Gameweek 10 Waiver Wire: Draft EPL
We're here every week giving you our tips on the best Draft Premier League players to pick up ahead of Fantrax/Sleeper Waiver Wire processing! Acquisitions via waivers can make or break your Fantasy EPL season, so make sure you follow our Gameweek 10 recommendations to help dominate your Draft League.
Essential reading before your weekly waiver requests process!
Waiver Wire Gameweek 10
Here we outline our Fantasy EPL GW10 Waiver Wire targets that have 40% rostered or below on Fantrax. These players should perform well over the upcoming period!
Wesley Fofana (Ros 13%)
Prospects: Chelsea fans want him sold, one outlet gave him 4/10 against Man United, and yet Fofana walked off with 25.5 points, an assist and a clean sheet. Horrible in real life, great in fantasy. He’s averaging 11.05 points per start across five starts, but the model sees an XXPPS of just 6.91, and most of that gap is ghosts rather than returns (10.05 per start against 7.06 expected). Roughly 40% of a ghost gap tends to stick around, so expect some of this to fade, though not all of it. He’s only started five of nine, so minutes aren’t nailed, but Sunderland away and Leeds at home give him two good opportunities. We have him projected at 10.5 points this week, 9.1 of them ghosts.
Verdict: Low priority, $0-1 FAB.
Ryan Christie (Ros 6%)
Prospects: We’ve loved Christie for years for exactly this: steady points, the odd return, and very little fuss. The numbers say he’s been short-changed this season. Across his four starts he’s averaging just 5.25 points against an XXPPS of 8.77, and the Liverpool game sums it up, -1 point from a performance worth 11.74 XXPts and half an expected goal. Most of that shortfall is luck on the returns side, which is exactly the kind of gap you buy. He’s started four of the last five, mostly in the deeper midfield role, and kept a clean sheet against Leeds, so Ipswich away and Forest at home is a nice spot for some of those expected points to finally arrive. We have him projected at 9.3 points this week, with 7.4 ghosts.
Verdict: Low priority, $0-1 FAB.
Taiwo Awoniyi (Ros 10%)
Prospects: Awoniyi is back in business. After being handed his first start since the red card against Brighton, he scored Coventry’s second in the 3-1 win over Sunderland and banked 14 points before making way for Chérif. Last week we flagged him as owed, with 1.59 xG and no goals to show for it, and that goal has started to settle the bill. His returns are now 7.2 points below what his chances deserve rather than 14.6, and leaving out the red card game he’s averaging 9.2 XXPts per start. So there’s still some luck to come back his way. The shirt looks like his again, and Everton away on Friday night followed by Crystal Palace at home after the break is a decent stretch for a striker in form. We have him projected at 7.9 points this week, with 5.5 ghosts.
Verdict: Low priority, $2-3 FAB.
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