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Review of the Scout World Cup: Pack a great differential
Premier League
The Scout takes a look at the Fantasy Premier League players who have impressed in 2022 FIFA World Cup matches.
Lucas Paquet
Lucas Paquetá (£5.9 million)
West Ham United
The West Ham United attacker scored his first goal of the tournament in Brazil‘s dominant 4-1 win over South Korea.
Paquetá headed into the offseason with two assists in his last four games.
However, an injury caused ownership to drop to just 0.5 percent before the season restart on December 26.
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West Ham
West Ham’s upcoming schedule certainly looks encouraging for the midfielder’s chances of maintaining his current form.
Fixture Difficulty Ratings
According to Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), four of their next five matches score just two points.
West Ham’s next five games
| Op. | fdr |
| ARS (A) | 4 |
| BR(H) | two |
| READ (A) | two |
| WOL(A) | two |
| EVE (H) | two |
At a cost of just £5.9m in Fantasy, Paquetá could prove a handy reduced price difference over the winter term.
Premier League
The Hammers man was among five Premier League stars named in Brazil’s starting XI along with Liverpool. Alisson (£5.5 million), Chelsea’s Thiago Silva (£5.4 million), Manchester United casemiro (£4.9 million) and Tottenham Hotspur richarlison (£8.7 million).
Thiago Silva
Richarlison scored his third goal of the tournament, thanks to an assist from Thiago Silva, and also won a penalty converted by Neymar.
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Right forward role for Perisic
Ivan Perisic
Meanwhile, Richarlison’s clubmate Ivan Perisic (£5.5m) continues to benefit from Croatia‘s leading role.
The Spurs full-back’s goal against Japan brought his tally to one goal and two assists in four outings in Qatar.
Hakim Ziech
chelsea duo Hakim Ziech (£5.5 million) and César Azpilicueta (£4.8m) will go head-to-head in Tuesday’s opener when Morocco take on Spain.
Ziyech boasts great form before the afternoon kick-off, with a goal and an assist in his previous two appearances.
Bruno Fernandes
man utd Bruno Fernandes (£9.8m) has been Portugal‘s best player before their encounter with Switzerland.
The midfielder has scored twice and provided two assists in his two group stage starts.
Tuesday’s games
15:00 GMT Morocco v Spain
19:00 GMT Portugal v Switzerland
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