Here are the top 5 FPL assets to consider after the international break

With the second international break coming to an end, here’s a shortlist of top 5 FPL differentials who have impressed with their national teams and are likely to continue their form with the respective clubs.

Ilkay Gundogan, Machester City

Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) has shown his potential by scoring a brace and setting up Timo Werner to help Germany secure a 3-0 win over Estonia despite Die Mannschaft being reduced to 10-men after Emre Can received a red card in the 14th minute.

Gundogan has played all 90 minutes in the last two gameweeks and can continue his red hot form with the club as well. Manchester City will be keen to bounce back from the 0-2 defeat to Wolves and Gundogan may prove to be the differential this week. He is owned by just 1.4% of the FPL managers.

Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool

Wijnaldum (£5.4m) scored a brace for the Netherlands to defeat Belarus 2-1. He has the third-highest number of FPL points in the Liverpool team, behind just Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

Wijnaldum has started in all the 8 gameweeks so far and has the knack of scoring against big teams. Liverpool will be facing Manchester United this weekend and Wijnaldum, who is owned by just 2.4% of FPL managers, can be another big differential this gameweek.

Michy Batshuayi, Chelsea

Batshuayi (£6.6m) continued to improve his international tally by scoring his 15th goal in 27 appearances for Belgium in their 2-0 win over Kazakhstan.

He is one of the most underrated players in the Premier League and boss Frank Lampard might give him his first Premier League start this season ahead of Tammy Abraham considering the Champions League fixture in midweek.

Batshuayi is owned by just 0.4% FPL managers and the in-form striker could bag double-figure points if named in the starting line-up.

John McGinn, Aston Villa

McGinn (£5.8m) continued his Premier League form during the international break and scored a hat-trick in Scotland’s 6-0 win over San Marino.

He has accumulated 19 points in the past three gameweeks, which include two goals. McGinn has been impressive in Aston Villa’s rise in form and is expected to get some points from their game against Brighton.

Youri Tielemans, Leicester City

Tielemans (£6.4m) scored a goal and set up another for Belgium in their 9-0 win over San Marino. Leicester City’s fixtures are quite easy for the next 9 gameweeks except for Arsenal.

Even though Tielemans, who is owned by just 4.2% of FPL managers, has given just one assist in the eight Premier Leagues appearances so far, the stats may change anytime soon.

FPL Tips: Ideal Lloris replacement, GW9 differentials and Captain picks

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) has been the 3rd most transferred-out player so far ahead of the game week 9, right after Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah.

While Pukki suffered the fate because of his 3rd consecutive blank game week, Salah was transferred out due to a knock he suffered in Liverpool’s win over Leicester City in game week 8.

However, Lloris suffered the dip in owners’ percentage due to an arm injury which has left him to an unknown return date. Here are a few shot-stoppers the owners can consider instead.

Nick Pope, Burnley

Pope (£4.7m) managed a clean sheet and one bonus point at home against Everton in game week 8. Burnley will face just one team with the FDR (Fixture Difficulty Rating) of four and above in next six games.

Pope has managed three clean sheets this season and of the next six, he will be playing three games at Turf Moor.

Rui Patricio, Wolves

Patricio (£5.1m) is at the top of all the goalkeepers so far with 38 points. Wolves have managed 3 clean sheets, including one against Manchester City in game week 8.

Wolves will face just one club with the FDR of four or above in next eight games. Patricio is owned by 10.3 per cent of owners and will be a valuable addition to your team.

Differentials of GameWeek 9

Danny Ings, Southampton

Ings (£5.9m) is owned by only 1.7 per cent of FPL managers ahead of his trip to Wolves. He has scored three goals in his six starting appearances this season.

However, two of those three goals have come in Southampton’s last clashes, accumulating a total of 16 points in those game weeks.

Anwar El Ghazi, Aston Villa

El Ghazi (£5.5m) has played a pivotal role in Villa’s improvement over the past three gameweeks. Villa have scored nine goals in that period.

The player, who is owned by just 1.3 per cent of FPL managers, scored once and supplied three assists in that run, earning 21 FPL points.

Captaincy Pick

Raheem Sterling, Manchester City

Sterling has just 14 points in his past five game weeks, as compared to 34 points in first three game weeks.

City need to bounce back from their unexpected defeat against Wolves in game week 8 and are likely to thrash Crystal Palace. Sterling is due to justify his price and he must use this opportunity to give his owners at least double-figure points.

Heung-Min Son, Tottenham Hotspur

Son can be a risky but differential captain pick for game week 9. He is owned by just 12.2 per cent of FPL managers and very few are likely to pick him as their first-choice captain because of Spurs’ poor form.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal

Aubameyang will be the safest pick of game week 9 with an expectation of at least one goal from him, as Arsenal prepare to face newly-promoted side Sheffield United.

He has given just one blank game week (GW 8) and has scored 7 goals and provided one assist this season so far.

5 cheap FPL options to get into your side immediately

It’s only two game weeks in and Fantasy managers are already trying to get an advantage over others in their mini-leagues and will always be looking for value and differentials.

Here are some assets to get into your side right away to reap rich rewards.

Todd Cantwell – Midfielder (Norwich City)

With ownership of just 3.4%, differentials and FPL bargains don’t come better than this.

All the plaudits will be going to his team-mate Teemu Pukki as managers rush to bring him in but Cantwell’s impressive performances suggest that he’s the perfect player to bring in right away if you want more premium options.

John Lundstram – Defender (Sheffield United)

There’s nothing quite like an out-of-position asset and with 235,435 new owners and price rise, Lundstram’s price is bound to rise higher. Hence, it would be best to get him in right away. He won’t be scoring goals week in and week out but he’s a guaranteed starter now.

Anthony Martial – Midfielder (Manchester United)

The Frenchman only has an ownership of 12.8% and is a steal. Martial’s conversion rate has always been high and as United’s new number 9, he’s going be playing a lot closer to goal with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer throwing all his faith in the Frenchman.

He started the season perfectly with a goal in each game coming from inside the box.

Leandro Trossard – Midfielder (Brighton and Hove Albion)

The Belgian has only got ownership of 0.8% and was outstanding for the Seagulls in pre-season. He made his first start for the club and capped it off with a brilliant goal but was unlucky to have another goal ruled out by VAR.

He’s also priced affordably and should be a shoo-in with Brighton’s favourable fixtures.

Teemu Pukki – Forward (Norwich City)

His ownership has risen massively with over 600,000 new owners already and his price has gone up two places. It’s only going to get higher as the weeks go by because only Manchester City and Liverpool have created more chances in the opening weeks.

With the likes of Cantwell, Buendia, Aarons and Lewis in the side and Norwich’s unflinching attacking philosophy, expect Pukki to score plenty of goals this season.