NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Matheus Franca of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St. James Park on October 21, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)
Eddie the Eagle can fly v Ipswich – FPL tips & team of the week
The trickiest Fantasy Premier League decisions to be made at the moment are around strikers and, with only 11 gameweeks left, getting a precious transfer right could make or break your season.
Chris Wood is the top-scoring striker and, despite facing Manchester City this week, is a solid hold for the rest of the season.
But there are question marks – some bigger than others – around the next six forwards in the FPL scoring charts:
Alexander Isak, Newcastle – has a blank next week, slight injury worries.
Erling Haaland, Manchester City – blooming expensive.
Matheus Cunha, Wolves – great fixtures, signed by nearly 700,000 managers last week but now banned for at least three games after his FA Cup red card.
Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa – not setting world alight with his form and also blanks next week.
Jean-Phillipe Mateta, Crystal Palace – popular signing with 200,000 bringing him in this week, eight goals in eight games but now likely out injured for a few games and blanks next week.
Yoane Wissa, Brentford – solid choice, cheapest option but with horrible fixture run.
So the question is, who do you look to beyond this bunch for a striker to lead you to your mini-league title?
The team of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did last week’s team do?
Picking Cole Palmer over Mohamed Salah as captain didn’t hurt too much in the end, with just three points the difference.
The team was led by Chelsea assets – Marc Cucurella (15 points) and Pedro Neto (11) – and a double West Ham clean sheet.
Patrick Dorgu getting sent off was not ideal but an above average 63 points was more than tolerable.
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