Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa, keeper, £5m – Ipswich (h), Liverpool (h)
Villa’s defence has not been reliable this season with only three clean sheets but you can’t pass it up in a double gameweek.
I’ve gone for Martinez over a defender such as Lucas Digne because it is safer.
He’s guaranteed to play both games and the Argentine has earned a save point in 13 of his 24 games this season.
If Villa are to get anything against Liverpool, it is likely to involve Martinez playing a blinder and making a few saves.
Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace, £4.8m – Everton (h)
Munoz now has more points than William Saliba and is only one point behind a heavy hitter like Josko Gvardiol in the scoring charts.
He is turning underlying statistics into FPL points with three clean sheets and two assists in his past four games – and a goal in the FA Cup on Monday.
Don’t be fooled by Everton’s thrashing of Leicester last week – they are still a side that will struggle for goals on occasions so Munoz owners should expected a fruitful day for the Colombian.
Virgil van Dijk, £6.4m, Liverpool – Wolves (h), Villa (a)
As much as Trent Alexander-Arnold offers the upside in this Liverpool defence, his recent injury and a busy schedule makes him a risk I wouldn’t take this week if you don’t already own him.
Van Dijk is nailed on to play, has been known to score a goal and has a double gameweek. Safe choice.
Gabriel, Arsenal, £6.3m – Leicester (a)
Leicester have conceded a league-high 79 chances from headers and their 24 shots conceded from corners is the fourth-worst in the division.
Shots from headers? Chances from corners? Gabriel’s ears will prick up hearing that, this is what he lives on – especially with a decent clean sheet chance added into the mix.
