Exciting week for EPL! Eight clubs will have two matches, and the matches go from Saturday to Thursday. There will be five EPL games on Saturday April 14, as Liverpool faces Bournmouth in a desired match-up with many players seeking to add Mohamad Salah, who is a lofty $13,400. Below are some bargains to help squad budgeting allowing for the purchase of Salah and other high priced players.
The standard lineup at Draft Kings consists of two forwards, two midfielders, two defenders, one goalkeeper, and one utility player. Saturday’s fixtures are below. The Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) comes from the Fantasy Premier League website. The rating is from 1-5 with one being the lowest difficulty rating and five being the highest difficulty rating the (higher the rating, better the team).
Fixtures for April 14, 2018
| Home Team | FDR | Away Team | FDR | Weather |
| Burnley | 3 | Leicester | 3 | Partly Cloudy |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | Brighton | 2 | Cloudy |
| Huddersfield | 2 | Watford | 2 | Partly Cloudy |
| Swansea | 2 | Everton | 2 | Partly Cloudy |
| Liverpool | 4 | Bournmouth | 3 | Partly Cloudy |
Burnley, F, Ashley Barnes ($6,000): Barnes has seven goals on the season and 54 shots averaging 6.1 FPPG. He has averaged 13.6 FPPG over his last six games. Burnley matches up against Leicester which is just not that formidable.
Burnley, M, Aaron Lennon ($4,400): If all players were studs, would there be any studs at all? Aaron Lennon isn’t a goal scorer but he contributes and gets points mostly via crosses. Lennon’s FPPG is 3.4 with a ceiling of 9.5 for a very low cost.
Everton, GK, Jordan Pickford ($4,500): Jordan Pickford ranks 3rd on the season for saves with three or more of the category over five straight matches. Pickford scored 13 fantasy points last week and has averaged 6.5 for the season. Everton matches against Swansea– the lowest ranked for shots and one of the lowest scoring clubs–givies Pickford the opportunity for a win and possibly a clean sheet.
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