Round 5 of this season’s Premier League campaign starts Saturday lunchtime with the Merseyside derby as Liverpool entertain nearby rivals Everton at Anfield.
Liverpool will be looking for a sixth win on the trot in all competitions, while Everton will be aiming to extend their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions.
Read on to find out our best picks for potential points-scorers who are valued at bargain prices, but with the potential of plenty of upside in Round 5 of this week’s Sofascore Fantasy Premier League – all for a total of €75 million!
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Goalkeeper
- Robin Roefs (Sunderland vs Aston Villa) – €4.6M
Premier League newcomers Sunderland play host to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon at the Stadium of Light with the hosts in confident mood of producing a positive result up in the north-east against second from bottom Aston Villa outfit.
Sunderland possess a 100% winning record at home so far in this campaign and the Black Cats have conceded just one goal at the Stadium of Light this term.
Dutch goalkeeper Robin Roefs has an average Sofascore Rating of 7.43 and he claimed the Player of the Match award in last week’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace with a rating of 9.2.
Defenders
Daniel Muñoz (West Ham vs Crystal Palace) – €7.6M
West Ham and Crystal Palace meet in an all-London clash at the appropriately named London Stadium on Saturday afternoon with West Ham sitting in the relegation zone, while Crystal Palace occupy 9th place in the Premier League table and are still unbeaten since the Community Shield at the start of the season.
Palace therefore look to have a decent chance of walking away with a result here and defender Daniel Muñoz is expected to continue his consistent form as well; indeed, Muñoz possesses an average Sofascore Rating of 7.18 thanks to being part of a stubborn Palace defence which has kept three clean sheets in four games.
Marc Cucurella (Manchester United vs Chelsea) – €8.1M
Chelsea make their way to Old Trafford for Saturday evening’s game against Manchester United looking to bounce back from a heavy 3-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the Champions League during the week, but nevertheless, Enzo Maresca’s men are still unbeaten after their opening four games in this season’s Premier League campaign.
Chelsea wing-back Marc Cucurella provides plenty of potential upside as the Spaniard presses forward at every opportunity with assists and a few goals as well. Indeed, Cucurella has scored two goals and provided an assist in his previous seven appearances against Manchester United.
Cristian Romero (Brighton vs Tottenham) – €6.8M
Tottenham head into this weekend’s Round 5 of the Premier League season in confident mood as Thomas Frank’s side registered a 1-0 home win against Spanish outfit Villarreal in the Champions League and having collected three wins within their opening four games, Spurs will be relishing this upcoming trip to the AMEX Stadium.
Argentinian defender Cristian Romero has been an integral part of a solid Tottenham defensive unit which has conceded just one goal in their opening four games in the English top flight and with an average Sofascore Rating of 7.33, Romero completes our defensive trio for Round 5.
Midfielders
James Garner (Liverpool vs Everton) – €6.0M
The first Merseyside derby of this season’s English top flight campaign will unfold on Saturday lunchtime in what is expected to be a much tighter affair as Liverpool sit top of the Premier League table, but with Everton occupying 6th place in the standings having suffered just one defeat in their opening four games this term.
Everton midfielder James Garner has been a consistent performer for The Toffees so far this season and this has been exemplified by an average Sofascore Rating of 7.33 along with collecting a total of 24 Fantasy points to date.
More points look to be on their way via a highly motivated James Garner on Saturday.
Josh Cullen (Burnley vs Nottingham Forest) – €6.1M
Burnley were dealt tough opening fixtures in this Premier League season as The Clarets faced Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool within their four games to date – the other game ended in a solid 2-0 home win against Sunderland.
Scott Parker’s boys will welcome fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest to Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon where Burnley will fancy their chances of picking up important three points and despite sitting just above the relegation zone, Burnley midfielder Josh Cullen has been one of the shining lights to date.
Cullen has racked up a total of 28 Fantasy points so far and has earned an average Sofascore Rating of 7.33 to date.
Jaidon Anthony (Burnley vs Nottingham Forest) – €6.1M
Jaidon Anthony is another Burnley midfielder who has caught the eye in the early stages of this Premier League season as the left-winger has scored two goals and provided an assist for The Clarets whilst holding his own against some of the top teams in the division.
An average Sofascore Rating of 7.00 is no fluke either as Anthony has notched against Sunderland and Manchester United along with an assist and the winger is expected to make an impression once again on Saturday at home to Nottingham Forest whom he has scored two goals in two games against in
previous meetings.
Granit Xhaka (Sunderland vs Aston Villa) – €6.5M
Sunderland will play host to West Midlands strugglers Aston Villa at their Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon with the north-east hosts sitting in 7th place in the Premier League table after producing some resilient displays so far this season.
Just one defeat within their opening four games will have been pleasing to see for Sunderland manager Regis le Bris along with keeping two clean sheets in the process, while defensive midfielder Granit Xhaka has produced consistent displays for the Black Cats and flying a little under the radar.
Xhaka has earned an average Sofascore Rating of 7.25 so far this season and has been part of a winning side in four of his previous six encounters against Aston Villa.
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth vs Newcastle United) – €8.5M
Bournemouth currently occupy 4th place in the early stages of this season’s English top flight having picked up three wins within their opening four games thanks to early season victories gained over the likes of Wolves, Tottenham and Bournemouth respectively.
Spanish manager, Andoni Iraolo, has moulded this Bournemouth outfit into a resilient and tough to beat side and attacking midfielder Antoine Semenyo has been instrumental in The Cherries’ success so far this term, scoring three goals and providing two assists on his way to earning an excellent average Sofascore Rating of 7.48 as well.
Semenyo is also Bournemouth’s penalty taker and looks a bargain at €8.5M.
Forwards
Richarlison (Brighton vs Tottenham) – €6.6M
Tottenham have produced an encouraging start so far this season under former Brentford boss Thomas Frank as the north London club sit in 3rd place in the Premier League table and just three points behind league leaders Liverpool ahead of these round 5 fixtures this weekend.
One of the players to benefit from the introduction of Danish coach Thomas Frank has been the Brazilian forward Richarlison who has racked up an average Sofascore Rating of an impressive 7.40 as well as scoring two goals and providing an assist.
More points look set to be attributed to Richarlison down on the south coast on Saturday afternoon.
João Pedro (Manchester United vs Chelsea) – €8.1M
Chelsea will travel up to Manchester on Saturday evening to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on the back of a disappointing 3-1 defeat away from home at German champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League, but nevertheless, The Blues have produced a promising start to this domestic Premier League campaign.
Chelsea still remain unbeaten in the domestic league and results away from home include a 5-1 demolition of West Ham and a 2-2 draw at Brentford.
On the back of this, we have picked another Brazilian forward for Round 5 in the shape of Chelsea’s João Pedro who has contributed to The Blues’ cause by scoring two goals as well as chipping in with three assists on his way to earning an average Sofascore Rating of 7.45.
Total Budget: €75.0M