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Fantasy football scout tips gameweek 34: Son Heung-Min, Jamie Vardy, Shane Duffy and more

How many of our picks are in your team?

Mark Critchley
Northern Football Correspondent
Friday 12 April 2019 14:11 BST
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Son Heung-Min

Fresh from getting the goal against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night, Son Heung-Min is back in contention with fantasy managers.

Son went five games without an attacking return before scoring the first goal at New White Hart Lane against Crystal Palace.

And with relegated Huddersfield visiting the new ground this weekend, one of either Son or Christian Eriksen appears essential.

Jamie Vardy

While many managers are wildcarding this week, others will wait until several teams play twice next week. For them, Jamie Vardy looks like the best one-week punt.

The Leicester City striker has seven goals in his last six and appears to benefitting from the arrival of Brendan Rodgers at the King Power.

Newcastle United visit the east Midlands on Friday night, having not kept a clean sheet away from home since December.

Victor Camarasa​

While eight teams play twice in gameweek 35, Brighton and Cardiff both have a ‘double’ this time around.

In Cardiff’s case, there is little to choose from. Neil Warnock’s relegation-threatened side travel to Burnley before facing Brighton away on Wednesday night.

Victor Camarasa has been the one player worth tracking in south Wales and is another potential one-week punt for those wildcarding next week.

Shane Duffy

Brighton are a much more attractive proposition. They play twice both this week and next, with two home fixtures against Bournemouth and Cardiff up first.

Up front, Glenn Murray could return points but is a rotation risk with two games in the space of a few days. Better to focus on defence.

Shane Duffy is the obvious pick there. The centre-half is a threat from set-pieces, with five goals to his name already this season.

Mathew Ryan

For those tempted to double-up on Brighton both this week and next, goalkeeper Mat Ryan could prove a solid pick.

Brighton have the sixth-best defensive home record in the Premier League - better than that of Manchester United - with 16 goals conceded at the Amex.

Ryan lags behind other budget ‘keepers in terms of save points but there is certainly clean sheet potential against Cardiff, who have scored the fewest goals on the road.

Honourable mentions: Lucas Digne, Lewis Dunk, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Christian Eriksen, Marcus Rashford.

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