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FPL Gameweek 35: Top Five Key Players

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Fantasy Football Fix 27 April 2024

In this blog the Top Five Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Key Players for Double Gameweek 35 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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Heung-Min Son (ARS/che)

Spurs have had two weeks off with no fixture in Gameweek 34 and will be looking to get back to winning ways against their London rivals, as the below image from our Match Stats feature shows over their last five league games Son is top for shots on target (SoT) (four) and third for 'Expected Goals' (xG) (1.4) while he is second for attempted assists (nine). Spurs have scored just six goals over as many Gameweeks and are ranked 11th for shots (72). Their first opponents Arsenal have conceded just two goals (first) over the last six Gameweeks and have kept five clean sheets. The Gunners are ranked second for shots conceded (50) and second for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (4.76). Their second opponents Chelsea have conceded 12 goals (17th) over the same period and are ranked 13th for xGC (10.08). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 8.1 for Son.

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Martin Ødegaard (tot)

Ødegaard has notched two goals and as many assists over the last six Gameweeks with only Andreas (21) creating more chances amongst midfielders. As the Opta Stats Sandbox image below shows, the Norwegian international has taken 15 shots (eighth) and landed three attempts on target. Arsenal have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third) with only Man. City (13) and Chelsea (14) more prolific. The Gunners are second for shots (108) and fourth for xG (11.34). Their opponents Spurs have conceded 21 goals in 16 home matches and have kept just two clean sheets. They are ranked eighth for shots conceded (196) and 12th for xGC (25.57). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.3 for Ødegaard.

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Cole Palmer (avl/TOT)

Palmer missed the Gameweek 34 fixture against Arsenal due to illness and is expected back for the Blues this weekend, he is top amongst all players for goals (nine) over the last six Gameweeks while only Salah (30) and Muniz (28) have taken more shots than his 25. He is also top for 'big chances' (eight) and xG (5.45). As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he has averaged 16.5 FPL points per game over the aforementioned period. Chelsea have scored 14 goals (first) over the last six Gameweeks and are top for BC (20). Their first opponents Villa have conceded nine goals over the same period (10th) and have kept two clean sheets. The Midlands side are ranked 13th for shots conceded (91) and 17th for xGC (11.08). Their second opponents Spurs have conceded 10 goals over the aforementioned period (12th) and have kept no clean sheets. The North London side are ranked sixth for shots conceded (65) and 10th for xGC (9.03). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 7.1 for Palmer.

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Bruno Fernandes (BUR)

Fernandes' brace against Sheff. Utd. made it six goals in the last six Gameweeks for the Portuguese international. He has taken 18 shots over that period with only Palmer (25) and Salah (30) attempting more amongst midfielders and he is also third for attempted assists (17). As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is the fourth most transferred-in player this Gameweek with nearly 130,000 FPL managers bringing him in. Man. Utd. have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third) and are ranked 11th for shots (72). Their opponents Burnley have conceded seven goals over the same period and have kept no clean sheets. The Clarets are ranked 16th for shots conceded (101) and xGC (10.37). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 6.5 for Fernandes.

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Fabian Schär (SHU)

Schär scored on his last home appearance for Newcastle and the Swiss international is fifth amongst defenders for shots (19) in home matches this season. Newcastle have conceded just six goals (third) over the last six Gameweeks and have kept two clean sheets. The Magpies are ranked fifth for shots conceded (65) and third for xGC (5.73). Their opponents Sheff. Utd. have scored nine goals over the last six Gameweeks (12th) but are ranked 19th for shots (60). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.9 for Schär.

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