Sky Sports Fantasy Football alternatives for the injured Diego Costa
Five options to replace the game's most popular striker
Thursday 9 April 2015 16:49, UK
Our Sky Sports Fantasy Football scout looks at five attacking alternatives, with the game’s most popular pick Diego Costa sidelined.
Plenty will be tempted to look towards Sergio Aguero (£9.8m) and Alexis Sanchez (9.5m) but better form can be found in cheaper options, with Aguero goalless in five while Sanchez has just two in eight.
Olivier Giroud (£8.9m)
Points in last five game weeks: 53
The Arsenal striker has four goals from his last three Premier League matches, taking his overall tall to 14 in just 15 starts and four substitute appearances. The fact that he’s only in 6.2 per cent of Fantasy sides means he should give you the edge against your rivals.
Glenn Murray (£6.2m)
Points in last five game weeks: 38
For those looking to save funds to use elsewhere, Crystal Palace’s Murray actually boasts the league’s best goals-per-minute ratio and should have chances to add to his haul of four in four when he visits strugglers Sunderland on Saturday.
Christian Benteke (£8.1m)
Points in last five game weeks: 57
The Belgium striker has enjoyed a new lease of life under Tim Sherwood, scoring at a rate of a goal every 87 minutes since the change of manager at Aston Villa. He heads to White Hart Lane, where Sherwood will be desperate to prove a point, having scored eight goals in his last five appearances, including a hat-trick against QPR on Tuesday night.
Harry Kane (£6.7m)
Points in last five game weeks: 32
Tottenham will be hoping Kane can haunt Sherwood, the man who gave him a first Premier League start, and have reason aplenty to believe he will. The 21-year-old shares the top spot in the league’s scoring charts with Costa on 19 and has six from his last four starts at White Hart Lane.
Bafetimbi Gomis (£7m)
Points in last five game weeks: 32
The French forward endured a tough start in attempting to fill Wilfried Bony’s boots but has found some form of late, scoring three in his last two games. He certainly has goalscoring pedigree, having produced double figures in eight successive seasons in France, and is surrounded by a wealth of creativity at the Liberty Stadium.
