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The Premier League is in its business end, with Manchester City and Liverpool fighting for the coveted prize, and so is the race amongst the Fantasy Premier League managers. All the FPL bosses are trying to cover up the lost points or consolidate their positions in the mini-leagues.
The Fantasy team owners need to plan astutely for the players who will fetch them vital scores in the concluding chapters of this year's competition.
Multiple parameters will assist us in assembling the correct pool of players. ICT (Influence, Creativity, and Threat) index and the run of fixtures for the selected player's team. ICT index is a valuable feature to analyse a player's potential as an FPL asset.
The Influence parameter shows the impact of a player on his team's scoring and winning games. The ICT index's first criterion is Influence.
Influence not only depicts the impact of attacking players but also takes into account the defensive actions of goalkeepers and defenders.
Creativity reads the player's performance in terms of generating goal-scoring opportunities for his team. This variable helps in judging the returns a player can provide in terms of assists and monitors his attacking position.
Factors like crosses and final pass also Contribute to the Creativity variable.
Threat gauges a player on his goal-scoring potential. The player most likely to score has a higher ratio of this variable.
The Threat parameter not only estimates by the shots on goal but also on the attacking positions the player occupies, giving a clear view of his goal scoring calibre.
The prediction of a player's FPL scores can be made using the ICT index and his run of fixtures. Based on this observation, let us look at four players set to return significant points in the unfinished game weeks.
#4 Andrew Robertson (£6.8m)
Andrew Robertson is on a purple patch this season, establishing himself as one of the best left-backs in the league. The Scottish is a must in FPL teams this season, yielding points for owners consistently, with a ppm(points per million) ratio of 27.35.
Liverpool boasts a rock-solid midfield, keeping 17 clean sheets so far this season. Robertson is a creative outlet for the Scousers, crossing the ball 407 times and has created nine league goals so far.
The left-back has an ICT index of 160.6 and a high creativity measure of 663.2. Such a figure promises healthy points tally in upcoming games.
Andy has collected 186 points so far and looks set to surpass 196-mark, the record of most points by a defender set by Joleon Lescott for Everton in 2007/08.
The Reds have mouth-watering fixtures until the season end and keeping Andrew in FPL squad for rest of the season is imperative. Liverpool does not have a double game-week but the ease of fixtures promises high points return for the defender.
#3 Raul Jimenez (£6.9m)
Wolverhampton side has flourished this season, fighting for a 7th spot in the League and recently featured in FA Cup semi-final. The current season is Wolves' first after gaining promotion.
Raul Jimenez is enjoying a fruitful season, scoring 12 times and assisting seven goals. Such an attacking output has gained him 166 Fantasy points.
Jimenez is a focal-point of Wolves' offense this season with a better part of attacking moves originating from him, and he ends up either creating or scoring most of the goals.
Liverpool host Wolverhampton Wanderers in GW38 but Wolves' impressive record against the top-six sides promises returns from the Mexican strike.
Starting at £5.5m, Raul Jimenez's price has risen by £1.4m, more than any other player in the FPL. Such a rise in his price underscores his prominence as an FPL asset.
Mexican has Influence and Threat measures of 741.8 and 1253.0 respectively. Overall ICT index of 256.3 depicts the impact of Raul for the Wolves.
#2 Ryan Fraser (£6.3m)
Ryan Fraser is enjoying a tremendous campaign for AFC Bournemouth, scoring seven goals and registering 12 assists. The Scottish winger has created the same amount of goals as Christian Eriksen and Eden Hazard.
Fraser was a cheap source of FPL points, starting the FPL season at £5.5m, resulting in his ownership soaring over 30%. The wide-midfielder experienced a lean patch at the start of 2019 which prompted many managers to sell him, but Ryan resonated his early-season form recently, collecting 16 points in the last game-week against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Bournemouth has a decent run of fixtures barring Tottenham at home in GW37. Spurs might field a weak side due to UCL semi-final which might help Bournemouth's cause. The Cherries defeated Chelsea 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium which shows their capacity of scoring big against the top teams.
Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser have combined for 11 goals so far, which makes a case of bringing in one of them or even both. The Scot struggled when Wilson missed games due to injury.
The 25-year old displays his Influence and Creativity parameters at 830.4 and 1138.2 with an overall ICT index of 251.9, increasing by 14.3 since last game against Brighton.
With Arsenal interested in Fraser, he could end the season with a flourish and treat his FPL owners.
#1 Lucas Moura (£6.8m)
Lucas Moura has returned FPL points sporadically to the FPL owners. The sparkling form of Heung-Min Son this season which has restricted Brazilian's playing time.
Harry Kane will miss rest of the season because of his ankle injury. The absence of England's hitman has spurred Moura, as he scored a hattrick against Huddersfield town in GW34. The attacker's rampage against the Yorkshire outfit earned him a whopping 21 points in the Fantasy League.
Tottenham has Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham, and Bournemouth respectively as their concluding fixtures. These three sides are very poor defensively, having a combined clean-sheet tally of 21 and Lucas Moura will feature heavily in those matches due to Kane's absence and conserving Heung-Min Son for UCL semi-finals.
Owned by only 9.3% of total FPL owners, he is a differential option for the remaining game weeks. A modest investment of £6.8m could help the FPL owners cover up the lost ground in their mini leagues.
