The Bookies’ Advantage squad continues to score well, registering a 72 point return in Gameweek 25. Captain Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick netted a blockbuster 34 points, whilst Phil Jones (9) and Harry Kane (8) also made significant contributions, with assists from Raheem Sterling and Marko Arnautovic providing 5 points a piece. The Premier League returns to action over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, so read on as we analyse the clean sheet and anytime goalscorer markets to help you with those all-important captaincy, transfer and squad selection decisions…

Defensive odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Man City 1.67 60% Liverpool 1.95 51% Chelsea 2.01 50% Southampton 2.1 48% Arsenal 2.3 43% Newcastle 2.3 43% Leicester 2.94 34% Tottenham 2.95 34% West Ham 3.1 32% Everton 3.25 31% Stoke 3.25 31% Burnley 3.3 30% Crystal Palace 3.3 30% Man Utd 3.75 27% Watford 4.33 23% Brighton 4.33 23% Swansea 7 14% Huddersfield 8.6 12% Bournemouth 11.5 9% West Brom 16 6%

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A home game against the second-lowest away scorers in the top flight, West Brom (7 goals), sees Manchester City installed as the bookies’ top-ranked defence for Gameweek 25, with a 60% chance of keeping a clean sheet. The Citizens have only conceded 9 goals in 12 games at The Etihad this term, so we plump for Nicolas Otamendi. The Argentine offers the security of starts, along with a significant goal threat – his 4 goals are only bettered by Marcos Alonso (6) amongst defenders – and bonus point potential (16 so far, joint-highest for a defender).

Liverpool (51%) rank second ahead of their trip to Huddersfield. The Terriers have only scored once in their last 4 top flight games, so even Liverpool’s dodgy defence could be in line to profit. Joe Gomez, who has seemingly seen off the challenge of Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right back spot after starting each of the last 4, offers the value route into Jurgen Klopp’s back line at £4.5m and starts for our squad.

Chelsea (50%) and Southampton (48%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for Gameweek 25. The Blues have enjoyed home comforts of late, registering shutouts in 5 of their last 6 in the Premier League, so a Stamford Bridge meeting with Bournemouth, who have blanked in 3 of their last 6 on the road, looks promising. Making our starting XI is the aforementioned Marcos Alonso, who tops the FPL defender standings with 137 points, whilst he also scored and provided an assist in Sunday’s FA Cup triumph over Newcastle. Conversely, Southampton have been in poor defensive form for a while, keeping just 1 clean sheet in their last 15 attempts in the league. Wednesday’s hosting of Brighton, however, gives the Saints the perfect opportunity to rectify that, with the Seagulls failing to find the net in each of their last 6 away from home. Alex McCarthy has usurped Fraser Forster in goal, starting the last 4 matches, and takes his place between the sticks for our squad.

On the bench, Rob Elliott (£4.0m – 43%) and Jamaal Lascelles (£4.5m – 43%) welcome Burnley to St James’s Park, with the Clarets blanking in 4 of their last 5 on their travels. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0m – 23%) travels to Stoke, but, like Elliott, is unlikely to see game time (unfortunately, this is the case for all £4.0m options at present, but their rock-bottom prices are important for our squad).

Attacking odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Sergio Aguero 1.5 67% Alvaro Morata 1.73 58% Raheem Sterling 1.91 52% Eden Hazard 1.94 52% Mohamed Salah 1.95 51% Alexandre Lacazette 2.07 48% Harry Kane 2.08 48% Leroy Sane 2.2 45% Roberto Firmino 2.23 45% Sadio Mane 2.4 42% Pedro 2.45 41% Manolo Gabbiadini 2.48 40% Guido Carrillo 2.55 39% Jamie Vardy 2.65 38% Kevin de Bruyne 2.8 36% Chicharito 2.85 35% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 2.85 35% Andre Gray 3 33% Mame Biram Diouf 3.05 33% Cenk Tosun 3.1 32% Dwight Gayle 3.15 32% Romelu Lukaku 3.25 31% Mesut Ozil 3.3 30% Son Heung-Min 3.35 30% Wayne Rooney 3.4 29% Alexis Sanchez 3.45 29% Tammy Abraham 3.6 28% Wilfried Zaha 3.6 28% Alex Iwobi 3.65 27% Xherdan Shaqiri 3.7 27% Dele Alli 3.75 27% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3.75 27% Richarlison 3.75 27% Chris Wood 3.75 27% Anthony Martial 3.75 27% Andre Ayew 3.85 26% Marcus Rashford 4 25% Glenn Murray 4.1 24% Cesc Fabregas 4.1 24% Dusan Tadic 4.1 24% Riyad Mahrez 4.2 24% Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4.2 24% Sam Vokes 4.2 24% Callum Wilson 4.25 24% Matt Ritchie 4.5 22% Laurent Depoitre 4.7 21% Jesse Lingard 4.9 20% Christian Eriksen 5 20% Jordan Ayew 5 20% Salomon Rondon 5.4 19% Paul Pogba 5.75 17% Abdoulaye Doucoure 6 17% Jay Rodriguez 6.1 16% Anthony Knockaert 6.1 16% Luka Milivojevic 6.1 16% Pascal Gross 6.4 16% Collin Quaner 6.5 15% Marc Albrighton 6.75 15% Aaron Mooy 8 13% Tom Carroll 10.5 10%

Sergio Aguero tops the bookmakers’ attacking rankings with a 67% chance of scoring against West Brom. The explosive Argentine, who straps on our captain’s armband for second gameweek running, has scored 6 goals and provided 2 assists in his last 6 Premier League starts, including a devastating hat-trick last time out against Newcastle. With the Baggies squad ravaged by injury and illness, Aguero could profit heavily once again come Wednesday evening.

He is joined up top by Roberto Firmino (45%). The Liverpool forward has notched 6 times in his last 9 games in all competitions for the Reds, whilst the David Wagner’s men have struggled defensively of late, conceding 9 goals in their last 3 top flight outings.

Jordan Ayew (20%) takes the first spot on our bench. Swansea’s Ghanaian forward has found his form lately with 3 goals in his last 6 – great returns for a £5.0m budget striker. He will entertain an Arsenal side without a clean sheet in 6 on Tuesday night.

The bookies also fancy the chances of big-hitting trio Alvaro Morata, Alexandre Lacazette and Harry Kane for Gameweek 25, but injury concerns and budget restrictions, along with the value on offer in midfield, mean we forgo their services this time around.

In the middle of the park, favorable fixtures see us double up on Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea attacking assets.

Raheem Sterling (52%) joins Aguero against the Baggies, with the England pocket rocket scoring 5 times and laying on a further 4 goals for his teammates in his last 8 league appearances. He also scored in the FA Cup on Sunday, and with Leroy Sane out injured, his starting spot looks even more secure.

Mo Salah (51%) partners Firmino after also finding the net, and providing an assist, in the cup over the weekend. The Egyptian maestro has now bagged 25 goals in all competitions in a tremendous debut season for Liverpool, and remains the highest scoring player in FPL (181 points) despite blanking at Swansea last time out. Furthermore, he now comes with the added possible bonus of penalty duties after Firmino missed a spot kick against West Brom on Saturday.

Eden Hazard (52%) and Pedro (41%) both feature prior to their home encounter with Bournemouth. The Cherries are without a clean sheet in 11 attempts, giving Hazard the platform to continue his recent good form (3 goals in 3 games). Furthermore, Eddie Howe’s men are also one of the Belgian’s favoured opponents – he has scored 5 times in 4 appearances against them. Pedro, meanwhile, looks well-placed to start given the injuries to Alvaro Morata and Willian. Whilst the Spaniard has not commanded a spot in Chelsea’s first XI of late, he has still managed to score twice in his last 4 league starts for the Blues.

Completing our starting XI and squad is Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (35%). Stoke benefitted from the infamous “new manager bounce” in Gameweek 24 against Huddersfield as Paul Lambert won his first match in charge. The Potters now enjoy a second home game in succession against an out-of-sorts Watford, who, like Bournemouth, are without a shutout in their last 11 in the league. The Cameroon international was back amongst the fantasy points last time out after providing an assist.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Manchester City duo Leroy Sane and Kevin de Bruyne, although the former has since been ruled out through injury, along with Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, but the trio weighs too heavily on the budget to be considered for selection.

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