Best differentials in Gameweek 17

FPL is back! We take a look at some of the best differentials in Gameweek 17. With the help of the Fantasy Football Scout members area, we can use its underlying stats and fixture difficulty rating system to help us.

Looking at the best differentials in Gameweek 17 can be very beneficial to FPL managers in their quest to reaching their goals. Differentials can be vital to those that are looking to get ahead of their competition or gain rank.

Fixture ticker

Below we can see teams who have the easiest fixtures at the top of the table, those teams include Manchester United, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Brighton.

We can also see teams that have the worst fixtures at the bottom of the table, those teams include Leeds, Aston Villa, West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.

Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United are becoming increasingly better and that could be due to their new manager. The reds have been maintaining some very strong attacking stats lately. In the last six matches, amongst all teams, they are second for chances created, third for total attempts on goal and joint second for attempts on target.

Nottingham Forest lay ahead for Man United. The newly promoted side currently sit 18th in the Premier League. This season Nottingham Forest rank the second worst for goals conceded, the third worst for shots in the box conceded and the fourth worst for big chances conceded.

Investing in the Man United attack could be beneficial for those reasons. One of the players managers could select is Bruno Fernandes (£9.8m). The Portuguese midfielder picked up two goals and three assists in his World Cup campaign. Furthermore, whilst also taking set pieces, without Ronaldo in the team, is likely to return to his penalty taking duty.

Kai Havertz

Chelsea have been struggling to maintain any sort of consistency this season. There were improvements when new manager Graham Potter took over , but there has been a recent slip in form. However, the blues rank second on the fixture ticker with a meeting against newly promoted side Bournemouth.

Bournemouth have shown flickers of quality through the season, but defensively, can struggle. Amongst all teams in the league they rank the worst for goals conceded, the second worst for shots in the box conceded and the second worst for set play attempts conceded. Because of this, it could be worth targeting Bournemouth.

Kai Havertz (£7.7m) has struggled to hit a run of form this season, picking up just three returns in his current league campaign. However, his recent two goals for Germany in the World Cup could be a turning point. Chelsea recently lost fellow striker Armando Broja (£5.3m) to a long-term injury, so Havertz’s minutes look even more secure.

Eberechi Eze

Crystal Palace have been inconsistent lately but they have shown the ability to win matches and score goals. In fact, they have scored two or more goals in nearly a third of their games, including two against Manchester City.

Fulham lay ahead for Crystal Palace in Gameweek 17. Although offensively strong, the newly promoted side have been conceding some interesting stats. This season, amongst all teams in the league, Fulham rank the second worst for shots on target conceded, the worst for big chances conceded and the fourth worst for goals conceded.

Eberechi Eze has proved capable of FPL returns. This season the midfielder has collected five returns, including two double-digit hauls. Eze is £5.7m and could help enable funds elsewhere within our fantasy teams.