The Baggies have cemented themselves in the mediocrity of mid-table in the last few seasons and Tony Pulis’ reign is the perfect symbol of that.

As the flair has drained out of the side, the team has become a chore to watch and incredibly reliant on a lack of natural full-backs and ‘passion’.

Your challenge on FM is to make West Brom a side you want to watch again and show that the Baggies have the resources to be more than a static mid-table club.

The defensive structure at the club will give you a solid start to your tenure, but the crucial factor of your reign will be if you can give the side more of a creative spark and begin to take on some of the more talented squads in the league.

Arguably, Stoke’s investment post-Pulis would be a good template for how to start your WBA save and you might want to look at some of these FIVE to help with the Baggies’ evolution…

Niko Kranjcar

Kranjcar’s turbulent career is coming into its twilight years, but the ex-Pompey star can do a good job for most Premier League sides.

The Croatian can play in any of the attacking midfield roles and, despite a low work rate, will be sure to create plenty of chances for your forward players.

Kranjcar isn’t going to be found tracking back a great deal and is fairly prone to injury, so use him sparingly but he is definitely a bargain at under £2 million.

Jesus Navas

Navas is often available after the first season of a save and the flying Spaniard will be a great addition to the Baggies’ squad.

His high wages may well be an issue for you, but the World Cup winner has the quality to really make the difference in the final third and would be a substantial improvement on the current wide options at the Hawthorns.

The transfer itself should be relatively cheap, but the board, and other squad members, might not be too impressed with a new signing getting such big wages.

Fran Villalba

Villalba is unquestionably a signing for the future, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook the value of making such a transfer early on in your save.

The Valencia starlet becomes a great creative force in the ‘ten role’ and has a potential that should see him as a CL regular. Villalba should be available for very little early on and, if he realises his potential, you are certain to get a significant return on your investment.

The creator might be worth loaning out once you sign him, or you can opt to monitor his progress in your own youth ranks.

Glenn Whelan

This really is a throwback to the Pulis days at Stoke, but Whelan’s experience in central midfield could be useful cover in the short-term.

The Potters’ destroyer in the centre of the park is often replaced in their squad early on and the veteran might be available at cut price.

With the decline in rating of Claudio Yacob, a strong central midfielder is crucial and Whelan could provide the base for your newly attacking approach.

Gaston Ramirez

Ramirez has had an indifferent time since his move to England to say the least.

Many were shocked when the Uruguayan moved to Southampton and he has never really found his feet on the south coast.

However, much like Adel Taarabt or Hatem Ben Arfa, Ramirez can be a real asset to your squad if you get the man management right and use him in the correct system.

Saints are often happy to show this enigmatic character the door so he could be yours for a bargain price.

The last number of few windows have been a familiar yet frustrating merry-go-round for Southampton fans, with a swinging door at St Mary’s almost becoming the norm.

The Saints continue to play expansive and attractive football, which in turn has drawn in some of the nation’s biggest teams as suitors for their players. Over recent years international stars have been sold on at considerable profit, with the club seemingly powerless to hold onto their prized assets.

However, with a formidable scouting network earning its crust, on almost every occasion Southampton have replaced a departing star name with a much cheaper alternative that has gone on to hold his own.

Of the current squad, there are a number of players that are being linked with exits, with none more apparent than Sadio Mane. The Senegalese attacker has lit up English football since arriving in the summer of 2014, with his pace, power and precision making him a feared opponent up and down the land. It has been Mane’s physical attributes, goal threat and explosiveness on the counter attack that has kept the Saints as one of the most unpredictable and dangerous teams in the Premier League.

However, as with plenty of other stars in the recent past, the 23-year-old’s standout performances have led to links with other supposedly more-illustrious clubs.

Manchester United are the team most commonly mentioned as a major suitor of the versatile African attacker, despite other top European clubs also thought to have an interest in him. Talk in the press suggests that the Red Devils made an approach for Mane last summer, only for Southampton to hold their nerve and declare the player not for sale. It is believed that Louis van Gaal’s men are ready to launch another bid for the Saints star this month, which will again test his employers’ resolve.

Mane was benched in the recent 1-0 defeat to Norwich after a disciplinary issue, with rumblings coming out of the south coast club that the former Red Bull Salzburg forward is unsettled.

One of the things Southampton have got right over recent years is deciding when to sell their best players.

On almost every occasion, when the Saints have accepted the overtures of a fellow Premier League side, the St Mary’s team have maximised the transfer fee they have received and the player has more often than not failed to deliver at his new club.

With this in mind and the fact that a toothless United side are looking increasingly devoid of ideas in the final third, it could well be the perfect time for Southampton to part company with another star name. Mane’s valuation now is as high as it has ever been and, with the player supposedly unsettled, the figure the Saints receive could well be lower in the summer if they hold onto him.

Southampton have the ability to hold an increasingly desperate and cash-rich United to ransom. And as such, if the Hampshire club can pull another diamond from the rough to replace him, selling Mane for top dollar this month could well be a wise move.

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Crystal Palace is a ship that is sinking quicker than the titanic.

But the funny part is that only a couple of months ago it was running as well as a luxury cruise liner. Alan Pardew raised some eyebrows when he said he side could be part of a relegation battle, as at one point in the season, they sat as high as 7th.

They’ve since sunk as low at 14th in the table, only nine points away from the relegation zone. And with 10 games left to play, the teams below the Eagles will be doing everything to try and get away from the trap door.

And one man that is facing the wrath of many a Crystal Palace fan is Pardew. He was worshipped when he took over the reigns of a club that he once played for, but now its all turned a little bit sour.

They’ve earned just four points out of a possible thirty-three and are yet to win this side of Christmas. It’s pretty shocking stuff and it if wasn’t for their strong start to the season, they’d be even lower in the table.

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Yes their biggest player in Yannick Bolasie has had a spell on the sidelines with injury, but apart from that, Pardew has had a pretty much full-strength squad to choose from most of the time. Connor Wickham has been in and out of the squad with a calf complaint, but he has only yielded five goals anyway. This is what makes the Eagles’ demise slightly worrying – its hard to point the finger at what’s gone wrong.

Whilst Liverpool have endured goalkeeping blunders and Aston Villa have generally capitulated, there is no area of the pitch where Crystal Palace are particularly ‘weak’.

The signing of Emmanuel Adebayor was supposed to take things to another level but he is yet to show any meaningful signs of promise since his arrival. Talented wingers Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako aren’t making things happen and Yohan Cabaye looks a little ineffective in the middle of the park. These are worrying signs because these are supposed to be Palace’s strongest players without a shadow of a doubt and when your big players aren’t performing, it can be extremely worrying.

But Pardew’s management career generally appears to go up and down in extreme peaks and troughs. He guided West Ham to promotion in 2005 but could only see them finish in ninth the season after. He guided Newcastle to fifth place in 2011/2012 to then watch his side lose 15 out of 21 games to end the 2013-2014 season.

He’s struggling to find his way at Palace after everything looked so good for the Eagles earlier this year. Eight of Palace’s remaining games are against teams in the top half of the table which, if their rivals start winning, could be a massive problem.

It was a season that started as well as Leicester City’s, but one that has ended in a definite relegation dogfight.

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Albert Johanneson

You’ve probably never heard of Albert Johanneson – I know I hadn’t before researching this piece. Sadly, his tale is quite a tragic one, but one that has influenced the FA Cup and perhaps British football more than any other.

Born in South Africa in 1940, he travelled over to the UK to escape the apartheid and racial abuse he was subjected to in his home nation. A talented footballer, he signed for Leeds United, but rather than escape the abuse he was hit with to monkey chants and zulu noises.

Midway through his Leeds career he made it to the FA Cup Final; becoming the first black player to ever do so. But instead of walking out onto the hallowed turf proud, full of excitement, raring to go, the abuse he suffered left him a nervous wreck. His finest moment was destroyed and he was virtually absent on the Leeds left wing.

Like many footballers have, and still do, he turned to drink. His career was never the same, and he died a recluse at the age of just 55 in a small Leeds flat, his body undiscovered for days.

Whilst this paints a rather dark picture of Johanneson, he is comfortably one of the most important players to play the game. That moment he walked out onto the Wembley pitch he gave belief and hope to thousands of other black footballers. They too could achieve what he had.

And they have. The FA Cup today, and indeed British football in general, truly is a beautiful and multi-cultural game.

Players of all colours and all creeds will walk out this weekend to play in the quarter final of the competition, all equals with only talent, and multi-coloured boots defining them.

Johanneson isn’t the only person who has made a real impact on the competition, however, there have been many who have had a significant impact on the sport both on the pitch and off it. The real unsung heroes…

Andrew Deaner

On March 17, 2012 Fabrice Muamba collapsed face down on a football field. We all remember this, it’s a moment football fans throughout the world will never forget. We waited, some praying, most hoping that the Bolton Wanderers midfield maestro would pull through.

Of course, we know he did. After 78 minutes without a heartbeat a miracle happened and Muamba pulled through. Part of that was down to Spurs fan Andrew Deaner, a man meant to be on his day off.

Deaner, a leading cardiologist at the London Chest Hospital, was quick to aid in the situation. He advised the ambulance to reroute to the Bethnal Green Hospital almost eight miles away, rather than the closer North Middlesex because he’d need specialist equipment. That saved his life.

Now, naturally, this is without doubt an act of heroism. He comfortably makes the list of the FA Cup’s Unsung Heroes, but it’s perhaps the after-effects which is most significant to the game. Today there are over 900 defibrillators made available every weekend to potentially save a player’s life and Muamba has gone on to raise huge amounts of awareness on the subject.

Billy the White Horse

There have been many footballing tragedies over the years. The likes of Hillsborough and the Bradford Fire have left devastation on the beautiful game, and if it wasn’t for Billy the White Horse and the rest of the Metropolitan Police patrolling the first Wembley FA Cup Final, there could have been another disaster tainting English football.

Approximately 300,000 turned up to the 125,000 capacity Wembley on April 28, 1923. They surged forward, the stands overflowing, but amazing pictures show Billy the White Horse standing strong and keeping fans in order. Amazingly only 12 people required hospital treatment in the crush and thanks to the work of the horse, the first Wembley final went past pretty much without a hitch. Bolton beat West Ham 2-0, although it was the white stallion which actually secured its legacy forever.

Today the horse is still remembered, with the White Horse Bridge crossing the railway protecting public safety, just as Billy had 93 years ago.

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Whilst the 2015/16 campaign hasn’t exactly proven to be as much of a disaster for Swansea City as was once feared, the loyal South Wales supporters nonetheless have every reason to expect a sharp up-turn in fortunes from their side next term.

The Swans may have flirted with the threat of relegation for certain portions of the current campaign, but as Francesco Guidolin’s side have now all but confirmed their status in the Premier League for next season, perhaps the good times can once again resume.

So then, with Guidolin’s current contract running out at Swansea in only a matter of months, and former boss Brendan Rodgers widely expected to return to his previous managerial post four years after moving to Anfield to manage Liverpool, is the 43-year-old Northern Irish tactician really the right man to kick-start a mini revival down at the Liberty Stadium next season, or should Swansea look elsewhere?

Well, although the current main man in the Swans dug-out, Guidolin, could theoretically stay on beyond his proposed spell with the Premier League club, it seems as if Swansea need to embark on a new long-term plan.

…And although Brendan Rodgers nonetheless plied his trade with the Swans just a handful of seasons ago, the former Liverpool boss arguably represents the ideal managerial candidate to step in and ultimately help the club re-establish their once impressive form in the top tier.

The Northern Irish manager may have endured a rather tough stint on Merseyside, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Rodgers no longer has anything to offer in the Premier League right in the here and now.

Liverpool represented too big of a step for Rodgers to take in his early managerial career at the time, but as the ex-Reds coach will have likely developed into an all-round superior tactician because of his the experience, Liverpool’s loss really could turn out to be Swansea’s gain.

Brendan Rodgers has always attempted to play an attractive and entertaining brand of football, and his desire to introduce countless flair players should be praised. Although the he looked somewhat out of his depth on Merseyside earlier on this season, there really is no reason to suggest that Rodgers couldn’t successfully re-establish himself back at Swansea ahead of the new domestic term.

The former Liverpool manager certainly knows what it takes to succeed at the Liberty Stadium after all – his relationship with the Swansea supporters remained healthy even at the worst of times when he formally held the role as manager – and his unquestionably ambitious nature and never-say-die attitude wouldn’t go amiss down in South Wales after everything that has already taken place this season.

So then, whilst Brendan Rodgers admittedly remains far from a world class tactician right in the here and now, he represents the perfect managerial option for Swansea should the Premier League club look to appoint a new head-coach before the 2016/17 campaign.

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Tottenham’s agreement to play Champions League games at Wembley means no fond European farewell for White Hart Lane.

But does the old place really need one?

The ‘remain’ camp claims the club is just after the money and has turned its back on 117 years of tradition, while some insist the Lilywhites will struggle to recreate the intimate, buzzing atmosphere of European nights at the Lane if the doors are thrown open to tourists and fair-weather fans at the 90,000-seater national stadium.

And the diehard Gooner haters will tell you: ‘Arsenal did the same for two seasons back in 1998/2000 and fell flat on their face.’

They are all fair arguments, but here are six reasons Spurs fans should be over the moon about next season’s Wembley tie-up…

1. Safety and numbers

Staying at White Hart Lane would put a real strain on access and seat numbers, which might all lead to not meeting UEFA safety, access or rights requirements.

The stadium is already 4,000 seats down due to early work on the north east corner and being in an already congested area makes it a nightmare to get to and around – even as a regular.

Should Spurs reach the quarter-finals, like last time, UEFA would demand 200 seats for worldwide press, plus 475 VIP seats and a further 2,010 corporate tickets.

That would leave a capacity of less than 30,000, which is huge step backwards for a club with 50,000 on the season ticket waiting list.

2. It’s a trial run as a giant club

If indeed it is true that Tottenham will struggle to create an atmosphere in a big stadium, is it not better to do it while having White Hart Lane to fall back on for league games?

That way the players and fans have a safety net, a trial run before 2017/18, when home games will forever more be played in a vast 60,000-plus arena.

3. It’s better than Arsenal’s deal

The Gunners may have crashed out of the Champions League group stage in both their Wembley campaigns, but their national stadium experiment had no clear knock-on advantages regarding big-games.

They did not move into the Emirates until 2006, by which time all but two of the names in the dressing room had changed – Freddie Ljungberg and Arsene Wenger.

Spurs should boast largely the same squad when the new ground opens – and they will also have a whole season of home games there in 2017/18 to get used to the big-club mentality.

4. It’s undeniable progress

Even if, like Arsenal, Spurs crash out of the Champions League after three games having not gelled with National HQ – does it matter that much?

This is all part of a long-term project and the key factor is progression. The most important thing is finishing in the top four again and earning back-to-back Champions League appearances in what will be a much more difficult domestic season.

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5. History is history, don’t ruin it

White Hart Lane’s romance with European competition down the years is probably over-egged. Spurs have, after all, only ever enjoyed two seasons in the European Cup.

And, though the north Londoners reached the semi-final in 1961/62 – losing to Benfica on aggregate – their 2010/11 campaign under Harry Redknapp will not be beaten.

Spurs may have won two UEFA Cup finals at home, but both were draws and no offence to Wolves (1972) and Anderlecht (1984), but they were hardly against continental giants.

White Hart Lane’s final memories of European Cup matches are currently victories over Inter Milan, AC Milan and a quarter-final loss to Real Madrid.

Three rounds, three giants of the continental game. It had never happened like that before and it is unlikely to happen that way again.

Spurs fans, suppose you go out in the group stage having failed to overcome average opponents. The lasting memory would then be failure rather than glorious defeat.

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6. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE END

It is yet to be confirmed but Spurs could yet be back at WHL for European games if they finish third in their Champions League group and end up in the Europa League. That could give them the best of both worlds with three games at Wembley plus a Euro farewell for the Lane.

Although, they still have the league campaign – and that gives fans 19 games to reminisce and raise the roof with nostalgic choruses of glory glory hallelujah.

Who knows, if they lift the Premier League title on their final White Hart Lane home game then that would make up for everything.

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The rumours of Jamie Vardy joining Arsenal are long gone. After signing Granit Xhaka, it looked as though Arsenal were about to plunge into the transfer market and sign as many players as they could.

The Gunners clearly do need some new talent in the side, as their second place finish in the Premier League was seen by many as an under-achievement. Wenger’s men were simply not consistent enough to win the Premier League title and despite being top at the turn of the year, they fell ten points short of eventual champions, Leicester City.

Arsenal fans will be hoping that the club work hard to bring in plenty of new faces to strengthen the squad as the Londoners prepare for what looks to be one of the toughest seasons yet. Arsenal need new talent to win their 14th title, but there are some players that the Gunners are linked with that could surely damage their chances. Here are FIVE….

Alexandre Lacazette

What? Arsenal shouldn’t sign a quick, clinical centre forward? Reports claim that Arsenal are interested in signing Lacazette from Lyon but there are plenty of signs showing that he may not be the perfect choice.

For starters, his best season in France in terms of goals scored, is equal to that of Olivier Giroud, whom Arsenal fans would love to replace. In fact, Giroud assisted more than Lacazette in Ligue 1.

Lacazette has a goals to game ratio that is nowhere near the world’s best, and Arsenal could definitely do a lot better.

Ivan Perisic

Perisic may be a national legend after his heroics against Spain, but is he really the man for Arsenal? Reports suggest that the 27-year-old is prime target to replace Theo Walcott at the Emirates Stadium, but the Inter Milan winger may not be Premier League, or Arsenal material.

Perisic doesn’t suit Arsenal’s style and would surely stop Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from progressing in the future.

Islam Slimani

When will Wenger learn? Signing foreign strikers from leagues of a lower quality just doesn’t work. No matter how many goals and assists the Algerian can grab at Sporting CP, he would without a doubt find the Premier League a lot tougher.

Arsenal should be aiming to sign a world class forward such as Gonzalo Higuain or Robert Lewandowski, and not an unheard of striker from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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Sam Byram

This choice is harsh. Byram is a quality defender and will surely become one of the better options England have, however, it is surely time that Wenger stops preparing for the future and thinks about the present. Arsenal need quality now, they do not need to prepare for a couple of year’ time, and however good Byram may turn out to be, there are plenty of better players around than him right now.

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Edinson Cavani

Cavani is perhaps one of the most over-rated footballers on the planet. Of course, the Uruguayan is capable of some truly incredible goals and performances, but overall, ‘El Matador’ is nowhere near the calibre of Thierry Henry, which is the level of player Arsenal need.

Cavani misses far too may chances, and based on his performances against Chelsea in the Champions League, he is nowhere near good enough for the Premier League.

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Things are getting a bit desperate for Crystal Palace in the transfer market. The Eagles started the season poorly at home to West Brom, losing 1-0, in turn highlighting just where their weaknesses lie – lack of goalscorers.

For many this was a problem for the side from south London last season too and without their bright start to the 2015/16 campaign they would have been staring down the barrel of relegation.

The club have now sold Yannick Bolasie, one of their more attacking players and need to act fast if they want to stay in the league past this year. Andros Townsend has come in and many think he’ll be a good signing but he needs someone to cross the ball in to.

Even with Benteke the club could do with a few more players just to be sure and that’s where this FIVE come in…

Moussa Sissoko

The Guardian think that Palace could use the money they received for Bolasie on the French midfielder Sissoko.

The Newcastle man performed well at EURO 2016 when given the chance and shone in the final despite being on the losing side suggesting Palace would be getting a good player.

Sissoko offers the ability to carry his team forward from midfield and that would suit Palace’s counter attacking game.

Robin Van Persie

The Dutchman had reportedly been offered to the club earlier this Summer and you can’t deny that he’d give the Eagles a boost up front.

Van Persie is a proven Premier League goal-scorer and title winner with Manchester United and despite his age he’d surely be the difference between Palace staying up or going down to the Championship at the end of this season.

Ashley Young

The Express has reported that the Eagles have seen a loan bid rejected for Young who they see as a potential replacement for the departed Bolasie. However, the former Watford man has so far failed to nail down a spot in Jose Mourinho’s side and with Palace having a ready made position for him another bid might just be in the offing. If any move did come off he’d surely bit a hit with the Selhurst Park crowd

Ravel Morrison

Arguably English football’s biggest enigma at the moment, so many are waiting for Morrison to turn his obvious talent into something more substantial. He showed flashes of brilliance with West Ham and was considered one of the brightest prospects at Manchester United when he came through, it just hasn’t worked yet. He’s currently at Lazio but would probably jump at the chance to come home, worth a punt?

Oliver Burke

Palace are rumoured to have lodged a £8million bid for the young Scottish winger suggesting he too is seen as a replacement for Bolasie out wide.

Burke has featured in all of Nottingham Forest’s games so far this season, scoring once in the opening fixture against Burton Albion. Forest won that game but since have lost their next two league games meaning Burke might just find a move to Palace tempting.

Although you can never assess a season by the first game, sometimes it can give you a flavour of what to expect.

With two managers at the helm of two clubs that struggled and disappointed their fanbase last season, the possibility is that both David Moyes and Ronald Koeman have more on their hands than they bargained for.

Ronald Koeman was settled and comfortable at St Mary’s with a Southampton side punching way above their weight. Good individuals who played for each other and who elevated the club to European competition yet again with the ability to go on and unsettle the big boys.

It was always on the cards that a few of the Southampton players would move on, primarily because it happens every single season, but they’ve always re-built and come back stronger.

On the verge of a new contract, The Toffees waived a bigger salary and a huge war chest at the Dutchman- and he ran as fast as he could to Merseyside.

Trouble is, Koeman hasn’t landed the big targets that he set out for. You can argue that Bolasie is a good signing for him, but £30m? Really? Where is Witsel? Where did Pelle go? Where are the big signings?

Reality is a hard truth and Koeman is now resorting to his Plan B list. It may yet prove to be a good decision, time will tell, but with money being thrown at the manager, expectation the highest at Goodison Park for many a year, will all of that prove to be Everton’s undoing?

He has already put into practice his pressing game and his tactics worried Spurs at the weekend, but not every team is like Tottenham and as the season wears on, teams will work out how to beat Koeman’s charges, just like they did when he was with the Saints.

A much bigger job is the one on Wearside, though. Sunderland lack confidence thanks to season after season of relegation worries and the fans will hope that David Moyes is the saviour after Sam Allardyce left them for the England job.

After already bringing in the Manchester United trio of Love, McNair and Januzaj, Moyes still has work to do. To convince new players to join his North Eastern revolution will be more difficult than he imagines, as the brighter lights elsewhere will sway new faces away from the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland are perennial strugglers, expect that not to change this season, as the club goes through yet another transition that will mean time to gel the individuals into a team. Moyes will need all of his expertise from his Everton days, to guide the Black Cats up the table.

The Scot’s reputation has been knocked by a difficult year as Manchester United boss, followed by an equally chastening twelve months at Real Sociedad.

Thank goodness for Jermaine Defoe because yet again Sunderland will require his goal-scoring talents.

With Manchester City not looking at their best on Saturday, Sunderland were still unable to see much of the ball for large parts of the game and despite only losing to an own goal, this is going to be another season where stability is the objective.

Both men will largely succeed eventually, but this season will be one to test their nerve and managerial abilities to the very last day.

It’s early days so far in the Premier League but patterns are starting to emerge that FanDuel players need to keep track of if they want to win some money each weekend.

FanDuel offers players the chance to start afresh each weekend with their fantasy football teams meaning it’s never too late to start playing and giving yourself a chance of some extra income.

They’re offering to match your first deposit all the way up to £400 too so there’s never been a better time to sign up ahead of some important fixtures this weekend.

Like any competition, you need an edge to beat your rivals and FanDuel is no different. It’s not just the big players that are going to win you money, you need to scour the market and put in players that other’s might have left out.

Fortunately for you, we’ve already put the work in to bring you the FOUR players you need in your FanDuel team to take home the prize on offer this weekend…

Jason Puncheon

Puncheon is a real key figure for Palace. When he plays well the Eagles play well and they’ll need him to be in his best creative form once again to beat Middlesbrough this weekend.

He was the joint most chance creator last time out against Bournemouth and if he can do the same in the north-east with Christian Benteke and Loic Remy possibly being alongside him, there’s no reason why he won’t take that title again.

Scott Dann

Unlike other fantasy football games FanDuel awards points for not just goals and clean sheets but for things like interceptions and clearances.

This means that with a player like Scott Dann you’re always going to stand a chance of winning some cash as his reading of the game is impeccable whilst he does score the odd goal too. It’s a big game against Middlesbrough for Palace this weekend and Dann will need to be on top form for them to stand a chance, get him in.

Papy Djilobodji

Sunderland host Everton this weekend as they look to kick-start their season against their current manager’s old team. Djilobodji has come in from Chelsea and has instantly impressed providing real value for money both for the Black Cats and on FanDuel.

Having those cheap but decent players is vital to succeeding in fantasy football and the defender certainly allows you to do that.

Nordin Amrabat

Amrabat made seven tackles earning him 14 points last time out and will need to reach similar levels if Watford want to beat West Ham.

The Hammers are likely to have more possession at the London Stadium so Walter Mazzarri’s men need to be defensively solid and win the ball at key moments.

The Moroccan has clearly shown he can do that better than most and could be the final piece in your winning FanDuel puzzle this weekend.

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