Players To Pick
Bart Verbruggen (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Bart Verbruggen (4.5m) earned his first clean sheet of the season against Ipswich Town. Verbruggen faces Nottingham Forest at home where the Dutch goalkeeper can make it back-to-back clean sheets for the Seagulls.
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa)
Despite Aston Villa’s defensive shortcomings so far this season, Lucas Digne (4.6m) has produced an assist in his two previous games, showing his attacking potential. A meeting with a Wolves side that has been leaky in defence could provide more attacking returns and even a clean sheet for Digne.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Mohamed Salah (12.7m) frustrated many FPL managers against Nottingham Forest by failing to register a return. However, managers should expect the Egyptian to bounce back from his blank against a Bournemouth side that have failed to keep a clean sheet this season.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
Ollie Watkins (8.9m) looks like he is returning to the form he displayed last season. Watkins scored two goals against Everton and provided an assist against Leicester. Watkins has a good run of fixtures to continue these returns.
Differential Picks
Arijanet Muric (Ipswich Town)
Arijanet Muric (4.4m) recorded a double-digit haul against Brighton, recording a clean sheet and making some great saves. Ipswich face Southampton in their next game, giving Muric a good chance for back-to-back clean sheets. Muric only has 0.6% ownership.
Leif Davis (Ipswich Town)
Leif Davis (4.5m) has recorded back-to-back returns with an assist against Fulham and a clean sheet against Brighton. The full-back’s potential on both ends of the pitch could make Davis a great budget pick as Ipswich embark on an easier run of fixtures.
Jadon Sancho (Chelsea)
Jadon Sancho (6.3m) displayed an impressive 45-minute cameo for Chelsea against Bournemouth, providing an assist for Christopher Nkunku (6.2m). Jadon Sancho could provide a potential route into the Chelsea attack if you are not willing go to more expensive assets such as Cole Palmer (10.6m) and Nicolas Jackson (7.6m).
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.4m) recorded a double-digit haul against Leicester, reminding FPL managers of his goal-scoring capabilities especially at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace face Manchester United, a fixture where Mateta scored in last season.
Captaincy Options
With now three consecutive double-digit hauls, Erling Haaland (15.2m) will once again be a popular captaincy pick. However, Haaland faces a defensively strong Arsenal side, meaning some managers may look at captaining Mohamed Salah (12.7m) against Bournemouth as an alternative.
Ollie Watkins (8.9m) looks like he is returning to form and if he is fit, he could be a strong differential captaincy pick against Wolves.
Cole Palmer (10.5m) could be another differential captaincy pick. He currently has the most assists in the league alongside Bukayo Saka (10.0m).
