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EPL DFS Breakdown – Saturday 8/17/2019

By Vince Dray

EPL DFS: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with teammate Ainsley Maitland-Niles after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on August 11, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images)
EPL DFS: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with teammate Ainsley Maitland-Niles after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on August 11, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images) /
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EPL DFS: Norwich City’s Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul (L) vies with Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on August 9, 2019. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) /

EPL DFS Goalkeepers

Adrian (Liverpool @ Southampton, $14) – It’s been an interesting few years for Adrian, but he seems to have found some playing time at Liverpool (at least temporarily).  First choice GK, Allison, will be out a few weeks with a calf injury.

Southampton struggled so hard to score last season that it almost got them relegated.  That trend continued last weekend when Burnley shut them out.

Liverpool will control possession and limit Southampton’s chances meaning Adrian won’t get many save points.  However, a win bonus is a near lock and a clean sheet is definitely in play on top of that.

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham @ Manchester City, $12) – You probably think I’m crazy writing up a GK on the road against City.  Well, I’m mostly chasing save points at a cheap price here.  A clean sheet and a win bonus are probably not likely, but Lloris should have a good floor just from save points.

Tim Krul (Newcastle @ Norwich, $10) – If you laughed at me for writing up Lloris, you’ll probably laugh more seeing me write up Krul.  However, Newcastle scored less than one goal per game on the road last season.  EPL DFSThey also failed to score last week at home against Arsenal.

Norwich isn’t a great defensive team, so Newcastle will still create opportunities.  If Krul and Co. can keep Newcastle from scoring, he’ll have a massive fantasy game.

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Thanks for reading my EPL DFS Breakdown again!  Hopefully this Saturday slate goes better than last week.  As always, I’ll be available on my Twitter (@vdray5) leading up to lock.

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