This article is part of our Daily Fantasy Soccer Cheat Sheet series.
MATCHES (EDT)
7:00 a.m: Watford v. Manchester United
9:15 a.m: Crystal Palace v. Stoke City
9:15 a.m: Southampton v. Swansea City
11:30 a.m: Tottenham v. Sunderland
ODDS REPORT
EXPECTED CORNER TAKERS
Watford: Jose Holebas, Etienne Capoue
Manchester United: Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata
Crystal Palace: Jason Puncheon
Stoke City: Joe Allen, Bojan, Charlie Adam
Southampton: Dusan Tadic, Steven Davis, James Ward-Prowse
Swansea City: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Tottenham: Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen
Sunderland: Adnan Januzaj, Patrick van Aanholt
PLAYER RECOMMENDATIONS
GOALKEEPER
Steve Mandanda, CRY v. STK: Stoke come in as the lowest-scoring team in the Premier League, finding the back of the net just twice in four games, including getting shut out in back-to-back matches. While the addition of Wilfried Bony should help, there's little creativity in the midfield with Xherdan Shaqiri (calf) still sidelined.
DEFENDER
Luke Shaw, MUN v. WAT: Watford may have scored four unanswered goals at West Ham last weekend, but there's no chance it happens Sunday against Manchester United. Shaw has missed time recently with a hamstring injury, but he's expected to return and could find a few openings against the Watford midfielders and defenders who would rather move forward than defend. If Shaw is held out of the starting lineup, Antonio Valencia on the other side makes for a fine pivot.
Ben Davies, TOT v. SUN: With Danny Rose still sidelined by a hamstring injury, Davies figures to get another start after doing so last week as
MATCHES (EDT)
7:00 a.m: Watford v. Manchester United
9:15 a.m: Crystal Palace v. Stoke City
9:15 a.m: Southampton v. Swansea City
11:30 a.m: Tottenham v. Sunderland
ODDS REPORT
EXPECTED CORNER TAKERS
Watford: Jose Holebas, Etienne Capoue
Manchester United: Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata
Crystal Palace: Jason Puncheon
Stoke City: Joe Allen, Bojan, Charlie Adam
Southampton: Dusan Tadic, Steven Davis, James Ward-Prowse
Swansea City: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Tottenham: Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen
Sunderland: Adnan Januzaj, Patrick van Aanholt
PLAYER RECOMMENDATIONS
GOALKEEPER
Steve Mandanda, CRY v. STK: Stoke come in as the lowest-scoring team in the Premier League, finding the back of the net just twice in four games, including getting shut out in back-to-back matches. While the addition of Wilfried Bony should help, there's little creativity in the midfield with Xherdan Shaqiri (calf) still sidelined.
DEFENDER
Luke Shaw, MUN v. WAT: Watford may have scored four unanswered goals at West Ham last weekend, but there's no chance it happens Sunday against Manchester United. Shaw has missed time recently with a hamstring injury, but he's expected to return and could find a few openings against the Watford midfielders and defenders who would rather move forward than defend. If Shaw is held out of the starting lineup, Antonio Valencia on the other side makes for a fine pivot.
Ben Davies, TOT v. SUN: With Danny Rose still sidelined by a hamstring injury, Davies figures to get another start after doing so last week as well. His upside isn't nearly as high as Rose's, particularly from a lack of crosses, but he can still get a good number of peripheral stats, and the clean sheet bonus is very much in play.
Glen Johnson, STK at CRY: Johnson hasn't played a Premier League match this season because of a quad injury, but he returned to full training this week and could get his first start. We're unlikely to get a clean sheet from Stoke on the road, but Johnson can collect the peripheral stats and his salary is reduced after missing time.
MIDFIELDER
Andros Townsend, CRY v. STK: Townsend has been one of the most reliable fantasy options this season, scoring at least 12 points on DraftKings in each game (he's averaging 16.1 per match), which is pretty impressive since he has yet to score a goal or assist on one. The addition of Christian Benteke has already paid dividends for the Eagles, and it's only a matter of time before one of Townsend's crosses turns into a Benteke goal.
Jason Puncheon, CRY v. STK: Much of Puncheon's fantasy value comes from taking corners, a role he's expected to keep for Sunday's match against a struggling Stoke side. While his upside isn't a high as Townsend's, neither is his price, but he's still fairly consistent, sending in eight crosses in back-to-back games while also winning five tackles over that span.
Dusan Tadic, SOU v. SWA: Tadic hasn't played that well in Premier League play this season, but his price has plummeted on DraftKings from $8,900 last week to $4,800 on Sunday. I'm not sure what has caused that drastic of a move, but he becomes almost a must-play at that price given his upside, especially against a Swansea side that has allowed two goals in each of the last three games.
FORWARD
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, MUN at WAT: Ibrahimovic has scored four goals in four Premier League matches, taking 22 shots over that span. The benefit of rostering Ibrahimovic over Spurs' Harry Kane is that you know the former will fire off as many shots as possible, as the latter has failed to take a shot in two of four league matches this season, while his only goal came against Stoke when Spurs were already up 3-0.
Erik Lamela, TOT v. SUN: Spurs are the heaviest favorites on the slate and are expected to score the most goals, so stacking their non-Kane attacking options is definitely a play to consider. Lamela has the safest floor because he takes a few corners and will send in crosses from the wing, but whoever starts up front with Kane (Vincent Janssen or Heung-Min Son) could provide plenty of fantasy points as well.
Modou Barrow, SWA at SOT: Barrow's upside isn't nearly as high as the other forwards above, but he's been a solid contributor for a fraction of the price. He's sent in 20 crosses in four games and drawn two fouls in each match. Meanwhile, the Southampton defense has yet to post a clean sheet this season, giving up five goals in their last three.
