<p><em>Fantasy football tips for Gameweek 19. In this Fantasy Premier League series <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Junior">FPL Junior</a> (four top 13k finishes in last four seasons) shares his FPL tips by selecting a team each week to try and score as many points as possible. In essence, he will be “free hitting” every single Gameweek. Rather than selecting longer-term options, he&#8217;ll solely focus on players with the best form and fixtures for the upcoming Gameweek 19.</em></p>
<p>These gameweeks aren&#8217;t getting any easier to navigate with fixtures being altered left, right and centre. Add to that the first double Gameweek of the season and it might be worth considering a free hit depending on what situation you&#8217;re in. We&#8217;ve got a big double this week which could&#8217;ve been even bigger. 11 teams play twice and one team, Everton, don&#8217;t have a fixture at all. It really is a bizarre season.</p>
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<h2>Gameweek 19 Team</h2>
<div id="attachment_31370" style="width: 708px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31370" class="wp-image-31370 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-1.png" alt="best fpl team for gameweek 19" width="698" height="689" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-1.png 698w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-1-300x296.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-1-610x602.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31370" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 19 FPL Hub XI</p></div>
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<h3>Goalkeeper</h3>
<p>There are not many appealing budget keepers for Gameweek 19 but the revival of Aston Villa&#8217;s second fixture made <strong>Martinez </strong>an easy choice. I expect to be relying on save points in the first game but the Spaniard has scored at least three points against the &#8220;big six&#8221; this season. The second game looks much more appealing with Newcastle notching up just two big chances in their last four games with major reliance placed on<strong> Callum Wilson&#8217;s</strong> shoulders.</p>
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<h3>Defence</h3>
<p>Man City provide a double-up at the back for two games at the Etihad. The Portuguese duo of <strong>Cancelo</strong> and <strong>Dias </strong>are the pair I&#8217;ve gone for but <strong>Stones</strong> could fill in for either to save some money. The wingback has seen minimal rotation but with two days between the games, there might a chance he&#8217;s given a break. However, the upside of his assist potential (and I mean potential) is the deciding factor. Of all the defenders to choose from, Dias looks the most likely to start both. The blues defence is unrivalled, conceding two big chances in their last four matches, massively thanks to the arrival of the Portuguese centre back. Crystal Palace looks the most favourable of the two but it&#8217;s unknown the exact condition of the Aston Villa players compounded by the fact they will have had only five days of training since their lengthy period of isolation.</p>
<div id="attachment_29234" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29234" class="wp-image-29234 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-scaled.jpg" alt="best fantasy football team gw19" width="2560" height="1807" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-300x212.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-768x542.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-2048x1446.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-610x431.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283760719-1080x762.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-29234" class="wp-caption-text">Cancelo has been very unfortunate not to register attacking returns recently</p></div>
<p>West Ham have the best pair of fixtures this week as Burnley and West Brom travel down to London.  <strong>Coufal </strong>is my preferred choice at £4.7m. He takes the odd free kick from the right hand side and has room to roam forward when West Ham play five at the back. West Brom rank bottom for shots (17), shots inside the box (9) and xG (2.82) over the last four games. Meanwhile, Burnley aren&#8217;t as clueless in front of goal but have failed to find the back of the net in three of their last five matches.</p>
<p>Come the start of the season I&#8217;d have probably said he would&#8217;ve been one of the first on my teamsheet come a double Gameweek. But <strong>Robertson</strong> was more of a &#8220;make up the numbers&#8221; type pick. Liverpool&#8217;s defence without recognised centre backs has proven to be unreliable and with <strong>Matip</strong> not fully fit the chances of a huge haul look slim but not impossible. The two games at Anfield are a bonus and their second game against Burnley is their best chance of a clean sheet. The reds haven&#8217;t conceded more than a single goal in a game since Gameweek 5 so it&#8217;s not as if they&#8217;ve major issues at the back but it&#8217;s just that they&#8217;ve struggled to see off games compared to last season.</p>
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<h3>Midfield</h3>
<p>Despite <strong>Fernandes</strong> being on four yellow cards, I think he&#8217;s worth the risk. Liverpool won&#8217;t be an easy opening game and I take a return as a bonus, the real gain is away to Fulham. The worst case scenario is that he only faces Liverpool but the upside of playing both is too high to ignore. I have slight concerns over his fitness after playing such a high volume of games and Fulham have also improved massively as can be seen by their performance against Tottenham.</p>
<p><strong>De Bruyne</strong> finishes the Man City triple up which I feel is imperative this week. There&#8217;s value to be had in both attack and defence but De Bruyne looks the safest root at the moment. Annoyingly it&#8217;s unknown whether or not he&#8217;s on penalties and he did look jaded towards the end of the last game. That being said, no matter what the fixtures where I think I&#8217;d have picked him for the double.</p>
<p>Liverpool&#8217;s form is something I&#8217;m slightly anxious about but I&#8217;ve decided to go for two. Both fixtures being at home make <strong>Salah </strong>a shoe in for me despite his poor form. He&#8217;s blanked for the last three games in a row, having three big chances and a total xG of 1.15. Much like Bruno, the derby game feels like a bonus but I&#8217;d be more disappointed if Salah blanks than the former. Burnley have been put to the sword on numerous occasions against the top sides this season but haven&#8217;t conceded more than one goal since their five-goal drubbing to Man City.</p>
<div id="attachment_29255" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29255" class="size-full wp-image-29255" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-scaled.jpg" alt="double gameweek gw19" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-610x406.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Salah-3-1080x718.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-29255" class="wp-caption-text">Both fixtures being at home make Salah a shoe in for me despite his poor form</p></div>
<p>The man who normally keeps the bench nice and warm at first sub, <strong>Soucek</strong>, couldn&#8217;t be ignored for these fixtures. His aerial ability and tendency to always find himself in the box when West Ham have a chance to cross meant he takes the last spot in the midfield. His price of £5.3m is also another factor as he allows plenty of other big hitters around him. He could easily end up with just appearance points but if he does find the back of the net he usually brings home a double-digit haul.</p>
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<h3>Forwards</h3>
<p><strong>Vardy </strong>leads the line for his two fixtures at The King Power stadium. Vardy&#8217;s had a quiet last few games picking up a couple of assists as his gametime has been managed. With only 48 hours in between games, there&#8217;s is a slight worry about him playing the full game in both matches. Southampton have been extremely solid at the back with three consecutive clean sheets while Chelsea&#8217;s initial defensive plaudits have disappeared.</p>
<p>My biggest punt of the XI is <strong>Antonio</strong>. I&#8217;ve gone for fixtures over form, in the hope, this can reignite his previous form. He&#8217;s been eased back recently but I&#8217;m still very wary about his injury reoccurring or his minutes being managed. There doesn&#8217;t seem to be many options upfront who double this week and the fact West Ham have sold their only competition for his spot means there&#8217;s a good chance he&#8217;ll play both as long as his body allows him.</p>
<div id="attachment_28736" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28736" class="size-full wp-image-28736" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-scaled.jpg" alt="the best fantasy football tips gw19" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-610x407.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228757585-1080x720.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-28736" class="wp-caption-text">Antonio could be a very profitable punt in Double Gameweek 19</p></div>
<h3>Bench</h3>
<p><strong>Steer</strong>, <strong>Justin</strong>, <b>Anguisa </b>and <strong>Brewster</strong> at the subs this week</p>
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<h2>Gameweek 19 Captaincy</h2>
<p><strong>Kevin De Bruyne </strong>is this weeks captain.</p>
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<h2>Notable omissions</h2>
<p><strong>Jack Grealish</strong> misses out due to his four yellow cards. The fact we don&#8217;t know the extent of him and his teammates fitness combined with the potential of him missing the easier of the two games meant I&#8217;ve just gone for Martinez.</p>
<p>Leeds would&#8217;ve had plenty of representation in this side if their double Gameweek wasn&#8217;t postponed. Both <strong>Dallas</strong> and <strong>Bamford</strong> could easily get returns in their single game against Brighton but the ceiling is higher in players who play twice.</p>
<p>Spurs&#8217; attackers are others who I think will be overlooked as they place Sheffield United. While Spurs mentality is rather defensive both <strong>Son</strong> and <strong>Kane</strong> could&#8217;ve had a brace each against Fulham if it wasn&#8217;t for some great saves and a big miss.</p>
<p>Despite playing twice I&#8217;ve decided against a Chelsea player. None of their attacking options stands out to me and I&#8217;d be more inclined to opt for a defender. <strong>Zouma</strong> and <strong>Chilwell</strong> both look likely to start both and carry some attacking potential from set-pieces.</p>
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