Gameweek 15 Sleepers XI: Draft EPL

Our Gameweek 15 Sleepers XI article provides Draft managers with a lineup of Fantasy EPL hidden gems. Our starting eleven of Draft Premier League differential picks will help you find a golden ticket to a big score this weekend! These hints and tips will give you a better chance of picking up an all-important victory, as any one of these under-the-radar picks could make the difference in a head-to-head game!

We'll be focusing on players that will bring us not only attacking returns or clean sheets, but also those players that score Ghost Points in the sophisticated and statistics based Fantrax Scoring System!

Fantasy EPL Gameweek 15 Sleepers XI

For this article, we use the percentage rostered calculation from Fantrax and Sleeper. Our only rule is that each player we highlight is rostered in 60% of leagues or fewer at the time of writing. Therefore, there's a good chance some of these players will be free agents in your Draft league! As always, we'll take form, fixtures, projected points, and a healthy dose of intuition into account to make our selections.

We finally hit the 100+ FPts mark again! 102.25 FPts to be specific. So let's look under the hood and see what exactly happened. We'll start with the players that hauled for us. Our goalkeeper Sels, kept a clean sheet with 1 save and scored 9.25 FPts. In defence, Arsenal's Hincapié scored 13.25 FPts (including the clean sheet - shocker), whilst Adarabioyo (8.5 Fpts, 3 goals conceded) and Savona (9 FPts, 1 clean sheet) just missed the mark. In midfield, Enzo Le Fée (11 FPts, 1 yellow card) continued his rich vein of form for the Black Cats, Anton Stach (17.25 FPts, 1 assist, 1 yellow card) went back to his best and Wieffer (15.25 FPts, 1 assist) continued to defy all odds from his defensive position. The only FWD who scored well for us was Omari Hutchinson (15.5 FPts, 1 assist) after he was finally rewarded with a much deserved start with some sparkling displays off the bench. Alas, there were still some cracks to our success. Luke Shaw scored 0.25 FPts (1 yellow card, 1 goal conceded), Yeremy Pino put up 2.5 FPts against Burnley, whilst Kroupi only managed 0.5 FPts himself. So all in all, it's pretty awesome that we managed to score this many points with 3 near-zero scores. Here's hoping we can continue this festive form into Gameweek 15, despite the looming threat of rotation and the odd possible benching.

The Sleepers XI table below includes a full team of Starters, as well as 5 Reserves - high-upside players with some question marks around whether they'll start in Gameweek 15. So, keep an eye out when lineups are announced and pick them up if you see them starting, especially if you need to fill a spot on your roster. Read below for the rationale behind each of the Starter selections.

Aaron Ramsdale (G, Newcastle)

With Nick Pope out injured for the foreseeable future, Ramsdale should be nailed as the goalkeeper for the Magpies moving forward. He's not had the best of starts between the sticks with scores of 0 FPts (as a 12 minute sub), 3 FPts (1 goal conceded) and -0.75 FPts (2 goals conceded), but given the fact that he's facing one of the worst teams in the league, this seems like a great time to take a punt. He's a great coverage pick if you're up against a Livramento, Hall or Dan Burn owner. His 11.3 gPPS from the 24/25 season should be taken with a grain of salt given the fact that he played for a much weaker team. Southampton would have conceded way more chances, but if he can get even close to that number, he's a great option for the next few gameweeks while Newcastle's fixtures are easy.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (D, West Ham)

In Gameweek 14 against Man Utd, Wan-Bissaka put up his highest score of the season yet. His 14.25 FPts included 2 key passes, 5 successful dribbles, 3 interceptions, 2 aerials and even a yellow card. The Hammers visit the Amex stadium this weekend, where Brighton have won 3 of their last 4 home games, scoring 10 goals in the process, which is the 2nd most during this period, only 1 fewer than Man City. So why am I even suggesting AWB? Well he's probably going to have his defensive work cut out for him, which could mean lots of defensive ghosts. His current 7.6 gPPS is a bit of a drop off from last season's 10.8 gPPS, but he's one of those assets that has potential upside. So with AFCON looming in the distance, this is probably one of your last few opportunities to roll out AWB.

Joseph Gomez (D, Liverpool) 

Liverpool are undefeated in their last 2 games. What a silly statement to make, or is it even sillier that this hasn't happened since Gameweek 4 and 5. Other than dropping Salah to the bench, one of the changes Slot has made was bringing in Joe Gomez into the starting XI. We were all hoping that Gomez could actually replace the horrific Konate, but he's been deployed at right-back and has done pretty well. His scores of 20.5 FPts (1 assist and 1 clean sheet) and 8.5 FPts (1 clean) don't scream ghost points, but at least he's actually scoring the points! The Reds visit Elland Road next, which by no means is an easy venue as we just saw Chelsea get battered 3-1. However, Liverpool's away form has actually been slightly better than their home form, over their last 4 outings in each manner. So if you want a DEF-4/5 option with a bit of upside, Gomez is a fun punt to take.

Malick Thiaw (D, Newcastle)

It comes as no surprise that according to our Fixture Difficulty Tracker, Newcastle defenders have the best rated fixture of all defensive options in Gameweek 15. The Magpies host the Clarets at St. James' Park in what appears to be one of the easiest fixtures for getting a clean sheet this weekend. Newcastle have really turned their home form around in recent games, having the 4th best home record of any team over any team's last 4 home fixtures, winning 3 games and drawing once while only conceding 4 goals. Burnley on the other hand, have lost all of their early season form and are currently the 2nd worst team in the league over the last 6 gameweeks, having lost 5 games and only scoring 6 goals, which is only more than the likes of bottom-of-the-league Wolves. Despite Malick Thiaw's inconsistent scores, his 9.1 gPPS warrants a DEF-2/3 spot in your roster, especially if he nails that clean sheet this weekend.

Maxim De Cuyper (D, Brighton)

When it comes to Brighton assets, Wieffer and Minteh have been rightly taking all the headlines and plaudits, but Maxim De Cuyper deserves a mention as well. The Belgian defender, who started the season as Brighton's left-back, has actually been deployed in the left-sided midfield role, and it's been reflected in his points! De Cuyper scored 15 ghosts in Gameweek 13, and 11 ghosts in Gameweek 14, the two highest ghost point scores he has registered all season. In fact, over these 2 games, he registered 6 key passes, which is the same as what he's accumulated in his 10 appearances before that! In this new attacking position, he's also managed to score a goal, have shots on target as well as accurate crosses in each game. West Ham by no means are a free scoring team at the moment, so there's opportunity for Maxim to score points on both ends of the pitch this weekend. We're looking at a DEF-2/3 option, so grab him while he's hot.

Carlos Alcaraz (M, Everton)

It was clear that after Everton got destroyed by Newcastle in Gameweek 13, the absence of Idrissa Gueye as a shield in front of their defence was badly hurting them, and Moyes needed to tweak his tactics. This seemed to be moving KDH alongside Iroegbunam, which allowed Alcaraz to play in his preferred No. 10 role. Naturally, Alcaraz put up his highest score of the season (11.25 FPts), along with his first attacking return. Gueye is set to be missing at least one more game for the Toffees, which should mean that Alcaraz retains his role this weekend when Everton host the in-form Nottingham Forest. Lest we forget that last season that Alcaraz was scoring at a rate of 13.3 PPS, which is MID-2 levels. Let's hope for more of the same this weekend.

Casemiro (M, ManUtd) 

I hate to admit it but Casemiro is genuinely a good streaming option this season. Although there are some worrying scores like 0.5 and 2.5 FPts in his last 6 gameweeks, sandwiched around those are 4 double digit hauls, where he got 2 goals and an assist. Up next, Man Utd play Wolves, the worst team in the league and easily one of the best fixture matchups for any Fantrax asset. The Brazilian already has 3 goals and 3 assists to his name, enabling a ceiling of 17.4 FPts. If that wasn't enough, he still boasts a respectable 6.0 gPPS by topping his teammates in tackles won (16) and blocked shots (7). He's a great option as your MID-4 this week, especially if one of your regular studs has been benched due to rotation during this festive congested fixture period.

Lewis Miley (M, Newcastle)

When the trio of Joelinton, Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are all fit and starting, they are arguably one of the best midfield setups in the league. However, it's not easy to play 3 games in the span of a week, especially when they're picking up random injuries. This is where Lewis Miley steps in. The 19-year old has managed to step in for both Tonali and Bruno G, and done remarkably. In his game against Everton, he scored and assisted, putting up 25 FPts, whereas against Spurs, he scored 11.5 ghost points. It also helps that he's taken 8 of the 18 corners that the Magpies have been awarded over the past 2 games, which means he's got various routes to points. Tonali has been reported to be touch-and-go for their game against Burnley, which should mean Miley gets another start, especially with a Champions League tie against Bayer Leverkusen during the coming week. Find a place for him in your starting XI if you can.

Mateus Fernandes (M, West Ham)

After being dropped by Nuno and then reinstated into the Hammer's starting XI, Mateus Fernandes has been one of the best scoring assets in the league and for West Ham, averaging just over 10 PPS with only 1 assist to his name. During this 5 game spell, he's started every game and been top of the West Ham outfielders for key passes (11), tackles won (8) and accurate crosses (3). In fact, his 9.35 gPPS during this 5 game spell makes him the 8th best ghosting midfielder in the game. There's definitely been an improvement under Nuno and these levels of output easily make him a MID-4 for any roster.

Noah Okafor (F, Leeds)

Despite only starting 8 games this season, Okafor already has 4 attacking returns for the season, with his most recent fantasy assist coming in the 3-1 win against Chelsea at Elland Road. As it stands, Okafor actually leads his teammates in the successful dribbles category (20) and has the 2nd highest PP90 of 11.7, only behind the likes of community favorite Anton Stach. Okafor hasn't had the most consistent of seasons in terms of starts and minutes, due to his own injury issues, but given his rest in midweek, we're expecting him to get the nod as Farke tries to navigate this busy time of the season, so as to avoid another injury to one of his stars like Dan James. I'd definitely start him against a Liverpool team that has shipped 14 goals over their last 8 games, a record that is only better than the likes of Bournemouth, Burnley, Wolves and Leeds themselves.

Samuel Chukwueze (F, Fulham) 

Remember when we shouted Hutchinson last week as a player that had been scoring extremely well despite him starting or coming off the bench? Well Chukwueze is another great example of that. Over the past 3 gameweeks, Chukwueze has scored the 2nd most fantasy points of all assets in the game, only behind the likes of Phil Foden. During these last 3 appearances, he scored 19 and 24 FPts as a sub, which included 1 assist and 2 goals respectively, whilst in the 1 game he started, he scored 13 FPts, which also included an assist. Therefore it really shouldn't shock you when our data shows us that his 28.9 PP90 is the best in the league of all players. It's clear that the Nigerian FWD has a massive impact on Fulham's performances in games, and so Marco Silva is most likely going to utilise him up until he's leaves to represent his nation.

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