A lifelong Birmingham City fan, Tom relocated to Germany for five years after graduating from university, where his interest in the Bundesliga developed. He began writing about and betting on German football for FST in 2016. He's also an avid fantasy football player and closely follows the Premier League and European competitions.
The Premier League is back with another mouthwatering set of fixtures and, as always, fantasy football is the best way to enjoy the action. Week 29 is upon us and with it come all the usual twists and turns, including a double gameweek for Arsenal and Manchester City players.
If you’re looking for a late surge to climb your 2019/20 FPL league table, we’ve got you covered. Here we present you with some of the best fantasy football tips and stats around, but for even further detail on each game make sure to check out our football predictions. Right, let’s crack on…
Best possible fantasy team for GW 29
Fantasy football transfer tips this week
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George Baldock
One of the best performing defenders this season, Baldock comes up against Norwich at home this week. It’s difficult to see the Canaries getting on the scoresheet in this one, especially against a defence as solid as Sheffield United’s. What’s more, Baldock has been an ever-present in the side this season, so there’s little chance of him missing this one. Expect a clean sheet.
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Raul Jimenez
We find ourselves highlighting the ‘Mexican Sensation’ once again. Jimenez scored a fine winner last time out against Tottenham Hotspur and will be looking to feature on the scoresheet again when Wolves face Brighton. The Seagulls are struggling in the lower reaches of the table, and in Jimenez, find themselves up against a striker in the form of his life. The 28 year-old will be hungry for goals – expect one or two this weekend.
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Rui Patricio
We now turn our attention to Wolves’ goalkeeper – Rui Patricio. He’s been in fine form this term and comes up against a particularly blunt attack this week. The Seagulls aren’t great in front of goal at the best of times, let alone on the road to a side as strong as Nuno Espirito Santo’s men. As Premier League matches go, they won’t come much easier than this for the Portuguese goalkeeper.
Who to captain this gameweek
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang is bang in form at the moment and is fresh from bagging a brace against Everton last weekend. With two fixtures ahead of him this gameweek – both of which he’ll expect to start – owners of the Arsenal man could be in for double fun. The most pricey of our highlighted players at £11.1m, we firmly recommend captaining the forward this week.
FPL statistics
Strap yourselves in, here’s our selection of the best fantasy football stats to help you get the most from this week’s action…
Top 10 in-form players
We kick off our FPL stats with the most in-form players at the moment, based on their average number of points accumulated in the last 31 days.
Top 10 buys for coming gameweeks
This value is based on each player’s chance of scoring points in the coming gameweeks relative to their price. It takes multiple factors into account, including position, points, form and opponent difficulty.
Total expected goals for the next six gameweeks:
Expected number of clean sheets over the next six gameweeks:
Gameweek 29 biggest price changes:
Which notable players’ prices have changed this week? The figures in brackets are their new values, while all changes are by £0.1m.
Price rises: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1), Ismaila Sarr (£6.3), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.4), Diogo Jota (£6.3), Matt Doherty (£6.2), Raul Jimenez (£8.0), Harry Maguire (£5.3)
Price drops: Adama Traore (£5.8), Jamie Vardy (£9.7), Daniel Podence (£5.2), Roberto Firmino (£9.6), Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5), Tammy Abraham (£7.5), David Silva (£7.3), Divock Origi (£5.1), Dele Alli (£8.3)
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