The return of Sergio Aguero (£12.8m) re-introduces a fresh and potentially devastating option for manager's Fantasy Premier League forward lines, while adding to the dilemma that is the Gameweek captaincy from now on.
Owned by 18.2% of FPL managers, the Argentinian will be expected to earn a recall to the Manchester City starting line-up for the Gameweek 19 trip to Anfield on Saturday.
Brought in by more than 42,000 FPL managers ahead of Friday night's 7pm GMT deadline, Aguero is immediately in contention for the captaincy.
He boasts stunning form on the road, scoring twice in four of his six away appearances.
But there is strong competition for the right to wear the Gameweek 19 armband, with the six top-scoring FPL figures all playing at home.
Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (£11.6m) seeks a fourth successive double-figure haul as Middlesbrough visit Old Trafford.
The most popular FPL asset with 43.1% ownership, the United forward has three goals and as many assists in his past three appearances.
But Middlesbrough have conceded only 10 goals in nine away matches this season, indicating Ibrahimovic may struggle to match his 15-point return of Gameweek 18.
Chelsea's Diego Costa (£10.7m) and Eden Hazard (£10.4m) welcome Stoke City to Stamford Bridge.
Producing points in 14 of his 17 Premier League outings, Costa is the more consistent of the pair but has yet to deliver a double-figure points haul on home turf.
Hazard has served up double-digit points in four of nine home matches.
Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez (£11.9m) faces a Crystal Palace side without a single clean sheet on their travels.
Shifted to the flank against West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day, Sanchezs produce no extra points for the first time in six Gameweeks, although he peppered the Baggies' goal with nine attempts.
Liverpool's in-form pair Sadio Mane (£9.4m) and Adam Lallana (£7.5m) face a testing New Year's Eve encounter against Man City.
Mane has produced attacking returns in six of his eight home appearances, while Lallana has supplied four goals and an assist over the last four Gameweeks.
A trip to Hull City offers Romelu Lukaku (£9.4m) to continue his recent renaissance, after taking his tally to three goals in four Gameweeks with a fine solo effort at Leicester City, against a Tigers defence without a clean sheet at home this season.
Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Christian Eriksen (£8.6m) travel to an injury-hit Watford side without a shutout in eight attempts.
Kane ended a three-match goalless spell with a midweek strike at Southampton, while Eriksen provided a fourth double-figure haul in six Gameweeks after a pair of assists at St Mary's.
