Sky Sports Fantasy Football Value Picks: Gonzalo Higuian and Oliver Skipp
Two centre-halves from opposing sides of Manchester also feature
Thursday 24 January 2019 11:49, UK
Here we take a look at potential picks for game week 25, which could score you valuable points and save you impressive amounts of money.
You can be shrewd in the way you can also select your team in accordance with the selection percentage of a particular player, hoping for a good run of form to put you ahead of the pack.
Gonzalo Higuain - £12.4m
With the former Real Madrid, Napoli and AC Milan striker set to feature for Chelsea until the end of the season, Gonzalo Higuain comes in at the sixth most expensive striker in Sky Sports Fantasy Football.
Higuain and Maurizio Sarri were both at Napoli for three years but only crossed paths for one season, 2015/16. During this year, the striker scored 36 times in only 35 Serie A starts, breaking Gunnar Nordahl's 66-year-old record in the process. Sarri got the best out of Higuain then and there is no reason to say he cannot do it again. If he signs in good time, the Argentine will be clear to start at Bournemouth on Tuesday, which is then followed by a home match against Huddersfield, which will be a prime opportunity to get off to the best start possible in the Premier League.
Harry Kane's selection percentage as captain was 16.91 last week, meaning Sky Sports Fantasy Football bosses are failing to take him out of their side, but for those are on the lookout, Higuain at £12.4m would be a great substitution, allowing you to reinvest the extra £0.6m elsewhere.
Victor Lindelof and Aymeric Laporte - £8.8m and £8.2m
Victor Lindelof has racked up 20 of his 53 Sky Sports Fantasy Football points from his last five games, in which he has kept two clean sheets in his last three. The Swedish centre-back has a home match against Burnley, followed by trips to Leicester and Fulham so there is a chance to add to his impressive recent total in these upcoming fixtures.
Aymeric Laporte is the second highest scoring defender with 154 points, only bettered by Virgil Van Dijk. The Frenchman has kept 10 clean sheets in 22 matches for City and has recorded 20 points from his last two matches from clean sheets against Wolves and Huddersfield respectively. Laporte has attained tier two passing bonus points in 10 of his last 12 Premier League matches and has 17 for the campaign, more than any other player in the league.
Ashley Barnes - £9.7m
The Burnley frontman has two goals and an assist in his last six Premier League matches and has the capability of producing a modest points haul on a solitary game day, registering five points on five or more occasions this year.
Out of his next six games, four are against teams that occupy spots in the bottom eight, while the other two are against Manchester United and Tottenham. That being said, Barnes' third goal of the season came at the Emirates when Burnley suffered a 3-1 defeat, so he is capable of scoring against teams inside the top six.
Oliver Skipp - £5.5m
The 18-year-old midfielder has made four appearances in Tottenham's last seven games, and could be given a chance to shine for the next three or four with the likes of Harry Kane, Dele Alii, Son Heung-Min and Moussa Sissoko all out for varying reasons. Mauricio Pochettino will not hesitate to play youth within his teams and this could be the perfect opening for Oliver Skipp to showcase what he can bring to the team.
At only £5.5m, he could prove to be a bargain, especially with three straight home matches against Watford, Newcastle and Leicester, with a trip to Burnley afterwards.
