Fantasy football scout tips gameweek 2: Raheem Sterling, Teemu Pukki, Gylfi Sigurdsson and more
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Fantasy Premier League tips: Gameweek 2
Show all 10Raheem Sterling
What better way to start the fantasy season than with a hat-trick? Raheem Sterling repaid the faith shown in him by around a third of managers, hitting three past West Ham.
Along with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, the Manchester City winger is arguably one of two must-have premium options and last Saturday showed why.
This weekend’s visit from Tottenham will be significantly tougher, though the sheer quality of City and Sterling make another big points haul possible.
Teemu Pukki
Concerns may be mounting over Liverpool’s recent inability to keep clean sheets, but a certain Norwich striker showed Anfield what he can do on opening night.
Last season’s top scorer in the Championship, Teemu Pukki profited from Liverpool’s slackness last Friday to add the consolation in a 4-1 defeat.
Having opened his top-flight account, Pukki will be confident of adding to his tally against Newcastle at Carrow Road.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Arsenal opened with a clean sheet at St James’ Park last weekend, despite Unai Emery making a number of surprise selections.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles was one of several young English players named in the starting line-up and can expect to keep his place with Hector Bellerin injured.
Despite struggles on the road, Arsenal kept things relatively tight at the back when at home last year and will not be too intimidated by the visit of Burnley.
Fantasy Premier League tips: 30 players to pick
Show all 30James Maddison
Leicester’s host of modestly-priced midfield talent failed to deliver the goods in a goalless draw against Wolves, disappointing many fantasy managers.
But keep the faith. Next up for James Maddison, Ayoze Perez and Youri Tielemans is a trip to Chelsea, who have conceded goals for fun of late.
Maddison is our stand-out candidate this week, having been the liveliest of the three on the opening weekend.
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Everton drew a blank at Selhurst Park despite being heavily backed by many fantasy managers, but a favourable run of fixtures makes their players worth sticking with.
Much of their creative work flowed through Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was among the game’s top-scoring midfielders last season.
Marco Silva’s entertain Watford, who shipped three goals at home against Brighton last time out and have posted worrying defensive numbers for a while.
Honourable mentions: Dean Henderson, John Lundstram, Lucas Digne, Pablo Fornals, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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