The General's Daily Fantasy Budget Selections for Gameweek 31
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Gameweek 31 is almost here so which players should you sign who won’t break the bank, freeing up cash for stars but still score you Daily Fantasy points? The General is here to help you out…
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Robert Huth (Leicester City) – £15
Position: Defender
GW31 Fixture: Sunderland (home)
Leicester’s resurgence under Craig Shakespeare continued on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Stoke. Basement dwellers Sunderland (who suffered a morale crushing defeat to Watford at the weekend) will be the visitors to the King Power stadium on Tuesday evening.
Robert Huth has been in fine fantasy form in recent weeks with up a goal and an assist in his last three matches as well as the clean sheet against Stoke. The German is often the target from set pieces and now that he’s notched his first league goal of the season, he’ll be hungry for more.
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Sunderland at home offers another great opportunity for a clean sheet for the Leicester defence especially if Jermain Defoe (doubtful) doesn’t make it.
Kamil Grosicki (Hull City) – £15
Position: Midfielder
GW31 Fixture: Middlesbrough (home)
No player has been directly involved in more goals as a substitute than Kamil Grosicki (8) in Europe’s top five leagues this season, according to Opta. The Pole was again sprung from the bench at half time against West Ham and he inspired the Tigers to a crucial 2-1 win, providing the assist for both goals. That performance should see him return to the starting XI for the visit of struggling Middlesbrough.
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Hull manager Marco Silva hasn’t lost a home league match as a manager in over three years (W32 D7) with four clubs (Estoril, Sporting, Olympiakos and Hull). This bodes well for Hull’s prospects on Wednesday evening.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) – £20
Position: Forward
GW31 Fixture: Swansea (away)
Harry Kane’s injury absence has opened the door again for Son Heung-Min. He didn’t start against Burnley at the weekend after returning from a trip to South-East Asia during the international break, but he still managed to get on the scoresheet after coming off the bench. That goal, coupled with Vincent Janssen’s inability to score goals should see Son back in the starting line-up for the trip to Swansea.
The thing I like most about this guy (apart from his handshakes off course) is that he’s greedy. When he finds himself in a situation where he can play a pass or take a shot at goal he tends to go for the latter. Spurs are on a roll at the moment as they look to keep the pressure on leaders Chelsea and it would be foolish to go without at least one of their attacking options against the Swans.
Divock Origi (Liverpool) – £17
Position: Forward
GW31 Fixture: Bournemouth (home)
A knee injury to Sadio Mane is set to give Origi an extended run in the Liverpool team. The Belgian came on to replace Mane against Everton and scored Liverpool’s third goal to settle the tie. With Adam Lallana also injured and Daniel Sturridge struggling for fitness, Jurgen Klopp is desperately short of attacking options and Origi looks nailed on to lead the line for the next couple of weeks at least.
Depsite their injury issues, Klopp will expect his troops to soldier on in their hunt for Champions League football at Anfield next season. On paper, Bournemouth at home has goals written all over it and Origi will be confident of getting in on the act.