Headliner – Harry Kane (BRI)

Spurs will be looking to bounce back after their defeat to Chelsea and with Son’s suspension, the onus is likely to be on Kane to deliver the goals. The Englishman has scored three goals in the last six gameweeks and only McGoldrick (18), Rashford (22), Vardy (23) and Jiménez (24) have taken more shots than his 17 amongst forwards. He has landed seven shots on target (SoT) and created seven chances with only Long (eight), Deulofeu (10) and Jiménez (13) faring better for creativity. Spurs have scored 14 goals in the same period, only Man. City (15) have been more prolific. They have fashioned 15 ‘big chances’, only Man. City (16), Sheff. Utd. (17) and Leicester (22) have fared better. Spurs have one of the best schedules over the festive period as per our Fixture Analyzer. Their opponents Brighton have conceded nine goals over their last six matches, keeping no clean sheets. Only Newcastle (64) and Villa (70) have allowed opponents more shots in the box (SiB) than their 62 and only the same two teams (35 and 39 respectively) allowed more SoT than their 33. Our Fix Algorithm projects a point score of 5.7 for Kane.

Kevin De Bruyne (wol)

De Bruyne put in another impressive performance against Leicester last gameweek and no midfielder has scored more goals (four) than the Belgian over the last six gameweeks. He is top amongst midfielders for shots (25), SoT (12) and chances created (26). He trails only Son (six) for ‘big chances’ created (with four). The most transferred in player this week as per our Transfer Stats feature, you can continue to monitor his price movements using our Price Predictor feature. No team has scored more goals than Man. City’s 15 over the aforementioned period and they are top for shots (116) and SoT (45) as well. Only Sheff. Utd (17) and Leicester (22) have created more ‘big chances’ than their 16. Wolves have conceded seven goals over the last six gameweeks, keeping just one clean sheet. They have allowed opponents 26 SoT and conceded 10 ‘big chances’ and only eight teams have conceded more. Our Fix Algorithm projects a point score of 4.9 for De Bruyne.

Tammy Abraham (SOU)

Abraham will be looking to improve on his goal return, with just one shot finding the back of the net in the last six gameweeks. Chelsea host Southampton at Stamford Bridge in gameweek 19 and Abraham’s 16 shots sees him ranked eighth amongst forwards over the last six gameweeks while only Jota, McGoldrick (both 15), Jesus (17), Jiménez (19) and Vardy (22) have taken more SiB than his 14. The recently capped England international has also created five chances during the same period. One of the first names on the Chelsea team sheet, he is rated at 100% to start as per our Predicted Lineups feature. Although Chelsea have scored only six goals over the last six gameweeks, their underlying statistics are promising. Only Man. City (116) beat them for shots (101) and their total of 72 SiB is bettered only by Man. City (74) and Leicester (75). Southampton have conceded eight goals over the same period, keeping no clean sheets. They have allowed opponents 47 SiB and 27 SoT. Our Fix Algorithm projects a point score of 5.8 for Abraham.

Richarlison de Andrade (BUR)

Richarlison will be looking to get off to a positive start under new manager Ancelotti as the Toffees square off against Burnley, only De Bruyne (four) has scored more goals amongst midfielders than the Brazilian (three). His total of 12 SiB is only beaten by Pulisic, Sterling (both 13), Salah and Grealish (both 14). He is also top for ‘big chances’ with four. His creativity numbers are impressive as well, with no Toffees’ midfielder creating more chances than his seven. As our FPL Statistics feature shows, his ownership remains low across the ranks and he is potentially an explosive differential. Everton have scored seven goals over the last six gameweeks, taking 71 shots and landing 24 SoT. Burnley have conceded 11 goals in the same period, and only Villa (13) have conceded more. They have allowed opponents 64 shots and 21 SoT. Our Fix Algorithm projects a point score of 4.6 for the Brazilian.

John Lundstram (WAT)

The top scoring defender in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) with a total of 95 points, Lundstram has created four chances in the last six gameweeks and is only beaten by Dunk (nine) for shots (eight) amongst defenders. Only Pereira, Stevens (both three) and Targett (four) have created more ‘big chances’ than the Englishman’s two. Sheff. Utd. have conceded only seven goals in the last six gameweeks, keeping two clean sheets. Only Liverpool (29) and Man. City (26) have restricted opponents to fewer SiB than their 36. The Blades have conceded just six ‘big chances’ and only Spurs (four) have fared better. Watford have scored just three goals over the same period, the lowest in the league. The Hornets have taken just 57 shots and only Newcastle, Bournemouth (both 52), Burnley (46) and West Ham (44) have performed worse. The North West London outfit are also second-bottom for SoT (16) with only Bournemouth (13) landing fewer. Our Fix Algorithm projects a 50% chance of a clean sheet for the Blades and a point score of 5.3 for Lundstram.