We have three games Thursday, but only two made it onto the DraftKings slate. As such, if you want to play anyone from City at Chelsea, you have to do so on FD, or in a Showdown lineup. I don’t currently have any Chelsea players in the Playbook, but that is mostly because they aren’t on DK and we don’t know the lineup. If you will be around to adjust your lineup before the game, I don’t think you should write off Chelsea attackers completely. I especially like Christain Pulisic’s price.
Playbook
| Goalies |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Nick Pope | BRN | WAT | 4300 | 7.3 | 7 | 11.58 |
| Pope is averaging 0.49 fppg fewer than Ederson on FanDuel, but he is half the price. Burnley are tied for the third most clean sheets in the league and Pope is sixth in the league in saves. Watford are tied for the second fewest goals in the league. |
| Ederson | MCI | CHE | #N/A | #N/A | 14 | 12.07 |
| Ederson will give you the best chance at a win, but you're paying a premium for it. |
| Ben Foster | WAT | BRN | 4900 | 5.88 | 9 | 9.65 |
| Burnley are without their top two forwards and they have very little bench depth. Vydra and Rodriguez are capable of scoring, but I don't think anyone would be surprised if Watford keep a clean sheet. |
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| Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Danny Ings | SOU | ARS | 9300 | 11.31 | 17 | 18.52 |
| Arsenal have been pretty terrible since the restart, and Ings had a goal, an assists and four chances created on Friday. He has a huge ceiling and I think his floor is pretty high as well. |
| Gabriel Jesus | MCI | CHE | #N/A | #N/A | 21 | 17.99 |
| In 14 starts this season, Jesus is averaging 4.0 shots, 2.21 shots on target, 0.64 goals and 0.93 chances created per start this season. He is expensive, but likely worth the cost. |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | SOU | 10000 | 13.68 | 21 | 19.19 |
| Aubameyang looked better against Brighton, though none of his three shots on goal found the back of the net. I think it's only a matter of time before he scores again, but if you cannot afford him, Nicolas Pepe is a fine alternative. |
| Matej Vydra | BRN | WAT | 5700 | 5.09 | 13 | 8.46 |
| In three home starts since joining the lineup, Vydra is averaging 25.0 fantasy points on FanDuel. Burnley will no doubt bounce back from a poor performance against City, and there is a good chance Vydra is involved. |
| Michael Obafemi | SOU | ARS | 6900 | 3.59 | 11 | 5.69 |
| He has at least 8.7 pantasy poitns on DK in heach of his last four starts. He should be on your radar in case one of the other starters gets rotated out. |
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| Midfielders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Dwight McNeil | BRN | WAT | 7800 | 11.31 | 14 | 12.07 |
| His forward eligibility on DK is gold for cash games. He has a chance to send in a ton of crosses, and you can easily stack him with one or both of Burnley's forwards for GPP lineups. |
| Nathan Redmond | SOU | ARS | 6300 | 8.03 | 13 | 12.38 |
| Stuart Armstrong may be a bit safer, but he is also more expensive. Redmond scored Friday and looked great doing it, and he is usually good for a few chances created in addition to the shots. |
| Bukayo Saka | ARS | SOU | 5900 | 6.21 | 13 | 7.53 |
| 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. |
| James Ward-Prowse | SOU | ARS | 8300 | 12.88 | 16 | 18.37 |
| He's probably safer for DK, but he can rack up points on FD if a few of his crosses and corners lead to shots. |
| Josh Brownhill | BRN | WAT | 4200 | -0.27 | 5 | 1.30 |
| Brownhill is a pretty big wild card, but I don't think we can take anything away from his performance against City. As a Burnley fan, I'm just happy he's replacing Jeff Hendrick. Hendrick averaged 8.13 FD fantasy points this season, and if Brownhill can match that number at his price, he'll be a fine punt play. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Raheem Sterling | MCI | CHE | #N/A | #N/A | 19 | 19.32 |
| In four games without Sergio Aguero this season, Raheem Sterling is averaging 28.6 fantasy points on FanDuel, with at least 14 points in each game. |
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| Defenders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Ryan Bertrand | SOU | ARS | 5600 | 8.36 | 12 | 10.50 |
| None of the starting defenders on the DK slate is averaging more than 6.5 fppg. Bertrand has at least 10 fantasy points in five straight games, and he isn't even that expensive. |
| Charlie Taylor | BRN | WAT | 4600 | 7.04 | 10 | 10.62 |
| 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. |
| Benjamin Mendy | MCI | CHE | #N/A | #N/A | 12 | 9.53 |
| Mendy didn't get forward a whole lot against Arsenal, but Chelsea are likely to put up more of a fight than Arsenal did. Mendy remains the most attacking City defender, having scored at least 6.3 fantasy points on FD in 11 straight games. |
| Shkodran Mustafi | ARS | SOU | 3800 | 4.69 | 13 | 14.63 |
| He bounced back from a rough game against City to top 16 FD fantasy points for the sixth time in seven games. He's a much better play on that site, but he's fine if you need a punt on DK. |
Example Lineups
The players bolded in the pivot lineups are the pivot from the player in the same position in the lineup above it.
| DK Cash | | | DK GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Ismaila Sarr | WAT | BUR | 10.74 | $8,500 | | | F | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | SOU | 13.68 | $10,000 |
| F | Dwight McNeil | BUR | WAT | 11.31 | $7,800 | | | F | Danny Ings | SOU | ARS | 11.31 | $9,300 |
| M | James Ward-Prowse | SOU | ARS | 12.88 | $8,300 | | | M | Nathan Redmond | SOU | ARS | 8.03 | $6,300 |
| M | Nathan Redmond | SOU | ARS | 8.03 | $6,300 | | | M | Josh Brownhill | BUR | WAT | -0.27 | $4,200 |
| D | Charlie Taylor | BUR | WAT | 7.04 | $4,600 | | | D | Ryan Bertrand | SOU | ARS | 8.36 | $5,600 |
| D | Ryan Bertrand | SOU | ARS | 8.36 | $5,600 | | | D | Charlie Taylor | BUR | WAT | 7.04 | $4,600 |
| GK | Nick Pope | BUR | WAT | 7.3 | $4,300 | | | GK | Nick Pope | BUR | WAT | 7.3 | $4,300 |
| Util | Josh Brownhill | BUR | WAT | -0.27 | $4,200 | | | Util | Matej Vydra | BUR | WAT | 5.09 | $5,700 |
| DK Pivot Cash |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Matej Vydra | BUR | WAT | 5.09 | $5,700 |
| F | Dwight McNeil | BUR | WAT | 11.31 | $7,800 |
| M | James Ward-Prowse | SOU | ARS | 12.88 | $8,300 |
| M | Bukayo Saka | ARS | SOU | 6.21 | $5,900 |
| D | Charlie Taylor | BUR | WAT | 7.04 | $4,600 |
| D | Ryan Bertrand | SOU | ARS | 8.36 | $5,600 |
| GK | Nick Pope | BUR | WAT | 7.3 | $4,300 |
| Util | Stuart Armstrong | SOU | ARS | 6.53 | $7,100 |
| FD Cash | | | FD GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Bukayo Saka | ARS | SOU | 7.53 | $13 | | | F/M | Raheem Sterling | MCI | CHE | 19.32 | $19 |
| F/M | Kevin De Bruyne | MCI | CHE | 27.46 | $22 | | | F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | SOU | 19.19 | $21 |
| F/M | Raheem Sterling | MCI | CHE | 19.32 | $19 | | | F/M | Matej Vydra | BRN | WAT | 8.46 | $13 |
| F/M | Dwight McNeil | BRN | WAT | 12.07 | $14 | | | F/M | Danny Ings | SOU | ARS | 18.52 | $17 |
| D | Benjamin Mendy | MCI | CHE | 9.53 | $12 | | | D | Benjamin Mendy | MCI | CHE | 9.53 | $12 |
| D | Shkodran Mustafi | ARS | SOU | 14.63 | $13 | | | D | Charlie Taylor | BRN | WAT | 10.62 | $10 |
| GK | Nick Pope | BRN | WAT | 11.58 | $7 | | | GK | Nick Pope | BRN | WAT | 11.58 | $7 |
