This is a tough slate for forwards, especially for cash. Fortunately, on FD, you don’t need to play any forwards. On DK, Richarlison is eligible at forward and offers a relatively high floor with a good matchup. The second forward spot is a good place to try to save money, especially if someone like Lys Mousset gets a start. Forward is much more enticing for GPPs, where there are plenty of players capable of scoring, and the only question is how much you’re willing to spend.
For goalkeepers, I’m resisting the urge to pay up for Jordan Pickford, even though Everton should win and he has a decent chance at a clean sheet. Martin Dubravka offers a much higher ceiling and unlike Pickford, he can score double-digit fantasy points even if he gives up a goal or two.
Playbook
| Goalies |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 5000 | 8.9 | 10 | 14.05 |
| Of the starting goal keepers Wednesday, only Alisson is averaging more fppg. Newcastle have kept clean sheets in three consecutive games, and Dubravka has topped 30 fantasy points on FanDuel in three of his last four starts. |
| Alisson | LIV | CRY | #N/A | #N/A | 15 | 16.12 |
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| Jordan Pickford | EVE | NOR | 5300 | 5.38 | 11 | 8.63 |
| Norwich have scored the fewest goals this season, but they rank 13th in shots on target. Everton are -110 to win this game, so Pickford has a chance to earn a lot of bonus points in addition to any saves he makes. |
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| Midfielders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Joao Moutinho | WOL | BOU | 8300 | 11.84 | 15 | 15.63 |
| Moutinho is the safest Wolves attacker, and that is awfully valuable at home against a struggling Bournemouth squad. |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 7000 | 8.68 | 14 | 11.84 |
| Saint-Maximin looked like Newcastle's best attacker, especially while the teams were still at full strength. Saint-Maximin has at least 9.3 fantasy points on FD in eight of his last nine games, with at least 20 fantasy points in four of those games. |
| Paul Pogba | MUN | SHU | 6100 | 8.43 | 16 | 14.61 |
| Pogba looked great in his first game in nearly six months. He looks really underpriced on DK, and while he's probably a better GPP play, I'll consider him for cash as well. |
| Jack Grealish | AVL | NEW | 8500 | 17.27 | 16 | 18.89 |
| This is as cheap as Grealish has been for some time. Newcastle have conceded 450 shots on the season, so I'm not particularly worried that Grealish doesn't have a shot in goal in his last five games. |
| Jordan Henderson | LIV | CRY | #N/A | #N/A | 12 | 12.33 |
| Henderson should be a bit safer with James Milner out, and it helps that he's so cheap. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Conor Hourihane | AVL | NEW | 6000 | 8.17 | 12 | 11.79 |
| Hourihane had 10 crosses and three chances created in the reverse fixture. Newcastle have the second-fewest touches in the league, so Hourihane and Villa should have plenty of possession |
| Richarlison | EVE | NOR | 7600 | 13.51 | 18 | 19.84 |
| I tend to consider Richarlison risky for DFS, but that is probably just because he underperformed when I rostered him earlier this season. He has at least 6.6 DK points in each of his last 10 games, with double-digit fantasy points in six of those. It certainly helps that he's eligible at forward on DK. |
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| Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | EVE | NOR | 7100 | 9.8 | 17 | 15.85 |
| Norwich's defense has been terrible for most of the season, including the second half against Southampton Friday. If Calvert-Lewin scores, or at least gets a few shots on goal, he will be well worth the price. |
| Teemu Pukki | NOR | EVE | 6600 | 9.84 | 16 | 16.20 |
| Pukki is probably riskier than Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but he is cheaper and I suspect his ownership will be lower as well. Everton have a tendency to play down to their opponents, and we know Pukki is capable of taking advantage. |
| Callum Wilson | BOU | WOL | 5000 | 6.49 | 17 | 11.17 |
| I don't like Bournemouth's chances of winning this game, but it is not as if Wolverton's defense is inpenetrable, especially if the game opens up in the second half the way most have since the restart. This is as cheap at Wilson has been on DraftKings all year, and I'll gladly save some money and pay up elsewhere. |
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| Defenders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 3600 | 5.29 | 13 | 15.90 |
| Fernandez has at least 14 FD fantasy points in each of his last three games, with at least four clearances in each. |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CRY | #N/A | #N/A | 15 | 21.61 |
| I thought he was underpriced on Sunday, and he costs the same after hanging 22.9 FD fantasy points on Everton. He has a much better chance at a clean sheet Wednesday against Crystal Palace, even if Palace's defense is better than Everton's. |
| Matt Targett | AVL | NEW | 5300 | 8.01 | 12 | 15.77 |
| I'm not sure I trust Targett for cash, but are we really going to hold it against him that he only had one cross a man down against Sheffield and again against Chelsea? Villa figure to have a lot more of the ball than they did in either of those games, and Targett had at least four crosses in five consecutive games before the shutdown. I think I'm getting back on the horse. |
| Andrew Robertson | LIV | CRY | #N/A | #N/A | 12 | 15.47 |
| Robertson was unable to play Sunday due to fitness concerns, and while it sounds like he'll play Wednesday, I am a bit worries he won't play the entire game. That being said, he scored at least 18 fantasy points in three of his last four games before the break, and he has an excellent chance at at clean sheet in addition to a handful of chances created. |
| Jonny | WOL | BOU | 5500 | 7.22 | 9 | 12.76 |
| Jonny will throw crosses into the box, which is valuable on DK, and his low price makes him attractive on FD. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Michael Keane | EVE | NOR | 2700 | 3.56 | 9 | 11.83 |
| Lucas Digne has been terrible on the road this season, and while that may change with no fans in the stands, I'm not sure I'm willing to pay full price to find out. That makes Keane the easy choice for an Everton defensive stack. |
| Harry Maguire | MUN | SHU | 4300 | 5.64 | 13 | 15.37 |
| This is more about the matchup and price than anything else, though nobody would be surprised if Maguire got a couple of shots off. |
Example Lineups
*The Bolded players are the pivots in the pivot lineups and are pivots from the guy in the same spot in the roster above them.
| DK Cash | | | DK GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Richarlison | EVE | NOR | 13.51 | $7,600 | | | F | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | EVE | NOR | 9.8 | $7,100 |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | WOL | 6.49 | $5,000 | | | F | Raul Jimenez | WOL | BOU | 13.66 | $10,500 |
| M | Joao Moutinho | WOL | BOU | 11.84 | $8,300 | | | M | Paul Pogba | MU | SHU | 8.43 | $6,100 |
| M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 8.68 | $7,000 | | | M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 8.68 | $7,000 |
| D | Seamus Coleman | EVE | NOR | 5.18 | $4,500 | | | D | Seamus Coleman | EVE | NOR | 5.18 | $4,500 |
| D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 5.29 | $3,600 | | | D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 5.29 | $3,600 |
| GK | Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 8.9 | $5,000 | | | GK | Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 8.9 | $5,000 |
| Util | Jack Grealish | AVL | NEW | 17.27 | $8,500 | | | Util | Matt Doherty | WOL | BOU | 7.73 | $6,200 |
| | | | | Total | $49,500 | | | | | | | Total | $50,000 |
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| DK Pivot Cash | | | DK Pivot GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Richarlison | EVE | NOR | 13.51 | $7,600 | | | F | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | EVE | NOR | 9.8 | $7,100 |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | WOL | 6.49 | $5,000 | | | F | Richarlison | EVE | NOR | 13.51 | $7,600 |
| M | Joao Moutinho | WOL | BOU | 11.84 | $8,300 | | | M | Paul Pogba | MU | SHU | 8.43 | $6,100 |
| M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 8.68 | $7,000 | | | M | Trezeguet | AVL | NEW | 6.62 | $4,900 |
| D | Harry Maguire | MU | SHU | 5.64 | $4,300 | | | D | Harry Maguire | MU | SHU | 5.64 | $4,300 |
| D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 5.29 | $3,600 | | | D | Michael Keane | EVE | NOR | 3.56 | $2,700 |
| GK | Jordan Pickford | EVE | NOR | 5.38 | $5,300 | | | GK | Jordan Pickford | EVE | NOR | 5.38 | $5,300 |
| Util | Jack Grealish | AVL | NEW | 17.27 | $8,500 | | | Util | Bruno Fernandes | MU | SHU | 22.81 | $11,300 |
| | | | | Total | $49,600 | | | | | | | Total | $49,300 |
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| FD Cash | | | FD GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | SHU | 32.12 | $20 | | | F/M | Mohamed Salah | LIV | CRY | 25.69 | $21 |
| F/M | Jack Grealish | AVL | NEW | 18.89 | $16 | | | F/M | Jordan Henderson | LIV | CRY | 12.33 | $12 |
| F/M | Joao Moutinho | WOL | BOU | 15.63 | $15 | | | F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 11.84 | $14 |
| F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 11.84 | $14 | | | F/M | Mason Greenwood | MUN | SHU | 7.93 | $15 |
| D | Jonny | WOL | BOU | 12.76 | $9 | | | D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 15.90 | $13 |
| D | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CRY | 21.61 | $15 | | | D | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CRY | 21.61 | $15 |
| GK | Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 14.05 | $10 | | | GK | Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 14.05 | $10 |
| | | | | Total | $99 | | | | | | | Total | $100 |
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| FD Pivot Cash | | | FD Pivot GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | SHU | 32.12 | $20 | | | F/M | Richarlison | EVE | NOR | 19.84 | $18 |
| F/M | Jack Grealish | AVL | NEW | 18.89 | $16 | | | F/M | Jordan Henderson | LIV | CRY | 12.33 | $12 |
| F/M | Joao Moutinho | WOL | BOU | 15.63 | $15 | | | F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 11.84 | $14 |
| F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | AVL | 11.84 | $14 | | | F/M | Anthony Martial | MUN | SHU | 18.13 | $18 |
| D | Michael Keane | EVE | NOR | 11.83 | $9 | | | D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | AVL | 15.90 | $13 |
| D | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CRY | 21.61 | $15 | | | D | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CRY | 21.61 | $15 |
| GK | Jordan Pickford | EVE | NOR | 8.63 | $11 | | | GK | Martin Dubravka | NEW | AVL | 14.05 | $10 |
| | | | | Total | $100 | | | | | | | Total | $100 |
