Welcome to your last rankings section before things get really, really confident. While others stress over their free hit strategies, us Fantrax managers can welcome in a single gameweek with a smug grin.
Gameweek 32 signals the last “normal” gameweek before things start to get really messy as next week it’s us that has to worry about the doubles and all that jazz.
So for now, sit back, relax and enjoy these rankings. Oh, and get yourself into those playoff positions, quick.
It’s getting serious.
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GameWeek 32 FPL Draft Rankings
Goalkeepers
| Rnk | Player | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ederson | Fulham (away) |
| 2 | Wayne Hennessey | Huddersfield (home) |
| 3 | David De Gea | Watford (home) |
| 4 | Kepa Arizzabalaga | Cardiff City (away) |
| 5 | Bernd Leno | Newcastle (home) |
| 6 | Mat Ryan | Southampton (home) |
| 7 | Tom Heaton | Wolves (home) |
| 8 | Rui Patricio | Burnley (away) |
| 9 | Lukasz Fabianski | Everton (home) |
| 10 | Alisson Becker | Tottenham (home) |
It’s lazy to always have the goalkeeper facing Huddersfield at the top of the rankings. Therefore, it’s Fulham’s turn. Closely followed by Huddersfield, of course.
I’m anticipating a quiet afternoon for Ederson at Craven Cottage. Wayne Hennessey should have more to do at Selhurst Park but should be confident of a clean sheet.
David De Gea could benefit from Watford’s squad rotation for Manchester United while Kepa Arizzabalaga should have a nice combination of saves and a good chance of a clean sheet. They come into the rankings at 4th and 5th. Rui Patricio is a nice differential pick this week.
Defenders
| Rnk | Player | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Alonso | Cardiff City (away) |
| 2 | Sead Kolasinac | Newcastle (home) |
| 3 | Ricardo Pereira | Bournemouth (home) |
| 4 | Kyle Walker | Fulham (away) |
| 5 | Matt Doherty | Burnley (away) |
| 6 | Ashley Young | Watford (home) |
| 7 | Jeffrey Schlupp | Huddersfield (home) |
| 8 | Cesar Azpilicueta | Cardiff City (away) |
| 9 | Antonio Rudiger | Cardiff City (away) |
| 10 | Shane Duffy | Southampton (home) |
| 11 | Andrew Robertson | Tottenham (home) |
| 12 | Ben Chilwell | Bournemouth (home) |
| 13 | Michael Keane | West Ham (away) |
| 14 | James Tarwkowski | Wolves (home) |
| 15 | Aymerick Laporte | Fulham (away) |
| 16 | Patrick Van Aanholt | Huddersfield (home) |
| 17 | Luke Shaw | Watford (home) |
| 18 | Victor Lindelof | Watford (home) |
| 19 | Lewis Dunk | Southampton (home) |
| 20 | Lucas Digne | West Ham (away) |
Lucas Digne’s fitness worries sees Marcos Alonso top these rankings. Alonso’s height should see him get the nod to face Cardiff’s aerial threat at left back while an attacking return certainly isn’t out of the question. Overdue, some may say. Digne’s slight chance of making it for the weekend sees him come in at an unfamiliar 20th in the rankings.
Sead Kolasinac will be confident of adding to his seven assists this season when Newcastle visit. He comes into the rankings at 2nd with the next four spaces being taken up by attacking full backs.
Jeffrey Schlupp could easily be the surprise top scorer in the defensive rankings this week. Playing in midfield against a porous Huddersfield defense and in a hot run of form; he ticks all the boxes as well as having a Fantrax ownership of 51%. If he’s available in your league, go and get him!
Midfielders
| Rnk | Player | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | Fulham (away) |
| 2 | Paul Pogba | Watford (home) |
| 3 | Bernardo Silva | Fulham (away) |
| 4 | James Maddison | Bournemouth (home) |
| 5 | Andros Townsend | Huddersfield (home) |
| 6 | Felipe Anderson | Everton (home) |
| 7 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | West Ham (away) |
| 8 | Ryan Fraser | Leicester (away) |
| 9 | David Silva | Fulham (away) |
| 10 | Luka Milivojevic | Huddersfield (home) |
| 11 | Christian Eriksen | Liverpool (away) |
| 12 | Youri Tielemans | Bournemouth (home) |
| 13 | Anthony Knockaert | Southampton (home) |
| 14 | Nathan Redmond | Brighton (away) |
| 15 | Joao Moutinho | Burnley (away) |
| 16 | Manuel Lanzini | Everton (home) |
| 17 | Mesut Ozil | Newcastle (home) |
| 18 | Diogo Jota | Burnley (away) |
| 19 | Harvey Barnes | Bournemouth (home) |
| 20 | Ross Barkley | Cardiff City (away) |
Kevin De Bruyne has found himself at the top of these rankings on numerous occasions but is yet to really justify it. A trip to Fulham gives him the ideal chance this week. Paul Pogba will, no doubt, carry the charge of injury hit Manchester United this weekend.
If Wilfried Zaha is indeed out injured, Andros Townsend will have a similar job for Crystal Palace this week. A great scorer in Fantrax anyway, the visit of Huddersfield is a welcome one for Townsend owners.
Looking for differentials? Well, Youri Tielemans has impressed since arriving into the league in January and has a good chance to add to his attacking returns against a less than watertight Bournemouth defense. Anthony Knockaert will also dominate set pieces for Brighton in the absence of Pascal Gross.
Meanwhile, Mesut Ozil should be much, much higher in these rankings. I just don’t trust his relationship with Unai Emery.
Forwards
| Rnk | Player | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Hazard | Cardiff City (away) |
| 2 | Sergio Aguero | Fulham (away) |
| 3 | Raheem Sterling | Fulham (away) |
| 4 | Pierre Emerick Aubameyang | Newcastle (home) |
| 5 | Mo Salah | Tottenham (home) |
| 6 | Sadio Mane | Tottenham (home) |
| 7 | Gonzalo Higuain | Cardiff City (away) |
| 8 | Michy Batshuayi | Huddersfield (home) |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford | Watford (home) |
| 10 | Jamie Vardy | Bournemouth (home) |
| 11 | Alexandre Lacazette | Newcastle (home) |
| 12 | Pedro | Cardiff City (away) |
| 13 | Harry Kane | Liverpool (away) |
| 14 | Raul Jimenez | Burnley (away) |
| 15 | Callum Wilson | Leicester (away) |
| 16 | Heung Min Son | Liverpool (away) |
| 17 | Josh King | Leicester (away) |
| 18 | Salomon Rondon | Arsenal (away) |
| 19 | Roberto Firmino | Tottenham (home) |
| 20 | Willian | Cardiff City (away) |
The forward rankings have been hit hard by fitness concerns following the international break. The majority of Manchester United’s front line seems to be out of action. Marcus Rashford would be a lot higher were it not for his own fitness woes.
Wilfried Zaha’s withdrawal from Ivory Coast’s squad last week sees him miss out altogether on these rankings. He would have entered these rankings in 4th.
Regardless, I would hate to be facing Eden Hazard in Fantrax this week. An away fixture against Cardiff is exactly the type of game the Belgian really turns up in and I can see a very good week in store for him.
Differential wise, Michy Batshuayi has found his goalscoring appetite again and he should be in the goals again against Huddersfield. In form Salomon Rondon should also fancy his chances against Arsenal’s nervy back line.
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