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Heaton closing in on No 1 FPL goalkeeper

By The Scout 15 Dec 2016
Tom Heaton, Burnley

Double-figure return at West Ham takes Burnley GK to within five points of Chelsea's Courtois

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The Bonus Points

Goalkeepers dominated the Fantasy Premier League Bonus Points System (BPS) as West Ham United defeated Burnley 1-0.

Tom Heaton (£4.8m) collected the maximum three bonus points, thanks to a BPS score of 38.

The Burnley captain made six saves, including a penalty stop from Mark Noble (£6.2m), and registered 15 recoveries to limit West Ham to a single goal.

West Ham’s Darren Randolph (£4.4m) was awarded two bonus points, with a BPS tally of 28, after 16 recoveries, two saves and a pair of clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBI), earning his side a first clean sheet in seven Gameweeks.

West Ham United v Burnley, Andy Carroll
After starting against Burnley, Andy Carroll looks likely to retain his place at home to Hull City

Winston Reid (£5.0m) scored 27 in the BPS for a single bonus point thanks to 11 CBI, five recoveries and a successful tackle, as well as completing 80% of 41 attempted passes.

Despite scoring the only goal, Noble failed to collect a bonus because his BPS tally was penalised by a missed spot-kick, which he converted on the rebound.

The Scout Notes

After three points in his previous three Premier League appearances, Heaton’s 12-point haul underlined his appeal as the top-value FPL goalkeeper for points per million.

He is second only to Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois (£5.7m) in the goalkeeper standings, with his total of 10 bonus points at least double any positional counterpart apart from Stoke City’s Lee Grant (£4.2m), who has six.

  Cost Selected by Form Points
Courtois £5.7 13.3% 5.0 70
Heaton £4.8 13.7% 2.6 65
Lloris £5.5 7.4% 4.0 58
Forster £5.1 5.3% 5.2 57
De Gea £5.4 35.7% 3.2 54

See: Full FPL goalkeeper rankings

For West Ham, Slaven Bilic handed the fit-again Andy Carroll (£6.1m) a first start since Gameweek 1, with Michail Antonio (£6.7m) reverting to wing-back.

For Gameweek 17 Carroll looks likely to retain his place at home to a Hull City defence with one clean sheet all season, presenting a new differential option for managers' attacks.

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