In a low-scoring gameweek all round, the Bookies’ Advantage squad put 38 points on the board, mainly thanks to Crystal Palace assets Luka Milivojevic (10 points – subbed in for Mo Salah) and Wilfried Zaha (7). Our only other returns came from vice-captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6), with captain Harry Kane failing to score on his return to the Tottenham starting XI – although the jury remains out on that one. The second double gameweek of the season takes place Saturday through Thursday, with 8 teams – Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Burnley, Leicester, Brighton, Southampton and Bournemouth – playing twice. As a result, Gameweek 34 provides the opportunity for mega points, 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…

Clean Sheet Odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Man Utd 1.53 & 2.45 80% Chelsea 2.5 & 2.55 64% Tottenham 4.15 & 2.01 62% Leicester 3.05 & 2.82 57% Burnley 2.84 & 4.25 50% Liverpool 2.19 46% Crystal Palace 2.3 43% Southampton 4.75 & 4.05 41% West Ham 2.6 38% Swansea 2.75 36% Brighton 4 & 7.7 35% Huddersfield 3 33% Arsenal 3.2 31% Watford 3.2 31% Everton 3.25 31% Stoke 4.2 24% Bournemouth 14 & 6.2 22% Man City 4.55 22% Newcastle 4.75 21% West Brom 11 9%

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With a home game against West Brom and a trip to Bournemouth on the cards, Manchester United top the bookies’ defensive rankings with an 80% chance of keeping a clean sheet in Gameweek 34. The clash against the Baggies looks extremely favorable, with Jose Mourinho’s men having conceded just 7 goals at Old Trafford this season, making them the meanest home defence in the top flight. Furthermore, West Brom have blanked in 3 of their last 4 on the road, whilst United have shut out their opponents in 4 of the last 6 at home. The game at Bournemouth looks slightly trickier from a defensive perspective, with the Cherries finding the net in each of the last 8 at The Vitality and United having kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 12 away games. Nevertheless, David de Gea (£5.5m) offers starting security, as well as save and bonus point potential, so the top-scoring keeper in FPL takes his place between the goalposts for our side.

We once again opt for starting security in opting for Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.5m) as our pick from the Chelsea back line, with the Spaniard only having missed one Premier League game this term. The Blues rank second in defence with a 64% chance of a shutout in their games at Southampton and Burnley. The first match, against the Saints, looks likeliest to produce defensive returns, with Mark Hughes’ men failing to find the net in successive home games. Burnley, however, have scored in 4 of their last 5 at Turf Moor. Conte’s side are struggling lately, losing their last 3 on the road, and may have one eye on the FA Cup semi final after the Burnley game, but Azpilicueta’s strike and maximum bonus against West Ham last weekend took him to 2 goals, 6 assists and 22 bonus points for the season – his most productive since arriving on English shores.

Two fixtures each see Tottenham (62%) and Leicester (57%) complete the top four defensive prospects for Gameweek 34. A home game against Manchester City may not look ideal, but Spurs have not conceded at Wembley in their last 4, whilst the Citizens are currently in the midst of a mini-crisis. Add in a trip to Brighton, who have scored just once in their last 3 games, and Jan Vertonghen (£6.0m) certainly appeals, with his status as the most nailed on member of Mauricio Pochettino’s rearguard important over the double gameweek. Leicester, meanwhile, travel to Burnley on Saturday and then host Southampton next Thursday. The Foxes kept a clean sheet in their last away game (a 2-0 win at Brighton), whilst Southampton have blanked in 2 of their last 3 on the road. Still, with Claude Puel’s men not showing much resolve at the back of late (1 clean sheet in 8), the attacking potential England of new boy Harry Maguire (£5.0m), who has 2 goals and 4 assists to his name this season, makes him the most attractive option from the former Premier League champions’ defence.

On the bench, Rob Elliott (£4.0m – 21%) won’t feature but is vital for our squad in terms of budget, whilst Kevin Long (£4.0m – 50%) could enjoy a double at a bargain price if Ben Mee’s injury keeps him out of both games. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0m – 31%) travels to Huddersfield and offers us the cheapest nailed defensive option in the game having started each of the last 9 for the Hornets.

Our defensive differential this week is Patrick van Aanholt (£5.0m – 43%), who has produced 2 goals and a clean sheet in his last 5 outings. Despite having just a single game, he hosts a Brighton side that have failed to score in 10 of their 15 away matches this season.

Goalscorer Odds

** The bookies are yet to release anytime goalscorer odds for the second round of fixtures this gameweek (Brighton v Tottenham, Bournemouth v Man Utd, Burnley v Chelsea and Leicester v Southampton). We have therefore replicated the anytime goalscorer odds for the first game for players with a double gameweek, to give some estimate of their implied chance of scoring over the entire gameweek. **

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Romelu Lukaku 1.8 & 2nd game 80% Harry Kane 2.1 & 2nd game 73% Alexis Sanchez 2.38 & 2nd game 66% Alvaro Morata 2.45 & 2nd game 65% Jesse Lingard 2.43 & 2nd game 65% Olivier Giroud 2.5 & 2nd game 64% Mohamed Salah 1.57 64% Eden Hazard 2.65 & 2nd game 61% Chris Wood 2.75 & 2nd game 60% Jamie Vardy 2.9 & 2nd game 57% Paul Pogba 3.05 & 2nd game 55% Son Heung-Min 3.25 & 2nd game 52% Ashley Barnes 3.25 & 2nd game 52% Sam Vokes 3.45 & 2nd game 50% Glenn Murray 3.5 & 2nd game 49% Roberto Firmino 2.05 49% Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2.08 48% Willian 3.6 & 2nd game 48% Charlie Austin 3.8 & 2nd game 46% Dele Alli 4 & 2nd game 44% Christian Eriksen 4.25 & 2nd game 42% Sadio Mane 2.4 42% Sergio Aguero 2.5 40% Callum Wilson 4.4 & 2nd game 40% Jermain Defoe 4.4 & 2nd game 40% Riyad Mahrez 4.6 & 2nd game 39% Marko Arnautovic 2.62 38% Steve Mounie 2.7 37% Chicharito 2.75 36% Gabriel Jesus 2.8 36% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2.8 36% Wilfried Zaha 3.1 32% Joshua King 5.75 & 2nd game 32% Pascal Gross 5.75 & 2nd game 32% Christian Benteke 3.2 31% Cenk Tosun 3.35 30% Raheem Sterling 3.4 29% Dusan Tadic 6.25 & 2nd game 29% Dwight Gayle 3.5 29% Troy Deeney 3.55 28% Marc Albrighton 7.5 & 2nd game 25% Aaron Ramsey 4.1 24% Mame Biram Diouf 4.1 24% Leroy Sane 4.2 24% Luka Milivojevic 4.2 24% Alex Pritchard 4.35 23% Wayne Rooney 4.4 23% Richarlison 4.5 22% Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4.5 22% Mesut Ozil 4.6 22% Xherdan Shaqiri 4.6 22% Kenedy 4.7 21% Theo Walcott 5 20% David Silva 5.25 19% Kevin de Bruyne 5.5 18% Will Hughes 5.5 18% Andy King 6 17% Salomon Rondon 7 14% Joe Allen 7.5 13% Jay Rodriguez 8 13%

With Manchester United’s double the most favorable, it is no surprise to see Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) topping the bookies’ attacking ladder with an 80% chance of finding the net in games against West Brom and Bournemouth. The big Belgian is in good form, with 5 goals and 3 assists in his last 10 Premier League games, so he straps on our captain’s armband. For those unconvinced of his ability to produce big hauls, previous seasons have seen him score 3 against the Baggies and 4 against the Cherries in single fixtures.

Harry Kane (12.5m – 73%) and Chris Wood (£6.5m – 60%) join Lukaku up top and complete our forward line. With Kane going all out for a 3rd successive Golden Boot (just ask his daughter), meetings with a wounded Manchester City side and a defensively suspect Brighton outfit could prove profitable, especially with Tottenham currently the form team in the division (6 successive wins). Wood, meanwhile, has helped himself to 4 goals and an assist in 4 games since returning from injury, and a home double against Leicester and Chelsea, who have 1 clean sheet between them in their last 10 games, offers him the platform to continue his fine run.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Chelsea duo Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud, but, with both far from guaranteed a start, we opt against selecting either.

In midfield, we double up on United’s attack by plumping for Jesse Lingard (£6.0m – 65%) ahead of his favorable fixtures. The England starlet will be hoping to build on an impressive breakthrough season that has seen him bag 8 goals and set up a further 5 in the league. The effervescent Mo Salah (£9.0m – 64%) merits selection even without a double gameweek. His scintillating form, which continued on Wednesday night with another goal the Champions League, shows no sign of abating as he continues his battle with Harry Kane for the Golden Boot. A Bournemouth side with 1 clean sheet in their last 20 attempts are unlikely to prevent him scoring his 30th league goal of the season.

The selection of Heung-Min Son (£8.0m – 50%) sees us double up on Mauricio Pochettino’s attack ahead of their double. The classy South Korean, who has fired 12 goals this season, justifies his place in our side with 2 double-digit hauls in his last 4 games.

Completing our starting XI is Chelsea’s Willian (£7.0m – 48%). The Brazilian speed merchant has notched 2 goals and 5 bonus points over his last 5 outings, and a double away to Southampton and Burnley looks appealing, especially given the Saints’ current predicament. Andy King (£4.5m – 17%) fulfills our need for a cheap bench midfielder. Since his January move, he has found the net once in 4 games for the Swans, who host a travel-sick Everton side this weekend.

The bookmakers also rate big-hitters Alexis Sanchez and Eden Hazard, but the pair prove too expensive for us to acquire, whilst we are forced to overlook Paul Pogba having already maxed out on Manchester United assets.

Our attacking differential for Gameweek 34 is Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m – 38%). He only plays once but enjoys an extremely favorable home fixture against previous employers Stoke City. With the Potters sat 19th in the table on the back of 4 straight losses, the explosive Austrian will be looking to repeat his 16 point haul from West Ham’s last home game, whilst he also scored in the reverse fixture back in December.

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