{"id":538223,"date":"2019-12-12T06:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T11:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=538223"},"modified":"2019-12-12T06:08:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T11:08:26","slug":"fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-17-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/12\/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-17-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 17 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 17 sees the commencement of the FPL Cup. Congratulations to everyone who has qualified. Hopefully, this article will help you progress into the next round.<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 17 Picks<\/h2>\n<h3>Goalkeepers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/53af52f3\/Kasper-Schmeichel?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kasper Schmeichel<\/a> is the highest-scoring goalkeeper on FPL. He has a good chance of a clean sheet this week as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> host struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwich City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4b40d9ca\/Nick-Pope?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Pope<\/a> has had a torrid time of late. However, he is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> at home. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a>&#8216;s record is pretty decent against mid-table to lower-ranked teams so they could get back to winning ways this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Defenders<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/75a72a99\/Ricardo-Pereira?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricardo Pereira<\/a>, \u00c7aglar S\u00f6y\u00fcnc\u00fc, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f8fcd2a5\/Jonny-Evans?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonny Evans<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d2424d1b\/Ben-Chilwell?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Chilwell<\/a> are fantastic options from an in-form <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> side. Most FPL managers are probably lamenting the three players maximum per side rule set by the game. They have a couple of really tough games coming up after this week though.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00fcrgen Klopp&#8217;s rotation policy in recent weeks will worry the owners of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool&#8217;s<\/a> defensive assets. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cd1acf9d\/Trent-Alexander-Arnold?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2e4f5f03\/Andrew-Robertson?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Robertson<\/a> are fantastic options at home to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a> normally but will either or both of them ride the pine this week? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/first-team\/377453-dejan-lovren-injury-update\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dejan Lovren&#8217;s injury<\/a> might simplify matters though. With Joel Matip already out, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/7a11550b\/Joe-Gomez?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Gomez<\/a> will have to come in for Lovren which will ensure a start for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cd1acf9d\/Trent-Alexander-Arnold?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a>. Robertson does not really have a proper backup but with the massive number of matches Liverpool have to play this season, he also needs a rest sometimes. It will be really interesting to see the starting lineup of Liverpool this Saturday. Alexander-Arnold is just one booking away from a suspension. In addition, Gameweek 18 will be a blank week for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a clean sheet against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> might be tricky for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a>. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/0df2b165\/John-Lundstram?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Lundstram<\/a> might get some attacking points this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Midfielders<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ee38d9c5\/James-Maddison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Maddison<\/a> is the standout pick from Leicester\u00a0this week. He will be facing his former side so he should be raring to impress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e46012d4\/Kevin-De-Bruyne?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b400bde0\/Raheem-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raheem Sterling<\/a> are both fantastic options this week. They were both benched for the midweek Champions League match and will be fresh to pounce on the terrible defence Arsenal possess.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c691bfe2\/Sadio-Mane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342ad68\/Mohamed-Salah?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> both could rack up monster scores against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a>, provided they get to start.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3515d404\/James-Ward-Prowse?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Ward-Prowse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9674002f\/Mason-Mount?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Mount<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1bf33a9a\/Christian-Pulisic?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Pulisic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8b788c01\/Anthony-Martial?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Martial<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b2bc3b1f\/Wilfried-Zaha?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilfried Zaha<\/a> are also worth considering as well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;\">Strikers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/45963054\/Jamie-Vardy?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Vardy<\/a> just cannot stop scoring. He already has 16 goals to his name this season and has scored in the last eight matches. Facing Norwich\u00a0at home, one just has to captain him this week.<\/p>\n<p>There is a chance this week for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/43a166b4\/Divock-Origi?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Divock Origi<\/a> to get a start. He could be a great one-week punt for the brave.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b66315ae\/Gabriel-Jesus?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a> could exploit <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal&#8217;s<\/a> shaky defence this week and build on his hat-trick from the midweek Champions League match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f586779e\/Tammy-Abraham?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tammy Abraham<\/a> should be a good option as well at home to struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a1d5bd30\/Marcus-Rashford?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Rashford<\/a> is in superb form and will look to punish Everton. Despite their win last week against Chelsea, this match should see the home side prevail. FPL owners of Rashford will be expecting a goal or two from him for sure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/07802f7f\/Danny-Ings?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Ings<\/a> has been in fine form for Southampton with a goal each in his last five matches. He has a really great fixture against West Ham United this week so his owners will be hoping for that goal-scoring run to continue.<\/p>\n<h3>Fantasy Premier League Captaincy Picks<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/45963054\/Jamie-Vardy?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Vardy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e46012d4\/Kevin-De-Bruyne?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin De Bruyne,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b400bde0\/Raheem-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raheem Sterling,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c691bfe2\/Sadio-Mane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342ad68\/Mohamed-Salah?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ee38d9c5\/James-Maddison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Maddison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fantasy Premier League Top Picks<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/45963054\/Jamie-Vardy?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Vardy<\/a> (\u00a310.1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ee38d9c5\/James-Maddison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Maddison<\/a>(\u00a37.8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e46012d4\/Kevin-De-Bruyne?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a> (\u00a310.2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b400bde0\/Raheem-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raheem Sterling<\/a> (\u00a311.8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c691bfe2\/Sadio-Mane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a> (\u00a312.3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342ad68\/Mohamed-Salah?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> (\u00a312.2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f586779e\/Tammy-Abraham?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tammy Abraham<\/a> (\u00a37.9)<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Rashford (\u00a38.9)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/75a72a99\/Ricardo-Pereira?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricardo Pereira<\/a> (\u00a36.5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b66315ae\/Gabriel-Jesus?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a>(\u00a39.6)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LQ03CeOtTZ5ge9QHC4maFw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1192739089\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LQ03CeOtTZ5ge9QHC4maFw',sig:'Ln_yyGAbi2utflMRe4iZeX_0wv_r2J8Odhlz5i1GHNE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1192739089',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 17 sees the commencement of the FPL Cup. Congratulations to everyone who has qualified. Hopefully, this article will help you progress into the next round. Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 17 Picks Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel is the highest-scoring goalkeeper on FPL. He has a good chance of a clean sheet this week [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2794,"featured_media":538239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[1395,3009,2811,2911,3007,40,136],"class_list":["post-538223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-featured","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fantasy-premier-league","tag-fpl","tag-fpl-captain","tag-fpl-picks","tag-premier-league","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}