Bryan Mbeumo (captain), Brentford, £8.2m – Wolves (a)
Mbeumo has six returns in his past five games and would have hauled more if not for a rare penalty miss last week.
He takes on a Wolves side who have conceded seven goals in the previous three games.
At this point, Mbeumo might be the most obvious FPL pick. He’s been involved in 43% of his side’s goals, so feels about as nailed on as you can be for at least some sort of return on Sunday.
Jarrod Bowen (vice captain), West Ham, £7.9m – Ipswich (a)
Bowen has 53 points in the past seven gameweeks – only Eberechi Eze has more with 57 – so you’ve got to roll with that kind of form and he’s a solid shout for captain this week.
Jacob Murphy, Newcastle, £5.2m – Everton (h)
Since gameweek 14, Murphy has started every game for Newcastle and in that time only Mohamed Salah (77) has more points than his 76 at home.
Murphy has five goals and six assists in that spell and, in a must-win game against Everton, you would hope he will be back on the right wing in a 4-4-2.
That’s where he has been most productive – and even more so if Alexander Isak is fit.
Leandro Trossard, Arsenal, £6.7m – Southampton (a)
Some sort of attacking Arsenal asset feels like a must against woeful Southampton.
But predicting how the Gunners approach the game, with second place effectively wrapped up, is tough.
Trossard has been Arsenal’s top-scoring attacking asset this season and he has started the past seven games, with five returns.
The Belgian also has four double-digit returns this season and you are looking for that kind of explosiveness for a one-week punt.
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