🏆 GW28 and 29 FPL Draft Zone - Weekly Brief 🏆
Hello and welcome to the FPL Draft Zone Weekly Brief, the newsletter that is officially your fantasy team’s best signing of the season.
We have a chaotic week ahead, with Gameweeks 28 and 29 hitting us thick and fast over a mere seven days. It’s a buffet of football, and we’re here to make sure you don’t end up with indigestion. 🍕
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Home Sweet Home (The Double Fixture Gems) 🏠
A few lucky teams aren’t even bothering to pack their suitcases this week. They have back-to-back home games across GW28 and GW29, making their assets tastier than a post-match kebab:
• Bournemouth: Hosting Sunderland and Brentford. 🍒
• Newcastle: Staying at St. James' Park for Everton and Man United. 🏰
• Fulham: Two London derbies at Craven Cottage against Spurs and West Ham. 🏡
• Leeds: Elland Road welcomes Man City and Sunderland. 🏟️
• Brighton: Hosting Nottingham Forest and Arsenal. 🌊
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Waiver Wire Whispers: The Spicy Picks 🌶️
1. The "Watkins Who?" Movement (Aston Villa) 🦁 Villa fans are currently revolting on social media, and the word on the street is Tammy Abraham. While Ollie Watkins is struggling to control a ball and hasn't scored in four, Tammy found the net in a 15-minute cameo against Leeds. If you need a striker who might actually start scoring, it might be time to join the "Tammy Must Start" brigade.
2. Manchester United’s Secret Weapon 🤫 If you haven’t picked up Benjamin Sesko yet, that ship is about to sail and leave you standing on the dock. He’s got five goals in his last six matches from just one start. He is essentially the "final boss" of impact subs right now. 🎮
3. The Leeds "Force of Nature" ⚡ Anton Stach returned from injury and immediately reminded everyone he’s a set-piece master by smashing in a sublime free kick. He’s a jack of all trades— he scores, he assists and he’s a DEFCON machine. If he’s free on your waivers, what are you even doing with your life?
4. Bournemouth’s DEFCON Masters 🛡️ Bournemouth might give up XG like they’re handing out flyers, but Marcos Senesi and James Hill are DEFCON beasts. Senesi has 19 DEFCON returns this season, offering a guaranteed floor even when the clean sheet disappears. 🧱
5. The Arsenal Enigma 🔴 Eberechi Eze has had a tricky time since joining his boyhood club, but are we about to see second half of the season Eze, where goals and assists come along every which way imaginable? Five of his six goals in an Arsenal shirt have come against Spurs, and Mikel Arteta has announced that he ‘finally understands how to get the best out of him’, so expect Ebs to be a very viable asset moving forward.
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The "Safe Bet" Squad 🏆
If you’re tired of Pep Roulette and want some players who are assured of starts, look no further:
• Rodrigo (Man City): The easiest route into the City XI. He’s recovered from his injury problems and is already racking up those DEFCON returns.
• Alex Iwobi (Fulham): He’s hitting his best underlying stats of the season and loves a game against West Ham, with eight returns in 16 against the Irons.
• Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth): Back from injury and an Iraola favourite. Another jack of all trades who could easily haul against Sunderland or Brentford.
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Good luck this week - may your victories be sweet and your rivals be salty! 🥂