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FPL Gameweek 2: Top 5 Key Players

Fantasy Football Fix 21 Aug. 2024

Top Five Key Players for Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 2

Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 2! 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:

  • 2 Attackers £8.5m or more
  • 2 Attackers under £8.5m
  • 1 Defender or Goalkeeper


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FPL Headliner - Erling Haaland (IPS)

Haaland opened his account for the 2024/25 season with a well taken goal against Chelsea, the Golden Boot winner will be looking to add to his goal totals against newly promoted Ipswich at the Etihad. Only Palmer (16) scored more goals than Haaland (15) in home matches last season season, while only Isak (25) was afforded more 'big chances' in home matches than his 24. As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he averaged 7.3 FPL points per game in home matches last season.

FPL Points Per Game at home for Haaland in Fantasy Premier League 2023/24

Man. City scored 51 goals at home last season, more than any other side. Their total of 367 shots in home matches was only bettered by Liverpool (478). Their opponents Ipswich had the seventh best defensive record in the Championship with 57 goals conceded and gave up more 'big chances' (six) than any other side in Gameweek 1. Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 10.1 for Haaland.

Top FPL Premium: Mohamed Salah (BRE)

Salah has started the season well under new manager Slot with a goal and assist in Gameweek 1. Despite being only third for goals scored (18) amongst midfielders, Salah posted impressive underlying numbers in 2023/24. No midfielder took more shots (114), landed more shots on target (56), or registered a higher xG (21.38) than the Egyptian international. As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is currently the fourth most transferred in player this week.

Top Transfers in Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 2

Liverpool were second for goals scored in home matches (49) last season, while only Newcastle (77) created more 'big chances' than their 80. The Merseyside outfit were top for xG (57.72) in home matches. Meanwhile, their visitors Brentford conceded 31 goals in away matches last season (fifth) and were ranked third for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (26.64). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 6.9 for Salah.

Best Mid-Priced Midfielder: Eberechi Eze (WHU)

Eze did not deliver any FPL returns in Gameweek 1 but was top for shots (seven) amongst all players. As the below image from our Opta Stats Sandbox feature shows, no Palace player created more chances (54) last season than the England international and he was also top for shots (83).

Creativity Stats for Palace Players Fantasy Premier League 2023/24

Palace scored 24 goals between Gameweek 30-38 last season, with only Newcastle (26), Chelsea (30) and Man. City (33) being more prolific. They were seventh for shots on target (54) and sixth for 'big chances' (26) over the aforementioned period. Their visitors West Ham conceded 46 goals in away matches last season (18th) and kept only one clean sheet on their travels. Man. Utd (379) and Luton (395) allowed their opponents more shots in away matches than the Hammers (371). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 5.4 for Eze.

Budget FPL Attacker: Rodrigo Muniz (LEI)

Muniz had a strong second half last season with nine goals between Gameweek 20-38 (fifth). The 23-year-old trailed only Haaland for shots (63 vs 62) and was third for shots on target (25) amongst forwards. As the below image from our Fixture Difficulty Ratings feature shows, Fulham are ranked first for 'Attack Difficulty' over the next five Gameweeks.

Fixture Difficulty Ratings Gameweek 2-6 for the 2024/25 season

Fulham scored 31 goals in home matches last season (ninth) and were 13th for xG (29.21). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.0 for Muniz.

Best FPL Defender: Alexander-Arnold (BRE)

Alexander-Arnold created two 'big chances' in Gameweek 1 with no player managing more across all positions. Despite just 28 appearances last season, he was third amongst defenders for chances created (64) and top for 'Expected Assists' (xA) (7.33).

Clean Sheet Probability Gameweek 2 Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Liverpool kept six clean sheets at home last season (fourth), while only Arsenal (139) and Man. City (112) allowed opponents fewer shots than their 170. Their visitors Brentford scored 27 goals in away matches last season (10th) and were ranked 13th for shots (213). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 40% chance of a Liverpool clean sheet and a point score of 4.7 for Alexander-Arnold.

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