The bookies came up trumps in Gameweek 6, with the squad bringing home an 87 point bounty. Captain Sergio Aguero (20) and Alexandre Lacazette (13) lead from the front, whilst Dele Alli (8) and Richarlison (7) also contributed from the middle of the park. However, it was at the back where the bookmakers’ knowledge really shone through and the points stacked up, with 5 clean sheets from Phil Jones (9), Sead Kolasinac, Nicolas Otamendi, Thibaut Courtois and substitute Ben Mee (all 6). With Gameweek 7 just around the corner, read on as we analyse the clean sheet and anytime goalscorer odds on offer to help you with those all-important transfer, squad selection and captaincy decisions…

Clean Sheet odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Man Utd 1.57 64% Arsenal 1.91 52% Tottenham 2 50% Everton 2.23 45% West Ham 2.45 41% West Brom 2.45 41% Liverpool 2.77 36% Southampton 3 33% Stoke 3.1 32% Watford 3.4 29% Leicester 3.75 27% Man City 3.85 26% Bournemouth 4.05 25% Chelsea 4.25 24% Swansea 4.75 21% Burnley 5.1 20% Newcastle 6 17% Huddersfield 7.7 13% Brighton 12.5 8% Crystal Palace 13 8%

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It comes as no surprise to see Manchester United topping the bookies’ defensive rankings ahead of their home game against Crystal Palace. The odds compilers give them a 64% chance of keeping a clean sheet on the back of 5 shutouts in 6 top flight games, coupled with the fact that the Eagles are yet to score in the Premier League this season. With Christian Benteke also out injured, it would take a brave fantasy manager to go without a defensive asset from Jose Mourinho’s side this weekend. Phil Jones, as always, provides the value route into the Red Devils back line and starts for our squad. The latest news emerging from Old Trafford, however, marks Jones as an injury doubt, so it is maybe best to await Friday’s press conference for an update on the Englishman’s availability.

Arsenal (52%) rank second for the gameweek ahead of their Emirates clash with Brighton. The Gunners have kept clean sheets in each of their last 3 outings, whilst Chris Hughton’s men have failed to score in 2 of their 3 away games. Petr Cech provides a safe pair of hands between the sticks and makes our starting XI.

Tottenham (50%) and Everton (45%) complete our defence for Gameweek 7. A trip to Huddersfield in Saturday’s early kick off should hold little fear for Spurs, given that the Terriers have scored just once in their last 4 games. 2 clean sheets in 3 away games also bodes well for the Lillywhites and we select Ben Davies for our side given his attacking prowess (1 goal and 2 assists this season). Ronald Koeman’s side, meanwhile, host Burnley on Sunday and the bookies clearly fancy their chances of shutting out their opponents, despite not keeping a clean sheet in the league since the opening day, and the Clarets scoring away to Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool. Sean Dyche’s men did, however, blank at home to Huddersfield last time out, so we opt for value once again in the form of Mason Holgate.

On the bench, Rob Elliott (£4.0m – 17%) takes his regular place as our backup keeper, being the only starting £4.0m stopper, and can be expected to produce save points against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, whilst Ahmed Hegazi (£4.5m – 41%) hosts Watford with the Baggies having conceded just once at home this term. Chancel Mbemba (£4.0m – 17%) is the only ultra-budget defender likely to see gametime and fantasy points.

Goalscorer odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Romelu Lukaku 1.62 62% Harry Kane 1.67 60% Alexandre Lacazette 1.73 58% Alexis Sanchez 1.8 56% Marcus Rashford 2.25 44% Sergio Aguero 2.4 42% Javier Hernandez 2.4 42% Sadio Mane 2.43 41% Dele Alli 2.48 40% Jamie Vardy 2.48 40% Alvaro Morata 2.5 40% Theo Walcott 2.5 40% Jermain Defoe 2.5 40% Roberto Firmino 2.55 39% Gabriel Jesus 2.6 38% Mohamed Salah 2.6 38% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2.6 38% Wayne Rooney 2.63 38% Joselu 2.87 35% Oumar Niasse 2.88 35% Philippe Coutinho 2.88 35% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 2.88 35% Joshua King 3 33% Alex Iwobi 3.1 32% Salomon Rondon 3.1 32% Manolo Gabbiadini 3.2 31% Michail Antonio 3.2 31% Aaron Ramsey 3.25 31% Eden Hazard 3.35 30% Shinji Okazaki 3.5 29% Tammy Abraham 3.5 29% Christian Eriksen 3.55 28% Andre Ayew 3.6 28% Chris Wood 3.6 28% Rodriguez Jese 3.75 27% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 3.75 27% Jay Rodriguez 4 25% Riyad Mahrez 4 25% Andre Gray 4 25% Dusan Tadic 4.1 24% Willian 4.33 23% de Andrade Richarlison 4.33 23% Sam Vokes 4.5 22% Kevin de Bruyne 4.7 21% Jordan Ayew 4.8 21% Xherdan Shaqiri 4.8 21% Matt Ritchie 5.2 19% Matt Phillips 5.2 19% Laurent Depoitre 5.5 18% Tom Ince 5.5 18% Christian Atsu 6 17% Ryan Fraser 6.5 15% Anthony Knockaert 7 14% Pascal Gross 7 14% Robbie Brady 7.5 13% Etienne Capoue 8.5 12% Aaron Mooy 10 10% Tom Carroll 10 10% Andros Townsend 11 9% Ruben Loftus-Cheek 15 7%

Romelu Lukaku is our captain for Gameweek 7, with the bookmakers affording him a 62% chance of scoring at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday. The big Belgian has been in rampant form this season for club and country, finding the back of the net in all but 1 game that he has appeared in, resulting in 14 goals from 11 matches. With the Eagles in absolute disarray, conceding 13 goals in 6 games (joint-highest in the top flight), including 5 last time out at The Etihad, it would be no surprise to see Lukaku extend his current hot streak.

Harry Kane (60%) and Javier Hernandez (42%) complete our front line for this weekend. Like Lukaku, Kane is also in red hot form, bagging 9 goals in his last 5 games, including a midweek hat trick in the Champions League. Opponents Huddersfield have kept 4 clean sheets in their first 6 Premier League games, but are yet to come up against an attack of Tottenham’s calibre, and have conceded in 2 of their last 3. Chicharito, meanwhile, hit his third goal for the Hammers last weekend against Spurs, and welcomes Swansea to East London on Saturday afternoon. It should, however, be noted that the Swans are yet to concede away from home this term, so the Little Pea will have to be at the top of his predatory game if he is to breach Paul Clement’s solid defence.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Alexandre Lacazette and Sergio Aguero, but the pair prove too expensive for our squad this time round, whilst Marcus Rashford is overlooked as he is not assured of a starting spot for Manchester United.

Back from suspension, Sadio Mane (41%) is immediately reinstated into the bookies’ starting XI.

The Senegalese flyer had scored in every league match (3 goals) prior to his dismissal against Manchester City, and should be fresh having only played in Champions League games over the past couple of weeks. He travels to Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. The Magpies, who have been fairly sound defensively, conceding just 5 goals this term, will need to be at their resolute best to have any chance of keeping out a free-flowing Liverpool attack that has averaged 2 goals per game this season.

Forming part of a Tottenham attacking double-up, Dele Alli (40%) starts for our squad once again ahead of his trip The John Smith’s Stadium. The former Milton Keynes player, who has netted 3 times in all competitions this season, failed to score last weekend, but did register 2 assists to rack up fantasy returns for his owners.

Aaron Ramsey (31%) and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (27%) complete our starting XI for Gameweek 7. Ramsey has produced points in each of his home outings so far (1 goal, 2 assists) ahead of welcoming Brighton to The Emirates on Sunday, whilst the Seagulls have conceded 4 goals on their travels this season (3 games). Choupo-Moting, meanwhile, will come up against a Southampton side yet to concede away from home, although the last time he faced a team in the same situation (Manchester United) he notched a brace to fire himself onto fantasy football radars. Tom Carroll (10%) travels to a defensively suspect West Ham and takes the first spot on our bench, with his monopoly over set pieces for the Swans and a £4.5m price tag making him an attractive enabler.

There are a glut of midfielders that the bookies also fancy for this weekend’s fixtures, but that we overlook for various reasons. Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah, Philippe Coutinho and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are omitted because we cannot afford their price tags, whilst Alex Iwobi and Theo Walcott cannot be relied on to start. Michail Antonio is an injury doubt, as is Christian Eriksen, although we have already reached our maximum allocation of 3 Spurs players regardless.

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Daniel Victory is a Fantasy football and anytime goalscorer betting enthusiast. Enjoys SSS – statistics, strategising and spreadsheets. Follow his great tips on Twitter.