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<p>Picking the right Sky Sports Fantasy Football players from the start could be crucial this season, with no early overhaul a few weeks into the season.</p>
<p>While Sky managers will have an extra 10 transfers this season, they will have to wait until the World Cup break in November to completely freshen up their sides.</p>
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<p>A selection of age-old reliable Sky picks such as <strong>Mohamed Salah (£11.7m)</strong>, <strong>Virgil van Dijk (£10.7m) </strong>and <strong>Joao Cancelo (£11.0m) </strong>will therefore be popular picks come Friday.</p>
<p>But going differential this season does not necessarily have to mean risky.</p>
<p>There are plenty of players who should be solid Sky selections and warrant higher ownerships than they currently have.</p>
<p>We have put together a list of under-the-radar players to consider for your Sky teams.</p>
<p>Some of the following picks were discussed on the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKm-nMDzfAg">Sky 3 for 1 podcast</a> this week, so make sure to check it out before Friday&#8217;s Gameweek 1 deadline.</p>
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<h2>Sky differentials: Defenders</h2>
<h3><strong>Eric Dier (£8.4m) &#8211; 8.36%</strong></h3>
<p>The Spurs centre-back scored 180 points in 35 games last season, earning 42 points from passing.</p>
<p>He finished the season with a trio of ten-pointers &#8211; thanks to clean sheets and tier-two bonus in all three games.</p>
<p>Spurs under Antonio Conte finished the 2021/22 season with five clean sheets in eight games and are tipped to be defensively solid this time around.</p>
<p>Dier comes in more than £2million less than the priciest <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-manchester-city-team-preview-2022-23">Manchester City</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-liverpool-team-preview-2022-23">Liverpool</a> defenders and could represent real value alongside our next pick.</p>
<div id="attachment_47950" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47950" class="size-full wp-image-47950" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eric-Dier.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="721" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eric-Dier.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eric-Dier-300x241.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eric-Dier-768x617.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Eric-Dier-610x490.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-47950" class="wp-caption-text">Eric Dier</p></div>
<h3>Cristian Romero (£7.8m) &#8211; 6.6%</h3>
<p>Romero seems to have been a fixture in many a draft within the Twitter community but he is certainly not a template pick, with well under 10% ownership.</p>
<p>That could rocket if the Argentine and Spurs hit form early on.</p>
<p>Romero scored 97 points in 21 games last season, featuring 21 points&#8217; worth of passing bonus and 16 from tackle bonus.</p>
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<p>His tackle-bonus potential sets him apart from Dier, who managed no bonus in this category last season.</p>
<p>Bear in mind however that Romero missed a number of games through <a href="https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristian-romero/verletzungen/spieler/355915">injury</a>, including a hamstring problem which kept him out for 16 games.</p>
<p>He remains a strong contender for Gameweek 1 however, with or without his teammate as a Spurs double.</p>
<p>If he stays fit, he could end up being one of the best-value players in the game.</p>
<h3>Kalidou Koulibaly (£9.3m) &#8211; 4.34%</h3>
<p>Tuesday, August 30 is a potentially tricky day to cover with a captaincy pick.</p>
<p>Fulham face Brighton, Crystal Palace play Brentford, Leeds host Everton and Southampton welcome Chelsea.</p>
<p>Sky managers may face difficulties in bringing in a Chelsea player on this day, depending on the structure of their side.</p>
<p>While many managers will wait to see how Chelsea&#8217;s form develops and new signings bed in, Koulibaly could be a viable pick from the off.</p>
<p>Expected to slot straight into a back three, buyers will hope to see the kind of passing returns enjoyed by the now-departed <strong>Antonio Rudiger</strong> last season.</p>
<h3>Wesley Fofana (£7.5m) &#8211; 1.91%</h3>
<p>On the Chelsea front, Leicester&#8217;s Fofana has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>If the transfer happens, expect interest in Fofana to increase significantly.</p>
<p>And even if he stays at Leicester, he could still be an alternative to <strong>William Saliba (£7.4m)</strong> if the 2.71% owned Arsenal centre-back starts the season and doesn&#8217;t retain his place long term.</p>
<p>Fofana at Leicester would also be a captain option for the single game day against Manchester United in Gameweek 4.</p>
<p>Fofana spent the majority of last season out injured, starting just seven games towards the end of the season. He hit passing bonus four times and tackles once.</p>
<h3>Rasmus Kristensen (£7.2m) &#8211; 1.2%</h3>
<p>The Danish full-back comes to the Premier League with a reputation for attacking returns.</p>
<p>See our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-team-preview-leeds">Leeds team preview</a> for a bunch of enticing <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a>.</p>
<p>We will also add in the potential for tackle bonus here. According to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=rasmus+kristensen+whoscored&amp;rlz=1C1ONGR_enGB1009GB1009&amp;oq=rasmus+kristen&amp;aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j46i39j0i512l2j69i61j69i60l2.3127j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8">WhoScored</a>, the Dane averaged 4.6 tackles per game in eight Champions League games for Salzburg.</p>
<p>Leeds rank second on the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a> for defensive prospects over the first 10 gameweeks.</p>
<p>If the Yorkshire side can improve on their clean sheet figure from last season, Kristensen could be an excellent choice.</p>
<p>And there&#8217;s every chance they could do so. Under Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds conceded 60 goals in 26 games – an average of 2.31 goals per game.</p>
<p>Under Jesse Marsch, they conceded 19 goals in 12 matches – an average of 1.58 goals per game.</p>
<h2>Sky differentials: Midfielders</h2>
<div id="attachment_32664" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32664" class="size-full wp-image-32664" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Harvey-Barnes.jpg" alt="FPL Gameweek 11 review" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Harvey-Barnes.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Harvey-Barnes-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Harvey-Barnes-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Harvey-Barnes-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-32664" class="wp-caption-text">Harvey Barnes. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h3>Harvey Barnes (£8.0m) &#8211; 2.81%</h3>
<p>Barnes made 24 starts last season, scoring six goals and assisting 12 for a total of 150 points.</p>
<p>He represents a cheaper alternative to 7.38% owned teammate <strong>James Maddison (£9.3m)</strong>, who has reportedly attracted interest from Newcastle United.</p>
<p>It is worth noting Maddison&#8217;s points total last season would have reduced from 206 to 188 if the now-scrapped man of the match bonus had not been awarded.</p>
<p>Barnes was awarded man of the match once.</p>
<p>Update 05/08/22: Barnes is ruled out of the start of the season with an injury, so is not one to consider from the off.</p>
<h3><strong>Rodri (£9.0m) &#8211; 5.26%</strong></h3>
<p>Passing and tackle bonus is the offer from the Manchester City midfielder &#8211; but Rodri often feels overlooked.</p>
<p>He scored 80 points from passing last season, adding 11 points of tackle bonus.</p>
<p>Rodri also managed seven goals and two assists for a total of 203 points.</p>
<p>The Spaniard could face the prospect of rotation with <strong>Kalvin Phillips (£7.0m) </strong>this season, which may lessen his appeal.</p>
<p>But when he steps on the pitch, owners are almost guaranteed bonus. Check out Shaun Thorpe&#8217;s bonus points analysis <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/sky-fantasy-football-tips-bonus-point-tiers">here</a>.</p>
<h2>Three sub-£7.0m Sky midfield differentials</h2>
<h3>Morgan Gibbs-White (£6.6m) &#8211; 1.01%</h3>
<p>There are a few options in Gibbs-White&#8217;s price bracket but the Wolves midfielder perhaps offers the most attacking threat.</p>
<p>Tipped for an early season <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-fantasy-football-tips-wolves-team-preview-2022-23">starting spot</a> &#8211; particularly following the injury to <strong>Raul Jimenez</strong> <strong>(£7.9m) </strong>&#8211; he could at least be a short-term enabler.</p>
<p>Gibbs-White spent last season on loan at Sheffield United, scoring 12 and assisting 10 in 35 Championship games.</p>
<h3>Joao Palhinha (£6.6m) &#8211; 0.81%</h3>
<p>Fulham&#8217;s new signing from Sporting Lisbon managed three tackles per game in the Portuguese league last season, alerting Sky managers to the potential for tackle bonus.</p>
<p>He <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-guide-2022-23">scored in pre-season</a> but three goals and no assists in 23 games suggests tackles is the most likely route to regular points.</p>
<p>The central midfielder picked up six yellow cards and one red last season, so the potential for bonus doesn&#8217;t come without risk.</p>
<p>Former champion Liam Dorrian also noted Palhinha was sometimes <a href="https://twitter.com/DorrianLiam/status/1553798599489863683">subbed off early</a> for his former club, although there doesn&#8217;t appear to be a major <a href="https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joao-palhinha/verletzungen/spieler/257455">injury record</a> to report.</p>
<p>Fulham will surely need his presence for the majority of games. And he could cover those tricky August 30 fixtures &#8211; offering a chance to see how he does before taking the plunge.</p>
<h3>Lewis O&#8217;Brien (£6.6m) &#8211; 0.22%</h3>
<p>O&#8217;Brien joined Nottingham Forest from Huddersfield and completed 90 minutes in Forest&#8217;s final pre-season friendly against Valencia.</p>
<p>In the Championship, he averaged 2.1 tackles per game across 46 appearances &#8211; a figure which could well increase in the more competitive environment of the Premier League.</p>
<p>Like Palhinha, O&#8217;Brien is not immune to a card, having picked up nine yellows in the last campaign.</p>
<p>But he could cover some upcoming single game days Forest are set to be involved in.</p>
<p><strong>Brennan Johnson (£7.2m/7.40%)</strong>, with 18 Championship goals and 10 assists last season, looks to be the attacking option for Forest.</p>
<p>But if managers need to save money, O&#8217;Brien could keep the points ticking over if he nails down a long-term starting spot.</p>
<h2>Sky differentials: Forwards</h2>
<div id="attachment_28838" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-28838" class="size-full wp-image-28838" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-scaled.jpg" alt="fpl tips gameweek 1 pre season newcastle" width="2560" height="1737" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-300x204.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-768x521.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-610x414.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1283356308-1080x733.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-28838" class="wp-caption-text">Callum Wilson. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h3>Callum Wilson (£7.9m) &#8211; 8.17%</h3>
<p>There are plenty of shiny new toys in the forward category &#8211; not least <strong>Erling Haaland (£11.5m) </strong>and <strong>Darwin Nunez (</strong><strong>£10.5m)</strong>.</p>
<p>But if Sky manager are looking to go big at the back, those premium forwards will be harder to afford.</p>
<p>Step forward Callum Wilson, with eight goals in 16 games last season, to potentially solve the problem.</p>
<p>Fitness is a concern, however anyone who&#8217;s watched the 3 for 1 podcast or the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKyvWYJMEw">FPL Green Arrow</a> will have noted the Hub&#8217;s very own Fergi has been banging the drum for Wilson&#8217;s prospects.</p>
<p>We would say Fergi&#8217;s taken to Wilson like a Magpie to shiny things&#8230;but apparently the age-old assumption is a myth.</p>
<h3>Aleksandar Mitrovic (£7.7m) &#8211; 6.90%</h3>
<p>Fulham start with some tricky fixtures but the record-breaking Serbian could be one to keep in reserve if starting with Wilson.</p>
<p>Having scored 43 Championship goals, Mitrovic will return to the Premier League full of confidence.</p>
<p>With all the promoted strikers, including <strong>Dominic Solanke (£7.3m)</strong>, it may be a case of playing the waiting game to see how they perfom in the first few games &#8211; but if one can show a touch of form, they could provide a bargain alternative to one of the more popular, premium strikers.</p>
<h2>Check out our Sky team reveals</h2>
<p>Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/telegraph-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide">Ultimate Guide to Sky</a> features team reveals for Gameweek 1 from a number of the game&#8217;s top managers, including former champions Dan Cox and Liam Dorrian and reigning champion Mark Wisdish.</p>

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