The Scout marks Fantasy Premier League managers' cards as to which midfielders they should be considering for the start of 2017/18.
The Scot topped the Newcastle United ranks for shots (112) over their promotion season in the Championship.
Furthermore, only Jonjo Shelvey created more chances than his 80.
A key man at set-pieces, Ritchie is also Newcastle's designated penalty taker and, after a tough opener at home to Tottenham Hotspur, looks to be in line for early profit over a promising early set of fixtures.
Ritchie is likely to be priced around the £5.5m mark so he will certainly add competition for managers' fourth and fifth midfield slots.
GW | Opponent |
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1 | TOT (H) |
2 | HUD (A) |
3 | WHU (H) |
4 | SWA (A) |
5 | STK (H) |
6 | BHA (A) |