Low-Owned Picks for Gameweek 17

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Pulling a Sheffield United clean sheet out of the bag earned my Jayden Bogle pick a clean sheet, whilst Pablo Sarabia got his third assist of the season in Wolves draw with Forest. With an early Friday evening kickoff looming, now is the time to finalise those draft squads and get some low-owned gems in the mix. Don’t forget to vote for who you think will return the goods this week!

Nathan Patterson (EVE) DEF Ownership: 3% Next Fixture: BUR (A)
There's nothing like a collective sense of injustice to galvanise the troops and Everton seem to have been beneficiaries of this phenomena in recent weeks, turning some decent performances into goals and more importantly, points. With Burnley up next, Dyche to get one over on his former and employers and add to the run of victories. News out of Goodison is that both Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young are set to miss out, so I'm turning to 3% owned Nathan Patterson this week, who is surely set to deuptise. An assist when brought on late in the rout v Newcastle before preserving a clean sheet for 49 minutes against Chelsea sees me high on the youngster. One to watch for sure.

Marcos Senesi (BOU) DEF Ownership: 28.8% Next Fixture: LUT (H)
Possibly the worst kept secret in defensive picks this week, much has been made on the fantasy football forums of Bournemouth's scintillating form and Senesi's back to back goals, but for the 71.2% of leagues where he's still available, this pick is for you. Get him in! Admittedly, I'm less convinced than others that the clean sheets will persist this week at home to Luton, but with clean sheets nigh on impossible to call, the fixture is as good a bet as any.

Dwight McNeil (EVE) MID Ownership: 33.1% Next Fixture: BUR (A)
Returning to Goodison, we dip into the midfielder market and having picked Doucoure and Harrison in previous weeks, the seemingly endless pot of fantasy gold that is Evertons’s midfield is offering up the services of Dwight McNeil in this weeks ‘picks. Averaging 7 points over the last 3 fixtures, old Dwighty boy is in fine fettle and I'm backing him to return once again this week at home to a Burnley side that are offering up chances to opponents at a continually alarming rate.

Joelinton (NEW) MID Ownership: 29.4% Next Fixture: FUL (H)
It's been a tough few weeks for the Geordie faithful. Thumped by Everton, dispatched by Spurs and now dumped out of the Champions League by Milan, backing a toon may be a surprise to some, but there's something poetic in the unpredictable nature of the Premier League this season and something is telling me that this is the week that Fulham's renaissance and Newcastle's decline both meet their end. Fresh off the back of what transpired to be a consolation goal against AC Milan, I'm opting for Joelinton to get on the scoresheet once again this week.

Antoine Semenyo (BOU) FWD Ownership: 30.4% Next Fixture: LUT (H)
Another Cherry, but this time further up the pitch in pacy forward, Antoine Semenyo. Whilst Solanke may be the FPL striker of choice, Semenyo has quietly been notching up some decent underlying numbers, racking up 2 goals and an assist in his last 5 starts whilst Bournemouth rank 2nd for expected goals over that same period. If you're in an 8 or even 10 man league and able to stream your third striker spot, Semenyo should remain firmly on your radar this season. 

That will do it for this week from Draft Fantasy! Best of luck on the waiver wire!

This post was written by Peter W.

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