Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, £13.5m – away at West Ham
Even in a “quietish” game on Boxing Day, Salah still got nine points.
It’s hard to see a week in the near future where you wouldn’t captain him too.
Luis Diaz, Liverpool, £7.5m – away at West Ham
Diaz is a risky, mega-high upside pick. He rarely starts back-to-back games but, with four double-digit returns (13,14,15 and 16 points) in 11 starts, the potential is huge.
He was rested against Leicester, so should play at the Hammers and Liverpool have scored two or more goals in each of their past 10 games. Salah can’t hog all the points!
Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace, £5.8m – home to Southampton
No midfielder has more big chances than the Senegal international in the past four gameweeks.
He has become a consistent statistical performer – three shots per game in that period, 10 in the box, seven on target…
With those kind of numbers – and playing against the worst team in the league – there’s a great chance of some sort of return.
James Maddison, Tottenham, £7.7m – home to Wolves
Despite their two recent wins, Wolves at home is still a plum FPL match-up – especially for a high-scoring team like Spurs.
It can feel like pot luck choosing a Tottenham midfield asset – they all have their merits – but Maddison is the top points scorer and always highly involved [when he plays].
The England man has been involved in 33% of Tottenham’s goals when he is on the pitch and they could score three or more against Wolves.
Cole Palmer (vice captain), Chelsea, £11.3m – away at Ipswich
With Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka out for a while, it feels like most teams will have Salah and Palmer.
The Chelsea talisman is on course to finish with around 300 points this season and he’d be the most important player in the game if Salah wasn’t about.
Could you captain him this week? If you’re the gambling type then why not. He outscored Salah last gameweek – by a point!
