EPL DFS Playbook: September 26

For better or for worse, the Premier League returns (somewhat) to normalcy next week. Throughout most of the play restart and the first three weeks of this season the games have been spread out with no games at the same time and usually 3-4 per day on the weekends. That is the case again this week, but next week we go back to having the lion’s share of the games at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday.

This current schedule is nice for being able to watch all of the games, but it isn’t ideal for fantasy to have to adjust your lineups an hour before kickoff of each game. The 9:00 a.m. ET hour may be chaotic next week, but at least when it’s over we can take a nap or go for a run or pay attention to our families.

For this slate, it feels like the most important question is where can we save money to spend up on Chelsea and Everton attackers? I think some people have more faith in Crystal Palace than I do following their 3-1 win against Manchester United last week, but I need to see it again before I forget how terrible they were last season, especially in attack.

Southampton is quickly making people forget how good they were last season, and while they certainly could bounce back against a depleted Burnley side, I think it is less likely than the oddsmakers appear to.

I may be more anxious to see Chelsea’s lineup than any other team Saturday. They have so many quality options that it is sometimes difficult to trust them, but you have to think they’ll get at least a few goals against West Brom.

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.