At the time of writing, Gameweek 28 remains active, with Raheem Sterling still left to play for the Bookies’ Advantage squad on Thursday evening. So far, it looks like being an average return for the gameweek, with captain Mo Salah (20 points), Roberto Firmino (9) and Harry Kane (6) the only players to score meaningful points. There’s another feast of Premier League action this weekend, 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 Tottenham 1.67 60% Man Utd 2 50% Liverpool 2.04 49% Southampton 2.4 42% Watford 2.55 39% Man City 2.6 38% Burnley 2.66 38% Arsenal 2.8 36% Swansea 2.88 35% Leicester 2.9 34% Everton 2.9 34% West Ham 3.25 31% West Brom 3.75 27% Stoke 5 20% Bournemouth 5.25 19% Brighton 5.4 19% Crystal Palace 5.5 18% Chelsea 6.5 15% Huddersfield 12.5 8% Newcastle 13.5 7%

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A Wembley meeting with Huddersfield sees Tottenham top the bookies’ defensive ladder this weekend with a 60% chance of keeping a clean sheet. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have prevented their opponents from scoring in each of their last 3 at Wembley, while the Terriers have blanked in 3 of their last 4 on the road. Ben Davies was rested for midweek FA Cup duties and looks certain to start this weekend. The Welshman is in good form, with an assist and 4 bonus points in his last 2 games, so he makes our starting XI.

Manchester United (50%) rank second when they tackle Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night. The Red Devils have the second best away defence in the division, conceding just 14 goals in 14 games, and, with the Eagles only scoring twice in their last 4 at home, things look bright for Mourinho’s men. David de Gea offers starting security and is the top of the FPL goalkeeper standings (141 points), ensuring the Spaniard starts in goal for our squad.

Liverpool (49%) and Southampton (42%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects this weekend. The Reds have only conceded 10 goals at home this term and the Anfield faithful will be expecting Jurgen Klopp’s side to keep out Newcastle on Saturday evening, although they may not have things all their own way given the fact that the Magpies have scored in each of their last 5 on their travels. As a result, we plump for Andy Robertson, who offers value at £5.0m and plenty of attacking intent – he provided an assist at home to West Ham last weekend, courtesy of his constant raids down the left flank. For the Saints, whilst defensive form deserts them – they haven’t kept a clean sheet at St Mary’s in the league since October (9 games) – their fixture, hosting a Stoke City side averaging less than one goal per game (12 scored in 14) on the road, offers hope. Jack Stephens offers a substantial goal threat, having notched twice in his last 4 outings.

On the bench, it is unlikely that Rob Elliott (£4.0 – 7%) will see gametime for Newcastle, but will surely provide save points at Anfield if he does. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0 – 39%) offers us an uber-budget option once again having claimed a place in the Hornets’ starting XI under new manager Javi Gracia. He hosts rock-bottom West Brom this weekend. Kevin Long (£4.0m – 38%) also offers us an extremely cheap starting defender whilst James Tarkowski remains out for Burnley, with the Clarets entertaining Everton in Saturday’s early kick off.

Attacking odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Harry Kane 1.53 65% Mohamed Salah 1.72 58% Roberto Firmino 1.96 51% Sergio Aguero 2.05 49% Jamie Vardy 2.05 49% Son Heung-Min 2.2 45% Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2.3 43% Romelu Lukaku 2.3 43% Gabriel Jesus 2.3 43% Sadio Mane 2.4 42% Alexis Sanchez 2.6 38% Dele Alli 2.62 38% Guido Carrillo 2.7 37% Manolo Gabbiadini 2.7 37% Tammy Abraham 2.8 36% Raheem Sterling 3 33% Marcus Rashford 3 33% Anthony Martial 3 33% Christian Eriksen 3.05 33% Callum Wilson 3.1 32% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 3.2 31% Chicharito 3.25 31% Riyad Mahrez 3.3 30% Jesse Lingard 3.35 30% Jordan Ayew 3.35 30% Andre Gray 3.4 29% Sam Vokes 3.4 29% Salomon Rondon 3.5 29% Glenn Murray 3.5 29% Alvaro Morata 3.6 28% Dusan Tadic 3.65 27% Richarlison 3.75 27% Eden Hazard 3.75 27% Mesut Ozil 3.75 27% Kevin de Bruyne 3.8 26% Jay Rodriguez 3.85 26% Paul Pogba 3.9 26% Cenk Tosun 4 25% Wayne Rooney 4 25% Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4.33 23% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 4.5 22% Gerard Deulofeu 4.5 22% Alex Iwobi 4.5 22% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 4.6 22% Mame Biram Diouf 4.7 21% Pascal Gross 4.75 21% Alexander Sorloth 4.9 20% Pedro 4.9 20% Dwight Gayle 5 20% Theo Walcott 5 20% Marc Albrighton 5 20% Abdoulaye Doucoure 5.3 19% Xherdan Shaqiri 5.3 19% Laurent Depoitre 5.8 17% Matt Ritchie 8 13% Collin Quaner 8 13% Cesc Fabregas 8.5 12% Alex Pritchard 9 11% Luka Milivojevic 9 11% Tom Carroll 10 10%

Harry Kane is no stranger to topping the bookmakers’ attacking rankings and that is exactly what he does in Gameweek 29. The England hitman has scored in 9 of his last 10 appearances in all competitions and also leads the race for the Golden Boot with 24 goals. Opponents Huddersfield have conceded an average of 2 goals per game (28 in 14) away from home this season, whilst Kane, who dons our captain’s armband this weekend, also bagged a brace against them in the reverse fixture back in September.

Joining Kane up front is Roberto Firmino (51%). The Brazilian is enjoying a prolonged spell of good form, having scored 8 goals and assisted 4 times in his last 11 Premier League outings, helping himself to 15 bonus points during that run. A home game against Newcastle, who have recorded just 2 shutouts on their travels this season, offers Firmino the chance to continue his hot streak.

We opt for a 3-5-2 formation this gameweek, which sees Jordan Ayew (£5.0m – 30%) take the first spot on our subs bench. The Ghanaian forward was on target as a substitute for the Swans in the FA Cup on Tuesday, his fourth goal of 2018 (10 appearances).

In midfield, Mo Salah (58%) continues to defy all expectations. The Egyptian scored and assisted against West Ham last Saturday to produce his 6th double-digit haul in 9 Premier League games. He sits one goal behind Kane, on 23, for the campaign so far and forms part of a Liverpool attacking double-up for our squad. Dele Alli (38%) joins Salah in our side having been rested in midweek. A couple of goals and 6 assists in his last 10 may not overly inspire, but neither is it dire, so we also double up on Mauricio Pochettino’s attack.

Riyad Mahrez (30%) was in sparkling form prior to his January transfer window tantrum, having a hand in 6 goals in 6 games (3 goals, 3 assists). Having now regained his spot in the Leicester first team, he will be looking to rekindle that form when the Foxes welcome Bournemouth to The King Power on Saturday. The Cherries could prove ideal opponents after conceding 11 times in their last 5 road trips.

Ahead of their visits to Brighton and Crystal Palace respectively, former teammates Henrikh Mkhitaryan (31%) and Jesse Lingard (30%) complete our starting XI for Gameweek 29. Armenia’s star player registered 3 assists in his only home league appearance for the Gunners to date, whilst Lingard was back on the scoresheet last weekend against Chelsea after 5 consecutive blanks. The Seagulls and the Eagles have kept just one clean sheet between them in their last 14 games, so returns could be on the cards for both Mkhitaryan and Lingard.

This weekend, the bookies also fancy the chances of Manchester United duo Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial, Tottenham pair Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen, and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, but injury concerns, a lack of starting security, and our own budget and squad selection restrictions mean we forgo their services this time around.

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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.