Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and James Maddison: Sky Sports Fantasy Football transfer tips
Mohamed Salah, Marko Arnautovic also worth considering
Thursday 4 October 2018 10:29, UK
We head into gameweek eight and the 2016/17 Sky Sports Fantasy Football champion is on hand to offload his top tips of the week for your XIs.
Sergio Aguero and Joe Hart repaid Sky Sports Fantasy Football hopefuls with their respective performances. Aguero registered on the scoresheet against Brighton, while the Burnley stopper put in a MOTM performance at Cardiff.
The Arsenal pairing of Alexandre Lacazette, as well as Richarlison and Crystal Palace duo Wilfried Zaha and Aaron Wan-Bissaka failed to deliver with a points haul in their Premier League matches.
This weekend's action spans from Friday to Sunday and 2016/17 champion Dan Cox provides his latest tips here...
Marko Arnautovic - £10.1m
This week's action kicks off on Friday night with West Ham travelling to the South Coast to face Brighton. Chris Hughton's side have conceded two goals in each of their last four Premier League games and the Hammers will be full of confidence following their 3-1 win over Manchester United last weekend.
The main focal point of West Ham's attack is Marko Arnautovic (£10.1m) and with this in mind I think the Austrian is a great captaincy shout. He is on 40 points for the season from finding the net four times, with one assist and rather surprisingly, just one MOTM award. In just 6.4 per cent of teams, you really will climb the leaderboard if he does deliver the goods on Friday.
Harry Kane - £13m
On to Saturday and the stand-out pick for me is Harry Kane (13m). Tottenham host a Cardiff side that have conceded 14 goals in their last four Premier League games. The England hitman is back amongst the goals with two last week against Huddersfield, silencing the talk of him being out of sorts.
That's now 49 points for the season with five goals, one assist and one MOTM. Currently in just 30.4 per cent of teams, I think you need to make plans to bring him in as soon as possible otherwise Saturday could be a painful experience.
James Maddison - £7.6m
Another player I had tipped pre-season, and I'm actually surprised how well he is doing, is James Maddison (£7.6m). As mentioned previously, he's a fantastic price for a midfielder, especially one that took home his third MOTM award in a row last week.
Leicester face Everton at the King Power on Saturday and Maddison is likely to be involved in the thick of it once more. He is on 57 points for the season, only second to Eden Hazard as the top point scoring midfielder.
Maddison's ease at picking up MOTM awards is a clear indicator that he is catching the eye of the Sky reporters and could be fast becoming a Sky favourite. Still, despite the three MOTM awards, three goals and two assists, he is still only in a low 13.5 per cent of teams. What more do you want for £7.6m?
Turning our attention to Sunday and there are some fantastic matches to choose from. Whilst Liverpool v Manchester City is the stand-out Sky Sports live game, I'll most likely turn my attention to the other Sky Sports fixture- Southampton v Chelsea- for my captain.
Eden Hazard- £11.8m
Maurizio Sarri takes his high-flying Chelsea side to St Mary's to face a struggling Southampton side. The Saints have lost their last three Premier League fixtures against Chelsea at home and I can see that becoming a fourth on Sunday. In fact Chelsea have beaten Southampton in all of the last five Premier League matches they've played.
With that in mind and with the form that Eden Hazard (£11.8m) has been in, the Chelsea man is an obvious captain choice for Sunday. Hazard is the top points scorer in Sky Sports Fantasy Football with 76 points from three MOTM awards, six goals and two assists.
The Belgian's ownership has increased massively, being brought into over 30,000 teams in the last two weeks. Despite being the most transferred in player twice in two weeks, he still sits on just 26.6 per cent ownership.
Mohamed Salah- £12.9m
Back to Anfield and the mouth-watering Liverpool v Manchester City tie. I know he hasn't been setting the world alight like last season but I think that pretty soon Mo Salah (£12.9m) is going to hit top form, and I think he could do just that on Sunday. He has only scored three goals but he is third for overall shots just behind Sergio Aguero and Aleksandar Mitrovic, with 38, 31 and 29 respectively. He is also joint-second for big chances missed this season with six.
To me, that shows he is having the opportunities and it will not be long before he starts converting more chances. I actually haven't had Salah in my team since the overhaul and I feel I have been really lucky that he hasn't been firing, but I will be bringing the Egyptian in ahead of Sunday's big match. Surely it is only a matter of time before he starts finding the net again.
Any Fantasy Football questions or dilemmas? Find me on twitter @Dancox82 and I'll happily answer them. If you want more Sky Sports Fantasy content, be sure to check out Fantasy Football Hub. You can also listen to the Sky Fantasy Podcast by searching for it wherever you get your podcasts.
