Iliman Ndiaye, Everton, £6.5m – West Ham (h)
Taking on a Hammers defence that has conceded a league-high 13 goals, Ndiaye is, just about, the best option from Everton’s great-value midfield trio.
You might prefer Jack Grealish (£6.8m) after his four assists so far, or budget-friendly Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5m), who has taken as many shots as Ndiaye.
But Senegal forward Ndiaye is the biggest goal threat and also on penalties.
Mohammed Kudus, Spurs, £6.6m – Wolves (h)
Like West Ham, Wolves are a team worth targeting and Kudus seems to be the best bet for Spurs from an attacking standpoint, after Xavi Simons was benched last week.
The Ghanaian has four assists so far – the joint most in the league – and has been involved in 40% of Tottenham’s goals.
Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest, £7.5m – Sunderland (h)
Forest are a hard team to read this season, with a managerial change already and just one victory.
We were expecting them to be much better and, with Ange Postecoglou taking charge of his first home game, a more attacking Forest side could emerge.
Gibbs-White has taken nine shots in five games and is worth a punt this week.
Sunderland have a top-six defence so far and have been impressive in the first five weeks – will that continue?
Phil Foden, Manchester City, £8m – Burnley (h)
Is Foden back to near his best? The England midfielder was so good in the derby win over Manchester United and has had two league starts in a row.
If you can afford him, why not go for it?
Last season was a bit of a write-off, but we know what he can do – 19 goals and eight assists in the 2023-24 Premier League is proof of his ability.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £7.7m – Leeds (a)
No need to lose faith in Semenyo after last week’s blank.
He’s on penalties, takes lots of shots and has been involved in a whopping 83% of Bournemouth’s goals this season.
