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<p>Fantasy Football Hub contributor<a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_JianBatra"> Jian Batra</a> looks at three FPL differentials who could half your rank &#8211; or even better.</p>
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<p>The three players selected all have 10% ownership or less and could be fantastic differentials to help you make up ground in your mini-league and make your overall rank fly.</p>
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<h2>Ivan Toney (£7.1m)</h2>
<p>Toney&#8217;s ownership is the highest of the three differentials in this article, at 10%.</p>
<p>Brentford&#8217;s talisman has returned 17 points so far this season, courtesy of a goal against Leicester and two assists against Manchester United.</p>
<p>With the five substitutions rule being implemented, many sides are making more changes and a greater amount of players are seeing their minutes reduced.</p>
<p>Expected minutes (xMins) is such an important metric now in FPL and Toney tops the chart in this category.</p>
<p>Bees manager Thomas Frank will likely never substitute Toney unless he is forced to because of an injury.</p>
<p>He applied the same principle with Toney last season and I don&#8217;t think it will be different this time around.</p>
<p>Brentford were 4-0 up against United and Frank still didn&#8217;t take the chance to rest his star man.</p>
<p>Going deeper into the &#8216;talisman&#8217; theory, he&#8217;s on penalties which is always a major benefit &#8211; but more than that he&#8217;s extremely involved.</p>
<p>Brentford use Toney&#8217;s hold-up ability as a constant outlet, increasing his assist potential. Playing in a wing-back system, he dominates the central coverage.</p>
<p>Operating in these areas increases his probability of scoring a goal significantly.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48438 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toney.jpg" alt="" width="887" height="729" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toney.jpg 887w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toney-300x247.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toney-768x631.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Toney-610x501.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px" /></p>
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<p>Brentford&#8217;s system means there&#8217;s somewhat of an over-reliance on him for attacking output, given he plays in a two-up-top formation rather than a front three.</p>
<p>While at times this will hinder Brentford as a side by worsening their chance creation prospects, it benefits managers in FPL.</p>
<p>Toney draws opposition centre-backs out of position to receive the ball and with his good movement and physicality, as he&#8217;s shown many a time, he can exploit the space in behind.</p>
<p>According to the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a>, Brentford have the third-best fixtures for the next six games.</p>
<p>Apart from Crystal Palace, I&#8217;d say they are all extremely good fixtures. I&#8217;d be surprised if you see Toney walk away with less than 25 points minimum from the next six and he is likely to do better.</p>
<p>Using the Hub&#8217;s Opta <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> tool, we can see Toney ranks eighth for expected goal involvement (xGI).</p>
<h2>Pascal Gross (£5.6m)</h2>
<p>Gross has an ownership of just 6% but this could prove an excellent way to rise the ranks quickly.</p>
<p>Firstly, he&#8217;s on all set pieces and it&#8217;s the common consensus that he&#8217;s expected to be on penalties as well. He took the last one Brighton won.</p>
<p>This is a major advantage over many players. Brighton possess good aerial threat in the form of <strong>Lewis Dunk (£4.5m)</strong>, <strong>Adam Webster (£4.5m)</strong> and <strong>Danny Welbeck (£6.5m)</strong> to name a few.</p>
<p>The best assets always have multiple avenues to points, so he certainly starts off on the right foot.</p>
<p>Gross has seen a change of role. He&#8217;s no longer occupying the wider areas but more involved in the half-spaces.</p>
<p>Every successful FPL asset who&#8217;s a wide player has operated more so in the half-spaces.</p>
<p>The half-space not only increases his goal threat but also assist threat, with him being available for more combinations between players.</p>
<p>His positioning in the latter phases of chance creation has significantly improved &#8211; the goals against Manchester United and chances against Newcastle exemplify this.</p>
<p>With rumours of <strong>Neal Maupay (£6.4m)</strong> leaving circulating and <strong>Deniz Undav (£5.4m)</strong> not impressing as much as Brighton fans might have hoped for so far, Gross&#8217;s minutes look fairly secure.</p>
<p>According to the Hub&#8217;s fixture ticker,<strong> </strong>Brighton have the best set of fixtures for the next six games.</p>
<p>Gameweeks 4-7 are particularly attractive, where the Seagulls face less robust defences in the form of Leeds, Fulham, Leicester and Bournemouth.</p>
<p>At £5.6m, the upside is so large for a relatively small downside that Gross may be worth the punt.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48444 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gross-stats.jpg" alt="" width="893" height="723" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gross-stats.jpg 893w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gross-stats-300x243.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gross-stats-768x622.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gross-stats-610x494.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px" /></p>
<h2>Ilkay Gundogan (£7.5m)</h2>
<p>If we cast out minds back to a time where <strong>Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m)</strong> was injured, Gundogan became the star asset in FPL, netting double-digit hauls for fun.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think Gundogan will quite be doing that again but I do think he will be returning a very healthy amount of points.</p>
<p>I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw in Manchester City&#8217;s Gameweek 2 fixture against Bournemouth.</p>
<p>When <strong>Bernado Silva (£6.8m)</strong> is the number eight alongside De Bruyne , the Portuguese midfieder operates as the much more defensive of the two. His most important requirements involve a large amount of counter-pressing, ball retention and involvement in early phases of chance creation to allow De Bruyne a more devastating role.</p>
<p>Gundogan did not do this.</p>
<p>Instead he floated in a much more free and attacking role. He picked up positions between the last two defensive lines occasionally and his goal perfectly showed his intent.</p>
<p>There were glimpses of his second-man runs that we saw in his illustrious spell. This is something which Pep Guardiola said he was the best at the club at.</p>
<p>Considering he&#8217;s been handed the captaincy, there&#8217;s a deep level of trust and responsibility there which bodes well for his xMins.</p>
<p>At £7.5m he&#8217;s a fantastic option.</p>
<p>According to the Hub&#8217;s fixture ticker, Manchester City have the sixth-best set of fixtures for the next six games.</p>
<p>It must however be taken into account that they are Manchester City and the gap in quality between them and most other sides is significantly greater. This makes the fixture run even more enticing.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48445 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gundogan.jpg" alt="" width="889" height="723" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gundogan.jpg 889w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gundogan-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gundogan-768x625.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gundogan-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px" /></p>
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<h2><strong>How FPL managers could transfer these players in?</strong></h2>
<p>Toney is a fantastic replacement for those who own Darwin Nunez. Alternatively, if the £8.0m midfielders aren&#8217;t to your liking, you can play three up top &#8211; should you own <strong>Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m)</strong> and one of <strong>Harry Kane (£11.4m) and Erling Haaland (£11.7m)</strong> &#8211; by using two free transfers.</p>
<p>Gross is an easy switch from Pedro Neto or if you can afford it, a significant upgrade on <strong>Leon Bailey (£5.0m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Gundogan is accessible to all who own an £8.0m million midfielder and want to downgrade in price. Selling a premium defensive asset and upgrading in midfield is an option.</p>
<p>Feel free to direct message me on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_JianBatra">@FPL_JianBatra</a>, for any questions you may have (or drop them down below).</p>
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