Three games in, ownership hasn’t caught up to output. These are the names posting numbers well ahead of their selection percentage, and the sample is small, so treat this as an early trend to monitor rather than a verdict.
Top of the list
Scott (BOU, £6.0m, 3.6% owned) leads the punt list with 24 points and a form score of 8.0, built on 1 goal, 2 assists and a clean sheet across 266 minutes. Five bonus points in that span suggests the underlying performances are backing up the returns, not just favourable phasing.
Bogle (LEE, £4.5m, 1.1% owned) is the standout value case. At the cheapest price on this list he’s returned 22 points with 1 goal and 2 clean sheets in 217 minutes, and a 7.3 form reading. Ownership under 2% for a defender scoring at this rate is the definition of a punt worth a second look.
Tavernier (BOU, £6.0m, 2.9% owned) rounds out the top three with 21 points from 2 goals in 268 minutes, plus 6 bonus points, the highest bonus haul in this group. A second Bournemouth name inside the top three is notable given how low the ownership sits for both.
Strong contenders
Janelt (BRE, £5.0m) has 2 goals and a clean sheet for 21 points, form 7.0, at just 1.2% ownership. Giles (HUL, £4.0m) hasn’t scored or assisted yet but has banked 3 clean sheets in 264 minutes for 20 points, a defender profile built entirely on defensive returns. King (FUL, £5.5m) has 2 goals for 19 points at 1.0% ownership, one of the lowest selection figures on the entire list. Stach (LEE, £6.0m) adds 19 points and a 6.3 form via 1 goal and a clean sheet, riding the same Leeds defensive solidity that’s helping Bogle.
Watch list
- Lewis-Potter (BRE, £5.5m): 18 points with a goal and an assist, 267 minutes played, involved in Brentford’s attacking returns.
- Vuskovic (BHA, £5.0m): 18 points from a goal and a clean sheet, full 270 minutes played.
- Xhaka (SUN, £5.5m): 18 points with 5 bonus, the highest bonus tally outside the top three, despite no goal involvements of his own beyond an assist.
- Barnes (NEW, £6.0m): 17 points, 1 goal and 1 assist, steady 270 minutes.
- Hinshelwood (BHA, £6.0m): 16 points from just 63 minutes, 2 goals in that limited window is the most eye-catching returns-per-minute figure on this list.
Verdict
Overall winner: Scott, the combination of goal involvements, a clean sheet and 5 bonus points at 3.6% ownership makes him the most complete punt through three games. Best-value pick: Bogle, 22 points at £4.5m and 1.1% ownership is hard to match anywhere on this list. Sleeper pick: Hinshelwood, 2 goals in only 63 minutes is a small sample within a small sample, but the rate of return demands attention if his minutes increase.
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