Gameweek 22: Possible Transfers, Player Insights and FPL Hint of the Week | Fantasy Premier League 2018-19

Hello and thanks for coming back to read my picks to help you achieve FPL Legend status (or at least just improve your squad!)

From my perspective, it was nice to take a little break from thinking about my transfers and thinking about FPL whilst we had the chance to witness the ‘magic’ of the FA cup. Fair play to QPR for knocking my lads (Leeds United) out and at least I can say… we can now focus on the league 😉

So here’s my picks for GW22 – I did post 4 picks last week for GW22 so you lucky lot are getting another 6 today!

Check out the next page for the Pundit's views on who you may want to consider instead!

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Fantasy Premier League 2018-19: 3 Players to avoid for the coming weeks

Son should be one of the stars of the Asian Cup - as much as us FPL bosses will miss him!

#1 Heung-Min Son – Midfielder (£8.8m)

Goals: 8

Assists: 7

Season Points: 104

Upcoming fixtures: MUN (H), FUL (A), WAT (H)

Son has been in absolutely blistering form as of late and has returned either a goal or an assist in 10 of his last 11 games. I made him one of my picks in my Gameweek 17 preview at which point he had 3 goals and 3 assists and cost £8.5m!

It’s really unfortunate he’s off to the AFC Asian Cup after this week’s fixture against Manchester United so make sure you keep an eye on his price after the game as I expect him to drop by at least £0.2m over the coming weeks. I tuned in to listen to @PlanetFPLPod podcast (an outstanding podcast – one I listen to every week) and the co-host James is a Spurs season ticket holder. In their latest podcast (S2 Ep 37 – “Nothing Useful…”) James talked about the likelihood is that Son will miss around 4 games if South Korea make the final. You can listen from around 23:37 if you want to catch that piece.

Jesse Lingard could lose his place in the United starting lineup.

#2 Jesse Lingard – Midfielder (£6.8m)

Goals: 4

Assists: 2

Season Points: 58

Upcoming fixtures: TOT (A), BRI (H), BUR (H)

I jumped on Jesse Lingard after his haul against Cardiff where he scored twice and got an assist. He returned an assist for me in the next game and then blanked in GW20 against Bournemouth.

I’ve a feeling Alexis Sánchez will come back into the side for United. There are numerous reports out there that Sánchez is happy again and is raring to go. He bagged an assist after 17 minutes of being on the pitch that day and I’ve a feeling Lingard may be one to make way. I really like Jesse as a player and he was great for England in the summer. You may have to wait and see on this one but I’d avoid for now.

Another injury hampers the former Burnley and Liverpool man

#3 Danny Ings – Forward (£5.6m)

Goals: 7

Assists: 1

Season Points: 68

Upcoming fixtures: LEI (A), EVE (H), CPAL (H)

His hamstring injury meant he was taken off at half time against Chelsea and according to Twitters resident injury expert @BenDinnery he’s rumoured to miss the remainder of the month, although @OfficialFPL has him injured until 19 January.

Southampton have a nice run of fixtures all the way through to GW27 and then it takes a big dip! Ings is their top points scorer and goal scorer this season so it’s a real shame he’s injured. Ings has had a few years plagued by injury. He’s really made Southampton a threat but his form had dipped as of late and I think it’s time to move onto another budget striker.

Fantasy Premier League 2018-19: 3 Players to consider for the coming week

Jiménez produced a tidy finish against Liverpool as Wolves put Liverpool out of the FA Cup

#1 Raul Jiménez – Forward (£6.4m)

Goals: 6

Assists: 6

Season Points: 93

Upcoming fixtures: MCI (A), LEI (H), WHAM (H)

Jiménez does have a tough game in GW22 as Wolves travel to City but after scoring against Spurs and picking up all 3 bonus points, as well as against Liverpool on Monday, you can’t rule out him scoring against a City side who have conceded in their last 7 games! From a value perspective it might be good to jump on now before a nice run of fixtures between GW23 and GW29.

Jiménez is 4th for Forwards for bonus points this season (14) and a large part of this is down to his accuracy with 23 of his 62 shots have been on target. In terms of the ‘eye-test’ he’s a great player to watch with his hold up play and movement and is a massive part of Wolves brilliant performances this season.

The Palace right back is 2nd for tackles in the league this year and is a bargain at £4.5m

#2 Aaron Wan-Bissaka – Defender (£4.5m)

Clean Sheets: 8

Goals: 0

Assists: 1

Season Points: 73

Upcoming fixtures: WAT (H), LIV (A), SOU (A)

Those in the know will already have the palace golden boy in their backline. If you don’t, you should! He’s been in my side since GW1 this year and has been excellent for me. He’s on a nice little run of form with 3 clean sheets in his last 5 and has picked up 2 bonus points along the way. He’s joint 5th for bonus points for defenders this season with 11 largely down to his defensive ability. He’s made 72 tackles this season (joint 2nd in the PL) alongside 51 interceptions (3rd) and has only committed 13 fouls (joint 127th!) meaning he’s only picked up 1 yellow card.

At £4.5m with a nice run of fixtures, only 2 of last seasons top 4 in their next 9 games (Liverpool GW23 and United GW28) it’s a good time to get a budget defender into your squad.

He's a 'Rolls Royce' of a player in my eyes... and he's in great form!

#3 Christian Eriksen – Midfielder (£9.3m)

Goals: 4

Assists: 7

Season Points: 81

Upcoming fixtures: MUN (H), FUL (A), WAT (H)

This lad is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player. His creativity is outstanding and is back on the table as a major fantasy asset. He’s returned 4 goals and 1 assist in his last 5 games for Spurs.

With Son going to the AFC Asian Cup it may push Eriksen slightly further forward and increase his fantasy potential even more. He’s joint 3rd in FPL for assists this season and has an xA90 of 0.25 (Joint 11th in the league for players with over 900 minutes played) alongside scoring with 4 of his 13 shots on target - #Deadeye!

Pundit tips

There's a raft of people out there ready to support you!

Get a 2nd opinion! I know you all read my articles for thoughts and ideas for fantasy assets but don’t just take my word for it. There’s lots of accounts on twitter you can reach out to ask for advice, transfer tips or just general strategy– even specific accounts with specific club knowledge. Here’s a few to get you started - I'm sorry I can't list all of them:

Manchester United - @fpl_prashant

Chelsea - @justmihir

Burnley - @FPL_Claret

Spurs - @PlanetFPLPod

West Ham - @FplAddict123

There are loads out there so take a look at different accounts, different team strategies and if you're looking for some knowledge on a particular club just let me know and I'll point you to the best person I know!

As always you can find me on Twitter @FPL_Jim, where you can send me any questions, send me a direct message if that's your thing and I'll always get back to you!