Sky Sports Fantasy Football Transfer Tips: Miguel Almiron and Wilfried Zaha feature
Big-hitters Hazard and Kane could be worth consideration
Friday 1 March 2019 13:25, UK
Former Sky Sports Fantasy Football champion Dan Cox highlights five players for you to consider for your side this week.
There are just two days of action in game week 30, but plenty of decisions to make on transfers and captains after a quick turnaround from the midweek fixtures.
Harry Kane - £13m
The action kicks off on Saturday with the north London Derby. Spurs host Arsenal at Wembley in the lunchtime kick-off and a returning Kane (£13m) could be a great option.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have lost their last two games, but Kane has a fantastic record against their rivals with eight goals in eight league appearances, so I would not be surprised to see the double Golden Boot winner add to his goals tally. In fact, in eight Premier League games against Arsenal he has only failed to score once.
He scored in the 2-1 defeat to Burnley, his first start since an injury lay-off which had kept him out of action since January 13, but endured a disappointing night at Stamford Bridge in midweek. Selected by 21.8 per cent of Fantasy Football managers, he is the third-most selected striker, behind Mohamed Salah and Sergio Aguero, so a goal or two will really boost leaderboard positions for owners.
Miguel Almiron - £8.3m
What an amazing full debut last week for record Newcastle signing Miguel Almiron. The Paraguayan forward, who arrived for £21m from MLS side Atlanta United, started his first game for Newcastle and was instrumental as Rafael Benitez's side eased past 10-man Huddersfield.
Almiron started on the left of a front three alongside Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez, causing problems for Huddersfield throughout. It was Tommy Smith's dangerous lunge on him that reduced the visitors to ten men after 20 minutes. Almiron really should have opened his account in the 12th minute, racing clear of the defence, but he lofted the ball over the advancing Jonas Lossl only to see his effort rebound off the post.
Almiron finished the match with three shots on target, earning tier one shot bonus points - he was perhaps unlucky not to have scored or registered an assist. He did however collect the Sky Sports Man of the Match award and it was a great showing from Newcastle's new addition. Priced at just £8.3m and in just 0.6 per cent of teams, I think it is safe to say his ownership is going to increase rapidly.
With a trip to the London stadium on Saturday followed by games against Everton and Bournemouth, Newcastle do have some favourable games on the horizon. Looking ahead, there are a couple of single game days involving Newcastle - Arsenal on April 1 and Leicester on April 12, so bringing in Almiron now provides you with a captain for both games.
Wilfried Zaha - £10.2m
With 118 points this season, Wilfried Zaha (£10.2m) has been steadily, if not spectacularly, picking up points. The Ivorian is in just 5.2 per cent of teams, though his two strikes against Leicester last weekend took his season tally to seven goals, and he's in form with 49 points in the last eight games.
With a trip to Turf Moor at the weekend, Zaha is a good bet to add to his tally having scored six of his seven goals away from home.
Jamie Vardy - £11.5m
Leicester travel to Vicarage Road in the first of the Sky Sports Super Sunday matches. Vardy had not been in great form - with just a solitary goal since New Year's Day - before Tuesday night's goal against Brighton. I would not bet against Vardy (£11.5m) getting back among the action and Leicester seeing an upturn in results, as often happens after a managerial change.
With nine goals and three assists, Vardy is on 98 points for the season and in a remarkably low 2.2 per cent of teams, but perhaps Brendan Rodgers' appointment will see a return to form for Vardy and his Leicester City team-mates.
This can be reinforced through their favourable fixtures in the coming weeks as they face Watford, Fulham, Burnley, Bournemouth, Huddersfield, Newcastle and West Ham in the next seven weeks - he is a great differential pick.
Eden Hazard - £11.8m
Chelsea travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday and a popular captain will be Hazard (£11.8m). The Belgian is having a great season despite Chelsea's struggles. With 12 goals, 10 assists and six MOTM awards, Hazard is the second-highest points scorer in the game on 192 points, just behind Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk, who tops the list with 224.
In only 22.3 per cent of teams, a good score on Sunday should see owners climb the leaderboard and all important mini-league places.
