FPL gameweek 12 tips: Captain Mohamed Salah, double up on Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, £8.9m – Everton (h)
Here’s a man with even better stats than Salah.
Fernandes has a consistent chance of defcon (he has only got fewer than eight points once this season) and, without his two missed penalties, he’d be close to Antoine Semenyo as the top midfielder.
Just a very consistent FPL choice with free-kicks and penalties in his locker.
United have scored 11 goals in their four home wins this season, have a top-five attack and should score at least a couple against Everton.
Benjamin Sesko’s injury might mean Fernandes plays a more advanced role against Everton as well.
Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United, £8.5m – Everton (h)
We’re going all in on United’s attack this week and Mbeumo is the obvious second choice.
He has four goals and an assist in his past five games and is top three among midfielders for shots, shots on target, big chances and shots in the box.
Sesko’s absence could see him play at centre-forward too.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £8.1m – West Ham (h)
The star of the season so far has now had four duff games in a row – 4, 3, 2 and zero points.
He only had six shots in those games, including a missed penalty.
But a home game against the second-worst defence in the league – 23 goals conceded – is the time for Semenyo to bounce back.
If not, owners – and that is nearly 64% of FPL managers – might be right to be worried.
Keep an eye on Semenyo’s ankle injury that forced him out of Ghana’s recent game – Marcus Tavernier (£5.5m) is a decent budget back-up choice.
Yankuba Minteh, Brighton, £6m – Brentford (h)
Minteh might be the best £6m midfield option in the game.
He’s got more assists than any other midfielder – five along with Mohammed Kudus – and, if you’ve watched any of his recent games, he’s left a fair few points on the pitch, with missed chances and nearly-assists.
His xG for example is 2.1 yet he only has one goal. Players tend to outperform their xG over a season.
Brentford are in cracking form, but they’ve also conceded two goals per game away from home.
