Players To Pick
Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)
Marc Cucurella (5.0m) scored a double-digit haul against Aston Villa, providing an assist and keeping a clean sheet. Cucurella has the highest potential for assists out of all Chelsea defenders, meaning he could benefit against bottom of the league Southampton.
Gabriel (Arsenal)
Gabriel (6.2m) scored and provided an assist in Arsenal’s win against West Ham. The Arsenal centre-back came off early after a knock but is likely to be okay for Manchester United. Gabriel also scored in the Champions League against Sporting last week.
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)
Jarrod Bowen (7.4m) could benefit from Leicester’s struggles in defence. Despite West Ham’s own struggles this season, Bowen has still managed to get three goals and three assists. This reinforces that Bowen is West Ham’s main attacking threat.
Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)
Those who own Ibrahima Konaté (5.3m) may pivot towards Virgil Van Dijk (6.4m) now that Konaté is injured. Van Dijk has played every minute this season for Liverpool, who have the best defence in the league with the most clean sheets and least goals conceded.
Differentials
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
Against Aston Villa, Enzo Fernández (4.8m) enjoyed a more advanced role. Enzo has scored in back-to-back games and provided an assist. His ownership is only 2.2% currently, making him a big differential ahead of Chelsea’s game against Southampton.
Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City)
Despite four goals and two assists in nine starts this season, Facundo Buonanotte (5.0m) has an ownership of just 1.5%. Buonanotte scored against Brentford last Gameweek after returning from suspension and faces a West Ham side who shipped five goals in their last game.
Joe Gomez (Liverpool)
If FPL managers do not want to pay extra budget for Van Dijk, then Joe Gomez (4.8m) is the alternative to go for. Gomez stepped in for Liverpool and helped keep Manchester City at bay. It is expected that Gomez will play for the next few Gameweeks.
Georginio Rutter (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Georginio Rutter (5.6m) has featured regularly for Brighton this season and shown his attacking threat. He was unfortunate to not score against Southampton and will be looking to contribute in the remaining good run of fixtures for Brighton.
Captaincy Options
Cole Palmer (11.0m) will be a popular captaincy choice this Gameweek against Southampton. Palmer provided an assist and scored a goal to hit 100 points for the season. Another player who has hit the 100 point mark this season is Mohamed Salah (13.2m), who will be considered after yet another double-point haul. Salah is the top points scorer and is having his best ever start to the season.
Bukayo Saka (10.4m) will also be a strong consideration after scoring one and assisting three in his last game. Saka now has a home fixture, where he has been very consistent in.
