Round 7 of this season’s Premier League campaign starts on Friday night with an encounter down on the south coast between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth bring a four-match unbeaten run into this upcoming tussle which includes recent wins against Brighton and Tottenham, while Fulham will be looking to bounce back from a heavy 3-1 defeat away from home at Aston Villa last time out in the Premier League.
Read on to find our recommended players who are expected to boost your team’s points-tallies with some bargain prospects, seasoned pro’s and numerous familiar names chosen to provide plenty of upside in Round 7 of this week’s Sofascore Fantasy Premier League – all for a total of €82.6 million!
Formation: 3-5-2
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa vs Burnley) – €5.9M
Aston Villa will entertain Burnley at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon with the hosts looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four games following draws with Everton and Sunderland and last weekend’s much-needed 3-1 home win against Fulham.
Villa will therefore be seeking back-to-back wins at home on Sunday and the west midlands club have a great chance to do just that with Burnley visiting the west midlands.
Martinez also has a great opportunity in keeping a clean sheet and a win which will boost his current average Sofascore rating of 6.93 on Sunday as well.
Gabriel (Arsenal vs West Ham) – €8.7M
Gabriel is one of two Arsenal players picked for Round 7 of the Sofascore FPL as The Gunners play host to London rivals West Ham at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon with Mikel Arteta’s side seeking a fourth win on the trot in all competitions.
As well as being a solid and dependable member of Arsenal’s defensive unit, Brazilian centre-back Gabriel also chips in with a few goals and his record against West Ham is a good one as he has scored 3 goals and provided an assist in his 9 previous appearances.
Possesses an average Sofascore rating of 7.5 in the Premier League.
Bafode Diakite (Bournemouth vs Fulham) – €6.5M
Bournemouth bring a four-match unbeaten run in the Premier League into Friday night’s encounter against Fulham at the Vitality Stadium having registered important wins against Tottenham and Brighton, along with draws with Newcastle United and Leeds United.
The Cherries are expected to make the most of home advantage against a poor-travelling Fulham outfit on Friday night with defender Bafode Diakite being one of the beneficiaries – the French centre-back stands a decent chance in contributing to a clean sheet here.
Dan Burn (Newcastle Utd vs Nottingham Forest) – €7.1M
Newcastle United take on Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon and The Magpies will be brimming with confidence after recording a comprehensive midweek 4-0 win away from home at Royale Union SG in the Champions League.
Newcastle defender Dan Burn has recently achieved Sofascore ratings of 7.0 against Bournemouth and 7.3 against Royale Union SG and with a tentative looking Forest outfit visiting the north-east on Sunday, Burn could further add to his points tally here.
Yankuba Minteh (Wolves vs Brighton) – €6.2M
A relative bargain at only €6.2M, Brighton midfielder Yankuba Minteh possesses an average Sofascore rating of just under 7 at 6.98 for The Seagulls thanks to scoring a goal and providing two assists so far this season.
Brighton will make their way to the west midlands to take on Wolves at Molineux in confident mood following their impressive 3-1 win away from home at Chelsea last time out which included a Minteh assist and the Gambian winger is expected to take Wolves to task on Sunday afternoon.
Declan Rice (Arsenal vs West Ham) – €8.0M
An all-London clash will unfold at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon with Arsenal taking on West Ham with the hosts expected to make light work of picking up all three points against a beleaguered Hammers outfit despite the arrival of new manager, Nuno Espirito Santo.
Arsenal and England midfielder Declan Rice will be up against his former club whom he has scored once and provided two assists in his four appearances against West Ham – in a star-studded Arsenal outfit, Rice has continued to shine with an average Sofascore rating of 7.22 so far this season and in his previous game in the Premier League, Rice achieved a rating of 8.0 versus Newcastle United.
Joao Palhinha (Leeds Utd vs Tottenham) – €5.6M
Tottenham will travel to Yorkshire to take on Leeds United at Elland Road in Saturday lunchtime’s clash as Spurs bring a stubborn looking six-match unbeaten run into this Premier League encounter.
At an average Sofascore rating of 7.33 in the Premier League, Tottenham midfielder Joao Palhinha continues to produce upside at a bargain and the Portuguese holding midfielder also netted against Wolves in last week’s 1-1 draw at Molineux.
Palhinha’s last four matches has seen him register ratings of 7.2, 8.5, 8.3 and 7.0 respectively.
Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester Utd vs Sunderland) – €8.0M
Manchester United return to Old Trafford with the Red Devils desperately needing to bounce back with a win on Saturday afternoon against newly promoted Sunderland following last week’s comprehensive 3-1 loss away from home at Brentford.
New signing Bryan Mbeumo faced his former club Brentford in that loss but the Cameroonian playmaker is expected to get amongst the points in Saturday’s clash against Sunderland as he looks to further boost an average Sofascore rating of 6.78.
Manchester United have scored 3 goals in each of their last two games against Sunderland.
Jeremy Doku (Brentford vs Manchester City) – €7.3M
Aside from Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku possesses the second-highest Sofascore rating in the Premier League for outfield players for Manchester City so far this season with a rating of 7.28 and further points and credentials are expected from the Belgian midfielder against The Bees on Sunday afternoon.
Dribbling runs down the wing along with a high likelihood of providing assists makes Doku a must for your fantasy league side in Round 7 especially as Doku has been part of a Manchester City outfit who have won each of the two games he’s played in against Brentford.
Erling Haaland (Brentford vs Manchester City) – €11.8M
Despite Manchester City making a relatively slow and indifferent start to this season’s Premier League campaign as The Citizens occupy 7th place in the top flight table, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been anything but though, as he has produced an explosive start to this new season.
Indeed, the City hit-man has already notched a total of 8 goals this season (twice the amount of goals scored by his nearest Golden Boot rivals) while achieving an excellent average Sofascore rating of 8.07 so far this term. In addition, Haaland has scored 3 goals in his previous five games against Brentford.
Nick Woltemade (Newcastle Utd vs Nottingham Forest) – €7.5M
German striker Nick Woltemade is the other Newcastle United player selected in our Round 7 Fantasy Team as the 6’ 6” forward has notched in his last two games for The Magpies following goals against Arsenal in last weekend’s Premier League and a midweek goal against Belgian outfit Royale Union SG in the Champions League.
Woltemade’s average Sofascore rating of 6.93 is expected to rise up into the 7’s with a goalscoring performance against lowly Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon.
