FPL GW16 Saturday Fixture Wise Review | Players that Caught our Eye

Here in this blog, we review the stats and key numbers from FPL GW16 Saturday fixtures. This blog is written by @FplTrybe

FPL GW16 Saturday Fixture Wise Review

Brentford vs Watford

Scoreline	2	1
xG(1H/2H)	1.89 (0.44/1.45)	0.65(0.29/0.36)
xGOT	2.22	0.62
Shots on Target	5 (Mbeumo – 2)(Jannson, J anelt, Baptiste  – 1 each)	2(King, Dennis – 1 each)
Big Chances	2 (Mbeumo, Jannson – 1 each)	1(King)
Top 2 FPL scorers	Mbeumo (9)Jannson (8)	Dennis (9)Cleverley (4)
Next 4	MUN-sou-bha-MCI	bur-CRY-wol-WHU
Style of Play	3-5-2	4-1-4-1
Last 4 xG(FDR)	4.4(3)	5(18)
Form	W-D-L-W	L-L-L-L

Key FPL talking points from Brentford vs Watford

Brentford:

• 10/21 goals scored have been at home
• All 4 clean-sheets have come at home
• xG/90 of 1.29
• SoT/90 of 3.5

FPL Cue:

Jannson (4.6m) with 59 points is at the top for BRE assets; 10th highest among all defenders. 4 goals scored in the last 2 for BRE without Toney. 

Watford:

• Inspite of blanking 7 GWs, WAT have scored 21 times in the remaining 9 games
• Still 0 clean-sheets for the season
• xG/90 of 1.18 (1.44 in last 5 games)
• SoT/90 of 3.88

FPL Cue:

King hit the bar and was unlucky not to come away with a return (game xG: 0.39). Dennis with a thumping header from a Cleverley corner was his 7th FPL return in last 5 (game xG: 0.08)

Manchester City vs Wolves

Scoreline	1	0
xG(1H/2H)	2.79 (0.38/2.41)	0.16(0.04/0.12)
xGOT	1.44	0.22
Shots on Target	10 (Sterling – 3; Silva – 2; Cancelo, Jesus, Rodri,  Foden, Gundo – 1 each)	1 (Kilman)
Big Chances	3 (Sterling, Grealish, Gundogan)	0
Top 2 FPL scorers	Sterling (11)Cancelo (7)	Sa (4)Kilman (2)
Next 4	WOL-LEE-new-LEI	mci-bha-CHE-WAT
Style of Play	4-3-3	3-5-2
Last 4 xG (FDR)	12.5 (5)	1.5 (13)
Form	W-W-W-W	L-L-D-D

Key FPL talking points from Manchester City vs Wolves

Man City:

• Cancelo to miss GW 17 (5 yellow cards)
• 1st clean-sheet in 4 games; 9th for the season
• 8 FPL returns in last 9 games for Silva (6G/2A)
• 5th start in a row for Sterling (34 points – 3G/1A)
• 165 mins for Foden in the last 5 games; subbed on at 56’ for Gundo

FPL Cue:

Gundo might get rested for GW 17 due to back injury; Silva remains to be a guaranteed starter. Sterling could be a great differential (10.6m & 1.5% owned)

Wolves:

• 5th 0-1 loss of the season; total 7 losses
• Only 1 goal scored in last 5; 5th worst xG (16.3)
• One of the most bizarre red cards for Jimenez

FPL Cue: STAY AWAY for next 6 GWs pls!

Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Scoreline	1	0
xG(1H/2H)	2.48 (0.29/2.18)	0.18(0.10/0.08)
xGOT	2.22	0
Shots on Target	5 (Salah – 2)(VVD, Matip, Robertson – 1 each)	0
Big Chances	4 (Jota – 2)(Salah, VVD – 1 each)	0
Top 2 FPL scorers	TAA (9)Salah (8)	Martinez (3)Young (2)
Next 4	NEW-tot-LEE-lei	nor-BUR-CHE-lee
Style of Play	4-3-3	4-3-3
Last 4 xG (FDR)	9.6 (4)	3.6 (19)
Form	W-W-W-W	L-W-L-W

Key FPL talking points from Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Liverpool:

• 10 clean-sheet of the season (#1); 4 in last 5
• 2nd best xG conceded (14.7)
• TAA becomes the 2nd player to cross 100 points; a bonus magnate this season with 21 so far (career best: 26)
• 2nd goal from the spot for Salah (1st in GW 3 v CHE)
• Jota missed 2 big chances (xG: 1.08) in a cameo of 31 mins

FPL Cue:

Salah has returned in 15/16 GWs this season (No goal-involvement in GW2 v BUR)

Aston Villa:

• Douglas Luiz with the highest xG (0.10). 
• Next 4 fixtures’ FDR is 7th
• Watkins was kept quiet
• Martinez looked at his prime best with some astounding saves
• Targett replaced Buendia for this fixture. 
• Ings & Buendia made things complicated for LIV in the last 15 mins as they pressed for the equaliser
  

FPL Cue: WIth 3 of the next 4 fixtures against the worst 5 defenses, Watkins could be an interesting shout

Arsenal vs Southampton

Scoreline	3	0
xG(1H/2H)	1.76 (0.78/0.98)	0.52(0.30/0.22)
xGOT	2.07	1.60
Shots on Target	5 (Gabriel – 2)(Odegaard, Laca, Tomiyasu – 1 each)	6 (Tella – 3)(Redmond, JWP,  A.Armstrong – 1 each)
Big Chances	3 (Saka, Laca, Gabriel)	0
Top 2 FPL scorers	Tierney (12)Gabriel (11)	Tella (2)Livra (1)
Next 4	WHU-lee-nor-WOL	cry-BRE-whu-TOT
Style of Play	4-2-3-1	4-4-2
Last 4 xG (FDR)	6.2 (6)	4.5 (16)
Form	W-L-L-W	L-D-D-L

Key FPL talking points from Arsenal vs Southampton

Arsenal:

• 7-game unbeaten run at home (6W / 1D)
• 7th clean-sheet for the season 
• Ramsdale is now the highest FPL earner for ARS (70 pts) with ESR (69) & Gabriel (67) the next two
• ARS didn’t miss Aubameyang much as they hit the post twice (Saka & Martinelli) and one goal ruled offside (Gabriel) marginally
• FPL Cue: Odegaard (5.4m & 2.3% ownership) is on a 3-game goal scoring spree. He has been consistently starting games under Arteta. Anyone looking for a cheap MF option <6m, he is a stand out option. 

Southampton:

• A.Armstrong subbed out in 43’ due to a calf injury. Could be missing the next game
• SOU started sharp with some aggressive pressing and taking the game to the hosts
• Post the 1st goal, surprisingly all the zest faded away
• No clean-sheets in last 5 games
• JWP with the highest xG (0.20)
• FPL Cue: Ralph would be targeting the next 2 games to get a win which has been amiss since GW12. Broja remains to be one of the most exciting strikers at that price (5.1m)

Chelsea vs Leeds

Scoreline	3	2
xG(1H/2H)	2.78 (1.06/1.72)	1.87 (1.13/0.74)
xGOT	3.06	1.78
Shots on Target	6 (Mount, Jorginho – 2 each) (Havertz, Werner – 1 each)	5 (Raphinha – 2) (Gelhardt, Roberts, Harrison – 1 each)
Big Chances	4(Jorginho – 2)(Mount, Havertz – 1 each)	2(Raphinha, Gelhardt)
Top 2 FPL scorers	Jorginho (15) Rudiger (9)	Raphinha (7) Gelhardt (7)
Next 4	EVE-wol-avl-BHA	mci-ARS-liv-AVL
Style of Play	3-4-2-1	4-3-1-2
Last 4 xG (FDR)	8.2 (10)	5.2 (8)
Form	W-L-W-D	L-D-W-D

Key FPL talking points from Chelsea vs Leeds

Cheslea:

• 1 clean-sheet in the last 6 games
• 7 goals conceded in the last 4 games; Kante & Kovacic are being missed immensely
• 4 yellow cards & 1 point in last 6 for James
• Rudiger is now the highest FPL earner for CHE (81 pts) with Mount (77) and James (76) the next 2
• FL Cue: Mount has hit a rich vein of form. 5 returns in the last 3 (3G / 2A). He has played full 90 mins six times – has returned in 5 of those this season

Leeds:

• LEE seems to be getting closer to 20/21 form but still a lot of work to be done
• 9th best xG (recent improvement) & 3rd worst xG conceded for the season
• Tough run of fixtures coming up
• FPL Cue: Raphinha has already bettered his 20/21 goal tally of 6 and now with penalty spot responsibility added, managers can look to hold on to him

Norwich vs Manchester United

Scoreline	0	1
xG(1H/2H)	1.11 (0.20/0.91)	2.05 (0.45/1.60)
xGOT	0.80	1.37
Shots on Target	5 (Kabak – 2) (Placheta, Rupp, Pukki – 1 each)	5 (Ronaldo – 2) (Maguire, Telles, Dalot – 1 each)
Big Chances	2(Ronaldo – 2)	1 (Kabak)
Top 2 FPL scorers	DDG (10)Ronaldo (9)	Krul (3)Placheta (3)
Next 4	AVL-whu-ARS-cry	bre-BHA-new-BUR
Style of Play	4-3-2-1	4-2-2-2
Last 4 xG (FDR)	5.3 (7)	5.7 (9)
Form	L-L-D-D	W-W-W-D

Key FPL talking points from Norwich vs Manchester United

Norwich City:

• NOR ranks 5th on Shots on Target for the period GW 13 – GW 16 & 8th best for xG conceded
• Still struggling to make use of the chances created; 1 goal scored in the last 4 fixtures
• FPL Cue: No asset worth really looking at currently

Manchester United:

• 2nd straight win under Rangnick and his peculiar 4-2-2-2 format 
• 7th goal for CR7 this season; 3 in last 3
• 10th occasion when DDG has made 3+ saves this season; 53 in total (2 more than Ramsdale)
• Sancho was subbed off in 67’ for Greenwood as MUN pushed for a goal
• Rashford with 3 shots and Sancho with 0 were under-par
• FPL Cue: CR7 looks to be a necessity considering MUN’s next four mouth-watering fixtures. His xG per 90 stands at 0.63.

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