Top Plays EPL Gameweek 27
We have a few exciting offerings to take advantage of on DraftKings EPL this week. With teams angling for rest and trying to manage the lineups between multiple tournaments and events upcoming, Be on the lookout for any surprise rest days that could change projected starters. As always, I’ll have the lineups on twitter up once they get released in order to provide you with the most up to date information. Be sure to follow me on Twitter DFS_hambazaza and keep an eye out for last minute lineup changes in the starting XI.
Goalkeepers:
David De Gea, Manchester United – $5,600 – You’ll overspend for him a bit, especially considering that he hasn’t kept a clean sheet in his last four matches. He is, however, the one keeper with the largest odds to win today, otherwise I would have ignored him and cautioned that you should fade him. The matchup with Sunderland at home gives me some confidence that he’s going to manage to finally give his team a clean sheet, as Sunderland are one of the worst away teams in the Premiership this season.
Asmir Begovic, Stoke City – $5,000 – At a slightly cheaper price than De Gea, Begovic is probably my other safe play, and a good play that most will be on given the price difference. He’s facing a Hull team who’s only offensive threat is actually Dame N’Doye, who is coming off two games where he has scored twice. This does scare me a bit, but I still believe that Begovic will be a good option at keeper today.
Ben Foster, West Bromwich Albion – $4,000 – He’s a goalkeeper who is playing at home against a team that has scored only one goal in their last four games, and are now on the road. In this battle between Foster and Forster, I believe that Foster will come out on top, and while this is going against the odds, I just don’t trust the Saints to score any goals, making Foster a good GPP option given the contrarian nature of this pick.
Other Goalkeepers I Like: Tim Krul – Newcastle ($4,900), Tom Heaton – Burnley ($4,500)
Defenders:
Kieran Trippier, Burnley $5,300 – He’s the most prolific crosser in the Premier League. In his last six games, Trippier has led the EPL in crosses at 69 total crosses, and these have resulted in 14 chances created and 3 assists. Trippier is the cash game play on defense, and it doesn’t hurt that Burnley are a slight favorite in this one, tho the clean sheet is not a guarantee.
Ryan Bertrand, Southampton $4,800 – It’s been a while since we’ve been able to recommend a Southampton defender. The team is slightly floundering right now with two losses in their last six, but this week they are in a good spot to play aggressive against WBA and try to break their road woes. Bertrand is returning from suspension and will be under-owned, as he hasn’t played in a game in three gameweeks. If Southampton are able to hold a clean sheet, Bertrand will hold extra value.
Daryl Janmaat, Newcastle $4,000 – Over the last six weeks, Daryl Janmaat has managed to provide his team with 1 assist, 19 crosses and 5 shots. In that time, he had 114 touches in the final third to go with a 16.7% goal involvement, which along with 5 chances created puts Janmaat square in the middle of Newcastle’s offensive flow. And with this game expected to be a Newcastle win, it’s not tough to say that Janmaat will find himself as a top performer from the defensive end this Saturday.
Other Defenders I Like: Marcos Rojo – Manchester United ($4,400), Nathaniel Clyne – Southampton ($4500), Ben Mee – Burnley ($3,600), Chris Brunt – West Brom Albion ($5,200)
Midfielders:
Victor Moses, Stoke $6,600 – Moses has been doing great with some excellent peripheral stats leading up to this gameweek. He’s taken 41 crosses in the last six weeks, along with 11 chances created and 11 goal attempts. It’s a pure lack of luck that Moses only has one goal on the season and no assists. I expect his luck will turn around this weekend and Moses will be involved in whatever offense Stoke manages to strike up.
Angel Di Maria, Manchester United $9,200 – Manchester United is poised to change up their offense a bit, and Di Maria has provided four assists in his last four game weeks. Now his price is risen to almost unplayable levels, especially since he hasn’t provided the floor we are used to from earlier in the season. However, Di Maria is especially intriguing due to the matchup this week with Sunderland, who United should defeat easily. Expect Di Maria to be involved in the United goal scoring.
Gylfi Sigurdsson, Swansea $7,600 – Gylfi has slowed down in recent weeks, with the last two game days featuring fantasy scores of 5 and 6 respectively. However, these matchups were against Manchester United and Chelsea. The previous four gameweeks featured matchups against much less teams (WHU, QPR, LIV, and AST). Due to this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Siggy manages to get himself involved in the offense that Swansea manages to produce. Another option to take a look at in this Swansea team is Jonjo Shelvey, who has also been productive after returning from injury in January.
Other Midfielders I Like: Eljero Elia – Southampton ($6,000), Ahmed Elmohamady – Hull ($5,900), Jonjo Shelvey – Swansea ($5,600), Marouane Fellaini – Manchester United ($4,900)
Forwards
Wayne Rooney, Manchester United $10,200 – It might finally be time to roster Rooney again. Manchester United are poised to move back to a 4-3-1-2 formation with Rooney up front with Radamel Falcao, with Fellaini behind the two strikers. I wouldn’t hesitate to roster any of the three along with Di Maria in any of my GPP teams. I’m backing United for the win and clean sheet here, and there is little possibility that they fail to score, leaving Rooney in a great spot.
Danny Ings, Burnley $7,000 – Not many people will be on Danny Ings, and given the upside, that would be a mistake. Burnley are facing a side that has allowed the 14th-most goals on the road in the last six weeks. Combine that with the form that Ings is in, and he makes for a great play and an excellent avenue to save some salary in the forward position.
Bafetimbi Gomis, Swansea $7,400 – Gomis managed to score his first goal in a long time last weekend, and his opponent Manchester United was a much tougher obstacle than the lowly Burnley. I’ll be backing Gomis to secure a second goal this week as he looks to start a hot streak and make the Swansea faithful forget about the long gone Wilfried Bony.
Other Forwards I Like: Radamel Falcao – Manchester United ($8,700), Papiss Cisse – Newcastle ($8,000), Jonathan Walters – Stoke ($5,900), Connor Wickham – Sunderland ($5,900), Brown Ideye – West Brom Albion ($5,600)