At least they have from a fantasy football perspective, according to Fantasy Football Scout - and if they're easiest from a fantasy football perspective, in all probability the same applies in real life
PALACE TOP OF THE TICKER
Bottom of the Season Ticker for the first 10 Gameweeks of the campaign, Crystal Palace rise to first place from Gameweeks 11-20.
It’s not a completely straightforward run but there are meetings with eight of the 11 worst teams for goals conceded in 2021/22, not to mention the six sides who have scored the fewest goals.
The Eagles certainly put in a convincing audition on Saturday, beating Manchester City to nil at the Etihad thanks to goals from Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) and Conor Gallagher (£5.6m).
It’s these two players who are the stand-out picks from an attacking perspective, and indeed they are the Palace assets with the most transfers in ahead of Gameweek 11. Gallagher, in fact, is the second-most bought midfielder across all 20 teams.
Odsonne Edouard (£6.5m) has played out on the left flank in the last three Gameweeks, diminishing his goal threat (just three shots in as many fixtures), while Christian Benteke (£6.3m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.9m) appear to be ‘horses for courses’ selections: the former when against ‘low blocks’ and the latter perhaps for his work rate against the bigger sides.
Gallagher is both Palace’s leading shot-taker and chance creator in 2021/22, and is now the fifth-highest-scoring FPL midfielder, having bagged his sixth and seventh attacking return of the campaign in the win at the Etihad.
As we pointed out last week, the close-range shots have dried up somewhat: his expected goals (xG) count was a whopping 2.48 in Gameweeks 2-4, compared to 0.48 in the last six Gameweeks.
But bar spot-kicks, Zaha hasn’t been that much more of a sustained threat to warrant the additional outlay, with his goal at City his first big chance from open play all season – his other two coming from the penalty spot.
Given the calibre of teams that Zaha and Gallagher have already faced and the less-daunting tests ahead of them, you’d expect both of their high-quality shot counts to rise over the coming 10 Gameweeks.
“In the one vs one Wilfried is a really dangerous player and he can stretch the opposition team by running behind. And that was the decision that we made and it worked today. And now I think it’s good to to show to the players that we have an interesting team and it’s important for them to understand that anybody can bring some things to the to the team.” – Patrick Vieira on his decision to play Wilfried Zaha as a central striker against Manchester City
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PALACE TOP OF THE TICKER
Bottom of the Season Ticker for the first 10 Gameweeks of the campaign, Crystal Palace rise to first place from Gameweeks 11-20.
It’s not a completely straightforward run but there are meetings with eight of the 11 worst teams for goals conceded in 2021/22, not to mention the six sides who have scored the fewest goals.
The Eagles certainly put in a convincing audition on Saturday, beating Manchester City to nil at the Etihad thanks to goals from Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) and Conor Gallagher (£5.6m).
It’s these two players who are the stand-out picks from an attacking perspective, and indeed they are the Palace assets with the most transfers in ahead of Gameweek 11. Gallagher, in fact, is the second-most bought midfielder across all 20 teams.
Odsonne Edouard (£6.5m) has played out on the left flank in the last three Gameweeks, diminishing his goal threat (just three shots in as many fixtures), while Christian Benteke (£6.3m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.9m) appear to be ‘horses for courses’ selections: the former when against ‘low blocks’ and the latter perhaps for his work rate against the bigger sides.
Gallagher is both Palace’s leading shot-taker and chance creator in 2021/22, and is now the fifth-highest-scoring FPL midfielder, having bagged his sixth and seventh attacking return of the campaign in the win at the Etihad.
As we pointed out last week, the close-range shots have dried up somewhat: his expected goals (xG) count was a whopping 2.48 in Gameweeks 2-4, compared to 0.48 in the last six Gameweeks.
But bar spot-kicks, Zaha hasn’t been that much more of a sustained threat to warrant the additional outlay, with his goal at City his first big chance from open play all season – his other two coming from the penalty spot.
Given the calibre of teams that Zaha and Gallagher have already faced and the less-daunting tests ahead of them, you’d expect both of their high-quality shot counts to rise over the coming 10 Gameweeks.
“In the one vs one Wilfried is a really dangerous player and he can stretch the opposition team by running behind. And that was the decision that we made and it worked today. And now I think it’s good to to show to the players that we have an interesting team and it’s important for them to understand that anybody can bring some things to the to the team.” – Patrick Vieira on his decision to play Wilfried Zaha as a central striker against Manchester City
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