The Bookies’ Advantage team put up 61 points in Gameweek 25 courtesy of Manchester City and Liverpool assets that scored well. The Citizens provided 29 points for our side thanks to captain Sergio Aguero (12), Raheem Sterling (11) and Nicolas Otamendi (6), whilst Roberto Firmino (8), Mo Salah (8) and Joe Gomez (6) contributed from the red half of Merseyside. However, it was more a case of what could have been, as big points remained on the bench; Jordan Ayew (8), Jamaal Lascelles (9) and Adrian Mariappa (6) all produced the goods, but we unfortunately missed out on their hauls. This weekend sees another bout of Premier League action taking place, 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 Utd 1.53 65% Man City 1.91 52% Arsenal 1.91 52% Chelsea 2.2 45% Leicester 2.2 45% Brighton 2.41 41% Crystal Palace 2.58 39% West Brom 2.9 34% Southampton 3 33% Bournemouth 3.1 32% West Ham 3.25 31% Liverpool 3.4 29% Newcastle 4.05 25% Stoke 4.6 22% Swansea 4.9 20% Tottenham 5.5 18% Watford 6.5 15% Burnley 9.8 10% Everton 11 9% Huddersfield 14.5 7%

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A home game against Huddersfield sees Manchester United top the bookies’ defensive rankings with a 65% chance of keeping a clean sheet on Saturday. The Red Devils have kept an impressive 9 clean sheets from 12 matches in front of their own fans, and the visit of the Terriers, who have only scored once in their last 5 top flight games, offers them the perfect opportunity to make it 10. David de Gea, the top scoring keeper in FPL with 129 points, makes our starting XI.

Cross-town rivals Manchester City (52%) rank second prior to their trip to Burnley. The Citizens have proven extremely resolute away from home, recording 7 shutouts from 12 attempts. Saturday’s lunchtime kick off therefore looks promising, especially given the fact that the goals have dried up for the Clarets of late – they have only scored 4 times in their last 8 games, including blanks in 2 of the last 3 at home. Nicolas Otamendi has proven a steady source of points at the back this term and starts for our squad once again.

Arsenal (52%) and Leicester (45%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for Gameweek 26. The Gunners are in wretched form defensively, having conceded in each of their last 7 in all competitions, but opponents Everton, who have blanked in 2 of their last 3 on the road, combined with the individual form of Nacho Monreal (2 goals, 2 assists and 4 bonus points in his last 2) means there could be fantasy profits to be had. The Foxes, who are selected ahead of Chelsea (also 45%) due to their cheaper defence, welcome Swansea to The King Power having kept clean sheets in both of their last 2 at home. The Swans, however, are experiencing an upturn in form under new manager Carlos Carvalhal having beaten both Arsenal and Liverpool recently, so it seems prudent to select a defender who also offers an attacking threat. With 2 goals and 4 assists in the top flight this season, Harry Maguire fits the bill.

On the bench, Julian Speroni (£4.0m – 39%) welcomes Newcastle to Selhurst Park, whilst Shane Duffy (£4.5m – 41%) entertains a West Ham side ravaged by injuries. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0m – 15%) returned to the Watford starting XI in midweek as the Hornets began life under new manager Javi Gracia, and offers us the only starting uber-budget option in FPL at the moment. The Hornets host Chelsea on Monday night.

Attacking odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Sergio Aguero 1.75 57% Alexandre Lacazette 1.91 52% Romelu Lukaku 1.91 52% Alexis Sanchez 2 50% Jamie Vardy 2.1 48% Marcus Rashford 2.1 48% Alvaro Morata 2.2 45% Anthony Martial 2.2 45% Raheem Sterling 2.25 44% Eden Hazard 2.3 43% Mohamed Salah 2.3 43% Harry Kane 2.3 43% Callum Wilson 2.3 43% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2.35 43% Jesse Lingard 2.6 38% Roberto Firmino 2.65 38% Mesut Ozil 2.8 36% Sadio Mane 3 33% Pedro 3 33% Alex Iwobi 3.1 32% Glenn Murray 3.1 32% Salomon Rondon 3.1 32% Manolo Gabbiadini 3.2 31% Kevin de Bruyne 3.25 31% Wilfried Zaha 3.25 31% Guido Carrillo 3.3 30% Paul Pogba 3.3 30% Jay Rodriguez 3.4 29% Chicharito 3.5 29% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 3.6 28% Son Heung-Min 3.6 28% Dwight Gayle 3.7 27% Tammy Abraham 3.75 27% Riyad Mahrez 3.75 27% Mame Biram Diouf 3.85 26% Dele Alli 4.1 24% Andre Gray 4.2 24% Pascal Gross 4.35 23% Jordan Ayew 4.6 22% Xherdan Shaqiri 4.7 21% Andre Ayew 4.75 21% Cenk Tosun 4.9 20% Richarlison 4.9 20% Cesc Fabregas 5 20% Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 5 20% Sam Vokes 5.1 20% Anthony Knockaert 5.25 19% Dusan Tadic 5.3 19% Christian Eriksen 5.4 19% Wayne Rooney 5.5 18% Matt Ritchie 5.5 18% Luka Milivojevic 5.5 18% Marc Albrighton 5.5 18% Theo Walcott 5.75 17% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 6.1 16% Laurent Depoitre 6.4 16% Abdoulaye Doucoure 8 13% Aaron Mooy 8 13% Collin Quaner 9 11% Tom Carroll 13 8%

Sergio Aguero tops the bookmakers’ attacking rankings, and takes our captain’s armband, for the third week running with a 57% chance of scoring against Burnley. The diminutive Argentine has scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists in his last 7 Premier League starts, including a devastating hat-trick against Newcastle in Gameweek 24. The Clarets are without a clean sheet in their last 5 in all competitions, a run which also saw them lose 4-1 to City in the FA Cup, with Aguero scoring twice in that game.

He is joined up top by Jamie Vardy (48%). The England striker was on target again against Everton on Wednesday night, netting from the penalty spot to notch his 11th league goal of the campaign. He hosts Swansea on Saturday afternoon, who are without an away clean sheet in the top flight since mid-September (9 games).

Jordan Ayew (22%) takes the first spot on our bench. Swansea’s Ghanaian forward continued his recent good form against Arsenal on Tuesday, capitalizing on a Petr Cech error to take his tally to 4 goals in his last 7 outings. He will line up opposite Vardy at The King Power this weekend.

The bookies also fancy the chances of big-hitting duo Alexandre Lacazette and Romelu Lukaku, but we overlook the pair due to budget restraints.

In the middle of the park, Alexis Sanchez (50%) and Jesse Lingard (38%) form a United attacking double-up for our squad ahead of their tantalizing home game against Huddersfield. David Wagner’s men haven’t recorded a shutout in their last 9 games on their travels in the Premier League, conceding an average of 2.5 goals per game during that run. Alexis scored against the Terriers for Arsenal earlier in the season, whilst Lingard remains in good form having netted 6 times in his last 10 outings in all competitions.

Raheem Sterling (44%) joins Aguero in our starting XI as we also double up on Pep Guardiola’s attack ahead of their trip to Turf Moor. He continued his good form midweek, registering 2 assists against West Brom. That means Sterling has produced returns in 7 of his last 8 league starts, with 5 goals, 6 assists and 8 bonus points during that run, averaging 8.75 points per start.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (43%) and Wilfried Zaha (31%) complete our squad for Gameweek 26, with Arsenal’s new Armenian signing is expected to make his first start for the Gunners against Everton on Saturday evening. The Toffees have conceded 6 times in their last 2 games on the road, meaning Mkhitaryan should have the chance to rediscover the early season form that saw him score once (which came against Everton) and assist a further 5 in the first 5 games of the campaign. Zaha is another player looking to find his form again, and will get the opportunity to do so on Sunday when Palace host Newcastle. The Magpies have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 away from St James’s Park, and have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of those games.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Anthony Martial, Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Pedro, Arsenal pair Mesut Ozil and Alex Iwobi, Kevin de Bruyne, and Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, but budget and squad selection restrictions, as well as a lack of starting security (in the case of Iwobi) mean we forgo their services.

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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.