DraftKings Fantasy Soccer: Tuesday EPL Targets

DraftKings Fantasy Soccer: Tuesday EPL Targets

This article is part of our DraftKings Fantasy Soccer series.

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Aston Villa 0.18 0.20 Everton 0.56 0.41 0.26
Bournemouth 0.34 0.28 Southampton 0.38 0.32 0.29
Leicester City 0.58 0.45 West Brom 0.17 0.18 0.25
Norwich City 0.16 0.15 Chelsea 0.59 0.42 0.25
Sunderland 0.38 0.32 Crystal Palace 0.33 0.30 0.29

Goalkeepers:

Fraser Forster, SOT at BOU ($3,800): What, Chelsea beats him and all of a sudden we lose all faith? Bournemouth has the second-worst home record in the Premier League and Forster has still kept clean sheets in six of his last seven.

Other goalkeeper to consider: Kasper Schmeichel, LEI v. WBA ($4,400)

Defenders:

Bryan Oviedo, EVE at AVL ($3,000): Oviedo has played very well of late, dethroning Leighton Baines as Everton's starting leftback. He had 16 crosses on his way to 22 fantasy points in his last league match and has hit double-digit fantasy points in three consecutive outings.

No other defenders particularly stick out to me, at least value-wise. With the quality you can find in the outfield on both slates, I'd recommend trying to stay cheap at this position.

Other defenders to consider: DeAndre Yedlin, SUN v. CRY ($2,400); Martin Kelly, CRY at SUN ($2,300); Ivo Pinto, NOR v. CHE ($2,400)

Midfielders:

Yannick Bolasie, CRY at SUN ($5,000): Bolasie is among the most exciting players to watch on the ball, even if the name doesn't elicit the same name value as the Mesut Ozil's of the world. He made his first league appearance since December as a sub against West Brom on Saturday, and in those 45 minutes he crossed the ball eight times (all from open play). Bolasie had hit double-digit fantasy points in eight consecutive matches prior to his injury, including one 39-fantasy point, two-goal performance against Newcastle. Last season against Sunderland, Bolasie did the impossible and scored a hat trick with all three goals coming within 11 minutes of each other.

Wahbi Khazri, SUN v. CRY ($4,200): Khazri joined Sunderland in January and has played against Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and West Ham. He now gets to host a Crystal Palace side that just conceded three goals to West Brom and has been incredibly weak at the back for the past two months. Despite those incredibly tough matchups, Khazri is averaging an incredible 19.4 fantasy points per 90 minutes. If he can reach that level of production against the top teams in the league, it's exciting to imagine the ceiling he has against a bottom-half-of-the-table side.

Other midfielders to consider: Aaron Lennon, EVE at AVL ($3,300); Tom Cleverley, EVE at AVL ($4,000); Marc Albrighton LEI v. WBA ($6,500); Steven Davis, SOT at BOU ($3,200); Cesc Fabregas, CHE at NOR ($5,600); Willian, CHE at NOR ($8,200); Matt Ritchie, BOU v. SOT ($5,900); Jordon Mutch, CRY at SUN ($2,700); Eden Hazard, CHE at NOR ($5,200); Yohan Cabaye, CRY at SUN ($6,300)

Forwards

Dame N'Doye, SUN v. CRY ($3,700): For the second consecutive season, N'Doye has joined a Premier League side fighting to avoid relegation. Hull City is in the Championship now, so his first time around clearly didn't go so well. N'Doye had some bright moments while at Hull, scoring five goals, but in nine appearances between Sunderland and Trabzonspor this season, he hasn't scored any goals (he does have two assists). Now 31, there's an argument that N'Doye's over the hill and it's hard to find a sound rebuttal with his recent goalless form. He is, however, playing a wider role that picks up more peripheral stats which make him fairly desirable at this price. In his last home match, which came against Manchester United, N'Doye had two shots (one on goal), three crosses, six fouls drawn, two tackles won and four interceptions for 15 fantasy points. Maybe the goal upside isn't what it once was, but the floor seems to be quite a bit higher than what we saw during his stint with Hull City last season.

Charlie Austin, SOT at BOU ($4,200): Austin scored 18 goals in the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers last season, and he reached double-digits in just 16 appearances for them while in the Championship this term. Austin has played 124 minutes with the Saints, and he has one goal, six shots (two on goal), two crosses, five fouls drawn and three tackles won for 28 fantasy points (20.3 fantasy points per 90 minutes). Bournemouth has the second-worst home defense in the Premier League, allowing 21 goals in 13 matches (1.6 goals allowed per match).

Other forwards to consider: Diego Costa, CHE at NOR ($7,000); Romelu Lukaku, EVE at AVL ($7,600); Jermain Defore, SUN v. CRY ($4,700); Jamie Vardy, LEI at WBA ($7,700); Jordan Ayew, AVL v. EVE ($3,700); Max Gradel, BOU v. SOT ($3,500); Emmanuel Adebayor, CRY at SUN ($4,300)

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Alex Spalding plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: ajump08, DraftKings: ajump08.
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Alex Spalding
Alex splits his expertise between College Basketball, NBA, NFL, MLB, and Saturday morning BPL. You'll find him under the username ajump08 on DraftKings and FanDuel.
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