FPL Pras provides his FPL gameweek 14 tips, including his ‘buy’, ‘hold’ and ‘sell/avoid’ picks for the round of midweek fixtures.
I’m Pras and welcome to my weekly series for SportsCasting, where I will be providing my thoughts on my FPL GW14 tips.
For context, over the last 12 seasons of FPL I have achieved four top 10k finishes, including two top 5k finishes. My seasonal average over the last seven seasons is around 21k.
Every week, I’ll be giving you advice on whether to buy/hold or sell the key defenders, midfielders and attackers in FPL. As a fixtures guy, my advice will always have a lens of immediate fixtures but also long-term viability and implications.
FPL Gameweek 14 Tips: Who To Buy, Hold and Sell/Avoid
Defenders
Buy – With Ibrahima Konate expected to be out for 4-5 weeks, Liverpool team-mate Joe Gomez suddenly looks like a viable option. A £4.8m route into the league’s best defence could be great value, even if Jarrell Quansah could potentially get the odd start. Gomez can also cover in both full-back positions, further boosting his appeal.
Hold – Man Utd defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot feels like good holds. If they can be benched in your team structure for the Arsenal and Man City games in the next 3, there is decent potential there for a team that is only improving under Ruben Amorim.
Sell/Avoid – Looking at the next few fixtures for Brentford, I don’t see many weeks you could confidently play their defenders. Fairly soon, owners of Mark Flekken, Ethan Pinnock and Nathan Collins could be looking at alternatives.
Midfielders
Buy – Mohammed Kudus served the fifth and final match of his suspension in Gameweek 13. Prior to his ban, he scored in back-to-back matches against Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur. His return should therefore be a huge boost for West Ham, who face a favourable match-up against Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester City in Gameweek 14.
Hold – I see a lot of FPL mangers losing faith with Bryan Mbeumo. Afterall his shot volume over the last few matches has been uninspiring. Had he been awarded that ‘non-assist’ for the Kevin Schade goal, perhaps a few more would be keeping faith. Personally, I think if he is making way for a big hitter like Bukayo Saka, Mo Salah or Cole Palmer or funding a major upgrade elsewhere then its fair to sell. Otherwise, I am not sure I like other options that much more in his price bracket. Definitely not worth a transfer if there are other more important issues to address in the team.
Sell / Avoid – Spurs midfielders are getting into a sell category for me. It is a difficult one because the team’s attacking numbers are great. The issue is the increasing unpredictability of minutes for James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and the fact that owning Son Heung-min probably blocks having the three best picks in the game in Salah, Saka and Palmer. The Lilywhites unpredictability doesn’t help either.
Forwards
Buy – Nicolas Jackson bagged his 12th attacking return of the campaign and now faces an injury ridden Southampton side. There are some cons – for example the earlier subs (played 69 mins vs Villa) and is also on 4 yellow cards (will face a 1 game ban if he reached 5) – he does have some obvious appeal at a price that is lower than Alexander Isak and Ollie Watkins. Over the longer term too, he does seem to have locked down his starting spot and Chelsea attack looks to be gelling really nicely.
Hold – Isak hobbled off over the weekend against Crystal Palace and that is now his second game in a row without a return. I still think that if there is a good bench cover for the game vs Liverpool, the real juicy fixtures of Brentford, Leicester and Ipswich are round the corner. I would hold if my team structure allowed it.
Sell/Avoid – Chris Wood has done incredibly well this season. Goals, bonus points – the works. One could even argue that Man City in GW14 isn’t the worst game for an attacker. However, when looked at it from the broader context of them playing City, Man Utd, Spurs, Liverpool, Villa all in the next 7 GWs – it’s a harder case to hold when there are so many other options in that price bracket.
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