Sunday’s EPL slate has potential implications up and down the Premier League table, and they should produce plenty of fantasy points as well. Liverpool needs a win at home against Everton to keep pace with Manchester City, who moved four points ahead with their win against Watford Saturday. Liverpool should win pretty easily against an Everton squad that is just one point above the relegation zone. Burnley has a chance to climb out of the relegation zone with a win or draw at home, though they will have their hands full against Wolverhampton. Wolves currently sit eighth in the table, five points behind sixth-place Manchester United. Wolves could move ahead of West Ham with a win and a West Ham loss at Chelsea. Chelsea sit in third place but are just four points ahead of fifth-place Tottenham. In the game that is so easy to overlook I nearly forgot to include it in my preview, 12th place Brighton hosts 13th place Southampton. Both teams have been up-and-down this season and that could make for a volatile, if evenly matched, contest.
Goalkeepers
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Nick Pope
BRN
WOL
4800
6.2
11
9.98
Burnley is slightly favored to win at home so I will go with Pope over Jose Sa but I think this games ends 0-0 which would make both keepers solid for DFS. Wolverhampton has scored seven more goals than Burnley but allowed 19 more saves.Wolverhampton has been shut out in 43.8 percent of games compared to 46.9 for Burnley.
Alisson
LIV
EVE
14
15.77
Liverpool is -145 to win and keep a clean sheet. This is yet another good slate to chase those bonus points even if you have to pay up to do it.
Edouard Mendy
CHE
WHU
5800
8.2
12
13.17
Chelsea is +130 to win and keep a clean sheet so I'm not sure we're getting a great price on either site. That being said, I won't want to bet on any of the other teams on the DK slate to win to zero, so Mendy wins by default. West Ham's only win in its last four games was against Everton, so they aren't exactly a scary matchup.
Forwards
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Mohamed Salah
LIV
EVE
22
30.00
He is averaging nearly 10 more fantasy points than any player on the slate, and he only costs $2 more than Sadio Mane and Mason Mount. His ownership should be astronomical but fade him at your own risk.
Diogo Jota
LIV
EVE
19
18.52
I have to admit I am tempted to play Jota instead of Salah in GPPs. Jota has scored in each of his last four starts, and while Salah is still safer, Jota's price is nice.
Jay Rodriguez
BRN
WOL
5900
4.01
13
6.45
Rodriguez has probably been Burnley's most consistent attacker of late, with 12 shots (four on target), four crosses and three chances created in his last four games. I love his value for FD tournaments but he is playable in DK cash games as well.
Timo Werner
CHE
WHU
9400
7.16
17
9.15
Werner appears to have finally returned to being the player Chelsea thought they were getting when they bought him before last season. He has three goals and two chances created in his last two games, and while he is full price on DraftKings, we are getting a nice discount on FanDuel.
Kai Havertz
CHE
WHU
8900
7.92
18
13.30
I still think Havertz is the safest Chelsea attacker Sunday, even if he doesn't send in enough crosses for my liking. Havertz has five goals, one assist,15 shots (11 on target) andseven chances created in his last five starts.
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Raul Jimenez
WOL
BRN
6800
7.54
17
12.62
Jimenez has three goals in five games against Burnley, as the Clarets have often struggled with his pace and creativity. He is coming off a long layoff due to a silly red card, and he is probably the best bet out of any player to score from this game.
Midfielders
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Josh Brownhill
BRN
WOL
5100
6.31
14
13.07
In the five games Josh Brownhill has played without Ashley Westwood, Brownhill has 17 crosses and 14 chances created. He is a great play on both sites, though he is probably safer on DraftKings.
Solly March
BHA
SOU
5700
5.84
10
8.68
March's averages are deflated thanks to numerous bench appearances as well as recent starts against Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool. That being said, he is as safe as they come on DK and he is a very nice punt play on FD, where he has double-digit fantasy points in four of his last five starts.
James Ward-Prowse
SOU
BHA
8700
15.22
18
18.88
He is by far the safest player on the DK slate and I don't know why he is so cheap. He could easily get involved in the scoring or create a bunch of chances against Brighton but at the very least he needs to be in all DK cash lineups.
Pascal Gross
BHA
SOU
6500
10.08
13
11.81
Gross is safer than Solly March and he is a forward on DK. March might be the better value but if I needed a forward or had extra money to spend, I would spend it on Gross.
Defenders
Player
Team
Opp.
DK $
DK FPPG
FD $
FD FPPG
Yerry Mina
EVE
LIV
7
8.22
Mina has played 90 minutes in seven games this season and he has double-digit fantasy points in six of those. I am a bit concerned with his ability to go 90 minutes without getting injured by considering the price and matchup, I'm still rolling with him if he starts.
Michael Keane
EVE
LIV
12
15.11
He is on the other end of the price spectrum, but if Mina in on the bench, I'm pivoting to Michael Keane. He has at least 13 fantasy points in three straight games, and he should be safe against the team that has allowed the second-most clearances in the league.
Lewis Dunk
BHA
SOU
2900
4.32
10
12.03
Dunk is averaging 14.3 FD fantasy points in his last four games. Only Liverpool and Burnley have allowed more clearances than Southampton, which should make Dunk one of the safest defenders on the FD slate.
Reece James
CHE
WHU
6500
13.62
15
17.15
I'm not really sure why Reece James suddenly costs less than Marcos Alonso but I fully intend to take advantage. Both are strong fantasy plays but if they both start, James is the way to go.
Marcal
WOL
BRN
4700
6.6
10
11.77
Burnley has a penchant for making every outside back look like Joao Cancelo, especially left backs. Marcal is just as good at getting forward as Jonny but Jonny's price has spiked due to scoring two goals in his last three games. Marcal looks like the best value at defender on the DK slate.