FPL Saturday review: Solanke rivalling Haaland and Kane

Dominic Solanke (£5.7m) continued his improving form in Fantasy Premier League with a goal and an assist against Fulham on Saturday.

The AFC Bournemouth forward also earned the maximum three bonus points in the 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage, collecting 12 points.

Notably, Solanke has produced all of his attacking returns for the season, two goals and four assists, in their six matches since Gary O’Neil took charge.

He has totalled 38 points in that period, ranking joint-third in his position in Fantasy, behind Erling Haaland (£12.2m) and Harry Kane (£11.4m).

Pick Cherries until World Cup

AFC Bournemouth’s schedule suggests Solanke can deliver more points before the break for the FIFA World Cup after Gameweek 16.

According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), three of their five matches until that point score only two.

AFC Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing (£5.3m) also boasts strong form for that run of matches.

He has three goals, an assist and only one blank in his last five matches.

Mitrovic returns with a goal

Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.7m) could also prove a key pick for the next few Gameweeks. 

The Serb returned from injury against AFC Bournemouth to score his seventh goal of the season, claiming seven points.

Each of Fulham's next three matches score only two in the FDR.

Kane keeps up incredible form

Elsewhere among forwards, Kane (£11.4m) extended his run of returns to nine successive outings with a penalty goal in a 2-0 win over Everton. 

The Tottenham Hotspur talisman has delivered 70 points from Gameweek 2 onwards, averaging 7.8 points per appearance in that run.

Hojbjerg becoming an option?

Kane's team-mate Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£5.5m) has been a growing influence on the Spurs attack recently.

The midfielder’s strike against Everton took his tally to two goals, an assist and 27 points in his last five appearances.

Maddison suspension

James Maddison’s (£8.3m) 18 per cent ownership must now seek out replacements after he picked up a one-match ban on Saturday.

The Leicester City playmaker collected his fifth yellow card of 2022/23 and misses their Gameweek 12 home encounter with Leeds United.

See: Who is suspended or close to a ban?

He is the most-sold midfielder ahead of Tuesday’s 18:00 BST deadline, moved on by 118,000+ managers.

Most-sold players for GW12

Jose Sa (£5.1m) climbed to the top of the goalkeeper standings with a bumper haul at home to Nottingham Forest.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers No 1 made his second penalty save of the season in a 1-0 win to pick up 14 points.

His total of 55 points is bettered only by the 61 points of Joao Cancelo (£7.3m) among all goalkeepers and defenders in Fantasy.

Also in this series

Part 1: GW11 Bonus points
Part 2: GW11 FPL stats: Haaland disappoints millions

See: What is the Free Hit chip in FPL?