The Bookies Advantage squad put 58 points on the board in Gameweek 16 courtesy of hauls from captain Harry Kane (24 points) and vice-captain Mohamed Salah (11), with Wilfried Zaha (4) and Jonas Lossl (6) returning an assist and clean sheet respectively. A round of midweek fixtures spanning Tuesday and Wednesday evening means that Gameweek 17 is already on top of us, 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 odds Implied chance Tottenham 1.8 56% Liverpool 1.8 56% Man Utd 1.86 54% Chelsea 1.91 52% Man City 1.93 52% Burnley 2.52 40% Arsenal 2.63 38% Southampton 2.75 36% Newcastle 2.94 34% Crystal Palace 3.25 31% Stoke 3.3 30% Everton 3.65 27% Leicester 4.2 24% Watford 4.33 23% West Ham 6.6 15% Huddersfield 7.5 13% Bournemouth 10 10% Brighton 11 9% Swansea 13 8% West Brom 13 8% 💰 WE GIVE AWAY CASH PRIZES TO THE BEST FANTASY MANAGERS THIS WEEKEND!

⚽ ENTER OUR FREE FANTASY CONTEST HERE Tottenham retain the top spot in the bookies’ defensive rankings with a 56% chance of keeping a clean sheet when they host Brighton on Wednesday evening. The Lilywhites have kept clean sheets in 5 of their last 10 in all competitions at Wembley, whilst Brighton have found the net just once in their last 4 Premier League games. With rotation a concern given the fixture pile up, Hugo Lloris provides us with a secure route into Mauricio Pochettino’s back line and starts for our squad.

Liverpool (also 56%) share the summit with Tottenham ahead of their home clash against West Brom. The Reds have shut out their opponents in 3 of their last 5 at Anfield in the league, and will be confident of further defensive success given the Baggies have blanked in 4 of their last 6 on the road. Joe Gomez produced an assist at the weekend against Everton and gets the nod for our side this gameweek.

Manchester United (54%) and Chelsea (52%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for this round of fixtures. The Red Devils possess the meanest home defence in the top flight, having conceded just 3 goals at Old Trafford, and a home encounter against Bournemouth sees us welcome the fit-again Phil Jones into our starting XI – he provides the best value route into Mourinho’s rearguard. Chelsea, meanwhile, will attempt to resurrect their stuttering title defence with a trip to Huddersfield on Tuesday evening. The Blues will be looking to record their fourth away clean sheet of the season, but it should be noted that the Terriers have only blanked twice at home since their promotion to the Premier League this summer, scoring recently against both Manchester clubs at The John Smith’s Stadium. Nevertheless, we opt for Andreas Christensen, who has shown glimpses of attacking prowess lately and provides value at £5.5m.

On the bench, Julian Speroni (£4.0m – 31%) offers the solitary budget goalkeeping option now that Rob Elliott has been dropped. He welcomes Watford to Selhurst Park this on Tuesday. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0m – 23%) will line up opposite him and has played a part in 11 of the last 12 gameweeks to offer excellent budget value. Chancel Mbemba (£4.0m – 34%) also offers the, admittedly faint, promise of points at home to Everton on Wednesday having returned to the Newcastle matchday squad in recent weeks.

Goalscorer Odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Harry Kane 1.57 64% Sergio Aguero 1.67 60% Gabriel Jesus 1.67 60% Mohamed Salah 1.75 57% Romelu Lukaku 1.8 56% Alvaro Morata 1.91 52% Roberto Firmino 2 50% Alexandre Lacazette 2.1 48% Sadio Mane 2.2 45% Philippe Coutinho 2.2 45% Marcus Rashford 2.28 44% Alexis Sanchez 2.3 43% Dele Alli 2.4 42% Leroy Sane 2.4 42% Raheem Sterling 2.4 42% Eden Hazard 2.45 41% Chris Wood 2.8 36% Charlie Austin 2.88 35% Jamie Vardy 2.9 34% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2.9 34% Sam Vokes 3.1 32% Pedro 3.1 32% Manolo Gabbiadini 3.1 32% Dwight Gayle 3.2 31% Christian Eriksen 3.25 31% Wilfried Zaha 3.4 29% Andre Gray 3.4 29% Kevin de Bruyne 3.4 29% Wayne Rooney 3.5 29% Oumar Niasse 3.65 27% Alex Iwobi 3.8 26% Andy Carroll 3.8 26% Richarlison 3.85 26% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3.85 26% Aaron Ramsey 4 25% Matt Ritchie 4.2 24% Dusan Tadic 4.2 24% Mesut Ozil 4.3 23% Mame Biram Diouf 4.33 23% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 4.5 22% Michail Antonio 4.6 22% Andre Ayew 4.6 22% Cesc Fabregas 4.8 21% Tammy Abraham 5 20% Salomon Rondon 5 20% Riyad Mahrez 5 20% David Silva 5 20% Callum Wilson 5.5 18% Laurent Depoitre 5.5 18% Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5.5 18% Xherdan Shaqiri 5.5 18% Glenn Murray 6 17% Jay Rodriguez 6 17% Abdoulaye Doucoure 6 17% Anthony Knockaert 9 11% Pascal Gross 9 11% Aaron Mooy 9 11% Isaac Hayden 10 10% Harry Arter 13 8% Tom Carroll 15 7%

Harry Kane sits atop the bookies’ attacking ladder for the second gameweek in succession, with a 64% chance of scoring when Brighton visit Wembley on Wednesday evening. Kane returned to form at the weekend, notching twice against Stoke to take his league tally to 12 goals this season as he and Mohamed Salah pull clear in the race for the Golden Boot. The Seagulls could provide Kane, our captain for Gameweek 17, with a feast of points, having conceded 7 times in their last 2 games.

Sergio Aguero (60%) and Roberto Firmino (50%) complete our front three. Pep Guardiola rested the Argentine star for the entirety of the Manchester derby at the weekend, putting him in pole position to start this Wednesday away to Swansea. Aguero has struck 9 goals from 10 Premier League starts this term and bagged a brace at The Liberty last season. Firmino also found himself on the bench at the weekend for the Merseyside derby and will surely be back in the Liverpool starting XI for Wednesday’s hosting of West Brom. The Brazilian has scored 5 in his last 5 starts in all competitions for the Reds and looks primed to profit against the Baggies, who haven’t kept a clean sheet on their travels since the opening day of the season.

The bookmakers also fancy the chances of Romelu Lukaku, Alvaro Morata and Gabriel Jesus, but the trio weigh too heavily on the budget for us this time around.

Mohamed Salah (57%) keeps his place in our squad having scored or assisted in each of his last 8 Premier League games (9 goals, 2 assists), as we double up on Jurgen Klopp’s attack. Leroy Sane’s (42%) inclusion also sees us double up on Manchester City attacking assets. The German flyer has now failed to produce returns in his last 4 matches, but still has 6 goals and 6 assists to his name this term, along with the undoubted ability to produce explosive returns at any time – he has already produced 5 sets of double-digit hauls this season.

Ahead of their meeting at Selhurst Park, Wilfried Zaha (29%) and Richarlison (26%) also keep their places in our starting XI, having both featured for the Bookies’ Advantage squad in Gameweek 16. Ivorian international Zaha has scored 3 times in his last 5 games at Selhurst Park, whilst 70% of Richarlison’s goal involvement (4 goals, 3 assists) for the Hornets has come on the road. The Eagles are yet to keep a clean sheet at home in the league this season, whilst Watford have conceded 10 in their last 5 away games, so goals look likely to be on the menu come Tuesday evening. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (19%), also due to play in this fixture, takes the first spot on our bench, with a pair of assists and a goal in his last 4 home outings making the young England midfielder superb value at just £4.5m.

The bookies also rate a glut of midfield options for this round of fixtures; Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho, Dele Alli, Raheem Sterling, Eden Hazard, Pedro, Christian Eriksen, Kevin de Bruyne and Alex Iwobi. Unfortunately, budget constraints, squad selection restrictions, or a lack of starting security rule them out.

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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.