Shrewd Moves and Differentials: Gameweek 30 FPL Tips – Fantasy Premier League Tips

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Gylfi Sigurdsson – Swansea

Price/Ownership: £7.2m / 5.9%

Next 3 Fixtures: Bournemouth (A), Aston Villa (H), Stoke (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 2, 4, 10

I’m a bit surprised to see how low Sigurdsson’s ownership currently is. Given that so many teams are not playing in Gameweek 30, the Icelandic has been in hot form over the past few weeks and has created quite a buzz amongst the FPL communities on social media. He’s scored 6 goals and 1 assist in the past 10 weeks, averaging 6.3 points per gameweek in that time frame.

Swansea also have some great fixtures to come, with away trips to Bournemouth and Stoke and a home game against Aston Villa in their next three, respectively. Perhaps he could be a differential captain option going against the Villains?

Sigurdsson is the beating heart of the Swansea midfield and currently takes all of their free kicks, corners, and penalties. He’s the triple threat of utility players, which means serious FPL points. If Swansea can keep up this form, I can’t see not owning Sigurdsson as an option for myself. What about you?

David Silva – Manchester City

Price/Ownership: £9.9m / 5.8%

Next 3 Fixtures: Norwich (A), Manchester United (H), Bournemouth (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 2, 2, 9

David Silva has been slow to return to his early season form. His ankle injury seems to be preventing him from playing at his absolute best but he hasn’t been all bad. We did see a good performance from him last week against Aston Villa as he picked up two assists. Sometimes, games like that can give players the confidence to perform like they know they can, and in my opinion, I think he’s going to close out the current Premier League season in style ahead of the Euro’s.

Manchester City have a great run of fixtures in the next few gameweeks. I think that City players are going to be essential in the coming weeks, especially because they will have an upcoming double gameweek also. Sterling is rotated too much and can’t be relied upon in yiour FPL team. Yaya can score and assist plenty, but is extremely inconsistent. Navas isn’t relevant to FPL so, that leaves Silva.

I think Silva is the best chance to score points in midfield for City. He’s also on City’s corners from the left side so you could get lucky with additional assists from set-pieces. He’s the key play-maker in City’s midfield and I think he’s worth a shot at 9.9m. I’ll be looking to see how I can fit him into my FPL team, that’s for sure.

Charlie Daniels – Bournemouth

Price/Ownership: £4.9m / 12.1%

Next 3 Fixtures: Swansea (H), Tottenham (A), Manchester City (H)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 8, 6, 8

I can’t believe I’m going to give this one to you guys. After some great performances, Charlie Daniels is more highly owned than the other players on this list. But, any player under 15% ownership is one I would consider to be a differential. Daniels and the Bournemouth defense as a whole have really scored well lately.

Charlie’s a rare player in FPL. He’s a defender who takes penalties for Bournemouth. His goal scoring potential as a defender is second to none in the Premier League. He scored a goal from open play last week as well. The only downside to Daniels are his upcoming fixtures, playing Spurs and Man City in the coming weeks. I still think he’s worth bringing into your team, because penalties can come even against the big clubs!

Nicolas Otamendi – Manchester City

Price/Ownership: £6.5m / 1.3%

Next 3 Fixtures: Norwich (A), Manchester United (H), Bournemouth (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 1, 1, 6

Okay, hear me out on this one. I firmly believe that Man City are the best team to invest in defensively right now and they are one of the few teams with a fixture in Gameweek 30. They’ve got some great fixtures in the coming weeks. They are also likely to have a double gameweek in Gameweek 34. Attractive prospects.

Pellegrini rotates his fullbacks all too often, so I don’t like the idea of owning one of them unless there is an injury. Kompany is currently at 14.3% ownership, which I felt was a bit too high to be considered a differential. So there leaves only one choice: Otamendi.

I do think there are benefits to owning Otamendi over Kompany. For one, I believe Otamendi is a bigger goal threat. Although both are involved in attacking corners and set-pieces, Otamendi made his money at Valencia last season scoring goals. You’re never guaranteed attacking points with a center back, but I think that the Argentine provides a good chance for points on both fronts.

Lucasz Fabianski – Swansea

Price/Ownership: £4.7m / 6.0%

Next 3 Fixtures: Bournemouth (A), Aston Villa (H), Stoke City (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 8, 3, 8

If you’re looking for a differential captaincy option to bring in this week, then I think Fabianski is your man. He’s been in great form lately. Swansea lost the game against Spurs, and Fabianski made 12 saves to grab all 3 bonus points. Having a keeper that can make saves against top teams and hold cleans against bottom ones is all you can ask for.

Swansea, as mentioned before, have some great fixtures to come including a home game against Villa. Fabianski doesn’t have any double gameweeks to come. If you’re planning on using that wildcard before the first double gameweek, then you’ll have the opportunity to get rid of him. But for the next three weeks, I don’t think you can go wrong with Fab.

Article written by Luke Thunberg

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