Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 36+ - Five players to help you win the week

The Good

Which brings in the question, which Chelsea player is a must-have asset? Now the eye test and his form since the restart makes Christian Pulisic (7.3m) impossible to ignore and that applies to Willian (7.4m) as well with both men shining. The Brazilian has been the out-statting his counterpart on the other wing, with more key passes, a better goals to games ratio, a lot more bonus points, and crucially, he is on set-piece duty. Maybe not penalties with Jorginho back in the squad but everything else for the time-being.

The Frenchman has been a regular starter since the restart and scored two goals for the Blues but more pertinently, has averaged 4.53 shots per game. Abraham has struggled for goals but has recorded the highest number of big chances since the restart although he does have one goal. Problems, problems and more problems.

Danny Ings

What does make him a good pick is the fact that Ralph Hasenhuttl hates having the ball. This will become important in a second because you see Brighton loving having the ball. The Seagulls have used a more possession-based system under Graham Potter with Hasenhuttl looking to counter-press and win the ball high up the field. That plays right into Ings, Che Adams, and Shane Long's forte which when combined with a defensively liable Brighton, who have conceded a huge 11 goals in their last four games, points to a big night for the Saints.

Not only that, but the forward should also be on penalties with James Ward-Prowse struggling from the spot and with 19 goals to his name, Ings is in the race for the Golden Boot and as Hasenhuttl said, Southampton wants the Premier League's top scorer to be in their team.

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah (12.6m) has been on absolute fire over the last few games with the forward netting two goals and an assist against Brighton. But then he came up against a herculean effort from Nick Pope, that saw Raheem Sterling outdo the Egyptian for the first time in a long time. The Manchester City forward’s hattrick ensured his place as the gameweek’s top scorer but the stats tell us that Salah was very unlucky and came up against a brick wall.

Since he signed for Liverpool, the forward has only failed to score against the Gunners on one occasion with him netting five goals in five games, including a brace in the game held earlier this season. Now while this is a more defensively solid Arsenal as compared to Unai Emery’s team, the Gunners still have their problems as Tottenham showcased and it does allow Salah a chance to run riot. He is still in the race for the Golden Boot with four goals separating him and Jamie Vardy and with three games left, he’s on a mission.

And the Punt

“A new four or five or six players will play against Bournemouth.” Those were Pep Guardiola’s words after his side thumped Brighton and that has sent shivers down the spine of FPL managers. It does point to more Pep roulette and with David Silva (7.3m) playing only 26 minutes against the Seagulls, the Spaniard is in line for a start. He does have only three games left in the Premier League as a Manchester City player and after his performances against Newcastle, he has the goods.

A goal and two assists in that game saw the Spaniard ooze class and flair and he created a couple of chances despite the fact he walked off the bench against Brighton. Had things gone the other way, Mahrez could have added to his tally and Silva would have had an assist. Now naturally, Phil Foden, aka David Silva’s heir, was also brought off the bench and at 5.5m he is a lot cheaper than Silva and in slightly better form.