Bukayo Saka, Arsenal, midfielder £10m – Leeds (h)
Sorry Leeds fans, I’m going triple Arsenal. Manchester United may have kept Saka quiet in gameweek one but history tells us he’s due a haul. Saka racked up 127 points from only 25 games last year and, if Arsenal do beat Leeds at the weekend, he’s likely to be involved. Just under a quarter of Arsenal’s league goals last season were either scored or assisted by Saka (24.6%).
Cole Palmer, Chelsea, midfielder £10.5m – West Ham (a)
Palmer may have blanked against Crystal Palace but it’s still hard to look past Chelsea’s main man with the Blues facing a West Ham side who were very poor against Sunderland. On penalties and free-kicks, Palmer had four shots last week and made 18 final-third passes. The underlying numbers stack up. Trust me, the points will come.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, midfielder, £7.1m – Wolves (h)
Semenyo was simply brilliant against Liverpool in gameweek one, scoring twice from an xG of 0.91 to bring in a whopping 15 points. I wouldn’t be surprised if Semenyo ends this week as the most transferred-in player. Against a Wolves team who conceded four against Manchester City last time out and have had a day’s less rest, expect him to get chances.
David Brooks, Bournemouth, midfielder, £5m – Wolves (h)
Like the look of Semenyo but missed out on him before his price rose? Why not take a punt on his much cheaper Bournemouth team-mate David Brooks? Against Liverpool the midfielder had two shots, created three chances and nabbed an assist. Decent numbers for £5m.
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