampton 37 Southampton Leeds United 38 Southampton 3 1 Sheffield United 38 West Ham Southampton Southampton 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Danny Ings (F) 198 22 2 40 736 38 31/24/17 5.21 6 3-0 8.5 23.29

James Ward-Prowse (M) 117 5 4 8 587 38 38/38/38 3.08 9 9-0 6.0 19.50

Nathan Redmond (M) 107 4 4 8 412 32 30/29/25 3.34 7 2-0 6.5 16.46

Alex McCarthy (GK) 104 0 0 8 491 28 28/28/28 3.71 7 0-0 4.5 16.46

Stuart Armstrong (M) 98 5 4 10 301 30 18/14/9 3.27 7 4-0 5.5 17.82

Jack Stephens (D) 85 1 3 8 432 28 27/26/25 3.04 7 4-1 5.0 17.00

Jan Bednarek (D) 84 1 1 5 539 34 34/34/33 2.47 7 4-0 4.5 18.67

Che Adams (F) 78 4 4 8 242 30 12/2/1 2.60 4 0-0 6.0 13.00

Ryan Bertrand (D) 75 1 1 0 432 32 30/29/29 2.34 7 3-1 5.0 15.00

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (M) 75 0 3 1 412 33 30/30/30 2.27 7 5-0 5.0 15.00

Shane Long (F) 62 2 3 4 159 26 15/6/2 2.38 5 0-0 5.5 11.27

Jannik Vestergaard (D) 51 1 0 6 286 19 16/15/15 2.68 4 3-0 4.5 11.33

Oriol Romeu (M) 51 0 0 1 301 30 20/16/14 1.70 5 5-0 4.5 11.33

Michael Obafemi (F) 45 3 2 2 165 21 5/2/0 2.14 3 1-0 5.0 9.00

Moussa Djenepo (M) 40 2 2 3 151 18 8/5/4 2.22 3 4-1 5.5 7.27

Sofiane Boufal (M) 34 0 3 0 99 20 6/4/1 1.70 1 2-0 5.5 6.18

Kyle Walker-Peters (D) 32 0 1 2 194 13 10/8/8 2.46 2 1-0 4.5 7.11

Angus Gunn (GK) 29 0 0 3 166 10 10/10/10 2.90 2 0-0 4.5 6.44

William Smallbone (M) 24 0 2 1 84 9 5/0/0 2.67 3 0-0 4.5 5.33

Yan Valery (D) 18 0 1 0 93 11 8/5/4 1.64 1 1-0 5.0 3.60 Southampton 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Burnley’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

2019/20 was Ings’ most productive season in five Premier League campaigns. He appeared in all 38 matches and generated 24 attacking returns (22 goals, 2 assists), while accumulating 198 FPL points and averaging 5.21 FPPM. Incredibly, Ings scored six or more points 18 times and had three double-digit hauls, which led to a £1.6 Danny Ings 1 price increase over the course of the season, the highest of any player last year. He finished the season 9th in (Forward-8.5) shots taken (93), 10th in shots on target (38), and was a bit unlucky, hitting the woodwork six times. His 40 FPL bonus points were the most in the game last year. Even though Ings comes into the 2020/21 campaign priced at 8.5, if his production remains consistent, he’ll be worth the price.

McCarthy started 28 matches last season, but did not play a minute until GW11. In 28 appearances, he finished Alex McCarthy 15th in saves (79) and totaled 104 FPL points, scoring six or more points eight times and averaging 3.71 FPPM. 2 (Goalkeeper-4.5) Priced at 4.5, McCarthy will likely be an option for fantasy managers that like to rotate keepers in that price bracket.

Adams appeared in 30 matches last year and generated eight attacking returns (4 goals, 4 assists). He started Che Adams 12 matches and featured off the bench as a sub 18 times. However, if Adams’ season-ending form spills into the 3 (Forward-6.0) new campaign, he may earn more minutes with the first team. Over the last seven matches of the 2019/20 season, Adams averaged 5.4 FPPM.

When it comes to budget options in midfield, Ward-Prowse should be on your list. He finished the 2019/20 campaign with nine attacking returns (5 goals, 4 assists) and totaled 117 FPL points. Last year, he led the James Ward-Prowse 4 Premier League in corners taken (183) and shots from set pieces (24), while his 267 crosses ranked 4th and 62 (Midfielder-6.0) key passes ranked 9th. The 25-year old Englishman was one of only seven outfielders to play every minute in all 38 matches last year.

In 2019/20, Armstrong made 30 appearances, but he only played more than 60 minutes 18 times. He still 5 finished with nine attacking returns (5 goals, 4 assists) and averaged 3.27 FPPM, third-highest on the team. If (Midfielder-5.5) he earns more minutes, Armstrong could be a 5.5 bargain in 2020/21.

Minutes and appearances were hard to come by for Walker-Peters in his time at Tottenham, but the 23-year old Kyle Walker-Peters impressed in his short time on loan at Southampton and secured a permanent move over the summer. Nailed 6 (Defender-4.5) on as the club’s right-back, Walker-Peters is an attractive option at a popular price point, especially if the Saints can tighten their defense.

Last season, Redmond played at least 80 minutes in 29 of the 32 matches in which he made an appearance. He James Redmond 7 totaled eight attacking returns (4 goals, 4 assists) and totaled 107 FPL points, averaging 3.34 FPPM. Priced at (Midfielder-6.5 6.5, Redmond’s appeal is shattered by teammate Ward-Prowse being .5 cheaper. Everton

2019/20 RESULTS (13W-10D-15L; 49 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

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1 Crystal Palce 0 0 Everton 1 Tottenham Everton 2 Everton 1 0 Watford 2 Everton West Brom 3 Aston Villa 2 0 Everton 3 Crystal Palace Everton 4 Everton 3 2 Wolves 4 Everton Brighton 5 Bournemoth 3 1 Everton 5 Everton Liverpool 6 Everton 0 2 Sheffield United 6 Southampton Everton 7 Everton 1 3 Manchester City 7 Newcastle Everton 8 Burnley 1 0 Everton 8 Everton Manchester United 9 Everton 2 0 West Ham 9 Fulham Everton 10 Brighton 3 2 Everton 10 Everton Leeds United 11 Everton 1 1 Tottenham 11 Burnley Everton 12 Southampton 1 2 Everton 12 Everton Chelsea 13 Everton 0 2 Norwich City 13 Leicester Everton 14 Leicester City 2 1 Everton 14 Everton Arsenal 15 Liverpool 5 2 Everton 15 Sheffield United Everton 16 Everton 3 1 Chelsea 16 Everton Manchester City 17 Manchester United 1 1 Everton 17 Everton West Ham 18 Everton 0 0 Arsenal 18 Wolves Everton 19 Everton 1 0 Burnley 19 Aston Villa Everton 20 Newcastle 1 2 Everton 20 Everton Leicester City 21 Manchester City 2 1 Everton 21 Everton Newcastle 22 Everton 1 0 Brighton 22 Leeds United Everton 23 West Ham 1 1 Everton 23 Manchester United Everton 24 Everton 2 2 Newcastle 24 Everton Fulham 25 Watford 2 3 Everton 25 Liverpool Everton 26 Everton 3 1 Crystal Palace 26 Everton Southampton 27 Arsenal 3 2 Everton 27 Chelsea Everton 28 Everton 1 1 Manchester United 28 Everton Burnley 29 Chelsea 4 0 Everton 29 West Brom Everton 30 Everton 0 0 Liverpool 30 Everton Crystal Palace 31 Norwich City 0 1 Everton 31 Brighton Everton 32 Everton 2 1 Leicester City 32 Everton Tottenham 33 Tottenham 1 0 Everton 33 Arsenal Everton 34 Everton 1 1 Southampton 34 Everton Aston Villa 35 Wolves 3 0 Everton 35 West Ham Everton 36 Everton 1 1 Aston Villa 36 Everton Sheffield United 37 Sheffield United 0 1 Everton 37 Everton Wolves 38 Everton 1 3 Bournemouth 38 Manchester City Everton Everton 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Richarlison (M) 165 13 5 13 519 36 35/29/26 4.58 9 8-0 8.0 20.63

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (F) 126 13 1 15 385 36 29/21/21 3.50 8 9-0 7.5 16.80

Lucas Digne (D) 120 0 8 16 646 35 34/32/30 3.43 9 6-0 6.0 20.00

Jordan Pickford (GK) 117 0 0 5 626 38 38/38/38 3.08 9 2-0 5.0 23.40

Gylfi Sigurdsson (M) 95 2 4 7 397 35 28/21/19 2.71 6 3-0 7.0 13.57

Michael Keane (D) 90 2 0 9 490 31 28/28/28 2.90 7 3-0 5.0 18.00

Yerry Mina (D) 78 2 1 8 419 29 24/24/24 2.69 5 3-0 5.5 14.18

Djibril Sidibé (D) 74 0 4 10 386 25 19/16/15 2.96 5 3-0 - -

Bernard (M) 72 3 2 6 237 27 9/5/3 2.67 9 2-0 6.0 12.00

Mason Holgate (D) 71 0 4 6 412 27 22/22/22 2.63 5 5-0 5.0 14.20

Theo Walcott (M) 63 2 4 1 186 25 12/5/1 2.52 4 1-0 6.0 10.50

Tom Davies (M) 59 1 1 3 233 30 21/17/16 1.97 5 8-0 5.5 10.73

Séamus Coleman (D) 55 0 1 2 325 27 17/15/15 2.04 5 3-1 5.0 11.00

Moise Kean (F) 53 2 2 5 138 29 6/1/1 1.83 1 1-0 6.0 8.83

Alex Iwobi (M) 52 1 0 2 227 25 16/9/6 2.08 4 0-0 6.0 8.67

André Gomes (M) 39 0 1 3 184 19 15/15/13 2.05 5 6-0 5.5 7.09

Fabian Delph (D) 24 0 0 2 202 16 13/9/8 1.50 2 3-1 5.0 4.80

Cenk Tosun (F) 24 2 1 86 202 10 5/2/1 2.40 2 0-0 6.0 4.00

Morgan Schneiderlin (M) 18 0 0 0 132 15 9/8/6 1.20 1 4-1 - -

Anthony Gordon (F) 17 0 1 1 63 11 2/0/0 1.55 0 0-0 4.5 3.78 Everton 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Everton’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

In 2019/20, Richarlison appeared in 36 games and totaled 165 FPL points, averaging 4.58 FPPM. He finished the year with 18 attacking returns (13 goals, 5 assists) and scored six or more points 14 times, four of which were double-digit hauls. The 23-year old Brazilian created the fifth-most Richarlison 1 big chances last year (13) and finished 11th in the league in shots taken (90). He has scored at (Midfielder-8.0) least 13 goals in back-to-back campaigns and is once again listed at 8.0. Richarlison’s reclassification will certainly impact his ownership, but a run of form will have managers scrambling to get him into their team.

Last year, Digne appeared in 35 matches, was credited with eight assists, and totaled 120 FPL points. The 27-year old Frenchman is instrumental in the Toffees’ attack from his left-back Licas Digne 2 position. In 2019/20, Digne ranked 3rd in crosses (270), 4th in shots from set pieces (13), 8th in (Defender-6.0) key passes (72), and 9th in corners taken (108). In the past two seasons, he has totaled 17 attacking returns, which is why he is once again priced at 6.0.

Calvert-Lewin appeared in 36 matches last season and scored 13 goals, which helped contribute to his FPL point total of 126 points. He scored at least six points in ten of Everton’s first 28 games, Dominic Calvert-Lewin but failed to register an attacking return in the club’s final ten fixtures. Throughout the entire 3 (Forward-7.0) 2019/20 campaign, he missed 17 big chances, eighth-most in the league. Priced 1.0 less than Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin offers a cheaper way into Everton’s attack, but last year’s poor run-in form will likely keep his ownership low heading into GW1.

Pickford has played every minute of every match in each of his three seasons at the club. His FPL Jordan Pickford point total of 117 points in 2019/20 was 36 points below his average from the previous two 4 (Goalkeeper5.0)- campaigns. Last year, he only kept nine clean sheets, which led to a lowly 3.08 FPPM average, and as a result, his price dropped to 5.0.

Sigurdsson only had eight attacking returns in 2017/18, but rebounded with a strong 2018/19 campaign (13 goals, 6 assists). After a poor season last year (2 goals, 4 assists), the 31-year old Gylfi Sigurdsson Icelander will need another bounce-back campaign. Last year, he finished among the Top 20 in 5 (Midfielder-7.0) corners taken and key passes, but his playing time was reduced by nearly 600 minutes compared to the previous season. It has been six years since Sigurdsson has been priced 7.0 or less, but even at that value, fantasy managers won’t be eager to get him into their draft team. Newcastle

2019/20 RESULTS (11W-11D-16L; 44 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 Newcastle 0 1 Arsenal 1 West Ham Newcastle 2 Norwich City 3 1 Newcastle 2 Newcastle Brighton 3 Tottenham 0 1 Newcastle 3 Tottenham Newcastle 4 Newcastle 1 1 Watford 4 Newcastle Burnley 5 Liverpool 3 1 Newcastle 5 Newcastle Manchester United 6 Newcastle 0 0 Brighton 6 Wolves Newcastle 7 Leicester City 5 0 Newcastle 7 Newcastle Everton 8 Newcastle 1 0 Manchester United 8 Southampton Newcastle 9 Chelsea 1 0 Newcastle 9 Newcastle Chelsea 10 Newcastle 1 1 Wolves 10 Crystal Palace Newcastle 11 West Ham 2 3 Newcastle 11 Aston Villa Newcastle 12 Newcastle 2 1 Bournemouth 12 Newcastle West Brom 13 Aston Villa 2 0 Newcastle 13 Leeds United Newcastle 14 Newcastle 2 2 Manchester City 14 Newcastle Fulham 15 Sheffield United 0 2 Newcastle 15 Manchester City Newcastle 16 Newcastle 2 1 Southampton 16 Newcastle Liverpool 17 Burnley 1 0 Newcastle 17 Newcastle Leicester City 18 Newcastle 1 0 Crystal Palace 18 Sheffield United Newcastle 19 Manchester United 4 0 Newcastle 19 Arsenal Newcastle 20 Newcastle 1 2 Everton 20 Newcastle Leeds United 21 Newcastle 0 3 Leicester City 21 Everton Newcastle 22 Wolves 1 1 Newcastle 22 Newcastle Crystal Palace 23 Newcastle 1 0 Chelsea 23 Newcastle Southampton 24 Everton 2 2 Newcastle 24 Chelsea Newcastle 25 Newcastle 0 0 Norwich City 25 Manchester United Newcastle 26 Arsenal 4 0 Newcastle 26 Newcastle Wolves 27 Crystal Palace 1 0 Newcastle 27 West Brom Newcastle 28 Newcastle 0 0 Burnley 28 Newcastle Aston Villa 29 Chelsea 0 1 Newcastle 29 Brighton Newcastle 30 Newcastle 3 0 Sheffield United 30 Newcastle Tottenham 31 Newcastle 1 1 Aston Villa 31 Burney Newcastle 32 Bournemouth 1 4 Newcastle 32 Newcastle West Ham 33 Newcastle 2 2 West Ham 33 Liverpool Newcastle 34 Manchester City 5 0 Newcastle 34 Newcastle Arsenal 35 Watford 2 1 Newcastle 35 Leicester City Newcastle 36 Newcastle 1 3 Tottenham 36 Newcastle Manchester City 37 Brighton 0 0 Newcastle 37 Newcastle Sheffield United 38 Newcastle 1 3 Liverpool 38 Fulham Newcastle Newcastle 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Martin Dubravka (GK) 143 0 0 7 719 38 38/38/38 3.76 11 0-0 5.0 28.60

Miguel Almirón (M) 109 4 2 5 356 36 35/27/21 3.03 12 5-0 6.0 18.17

Jonjo Shelvey (M) 105 6 2 15 437 26 23/21/19 4.04 8 3-0 5.5 19.09

Federico Fernández (D) 102 2 3 13 507 32 28/27/27 3.19 8 8-0 5.0 20.40

Allan Saint-Maximim (M) 92 3 5 7 321 26 21/14/9 3.54 8 0-0 5.5 16.73

Joelinton (F) 78 2 2 3 236 38 30/17/11 2.05 9 7-0 6.0 13.00

Matt Ritchie (D) 74 2 1 7 293 18 15/11/10 4.11 8 4-0 5.0 14.80

Isaac Hayden (M) 73 1 4 3 309 29 23/21/20 2.52 8 4-1 5.0 14.60

Jamaal Lascelles (D) 73 1 0 3 358 24 23/23/21 3.04 8 5-0 4.5 16.22

Javier Manquillo (D) 65 0 1 4 288 21 17/15/15 3.10 8 5-0 4.5 14.44

Jetro Willems (D) 64 2 2 6 283 19 16/15/12 3.37 6 0-0 - -

Dwight Gayle (F) 58 4 2 10 190 20 8/2/2 2.90 4 2-0 6.0 9.67

Fabian Schär (D) 55 2 1 2 297 22 19/17/15 2.50 4 5-0 5.0 11.00

Ciaran Clark (D) 49 2 0 2 216 14 13/12/11 3.50 4 3-0 4.5 10.89

Danny Rose (D) 47 0 0 0 290 11 8/15/14 4.27 5 7-0 5.0 9.40

Paul Dummett (D) 44 0 0 4 230 16 14/12/12 2.75 5 2-0 4.5 9.78

Sean Longtaff (M) 44 1 2 0 181 23 13/12/11 1.91 2 2-1 - -

Christian Atsu (M) 37 0 3 0 104 19 9/4/3 1.95 3 2-0 5.5 6.73

Emil Krafth (D) 37 0 1 2 187 17 11/8/7 2.18 3 0-0 4.5 8.22

Andy Carroll (F) 34 0 4 0 87 19 4/3/3 1.79 2 1-0 5.5 6.18

Matthew Longstaff (M) 27 2 0 2 104 9 6/6/5 3.00 1 1-0 - -

DeAndre Yedlin (D) 26 1 0 0 122 16 8/8/8 1.63 1 3-0 4.5 5.78

Florian Lejeune (D) 24 2 0 1 88 6 5/3/3 4.00 1 0-0 4.5 5.33

Valentino Lazaro (M) 19 1 0 0 81 13 4/2/2 1.46 0 0-1 - -

Nabil Bentaleb (M) 19 0 0 0 113 12 8/7/6 1.58 2 2-0 - -

Yoshinori Muto (F) 9 0 0 0 25 8 1/1/1 1.13 0 0-0 5.0 1.80 Newcastle 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Newcastle’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Dubravka was the highest scoring player on the Newcastle roster last year. The 31-year old Slovokian keeper Martin Dubravka 1 led the league in saves (140) and kept eleven clean sheets, which largely contributed to his FPL total of 143 (Goalkeeper-5.0) points. He played every minute in goal for the Magpies last year and averaged 3.76 FPPM.

In 2019/20, Saint-Maximim appeared in 26 matches, had eight attacking returns (3 goals, 5 assists), and Allan Saint-Maximim 2 totaled 92 FPL points, for an average of 3.54 FPPM. The 23-year old Frenchman only played 1,860 minutes last (Midfielder-5.5) year, so expect better production this year if he gets more time.

Miguel Almirón Last year, Almirón appeared in 36 games and played at least 60 minutes 35 times. He had six attacking returns 3 (Midfielder-6.0) (4 goals, 2 assists), was credited with 12 clean sheets, and totaled 109 FPL points for a 3.03 FPPM average.

Injuries cost Lascelles playing time last year, as the team captain only played in 24 matches and averaged 3.04 4 FPPM. If nailed on at center-back, Lascelles is available at 4.5, which is .5 less than teammate Frederico (Defender-4.5) Fernández.

Ritchie did not fulfill his FPL potential last season, as he spent more time off the pitch than on it. He appeared in 18 matches in 2019/20 and played only 1,300 minutes. He still contributed three attacking returns (2 goals, 5 assist), had eight clean sheets, and averaged 4.11 FPPM. Unfortunately, the window of opportunity may have (Midfielder-5.5) closed with Ritchie’s reclassification as a midfielder, as he isn’t even the most appealing 5.5 midfielder at his own club.

Fernández only played 23 minutes in the squad’s first nine games of the 2019/20 season, but starting in GW10, Federico Fernández he became nailed on as a starter. In 32 appearances last year, the Argentine center-back contributed five 6 (Defender-5.0) attacking returns (2 goals, 3 assists), had eight clean sheets, and totaled 102 FPL points. He also finished 4th in the league in clearances (185) and 12th in blocks (28).

Shelvey made 26 appearances last year and totaled 105 FPL points, averaging 4.04 FPPM. He finished the Jonjo Shelvey campaign with eight attacking returns (6 goals, 2 assists), which were the most since his 2014/15 season at 7 (Midfielder-5.5) Swansea City, and his 15 bonus points led all Newcastle players. Shelvey’s 2020/21 fantasy potential will certainly be influenced by the minutes he earns on the field, as last year he failed to feature in 12 games.

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2019/20 RESULTS (11W-10D-17L; 43 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 Crystal Palace 0 0 Everton 1 2 Sheffield United 1 0 Crystal Palace 2 3 Manchester United 1 2 Crystal Palace 3 4 Crystal Palace 1 0 Aston Villa 4 5 Tottenham 4 0 Crystal Palace 5 6 Crystal Palace 1 1 Wolves 6 7 Crystal Palace 2 0 Norwich City 7 8 West Ham 1 2 Crystal Palace 8 9 Crystal Palace 0 2 Manchester City 9 10 Arsenal 2 2 Crystal Palace 10 11 Crystal Palace 0 2 Leicester City 11 12 Chelsea 2 0 Crystal Palace 12 13 Crystal Palace 1 2 Liverpool 13 14 Burnley 0 2 Crystal Palace 14 15 Crystal Palace 1 0 Bournemouth 15 16 Watford 0 0 Crystal Palace 16 17 Crystal Palace 1 1 Brighton 17 18 Newcastle 1 0 Crystal Palace 18 19 Crystal Palace 2 1 West Ham 19 20 Southampton 1 1 Crystal Palace 20 21 Norwich City 1 1 Crystal Palace 21 22 Crystal Palace 1 1 Arsenal 22 23 Manchester City 2 2 Crystal Palace 23 24 Crystal Palace 0 2 Southampton 24 25 Crystal Palace 0 1 Sheffield United 25 26 Everton 3 1 Crystal Palace 26 27 Crystal Palace 1 0 Newcastle 27 28 Brighton 0 1 Crystal Palace 28 29 Crystal Palace 1 0 Watford 29 30 Bournemouth 0 2 Crystal Palace 30 31 Liverpool 4 0 Crystal Palace 31 32 Crystal Palace 0 1 Burnley 32 33 Leicester City 3 0 Crystal Palace 33 34 Crystal Palace 2 3 Chelsea 34 35 Aston Villa 2 0 Crystal Palace 35 36 Crystal Palace 0 2 Manchester United 36 37 Wolves 2 0 Crystal Palace 37 38 Crystal Palace 1 1 Tottenham 38 Crystal Palace 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Vicente Guaita (GK) 137 0 0 16 643 35 35/35/35 3.91 10 1-0 5.0 27.40

Jordan Ayew (F) 132 9 3 19 443 37 37/29/23 3.57 12 6-0 6.0 22.00

Wilfred Zaha (M) 120 4 6 4 337 38 36/36/36 3.16 9 5-0 7.0 17.14

Patrick van Aanholt (D) 109 3 2 12 523 29 28/27/25 3.76 8 0-0 5.5 19.82

James McArthur (M) 92 0 4 2 420 37 36/27/22 2.49 11 6-0 5.5 16.73

Cheikhou Kouyaté, (M) 85 1 2 4 288 35 29/20/15 2.43 10 4-0 5.0 17.00

Luka Milivojevic (M) 81 3 1 9 382 31 29/25/24 2.61 7 12-0 6.0 13.50

Joel Ward (D) 77 0 1 8 392 29 27/24/24 2.66 7 4-0 4.5 17.11

Gary Cahill (D) 70 0 1 4 395 25 24/24/24 2.80 7 1-0 4.5 15.56

Martin Kelly (D) 64 0 1 4 288 19 17/15/14 3.37 6 0-0 4.5 14.22

Scott Dann (D) 51 0 1 3 253 16 13/13/13 3.19 5 0-0 - -

Jeffrey Schlupp (M) 51 3 1 4 148 17 10/7/5 3.00 4 2-0 5.5 9.27

Andros Townsend (M) 48 1 1 0 221 24 13/9/8 2.00 3 0-0 6.0 8.00

James Tomkins (D) 48 1 1 4 260 18 18/17/16 2.67 3 5-0 4.5 10.67

Christian Benteke (F) 42 2 1 1 133 24 13/11/7 1.75 5 4-1 5.5 7.64

James McCarthy (M) 41 0 0 0 205 33 15/13/11 1.24 2 9-0 4.5 9.11

Max Meyer (M) 23 0 0 0 67 17 6/2/1 1.35 1 1-0 5.0 4.60

Jairo Riedewald (M) 22 0 0 0 116 17 5/5/4 1.29 0 0-0 4.5 4.89

Connor Wickham (F) 15 1 1 2 48 6 0/0/0 2.50 0 0-0 4.5 3.33

Mamadou Sakho (D) 11 0 0 0 148 14 9/9/8 0.79 0 1-1 4.5 2.44

Wayne Hennessey (GK) 7 0 0 0 58 3 3/3/3 2.33 0 0-0 4.5 1.56 Crystal Palace 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Crystal Palace’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Before the 2019/20 campaign, it seemed as if Zaha was going to be a player on the move, but in the end, he Wilfried Zaha made 38 appearances in a Crystal Palace jersey. He played the full 90 minutes 36 times, had ten goal 1 (Midfielder-7.0) involvements (4 goals, 6 assists), and totaled 120 FPL points, for an average of 3.16 FPPM. Up until last year, Zaha had at least 16 attacking returns in three consecutive seasons.

Ayew appeared in 37 matches last year and led the club with nine goals. In total, he finished the season with Jordan Ayew 12 attacking returns and totaled 132 FPL points, averaging 3.57 FPPM. The 28-year old Ghana international 2 (Forward-6.0) accounted for 29% of the club’s goals in 2019/20 and led the Eagles with 19 bonus points, which led to a 1.0 price rise to start the new campaign.

Last year, van Aanholt appeared in 29 matches, had seven attacking returns (3 goals, 2 assists), eight clean sheets, and averaged 3.76 FPPM. He missed the last two matches of the 2019/20 season with a separated 3 (Defender-5.5) shoulder, an injury that required surgery. As a result, the Dutch left-back could miss the start of the next campaign.

Guaita finished the 2019/20 campaign as Crystal Palace’s highest scoring FPL player with 137 points. He kept Vicente Guaita 4 ten clean sheets and scored at least at least six points in eleven of his 35 appearances. Palace’s defense wasn’t (Goalkeeper-5.0) much help during the run-in, as they allowed two or more goals in five of their last six matches.

Milivojevic made 31 appearances last year and totaled 81 FPL points. He had four attacking returns (3 goals, Luka Milivojevic assist) and averaged 2.61 FPPM. The Serbian midfielder is on penalties, but he only had two last year, while 5 (Midfielder-6.0) racking up 12 yellow cards. Palace looked so poor offensively at the end of last season, that a 1.0 price drop isn’t likely to do much for Milivojevic’s ownership heading into the new campaign. Brighton and Hove Albion

2019/20 RESULTS (9W-14D-15L; 41pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 Watford 0 3 Brighton 1 Brighton Chelsea 2 Brighton 1 1 West Ham 2 Newcastle Brighton 3 Brighton 0 2 Southampton 3 Brighton Manchester United 4 Manchester City 4 0 Brighton 4 Everton Brighton 5 Brighton 1 1 Burnley 5 Crystal Palace Brighton 6 Newcastle 0 0 Brighton 6 Brighton West Brom 7 Chelsea 2 0 Brighton 7 Tottenham Brighton 8 Brighton 3 0 Tottenham 8 Brighton Burnley 9 Aston Villa 2 1 Brighton 9 Aston Villa Brighton 10 Brighton 3 2 Everton 10 Brighton Liverpool 11 Brighton 2 0 Norwich City 11 Brighton Southampton 12 Manchester United 3 1 Brighton 12 Leicester City Brighton 13 Brighton 0 2 Leicester City 13 Fulham Brighton 14 Liverpool 2 1 Brighton 14 Brighton Sheffield United 15 Arsenal 1 2 Brighton 15 West Ham Brighton 16 Brighton 2 2 Wolves 16 Brighton Arsenal 17 Crystal Palace 1 1 Brighton 17 Brighton Wolves 18 Brighton 0 1 Sheffield United 18 Manchester City Brighton 19 Tottenham 2 1 Brighton 19 Leeds United Brighton 20 Brighton 2 0 Bournemouth 20 Brighton Fulham 21 Brighton 1 1 Chelsea 21 Brighton Tottenham 22 Everton 1 0 Brighton 22 Liverpool Brighton 23 Brighton 1 1 Aston Villa 23 Burnley Brighton 24 Bournemouth 3 1 Brighton 24 Brighton Aston Villa 25 West Ham 3 3 Brighton 25 Brighton Crystal Palace 26 Brighton 1 1 Watford 26 West Brom Brighton 27 Sheffield United 1 1 Brighton 27 Brighton Leicester City 28 Brighton 0 1 Crystal Palace 28 Southampton Brighton 29 Wolves 0 0 Brighton 29 Brighton Newcastle 30 Brighton 2 1 Arsenal 30 Manchester United Brighton 31 Leicester City 0 0 Brighton 31 Brighton Everton 32 Brighton 0 3 Manchester United 32 Chelsea Brighton 33 Norwich City 0 1 Brighton 33 Sheffield United Brighton 34 Brighton 1 3 Liverpool 34 Brighton Leeds United 35 Brighton 0 5 Manchester City 35 Wolves Brighton 36 Southampton 1 1 Brighton 36 Brighton West Ham 37 Brighton Newcastle 37 Brighton Manchester City 38 Burnley Brighton 38 Arsenal Brighton Brighton and Hove Albion 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Mat Ryan (GK) 135 0 0 14 754 38 38/38/38 3.55 9 0-0 4.5 30.00

Neal Maupay (F) 131 10 3 21 361 37 29/25/22 3.54 8 3-0 6.5 20.15

Lewis Dunk (D) 128 3 3 17 674 36 36/36/35 3.56 9 9-0 5.0 25.60

Leandro Trossard (M) 104 5 5 9 352 31 20/15/10 3.35 4 0-0 6.0 17.33

Adam Webster (D) 88 3 1 7 514 31 29/29/29 2.84 5 4-0 4.5 19.56

Dan Burn (D) 86 0 0 3 480 34 31/31/31 2.53 9 5-0 4.5 19.11

Aaron Mooy (M) 80 2 2 9 337 31 22/17/14 2.58 6 1-1 5.0 16.00

Davy Pröpper (M) 78 1 2 2 441 35 30/28/28 2.23 6 4-0 5.0 15.60

Pascal Groß (M) 76 2 5 7 326 29 19/10/9 2.62 3 4-0 6.0 12.67

Dale Stephens (M) 63 0 1 1 406 33 28/25/24 1.91 6 8-0 4.5 14.00

Martin Montoya (D) 62 0 1 3 313 27 20/13/13 2.30 6 5-0 4.5 13.78

Aaron Connolly (F) 61 3 3 5 146 24 9/4/0 2.54 5 0-0 5.5 11.09

Shane Duffy (D) 44 1 0 1 227 19 13/12/12 2.32 3 2-0 4.5 9.78

Yves Bissouma (M) 39 1 0 0 207 22 12/8/5 1.77 4 4-0 4.5 8.67

Solly March (M) 38 0 1 3 129 19 11/6/4 2.00 4 2-0 5.0 7.60

Glenn Murray (F) 36 1 1 0 74 23 6/2/2 1.57 2 0-0 5.0 7.20

Steven Alzate (M) 33 0 0 0 183 19 12/12/10 1.74 3 1-0 4.5 7.33

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (M) 28 2 1 2 90 10 2/1/0 2.80 1 0-0 5.5 5.09

Adam Lallana (M) 27 1 1 1 97 15 3/1/0 1.80 1 1-0 - -

Tariq Lamptey (D) 26 0 1 0 136 8 5/5/4 3.25 3 2-0 4.5 5.78

Bernardo (D) 21 0 0 3 121 14 3/7/7 1.50 1 1-0 4.0 5.25

Alexis Mac Allister (M) 12 0 0 0 35 9 3/1/0 1.33 0 0-0 5.5 2.18 Brighton and Hove Albion 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Brighton’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Ryan appeared in all 38 matches last year, finished 5th in the league with 117 saves, kept nine clean sheets, and totaled 135 FPL points, averaging 3.55 FPPM. The 28-year old Australian keeper Mat Ryan 1 has topped the 100-point mark in three straight FPL seasons and has scored 135-plus in two of the (Goalkeeper-) last three campaigns. Ryan tops the list of highest scoring keepers returning in 2020/21 at a price of 4.5 or less.

Dunk has spent the past three seasons in the Premier League with Brighton and the 2019/20 Lewis Dunk campaign was his most productive, totaling 128 FPL points and averaging 3.56 FPPM. The 28-year 2 (Defender-5.0) old central defender had six attacking returns (3 goals, 3 assists) and nine clean sheets in 36 appearances. Dunk is set to remain at Brighton after signing a new five-year deal during the break.

Maupay finished the 2019/20 campaign with 13 attacking returns (10 goals, 3 assists) in 37 Neal Maupay appearances, totaling 131 FPL points and averaging 3.54 FPPM. He took 96 shots, which ranked 3 (Forward-6.5) 6th in the league, and he put 38 of those on target, which ranked 10th. His overall involvement in the Brighton attack led to a .5 price rise this season.

Trossard made 31 appearances last year, 22 as a starter and nine as a substitute. The 25-year old Belgian had ten attacking returns (5 goals, 5 assists) and averaged 3.35 FPPM. More will be 4 (Midfielder-6.0) expected of Trossard in his second season with the club, but priced at 6.0, he may be a player that many fantasy managers will track before putting him into their team.

The appeal to play under again wasn’t enough to steer Lallana to Leicester over 5 Brighton, where the 32-year old signed a three-year deal, and should find it much easier to earn (Forward-6.5) first team minutes.

Lamptey was a player Brighton signed during the January and he should be nailed 6 on to start at right-back. After the signing of Lewis Dunk in late-august, the Seagulls’ back line (Defender-4.5) should be solid, which makes Lamptey an attractive option at a price .5 less than Dunk.

Groß was one of the fantasy surprises of the 2017/18 season, when he scored seven goals and had eight assists, totaling 164 FPL points. His numbers have dipped significantly over the most recent Pascal Groß 7 two seasons, but he is still very much involved in the Brighton attack. Last year, Groß ranked 12th (Midfielder-6.0) in corners taken (81), 16th in crosses (146), and created ten big chances (14th). His starting price has dropped by .5 for the second consecutive season.

Burn appeared in 34 matches last year and was credited with nine cleans sheets. He did not Dan Burn 8 provide the attacking returns like teammate Lewis Dunk, but he does come into the 2020/21 (Defender-4.5) season .5 less.

After spending the 2019/20 season out on loan at Leeds, where he helped the club secure promotion into the Premier League, the club’s plans were for White to finish out his contract, and 9 (Defender-4.5) possibly renegotiate an extension. Now that teammate Lewis Dunk has signed a new deal, it would seem that a decision on White’s future with the club will be made soon. West Ham

2019/20 RESULTS (10W-9D-19L; 39 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 West Ham 0 5 Manchester City 1 West Ham Newcastle 2 Brighton 1 1 West Ham 2 Arsenal West Ham 3 Watford 1 3 West Ham 3 West Ham Wolves 4 West Ham 2 0 Norwich City 4 Leicester City West Ham 5 Aston Villa 0 0 West Ham 5 Tottenham West Ham 6 West Ham 2 0 Manchester United 6 West Ham Manchester City 7 Bournemouth 2 2 West Ham 7 Liverpool West Ham 8 West Ham 1 2 Crystal Palace 8 West Ham Fulham 9 Everton 2 0 West Ham 9 Sheffield United West Ham 10 West Ham 1 1 Sheffield United 10 West Ham Aston Villa 11 West Ham 2 3 Newcastle 11 West Ham Manchester United 12 Burnley 3 0 West Ham 12 Leeds United West Ham 13 West Ham 2 3 Tottenham 13 West Ham Crystal Palace 14 Chelsea 0 1 West Ham 14 Chelsea West Ham 15 Wolves 2 0 West Ham 15 West Ham Brighton 16 West Ham 1 3 Arsenal 16 Southampton West Ham 17 Southampton 0 1 West Ham 17 Everton West Ham 19 Crystal Palace 2 1 West Ham 18 West Ham West Brom 20 West Ham 1 2 Leicester City 19 West Ham Burnley 21 West Ham 4 0 Bournemouth 20 Crystal Palace West Ham 22 Sheffield United 1 0 West Ham 21 West Ham Liverpool 23 West Ham 1 1 Everton 22 Aston Villa West Ham 24 Leicester City 4 1 West Ham 23 Fulham West Ham 18 West Ham 0 2 Liverpool 24 West Ham Sheffield United 25 West Ham 3 3 Brighton 25 West Ham Tottenham 26 Manchester City 2 0 West Ham 26 Manchester City West Ham 27 Liverpool 3 2 West Ham 27 West Ham Leeds United 28 West Ham 3 1 Southampton 28 Manchester United West Ham 29 Arsenal 1 0 West Ham 29 West Ham Arsenal 30 West Ham 0 2 Wolves 30 Wolves West Ham 31 Tottenham 2 0 West Ham 31 West Ham Leicester City 32 West Ham 3 2 Chelsea 32 Newcastle West Ham 33 Newcastle 2 2 West Ham 33 West Ham Chelsea 34 West Ham 0 1 Burnley 34 Burnley West Ham 35 Norwich City 0 4 West Ham 35 West Ham Everton 36 West Ham 3 1 Watford 36 Brighton West Ham 37 Manchester United West Ham 37 West Brom West Ham 38 West Ham Aston Villa 38 West Ham Southampton West Ham 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Michail Antonio (M) 111 10 4 8 284 24 17/13/13 4.63 3 3-0 6.5 17.08

Declan Rice (M) 105 1 5 8 616 38 38/38/38 2.76 7 6-0 5.0 21.00

Mark Noble (M) 105 4 4 8 504 33 30/24/20 3.18 7 5-0 5.0 21.00

Sébastien Haller (F) 102 7 3 11 327 32 23/20/20 3.19 5 1-0 6.5 15.69

Pablo Fornals (M) 93 2 6 4 346 36 22/14/9 2.58 6 3-0 6.5 14.31

Robert Snodgrass (M) 87 5 5 8 312 24 16/12/8 3.63 3 4-0 6.0 14.50

Lukasz Fabianski (GK) 83 0 0 5 414 25 23/23/23 3.32 5 1-0 5.0 16.60

Angelo Ogbonna (D) 81 2 0 0 453 31 31/31/30 2.61 7 4-0 5.0 16.20

Aaron Cresswell (D) 79 3 0 5 444 31 31/30/29 2.55 5 7-0 5.0 15.80

Issa Diop (D) 76 3 1 3 424 32 31/30/30 2.38 4 8-0 4.5 16.89

Ryan Fredericks (D) 74 0 3 7 423 27 24/23/23 2.74 7 7-0 4.5 16.44

Andriy Yarmalenko (M) 70 5 1 10 231 23 8/3/2 3.04 3 2-0 6.0 11.67

Felipe Anderson (M) 66 1 4 1 299 25 17/7/6 2.64 7 1-0 6.5 10.15

Manuel Lanzini (M) 50 0 3 3 234 24 13/9/6 2.08 2 1-0 6.5 7.69

Jarrod Bowen (M) 44 1 4 3 173 13 10/8/5 3.38 1 0-0 6.5 6.77

Tomas Soucek (M) 41 3 0 3 155 13 11/11/10 3.15 1 0-0 5.0 8.20

Fabián Balbuena (D) 40 1 0 3 210 17 13/13/13 2.35 3 2-0 4.5 8.89

Arthur Masuaku (D) 26 0 1 3 166 17 9/7/7 1.47 2 4-1 4.5 5.78

David Martin (GK) 20 0 0 2 86 5 5/4/4 4.00 2 1-0 4.0 5.00

Pablo Zabaleta (D) 10 0 0 0 90 10 6/5/5 1.00 0 2-0 - -

Albian Ajeti (F) 9 0 0 0 16 9 0/0/0 1.00 0 0-0 5.5 1.64

Jack Wilshere (M) 8 0 0 0 14 8 0/0/0 1.00 0 0-0 5.0 1.60 West Ham 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking West Ham’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

For the season, Antonio made 24 appearances and totaled 111 FPL points, for an average of 4.63 FPPM. However, it would be a mistake not to focus on his performance over the last eleven matches of the 2019/20 Michail Antonio 1 campaign. During that stretch, Antonio scored seven or more FPL points six times, put the ball between the (Forward-6.5) sticks eight times, and averaged an incredible 6.91 FPPM. Antonio’s reclassification as a forward for the 2020/21 season came with a surprising .5 price reduction.

Bowen joined West Ham in January after making 29 appearances for Hull City in The Championship, where he scored 16 goals and had 7 assists. He appeared in the Hammers’ last 13 games of the 2019/20 season, starting 2 the final eleven. In those eleven matches, Bowen had five attacking returns (goal, 4 assists) and averaged 3.82 (Midfielder-6.5) FPPM. Most importantly, he seamlessly transitioned into the Premier League and likely to major a major contributor in 2020/21.

In only 13 appearances last year, Soucek scored three goals and totaled 41 FPL points. The Hammers were so Tomas Soucek impressed with his contributions that they signed the 25-year old midfielder to a four-year deal. Soucek is a 3 (Midfielder-5.0) high energy box-to-box player with attacking threat, and priced at 5.0, he may end up being a player fantasy managers squeeze in as a fourth midfielder to free up funds for another premium-priced player.

In 2019/20, Noble appeared in 33 matches and totaled 105 FPL points, averaging 3.18 FPPM. He played at lest Mark Noble 4 80 minutes 24 times and finished the year with eight attacking returns (4 goals, 4 assists). As the club’s (Midfielder-5.0) number one penalty taker, Noble converted all three of his attempts last year.

After two consecutive seasons of scoring at least 140 FPL points, an injury limited Fabianski to 25 appearances Lukasz Fabianski 5 in 2019/20 and he finished on 83 points, averaging 3.32 FPPM. Prior to last season, Fabianski had scored 100 (Goalkeeper-5.0) or more FPL points in five consecutive seasons.

Fornals made 36 appearances in 2019/20 and registered eight attacking returns (2 goals, 6 assists), averaging 6 2.58 FPPM. Going into his second season at West Ham, more is expected of Fornals, but priced at 6.5, there (Midfielder-6.5) seem to be better value options

Diangana spent the 2019/20 season out on loan to West Brom, where he impressed and helped the club secure promotion. The 22-year old winger made 30 appearances and had 14 goal involvements (8 goals, 6 assists). If 7 (Midfielder-5.5) West Ham move on from some players on the roster and Diangana feels he has a legitimate shot at earning first- team minutes, he’ll probably stay, but if not, he could seek another loan spell at West Brom.

Rice was one of only seven outfielders to play every minute in all 38 matches last season. He totaled 105 FPL Declan Rice points by generating six attacking returns (goal, 5 assists), keeping seven clean sheets, and earning eight bonus 8 (Midfielder-5.0) points. His 78 interceptions were third-best in the Premier League last year and he was credited with the fourth-most tackles (115).

Anderson could not duplicate his 2018/19 production, a year in when he scored 155 FPL points and had 15 9 attacking returns (9 goals, 6 assists). He only appeared in 25 matches last year, registered five attacking (Midfielder-6.5) returns (goal, 4 assists), and averaged 2.64 FPPM.

Last year, Haller had ten attacking returns (7 goals, 3 assists) and totaled 102 FPL points, for an average of 3.19 Sébastien Haller FPPM. He made 32 appearances, featuring eight times as a substitute. When Haller was selected for the 10 (Forward-6.5) starting XI, he usually went the distance, playing 90 minutes in 20 of his 24 starts. However, he fell out of favor for Michail Antonio at the end of last season, which was likely a factor in his 1.0 price drop this year. Aston Villa

2019/20 RESULTS (9W-8D-21L; 35 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away

1 Newcastle 0 1 Arsenal 1 Manchester City Aston Villa 2 Norwich City 3 1 Newcastle 2 Aston Villa Sheffield United 3 Tottenham 0 1 Newcastle 3 Fulham Aston Villa 4 Newcastle 1 1 Watford 4 Aston Villa Liverpool 5 Liverpool 3 1 Newcastle 5 Leicester City Aston Villa 6 Newcastle 0 0 Brighton 6 Aston Villa Leeds United 7 Leicester City 5 0 Newcastle 7 Aston Villa Southampton 8 Newcastle 1 0 Manchester United 8 Arsenal Aston Villa 9 Chelsea 1 0 Newcastle 9 Aston Villa Brighton 10 Newcastle 1 1 Wolves 10 West Ham Aston Villa 11 West Ham 2 3 Newcastle 11 Aston Villa Newcastle 12 Newcastle 2 1 Bournemouth 12 Wolves Aston Villa 13 Aston Villa 2 0 Newcastle 13 Aston Villa Burnley 14 Newcastle 2 2 Manchester City 14 West Brom Aston Villa 15 Sheffield United 0 2 Newcastle 15 Aston Villa Crystal Palace 16 Newcastle 2 1 Southampton 16 Chelsea Aston Villa 17 Burnley 1 0 Newcastle 17 Manchester United Aston Villa 18 Newcastle 1 0 Crystal Palace 18 Aston Villa Tottenham 19 Manchester United 4 0 Newcastle 19 Aston Villa Everton 20 Newcastle 1 2 Everton 20 Burnley Aston Villa 21 Newcastle 0 3 Leicester City 21 Southampton Aston Villa 22 Wolves 1 1 Newcastle 22 Aston Villa West Ham 23 Newcastle 1 0 Chelsea 23 Aston Villa Arsenal 24 Everton 2 2 Newcastle 24 Brighton Aston Villa 25 Newcastle 0 0 Norwich City 25 Aston Villa Leicester City 26 Arsenal 4 0 Newcastle 26 Leeds United Aston Villa 27 Crystal Palace 1 0 Newcastle 27 Aston Villa Wolves 28 Newcastle 0 0 Burnley 28 Newcastle Aston Villa 29 Chelsea 0 1 Newcastle 29 Sheffield United Aston Villa 30 Newcastle 3 0 Sheffield United 30 Aston Villa Fulham 31 Newcastle 1 1 Aston Villa 31 Liverpool Aston Villa 32 Bournemouth 1 4 Newcastle 32 Aston Villa Manchester City 33 Newcastle 2 2 West Ham 33 Aston Villa West Brom 34 Manchester City 5 0 Newcastle 34 Everton Aston Villa 35 Watford 2 1 Newcastle 35 Aston Villa Manchester United 36 Newcastle 1 3 Tottenham 36 Crystal Palace Aston Villa 37 Aston Villa 1 0 Arsenal 37 Tottenham Aston Villa 38 West Ham 1 1 Aston Villa 38 Aston Villa Chelsea Aston Villa 2019/20 FPL Player Statistics

2019 Min FPts/ 2020 ’19 Pts/ Player Pts Goals Assists Bonus BPS App (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Jack Grealish (M) 149 8 7 19 601 36 36/36/35 4.14 7 8-0 7.0 21.29

Trézéguet (M) 98 6 2 7 270 34 20/11/5 2.88 6 2-1 5.5 17.82

Anwar El Ghazi (M) 93 4 5 0 281 34 22/11/10 2.74 5 3-0 6.0 15.50

Douglas Luiz (M) 90 3 2 5 411 36 28/25/24 2.50 8 8-0 5.0 18.00

Tyrone Mings (D) 90 2 2 9 537 33 32/32/32 2.73 6 7-0 5.0 18.00

John McGinn (M) 84 3 3 4 321 28 26/23/22 3.00 6 3-0 5.5 15.27

Conor Hourihane (M) 83 3 5 9 328 27 15/7/5 3.07 6 4-0 6.0 13.83

Matt Targett (D) 80 1 3 10 433 28 25/22/22 2.86 5 4-0 4.5 17.78

Wesley (F) 67 5 1 7 180 21 16/16/13 3.19 6 3-0 6.0 11.17

Ezri Konsa (D) 65 1 2 4 335 25 21/19/19 2.60 5 3-0 4.5 14.44

Frédéric Gilbert (D) 62 0 2 4 342 25 23/20/19 2.48 6 7-0 4.5 13.78

Tom Heaton (GK) 59 0 0 3 346 20 20/19/19 2.95 4 0-0 4.5 13.11

Marvelous Nakamba (M) 43 0 0 0 273 29 18/16/10 1.48 1 5-0 4.5 9.56

Björn Engels (D) 42 1 0 4 252 17 16/14/14 2.47 3 1-0 4.5 9.33

Pepe Reina (GK) 41 0 0 4 203 12 12/12/12 3.42 2 1-0 - -

Ahmed El Mohamady (D) 39 1 1 7 224 18 10/9/9 2.17 2 1-0 4.5 0.67

Kortney Hause (D) 34 1 0 0 204 18 18/18/18 1.89 2 3-0 4.5 7.56

Mbwana Samatta (F) 29 1 0 2 74 14 10/6/5 2.07 4 1-0 6.0 4.83

Keinan Davis (M) 25 0 1 0 43 18 3/1/0 1.39 1 0 4.5 5.56

Neil Taylor (D) 22 0 0 0 163 14 11/10/10 1.57 2 2-0 4.5 4.89

Jota (M) 17 0 1 0 48 10 2/0/0 1.70 5 0-0 6.0 2.83

Ørjan Nyland (GK) 15 0 0 0 90 7 5/5/5 2.14 1 0-0 4.0 3.75

Henri Lansbury (M) 12 0 0 0 37 10 2/0/0 1.20 0 0-0 4.5 2.67 Aston Villa 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Aston Villa’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

In 2019/20, the Aston Villa talisman played 90 minutes in 35 of his 36 appearances. Grealish’s 149 FPL points were 51 more than the next closest Villa player, and the 24-year old midfielder scored six or more points 13 Jack Grealish times. He finished the year with 15 attacking returns (8 goals, 7 assists) and averaged 4.14 FPPM, while 1 (Midfielder-7.0) accumulating 19 bonus points. Grealish has been linked to other clubs since the season ended, and until we know where he is playing in 2020/21, it’s difficult to weigh the value of his 7.0 price tag, which is 1.0 more than last year.

As valuable Grealish was to the Lions’ attack last season, Mings was just as important in defense. The 27-year old defender led the league in blocks (48) and finished with the third-most clearances (189). He played 90 Tyrone Mings 2 minutes in 32 of his 33 starts, finished with four attacking returns (2 goals, 2 assists), seven clean sheets, and (Defender-5.0) totaled 90 FPL points. However, many fantasy managers will not want to bring in a 5.0 defender from a team that will likely be battling relegation for a second consecutive season.

An injury limited McGinn to just 28 appearances last year, but he still managed six attacking returns (3 goals, 3 assists) and totaled 84 FPL points for an FPPM average of 3.00. In order for McGinn to attract interest from John McGinn 3 fantasy managers this season, he will need to be consistent in attack. Last year, he had a stretch of 15 (Midfielder-5.5) consecutive appearances without a goal involvement. He will be incredibly more valuable to the Villa attack if Grealish leaves.

Trézéguet appeared in 34 matches last year, but he did not play extended minutes. He featured off the bench Trézéguet 4 14 times and only played more than 70 minutes on 14 occasions. Still, the 25-year old Egyptian scored six (Midfielder-5.5) goals and totaled 98 FPL points, both of which were second-best to Jack Grealish.

Due to an injury, Targett did not feature in any of the first six matches of the 2019/20 season, but made 28 5 appearances and played the full 90 minutes in 22 of them. He contributed four attacking returns (goal, 3 (Defender-4.5) assists), and totaled 80 FPL points, ten of which were bonus points, which was second-best on the team.

Last year, El Ghazi appeared in 34 matches and totaled nine attacking returns (4 goals, 5 assists), second-best 6 (Midfielder-6.0) on the team. He averaged 2.74 FPPM, but a price increase to 6.0 makes him less appealing this year.

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2019/20 RESULTS (28W-9D-9L; 93 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away 1 1 3 Leeds United 1 Liverpool Leeds United 2 Leeds United 1 1 Forest 2 Leeds United Fulham 3 Wigan Athletic 0 2 Leeds United 3 Sheffield United Leeds United 4 Leeds United 1 0 Brentford 4 Leeds United Manchester City 5 Stoke City 0 3 Leeds United 5 Leeds United Wolves 6 Leeds United 0 1 Swansea City 6 Aston Villa Leeds United 7 Barnsley 0 2 Leeds United 7 Leeds United Leicester City 8 Leeds United 1 1 County 8 Crystal Palace Leeds United 9 Charlton Athletic 1 0 Leeds United 9 Leeds United Arsenal 10 Leeds United 1 0 West Brom 10 Everton Leeds United 11 Millwall 2 1 Leeds United 11 Chelsea Leeds United 12 Leeds United 1 0 Birmingham City 12 Leeds United West Ham 13 Preston 1 1 Leeds United 13 Leeds United Newcastle 14 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 Leeds United 14 Manchester United Leeds United 15 Leeds United 2 0 Queens Park Rangers 15 Leeds United Burnley 16 Leeds United 2 1 Blackburn Rovers 16 West Brom Leeds United 17 Luton Town 1 2 Leeds United 17 Tottenham Leeds United 18 Reading 0 1 Leeds United 18 Leeds United Southampton 19 Leeds United 4 0 Middlesbrough 19 Leeds United Brighton 20 Huddersfield Town 0 2 Leeds United 20 Newcastle Leeds United 21 Leeds United 2 0 Hull City 21 Leicester City Leeds United 22 Leeds United 3 3 City 22 Leeds United Everton 23 Fulham 2 1 Leeds United 23 Leeds United Crystal 24 Leeds United 1 1 Preston 24 Arsenal Leeds United 25 Birmingham City 4 5 Leeds United 25 Wolves Leeds United 26 West Brom 1 1 Leeds United 26 Leeds United Aston Villa 27 Leeds United 0 2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 West Ham Leeds United 28 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 Leeds United 28 Leeds United Chelsea 29 Leeds United 3 2 Millwall 29 Fulham Leeds United 30 Leeds United 0 1 Wigan Athletic 30 Leeds United Sheffield United 31 Nottingham Forest 2 0 Leeds United 31 Manchester City Leeds United 32 Brentford 1 1 Leeds United 32 Leeds United Liverpool 33 Leeds United 1 0 Bristol City 33 Leeds United Manchester United 34 Leeds United 1 0 Reading 34 Brighton Leeds United 35 Middlesbrough 0 1 Leeds United 35 Leeds United Tottenham 36 Hull City 0 4 Leeds United 36 Burnley Leeds United 37 Leeds United 2 0 Huddersfield Town 37 Southampton Leeds United 38 Cardiff City 2 0 Leeds United 38 Leeds United West Brom 39 Leeds United 3 0 Fulham 40 Leeds United 1 1 Luton Town 41 Blackburn Rovers 1 3 Leeds United 42 Leeds United 5 0 Stoke City 43 Swansea City 0 1 Leeds United 44 Leeds United 1 0 Barnsley 45 Derby County 1 3 Leeds United 46 Leeds United Charlton Athletic Leeds United 2019/20 Player Statistics

2019 Bonus Min Pts/ 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Pts Goals Assists Pts BPS Apps (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Patrick Bramford (F) - 16 2 - - 45 39-23-23 - 11 4-0 5.5 -

Pablo Hernández (M) - 9 9 - - 36 25-21-18 - 7 6-0 6.0 -

Jack Harrison (M) - 6 8 - - 46 43-36-31 - 10 1-0 5.5 -

Mateusz Klich (M) - 6 5 - - 45 45-36-27 - 11 8-0 5.5 -

Ezgjan Alioski (D) - 5 3 - - 39 19-17-15 - 7 8-0 4.5 -

Stuart Dallas (D) - 5 3 - - 45 43-41-40 - 19 7-0 4.5 -

Hélder Costa (M) - 4 4 - - 43 29-24-21 - 7 4-0 5.5 -

Luke Ayling (D) - 4 4 - - 37 35-34-33 - 17 9-0 4.5 -

Tyler Roberts (F) - 4 1 - - 23 8-4-5 - 2 1-0 5.0 -

Jamie Shackleton (M) - 2 0 - - 22 3-3-3 - 1 0-0 5.0 -

Kalvin Phillips (M) - 2 2 - - 37 36-35-33 - 15 9-1 5.0 -

Liam Cooper (D) - 2 0 - - 38 34-33-32 - 15 2-0 4.5 -

Ben White (D) - 2 0 - - 46 46-46-46 - 22 6-0 4.5 -

Barry Douglas - 0 0 - - 15 5-4-4 - 1 0-0 4.0 -

Min 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Apps (60/80/90) CS YC-RC Price £1M

Kiko Casilla (GK) 36 36-36-36 15 2-0 4.5

Illan Meslier (GK) 10 10-10-10 7 0-0 4.5 Leeds United 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Leeds United’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

In 45 appearances last year, Bramford scored 16 goals and had 2 assists. Once the 27-year old center-forward Patrick Bramford gets service inside the penalty area, he has an eye for goal, as his 104 shots inside that space led the division. 1 (Forward-5.5) However, his conversion percentage must improve, as he missed 33 big chances last year, by far the most in The Championship. Priced at 5.5, fantasy managers my target Bramford as a third forward option.

After two dozen goal involvements in 2018/19 (12 goals, 12 assists), Hernández contributed another 18 attacking returns (9 goals, 9 assist) in 2019/20, while playing 1,000 fewer minutes due to a hamstring issue. Pablo Hernández 2 His minutes were managed after the restart to ensure he would be ready for the new campaign, because the 35- (Midfielder-6.0) year old Spaniard will be counted on to advance the Leeds attack in the midfield. Last year, his 82 key passes ranked 9th in The Championship and he attempted five shots from set pieces.

Harrison was one of only two Leeds United players to appear in all 46 matches, mostly doing so as a left-winger. Jack Harrison 3 He was directly involved with 14 goals (6 goals, 8 assists), delivered 87 key passes, which was 8th in the (Midfielder-5.5) league, and is one of the club’s two primary corner takers.

Dallas appeared in all but one match least year, scoring five goals and delivering three assists. His versatility provided cover when needed, as he played in the midfield and was used in defense. He played at least 60 4 (Defender-4.5) minutes in 43 of 45 matches and went the full 90 minutes 40 times. If Dallas is used in the midfield, his 4.5 price as a defender could draw a lot of attention.

In 2019/20, Ayling appeared in 37 matches and played the full 90 minutes 33 times. He scored four goals and delivered four assists, primarily from his right-back position. There were times last year when he provided 5 (Defender-4.5) cover at center-back, but as long as Leeds’ two center-halves are healthy, Ayling should play an advanced role on the right side of the formation.

Last year, Klich made 45 appearances, had eleven goal involvements (6 goals, 5 assists), and converted two of 6 his three penalty kicks. He played at least 60 minutes in every match in which he appeared and delivered 79 (Midfielder-5.5) key passes, which ranked 11th in The Championship.

As the club captain last year, Cooper was steady in defense and helped Leeds secure the most clean sheets in 7 The Championship. He ranked 11th in interceptions with 69, while in attack he contributed two goals. He (Defender-4.5) should be nailed on as the club’s center-back to start the new campaign.

Casilla made 36 appearances last year and kept 15 clean sheets, but he received an eight-game ban for racial 8 abuse. If Leeds’ defense can hold up at the next level, and Casilla can keep his head, he could be a low-budget (Goalkeeper-4.5) keeper option in 2019/20. West Brom

2019/20 RESULTs (22W-17D-7L; 83 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away 1 Nottingham Forest 1 2 West Brom 1 West Brom Leicester City 2 West Brom 1 1 Millwall 2 Everton West Brom 3 Luton Town 1 2 West Brom 3 West Brom Chelsea 4 West Brom 1 1 Reading 4 Southampton West Brom 5 Derby County 1 1 West Brom 5 West Brom Burnley 6 West Brom 3 2 Blackburn Rovers 6 Brighton West Brom 7 Fulham 1 1 West Brom 7 Fulham West Brom 8 West Brom 4 2 Huddersfield Town 8 West Brom Tottenham 9 QPR 0 2 West Brom 9 Manchester United West Brom 10 Leeds United 1 0 West Brom 10 West Brom Sheffield United 11 West Brom 4 2 Cardiff City 11 West Brom Crystal Palace 12 Middlesbrough 0 1 West Brom 12 Newcastle West Brom 13 West Brom 2 2 Barnsley 13 Manchester City West Brom 14 West Brom 2 2 Charlton Athletic 14 West Brom Aston Villa 15 Stoke City 0 2 West Brom 15 Liverpool West Brom 16 Hull City 0 1 West Brom 16 West Brom Leeds United 17 West Brom 2 1 Sheffield Wednesday 17 West Brom Arsenal 18 West Brom 4 1 Bristol City 18 West Ham West Brom 19 Preston 0 1 West Brom 19 Wolves West Brom 20 West Brom 5 1 Swansea City 20 West Brom Manchester City 21 Wigan Athletic 1 1 West Brom 21 West Brom Fulham 22 Birmingham City 2 3 West Brom 22 Sheffield United West Brom 23 West Brom 1 1 Brentford 23 Tottenham West Brom 24 Barnsley 1 1 West Brom 24 West Brom Manchester United 25 West Brom 0 2 Middlesbrough 25 Burnley West Brom 26 West Brom 1 1 Leeds United 26 West Brom Brighton 27 Charlton Athletic 2 2 West Brom 27 West Brom Newcastle 28 West Brom 0 1 Stoke City 28 Crystal Palace West Brom 29 Cardiff City 2 1 West Brom 29 West Brom Everton 30 West Brom 2 0 Luton Town 30 Chelsea West Brom 31 Millwall 0 2 West Brom 31 West Brom Southampton 32 Reading 1 2 West Brom 32 Leicester City West Brom 33 West Brom 2 2 Nottingham Forest 33 Aston Villa West Brom 34 Bristol City 0 3 West Brom 34 West Brom Wolves 35 West Brom 2 0 Preston 35 Arsenal West Brom 36 West Brom 0 1 Wigan Athletic 36 West Brom Liverpool 37 Swansea City 0 0 West Brom 37 West Brom West Ham 38 West Brom 0 0 Birmingham City 38 Leeds United West Brom 39 Brentford 1 0 West Brom 40 Sheffield Wednesday 0 3 West Brom 41 West Brom 4 2 Hull City 42 West Brom 2 0 Derby County 43 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 West Brom 44 West Brom 0 0 Fulham 45 Hudersfield Town 2 1 West Brom 46 West Brom 2 2 QPR West Brom 2019/20 Player Statistics

2019 Bonus Min Pts/ 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Pts Goals Assists Pts BPS Apps (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Charlie Austin (F) - 10 2 - - 34 16-3-2 - 0 5-0 5.5 -

Hal Robson-Kanu (F) - 10 1 - - 39 21-16-12 - 2 5-0 5.5 -

Grady Diangana (M) - 8 6 - - 30 18-7-5 - 3 2-0 - -

Matheus Pereira (M) - 8 16 - - 42 38-33-25 - 3 5-0 - -

Matt Phillips (M) - 7 6 - - 39 27-14-9 - 0 5-0 5.5 -

Semi Ajayi (D) - 5 0 - - 43 42-42-42 - 13 6-0 5.0 -

Callum Robinson (F) - 3 2 - - 16 9-3-3 - 1 1-0 - -

Dara O’Shea (D) - 3 0 - - 17 16-16-16 - 8 4-0 4.5 -

Filip Krovinovic (M) - 3 2 - - 40 23-16-13 - 3 3-0 - -

Jake Livermore (M) - 3 4 - - 45 41-39-35 - 11 10-0 5.0 -

Kenneth Zohore (F) - 3 0 - - 17 5-2-1 - 0 0-0 5.0 -

Darnell Furlong (D) - 2 1 - - 31 23-20-21 - 5 5-0 4.5 -

Kyle Bartley (D) - 2 2 - - 38 35-33-33 - 9 8-0 4.5 -

Kyle Edwards (F) - 2 0 - - 26 4-3-2 - 0 2-0 5.0 -

Ahmed Hegazy (D) - 1 0 - - 16 13-12-12 - 5 2-1 4.5 -

Nathan Ferguson (D) 1 1 21 19-17-17 3 5-1 - -

Romaine Sawyers (M) 1 1 42 42-39-39 12 10-1 5.0 -

Conor Townsend (D) 0 1 27 19-16-16 9 4-0 4.5 -

Min 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Apps (60/80/90) CS YC-RC Price £1M

Sam Johnstone (GK) 46 46-46-46 14 1-0 4.5 West Brom 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking West Brom’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

Pereira was instrumental in West Brom winning promotion into the Premier League, as the 24-year old Brazilian Matheus Pereira scored 8 goals and led the Championship with 16 assists. He also led the league in big chances created (20), 1 (Midfielder-6.0) key passes (116) and attempted the fourth-most shots from set pieces (16). His 6.0 price tag will likely keep him out of GW1 teams, but Pereira is one of the better players from the three promoted sides

Johnstone appeared in all 46 matches last year and kept 14 clean sheets. His 112 saves were best among 2 keepers from the three promoted clubs. Priced at 4.5, Johnstone could be a keeper many fantasy managers use (Goalkeeper-4.5) in a rotation based on fixtures.

Phillips made 39 appearances last year and totaled 13 attacking returns (7 goals, 6 assists). His 55 key passes 3 ranked 29th in The Championship, and he created the sixth-most big chances (14). After Matheus Pereira, (Midfielder-5.5) Phillips represents the next-best FPL option in the West Brom midfield

Ajayi appeared in 43 matches last year and played 90 minutes 42 times. The 26-year old Nigerian center-back was a consistent presence in the West Brom defense, finishing 2019 campaign with 13 clean sheets, while 4 (Defender-5.0) contributing five goals in attack. Ajayi and Fulham’s are the only two defenders from the three promoted clubs to be priced at 5.0.

Bartley appeared in 38 matches last year and finished 11th in the league with 34 blocked shots and 20th in 5 clearances (171). The 29-year old center-back kept nine clean sheets and chipped in on attack with two goals (Defender-4.5) and two assists.

Austin rotated with Robson-Kanu up front after the club moved away from Kenneth Zohore, who opened the 2019/20 campaign as the club’s first-choice striker. Austin appeared in 34 games and started 18 times. He 6 (Forward-5.5) played at least 60 minutes on 16 occasions and scored ten goals while assisting two others. The 31-year old forward played 1,500 minutes last year, while teammate Robson-Kanu played 2,300 minutes.

Robson-Kanu shared center-forward duties with Charlie Austin throughout most of the 2019/20 campaign. He Hal Robson-Kanu appeared in 39 matches, 24 as a starter, and featured as a substitute 15 times. Robson-Kanu scored ten goals 7 (Forward-5.5) and assisted another, while earning 800 more minutes than Austin. Based on minutes, Robson-Kanu may be the better 5.5 option if looking to choose between the two. Fulham

2019/20 RESULTs (23W-12D-11L; 93 pts) 2020/21 FIXTURES

GW Home Away GW Home Away 1 Barnsley 1 0 Fulham 1 Fulham Arsenal 2 Fulham 2 0 Blackburn Rovers 2 Leeds United Fulham 3 Huddersfield Town 1 2 Fulham 3 Fulham Aston Villa 4 Fulham 4 0 Millwall 4 Wolves Fulham 5 Fulham 1 2 Nottingham Forest 5 Sheffield United Fulham 6 Cardiff City 1 1 Fulham 6 Fulham Crystal Palace 7 Fulham 1 1 West Brom 7 Fulham West Brom 8 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 Fulham 8 West Ham Fulham 9 Fulham 2 0 Wigan Athletic 9 Fulham Everton 10 Reading 1 4 Fulham 10 Leicester Fulham 11 Fulham 2 2 Charlton Athletic 11 Manchester City Fulham 12 Stoke City 2 0 Fulham 12 Fulham Liverpool 13 Fulham 3 2 Luton Town 13 Fulham Brighton 14 Middlesbrough 0 0 Fulham 14 Newcastle Fulham 15 Fulham 0 3 Hull City 15 Fulham Southampton 16 Birmingham City 0 1 Fulham 16 Tottenham Fulham 17 Fulham 2 1 QPR 17 Burnley Fulham 18 Fulham 3 0 Derby County 18 Fulham Manchester United 19 Swansea City 1 2 Fulham 19 Fulham Chelsea 20 Fulham 1 2 Bristol City 20 Brighton Fulham 21 Preston 2 1 Fulham 21 West Brom Fulham 22 Brentford 1 0 Fulham 22 Fulham Leicester City 23 Fulham 2 1 Leeds United 23 Fulham West Ham 24 Luton Town 3 3 Fulham 24 Everton Fulham 25 Fulham 1 0 Stoke City 25 Fulham Sheffield United 26 Fulham 1 2 Reading 26 Crystal Palace Fulham 27 Hull City 0 1 Fulham 27 Liverpool Fulham 28 Fulham 1 0 Middlesbrough 28 Fulham Manchester City 29 Charlton Athletic 0 0 Fulham 29 Fulham Leeds United 30 Fulham 3 2 Huddersfield Town 30 Aston Villa Fulham 31 Blackburn Rovers 0 1 Fulham 31 Fulham Wolves 32 Millwill 1 1 Fulham 32 Arsenal Fulham 33 Fulham 0 3 Barnsley 33 Fulham Tottenham 34 Derby County 1 1 Fulham 34 Chelsea Fulham 35 Fulham 1 0 Swansea City 35 Fulham Burnley 36 Fulham 2 0 Preston 36 Southampton Fulham 37 Bristol City 1 1 Fulham 37 Manchester United Fulham 38 Fulham 0 2 Brentford 38 Fulham Newcastle 39 Leeds United 3 0 Fulham 40 QPR 1 2 Fulham 41 Fulham 1 0 Birmingham City 42 Nottingham Forest 0 1 Fulham 43 Fulham 2 0 Cardiff City 44 West Brom 0 0 Fulham 45 Fulham 5 3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 Wigan Athletic 1 1 Fulham Fulham 2019/20 Player Statistics

2019 Bonus Min Pts/ 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Pts Goals Assists Pts BPS Apps (60/80/90) App CS YC-RC Price £1M

Aleksandar Mitrovic (F) - 26 3 - - 41 40/40/39 - 12 9-0 6.0 -

Tom Cairney (M) - 8 3 - - 42 40/35/31 - 7 6-0 5.5 -

Bobby Decordova-Reid (F) - 6 3 - - 44 32/27/21 - 9 5-0 5.5 -

Ivan Cavaleiro (M) - 6 7 - - 44 33/21/15 - 4 5-0 5.5 -

Neeskens Kebano (M) - 5 1 - - 19 7/3/2 - 0 1-1 5.0 -

Aboubakar Kamara (M) - 4 4 - - 28 8/6/6 - 0 2-0 5.0 -

Josh Onomah (M) - 4 3 - - 34 21/16/13 - 2 4-0 5.0 -

Anthony Knockaert (M) - 3 4 - - 45 35/23/15 - 4 7-0 5.5 -

Joe Bryan (D) - 3 7 - - 46 39/37/36 - 13 6-0 5.0 -

Harry Arter (M) - 2 1 - - 28 20/10/8 - 1 5-1 - -

Cyrus Christie (D) - 1 1 - - 27 17/17/16 - 4 6-0 4.5 -

Alfie Mawson (D) - 0 0 - - 27 25/23/22 - 6 3-0 4.5 -

Denis Odoi (D) - 0 1 - - 37 29/28/26 - 12 7-1 - -

Harrison Reed (M) - 0 2 - - 28 22/21/18 - 7 5-1 - -

Kevin McDonald (M) - 0 0 - - 16 6/5/5 - 4 4-0 5.0 -

Stefan Johansen (M) 0 4 33 18/11/10 3 3-0 5.0 -

Tim Ream (D) 0 0 47 47/46/46 16 0-0 4.5 -

Steven Sessegnon (D) 0 0 14 8/5/5 2 2-0 4.5 -

Michael Hector (D) 0 2 23 23/23/23 10 3-0 4.5

Min 2020 Pts/ Player (POS) Apps (60/80/90) CS YC-RC Price £1M

Marek Rodák (GK) 36 35/35/35 13 5-1 4.5

Marcus Bettinelli (GK) 14 14/13/13 3 3-0 4.5 Fulham 2020/21 Team Player Rankings

Ranking Fulham’s Top Fantasy Assets

Rank Player (Pos-Price) Fantasy Impact

In 41 appearances last year, Mitrovic led the Championship in goals scored with 26. His 123 shots were the Aleksandar Mitrovic third-most in the division and he put 57 on target, which ranked 2nd. Mitrovic, who be 26-years old when the 1 (Forward-6.0) 2019/20 campaign begins, put eleven balls in the back of the net two seasons ago with Fulham, who spent the 2018/19 season in the top flight, so his 6.0 price seems like good value for a proven player.

In 45 appearances last season, Knockaert scored three goals and had four assists, numbers that do not 2 necessarily reflect how involved he was in Fulham attack. He took 56 shots (32nd) and put 26 of those on (Midfielder-5.5) target (31st). The 28-year old Frenchman also made 59 key passes (24th) and created 12 big chances (11th).

During the season, the 23-year old Slovakian keeper signed an extension that will keep him at the club through Marek Rodák 2024. Last year, he appeared in 36 matches and kept 13 clean sheets. Even with time missed, Rodák saved 99 3 (Goalkeeper-4.5) shots, which ranked 12th in the Championship. He’ll undoubtedly face a lot of shots this season, which makes his 4.5 price attractive for fantasy managers looking for a budget option.

Bryan, Fulham’s left-back, made 46 Championship appearances last season and played the full 90 minutes 36 times. In attack, he scored three goals, had seven assists, delivered 49 key passes and created eleven big Joe Bryan 4 chances. His seven assists were joint best among defenders in the league, while his 49 key passes and eleven (Defender-5.0) big chances created were second-best among defenders. Bryan’s brace against Brentwood in the playoff final squashed any chance of him coming into the game at 4.5.

Last year, Cairney appeared in 42 matches and played at least 80 minutes 35 times. He made 71 key passes, which ranked 14th in the division, and finished with three assists. He scored eight goals, which was second- 5 (Midfielder-5.5) best at the club, as Cairney can lock on to the target from distance. Five of his eight goals scored were struck from outside the penalty area.

Last year, Reid made 44 Championship appearances and played at least 60 minutes 32 times, but he only Bobby Decordova-Reid played the full 90 minutes on 21 occasions. On the season, Reid scored six goals, had three assists, and 6 (Forward-5.5) attempted 52 shots (41st), while putting 33 of those on target (22nd). However, his 15 missed big chances were the fifth-most in the league.

Cavaleiro had the second-most goal involvements at the club in 2019/20, scoring six goals and assisting seven. He made 44 appearances and played at least 60 minutes 33 times, but don’t expect him to go the full 90 very 7 (Forward-5.5) often. Cavaleiro only made it to the 80-minute mark 21 times last year. Still, he played the fifth-most minutes at the club, made 66 key passes (19th), and created 14 big chances (5th).

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GW LIV MCI MUN CHE LEI TOT WOL ARS SHU BUR SOU EVE NEW CRY BHA WHU AVL LEE WBA FUL

1 LEE - - bha wba EVE shu ful WOL - cry tot whu SOU - NEW - liv LEI ARS

2 che WOL CRY LIV BUR sou MCI WHU avl lei TOT WBA BHA mun lei ars SHU FUL eve lee

3 ARS LEI bha wba mci NEW whu liv LEE SOU bur cry tot EVE SOU WOL ful shu CHE AVL

4 avl lee TOT CRY WHU mun FUL SHU ars new WBA BHA BUR che new lei LIV MCI sou wol

5 eve ARS new SOU AVL WHU lee mci FUL wba che LIV MUN BHA wba tot lei WOL BUR shu

6 SHU whu CHE mun ars bur NEW LEI liv TOT EVE sou wol ful TOT MCI LEE avl bha CRY

7 WHU shu ARS bur lee BHA CRY mun MCI CHE avl new EVE wol CHE liv SOU LEI ful WBA

8 mci LIV eve SHU WOL wba lei AVL che bha NEW MUN sou LEE bha FUL ars cry TOT whu

9 LEI tot WBA new liv MCI SOU lee WHU CRY wol ful CHE bur CRY shu BHA ARS mun EVE

10 bha BUR sou TOT FUL che ars WOL wba mci MUN LEE cry NEW mci AVL whu eve SHU lei

11 WOL FUL whu LEE shu ARS liv tot LEI EVE bha bur avl wba EVE MUN NEW che CRY mci

12 ful mun MCI eve BHA cry AVL BUR sou ars SHU CHE WBA TOT ars lee wol WHU new LIV

13 TOT WBA shu wol EVE liv CHE SOU MUN avl ars lei lee whu avl CRY BUR NEW mci BHA

14 cry sou LEE WHU tot LEI bur eve bha WOL MCI ARS FUL LIV WOL che wba mun AVL new

15 WBA NEW lei ars MUN wol TOT CHE EVE lee ful shu mci avl lee BHA CRY BUR liv SOU

16 new eve WOL AVL cry FUL mun bha bur SHU WHA MCI LIV LEI SHU sou che wba LEE tot

17 sou che AVL MCI new LEE bha wba cry FUL LIV WHU LEI SHU FUL eve mun tot ARS bur

18 BUR BHA ful lei CHE avl EVE CRY NEW liv lee wol shu ars liv WBA TOT SOU whu MUN

19 MUN CRY liv ful SOU shu WBA NEW TOT whu lei avl ars mci whu BUR EVE BHA wol CHE

20 tot wba SHU WOL eve LIV che sou mun AVL ARS LEI LEE WHU AVL cry bur new MCI bha

21 whu SHU ars BUR LEE bha cry MUN mci che AVL NEW eve WOL che LIV sou lei FUL wba

22 BHA bur SOU tot ful CHE ARS wol WBA MCI mun lee CRY new MCI avl WHU EVE shu LEI

23 MCI liv EVE shu wol WBA LEI avl CHE BHA new mun SOU lee BHA ful ARS CRY tot WHU

24 lei TOT wba NEW LIV mci sou LEE whu cry WOL FUL che BUR cry SHU bha ars MUN eve

25 EVE ars NEW sou avl whu LEE MCI ful WBA CHE liv mun bha WBA TOT LEI wol bur SHU

26 shu WHU che MUN ARS BUR new lei LIV tot eve SOU WOL FUL tot mci lee AVL BHA cry

27 FUL MUN mci EVE bha CRY avl bur SOU ARS shu che wba tot ARS LEE WOL whu NEW liv

28 wol ful WHU lee SHU ars LIV TOT lei eve BHA BUR AVL WBA eve mun new CHE cry MCI

29 CHE WOL cry liv bur SOU mci whu AVL LEI tot wba bha MUN LEI ARS shu ful EVE LEE

30 ars lei BHA WBA MCI new WHU LIV lee sou BUR CRY TOT eve sou wol FUL SHU che avl

31 AVL LEE tot cry whu MUN ful shu ARS NEW wba bha bur CHE NEW LEI liv mci SOU WOL

32 lee avl BUR BHA WBA eve SHU FUL wol mun CRY TOT WHU sou mun new MCI LIV lei ars

33 NEW SOU lee whu CRY ful BUR EVE BHA wol mci ars liv lei wol CHE WBA MUN avl TOT

34 mun cry LIV FUL sou SHU wba new tot WHU LEI AVL ARS MCI WHU bur eve bha WOL che

35 SOU CHE avl mci NEW lee BHA WBA CRY ful liv whu lei shu ful EVE MUN TOT ars BUR

36 wba new LEI ARS mun WOL tot che eve LEE FUL SHU MCI AVL LEE bha cry bur LIV sou

37 bur bha FUL LEI che AVL eve cry new LIV LEE WOL SHU ARS LIV wba tot sou WHU mun

38 CRY EVE wol avl TOT lei MUN BHA BUR shu whu mci ful liv shu SOU CHE WBA lee NEW 2020/21 Fixture Grid (Projected Difficulty)

GW LIV MCI MUN CHE LEI TOT WOL ARS SHU BUR SOU EVE NEW CRY BHA WHU AVL LEE WBA FUL

1 LEE - - bha wba EVE shu ful WOL - cry tot whu SOU CHE NEW - liv LEI ARS

2 che WOL CRY LIV BUR sou MCI WHU avl lei TOT WBA BHA mun new ars SHU FUL eve lee

3 ARS LEI bha wba mci NEW whu liv LEE SOU bur cry tot EVE MUN WOL ful shu CHE AVL

4 avl lee TOT CRY WHU mun FUL SHU ars new WBA BHA BUR che eve lei LIV MCI sou wol

5 eve ARS new SOU AVL WHU lee mci FUL wba che LIV MUN BHA cry tot lei WOL BUR shu

6 SHU whu CHE mun ars bur NEW LEI liv TOT EVE sou wol ful WBA MCI LEE avl bha CRY

7 WHU shu ARS bur lee BHA CRY mun MCI CHE avl new EVE wol tot liv SOU LEI ful WBA

8 mci LIV eve SHU WOL wba lei AVL che bha NEW MUN sou LEE BUR FUL ars cry TOT whu

9 LEI tot WBA new liv MCI SOU lee WHU CRY wol ful CHE bur avl shu BHA ARS mun EVE

10 bha BUR sou TOT FUL che ars WOL wba mci MUN LEE cry NEW LIV AVL whu eve SHU lei

11 WOL FUL whu LEE shu ARS liv tot LEI EVE bha bur avl wba SOU MUN NEW che CRY mci

12 ful mun MCI eve BHA cry AVL BUR sou ars SHU CHE WBA TOT lei lee wol WHU new LIV

13 TOT WBA shu wol EVE liv CHE SOU MUN avl ars lei lee whu ful CRY BUR NEW mci BHA

14 cry sou LEE WHU tot LEI bur eve bha WOL MCI ARS FUL LIV SHU che wba mun AVL new

15 WBA NEW lei ars MUN wol TOT CHE EVE lee ful shu mci avl whu BHA CRY BUR liv SOU

16 new eve WOL AVL cry FUL mun bha bur SHU WHA MCI LIV LEI ARS sou che wba LEE tot

17 sou che AVL MCI new LEE bha wba cry FUL LIV WHU LEI SHU WOL eve mun tot ARS bur

18 BUR BHA ful lei CHE avl EVE CRY NEW liv lee wol shu ars mci WBA TOT SOU whu MUN

19 MUN CRY liv ful SOU shu WBA NEW TOT whu lei avl ars mci lee BUR EVE BHA wol CHE

20 tot wba SHU WOL eve LIV che sou mun AVL ARS LEI LEE WHU FUL cry bur new MCI bha

21 whu SHU ars BUR LEE bha cry MUN mci che AVL NEW eve WOL TOT LIV sou lei FUL wba

22 BHA bur SOU tot ful CHE ARS wol WBA MCI mun lee CRY new liv avl WHU EVE shu LEI

23 MCI liv EVE shu wol WBA LEI avl CHE BHA new mun SOU lee bur ful ARS CRY tot WHU

24 lei TOT wba NEW LIV mci sou LEE whu cry WOL FUL che BUR AVL SHU bha ars MUN eve

25 EVE ars NEW sou avl whu LEE MCI ful WBA CHE liv mun bha CRY TOT LEI wol bur SHU

26 shu WHU che MUN ARS BUR new lei LIV tot eve SOU WOL FUL wba mci lee AVL BHA cry

27 FUL MUN mci EVE bha CRY avl bur SOU ARS shu che wba tot LEI LEE WOL whu NEW liv

28 wol ful WHU lee SHU ars LIV TOT lei eve BHA BUR AVL WBA sou mun new CHE cry MCI

29 CHE WOL cry liv bur SOU mci whu AVL LEI tot wba bha MUN NEW ARS shu ful EVE LEE

30 ars lei BHA WBA MCI new WHU LIV lee sou BUR CRY TOT eve mun wol FUL SHU che avl

31 AVL LEE tot cry whu MUN ful shu ARS NEW wba bha bur CHE EVE LEI liv mci SOU WOL

32 lee avl BUR BHA WBA eve SHU FUL wol mun CRY TOT WHU sou che new MCI LIV lei ars

33 NEW SOU lee whu CRY ful BUR EVE BHA wol mci ars liv lei shu CHE WBA MUN avl TOT

34 mun cry LIV FUL sou SHU wba new tot WHU LEI AVL ARS MCI LEE bur eve bha WOL che

35 SOU CHE avl mci NEW lee BHA WBA CRY ful liv whu lei shu wol EVE MUN TOT ars BUR

36 wba new LEI ARS mun WOL tot che eve LEE FUL SHU MCI AVL WHU bha cry bur LIV sou

37 bur bha FUL LEI che AVL eve cry new LIV LEE WOL SHU ARS MCI wba tot sou WHU mun

38 CRY EVE wol avl TOT lei MUN BHA BUR shu whu mci ful liv ars SOU CHE WBA lee NEW 2020/21 Fixture Grid (Home & Away)

GW LIV MCI MUN CHE LEI TOT WOL ARS SHU BUR SOU EVE NEW CRY BHA WHU AVL LEE WBA FUL

1 LEE AVL bur bha wba EVE shu ful WOL MUN cry tot whu SOU CHE NEW mci liv LEI ARS

2 che WOL CRY LIV BUR sou MCI WHU avl lei TOT WBA BHA mun new ars SHU FUL eve lee

3 ARS LEI bha wba mci NEW whu liv LEE SOU bur cry tot EVE MUN WOL ful shu CHE AVL

4 avl lee TOT CRY WHU mun FUL SHU ars new WBA BHA BUR che eve lei LIV MCI sou wol

5 eve ARS new SOU AVL WHU lee mci FUL wba che LIV MUN BHA cry tot lei WOL BUR shu

6 SHU whu CHE mun ars bur NEW LEI liv TOT EVE sou wol ful WBA MCI LEE avl bha CRY

7 WHU shu ARS bur lee BHA CRY mun MCI CHE avl new EVE wol tot liv SOU LEI ful WBA

8 mci LIV eve SHU WOL wba lei AVL che bha NEW MUN sou LEE BUR FUL ars cry TOT whu

9 LEI tot WBA new liv MCI SOU lee WHU CRY wol ful CHE bur avl shu BHA ARS mun EVE

10 bha BUR sou TOT FUL che ars WOL wba mci MUN LEE cry NEW LIV AVL whu eve SHU lei

11 WOL FUL whu LEE shu ARS liv tot LEI EVE bha bur avl wba SOU MUN NEW che CRY mci

12 ful mun MCI eve BHA cry AVL BUR sou ars SHU CHE WBA TOT lei lee wol WHU new LIV

13 TOT WBA shu wol EVE liv CHE SOU MUN avl ars lei lee whu ful CRY BUR NEW mci BHA

14 cry sou LEE WHU tot LEI bur eve bha WOL MCI ARS FUL LIV SHU che wba mun AVL new

15 WBA NEW lei ars MUN wol TOT CHE EVE lee ful shu mci avl whu BHA CRY BUR liv SOU

16 new eve WOL AVL cry FUL mun bha bur SHU WHA MCI LIV LEI ARS sou che wba LEE tot

17 sou che AVL MCI new LEE bha wba cry FUL LIV WHU LEI SHU WOL eve mun tot ARS bur

18 BUR BHA ful lei CHE avl EVE CRY NEW liv lee wol shu ars mci WBA TOT SOU whu MUN

19 MUN CRY liv ful SOU shu WBA NEW TOT whu lei avl ars mci lee BUR EVE BHA wol CHE

20 tot wba SHU WOL eve LIV che sou mun AVL ARS LEI LEE WHU FUL cry bur new MCI bha

21 whu SHU ars BUR LEE bha cry MUN mci che AVL NEW eve WOL TOT LIV sou lei FUL wba

22 BHA bur SOU tot ful CHE ARS wol WBA MCI mun lee CRY new liv avl WHU EVE shu LEI

23 MCI liv EVE shu wol WBA LEI avl CHE BHA new mun SOU lee bur ful ARS CRY tot WHU

24 lei TOT wba NEW LIV mci sou LEE whu cry WOL FUL che BUR AVL SHU bha ars MUN eve

25 EVE ars NEW sou avl whu LEE MCI ful WBA CHE liv mun bha CRY TOT LEI wol bur SHU

26 shu WHU che MUN ARS BUR new lei LIV tot eve SOU WOL FUL wba mci lee AVL BHA cry

27 FUL MUN mci EVE bha CRY avl bur SOU ARS shu che wba tot LEI LEE WOL whu NEW liv

28 wol ful WHU lee SHU ars LIV TOT lei eve BHA BUR AVL WBA sou mun new CHE cry MCI

29 CHE WOL cry liv bur SOU mci whu AVL LEI tot wba bha MUN NEW ARS shu ful EVE LEE

30 ars lei BHA WBA MCI new WHU LIV lee sou BUR CRY TOT eve mun wol FUL SHU che avl

31 AVL LEE tot cry whu MUN ful shu ARS NEW wba bha bur CHE EVE LEI liv mci SOU WOL

32 lee avl BUR BHA WBA eve SHU FUL wol mun CRY TOT WHU sou che new MCI LIV lei ars

33 NEW SOU lee whu CRY ful BUR EVE BHA wol mci ars liv lei shu CHE WBA MUN avl TOT

34 mun cry LIV FUL sou SHU wba new tot WHU LEI AVL ARS MCI LEE bur eve bha WOL che

35 SOU CHE avl mci NEW lee BHA WBA CRY ful liv whu lei shu wol EVE MUN TOT ars BUR

36 wba new LEI ARS mun WOL tot che eve LEE FUL SHU MCI AVL WHU bha cry bur LIV sou

37 bur bha FUL LEI che AVL eve cry new LIV LEE WOL SHU ARS MCI wba tot sou WHU mun

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