Daily Fantasy Premier League 2015: Best EPL Lineup Picks Week 28
Monday marks the only night of a five-day span without Premier League action. Can you handle it?
If not, whet your palette with an early look forward to an enticing Week 28 of EPL fixtures set to unfold on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rest may come into play for clubs that played taxing matches over the weekend, but urgency will also be key with only 10 matchdays remaining afterward.
Three matches on Tuesday and the other seven coming Wednesday mean two days chock-full of enticing Daily Fantasy action. Let's go ahead and break down the ideal DraftKings lineup for Tuesday's trio of matches, and look for analysis on Wednesday's slate to drop on the Daily Fantasy blog on Tuesday morning.
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| GK | Ben Foster (West Brom) | Aston Villa | 6.5 | $4,600 |
| D | Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace) | Southampton | 4.0 | $3,400 |
| D | Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) | West Brom | 7.8 | $3,700 |
| M | Dusan Tadic (Southampton) | Crystal Palace | 12.6 | $8,600 |
| M | Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) | Sunderland | 7.4 | $6,600 |
| F | Dame N'Doye (Hull City) | Sunderland | 11.6 | $6,800 |
| F | Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) | West Brom | 6.2 | $7,800 |
| Flex | Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) | Hull City | 7.3 | $6,300 |
Forwards: Dame N'Doye ($6,800) and Christian Benteke ($7,800)
Tuesday's three-match slate is short on consistent goalscorers, but Dame N'Doye is perhaps the best of the options. Hull City's new striker has two goals in four EPL matches since joining the side. Their Week 28 opponent—Sunderland—is tied for the most goals conceded among the six clubs playing Tuesday.
Sunderland have no road victories in their last five such matches, and N'Doye leads a Hull attack that has secured the full three points in two straight home fixtures.
New Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood's request, per Metro's Paul Gorst, for struggling striker Christian Benteke to net a hat trick didn't materialize over the weekend. But Benteke's aggressiveness has kicked up with nine shots in his last three EPL games, and he's the best bet to be on the receiving end of chances against West Brom's defense.
Midfielders: Dusan Tadic ($8,600) and Ahmed Elmohamady ($6,600)
Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic is easy money in Daily Fantasy, averaging 10.2 fantasy points per game in his last 10 league outings. Without many big-money strikers on tap for Tuesday, Tadic is well worth the $8,600 gamble against a Crystal Palace squad that has the league's worst possession rate (39.4 percent).
Along with Tadic, Hull City's Ahmed Elmohamady makes his presence known in the fantasy world with his affinity for crosses. He's crossed 18 balls in his last three league games, which makes him an easy bet for a double-digit outing against slumping Sunderland—even with just one goal and three assists on his season.
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand ($5,100) and Alan Hutton ($3,700)
Picking the most expensive defensemen on Tuesday's slate is a strong move this week, especially since Ryan Bertrand of Southampton's $5,100 price tag is not one to break the bank. Bertrand scored on Dec. 26 against Week 28 opponent Crystal Palace, his latest goal.
Bertrand returned from a near month-long absence Saturday in style, with seven crosses and nine fantasy points against West Brom. He should produce enough crosses and drawn fouls (15 combined in his last two games) to be valuable, even if he doesn't net another against the Eagles.
Alan Hutton played through a knock Saturday against Newcastle, which saw another strong defensive outing from Aston Villa. Holding West Brom to one goal or less would produce some fantasy points for Hutton, but he can also contribute on offense with 4.2 crosses per game in his last 10.
Goalie: Ben Foster ($4,600)
Whether it's West Brom's resurgence, his own improvement or his apparent affinity for chomping into a football, goalkeeper Ben Foster has been eating up the clean sheets this season in league play.
Foster has been easy money in goal as of late, racking up three consecutive clean sheets for a whopping 11 on the season. He shut down Southampton over the weekend with two saves for 14.75 fantasy points, and he hasn't conceded a goal since the 32nd minute of a Feb. 8 draw to Burnley—a span of 428 minutes in all competitions.
To add to Foster's undoubtable resume, he faces an Aston Villa squad with just two goals in their last 10 league matches.
Advanced stats are courtesy of WhoScored.com unless otherwise noted.
Steven Cook covers Daily Fantasy world football for B/R. Follow and interact with him on Twitter.
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