Caveat - This blog was written prior to the Leicester vs Man. Utd game on 1/9/2022

Headliner - Erling Haaland (avl)

Haaland has taken the Premier League by storm with back-to-back hattricks in the last two games and the Norwegian international is top amongst forwards for goals (nine), shots (22), shots in the box (SiB) (21), 'big chances' (13) and shots on target (SoT) (12). As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is the most transferred in player this week with more than 300,000 managers signing up him at the time of writing. Man. City also top several key attacking metrics - goals scored (19), SoT (33) and 'big chances' (24). Their hosts Villa are yet to keep a clean sheet this season and have shipped nine goals with only Leicester (10), Forest (11) and Bournemouth (16) faring worse. Meanwhile, only Brentford (29), Bournemouth (30) and Forest have allowed opponents more SoT (26) than the Midlands side. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 6.6 for Haaland.

Harry Kane (FUL)

Kane has found the back of the net four times this season, only Mitrovic (five) and Haaland (nine) have been more prolific amongst forwards. As the Stats Sandbox image below shows, His total of 20 shots is only bettered by Mitrovic and Haaland (each 22) while he trails only the aforementioned duo for 'big chances' (five). Spurs have scored 10 goals in their five matches, only Arsenal (13), Liverpool (15) and Man. City (19) have found the back of the net more often. The London side are ranked fourth for both shots (69) and SoT (26). Their visitors Fulham have conceded seven goals thus far and kept one clean sheet but are ranked 18th for 'big chances' conceded (14) with only Palace and Forest (15 each) more obliging. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 6.6 for Kane.

Ivan Toney (LEE)

Toney will be looking to add to his tally of two goals as Leeds visit the Brentford Community stadium, the 26-year old is also top amongst all forwards for chances created (10) and 'big chances' created (four). As the below image shows, the London side are ranked third on our Fixture Analyser for the next three gameweeks so it is a good time to bring in the striker. Brentford have employed an attacking approach this season and trail only Arsenal (13), Liverpool (15) and Man. City (19) for goals scored (10). Only the reigning Champions (24) have fashioned more 'big chances' than their 15. Their visitors Leeds have started the season well and have conceded just five goals in as many games. The Yorkshire side are ranked 11th for shots conceded (40) and seventh for 'big chances' conceded (eight). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 5.1 for Toney.