There will be another change in the coming days, that’s for sure, as we are detailing all the statistics from the pre-season friendlies for the Premier League clubs, but let’s see our latest draft based on it.
1st draft: Haaland+Salah draft: Can Nkunku cover Palmer?
2nd draft: No Ollie Watkins draft: Gabriel Jesus opened a lot of space in this team
In this draft we have six players who are first penalty takers in their teams, which is a very important note, but, like other drafts, this also can be changed in the coming days, so it’s a situation of ‘wait and see’.
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We will keep the duo Mark Flekken (BRE, 4.5m) and Dean Henderson (CRY, 4,5m) as two great goalkeeper options, which gives us a great possibility for a rotation. We spoke about Jordan Pickford (EVE, 5.0m) and Bernd Leno (FUL, 5.0m), but instead of them, we will use those funds for budget defenders from Everton and Fulham who are capable of attacking returns.
Mark Flekken (BRE, 4.5m) / Dean Henderson (CRY, 4.5m)
It’s very hard to ignore those goals from William Saliba (ARS, DEF, 6.0m) and his teammate Gabriel Magalhaes (ARS, DEF, 6.0m) in yesterday’s match for Arsenal. Those goals came from Declan Rice’s (ARS, MID, 6.5 m) corners. Both defenders proved what they are capable of, but in this draft there will be no space for either of them.
Instead of that, we pick the’must have’ ones, as Pedro Porro (TOT, DEF, 5.5m) and Josko Gvardiol (MCI, DEF, 6.0m), and we added two defenders with a great possibility of attacking returns, such as Vitalii Mykolenko (EVE, DEF, 4.5m) and Antonee Robinson (FUL, DEF, 4.5m).
Additionally, we have added Taylor Harwood-Bellis (SOU, DEF, 4.0m), who remains at his current position within this team. He has a great price, he is a regular starter, and he will have 4 ‘green’ fixtures from game week 2 till game week 6.
It will be very smart if we think more about picking another budget defender such as Ben Johnson (IPS, DEF, 4.0m), as he is a regular starter for Ipswich and capable of attacking returns. We should add the fact that Johnson will have a fantastic run of fixtures from game week 3 till game week 10 with 7 ‘green’ fixtures.
Pedro Porro (TOT, 5.5m), Josko Gvardiol (MCI, 6.0m), Antonee Robinson (FUL, 4.5m), Vitalii Mykolenko (EVE, 4.5m), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (SOU, 4.0m)
There is a change in the midfield, as we think to give a chance for Eberechi Eze (CRY, 7.5m), but we are totally unsure about this move, and the reason is this: Can Eze perform for Crystal Palace in the way he did with Michael Ollise? Well, that’s the main question on this; even Eze is the first set-piece taker at Crystal Palace and also the first penalty taker in the team.
We added Ben Brereton Diaz (SOU, 5.5m), as we can see a big potential in him, so we should remind ourselves of the impact he made for Sheffield United during the half-season. He started counting the goals for Southampton in the pre-season, so we expect to continue with this during the new season of the Premier League. Note: Brereton Diaz is listed as a midfielder at Fantasy Premier League, but in reality, he is playing as a forward, and we should keep this in mind.
Justin Kluivert is now the first penalty taker at Bournemoutn?
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We were thinking between Callum Hudson-Odoi (NFO, 5.5m) and Anthony Elanga (NFO, 5.5m), but for now we will pick their teammate Morgan Gibbs-White (NFO, 6.5m), as he is the main player in this team, as well as the as the first penalty taker, and has duties over the rest of the set pieces. It’s obviously that there must be Nottingham Forest players in our team because of their fantastic run of fixtures.
Anthony Elanga scored a superb solo goal (VIDEO)
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We kept Mohamed Salah (LIV, 12.5m), as he is a great option for a captain in the first game week, and also there will be for sure a space for new Fulham signing Emile Smith Rowe (FUL, 5.5m).
Consider: Diogo Jota (LIV, 7.5m) proved what he is capable of during the pre-season for Liverpool under the new playing style of the new head coach, Arne Slot, so it will be very hard to ignore this fact, and he could be in the next draft in the coming days.
The situation over Christopher Nkunku (CHE, 6.5 m) is ‘wait and see’.
Mohamed Salah (LIV, 12.5m), Emile Smith Rowe (FUL, 5.5m), Morgan Gibbs-White (NFO, 6.5m), Eberechi Eze (CRY, 7.5m)
In the attack we kept Erling Haaland (MCI, 15.0m) and Alexander Isak (NEW, 8.5m), but on the Ollie Watkins (AVL, 9.0m) place, we added Dominic Calvert-Lewin (EVE, 6.0m).
We are fully aware of the fact that Calvert-Lewin had a lot of injuries, and he could be changed in the next draft. Maybe with Joao Pedro (BHA, FWD, 5.5 m)?
Calvert-Lewin was more than solid during the pre-season with two goals and one assist for Everton; he will have great opening fixtures in the new season, but his history with the injuries is more than a simple reason to think about picking him.
However, it’s totally unfair not to have the third player with the total of points from the last season of Fantasy Premier League, Ollie Watkins, so we should think twice about not having him in our team till the start of the new season.
In the previously draft we had Gabriel Jesus (ARS, 7.0m), but let’s not be affected by the atmosphere around him after his two goals and one assist during the pre-season for Arsenal.
Erling Haaland (MCI, 15.0 m), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (EVE, 6.0 m), Alexander Isak (NEW, 8.5 m)
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