A 53 point return was enough to outscore the FPL average of 44 points in Gameweek 2, with solid efforts from midfield the cornerstone of our performance. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sadio Mane and Dusan Tadic scored 10, 8 and 6 points respectively, whilst Romelu Lukaku, Phil Jones and Kasper Schmeichel bagged 6 points apiece to also contribute. With Gameweek 3 just around the corner, read on as we once again analyse the clean sheet and anytime goalscorer odds on offer to help you with those all-important transfer, squad selection and captaincy decisions…

Defensive odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Tottenham 1.72 58% Man Utd 1.91 52% Chelsea 2 50% Man City 2.2 45% Watford 2.45 41% Crystal Palace 2.5 40% West Brom 2.57 39% Southampton 2.6 38% Stoke 3.1 32% Newcastle 3.2 31% Liverpool 3.65 27% Huddersfield 3.8 26% West Ham 4.05 25% Brighton 4.2 24% Swansea 4.33 23% Arsenal 5.2 19% Everton 7.4 14% Leicester 9.5 11% Burnley 9.7 10% Bournemouth 11 9%

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Ahead of a home game against Burnley, Tottenham top the bookies’ defensive rankings with a 58% chance of keeping a clean sheet. The Lillywhites registered a league-high 17 clean sheets last season and started this term with another shutout against Newcastle. The Clarets blanked against West Brom in Gameweek 2 and, despite scoring three times on the opening day away to Chelsea, had the third poorest travelling attack last season. Ben Davies offers plenty of attacking prowess, having scored against Newcastle, to go with his potential for defensive returns.

Manchester United (52%), on the back of two clean sheets, rank second. Leicester visit Old Trafford on Saturday, and with the Foxes in having notched 5 goals in their opening pair of games, Jose Mourinho’s defence will have to once again be on top form if they are to continue their solid start to the new campaign. Phil Jones makes our squad for the third week running, with his £5.0m valuation providing the value route into the United back line.

Chelsea (50%) and Manchester City (45%) round off the top four defensive prospects in Gameweek 3. Antonio Conte’s men welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge on Sunday and will be hoping that the Toffees suffer a European hangover – they play in Croatia on Thursday evening – to help them keep their first clean sheet of the season. City, meanwhile, travel to the South Coast in Saturday’s early kick off to take on Bournemouth, who are goalless in the Premier League so far, looking to register their second shutout of the campaign. Both sides kept clean sheets in the corresponding fixtures last term (Chelsea 5 Everton 0, Bournemouth 0 Man City 2), so hopes are high for Thibaut Courtois and Danilo, who should play in the absence of the suspended Kyle Walker, this weekend.

On the bench, Rob Elliott (£4.0m – 31%) hosts West Ham on Saturday, offering both clean sheet and save point potential, whilst Miguel Britos (£4.5m – 41%) scored against Liverpool on the opening weekend and welcomes Premier League newboys Brighton, who are yet to score in the top flight, to Vicarage Road. Chancel Mbemba (£4.0m – 31%) looks like the only ultra-budget defender who will feature having started in Gameweek 2 for the Magpies.

Attacking odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Sergio Aguero 1.68 60% Harry Kane 1.7 59% Romelu Lukaku 1.8 56% Gabriel Jesus 1.91 52% Alvaro Morata 2 50% Dele Alli 2.3 43% Michy Batshuayi 2.3 43% Christian Benteke 2.5 40% Roberto Firmino 2.75 36% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2.75 36% Sadio Mane 2.8 36% Andre Gray 2.8 36% Mohamed Salah 2.88 35% Manolo Gabbiadini 2.88 35% Dwight Gayle 3 33% Javier Hernandez 3 33% Alexandre Lacazette 3.1 32% Richarlison 3.1 32% Kevin de Bruyne 3.15 32% Willian 3.2 31% Paul Pogba 3.3 30% Christian Eriksen 3.3 30% Salomon Rondon 3.4 29% Tammy Abraham 3.4 29% Jay Rodriguez 3.6 28% Dusan Tadic 3.75 27% Steve Mounie 3.75 27% Michail Antonio 3.8 26% Nathan Redmond 4 25% Saido Berahino 4 25% Glenn Murray 4 25% Matt Ritchie 4 25% Andre Ayew 4 25% Jermain Defoe 4.2 24% Ruben Loftus-Cheek 4.2 24% Wayne Rooney 4.33 23% Andros Townsend 4.4 23% Jamie Vardy 4.5 22% Joshua King 4.5 22% Thomas Ince 4.5 22% Sandro Ramirez 4.5 22% Christian Atsu 4.5 22% Jordan Ayew 4.7 21% Theo Walcott 5 20% Anthony Knockaert 5 20% Kelechi Iheanacho 5.25 19% Xherdan Shaqiri 5.25 19% Matt Phillips 5.4 19% Aaron Ramsey 5.5 18% Etienne Capoue 5.75 17% Sam Vokes 5.8 17% Alex Iwobi 6 17% Pascal Gross 6 17% Aaron Mooy 6 17% Mame Biram Diouf 6.5 15% Kevin Mirallas 6.75 15% Riyad Mahrez 7.5 13% Ryan Fraser 9 11% Tom Carroll 9.5 11% Robbie Brady 10 10%

Sergio Aguero, ahead of his trip to Dean Court on Saturday lunchtime, tops the bookies’ attacking rankings with a 60% chance of finding the back of the net. After scoring in Gameweek 1, and with Bournemouth conceding twice at home to Watford last time out, City’s Argentine talisman takes the captain’s armband for our squad for the second week running.

Harry Kane (59%) and Andre Gray (36%) complete our front three for Gameweek 3. Both players are yet to get off the mark this season, but the fixtures fall firmly in their favour this weekend. A home game against Burnley offers Kane, who has taken more shots than any other player and hit the post twice, the perfect chance to break his August duck – the Clarets have conceded in both of their opening matches. Gray, who scored 9 times in 32 appearances for Burnley last term, will take on Brighton, who have conceded twice in each of their games thus far.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Romelu Lukaku, Gabriel Jesus, Alvaro Morata, Michy Batshuayi, Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino, but they all prove too expensive for our squad this time round and are overlooked as a result.

Dele Alli (43%) is our first pick in midfield as we double up on the Tottenham attack ahead of their White Hart Lane clash with Burnley. After 18 top flight goals last season, including one against the Clarets at home, the Englishman is already up and running for the new campaign, having netted against Newcastle on the opening day.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (36%) makes our starting XI for the third consecutive week ahead of his home game against Leicester. The Foxes conceded 4 at Arsenal in Gameweek 1, and with United scoring 4 in each of their games so far, goals could well be on the menu again this Saturday. Mkhitaryan is yet to score this term, but has produced 4 assists and 3 bonus points for his owners.

Richarlison (32%) and Willian (31%) give our midfield a Brazilian twist and complete our starting XI for the gameweek. Watford’s new signing notched last weekend against Bournemouth and forms part of a double up on the Hornets’ attack for our squad this weekend. Over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s own man from the Samba nation will be hoping that set piece duties and a travel-weary Everton defence will help him repeat his goalscoring feats from last season – he scored against the Toffees when the sides met in April. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (24%), courtesy of his £4.5m price tag, takes the first spot on our substitutes bench ahead of his home game against Swansea.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, along with Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne, but we unfortunately have to forgo their services as they weigh too heavily on the budget this time round.

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Daniel Victory is a Fantasy football and anytime goalscorer betting enthusiast. Enjoys SSS – statistics, strategising and spreadsheets. Follow his great tips on Twitter.