Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) has the form to exploit Manchester City’s struggling defence and claim another huge haul in Gameweek 13 of Fantasy Premier League.
Liverpool's Egyptian has established a 34-point lead at the top of the player standings, amassing 120 points in 12 appearances, thanks to 10 goals and six assists.
Salah has an incredible EIGHT double-figure hauls to his name in 2024/25 Fantasy, blanking only twice this season.
His visitors, meanwhile, are in the midst of their worst run of form under Pep Guardiola and are without a win in their last six matches in all competitions.
The underlying statistics help to highlight just why Man City have stuttered in recent matches.
They have conceded 21 big chances – situations where the player is expected to score – over the last four Gameweeks, six more than any other side.
As the most consistent player in 2024/25 Fantasy and the likeliest to claim a big points haul, Salah remains the best armband option for Gameweek 13.
Chelsea star Cole Palmer (£10.9m) and Man City’s Erling Haaland (£15.1m) have to be among the best alternatives.
Palmer has five goals, an assist and 43 points over his last four home appearances ahead of a visit from Aston Villa.
Haaland, meanwhile, took his tally to seven goals and an assist in his last five outings for club and country by scoring twice against Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League earlier this week.
Who has the worst defence?
By assessing the underlying numbers, managers can pinpoint the clubs with weaker defences and therefore target attackers from opposing sides.
Promoted trio Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton have the league's worst records when it comes to conceding big chances.
Ipswich have allowed their opponents 49 such opportunities ahead of their trip to Nottingham Forest, which lifts the potential of Chris Wood (£6.6m). The New Zealand international has scored eight goals in 2024/25, a total bettered only by Haaland and Salah.
| Club | Goals conceded | Clean sheets | Big chances conceded |
| Ipswich | 23 | 1 | 49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 23 | 1 | 44 |
| Southampton | 24 | 1 | 43 |
| Crystal Palace | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| Man City | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| West Ham | 19 | 3 | 35 |
Brentford's Yoane Wissa (£6.1m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£7.9m) are both in prolific home form for their meeting with Leicester. Wissa's average of 10.5 points per start in home matches is more than any other player in 2024/25 Fantasy, as is Mbeumo's total of 60 points in such contests.
Brighton & Hove Albion star Joao Pedro (£5.6m), meanwhile, enters a home fixture against Southampton having produced two successive double-figure hauls since returning from injury.
Elsewhere, Arsenal's Bukayo Saka (£10.2m) has produced a goal and an assist in each of his last two outings in all competitions ahead of the Gunners' trip to West Ham United.
Who has been involved in the most big chances?
When we analyse each player’s involvement in big chances when playing at home or away, based on whether they have a home or away fixture in Gameweek 13, Haaland is the most likely to score.
His total of nine big chances is more than any other player in the analysis and, added to his one big chance created, gives him a combined total of 10 for this statistic.
Palmer's all-round style of play is very much in evidence and helps him mirror the 10 big-chance involvements of Haaland. The Chelsea star has had four such opportunities at Stamford Bridge and created a further six.
| Player | Big chances | Big chances created | Big-chance involvement |
| Haaland (A) | 9 | 1 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer (H) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Mbeumo (H) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Wissa (H) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes (H) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Son (H) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cunha (H) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Salah (H) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Wood (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Saka (A) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes (£8.5m), Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min (£9.9m) and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha (£7.0m) have each matched the eight big-chance involvements of Wissa in home matches this season.
Fernandes has produced 10 and 17-point scores in his last two matches at Old Trafford ahead of Ruben Amorim's first Premier League home game in charge at home to Everton on Sunday.
Son has also claimed two double-figure hauls at home, blanking in only two of six such outings ahead of a visit from Fulham.
Cunha, meanwhile, is the most-bought player in the Gameweek. He has amassed 643,000+ new owners on the back of four goals, three assists and 43 points across his last four appearances ahead of Wolves' home encounter with AFC Bournemouth.