<p><em>Fantasy football tips for Gameweek 20. 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 20.</em></p>
<p>With so many premiums either out of form or injured, this week&#8217;s Hub XI is the cheapest it&#8217;s ever been. A total of £29.3m (£16.5m being the minimum) is left either on the bench or sat in the bank for Gameweek 20, so there&#8217;s no concerns about being tight for cash or moving early for players if you&#8217;re not 100% sure yet.</p>
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<h2>Gameweek 20 Team</h2>
<div id="attachment_31701" style="width: 708px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31701" class="wp-image-31701 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-3.png" alt="best fpl players for gw20" width="698" height="685" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-3.png 698w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-3-300x294.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-3-610x599.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31701" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 20 FPL Hub XI</p></div>
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<h3>Goalkeeper</h3>
<p><b>Martinez </b>is a safe pair of hands up against Burnley this week. Aston Villa have kept 5 consecutive clean sheets against teams outside of the &#8220;big six&#8221; and only Pope has more bonus points for keepers this season. Over the last four matches, Burnley have averaged an xG of 0.91 per game.</p>
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<h3>Defence</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s a common theme and a common outcome in the Hub XI&#8217;s defence each as Man City take two places in the backline. I&#8217;ve opted for the safe pair of hands in the centre backs this week with <strong>Dias and</strong><b> Stones. </b>West Brom have conceded the most headed chances than anyone in the league this season (50) so might have some joy in their opponent&#8217;s box from set-pieces, like they did in the double Gameweek. Since Stones&#8217; return to the team, City have only conceded against West Brom in the reverse fixture and to Hudson-Odoi&#8217;s last-minute consolation goal in nine matches.</p>
<div id="attachment_31661" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31661" class="wp-image-31661 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-scaled.jpg" alt="fantasy football tips gw20" width="2560" height="1706" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-610x407.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230419574-1080x720.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31661" class="wp-caption-text">Stones has been in great form recently for Man City</p></div>
<p>With a nice fixture and his creativity improving week on week, <strong>Luke Shaw</strong> finds himself in the team for the first time this season. At only £4.8m he looks a steal with a lot of upside. The fullback has competition but looks first choice after consistent performances this season. If Man Utd defenders are in with a shout for bonus points Shaw is likely to be within the mix with acquiring the most out of his teammates (6) and sitting second for baseline bonus points. He&#8217;s also earned all indirect set-pieces which is a massive string to his bow and shows how much his crossing has improved this season. He also sits joint top of the charts for big chances created with two in the last four Gameweeks.</p>
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<h3>Midfield</h3>
<p><strong>Fernandes </strong>has been poor for his standards in recent weeks with just a single and controversial assist over his past three games. That being said he was afforded a rest in the cup and his late cameo saw him tuck away the winner from a free-kick. Up against the 20th placed Sheffield Utd, it&#8217;s hard not pick him. The Blades&#8217; defence has improved massively over the last few weeks and since they last faced the Red Devils six games ago they only had an xGC of 7.51 which is mid-table.</p>
<p>Liverpool&#8217;s defence continues to look suspect week on week and with success in the reverse fixture, the highest owned player in the game is in this week. <strong>Son</strong> has the highest xG over the last four Gameweeks (2.32) which is the third-highest and the two above him have played a game and two games more. I expect to see him do well on the break against the Reds.</p>
<p>With money no issue this week, a Man City midfielder looked an obvious pick facing Man City. With the hype being placed on one player I was thinking about looking at a more expensive differential until I dived into the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a>. Despite the gulf in price, <strong>Gundogan</strong> is my preferred pick as he comes out on top of all goal threat metrics and is only beaten in the assist department for big chances created and xA since they last played WBA.</p>
<div id="attachment_31691" style="width: 1378px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31691" class="wp-image-31691 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2.png" alt="best fpl players gw20" width="1368" height="153" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2.png 1368w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2-300x34.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2-1024x115.png 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2-768x86.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2-610x68.png 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Untitled-2-1080x121.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31691" class="wp-caption-text">Sterling vs Gundogan since GW14</p></div>
<p>I didn&#8217;t feel like there were many standout options in the midfield this week so my final pick is a slight punt considering the absence of their main attacking outlet. <strong>Maddison</strong> pips his teammate <strong>Barnes</strong> even though the latter&#8217;s goal threat is higher. I&#8217;ve got a hunch Maddison will be key while <strong>Vardy</strong> is out and his set-pieces will play a big part if they&#8217;re unable to get the same output from the replacement forward. Everton have had a large spell off before their FA Cup game and have their key attacking players back. This leads me to think their poor offensive displays will change but that may leave them more vulnerable at the back. This could be a high scoring affair.</p>
<div id="attachment_31685" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31685" class="wp-image-31685 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-scaled.jpg" alt="fpl fantasy football tips gw20" width="2560" height="1855" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-300x217.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-768x557.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-1536x1113.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-2048x1484.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-610x442.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1294291308-1080x783.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31685" class="wp-caption-text">Maddison could be key to the Leicester attack with Vardy injured</p></div>
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<h3>Forwards</h3>
<p><strong>Antonio </strong>maintains his place after an impressive return from injury. The forward is kindly priced at just £6.3m and he&#8217;s currently the team&#8217;s only recognised striker. He&#8217;s a bonus magnet too so if the forward is able to score then he&#8217;s a good chance of finishing top of the pile. Crystal Palace have conceded the second most chances from headers this season but haven&#8217;t looked bad at the back apart from the hammering against Man City; conceding just once in their previous three after not keeping a clean sheet since the opening game.</p>
<p><strong>Bamford </strong>faces Newcastle who are in an extremely poor patch of form. Over the last four Gameweeks Newcastle have had an xGC average of 1.72 per game. Leeds&#8217; attacking <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> have hit a cliff recently but I think this game will be a catalyst for them. The forward still has penalties to his name and Leeds relished this game in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p>With <strong>Rashford</strong> a major doubt a player I had initially pencilled in, I&#8217;ve taken a slight punt on <strong>Cavani</strong>. The number nine looks guaranteed to start with Martial filling in for Rashford out wide. Over the last two Gameweeks, he&#8217;s come off the bench once but managed the joint second most big chances with two. His clinical finishing is a quality I love about him and he will seriously test Sheffield United&#8217;s defence.</p>
<div id="attachment_31639" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31639" class="wp-image-31639 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-scaled.jpg" alt="gameweek 20 fantasy football tips" width="2560" height="1706" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-610x407.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1292798263-1080x720.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-31639" class="wp-caption-text">Cavani could fill his boots in Gameweek 20</p></div>
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<h3>Bench</h3>
<p>There&#8217;s plenty of money on the bench this week. <strong>Areola</strong>, <strong>Dallas</strong>, <strong>Grealish</strong> and <strong>Mitchell</strong> are ready to come on.</p>
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<h2>Gameweek 20 Captaincy</h2>
<p><strong>Bruno Fernandes</strong> is our captain for Gameweek 20.</p>
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<h2>Notable omissions</h2>
<p>There were plenty of defenders that I wanted to include in the side this week and I wouldn&#8217;t have been against a five at the back formation this week. Both defenders who sit on the bench could&#8217;ve easily started and do well this week. While Chelsea&#8217;s form has been poor <strong>Chilwell</strong> looks a good pick this week as they face Wolves who&#8217;ve been struggling for goals. The managerial situation seems complicated at the minute but I&#8217;m eager to pounce on the new manager bounce in the coming weeks.</p>
<p><strong>Justin</strong> is another great option but I felt Everton would be able to breach their defence with all their key players returning. It was frustrating to see him sit at first sub last week. The West Ham defence is another great option against Palace who&#8217;ve been goal-shy.</p>
<p>Further up the pitch <strong>Sterling</strong> is the standalone Man City premium attacker after <strong>De Bruyne&#8217;s injury</strong> but I&#8217;m waiting to see how they fare without him before picking more than one of their attacking players.</p>
<p>No Liverpool attacker features against Spurs. <strong>Five consecutive blanks is unheard of for Salah</strong> and I&#8217;m steering clear until there&#8217;s an upturn in their form.</p>
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