{"id":28383,"date":"2021-01-29T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=28383"},"modified":"2021-01-29T10:04:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:04:14","slug":"fantasy-premier-league-tips-target-budget-goalkeeper-and-captain-son-in-kanes-absence-for-gw21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=28383","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Premier League tips: Target budget goalkeeper and captain Son in Kane\u2019s absence for GW21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                Each week, Sport360 will bring you tips for the English Premier League&#8217;s\u00a0official fantasy football game. Fancy pitting your\u00a0wits against us? You can join &#8220;Sport360 Fans League&#8221;\u00a0using the code:\u00a0tc90vz<br \/>\nThe big stories of\u00a0Gameweek 20 in\u00a0Fantasy Premier League\u00a0were the hauls from Manchester City&#8217;s assets in Kevin De Bruyne&#8217;s absence and yet another blank from Bruno Fernandes as Manchester United faltered.<br \/>\nThe Red Devils travel to Arsenal in GW21 while City host Sheffield United and Chelsea welcome Burnley to Stamford Bridge.<br \/>\nElsewhere, Liverpool and Tottenham are on the road to West Ham and Brighton respectively.<br \/>\nHere are a few\u00a0tips to help guide you through GW21.<br \/>\nCAPTAIN &#8211; SON HEUNG-MIN |\u00a0TOTTENHAM | 9.8M<\/p>\n<p>A number of FPL managers are scrambling around to replace Harry Kane after the Tottenham striker picked up an ankle injury in the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool.<br \/>\nWith Jamie Vardy also sidelined, there&#8217;s no premium option to pivot to up front so it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ll have plenty of cash left over after to moving down to cheaper alternative.<br \/>\nThat means there&#8217;s an opportunity to upgrade your midfield and Son Heung-min may be the man for the job. The South Korean has blanked four times in the six GWs but that shouldn&#8217;t deter managers given his explosive nature.<br \/>\nThe Spurs attacker has seven double-figure hauls this season, only Bruno Fernandes [8] has more. With Kane out of action, Son be the focal point of the attack and will likely assume responsibility for penalties as well.<br \/>\nALTERNATIVE<br \/>\nILKAY GUNDOGAN\u00a0(5.7m) is on penalties in De Bruyne&#8217;s absence and also seems to be stepping into his midfield role nicely. He now has seven\u00a0goals and only two blanks in last eight GWs.<br \/>\nBOLD CHOICE<br \/>\nJAMES MADDISON\u00a0(7.2m) failed to deliver in GW20 but still has three goals in the last four GWs. Leeds&#8217; expansive style should suit him, offering him ample opportunities to capitalise in the transition.<br \/>\nONE\u00a0TO\u00a0GET<br \/>\nHARVEY BARNES\u00a0|\u00a0LEICESTER CITY | 6.8M<\/p>\n<p>Another Leicester player who should prove key to hurting Leeds on the break is Harvey Barnes. He&#8217;s been in excellent form of late with three goals, two assists and just one blank in the last six GWs.<br \/>\nONE TO AVOID<br \/>\nANTHONY MARTIAL\u00a0|\u00a0MANCHESTER UNITED\u00a0| 8.8M<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Martial has always had a tendency to blow hot or cold and he&#8217;s certainly on a cold streak at the moment. He&#8217;s blanked in the last four GWs and with Edinson Cavani&#8217;s form trending up, he&#8217;s in real danger of losing his starting berth to the 33-year-old Uruguayan.<br \/>\nBARGAIN BUY<br \/>\nALPHONSE AREOLA\u00a0|\u00a0FULHAM | 4.5M<\/p>\n<p>After a shambolic start to the season, Fulham have gradually come to terms with the demands of the Premier League and have been far better in defence of late. They&#8217;ve conceded more than a single goal just once in the last eight GWs. Alphonse Areola has been in tremendous form and according to fbref.com, he has the highest Post-Shot Expected Goal difference in the league [+6.3].\u00a0 That means he&#8217;s deemed to have conceded six fewer goals than he should&#8217;ve this season and a double-figure haul in GW20\u00a0was just reward for his efforts.<br \/>\nFollow @BrendonNetto<br \/>\nFor the very latest news, analysis and opinion download the Sport360 app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Each week, Sport360 will bring you tips for the English Premier League\u2019s\u00a0official fantasy football game. Fancy pitting your\u00a0wits against us? You can join \u201cSport360 Fans League\u201d\u00a0using the code:\u00a0tc90vz<br \/>\nThe big stories of\u00a0Gameweek 20 in\u00a0Fantasy Premier League\u00a0were the hauls from Manchester City\u2019s assets in Kevin De Bruyne\u2019s absence and yet another blank from Bruno Fernandes as Manchester United faltered.<br \/>\nThe Red Devils travel to Arsenal in GW21 while City host Sheffield United and Chelsea welcome Burnley to Stamford Bridge.<br \/>\nElsewhere, Liverpool and Tottenham are on the road to West Ham and Brighton respectively.<br \/>\nHere are a few\u00a0tips to help guide you through GW21.<br \/>\nCAPTAIN \u2013 SON HEUNG-MIN |\u00a0TOTTENHAM | 9.8M<\/p>\n<p>A number of FPL managers are scrambling around to replace Harry Kane after the Tottenham striker picked up an ankle injury in the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool.<br \/>\nWith Jamie Vardy also sidelined, there\u2019s no premium option to pivot to up front so it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll have plenty of cash left over after to moving down to cheaper alternative.<br \/>\nThat means there\u2019s an opportunity to upgrade your midfield and Son Heung-min may be the man for the job. The South Korean has blanked four times in the six GWs but that shouldn\u2019t deter managers given his explosive nature.<br \/>\nThe Spurs attacker has seven double-figure hauls this season, only Bruno Fernandes [8] has more. With Kane out of action, Son be the focal point of the attack and will likely assume responsibility for penalties as well.<br \/>\nALTERNATIVE<br \/>\nILKAY GUNDOGAN\u00a0(5.7m) is on penalties in De Bruyne\u2019s absence and also seems to be stepping into his midfield role nicely. He now has seven\u00a0goals and only two blanks in last eight GWs.<br \/>\nBOLD CHOICE<br \/>\nJAMES MADDISON\u00a0(7.2m) failed to deliver in GW20 but still has three goals in the last four GWs. Leeds\u2019 expansive style should suit him, offering him ample opportunities to capitalise in the transition.<br \/>\nONE\u00a0TO\u00a0GET<br \/>\nHARVEY BARNES\u00a0|\u00a0LEICESTER CITY | 6.8M<\/p>\n<p>Another Leicester player who should prove key to hurting Leeds on the break is Harvey Barnes. He\u2019s been in excellent form of late with three goals, two assists and just one blank in the last six GWs.<br \/>\nONE TO AVOID<br \/>\nANTHONY MARTIAL\u00a0|\u00a0MANCHESTER UNITED\u00a0| 8.8M<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Martial has always had a tendency to blow hot or cold and he\u2019s certainly on a cold streak at the moment. He\u2019s blanked in the last four GWs and with Edinson Cavani\u2019s form trending up, he\u2019s in real danger of losing his starting berth to the 33-year-old Uruguayan.<br \/>\nBARGAIN BUY<br \/>\nALPHONSE AREOLA\u00a0|\u00a0FULHAM | 4.5M<\/p>\n<p>After a shambolic start to the season, Fulham have gradually come to terms with the demands of the Premier League and have been far better in defence of late. They\u2019ve conceded more than a single goal just once in the last eight GWs. Alphonse Areola has been in tremendous form and according to fbref.com, he has the highest Post-Shot Expected Goal difference in the league [+6.3].\u00a0 That means he\u2019s deemed to have conceded six fewer goals than he should\u2019ve this season and a double-figure haul in GW20\u00a0was just reward for his efforts.<br \/>\nFollow @BrendonNetto<br \/>\nFor the very latest news, analysis and opinion download the Sport360 app<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28384,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28383\/revisions\/28384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}