Last Minute Gameweek 17 Tips

The community return with plenty of Gameweek 17 tips, with a favourable fixture for Leicester and Liverpool.

Marcus Rashford dominates the transfers in, with Spurs midfielders Son Hung-Min and Dele Alli not far behind him.

Watchlist

Marcus Rashford is straight onto the FPL Tips Watchlist, given his excellent record in his last eight games. He’s also creating chances for his team-mates and sits alongside a pair of intriguing Spurs acquisitions.

? NEW #FPL VIDEO ?

With 7 goals and 3 assists in the last 8 Gameweeks, Marcus Rashford makes the Watchlist ahead of #GW17

➡️ https://t.co/xfaI1VDiDQ pic.twitter.com/Vp8Ndo0h7F

— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) December 9, 2019

Statistics

Jamie Vardy dominates the shots inside the box metric over the last four games, with the underlying statistics also looking promising for Kevin De Bruyne and Raul Jimenez. Both have seen significant sales this week.

Pre-#GW17 Stats

⚽ Shots Inside Box (On Target Inside Box)
? Chances Created (Big Chances Created)
⚠️ Shots Conceded Inside Box
❎ Big Chances Created#FPL pic.twitter.com/zSXGpEhdJv

— Andrey Arshivan (@arshifpl11) December 12, 2019

Review

There’s plenty of Gameweek 17 tips in Bakar’s review thread. It was difficult to keep track of all the games in the congested schedule, but there were notable performances from Vardy, Jimenez and the Spurs attack.

The Review : GW 16 – A thread

Greetings everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. With the hectic festive schedule almost upon us, I hope that this summary of important takeaways is helpful for FPL managers in setting their team up for this crucial period: #FPL

— AbuBakar Siddiq (@BigManBakar) December 11, 2019

Odds

FPL Salah provides an update to the bookies odds, with Jamie Vardy the clear leader. There’s hope for a resurgence from faltering Chelsea assets and Liverpool midfielders are expected to dominate a porous Watford defence.

#GW17 bookies anytime scorer odds %

Vardy: 66%
Abraham: 62%
Salah: 55%
Mane: 54%
Jesus: 51%
Sterling: 46%
Ihenacho: 45%
Origi: 44%
Rashford: 43%
Firmino: 43%
Ings: 42%
Kane: 41%
Martial: 39%
Mousset: 39%
A.Barnes: 38%
Pulisic: 38%
Wood: 38%
Mount: 38%
Auba: 35%#FPL

— Abdul Rehman (@FPL_Salah) December 11, 2019

Involvement

When it comes to talisman, there’s nobody more important to their team’s output than Teemu Pukki. He’s seen a resurgence in form: Rashford, Aubameyang and notably Son make the chasing pack. Should Son be our top priority from the Spurs attack?

Top Goal Involvement % (10+ starts)

?Pukki 65%
?Rashford 60
?Aubameyang 58
⚪️Son 56
?Ings 56
?Lacazette 54
?Vardy 51
⚔️Moussett 50
?Trossard 50

Stats from @FFH_HQ

— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) December 11, 2019

Forwards

Tammy Abraham may be prominent in the Golden Boot race, but he’s lagging behind other forwards where recent form is concerned. Danny Ings and Marcus Rashford have been in sensational form, with many managers making the swap.

Why the cult-like love for Tammy still? He's fine, but far from the best pick. Are his 7 goals in GW3-5 blinding many?

Last 10 GW:

Vardy: 13g, 3a, 17b
Rashford; 7g, 4a, 13b
Ings: 8g, 0a, 17b
Jimenez: 4g, 4a, 11b
Tammy: 4g, 3a, 10b
Mousset: 4g, 3a, 9b

??‍♀️ Lotsa options, yo. #FPL

— Kylie #FPL (@KylieFpl) December 10, 2019

Defence

At the other end of the pitch, it’s Leicester who have the best defensive record, followed by Crystal Palace. Bargains Soyuncu, Kelly and Lundstram remain popular – could it be time to jump off Liverpool assets ahead of their blank?

?️ Premier League teams by clean sheets

? LEI – 7
? CRY – 6
⚫️ BUR – 5
? MCI – 5
? SHU – 5
? BHA – 4
⚫️ NEW – 4
⚫️ WAT – 4
⚫️ WHU – 4
⚫️ WOL – 4
⚫️ AVL – 3
? BOU – 3
? CHE – 3
? EVE – 3
? LIV – 3
? ARS – 2
? MUN – 2
⚫️ NOR – 2
? SOU – 2
⚪️ TOT – 2#FPL

— Fantasy Football Secrets  (@FPLSecrets) December 11, 2019

Captains

There are a trio of enticing captaincy picks this weekend and it’s difficult to make sense of which one to go with. Andrew Gower provides a compelling argument for why Sadio Mane ought to be considered first and foremost.

Vardy v Mane v Salah at Home v bottom 13 sides in the PL during 2019:

Apps: 12/12 v 10/10 v 9/10
Goals: 11 v 13 v 7
Assists: 2 v 2 v 2
Mins per GorA: 83 v 54 v 88
2+ returns: 3 v 6 v 3
Blanks: 4 v 2 v 4#FPL pic.twitter.com/8cRUUncwZ7

— Andrew Gower (@goweramg) December 11, 2019

Differentials

A couple of differentials could give an added boost over the festive period. FPL Teach Mode provides an informative table, showcasing some of the best assets to consider. Milivojevic catches the eye for potential with good fixtures.

My latest differential table for you all to digest.

After the success of my last one, it’ll be interesting to see how this one gets on in the coming weeks. ?#FPLCommunity pic.twitter.com/TdqMwSdGOQ

— FPL Teach Mode (Andy) (@FplMode) December 10, 2019

Lessons

In the latest episode of the Who Got The Assist? podcast, Nick and Tom reflect on the last three games and consider the lessons to be learnt going forward in the Gameweek 17 tips. There are many more matches to be played this December.

WGTA Pod 90 – Sliding Doors ➡️?
We discuss how Nick has managed to rampage into a big lead over me over the last 3 #FPL Gws in 7 days, and ask whether it was a case of sliding doors or if there's any Xmas lessons to learn ???
And ???#Dadwatch?‍?‍?‍?❓
♻️❤️?https://t.co/wB5mCd0Tsk

— Who Got The Assist? (Tom) (@WGTA_FPL) December 10, 2019

Trends

Rebant provides a graphic demonstrating the shot difference over the most recent period of games. Crystal Palace have the biggest deficit, but are still keeping plenty of clean sheets. The advice is to hold onto Kevin De Bruyne.

Shot difference over the last 5 Gameweeks (12-16)
Courtesy: @FFH_HQ Opta Tool

My takeaways:
~ MCFC still leading. KdB highest shot taker for City. Probably unwise to get rid of him immediately
~ Shot leaders for Chelsea: Pulisic & Mount (both on the hacking board for many) pic.twitter.com/scNmRZssxR

— Rebant Malhotra (@RebantMalhotra) December 9, 2019

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