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1.

Keep Jimenez or Podence?

Both being compared.

Jimenez v Podence

Goals : 4 v 1
Assists : 0 v 2
xG : 2.13 v 0.51
xA : 0.51 v 0.76
Total shots (on target) : 22(9) v 10(5)
Shots inside box : 13 v 6
Shots outside box : 9 v 4
Key passes : 4 v 6

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1. Keep Jimenez or Podence?Both being compared. Jimenez v Podence Goals : 4 v 1Assists : 0 v 2xG : 2.13 v 0.51xA : 0.51 v 0.76Total shots (on target) : 22(9) v 10(5)Shots inside box : 13 v 6Shots outside box : 9 v 4Key passes : 4 v 6 #FPL #FPLCommunity

xGI : 2.64 v 1.27
Touches in 1/3 : 111 v 105
Touches in penalty area : 25 v 15
SCA : 18 v 20
GCA : 4 v 3

Despite missed one match and subbed off at 60" - Podence managed to level his overall with Jimenez.

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Jimenez

Podence

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xGI : 2.64 v 1.27Touches in 1/3 : 111 v 105Touches in penalty area : 25 v 15SCA : 18 v 20GCA : 4 v 3Despite missed one match and subbed off at 60" - Podence managed to level his overall with Jimenez.In the diagram Jimenez Podence #FPL #FPLCommunity

Let's check the last 2 GWs of Jimenez v Podence

Minutes : 179 v 144
Goals : 1 v 1
xGI : 0.6 v 0.8
KP : 4 v 3
SCA : 7 v 9
Touches in 1/3 : 44 v 64
Touches in penalty area : 5 v 10

Podence outperformed Jimenez in last two gameweeks with less minutes.

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Let's check the last 2 GWs of Jimenez v Podence Minutes : 179 v 144Goals : 1 v 1xGI : 0.6 v 0.8KP : 4 v 3SCA : 7 v 9Touches in 1/3 : 44 v 64Touches in penalty area : 5 v 10 Podence outperformed Jimenez in last two gameweeks with less minutes. #FPL #FPLCommunity

2.

Sterling or De Bruyne?

Here is the figure.

Matches : 6 v 5
Goals : 2 v 1
Assists : 1 v 2
xG : 1.55 v 1.67
xA : 1.71 v 1.52
Total shots (on target) : 14(5) v 15(6)
Shots inside box : 10 v 6
Shots outside box : 4 v 9
Key passes : 8 v 18

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2. Sterling or De Bruyne?Here is the figure.Matches : 6 v 5Goals : 2 v 1Assists : 1 v 2xG : 1.55 v 1.67xA : 1.71 v 1.52Total shots (on target) : 14(5) v 15(6)Shots inside box : 10 v 6Shots outside box : 4 v 9Key passes : 8 v 18 #FPL #FPLCommunity

xGI : 3.3 v 4.3
Touches in 1/3 : 187 v 190
Touches in penalty area : 50 v 25
GCA : 3 v 5

Although De Bruyne missed to play one of the 6 matches in total - he bettered Sterling in every aspects.
No one in the city has more minutes and touches in the box

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than Sterling. But KDB has more touches in the box (7) than Sterling (6) and touches in 1/3 (KDB has 54 & Sterling has 26) at the Etihad stadium (vs Leicester)

Conversion rate

Sterling v De Bruyne : 14% v 6.6%

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Sterling

De Bruyne

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than Sterling. But KDB has more touches in the box (7) than Sterling (6) and touches in 1/3 (KDB has 54 & Sterling has 26) at the Etihad stadium (vs Leicester)Conversion rateSterling v De Bruyne : 14% v 6.6%In the diagram Sterling De Bruyne #FPL #FPLCommunity

Sterling averaged 31 touches in final 1/3, 1.3 key passes, 0.3 big chances, 8.3 touches in penalty area (9.25 touches in each 4 away games and 6.5 touches in 2 home matches) and 1.7 shots inside the box. Whereas De Bruyne averaged 38 touches in final 1/3

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(despite played one match less), 3.8 key passes, 0.4 big chances, 4.16 penalty area touches (6.25 in 4 away matches), 1.2 shots inside the box and 1.8 shots outside the box.
Hence, if you already have Sterling then hold and use the transfer elsewhere wisely.

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De Bruyne is on all the set pieces and we know he's there best player but you should wait before plunge into either De Bruyne and Sterling and this is why,

Man City's xG

20/21 : 1.5 xG
19/20 : 2.7 xG
18/19 : 2.5 xG

Take him once they bounce back.

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3. West Ham United defenders?

Masuaku v Cresswell v Coufal

Matches : 6 v 7 v 4
Shots : 5 v 1 v 1
Assists : 1 v 3 v 2
Shots on target : 1 v 0 v 0
Key passes : 6 v 13 v 3
xG : 0.12 v 0.04 v 0.10
xA : 1.69 v 1.18 v 0.20
G+A : 0.17 v 0.43 v 0.25
GCA : 2 v 3 v 2

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Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m)

Masuaku has an xGI90 of 0.30 and he attempted most shots (6) from the defensive side and 2 of them were inside the penalty area. He averaged 1 penalty area touch in each games (6 touches in total), 1.3 passes to penalty area (first

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among the defenders), 1.3 key passes and 18.3 touches in final 1/3 (which is more than any defender).

Masuaku will be a part of rotation risk If Moyes shapes the formation to back 4. In that case Cresswell would be starting in LB and Benrehma in LW.

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Aaron Cresswell (£5.1m)

Cresswell an xGI90 of 0.18 and he never attempted any shots on target. He is more like a creative full back who is defensive. He supplied 12 key passes and 6 of them were from open play (2 assists), 5 of them were from set pieces

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(1 assist) and the remaining 1 key pass from corner kick. He averaged 1.7 key passes, 11 touches in final 1/3 (third best in WHU) and 3 passes to final 1/3 in each games.

Unless Masuaku becomes a part of rotation he could easily level Cresswell.

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Vladimir Koufal (£4.5m)

Coufal has only started in 4 of the 7 games so far this season. He has an xGI90 of 0.08. Unlike Cresswell, Coufal attempted a shot inside the box and he supplied 3 key passes in 4 games. He averaged 12.35 touches in final 1/3 (which

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is the second best and (more than Cresswell's 11), 1 pass to penalty area and 0.5 touches in the penalty area in each games. He grabbed back to back FPL assists in tough fixtures, he could be an immense threat in wide area and is nailed to start more often.

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4. Should I swap Alexander-Arnold with Bellerin?

Here is the analysis,

Trent v Bellerin

Goals : 0 v 0
Assists : 1 v 3
KP : 11 v 4
Shots ( target) : 11(2) v 1(1)
Touches : 677 v 425
xG : 0.5 v 0.1
xA : 1.2 v 0.5
SCA : 18 v 7
GCA : 7 v 3

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Crosses to PA : 4 v 4
Passes to 1/3 : 47 v 12
Touches in final 1/3 : 228 v 110
Touches in penalty area : 10 v 11

This figure shows the top-notch influence of Trent. He averaged more on target shots, xG, xA

In the diagram

Trent

Bellerin

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Crosses to PA : 4 v 4Passes to 1/3 : 47 v 12Touches in final 1/3 : 228 v 110Touches in penalty area : 10 v 11 This figure shows the top-notch influence of Trent. He averaged more on target shots, xG, xAIn the diagram Trent Bellerin #FPL #FPLCommunity

touches in final third and passes to final 1/3 than Bellerin in each games. Only Bellerin outperformed Trent in touches in the box. It clearly shows the attacking threat and forward run of Bellerin. Well, considering the cheap price and defensive stats

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of Arsenal - Bellerin is a really good shout over Alexander-Arnold apparently.

Arsenal last 3 games.

Man City, Leicester and Man Utd

Considering the fixture difficulty, they only conceded 5 big chances and (Leicester and City) they conceded less shots in

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of Arsenal - Bellerin is a really good shout over Alexander-Arnold apparently.Arsenal last 3 games.Man City, Leicester and Man UtdConsidering the fixture difficulty, they only conceded 5 big chances and (Leicester and City) they conceded less shots in #FPL #FPLCommunity

the box (14) than Chelsea (16), Liverpool (19), West Ham (17) and Southampton (28). Hence, keeping Trent and Bellerin is also a good punt but ditching is more wise as you would be able to upgrade and spent more money on your midfielders.

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I reckon this thread could be helpful for some of you in GW8 and thereafter. Comment your opinion and likes. Think wisely!

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Thanks,
Vader

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