By now we should be used to the sites having different slates, but just to keep things fresh, it is FanDuel who is offering a two-game main slate, when that is usually DraftKings’s move. As usual, FanDuel is the only place where you can play a full four-game slate, and while our example lineups are for the main slates on both sites, the Playbook does include players from all four games. As always, no matter which slate you’re playing, you can leave all of your questions in the FA Nation chat leading up to kickoff.
Playbook
| Goalies |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Vicente Guaita | CRY | AVL | 4500 | 7.69 | 10 | 12.18 |
| Only seven teams have conceded fewer goals or kept more clean sheets than Crystal Palace. Aston Villa have just two goals in six games during the restart; only Norwich have scored fewer. |
| Emiliano Martinez | ARS | TOT | 4700 | 10.02 | 11 | 16.50 |
| Martinez has kept three clean sheets in four starts this season, as manager Mikel Arteta seems to have sucessfully fixed the defense since taking over. It's hard to see how Tottenham will score in the North London Derby when they couldn't score against Bournemouth their last time out. |
| Kasper Schmeichel | LEI | BOU | 5500 | 8.59 | 14 | 12.79 |
| If I'm going to pay up for a keeper in this slate, it will be Schmeichel. Bournemouth have just three goals in five games during the restart, while Leicester have conceded four times during that same span. |
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| Forwards |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Jamie Vardy | LEI | BOU | 9800 | 13.41 | 22 | 22.10 |
| After a long dry spell, Vardy has three goals over his last two games. I'm riding the hot streak for GPPs, especially when I can get the league's leading scorer agianst the team that has allowed the third-most goals. |
| Jordan Ayew | CRY | AVL | 7600 | 9.5 | 18 | 12.92 |
| No team has allowed more fantasy points to opposing forwards than Aston Villa, which puts all three Palace forwards in play. I still trust Ayew the most for cash games despite his struggles against Chelsea. |
| Callum Wilson | BOU | LEI | 5300 | 6.26 | 16 | 10.58 |
| Wilson is no longer dirt cheap on DK like he was against Tottenham, but if he can match the 7.3 DK fantasy points he had in that game, he will still provide solid value for cash games and allow you to pay up elsewhere. |
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| Midfielders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Conor Hourihane | AVL | CRY | 6800 | 8.39 | 13 | 11.51 |
| Hourihane has 10.92 crosses per 90 minutes since the restart, including 12 crosses in 20 minutes against Newcastle. Crystal Palace have the third-fewest touches during the restart, and Hourihane could rack up crosses yet again. |
| Bukayo Saka | ARS | TOT | 7500 | 6.92 | 13 | 8.93 |
| Along with Ayew and Callum Wilson, Saka is what passes for a safe forward on Sunday. He has at least 13 DK fantasy points in three of his last five games, and he has at least 22 FD fantasy points in each of his last two games. |
| Junior Stanislas | BOU | LEI | 6600 | 5.82 | 12 | 7.14 |
| In three starts since the restart, Stanislas is averaging 13.3 fantasy points on DK and 14.8 fantasy points on FD. |
| Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 7000 | 6.72 | 9 | 7.73 |
| He is cheap and safe on FD, but he is only one of those things on DK. That being said, he isn't that much more expensive than Conor Hourihane and Junior Stanislas on DK, and I love his matchup. |
| Anthony Gordon | EVE | WOL | | | 9 | 7.44 |
| Gordon is averaging 13.6 FD fantasy points over his last three games. He is a cheap way into the early game, which features two teams that gave up a lot of goals early in the season but have been playing low-scoring games ever since the league resumed. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 10200 | 14.48 | 19 | 20.78 |
| For as bad as Tottenham looked at Bournemouth, Son still had seven crosses in 45 minutes. He is the safest player in this slate, especially on DraftKings. |
| Youri Tielemans | LEI | BOU | 6100 | 8.68 | 10 | 11.21 |
| In three starts since the restart, Tielemans is averaging 10.6 DK fantasy points and he has at least 14 FD fantasy points in each of his last two games. |
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| Defenders |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Patrick van Aanholt | CRY | AVL | 5900 | 9.29 | 15 | 14.30 |
| This is a great spot against Aston Villa, albeit on the road, and van Aanholt is pretty clearly the best defender on the slate. He's a nice stacking option with Vicenta Guaita. |
| Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 5300 | 7.78 | 11 | 13.87 |
| In 89 minutes during the restart, Soares has 24.3 DK fantasy points and 29.1 FD fantasy points. He was actually better off the bench against Norwich than in his start at Wolves, so I'm probably more inclined to play him for GPPs. |
| James Justin | LEI | BOU | 5500 | 8.46 | 13 | 12.29 |
| You're no longer getting a discount, but with Ben Chilwell out and Serge Aurier likely joining him, there is something to be said for locking in Justin's production, especially on FD. |
| Diego Rico | BOU | LEI | 5600 | 10.31 | 11 | 15.67 |
| I prefer him on FD due to the clearances, but he did have 17.3 DK fantasy points against Spurs. He's a GPP play there, especially if Cedric Soares is on the bench. |
| Joel Ward | CRY | AVL | 4500 | 5.27 | 11 | 10.97 |
| He struggled at Leicester, along with nearly all of his teammates, but he has at least 6.7 DK fantasy points in each of his other four starts since the restart. He's a strong cash play who isn't very expensive, especially on FD. |
| Player | Team | Opp. | DK $ | DK FPPG | FD $ | FD FPPG |
| Lucas Digne | EVE | WOL | | | 15 | 17.69 |
| If you're going to play the full slate, you may as well take advantage of the strong defenders in that game. Digne has the highest ceiling of any defender in that slate by far, and he's pretty easy to afford. |
Example Lineups
Players shown in bold are the pivots in the pivot lineups from the players in the same spot in the lineup above it.
| DK Cash |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Jordan Ayew | CRY | AVL | 9.5 | $7,600 |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | LEI | 6.26 | $5,300 |
| M | Junior Stanislas | BOU | LEI | 5.82 | $6,600 |
| M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 14.48 | $10,200 |
| D | Scott Dann | CRY | AVL | 3.64 | $2,800 |
| D | James Justin | LEI | BOU | 8.46 | $5,500 |
| GK | Vicente Guaita | CRY | AVL | 7.69 | $4,500 |
| Util | Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 6.72 | $7,000 |
| | | | | Total | $49,500 |
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| DK Pivot Cash |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Bukayo Saka | ARS | TOT | 6.92 | $7,500 |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | LEI | 6.26 | $5,300 |
| M | Junior Stanislas | BOU | LEI | 5.82 | $6,600 |
| M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 14.48 | $10,200 |
| D | Joel Ward | CRY | AVL | 5.27 | $4,500 |
| D | Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 7.78 | $5,300 |
| GK | Vicente Guaita | CRY | AVL | 7.69 | $4,500 |
| Util | Youri Tielemans | LEI | BOU | 8.68 | $6,100 |
| | | | | Total | $50,000 |
| DK GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | LEI | 6.26 | $5,300 |
| F | Jamie Vardy | LEI | BOU | 13.41 | $9,800 |
| M | Youri Tielemans | LEI | BOU | 8.68 | $6,100 |
| M | Junior Stanislas | BOU | LEI | 5.82 | $6,600 |
| D | Patrick van Aanholt | CRY | AVL | 9.29 | $5,900 |
| D | Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 7.78 | $5,300 |
| GK | Vicente Guaita | CRY | AVL | 7.69 | $4,500 |
| Util | Luka Milivojevic | CRY | AVL | 9.34 | $6,400 |
| | | | | Total | $49,900 |
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| DK Pivot GPP |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F | Callum Wilson | BOU | LEI | 6.26 | $5,300 |
| F | Jamie Vardy | LEI | BOU | 13.41 | $9,800 |
| M | Youri Tielemans | LEI | BOU | 8.68 | $6,100 |
| M | Conor Hourihane | AVL | CRY | 8.39 | $6,800 |
| D | Patrick van Aanholt | CRY | AVL | 9.29 | $5,900 |
| D | Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 7.78 | $5,300 |
| GK | Vicente Guaita | CRY | AVL | 7.69 | $4,500 |
| Util | Christian Benteke | CRY | AVL | 4.67 | $6,200 |
| | | | | Total | $49,900 |
| FD Cash |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 7.73 | $9 |
| F/M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 20.78 | $19 |
| F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | TOT | 20.06 | $21 |
| F/M | Junior Stanislas | BOU | LEI | 7.14 | $12 |
| D | James Justin | LEI | BOU | 12.29 | $13 |
| D | Diego Rico | BOU | LEI | 15.67 | $11 |
| GK | Kasper Schmeichel | LEI | BOU | 12.79 | $14 |
| | | | | Total | $99 |
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| FD Pivot Cash |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 7.73 | $9 |
| F/M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 20.78 | $19 |
| F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | TOT | 20.06 | $21 |
| F/M | Bukayo Saka | ARS | TOT | 8.93 | $13 |
| D | James Justin | LEI | BOU | 12.29 | $13 |
| D | Diego Rico | BOU | LEI | 15.67 | $11 |
| GK | Emiliano Martinez | ARS | TOT | 16.50 | $11 |
| | | | | Total | $97 |
| FD GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 7.73 | $9 |
| F/M | Jamie Vardy | LEI | BOU | 22.10 | $22 |
| F/M | Son Heung-Min | TOT | ARS | 20.78 | $19 |
| F/M | Nicolas Pepe | ARS | TOT | 13.60 | $15 |
| D | Diego Rico | BOU | LEI | 15.67 | $11 |
| D | Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 13.87 | $11 |
| GK | Emiliano Martinez | ARS | TOT | 16.50 | $11 |
| | | | | Total | $98 |
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| FD Pivot GPP |
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FPPG | Salary |
| F/M | Marc Albrighton | LEI | BOU | 7.73 | $9 |
| F/M | Jamie Vardy | LEI | BOU | 22.10 | $22 |
| F/M | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ARS | TOT | 20.06 | $21 |
| F/M | Nicolas Pepe | ARS | TOT | 13.60 | $15 |
| D | Caglar Soyuncu | LEI | BOU | 14.16 | $11 |
| D | Cedric Soares | ARS | TOT | 13.87 | $11 |
| GK | Emiliano Martinez | ARS | TOT | 16.50 | $11 |
| | | | | Total | $100 |
