Matz Sels, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £4.5m – home to Crystal Palace
Palace have scored once in their past three games and only Fulham have conceded fewer big chances than Forest.
Sels is the best £4.5m keeper this week – he pulled out of the Belgium squad with an adductor injury but should be OK, and I’ve got his deputy on the bench if not.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool, defender, £7.1m – home to Chelsea
I’m expecting Liverpool to win a tight game against Chelsea on Sunday so picking Alexander-Arnold is a no-brainer. We have talked about his attacking potential before in this column – he can get a return in any game.
And Liverpool have five clean sheets this season, and are capable of keeping Chelsea at bay.
Gabriel, Arsenal, defender, £6.2m – away at Bournemouth
Plenty of budget in this week’s team so goal-magnet Gabriel is in against a Bournemouth side who, despite some fine performances, have failed to score in three of their past four games.
Same as Alexander-Arnold – could get an attacking return and a good shout for a clean sheet so is nailed in this team.
Pedro Porro, Spurs, defender, £5.5m – home to West Ham
The Spanish right-back started the season with a bang and a goal but hasn’t done much since. We know he’s got a lot of attacking potential and West Ham concede 25% of their chances down his right-hand flank, compared with 18% on the left.
That’s a small margin but those are what you sometimes have to look for in FPL.
Don’t expect Spurs to keep a clean sheet but those are few and far between this season, so looking for attacking potential is the best tactic.
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