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EPL DFS Breakdown – Sunday 8/18/2019

By Vince Dray

EPL DFS: MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 03: Stefan Lainer of Borussia Moenchengladbach and Christian Pulisic of FC Chelsea battle for the ball during the pre-season friendly match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Chelsea at Borussia-Park on August 3, 2019 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
EPL DFS: MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - AUGUST 03: Stefan Lainer of Borussia Moenchengladbach and Christian Pulisic of FC Chelsea battle for the ball during the pre-season friendly match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Chelsea at Borussia-Park on August 3, 2019 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki celebrates after the final whistle during the Premier League match at Carrow Road, Norwich. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images) EPL DFS
Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki celebrates after the final whistle during the Premier League match at Carrow Road, Norwich. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images) EPL DFS /

Hello everyone and welcome back to my EPL DFS Breakdown!  Hopefully, your Saturday EPL slate got off to a good start this morning.  The following analysis is for the Sunday-only slate on FanDuel.  Enjoy!

For the 2nd week in a row we have a very typical Sunday of Premier League soccer.  We have Sheffield United hosting their first EPL game in years against Crystal Palace in the early game.  In the later of the two games, Chelsea hosts Leicester City.

Vegas doesn’t think much of the Sheffield v. Palace game as the spread is 0.0, with Sheffield United slightly favored on the money line.  The goal total for this game is also only 2.0, usually as low as it gets for soccer.  It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that this game could be a hard-fought, low-scoring affair.  That isn’t great for fantasy purposes.

Thankfully we have a late game that could provide us with some excitement.  Chelsea (-0.5) are the largest favorite on the slate, but with only 4 teams, that doesn’t take much.  The goal total for this game is 2.5, which isn’t all that high either.

There are a few names to watch on this slate as far as starting lineups go.  Wilfried Zaha was not fit enough to start Palace’s first game, but he came in as a substitute and trained all week, so we could see him back in the starting XI.  The same goes for Christian Pulisic.

Other than what’s above, there isn’t a whole lot to consider on this slate besides plays.