Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 19! Each gameweek, we'll highlight top picks to help you make the best decisions for your FPL team. For each gameweek, we'll focus on the following categories:
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Salah's goal against Leicester made it six goals over as many Gameweeks for the Egyptian international, no midfielder has bagged more. He is also top for shots in the box (23), 'big chances' (six) and 'Expected Goals' (xG) (4.80).
He is also top for FPL assists (five) over the aforementioned period, while only Rice (2.71) has notched a higher 'Expected Assists' (xA) tally than his 2.58.
As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he has averaged a whopping 13.3 FPL points per game in away matches this season.
Liverpool have scored 16 goals over the last six Gameweeks (second), and are third for both 'big chances' (22) and xG (15.23).
Their hosts West Ham have conceded 11 goals (15th) over the same period with only Brentford (103), Leicester (114) and Southampton (116) allowing opponents more shots than the Hammers (102).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 7.8 for Salah.
Palmer found the back of the net against Fulham making it five goals over the last six Gameweeks for the England international. As the below image from our Opta Stats Sandbox feature shows, no midfielder has attempted more shots (26), while he trails only Kluivert (4.29) and Salah (4.80) for xG (4.28).
Meanwhile, only Isak (17) has attempted more assists than his 16 over the aforementioned period.
Chelsea have scored 15 goals over the last six Gameweeks, only Liverpool (16) and Newcastle (17) have been more prolific. Bournemouth (112) are the only team to have taken more shots than the Blues (110), while no team has created more 'big chances' (24) than the London side.
Their opponents Ipswich have conceded 10 goals over the same period (11th) and have kept no clean sheets. The Tractor Boys are ranked 15th for shots in the box conceded (91) and 18th for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (13.68).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 7.1 for Palmer.
Mateta has scored just one goal for Palace over their last five league matches, but as the below image from our Match Stats feature shows, the French international is top amongst Palace players for xG (1.8) over that period. While only Sarr (seven) has landed more shots on target than his four.
Palace have scored eight goals over the last six Gameweeks (11th), the Eagles are ranked ninth for shots (79) and eighth for xG (10.74).
Their visitors Southampton have conceded 13 goals over the same period (18th) and have kept one clean sheet. No team have allowed opponents more shots in the box (85) than the South Coast side who are also bottom for xGC (16.57).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 5.1 for Mateta.
Gordon's brilliant goal against Villa was his second over the last six Gameweeks, the England international has taken 10 shots in the box over that period (11th) and been afforded four 'big chances' (seventh).
Meanwhile, only Palmer (16) has created more chances than his 14, with only J. Murphy, Amad (four each) and Salah (five) notching more assists than his three.
As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, nearly 200,000 FPL managers have brought him in already at the time of writing.
Newcastle have scored the most goals (17) in the league over the last six Gameweeks, the Magpies are fourth for 'big chances' (21) and fifth for xG (14.61) over that period.
Their hosts Man. Utd. have conceded 11 goals over the same period (15th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Red Devils are ranked fifth for shots conceded (60) and third for xGC (7.24).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 4.4 for Gordon.
Muñoz has scored twice over the last six Gameweeks, with no defender finding the back of the net more often. The Colombian international trails only Milenković and Gvardiol (nine each) for shots in the box (seven), while only Saliba (2.08) has racked up a higher xG than his 1.64.
Palace have conceded nine goals over the last six gameweeks (eighth) and have kept two clean sheets. The Eagles are ranked 11th for shots in the box conceded (54) and fifth for xGC (7.47).
Their visitors Southampton have scored just two goals over the same period (20th), and are ranked 16th for both shots in the box (42) and xG (6.77).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 50% probability of a Palace clean sheet and a point score of 5.6 for Muñoz.
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