With the condensed nature of the Premier League Schedule this season, we have had very little variety between the slates on the two sites. Both DraftKings and FanDuel have offered three-game slates most weekends as well as during the week in particularly busy parts of the schedule. On Wednesday we get back to what we have seen in previous seasons, with FanDuel offering a more robust slate than DraftKings. Wednesday’s EPL DFS slate is the most extreme example I can remember, with FanDuel offering a six-game slate compared to DraftKings’ three-game slate. The advantage to playing DraftKings’ slate is that all three games start at the same time. We will have all the lineups one hour before kickoff, so we won’t have to worry about what will happen if the players we like in the late games don’t start.
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Jordan Pickford | EVE | WOL | 5400 | 7.68 | 10 | 11.93 | |
| Only four teams have scored fewer goals than Wolves, while only six teams have allowed more saves to opponents. Other keeps are heavier favorites, but they cost more. Pickford should be one of the safest keepers on the slate and we're getting a decent shot at a win and a clean sheet as well. Only six teams have more clean sheets than Everton this season. | |||||||
| Hugo Lloris | TOT | AVL | 5800 | 8.16 | 12 | 12.71 | |
| Of the teams in Wednesday's slate, only Liverpool are heavier favorites than Spurs. Aston Villa has allowed the second-most saves of any team on the slate, and while they have only been shut out once in their last eight games, Lloris should be pretty safe if you can afford him. | |||||||
| Aaron Ramsdale | SHU | NEW | 4100 | 6.06 | 8 | 9.64 | |
| Newcastle rarely takes a ton of shots, which makes Ramsdale a risky fantasy play. That being said, Callum Wilson is by far their best finisher, and he is out. Joe Willock scares me a bit, but Joelinton and Miguel Almiron are usually good for at least one shot directly at the goal keeper per game. With Nick Pope injured, Ramsdale is your best bet if you need a cheap keeper. | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Joe Willock | NEW | SHU | 7500 | 7.58 | 15 | 12.53 | |
| Willock has scored a goal in five consecutive games. He has done little else in those games, but with Callum Wilson out and Sheffield allowing the third-most goals this season, Willock is a very nice GPP play. | |||||||
| Michail Antonio | WHU | WBA | 19 | 16.17 | |||
| West Brom has allowed the most goals in the league this season, and Antonio has a chance to be relatively low-owned in such a stacked slate. He had two goals against Burnley a couple of weeks ago and two assists against Arsenal two games before that, and I love Antonio for GPPs. | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Mohamed Salah | LIV | BRN | 22 | 22.95 | |||
| He has 12 chances created in his last four games, which makes him a safe cash play. The real reason we're playing him, however, is his five goals in his last seven games. Perhaps equally important, Burnley's Bailey Peacock-Farrell has allowed 14 goals in his four Premier League starts. Salah enters Wednesday tied with Harry Kane for the Golden Boot race and I expect at least one goal in this game. | |||||||
| Sadio Mane | LIV | BRN | 20 | 18.02 | |||
| With Diogo Jota out, Mane should be nearly as safe for fantasy as Salah. Mane has eight chances created in his last three games, with an attacking return in five of his last seven games. | |||||||
| Son Heung-Min | TOT | AVL | 10700 | 16.64 | 21 | 22.35 | |
| Son is cheaper than Harry Kane on FanDuel and safer on DraftKings thanks to the crosses he will send in. Kane leads the league in goals and is second in assists but Son is right behind him, and is well ahead in chances created. | |||||||
| Joao Moutinho | WOL | EVE | 6300 | 7.19 | 11 | 11.14 | |
| Moutinho only has one goal and one assist on the season, but his floor is extremely high. He has 100 crosses and 40 chances created in 32 games. | |||||||
| Morgan Gibbs-White | WOL | EVE | 5300 | 5.18 | 10 | 6.41 | |
| Gibbs-White had four chances created against Tottenham and had four crosses and a goal against Brighton the game before that. This matchup should be at least as good as the Tottenham game, and Gibbs-White remains cheap, especially on FanDuel. If Gibbs-White sits, Vitinha would be a nice pivot. | |||||||
| Midfielders | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | NEW | SHU | 6100 | 8.18 | 14 | 10.62 | |
| Saint-Maximin has gone five straight games without an attacking return, but I think that streak ends against Sheffield United. Saint-Maximin has nine chances created in those five games, and Newcastle will need him to be more involved in the attack with Callum Wilson out. | |||||||
| Matt Ritchie | NEW | SHU | 6000 | 8.25 | 7 | 9.59 | |
| He had three crosses in 16 minutes against Sheffield back in January.If he starts, he is good for a bunch of crosses, especially if Jonjo Shelvey is on the bench. | |||||||
| John Fleck | SHU | NEW | 4200 | 6.67 | 8 | 8.20 | |
| Fleck has 13 crosses in this last three games, and only two teams have allowed more crosses and goals than Newcastle this season. | |||||||
| Jesse Lingard | WHU | WBA | 17 | 22.77 | |||
| Lingard is tied for with Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio for the team lead in goals despite playing 10 games fewer than Antonio and 12 fewer than Soucek. He has gone four games without a goal but that could easily change against West Brom. Lingard is usually good for a chance created or two, which gives him a higher floor than his teammates. | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG | |
| Lucas Digne | EVE | WOL | 6300 | 11.78 | 14 | 15.21 | |
| I think this is another DK slate where we need to pay up on defense and try to save money on midfielders. Digne has 37 crosses and nine chances created in his last four games, and only three teams have allowed more crosses than Wolves this season. Digne is so much safer than the other defenders, I'll have a hard time fading him. | |||||||
| Nelson Semedo | WOL | EVE | 4400 | 7.28 | 9 | 13.07 | |
| Semedo is the closest thing we have to a safe, cheap defender on the slate. I don't love the matchup, but Semedo is averaging 3.1 crosses over his last seven games | |||||||
| Ben Mee | BRN | LIV | 12 | 15.72 | |||
| James Tarkowski has been a bit better lately, and I'm fine with playing him if you have an extra $2 to spend. That being said, Mee is averaging slightly more fantasy points this season. Liverpool have allowed nearly 200 more clearances than the next closest team, and they have allowed the most blocks. Mee is fourth in the league in clearances per start and second in blocks per start. | |||||||
| Kortney Hause | AVL | TOT | 2900 | 5.72 | 8 | 18.44 | |
| The 18.44 FPPG are a bit misleading because Hause has scored one goal in his five games this season. That being said, he has at least 11.7 FD fantasy points in all five games and is averaging 7.0 clearances per game. If Hause doesn't get the start, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo is a solid alternative. | |||||||
| George Baldock | SHU | NEW | 3600 | 4.59 | 11 | 8.61 | |
| Baldock is one of those defenders who gets forward when the situation allows, and this should be a perfect opportunity. Newcastle has allowed the third-most crosses this season and only West Brom has had less possession. Baldock had five crosses in two of his last five games, and I like his chances to reach that total again. | |||||||
| Draftkings Core Plays | ||
Top Tier | Son Heung-Min | $10,700 |
| Lucas Digne | $6,300 | |
Mid Tier | Joao Moutinho | $6,300 |
| Nelson Semedo | $4,400 | |
Value Tier | John Fleck | $4,200 |
| George Baldock | $3,600 | |
| Fanduel Core Plays | ||
Top Tier | Mohamed Salah | $22 |
| Michail Antonio | $19 | |
Mid Tier | Joe Willock | $15 |
| Jordan Pickford | $10 | |
Value Tier | Morgan Gibbs-White | $10 |
| Kortney Hause | $8 | |