In this blog the Top Five Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Key Players for Gameweek 16 are discussed. Every FPL Gameweek, picks will be in the below format:

1x Defender or Goalkeeper

2x Attackers less than £8.5m

2x Attackers £8.5m or over

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Headliner - Erling Haaland (lut)

Haaland's five goals over the last six Gameweeks is top amongst all players, as the Stats Sandbox image below shows the Norwegian international trails only Darwin (25) for shots (24) while he is top for shots in the box (SiB) (23), shots on target (SoT) (11), 'big chances' (BC) (13) and 'Expected Goals' (xG) (6.88). Man. City are top for goals scored (17) over the aforementioned period and are third for shots (92). The Manchester side are top for both BC (22) and xG (14.44). Their hosts Luton have cocneded 13 goals over the last six Gameweeks with only Forest, Chelsea (15 each) and Sheff. Utd. (17) more porous. The Hatters are bottom for both shots conceded (124) and 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (15.21). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 7.8 for Haaland.

Mohamed Salah (cpl)

Salah has not found the back of the net over the last two league matches but he is still top amongst midfielders for goals scored (three) over the last six Gameweeks. The Egyptian international is fifth for both shots (14) and SoT (six) while no midfielder has been afforded more BC (six). Meanwhile, only Mbeumo (3.39) has racked up a higher xG than his 3.07. He trails only Saka (16), Andreas (17) and Gudmundsson (18) for chances created (15). He was substituted early in midweek and is rated at 100% to start as per our Predicted Lineups feature. Liverpool have scored 14 goals this season with only Arsenal (15) and Man. City (17) more prolific. They are top for both shots (111) and SoT (47) and fourth for xG (12.78). Their hosts Palace have conceded 10 goals over the same period (10th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Eagles are ranked 11th for SiB cocneded (45) and seventh for xGC (7.71). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 6.0 for Salah.

Hwang Hee Chan (NFO)

Hee Chan's goal against Burnley made it eight this season for the South Korean international, his three goals scored over the last six Gameweeks is joint-top amongst midfielders while he is sixth for xG (2.37). He has taken 10 shots and landed four SoT over the aforementioned period. As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, the South Korean international is the most transferred-in player this week Wolves have scored nine goals over the last six Gameweeks (ninth) and are ranked 10th for BC (12). Their opponents Forest are on a poor run and just conceded five goals midweek to Fulham. The Nottingham side have conceded 15 goals over the last six Gameweeks with only Sheff. Utd. (17) faring worse. They are ranked 17th for shots conceded (87) and 15th for xGC (10.19). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 4.6 for Hee Chan.

Bruno Fernandes (BOU)

B. Fernandes missed his opportunity to get on the scoresheet against Chelsea but as the image below from our Match Stats feature shows, over Man. Utd. last five matches he is second amongst their players for goals scored (one) and xG (1.6). He is also second for SoT (four) and top for chances created (12). Man. Utd. have scored seven goals over the last six Gameweeks (15th) and are ranked eighth for both shots (79) and BC (13). Their visitors Bournemouth have conceded 10 goals over the same period and have kept two clean sheets. They are ranked 10th for SiB conceded (44) and fifth for xGC (6.47). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 4.7 for B. Fernandes.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (cpl)

Alexander-Arnold has been the league's form FPL asset with 47 points over the last six Gameweeks. He has racked up two goals and as many assists over the aforementioned period and is top for chances created (18), BC created (six) and 'Expected Assists' (xA) (2.65) amongst defenders. He is also top for shots (11). Liverpool have conceded five goals over the last six Gameweeks (first) and have kept three clean sheets. The Merseyside outfit are ranked seventh for shots conceded (64) and ninth for xGC (8.06). Their opponents Palace have scored just seven goals over the last six Gameweeks with only Forest, Everton (six each) and Sheff. Utd. (four) faring worse. They are ranked 10th for SiB (47) and 11th for xG (8.35). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a 40% probability of a Liverpool clean sheet and point score of 4.6 for the right-back.

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