Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 20!
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 has blanked in his last two appearances but the visit of managerless Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium should offer the Norwegian international plenty of opportunities to remedy that.
Over the last six Gameweeks, the 25-year-old is joint-top for shots in the box (18) and 'big chances' (nine) while no player has managed a higher 'Expected Goals' (xG) tally than his 4.77.
As shown in the image below from our Player Heatmaps feature, Haaland has averaged 9.0 FPL points per match in home games this season.
Man City have scored 16 goals over the last six Gameweeks which is more than any other side. The Manchester side are ranked third for shots in the box (64) and third for 'big chances' (22).
Their visitors Chelsea have conceded nine goals over the aforementioned period (11th) and have kept two clean sheets. The London side are ranked 14th for shots in the box conceded (56) and 16th for xGC (12.20).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Haaland is projected to score 6.4 points this Gameweek.
Saka has scored just one goal over the last six Gameweeks, but has blanked just once over that period with five assists and as many FPL Bonus Points.
As shown in the image below from our Opta Stats Sandbox, the England international is joint-top for shots in the box (18) amongst midfielders while only Bruno G., Cunha, Schade (nine each) and Semenyo (12) have landed more shots on target than his seven.
No player across all positions has managed more than his five FPL assists over that period and he is ranked sixth for chances created (13).
Arsenal have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third), the Gunners are ranked second for both shots (105) and xG (14.96).
Their hosts Bournemouth have conceded 12 goals over the same period, no side have conceded more. The Cherries are ranked 16th for shots in the box conceded (60) and 17th for xGC (12.79).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Saka is projected to score 4.6 points this Gameweek.
Despite blanks in the last two fixtures, Rogers remains the sixth-highest scoring FPL midfielder with 93 FPL points (seven goals, three assists).
As the below image from our Match Centre feature shows, over Villa's last five league matches he is top amongst their players for goals (four) and FPL assists (two) while only Watkins beats him for xG (3.9 vs 1.4) and shots on target (seven vs six).
Villa have scored 14 goals over the last six Gameweeks, only Man City (16) have been more prolific. The Midlands side are ranked second for shots on target (35) and third for xG (12.77).
Their visitors Forest have conceded eight goals over the same period (ninth) and have kept two clean sheets. The Nottingham side are ranked third for shots conceded (61) and second for xGC (6.97).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Rogers is projected to score 4.3 points this Gameweek.
Welbeck returned to the Brighton starting lineup against West Ham after missing out the last three games, the 35-year-old is the Seagulls' top scorer this season with eight goals.
As shown in the image below from our Opta Stats Sandbox, he is also top amongst Brighton players for shots on target (12), 'big chances' (11) and xG (6.25).
Brighton have scored seven goals over the last six Gameweeks (11th), the Seagulls are ranked fourth for shots (92) and eighth for xG (11.17).
Their visitors Burnley have conceded 10 goals over the same period (13th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Clarets are ranked 11th for shots conceded (77) and 13th for xGC (11.55).
According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Welbeck is projected to score 4.5 points this Gameweek.
Tarkowski picked up his eighth clean sheet of the season against Forest last Gameweek, the England international has featured for every minute of the Premier League season so far and is ranked fifth amongst defenders for FPL points (94).
He has notched Defensive Contribution points (DEFCON) in 13 of his 19 appearances with only Senesi (231) accumulating more than his 207 amongst defenders.
Everton have conceded just three goals over the last six Gameweeks (first) and have kept four clean sheets. The Toffees are ranked 12th for shots in the box conceded (79) and 10th for xGC (9.04).
Their visitors Brentford have conceded seven goals over the last six Gameweeks (11th), the Bees are ranked as low as 19th for shots in the box (33) and 14th for xG (8.16).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 40% chance of an Everton clean sheet and a point score of 4.9 for Tarkowski.
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