Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 17!
Each week, we’ll highlight the top picks to help you make the smartest moves for your FPL team.
Here’s what we’ll focus on for each Gameweek:
🔥 2 Attackers £8.5m or more
💰 2 Attackers under £8.5m
🛡️ 1 Defender or Goalkeeper
Haaland’s brace against Palace took the Norwegian international to four goals across the last six Gameweeks, with only Thiago (five) and Foden (six) scoring more during that period.
Igor Jesus (20) is the only player to have attempted more shots inside the box than Haaland’s 15, while only Thiago (eight) has been presented with more ‘big chances’ than his seven.
As shown in the image below from our Player Heatmaps feature, Haaland has averaged 8.1 FPL points per match in home games this season.
Man City have scored 18 goals over the last six Gameweeks which is more than any other side. The Cityzens are ranked second for both shots in the box (65) and 'Expected Goals' (xG) (12.50).
Their visitors West Ham have conceded 11 goals over the same period (14th) and have kept no clean sheets. The Hammers are ranked 18th for shots conceded (100) and 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (12.33).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Haaland is projected to score 7.9 points this Gameweek.
B.Fernandes' 13-point FPL haul against Bournemouth made it 53 FPL points over the last six Gameweeks, only Foden (60) has fared better.
The Portuguese international is top amongst all players for shots (21) and attempted assists (22) over that period while only Saka (five) has created more 'big chances' than his four.
As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is currently the fourth most transferred in player this Gameweek.
Man United have scored 13 goals over the last six Gameweeks with only Villa (16) and Man CIty (18) faring better. The Red Devils are ranked top for both shots (113) and xG (15.34) over that period.
Their hosts Villa have conceded seven goals over the same period (fifth) and have kept two clean sheets. The Villains are ranked 14th for both shots conceded (77) and xGC (9.64).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, B.Fernandes is projected to score 4.7 points this Gameweek.
Semenyo finally got back on the scoresheet against Man United and will be looking to add to his goal tally as the Cherries host the Clarets at the Vitality Stadium.
As the below image from our Match Centre feature shows, over Bournemouth's last five league matches he is top amongst their players for shots on target (six) and attempted assists (nine).
Bournemouth have scored just eight goals over the last six Gameweeks (11th), but the Cherries are ranked third for shots (90) and fourth for xG (10.93) over that period.
Their visitors Burnley have conceded 14 goals over the last six Gameweeks which is more than any other side. The Clarets are ranked eighth for shots conceded (70) and 19th for xGC (12.55).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Semenyo is projected to score 5.6 points this Gameweek.
Thiago failed to get on the scoresheet against Leeds in Gameweek 16 but no forward has scored more goals than the 24-year-old (five) over the last six Gameweeks. As shown in the image below from our Opta Stats Sandbox, he is top amongst all players for 'big chances' (eight) and xG (4.74) over that period.
Brentford have scored eight goals over the last six Gameweeks (11th), ranking fourth for ‘big chances’ (16) and 10th for xG (9.19) over that period.
Their hosts, Wolves, have conceded 13 goals across the same timeframe, with only Bournemouth and Burnley (14 each) faring worse. The Midlands side rank 19th for shots conceded (101) and bottom for xGC (13.24).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Thiago is projected to score 5.0 points this Gameweek.
O'Reilly has notched clean sheets in consecutive Gameweeks and with Aït-Nouri's departure to the African Cup of Nations, his starting spot is more secure than ever.
No defender has created more 'big chances' (three) than the England international over the last six Gameweeks and he is also joint-top for shots in the box (six).
Man City have conceded eight goals over the last six Gameweeks (seventh) but have kept three clean sheets. The Manchester side are ranked eighth for shots in the box conceded (46) and 11th for xGC (9.18).
Their visitors West Ham have scored nine goals over the last six Gameweeks (ninth), the Hammers are ranked 17th for both 'big chances' (nine) and xG (7.50).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 40% chance of a Man City clean sheet and a point score of 4.9 for O'Reilly.
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