Round 4 of this season’s Premier League campaign starts Saturday lunchtime with an intriguing contest between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in a 12.30pm kick-off.
Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool while Nottingham Forest will enter a new era under Ange Postecoglou.
This week we have identified a solid and potentially well performing XI with some in-form players, budget gems that are flying under the radar and proven points-scorers in view of the fixtures and team match-ups this week – all for under a total of €80 million!
Formation: 3-5-2
Nick Pope (Newcastle United vs Wolves) – €6.1M
Newcastle United play host to Wolves at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon in what is a bottom four clash in the Premier League table but the north-east hosts are expected to produce a much better performance this weekend than their previous 0-0 stalemate away at Leeds United before the international break.
On a more positive note, Newcastle United keeper, Nick Pope, has racked up a total of 21 points so far this season thanks to keeping two clean sheets within Newcastle United’s opening three league games.
Pope’s overall Sofascore form rating stands at a solid looking 7.0 and he’s never been on the losing side for Newcastle United when up against Wolves in the Premier League.
Trevoh Chalobah (Brentford vs Chelsea) – €6.2M
Chelsea make their way across west London to take on rivals Brentford in the Saturday night match at the Gtech Community Stadium with The Blues hot on the heels of the early pace-makers, Liverpool.
Chelsea have already picked up a total of seven points against teams situated in the nation’s capital including wins against West Ham and Fulham and having chalked up a Sofascore rating of 8.1 in his previous game, Blues defender, Trevoh Chalobah, looks an ideal choice for this upcoming clash against The Bees.
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth vs Brighton) – €5.9M
The Argentinian centre-back was one of the catalysts behind Bournemouth’s impressive 1-0 win away from home at Tottenham just before the international break as the defender not only supplied an assist for Evanilson to open the scoring, but he also registered an excellent Sofascore rating of 7.9.
That performance earned him Man of the Match and another strong outing is expected for Senesi against an inconsistent Brighton side on Saturday afternoon.
Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace vs Sunderland) – €7.9M
Crystal Palace entertain Sunderland at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon with Oliver Glasner’s side no doubt looking to extend their unbeaten start to this new Premier League season to four games following a win and two draws.
Palace destroyed Aston Villa at Villa Park before the international break with the London club recording a comprehensive 3-0 win in the west midlands and Maxence Lacroix was at the heart of a miserly defensive unit together with providing an assist and a Sofascore rating of 7.3.
Lucas Paqueta (West Ham vs Tottenham) – €6.7M
Lucas Paqueta has scored in his last two league matches for West Ham and the Brazilian attacking midfielder has been one of the rare bright lights in an otherwise disappointing outfit so far this season under manager Graham Potter.
With an average Sofascore rating of 7.53 along with an expected goals xG rating of 1.18, Paqueta has already plundered a total of 26 points (1 point less than leading midfielder Jack Grealish), so the Brazilian fits the bill for this weekend.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton vs Aston Villa) – €5.9M
Similar to his midfield colleague, Jack Grealish, former Leicester City creative midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is enjoying life at Everton under manager David Moyes where he has earned himself an average Sofascore rating of 7.67 along with scoring a goal and providing an assist.
Dewsbury-Hall has been part of an Everton side that have registered two wins in three games and further success looks to be on the cards when The Toffees entertain Villa on Saturday afternoon.
Enzo Fernandez (Brentford vs Chelsea) – €8.5M
The Argentinian attacking midfielder may have made a slow start with Chelsea in the opening two games for The Blues, recording Sofascore ratings of 6.8 and 6.6 respectively, but Enzo Fernandez veritably exploded against nearby rivals Fulham before the international break!
Fernandez was instrumental in Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Fulham, scoring a goal, providing an assist and earning a Sofascore rating of 7.9 into the bargain – he is expected to exploit any weaknesses in Brentford’s midfield on Saturday night.
Dominik Szoboszlai (Burnley vs Liverpool) – €7.9M
The Hungarian midfielder was in World Cup qualifying action during the international break, racking up Sofascore ratings of 7.2 against Ireland and 6.6 against Portugal respectively.
On the domestic front, Dominik Szoboszlai scored the winning goal against Arsenal in a 1-0 victory before the international break and picked up the Man of the Match award thanks to a Sofascore rating of 8.3.
We are expecting a continuation of his form when The Reds travel to Turf Moor to take on Burnley on Sunday afternoon.
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest) – €8.4M
Martin Odegaard achieved the fairly rare distinction of earning a Sofascore rating of 10 during the week in the World Cup qualifiers as he helped guide Norway to a crushing 11-1 victory over Moldova, scoring two goals and earning the Man of the Match award in the process.
With an average Sofascore rating of 7.00 so far this season, more is expected to unfold at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime against a Nottingham Forest outfit who recently appointed Ange Postecoglou at the helm.
Cody Gakpo (Burnley vs Liverpool) – €8.0M
Cody Gakpo currently leads the Sofascore Fantasy Premier League in terms of Forwards with a total of 27 points under his belt so far in this season’s campaign, and the Dutch forward has been the catalyst behind Liverpool’s strong start to this new term.
With an average Sofascore rating of 7.70 along with a goal and two assists, Cody Gakpo is expected to be part of a Reds team who will make it four wins on the trot on Sunday afternoon against Burnley, especially as he has registered an average Sofascore rating of 7.74 in all competitions to date.
Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United vs Wolves) – €8.0M
Newcastle United are expected to unveil their two new strikers following the sale of Alexander Isak to Liverpool with Yoane Wissa spearheading The Magpies’ attack as Eddie Howe’s side look to pick up their first win of the season against a Wolves outfit who have already conceded eight goals in three games.
Wissa finished fifth-highest goalscorer in last season’s Premier League, notching a total of 19 goals for Brentford and he won’t get a better chance to hit the back of the net on his Newcastle United debut against a flimsy Wolves defence.
