Differential Focus: GW2
10 Aug. 2022
If you are the sort of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) manager who enjoys going against the grain – or takes satisfaction from finding hidden gems before the crowd – then lowly selected players (differentials) can often provide value and offer a source of points which won’t be shared by many other managers. As long as the player picks are justifiable, differentials can give you an edge over your mini-league rivals.
In this article we look ahead to Gameweek 2 and find players from each position who are currently selected by less than 10% of managers, but could reward their owners in the upcoming gameweeks.
Nick Pope
- Cost: £5.0m
- Selected by: 4.5%
- Next Fixture: BHA (a)
Newcastle has the fifth best defensive fixture difficulty rating - taken from Fixture Planner
No team had a higher xCS than Newcastle (0.82) in Gameweek 1. The Magpies have a decent run of fixtures until Gameweek 10 with the exception of Gameweeks 3 and 5, when they face Manchester City and Liverpool respectively; even here the former Burnley shot-stopper may accumulate save and bonus points even if a clean sheet is unlikely.
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