Fantasy Football Tips: 9 Essential Transfers You Must Make In Gameweek 30

Players You Definitely Need To Buy:

9. Daniel Sturridge

Team: Liverpool (vs Manchester United, away) Position: Forward Value: £10.4m Selected by: 31.3% Total score: 154 Having Daniel Sturridge in your team is a no-brainer. With a selection rate of 31.3%, I'm surprised that the price is still standing rather reasonably at £10.4m. Ever since his return to injury, he chalked up 10 goals and 3 assists in just 8 appearances, average 9.625 points per game. Let's compare him with the strikers that cost more than him. At £11.4m and £9.3m, Rooney and Negredo are not even close to Sturridge's performances in recent games, but more so for the latter. Both enjoyed very fine starts to the season, but the former hit a slight rough patch of form lately, lest for 2 impressive games against Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion, while the latter's niggling injuries hampered his momentum and pisses off everyone who's playing FPL. At £13.2m and £13.6m, Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie are options that actually deliver, but considering they cost nearly £3m more than Sturridge, which can be used to significantly up the quality of your midfield, he is still the best deal. "Money isn't everything", some of you may argue, and I agree. Fantasy Football isn't just comparing stats, it requires common sense too. You didn't know that did you? At £9.6m, Alvaro Negredo is available. However, with the embarrassment of riches and talents present at Manchester City, Negredo only completed a full 90 minutes on 7 occasions among the 24 matches he featured in the Premier League this season. Down the pricing list would be Olivier Giroud at £8.6m, but he blows hot and cold every week. I'm an Arsenal fan but I think his performances are far too inconsistent. Take a look at his FPL points in his last 10 matches; 7, 0, 9, 2, 7, 5, 0, 2, 16, 2. If that information is visualised on a graph it'll look like a heartbeat. Now take a look at Sturridge's points after he recovered from injury; 9, 9, 11, 9, 6, 15, 16, 2. Honestly, it would be pointless to further compare Sturridge's stats with the rest of the forwards available. If this doesn't convince you that he should definitely be in your team, I don't know what will.