As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:<\/p>\n
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- An \u00a383.0m budget for our starting XI<\/li>\n
- An overall squad limit of \u00a3100.0m<\/li>\n
- No more than three players per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
GAMEWEEK 38 SCOUT PICKSGOALKEEPER
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<\/p>\nWe\u2019d have preferred David Raya (\u00a36.2m) or Gianluigi Donnarumma (\u00a35.6m) in the goalkeeper slot this week but with question marks over whether either \u2018keeper will start, we\u2019re playing it safer.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s defence has flattered to deceive for months but they\u2019ve looked more solid under Calum McFarlane, with a clean sheet drought ended in the FA Cup semi-finals and then only one goal conceded in each of the last three matches in all competitions. The return of Levi Colwill (\u00a34.7m) and Reece James (\u00a35.6m) has also been a tonic.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve not got overly high hopes of Robert Sanchez <\/strong>(\u00a34.8m) but opponents Sunderland, not usually the most free-scoring of sides,\u00a0have\u00a0to win to stand a chance of making it to the Europa\/Conference League, so\u00a0he should be kept busy. He has his faults but shot-stopping isn\u2019t one of them.<\/p>\n
Opponents Sunderland have scored just two goals in their last six home matches.<\/p>\n
DEFENDERS
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<\/p>\nPedro Porro<\/strong>\u2019s (\u00a35.2m) attacking threat earns the Tottenham Hotspur defender a call-up as Everton make their way to north London. The set-piece taker has already found the net under Roberto De Zerbi, and his forward forays could be key as Spurs search for a vital victory over the Toffees \u2013 remember, a win at home and Premier League survival is theirs. In De Zerbi\u2019s six matches in charge, Porro has racked up 10 shots and 13 chances created, both of which are the joint-most of any defender. He\u2019s also banked defensive contribution (DefCon) points three times.<\/p>\n
West Ham United\u2019s Konstantinos Mavropanos<\/strong> (\u00a34.5m) entertains a Leeds United team that have scored just one goal from open play in their last two matches. That solitary strike was a gift from Jan Paul van Hecke\u2019s (\u00a34.7m) wayward pass, too. Meanwhile, Mavropanos is placed joint-fourth among defenders for shots from set plays over the last six Gameweeks, as he looks to add to his three-goal tally for Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side. In that same period, he\u2019s also delivered six DefCon points.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve called up another DefCon magnet, James Hill<\/strong> (\u00a34.2m), as our final defender ahead of Bournemouth\u2019s trip to the City Ground. Since becoming a first-team regular in Gameweek 19, no defender has bettered his tally of 224 DefCons. This period also contains three assists and six clean sheets. A win for Andoni Iraola\u2019s side, who are unbeaten in 17 Premier League matches, could take them into the Champions League.<\/p>\n
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