FPL teams to be considered before restart

March 9, Leicester City 4 Aston Villa 0. That was the last time a ball was kicked in the Premier League. We have missed it big time. But, now the league is back and so is FPL along with it. We may still not know the rules for the rest of the season yet. However, we do have the fixtures for the next three Gameweeks at least and we anyway know the remaining fixtures. Based on this we have put together a set of FPL teams to consider before finalizing your teams before the restart.

FPL Teams to be considered ⤵

Wolves

🔶Wolves – A team to target?

🤩Exciting fixtures to start back the season : Burnley, West Ham, Palace, Bournemouth

🤔Only one big game(vs Chelsea)in the remaining fixtures

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Fixtures: WestHam(A), Bournemouth(H), Aston Villa(A)

Wolves are by far and away the best team to pick a trio of players from in our teams. Their immediate next 3 games are winnable and their only potential difficult fixture is against Chelsea away from home. Adding on to that, they are still to play 3 of the bottom 5 teams.

FPL Players to consider from Wolves

Raul Jimenez( 8.1) is the stand out option from the black country side. The Mexican is the third highest scoring forward in the league, with 147 points.

Willy Boly(4.8) is the best defensive option to pick. Since Boly came back from injury, Wolves have kept 4 clean sheets in 5 games. In one of games Boly scored a goal which was unfortunately ruled out for offside. Boly is a goal threat and Wolves have a quality set piece taker too in Moutinho. While Doherty statistically may seem like a more viable option, Boly is cheaper and has the potential to score a goal or two himself.

One of Adama Traore(5.7), Diogo Jota(6.4) and Rui Patricio(5.2) can be used to fill up the third spot for a Wolf in your teams. All of them are equally good options, pick the one based on which position there is a vacancy.

Leicester City

Fixtures: Watford(A), Brighton(H), Everton(A)

Leicester City had endured a very difficult period since the start of 2020. But they slowly picked up form prior to the break. James Maddison will be fit again for the Foxes. Leicester are still to face the likes of Arsenal, ManUtd and Spurs. But that is exactly the reason why you should pick up players from them. As these are the type of in which the likes of Vardy, Barnes and Perez can feast on, with Maddison being the provider.

FPL Players to consider from Leicester

Jamie Vardy(9.7) is a pretty obvious option to consider in your sides. The forward is the top scorer in the league with 19 goals. And now he is fully fit and fresh and will be looking to pick up the much coveted golden boot award.

Harvey Barnes(6.2) is the best option from Leicester’s midfield, even ahead of Maddison. Barnes has scored 6 goals this season, but 5 of those goals have come in the last 7 games. He was in a rich vein of form before the break and the fixtures Leicester have coming up is of perfect suit for him. Furthermore, Barnes has got just 7 points fewer than Maddison, who is 1.3 mil costlier.

One of Ayoze Perez(6.2), James Maddison(7.5) or Soyuncu(4.9) are some of the options for a third option from the Foxes.

Pro Tip: Among all the options from Leicester, James Maddison must be the one you should least consider in your FPL teams, because he finds himself at the center of everything Leicester do without necessarily translating into FPL points.

Everton

Fixtures: Liverpool(H), Norwich(A), Leicester(H)

Everton have performed really well since the arrival of Carlo Ancelloti. One of the key reasons for that is the switch to 4-4-2 formation. Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin have worked well as a pair. As for the fixtures, Everton are still to play each of the bottom three sides in the league.

FPL Players to consider from Everton

Everton are one of FPL teams from which choosing players is a very straightforward task.

Dominic Calvert- Lewin(6.5) and Richarlison(8.3) are two must haves in your FPL teams. The Latter has already scored 10 goals this season and is also the fourth highest scoring midfielder in FPL. While the former has racked up 13 goals this season and 111 FPL points in all.

Interesting Stat: Calver-Lewin has missed 14 big chances this season, only six other players have missed more. We wonder what difference it will make to our FPL teams if he starts converting them chances.

If you are looking for a third option from the Toffees, Mason Holgate(4.3) Is the best bet. He is one of very few players below the price bracket of 4.5 mil to be a nailed on starter. Everton don’t really keep a lot of clean sheets. But, Holgate already has 4 assists this season. But most importantly he could be the best asset as a fifth defender in your sides.

Manchester United

Fixtures: Spurs(A), Shefield Utd(H), Brighton(A)

You must already be wondering why Manchester United weren’t at the top of this list! Because they indeed have the best run of fixture among all FPL teams, on paper. I repeat, on paper. But that is the problem with them, they tend to do well when they’re not supposed to and vice-versa.

Nonetheless, since the arrival of Bruno Fernandes, Ole’s men have been consistent. Rashford and Pogba are both back to full fitness too. As a result of which, you have to consider having players from the Red Devils.

FPL Players to consider from Man Utd

Bruno Fernandes(8.6) is obviously the one all of you must have in your FPL teams. The Portuguese maestro has already picked up 2 goals and 3 assists this season along with 6 bonus points. But most importantly, among all United attacking players, Fernandes is likely to get the most number of minutes on the field, as everything they do goes through him.

Aaron Wan Bisakka( 5.3) is the best option from United’s defense. The United right back has already got 2 assists season. He also has 12 bonus points. Oddly enough, 6 of those bonuses have come in the last 5 games. In other words, since the arrival of Bruno Fernandes.

Martial(8.0) is another viable option from Manchester United. The Frenchman has got 11 goals this season. He is the fifth highest scoring midfielder in FPL.

Pro Tip: While it may be tempting to pick either of Rashford(8.8) or Pogba(8.3), you have to note that they are coming back after long term injuries. So wait and watch before you pick them.

Manchester City

Fixtures: Arsenal(H), Burnley(H), Chelsea(A), Liverpool(H)

Manchester City are one of those FPL teams who have a lot of key players coming back from injuries. Two of them from long term injuries. One of them hasn’t kicked a ball all season. So, what to do with them? You’ll get the answer below.

As far as the fixtures are concerned, City do have a tricky run of games coming up. But that includes a double gameweek and therefore we have no other option but to consider at least doubling up, if not tripling up on City.

FPL Players to consider from Man City

Kevin De Bruyne(10.6) is a no-brainer. The Belgian is the second highest scoring midfielder in FPL and he already has 8 goals and 18 assists. He is also likely to start all games.

Aymeric Laporte(6.3) is the second best option from the champions. Yes, he is coming back from injury, however, City can’t do without him in the starting eleven, so he is likely to start most games.

Quick fact: Man City have lost 7 games this season, and Laporte has missed them all. Adding on to that, City have kept 5 clean sheets in 7 games with Laporte in the starting eleven and 5 clean sheets in 22 games without him.

Down Memory lane: Do any of you remember the last time City had a double gameweek, who got the highest number of points? It was Aymeric Laporte. He scored a goal against Everton and he followed that up with an assist against Arsenal, which fetched him a total of 20 points.

Sergio Aguero(11.8) is the third best option from ManCity. Now, don’t you have the doubts that Jesus may share the minutes with Aguero? Well, if you have any such doubts remove them right away.

Sergio Aguero always starts the big games for ManCity. Considering the fact that they have 3 of their 4 fixtures against the ‘Big 6’ he is likely to start all of them games at least. Aguero has scored 16 goals this season already despite missing a fair chunk of games to injury.

One more trip down memory lane: Kun Aguero did score hat-tricks against both Arsenal and Chelsea last season. And he always scores when Liverpool visit the Etihad. So, if you do have any doubts regarding Aguero, this is all you need to look at.

AllAboutFPL Author’s pick- Bournemouth

Fixtures: CrystalPalace(H), Wolves(A), Newcastle(H)

Bournemouth have a very good run of games coming up in the next three gameweeks. After that, they have horror run of games. But if you are looking for an option for the immediate run of games then you should definitely consider at least one option if not doubling up on Bournemouth.

Nathan Ake(4.8) is the best option from the Cherries. The Dutchman is a big goal threat and Bournemouth have scored nearly 50% of their goals from set pieces.

Further Reads:

FPL injury returns – Here’s a list of FPL assets returning from injury
PL Project restart – What does the Premier League restart mean to FPL Managers?
FPL Season restart – Some early thoughts on FPL return by FFTITAN
History Of Fantasy Football And Origin Of FPL

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