Folks can you believe there are only 4 weeks left of the season!! I had a nice green arrow (3rd on the bounce!) after my wildcard this week with Lucas Moura proving my differential! I've also taken up a new job and I'm out the house around 14 hours every day... so I'm sorry I've not been as regular on here!
So here are my 3 budget picks ahead of DGW 35 for under £7m!
#1 Danny Ings - Forward (£5.4m)
Goals: 7
Assists: 2
Season points: 80
Upcoming fixtures: NEW (A) & WAT (A), BOU (H), WHAM (A)
I think Ings could be a sly pick this week and sneak under the radar this week. Southampton have a nice run of fixtures now until the end of the season with none of the top 6 and finishing the season at already relegated Huddersfield.
Ings averages 2.88Sh90 and after coming back from injury again this year I think he'll finish with a bang! He's only £5.4m and I expect him to start at least 1 of the DGW games!
#2 Alex Iwobi - Midfielder (£5.4m)
Goals: 3
Assists: 6
Season points: 84
Upcoming fixtures: CPAL (H) & WOL (A), LEI (A), BRI (H)
Iwobi really is an 'all the gear - no idea' type of player. He's got the silky skills but a real vampire player - can't bear a cross! I just think he's worth a look with Arsenal focusing on European glory and that could open the door for Iwobi to get some minutes in the prem. I was surprised at his returns this year too given he's only started 21 games this season. He's another one priced quite nicely and worth a look if you're chasing in your Mini Leagues!
#3 Andre Gray - Forward (£5.9m)
Goals: 5
Assists: 2
Season points: 62
Upcoming fixtures: HUD(A) & SOU (H), WOL (H), CHE (A)
With Deeney getting himself a red card on Monday night against Arsenal it pretty much guarantees Gray starts in the league. They have a great DGW set of fixtures following by a home tie with Wolves - a repeat of their dramatic FA Cup semi final!
I've always been a fan of Andre Gray from his Burnley days and I think he'll do well with this run of fixtures. 5 shots in his last 2 games and missed a few chances against Arsenal too!