Saturday’s EPL DFS slate had a ton of intriguing cheap plays, and that was even more once the starting lineups were announced for each team. Things can always change if we get some surprise starters, but as of right now, value plays are harder to come by Sunday.
While FanDuel has a three-game slate Sunday, DraftKings only has the first two games. If you’re looking to play anyone from Leicester or Burnley, you’ll have to do it on FanDuel.
| Goal Keepers |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Karl Darlow | NEW | BHA | 4900 | 0 | 11 | 26.00 |
| Darlow made three saves and kept a clean sheet against West Ham last season, and Brighton was not nearly as scary in attack as West Ham last season. Only four teams scored fewer goals than Brighton, who scored just once against Chelsea last week. |
| Nick Pope | BRN | LEI | | | 7 | 12.89 |
| He's pretty much playable in any matchup, though he's obviously riskier if James Tarkowski is out. Pope had 25.5 FD fantasy points in his last game against Leicester, and that kind of ceiling is tempting in a tournament. |
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| Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Andy Carroll | NEW | BHA | 5000 | 3.63 | 13 | 9.50 |
| Carroll and Callum Wilson both had four shots for Newcastle, and while nobody is surprised Wilson was the one to find the back of the net, Carroll could easily be the one to score in this game, and he is much cheaper than Wilson. |
| Jamie Vardy | LEI | BRN | | | 21 | 45.60 |
| Burnley finished second in the league in clean sheets last season but still conceded 50 goals thanks to some poor performances against top-six sides. Vardy is capable of scoring against anyone, and Burnley's defense is vulnerable with Ben Mee out and James Tarkowski questionable. Vardy is a GPP either way, but it will be awfully hard to fade him if Tarkowski is out. |
| Timo Werner | CHE | LIV | 8200 | 0 | 20 | 10.60 |
| Werner looked great in his Chelsea debut, doing just about everything short of scoring a goal. I'm willing to take a shot in a tournament that this is the week he scores his first goal with his new team. |
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| Midfielders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Tariq Lamptey | BHA | NEW | 5500 | 7.51 | 13 | 22.10 |
| Despite winning 2-0 last week, Newcastle had the third-fewest touches of any team in the league. Lamptey picked up where he left off last season with three crosses against Chelsea, and he will likely top that number in a game in which Brighton should have plenty of possession. |
| Leandro Trossard | BHA | NEW | 7000 | 8.12 | 17 | 26.00 |
| Trossard had three crosses, two chances created and one goal against Chelsea. He is among the safer forwards in the slate, and he won't break the bank. |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | BHA | 6800 | 9.38 | 13 | 2.60 |
| He is Newcastle's best player, and if the score on anything other than a cross, he is likely to be involved. He was quiet statistically last week, and I don't trust him for cash, but he is a great tournament play. |
| Jonjo Shelvey | NEW | BHA | 6400 | 10.65 | 11 | 11.60 |
| Shelvey had eight crosses, three shots and three chances created Saturday. With Ryan Fraser and Matt Ritchie expected to be out again, Shelvey will be on set pieces, which makes him awfully valuable. |
| Sadio Mane | LIV | CHE | 9400 | 14.52 | 19 | 13.30 |
| If I can afford Salah I'm going to pay up for him, especially in cash games, but Mane is a fine consolation prize. Mane was quiet in the first game, but no one would be surprised if he carries the goal-scoring load against Chelsea. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Mohamed Salah | LIV | CHE | 10500 | 16.66 | 22 | 74.60 |
| I don't usually put much stock in narratives, but there is something to be said for the thinking that Liverpool is going to come out angry after an embarassing performance against Leeds and simply put the hammer down against Chelsea. It is certainly plausible, and if it happens, Salah has the best chance of anyone to be in the middle of it. |
As always, the lineups below are examples of lineups you can make using the players in the Playbook and are not for plug and play.
| DK Cash | | DK GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Mohamed Salah | LIV | CHE | 16.66 | $10,500 | | F | Timo Werner | CHE | LIV | 0 | $8,200 |
| F | Andy Carroll | NEW | BHA | 3.63 | $5,000 | | F | Andy Carroll | NEW | BHA | 3.63 | $5,000 |
| M | Tariq Lamptey | BHA | NEW | 7.51 | $5,500 | | M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | BHA | 9.38 | $6,800 |
| M | Jonjo Shelvey | NEW | BHA | 10.65 | $6,400 | | M | Leandro Trossard | BHA | NEW | 8.12 | $7,000 |
| D | Javier Manquillo | NEW | BHA | 4.82 | $3,900 | | D | Jamal Lewis | NEW | BHA | 5.3 | $4,200 |
| D | Andrew Robertson | LIV | CHE | 12.74 | $6,300 | | D | Andrew Robertson | LIV | CHE | 12.74 | $6,300 |
| GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | BHA | 0 | $4,900 | | GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | BHA | 0 | $4,900 |
| Util | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CHE | 17.26 | $7,300 | | Util | Trent Alexander-Arnold | LIV | CHE | 17.26 | $7,300 |
| | | | | Total | $49,800 | | | | | | Total | $49,700 |
| DK Pivot Cash | | DK Pivot GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Leandro Trossard | BHA | NEW | 8.12 | $7,000 | | F | | | | | |
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| M | Sadio Mane | LIV | CHE | 14.52 | $9,400 | | M | | | | | |
| D | | | | | | | D | Javier Manquillo | NEW | BHA | 4.82 | $3,900 |
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| GK | | | | | | | GK | | | | | |
| Util | | | | | | | Util | Kai Havertz | CHE | LIV | 0 | $7,800 |
| | | | | Total | $16,400 | | | | | | Total | $11,700 |
| FD Cash | | FD GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Tariq Lamptey | BHA | NEW | 22.10 | $13 | | F/M | Jamie Vardy | LEI | BRN | 45.60 | $21 |
| F/M | Andy Carroll | NEW | BHA | 9.50 | $13 | | F/M | Andy Carroll | NEW | BHA | 9.50 | $13 |
| F/M | Jonjo Shelvey | NEW | BHA | 11.60 | $11 | | F/M | Sadio Mane | LIV | CHE | 13.30 | $19 |
| F/M | Mohamed Salah | LIV | CHE | 74.60 | $22 | | F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | BHA | 2.60 | $13 |
| D | Javier Manquillo | NEW | BHA | 19.70 | $10 | | D | Jamal Lewis | NEW | BHA | 17.90 | $11 |
| D | Tariq Lamptey | BHA | NEW | 22.10 | $13 | | D | Andrew Robertson | LIV | CHE | 13.90 | $12 |
| GK | Kasper Schmeichel | LEI | BRN | 20.00 | $13 | | GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | BHA | 26.00 | $11 |
| | | | | Total | $95 | | | | | | Total | $100 |
| FD Pivot Cash | | FD Pivot GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
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| F/M | | | | | | | F/M | Timo Werner | CHE | LIV | 10.60 | $20 |
| F/M | | | | | | | F/M | | | | | |
| D | Jamal Lewis | NEW | BHA | 17.90 | $11 | | D | Javier Manquillo | NEW | BHA | 19.70 | $10 |
| D | Erik Pieters | BRN | LEI | 12.55 | $12 | | D | | | | | |
| GK | | | | | | | GK | | | | | |
| | | | | Total | $23 | | | | | | Total | $30 |
