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❓Top Gameweek 12 Differentials (<15%)
🇨🇲 Andre Onana – Man United (£5.1m, 8.3%)
The Man Utd revival continues. This is a player I had my eye on last week for the differential article, but there were too many just in front of him. Well not anymore, especially after a clean sheet and 2 bonus points for a total score of 9. Managers change, teams change and most importantly players change. Teams always have a peak and trough of performance throughout the season and Man United’s peak is just beginning. I have already stated how much I rate the new manager, and I think they will look like a completely different set of players in his free-flowing attacking, exciting setup. Y
es, he plays a different formation, and some players will be at risk, but the goalkeeper is not one of them. With no quality backup, Onana will continue to be the number one set of gloves and with Ipswich and Everton next, I expect at least one clean sheet and some save/bonus points. After all, attack is the best form of defence.
🇧🇷 Matheus Cunha – Wolves (£6.7m, 9.8%)
A player we selected as a transfer in on GW9 and subsequently has gone on to continue his form with 3 goals and an assist in his last three. You would think he’s in the Transfer in the column, but he is still currently under 10% owned, and that won’t last. Any player you own under 15% will project you up the rankings, so act quickly to ensure his next haul of points are benefitting you. As an owner, I have seen first-hand these benefits and it’s a great feeling.
With a tough fixture schedule of football upcoming throughout the Christmas period, we want to have players that we can leave in our teams to get points most GWs to save free transfers for strategy or injury reasons, Cunha is it. Everton, West Ham, Ipswich, and Leicester only improve his selection so don’t let the low percentage fool you, I honestly think you need him!
🇩🇰 Matt O’Riley – Brighton (£5.5m, 0%)
I am quite sure I have never done this before, but I am recommending a 0.00% owned player! Now this is possibly down to the fact he has only returned from his injury in GW1, but hopefully, this is more due to us noticing the huge opportunity and upside. O’Riley came on for 33 mins V Man City and in that time scored the winning goal with 2 bonus points as a reward. Being Scottish and seeing this ex-Celtic midfielder commanding games with his passing range, goals, and assists often at a half-canter, week in and out gave me a fleeting thought; that possibly he can repeat it in the Premier League.
The fact he started GW1 and after his injury came straight back into the side, cements to me that he is important to Brighton this season, and if he can stay fit, potentially he’s an excellent value FPL pick to own. Brighton have not paid the Scottish record fee of £30m for a risky player they are unsure about, after all, we all know about the phenomenal scouts at Brighton that can’t stop unearthing stars from every corner of the globe, and I honestly think next-in-line is Matt O’Riley. Air a lot of caution and see how he settles back in post-injury return, but if he starts and looks good, take that leap of faith.
🇵🇹 Pedro Neto – Chelsea (£6.2m, 0.9%)
This player often stands out even within a Chelsea team full of stars. Now, don’t get me wrong, he’s not upstaging Cole Palmer anytime soon, but he has popped up a few times for Chelsea this season with good performances and eye-catching goals, including last GW V Arsenal. With Chelsea having more players on the books than an NFL team, yes, it’s a risky pick due to the rotation, but then again, is it?
Neto has played 90 mins in the last three games, so possibly after tinkering with such a huge squad, Maresca is now starting to find his trusted starting eleven with a lot of evidence pointing to Neto being in it. Proceed with high caution and realistically, it’s one to monitor and act on. With an almost perfect next set of 14 fixtures for Chelsea, he will score well in a number of these games, but the question is which ones?
🇧🇷 Joao Pedro – Brighton (£5.4m, 7.2%)
The forgotten man who a vast number of FPL managers had at the beginning of the season is slowly starting to make a return, scoring this weekend V Man City. Pedro in GW2 and 3 scored goals against Man United and Arsenal but then was injured for the easier fixture run, so as of yet this season we can’t 100% say he is a must-own.
Dropping down in value(to £5.4m) always helps, but it’s his latest performance that caught my eye. Yes, he only played 25mins but in that time it seemed Pedro was back to his best and if he can stay fit, will once again become an option for many an FPL manager. Though Brighton rotates often, if he stays fit you can have confidence that he will start, and a space in the next match would be enough for me to give serious thought to bringing him in.
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