A return to form for Son Heung-min (£11.7m) can revive interest in the Tottenham Hotspur star in Fantasy Premier League.
Son is the top-scoring player in reduced Gameweek 8 after scoring his first goals of the season on Saturday. He got a hat-trick and 19 points in a 6-2 win over Leicester City.
Hat-trick ✅
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 17, 2022
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He had been sold by more than 1.6million managers since the start of the season after managing only one assist prior to Gameweek 8.
It could prompt a revival for Son at a time when fellow premium midfielder Mohamed Salah (£12.9m) is struggling for form and Kevin De Bruyne (£12.3m) has a blank Gameweek 12 to come.
Before you ask, 304 managers Triple Captained Son Heung-min😅👏#FPL #TOTLEI pic.twitter.com/H8IyzoUJth
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) September 17, 2022
Son’s team-mate Harry Kane (£11.4m) continues to strengthen his claim for a spot alongside Erling Haaland (£12.0m) in managers’ forward lines.
Kane’s goal and assist helped him to a 10-point return and places him second only to the Norwegian in the overall player standings.
Despite the defeat, Leicester midfielders James Maddison (£7.9m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) were both on the scoresheet ahead of a favourable run of opponents.
According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), each of their next five matches score only two.
Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak (£7.0m) also boasts good form and fixtures.
Isak scored his second goal in three starts in a 1-1 draw with AFC Bournemouth, earning nine points.
Five of Newcastle's next seven matches score only two in the FDR, making Isak, whose goal on Saturday came from the penalty spot, a strong option in the mid-price forward bracket.
Manchester City players now occupy first place in all three outfield positions.
Joao Cancelo (£7.2m), De Bruyne and Haaland delivered a combined 25 points in a 3-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
.@ErlingHaaland netting our second ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/QM61UwbTFy
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 17, 2022
Their team-mate Bernardo Silva (£7.0m) has also made an impressive start to 2022/23, sitting only six points behind De Bruyne’s 45.
The Portuguese supplied an assist at Molineux and has now blanked only once in his last five appearances.
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