This article is part of our Premier League Projections series.
An abbreviated fixture list changes the fantasy landscape in Gameweek 33. You will not find Olivier Giroud or Raheem Sterling at the top of the projections because both Arsenal and Liverpool are out of league action this weekend. This allows some other names to rise to the top.A great match up for Manchester City provides some of the regular names at the top, while enticing match ups for Leicester City and Crystal Palace move some newer names into the spotlight. Defensively, Southampton is a regular at the top of the projections, however, the best clean sheet opportunities come from Everton and Crystal Palace.
The high clean sheet potential is nice, but Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman also lead defenders in goal expectancy in Gameweek 33. This makes both players highly valuable, as their goal expectancies are higher than players such as Danny Ings, Graziano Pelle and Yannick Bolasie. Defenders to avoid would be players from Manchester United, West Ham United and Burnley, as they are expected to allow plenty of goals this weekend.
Bolasie lit up Sunderland much to the delight of fantasy owners last weekend. However, the unexpected nature of Crystal Palace's attack makes their value lower than expected. It is difficult to predict whether goals will come from Bolasie or Jason Puncheon, which hurts both players' value. Rather than trusting either Crystal Palace midfielder, a better option may be Ross Barkley. High projected shot totals for Barkley add up to a good goal projection and movement up the list this weekend. Great matchups for Manchester City and Chelsea mean regulars like David Silva and Eden Hazard find themselves at the top of the list for another week.
It's no surprise to see Sergio Aguero with the best goal expectancy this weekend. A home match against West Ham United project City to attempt the most shots, which translates well to plenty of goal opportunities. A surprising name near the top is Jamie Vardy, but he is also helped by shot projections. Leicester City are just behind Manchester City in projected shot total, and that bodes well for a player that has provided in both the goal and assist categories in recent weeks.
The possibility of a Robin van Persie return is nice, but he does not project well this weekend in fantasy. Manchester United are expected to struggle with top place Chelsea and rank ninth out of the 14 teams in goal expectancy. That puts RVP in a poor position, especially considering the goal Manchester United are projected to score could come from any number of places (which really hurts all Manchester United players' expected value).
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Forwards
Player | Team | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | SOT | Pass Com. | Acc. Cross | Crosses | Tckls Won | Fouls Won |
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Sergio Aguero | MCY | 90 | 0.87 | 0.24 | 3.25 | 1.76 | 25.41 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.99 |
Romelu Lukaku | EVE | 90 | 0.67 | 0.24 | 2.45 | 1.16 | 21.95 | 0.08 | 1.09 | 0.23 | 0.79 |
Harry Kane | TOT | 90 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 2.34 | 1.35 | 23.3 | 0.26 | 1.36 | 1.1 | 1.67 |
Glenn Murray | CRP | 85 | 0.46 | 0.17 | 2.04 | 1.34 | 10.45 | 0.16 | 0.47 | 0.32 | 2.85 |
Edin Dzeko | MCY | 70 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 1.8 | 0.71 | 20.98 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.68 |
Steven Naismith | EVE | 40 | 0.32 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.3 | 14.35 | 0.1 | 0.37 | 0.72 | 1.19 |
Didier Drogba | CHE | 80 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 1.67 | 0.75 | 18.32 | 0.31 | 1.88 | 0.94 | 1.88 |
Wayne Rooney | MNU | 90 | 0.29 | 0.2 | 2.02 | 0.77 | 44.4 | 0.66 | 2.77 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Saido Berahino | WBA | 80 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 1.78 | 0.88 | 18.4 | 0.16 | 1.03 | 0.67 | 1.03 |
Danny Ings | BUR | 90 | 0.24 | 0.2 | 2.18 | 0.84 | 15.74 | 0.25 | 1.26 | 0.83 | 1.44 |
Leonardo Ulloa | LCY | 60 | 0.2 | 0.14 | 1.6 | 0.48 | 16.62 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 1.13 | 0.97 |
Graziano Pelle | SOU | 70 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 1.95 | 0.7 | 17.47 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.2 | 0.81 |
Robin van Persie | MNU | 60 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 1.46 | 0.81 | 12.34 | 0.12 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.75 |
Bafetimbi Gomis | SWC | 70 | 0.18 | 0 | 1.76 | 0.74 | 15.66 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 1.6 |
Ashley Barnes | BUR | 90 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 0.71 | 18.1 | 0.13 | 0.95 | 0.65 | 1.89 |
Jonathan Walters | STC | 80 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 1.04 | 0.44 | 15.4 | 0.33 | 2.12 | 0.69 | 1.02 |
Arouna Kone | EVE | 50 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 15.87 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
Ayoze Perez | NEW | 90 | 0.16 | 0 | 1.74 | 0.79 | 17.26 | 0.28 | 1.99 | 1.3 | 1.44 |
David Nugent | LCY | 70 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 1.57 | 0.48 | 17.21 | 0.33 | 1.66 | 0.5 | 0.83 |
Brown Ideye | WBA | 80 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 1.16 | 0.66 | 13.4 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.33 |
Jamie Vardy | LCY | 85 | 0.14 | 0.41 | 1.66 | 0.82 | 11.13 | 0.36 | 2.54 | 1.02 | 1.07 |
Mame Biram Diouf | STC | 50 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1.06 | 0.42 | 6.55 | 0.08 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.77 |
Enner Valencia | WHU | 60 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 1.34 | 0.54 | 9.68 | 0.15 | 1.28 | 0.79 | 1.35 |
Shane Long | SOU | 70 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 1.01 | 0.46 | 14.3 | 0.72 | 2.45 | 0.78 | 1.34 |
Peter Crouch | STC | 40 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.96 | 0.32 | 9.16 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.37 |
Carlton Cole | WHU | 60 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.31 | 7.19 | 0.1 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.48 |
Loic Remy | CHE | 20 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 4.5 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.41 |
Victor Anichebe | WBA | 40 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.84 | 0.24 | 8.23 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 1.1 |
Dwight Gayle | CRP | 15 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.61 | 0.18 | 2.54 | 0.1 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.36 |
Sammy Ameobi | NEW | 40 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.91 | 0.13 | 9.62 | 0.47 | 2.3 | 1.03 | 0.59 |
Marko Arnautovic | STC | 30 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 1.09 | 0.08 | 8.8 | 0.51 | 1.94 | 0.51 | 0.4 |
Falcao | MNU | 15 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.5 | 0.23 | 4.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.32 |
Yoan Gouffran | NEW | 30 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.67 | 0.24 | 9.83 | 0.09 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.27 |
Sam Vokes | BUR | 50 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.98 | 0.54 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0 |
Andrej Kramaric | LCY | 20 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 5.53 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
Marouane Chamakh | CRP | 15 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 4.28 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.36 | 0.34 |
Marvin Emnes | SWC | 45 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.32 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.54 | 1.22 |
Roberto Soldado | TOT | 15 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 4.07 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
Lukas Jutkiewicz | BUR | 10 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.12 | 1.8 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.22 |
Emmanuel Riviere | NEW | 20 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.54 | 0.12 | 4.64 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
Yaya Sanogo | CRP | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.08 |