Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £7.5m – Newcastle (h)
Semenyo has made himself almost essential with his early season form, and his statistics are off the charts.
Of all players, only Haaland has had more shots, shots in the box, expected goals (xG), goals and big chances. That’s quite a list.
Among midfielders, the Ghanaian is far and away the best pick at the moment.
Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United, £8.1m – Chelsea (h)
It might surprise you, but Manchester United have had more shots than any other team – 10 more than Chelsea and Liverpool, who are next in the list.
Only Manchester City (8.41) have a higher xG than United’s 8.24. Yet City have scored eight goals, Chelsea (8.17) have nine and United just four.
What does this mean? Over time, teams normally perform closer to their xG so United have been unlucky in attack.
And so far Mbeumo (xG 1.17 and one goal) has been the shining light for United. His numbers are almost as good as Semenyo (both have 12 shots, five on target) without the returns.
Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £14.5m – Everton (h)
You need at least one of Salah and Haaland this season and I’m backing the former’s track record in the Merseyside derby.
Yes, this game has been tight in the past but Salah has many paths to return despite his mediocre open-play form. Back him for one more week.
Xavi Simons, Spurs, £7m – Brighton (a)
Simons is an exciting addition to this Spurs side.
There’s not enough data to make this a considered choice, but the Dutchman is filling the Son Heung-min role in a 4-3-3 for an attacking Spurs side in a game that feels like it will be high-scoring.
Worth the risk.
Lucas Paqueta, West Ham, £5.9m – Crystal Palace (h)
The last time West Ham were asked to bounce back from a humiliating defeat, they did so with a 3-0 victory.
This is a huge game for the Hammers and boss Graham Potter and they will look to talismen Jarrod Bowen and Paqueta to perform.
The Brazilian is on penalties and a great budget choice in general.
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