We have three more interesting games Sunday, though I think the most interesting one is due to injuries. I don’t know how Everton will generate any sort of attack with James Rodriguez, Richarlison and Lucas Digne all out. I think whoever guesses correctly will have a big advantage for DFS, assuming Newcastle doesn’t manage to keep a clean sheet.
I think Spurs are eventually going to run into somebody who can slow down Kane and Son, and when that happens, they will struggle to score. I don’t think Brighton is the team to do that, though I do think they could score enough to make Tottenham sweat.
Arsenal and Manchester United are both solid defensively and have struggled to score. I’m expecting a low-scoring game, but with the firepower both teams possess, anything is possible.
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.
Goal Keepers | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Karl Darlow | NEW | EVE | 4200 | 10.39 | 7 | 15.33 | |
My only concern with playing Darlow is that Everton won't be able to generate enough shots with James Rodriguez and Richarlison out. | |||||||
Hugo Lloris | TOT | BHA | 14 | 8.83 | |||
I don't usually like to pay up for a keeper who basically needs a win and a clean sheet to justify his price. That being said, it worked yesterday with Ederson and Edouard Mendy, and I think it could with Lloris as well. Spurs only have one clean sheet this season, but they have only conceded seven goals in five games. | |||||||
Bernd Leno | ARS | MUN | 4400 | 6.96 | 8 | 9.75 | |
Only three teams have conceded fewer goals than Arsenal, but they are still looking for their first clean sheet despite 1.38 xCS this season. Manchester United played Chelsea to a scoreless draw last week, and I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same against Arsenal. United have 27 shots on target but just nine goals, which bodes well for Leno. |
Forwards | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Harry Kane | TOT | BHA | 23 | 42.70 | |||
His FPPG speaks for itself. He has already matched his career high for assists in a season, and he could get even more assists when Gareth Bale joins the squad. | |||||||
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | MUN | 7700 | 8.8 | 19 | 13.68 | |
I was hoping his price would be lower considering this is the longest he's ever gone without a goal in the Premier League. Even so, he is significantly better than all the attackers who cost less, and there is no doubt he is due for a goal. | |||||||
Alex Iwobi | EVE | NEW | 3300 | 3.3 | 10 | 4.86 | |
If you're going to play any Everton attackers, it may as well be one of the cheap ones. Iwobi is a GPP play on the outside chance he gets a goal. |
Midfielders | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Bruno Fernandes | MUN | ARS | 10600 | 24.46 | 19 | 35.58 | |
It's not like he's ridiculously cheap, but there is no logical explanation for why he costs less than Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Marcus Rashford and the same as Aubameyang. Fernandes is a must-play on FanDuel. | |||||||
Son Heung-Min | TOT | BHA | 22 | 39.75 | |||
I might fade Son if Bale starts, just because Kane would have another target for his passes. So far, Son has finished the overwhelming majority of Kane's assists, and I have no problem playing Son if you need to save a little money. | |||||||
Gylfi Sigurdsson | EVE | NEW | 5900 | 4.31 | 12 | 5.48 | |
Sigurdsson may be on penalties with Richarlison out, and he should be on corners and set pieces with Lucas Digne out. | |||||||
Ryan Fraser | NEW | EVE | 5000 | 4.21 | 10 | 2.28 | |
Fraser should get all of the set pieces with Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie out. Newcastle may have more possession than usual against a depleted Everton squad, and Fraser is one of the only players I trust to take advantage. | |||||||
Bernard | EVE | NEW | 3200 | 2.2 | 7 | 12.50 | |
If he plays, he could wind up in the James Rodriguez role. I wouldn't expect a whole lot, but you don't need a whole lot at this price. | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | EVE | 7000 | 11.58 | 14 | 13.34 | |
Saint-Maximin is one of the few players who is consistent on DraftKings despite not hitting very many crosses. He has at least 8.0 DK fantasy points in three straight games, and I think this is a good spot for him. |
Defenders | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Joel Veltman | BHA | TOT | 7 | 9.10 | |||
Veltman has three clearances in both starts this season, and he could get significantly more than that against Tottenham. He is probably a better GPP play, but I'll be tempted to use him in cash lineups. | |||||||
Jonjoe Kenny | EVE | NEW | 2900 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | |
Everton should have a lot of possession, and we know their usual outside backs send in a lot of crosses. Kenny is a bit risky, but if he gets forward at all, he should be a nice value. | |||||||
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | MUN | ARS | 4900 | 9.69 | 14 | 17.77 | |
He is the class of the DraftKings slate, such as it is. I'm not expecting much, but with so many value plays elsewhere, it is easy to afford him. | |||||||
Ben Godfrey | EVE | NEW | 2500 | 2.42 | 12 | 8.00 | |
Godfrey has a chance to start at left back, and like Kenny, he's a cheap defender with a chance to get forward. | |||||||
Shkodran Mustafi | ARS | MUN | 2600 | 1.36 | 11 | 2.60 | |
Mustafi averaged 5.08 clearances per start last season, and there is no reason to believe he won't pick up where he left off. | |||||||
Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
Federico Fernandez | NEW | EVE | 2700 | 2.82 | 13 | 12.17 | |
He's a GPP play on FanDuel because I think this game really could go either way. He has five or more clearances in four of his six games, with the exceptions being at Wolves and at Spurs. I would expect a lot of clearances at home against Everton, though I'm not sure we can count on that with so many of Everton's attackers out. I do like him in a stack with Karl Darlow, however. | |||||||
Yerry Mina | EVE | NEW | 3500 | 5.66 | 10 | 14.97 | |
We're really grasping at straws at defense on DraftKings, but with so few defenders that we can count on to get forward, I'll take a chance on Mina getting a header on a corner or free kick. That being said, he is a GPP play only. |
DK Cash | DK GPP | |||||||||||
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | |
F | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | MU | 8.8 | $7,700 | F | Marcus Rashford | MU | MU | 13.42 | $8,300 | |
F | Callum Wilson | NEW | EVE | 13.25 | $6,800 | F | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | MU | 8.8 | $7,700 | |
M | Bruno Fernandes | MU | MU | 24.46 | $10,600 | M | Bruno Fernandes | MU | MU | 24.46 | $10,600 | |
M | Gylfi Sigurdsson | EVE | NEW | 4.31 | $5,900 | M | Ryan Fraser | NEW | EVE | 4.21 | $5,000 | |
D | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | MU | MU | 9.69 | $4,900 | D | Kieran Tierney | ARS | MU | 6.28 | $4,700 | |
D | Jonjoe Kenny | EVE | NEW | 0 | $2,900 | D | Yerry Mina | NEW | EVE | 3.98 | $3,400 | |
GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | EVE | 10.39 | $4,200 | GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | EVE | 10.39 | $4,200 | |
Util | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | EVE | 11.58 | $7,000 | Util | Gylfi Sigurdsson | EVE | NEW | 4.31 | $5,900 | |
Total | $50,000 | Total | $49,800 | |||||||||
DK Pivot Cash | DK Pivot GPP | |||||||||||
Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | |
F | F | |||||||||||
F | F | Willian | ARS | MU | 8.08 | $7,800 | ||||||
M | M | |||||||||||
M | M | |||||||||||
D | Ben Godfrey | EVE | NEW | 2.42 | $2,500 | D | ||||||
D | D | Jamal Lewis | ||||||||||
GK | GK | |||||||||||
Util | Marcus Rashford | MU | MU | 13.42 | $8,300 | Util | ||||||
Total | $10,800 | Total | $7,800 | |||||||||
FD Cash | FD GPP | |||||||||||
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | |
F/M | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | ARS | 35.58 | $19 | F/M | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | ARS | 35.58 | $19 | |
F/M | Harry Kane | TOT | BHA | 42.70 | $23 | F/M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | BHA | 39.75 | $22 | |
F/M | Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | EVE | 13.34 | $14 | F/M | Marcus Rashford | MUN | ARS | 21.12 | $20 | |
F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | MUN | 13.68 | $19 | F/M | Gylfi Sigurdsson | EVE | NEW | 5.48 | $12 | |
D | Shkodran Mustafi | ARS | MUN | 2.60 | $11 | D | Federico Fernandez | NEW | EVE | 12.17 | $13 | |
D | Joel Veltman | BHA | TOT | 9.10 | $7 | D | Joel Veltman | BHA | TOT | 9.10 | $7 | |
GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | EVE | 15.33 | $7 | GK | Karl Darlow | NEW | EVE | 15.33 | $7 | |
Total | $100 | Total | $100 | |||||||||
FD Pivot Cash | FD Pivot GPP | |||||||||||
Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary | |
F/M | F/M | |||||||||||
F/M | F/M | Harry Kane | TOT | BHA | 42.70 | $23 | ||||||
F/M | Ryan Fraser | NEW | EVE | 2.28 | $10 | F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | MUN | 13.68 | $19 | |
F/M | F/M | |||||||||||
D | D | |||||||||||
D | Yerry Mina | EVE | NEW | 14.97 | $10 | D | ||||||
GK | GK | |||||||||||
Total | $20 | Total | $42 |