Because the 2024/25 Premier League season enters its penultimate month, issues are actually hotting up in Fantasy Premier League.
Should you’re nonetheless pushing for the title in an FPL league together with your mates or colleagues, each resolution you make about your crew choice between now and the tip of the marketing campaign may very well be essential.
And we reckon you should be turning your consideration to Crystal Palace for achievement in Gameweek 30…
Oliver Glasner has guided Crystal Palace to seven wins of their final 10 Premier League video games (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Palace are in fantastic fettle proper now, and bringing in a participant of theirs or two may simply assist your FPL crew soar just like the Eagles.
Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final triumph at Fulham made it 5 wins on the spin for Oliver Glasner’s facet, who’re nonetheless within the Premier League’s totally enthralling race for Europe.
On Wednesday, Palace head to rock-bottom Southampton, and their away type hasn’t been too shabby of late: they’ve received their final 4 on the highway.
Not solely that, however Glasner’s males have been scoring freely on their travels, netting no less than twice in every of their final six away outings. And that’s the place our first suggestion is available in…
Jean-Philippe Mateta returned to motion for Crystal Palace in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final win at Fulham, enjoying in a particular headguard to guard his injured ear (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Jean-Philippe Mateta returned to motion on the weekend, following the horrific ear harm he sustained in a collision with Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts within the earlier spherical of the FA Cup, and he has been Mr Dependable for Palace away from Selhurst Park in latest months.
The towering French striker has scored 12 Premier League targets this time period, six of them on the highway, together with braces in 2-0 victories at West Ham and Manchester United in January and February respectively.
Taking part in in a protecting masks, Mateta didn’t look afraid to get caught in towards Fulham final outing, and at 7.5m he’s a reasonably inexpensive attacking choice in FPL – should you’re not among the many 6.6% of managers who already personal the 27-year-old.
Southampton have misplaced their final 9 residence Premier League video games, conceding a mean of three.4 targets within the course of. As such, Mateta should fancy his probabilities of filling his boots at St Mary’s.
Eberechi Eze scored one purpose and assisted one other for Crystal Palace towards Fulham (Picture credit score: Alamy)
The identical goes for his teammate Eberechi Eze, who has simply loved some of the memorable weeks of his profession.
After scoring his first England purpose within the 3-0 win over Latvia, Eze produced a man-of-the-match efficiency to assist Palace into the final 4 of the Cup, breaking the impasse with a surprising solo effort from exterior the field, earlier than offering an amazing cross for Ismaila Sarr to make it 2-0 earlier than half-time.
Costing 6.7m, Eze must be price contemplating – particularly as he’s classed as a midfielder, not a ahead, in FPL, which means he earns extra factors for targets and assists.
The aforementioned Sarr can also be a person in type, with 4 targets in his final 4 appearances in league and cup, and the Senegal worldwide, who, like Eze, falls beneath the midfielder umbrella for FPL functions, could be yours for a cool 5.7m.
The deadline for crew modifications for Gameweek 30 is eighteen:15 BST on Tuesday, 1 April.
