ZONERISM

FPL Experimental XI (DGW35 GW36, DGW37 & GW38)/Picking Footballers On The Internet/Organised Chaos & (The) SkyFF Half Season Experiment

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(3-5-2) Pickford; White, Saliba, Gabriel; Salah, Palmer (DGW35 captain/DGW37 vice captain), Bruno Fernandes, Son Heung-min, Foden (DGW35 vice captain/DGW37 captain); J.Pedro, Watkins

Subs include 1) Muric 2) Morris 3) Robinson 4) Chambers

Key/stand out picks/stats/factors include:-

Cole Palmer (DGW35 captain/DGW37 vice captain/possible triple captain option for FPL managers)

• Joint top scorer in the Premier League in 2023/24

Phil Foden (DGW37 captain/possible triple captain choice for FPL managers/outside chance of winning the golden boot/in the running)

• 20 plus goals in all comps for Manchester City in 2023/24 (24 in 48 appearances in all competitions to be precise)

Ollie Watkins

• Player with most returns in FPL in 2023/24 (36 attacking returns/19 goals in the Premier League this season)

Bruno Fernandes (seemingly playing as a number 10/second striker/on penalties/set pieces/star quality)

• 18 attacking returns in FPL in 2023/24 (scored/assisted in his previous 4 Premier League/is set for a double gameweek in DGW37/3 home matches left)

• Manchester United have scored 2 or more in their previous 4 league matches (are in a fairly regular habit of scoring 2 goals or more this calender year)

Salah

• Still in contention for the golden boot (3 behind Palmer & Haaland)

White/Saliba/Gabriel/Pickford (potential for clean sheets/bonus points/saves points)

• Arsenal are 1st in the Premier League in terms of least goals conceded

• Arsenal are 1st for clean sheets in the Premier League in 2023/24

• Arsenal are first for goals from corners/set pieces in the Premier League in 2023/24

• 18 returns (clean sheets/assists/goals) or more for White, Saliba & Gabriel (regular starters)

• Everton currently have the 4th best defence in the Premier League in regard to least goals conceded in 2023/24 (3 of Everton’s last 4 Premier League matches this season are against 3 of the current bottom 6 in the league)

A quick recap on the previous picks experiment  saw Palmer shine yet again as well as decent (or modest) returns from players such as Sarabia, Munoz, Aít-Nouri and South Africa international Foster and Mitchell effectively delivered as auto subs – mixed performances from the likes of Salah (captain), Saka, Núñez & Sarabia
It appears that Palmer is ready for action again, joining Son as players who are involved in a double gameweek this week and the likes of Pedro (extra matches/extra home matches) and Diaz as South American players that could still yet impress and with potential for good minutes given limited options in forward areas that are currently available at their respective clubs (Bradley could be available for selection again in May)

Ok, hopefully these lads see me through for the rest of the season.

That’s enough picking players on the internet in SkyFF/FPL in 2023/24 (apart from selecting captains in Sky Sports Fantasy Football).

Tables are going to be updated as soon/frequently as possible for the rest of the Premier League campaign.

This post was partly produced through memory and partly produced with the use of official Fantasy Premier League (website), Sky Sports Fantasy Football (website), Fantasy Football Scout, FBref, SofaScore and Transfermarkt.

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