Brand new contributor Oli Poole with a new Sky Sports Fantasy Football Differential Series. Oli is an experienced journalist and been playing the Sky game for several years with some very strong rank finishes to his name, listen to his fantasy words of wisdom!
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It&#8217;s just hours until the overhaul window slams shut and Sky fantasy managers&#8217; teams are locked down for another 22 weeks.
Selecting the right team now is essential, with any regrettable picks set to eat up those precious transfers.
And while competitors agonise over the premium picks and desperately search for cut-price enablers to stock up on the big guns, there&#8217;s a whole host of hidden gems lying dormant, waiting to be uncovered.
Welcome to the first in our differential series, taking a look at some of those undiscovered talents.
<h3>A cheaper route into the Liverpool side?</h3>
Mo Salah, or no Salah? That&#8217;s the question on many lips as the clock ticks down to the overhaul deadline. Much of the debate has focused on whether Sadio Mane (11m) is a better choice, given his stronger start to the season and £1.9m-cheaper price tag. Mane, at just over 28% ownership represents a differential when compared to Salah&#8217;s whopping 52% coverage &#8211; but both are clearly in high demand.
The third wheel of the deadly Anfield trio, Roberto Firmino (£12.2m), has shades of the forgotten man about him, with just 9.5% ownership. The Brazilian has a goal and two assists to his name thus far, a goal behind Salah.
But sitting on the same goals and assists tally as Firmino is the even less popular James Milner (8.8m). He&#8217;s in only 8.9% of squads, nearly 11% less than similarly priced Andy Robertson. Perhaps it&#8217;s his reputation for being &#8216;boring&#8217;, thanks to the <a href="https://twitter.com/BoringMilner">@BoringMilner</a> parody Twitter account &#8211; but his early returns are anything but. Milner&#8217;s collected two tier-two passing bonuses, a MOTM award and his fair share of set-piece duties. Bravery in avoiding following the crowd, or a Liverpool double up, could reap rewards.
<h3>Leicester love</h3>
Claude Puel&#8217;s Leicester have an enticing run of fixtures, featuring home ties with Huddersfield, struggling West Ham and Burnley between now and gameweek 14. Away from home, the Foxes will visit the likes of Cardiff and Newcastle, as well as a single-game-day clash at the Emirates against Arsenal.
New boy James Maddison (7.6m) is sitting in 9.48% of teams, the second-highest ownership for a Leicester player, dwarfed by the 24.62% of goal-threat centre-half Harry Maguire (8.5m), who is in a quarter of first 11s.
Maddison has the potential for some big returns and has already delivered a 15-point home haul for early backers. Yet at the same price is attacking wing back Ricardo Pereria (7.6m), whose penchant for a tackle and foray forward has been noticed by a meagre 1.94%. Could his tackle-bonus ability represent a more consistent offering?
<h3>An early captain differential?</h3>
Like Pereira, fewer than 2% have seen fit to select Southampton&#8217;s Jannik Vestergaard (7.5m) in their overhaul teams. The Dane, who stands at 6ft 7ins tall, scored three goals for Dortmund in the Bundesliga last season and for the Saints has already caught the eye of the Sky team, registering a MOTM on his Premier League debut. He could be a cracking captain for Southampton v Brighton on Monday night, as could save-point magnet Saints keeper Alex McCarthy (6.6m), owned by 2.01%.
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<h3>Differentials 11 &#8211; GW6</h3>
Each week, we will pick a selection of 11 differentials to see how abandoning the major players affects our score. They must have less than 10% ownership and not be their side&#8217;s most popular player.
McCarthy (2.01%) (c)
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Pereira (1.94%)
Laporte (3%)
Doherty (1.1%)
Cook (2.8%)
Luiz (3.2%)
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Milner (8.9%)
D.Silva (6.18%)
Walcott (c)(5.12%)
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Lukaku (c) (7.26%)
Jesus (3.8%)
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Total cost &#8211; 98.8m
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