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Fantasy managers look to Llorente

By The Scout 15 May 2017
Sunderland v Swansea City

Only one player in FPL is more in demand than Swansea City striker who boasts a promising end-of-season fixture

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The Bonus Points

First-half goals from Fernando Llorente (£6.1m) and Kyle Naughton (£4.3m) steered Swansea City to a 2-0 win over Sunderland, with Naughton claiming all three Fantasy Premier League bonus points.

The right-back also contributed eight recoveries, seven clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBI) and won two tackles to score 42 in the Bonus Points System (BPS).

Meanwhile, Llorente's 14th goal of the season helped the target man claim two bonus points with a tally of 33 in the BPS.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (£4.8m) claimed the final bonus point for the visitors.

Earning a third clean sheet in his last four Gameweeks, Fabianski made four saves and 11 recoveries to score 28 in the BPS. 

The ICT Index

Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson (£4.7m) ranked top of the ICT Index with a tally of 8.3 in a low-scoring encounter.

The Sweden international was the most inventive player on show, recording 54 for Creativity having supplied 21 successful passes in the final third - more than any other player.

Those passes helped Larsson carve out four scoring chances.

Similarly, the hosts boasted the top-scoring player for Threat in Jermain Defoe (£7.5m) after he produced two shots from inside the penalty area. 

The Scout Notes

Llorente's header made it three goals in his last four Gameweek starts, with five bonus points accrued over those matches.

The Spaniard's eight-point haul at the Stadium of Light ensured he toppled Defoe as the top forward for FPL points-per-million value with 22.0.

See: FPL players by points-per-million value

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Swansea City
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Now safe from relegation, the Swans end their season with a promising home match-up against West Bromwich Albion.

That fixture combined with Llorente's recent form has urged FPL managers to act.

Llorente has already attracted 14,000 new owners ahead of Sunday's 2pm BST deadline - second only to Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho (£8.4m and 25,000+).

Sunderland’s Victor Anichebe (£4.3m) had proved a popular option for managers with the Bench Boost chip in play for Gameweek 37. 

However, his 2.5% ownership were left frustrated as he was forced off through injury in the first half.

Anichebe is now a doubt for Sunderland's visit to Arsenal and their final day trip to champions Chelsea.

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