Shrewd Moves and Differentials: Gameweek 36 FPL Tips – Fantasy Premier League Tips

This is probably the first and last time you’ll ever see Chelsea’s Eden Hazard listed as a differential selection for a Fantasy Premier League gameweek…

Welcome back to another Shrewd Moves and Differentials article, where we look to select 4 tasty options for the upcoming Gameweek 36 fixtures, whilst also taking in to consideration the DOUBLE Gameweek 37 which soon follows.

As always, I hope that my weekly selections continue to offer you food for thought and help give you the edge over your mini-league opponents.

Heurelho Gomes – Watford

Price/Ownership: £5.0m / 11.0%

Next 3 Gameweek Fixtures: Aston Villa (H), Liverpool (A) & Norwich (A), Sunderland (H)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 2, 4 & 19, 2

Early in the season, Watford showed that they are capable of keeping clean sheets. Their second half of the season has brought more struggles and Watford have not performed to their full potential in my opinion. So, why am I suggesting a Watford goalkeeper?

Well, Watford have arguably the best fixtures (on paper) for the last 3 gameweeks of any team in the league. Sunderland and Norwich will surely play out of their skins in the quest to avoid relegation, but I can see Watford keeping a couple of clean sheets and coming out on top in their remaining fixtures

Gomes is a great keeper who can win games for his team on saves alone. I think he’s the best 3-week punt in the goalkeeper position for the rest of the season and is my number 1 goalkeeper selection for Gameweek 36.

Patrick van Aanholt – Sunderland

Price/Ownership: £4.7m / 3.0%

Next 3 Gameweek Fixtures: Stoke (A), Chelsea (H) & Everton (H), Watford (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 1, 6, 6

PVA is Sunderland’s most attack-minded defender. He offers the best chance of attacking returns among Sunderland defenders, with the additional bonus of clean sheet potential. Coming off 3 clean sheets in their last 4 games, Allardyce’s men have tightened up the back-line, which resulted in a clean sheet against Arsenal last week!

It’s surprising that PVA is a differential pick because he’s returned points consistently all season, including a goal in 4 consecutive games from GW20-GW23. PVA is also on Sunderland’s free kicks from the right side of the field, which is always an added bonus for FPL managers.

PVA is an absolute steal at £4.7m and you are buying into a defence that needs to keep clean sheets if they want to avoid relegation this season.

Andy Carroll – West Ham

Price/Ownership: £6.4m / 3.1%

Next 3 Gameweek Fixtures: West Brom (A), Swansea (H) & Man United (H), Stoke (A)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 1, 16 & 7, 8

In arguably the best goal-scoring form of his career, Andy Carroll would be a shrewd differential choice for your forward line. I always like to pick players from teams who still have something to play for at the end of the season – West Ham sit in 6th, only 3 points behind both Manchester United and that coveted Europa League spot.

Carroll is currently with 5 goals in his last 3 games and is the secondary penalty taker when Mark Noble isn’t on the field. The only downside to Carroll is that he hasn’t seen consistent minutes, even after scoring a hat-trick, but I feel that Bilic considers Carroll his best current option up front.

West Ham also have some decent fixtures to come, playing Swansea in GW37 and Stoke in GW38. Bring this man into your team and I think he’ll head you up the rankings and be an excellent differential and even a possible TRIPLE CAPTAIN candidate for Gameweek 37, for those who still have this chip available.

Eden Hazard – Chelsea

Price/Ownership: £10.8m / 11.4%

Next 3 Fixtures: Spurs (H), Sunderland (A) & Liverpool (A), Leicester (H)

Last 3 Gameweek points: 0, 0, 15

Did you ever think that Eden Hazard would find his way in to a differential’s article? No, me neither.. Hazard would be one of the biggest punts you’ve made this season, but, there is huge potential if Hazard performs like he did in his last Premier League fixture vs. Bournemouth. Perhaps 2 goals is just what he needed to boost his confidence and get back into goal-scoring form.

Chelsea do have a tough end to the season in my opinion, so you’d be relying on his very recent form only with this pick. At £10.8m, Hazard is quite an expensive pick for a player with some uncertainty, but, if your season is over and you just want to try to make up as much ground as you can without worrying about the risk, then Hazard is the man for you.

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Article written by Luke Thunberg

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