Big Man Bakar Offers His Top Three FPL Differentials Ahead Of Gameweek 9

Leading FPL tipster Big Man Bakar is back with his top three Fantasy Premier League differentials for your teams ahead of Gameweek 9.

For the context of this article, a ‘differential’ is considered to be a player owned by roughly 15% or less of FPL managers.

Big Man Bakar’s Top Three FPL Differentials For Gameweek 9

1) Dominic Calvert Lewin (Ownership: 5.9%, Price: £6.0m)

It’s tough to back Calvert-Lewin after his recent string of blanks but the upcoming fixtures are good enough for me to recommend keeping the faith.

He accumulated an xG of 1.3 without registering a return last weekend, making him the biggest underperformer in Gameweek 8.

Fulham and Ipswich Town in the immediate term are good enough fixtures for owners to keep.

The Cottagers will be without the suspended Joachim Andersen, and there are also doubts over the availability of Sasa Lukic.

This is where I’d finally back Calvert-Lewin to break his duck.

2) Dominic Solanke (Ownership: 13.3%, Price: £7.7m)

Solanke is another one a lot of people are looking to sell this week.

He’s one I’d definitely keep – with the news of Son’s potential absence, he could even be on penalties.

Yes, the numbers in the last 2 Premier League fixtures have been poor – where he has accumulated just 0.08 xG across two games but overall this season, his numbers still make for healthy reading for owners.

Before the last two fixtures, he was averaging close to 0.8 xG per 90, so I’d rather trust the larger sample size and back the Tottenham man to return.

Spurs are scheduled to face Palace, Aston Villa, and Ipswich in the next three Gameweeks, so the fixtures are still good.

They are first in the league for xG this season, so I’d back their attackers to excel.

3) Bruno Fernandes (Ownership: 6.7%, Price: £8.2m)

For those looking at a Luis Diaz replacement this week, Bruno Fernandes is your man.

Although this notion may seem crazy on paper, it actually has merit.

As an owner, Fernandes has really tested my patience with just 21 points from eight starts, but his underlying stats indicate he’s been unlucky.

His non-penalty expected returns are at 3.43, which is much higher than his two assists. United’s poor finishing hasn’t helped either, with seven goals from an xG of 12.4.

Bruno, however, is nailed in the lineup and has set-piece and penalty responsibilities.

With favorable fixtures against West Ham, Chelsea, Leicester, Ipswich, and Everton in the next five Gameweeks, he may turn things around.