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<h3>Buy - Hugo Ekitike (£8.6m) - Liverpool</h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Spurs (a)</strong></p>
<p>Wolves and Leeds at home in the next three gameweeks will see plenty of managers considering Liverpool's attacking assets in the absence of AFCON-bound <strong>Mohamed Salah - </strong>and with eight returns in nine starts, Ekitike might be the pick of the bunch.</p>
<p>Sides such as Manchester United and Brentford will be without key attackers like <strong>Bryan Mbeumo </strong>and <strong>Dango Ouattara</strong>, challenging higly-owned assets like <strong>Bruno Fernandes </strong>and <strong>Igor Thiago </strong>to perform in the absence of their teammates.</p>
<p>Salah is the only Liverpool player heading to the tournament but <strong>Cody Gakpo </strong>is also out of action, and <strong>Alexander Isak </strong>while available for selection is still getting up to speed at Anfield, so the Frenchman should pick up plenty of minutes in attack.</p>
<p>Spurs away in Gameweek 17 doesn't look like the easiest fixture on paper, but Thomas Frank's side have struggled defensively of late, with no team shipping more goals over the last five gameweeks.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-76509" class="wp-caption-text">Total goals conceded since Gameweek 12</p>
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<h3>Hold - Jurrien Timber (£6.5m)</h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Everton (a)</strong></p>
<p>Timber is high among the transfers out this week following a barren spell of clean sheets for Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta's side feeling the absence of several key players in defence.</p>
<p>The Dutchman was deployed at left-back last gameweek in place of suspended <strong>Riccardo Calafiori</strong>, but should be back on the right for Gameweek 17's trip to Everton with <strong>Ben White </strong>a doubt.</p>
<p>Timber continues to offer attacking threat regardless of his starting position, and there are back-to-back home games on the horizon for the Gunners, with <strong>Gabriel </strong>expected to make his return in the coming gameweeks and boost clean sheet potential.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-76507" class="wp-caption-text">Jurrien Timber's stats</p>
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