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3 FanDuel Premier League Under-the-Radar Plays for Matchweek 4

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Christian Benteke, Forward, Crystal Palace

Salary: $7,000

Another team that may be better than their results suggest is Crystal Palace. They opened the season with a 2-0 win over Fulham, but since then have lost to Liverpool and Watford by a combined score of four goals to one. Those two losses aren't terrible when you consider the form that Watford are in and Liverpool's incredible talent.

Southampton, on the other hand, continues to look inept, and have drawn to Burnley and lost to Everton and Leicester City so far this season. This creates an excellent situation for Wilfried Zaha ($10,000), who should see heavy ownership. Benteke is a pivot off of Zaha's expected ownership, and fits in alongside a lineup consisting of higher priced options from Chelsea or Manchester City.

While Benteke has yet to score a goal this season, he does look sharper and more involved than he was last year. He didn't produce much against Watford and Liverpool, but in Crystal Palace's win over Fulham, he created two chances and put two shots on goal, leading to 17.3 FanDuel points.

Southampton is much closer to Fulham than they are to Liverpool and Watford, which bodes well for Benteke this weekend. He is definitely goal dependent, but his cost is low, his situation is good, and he is likely to be lesser owned due to his past struggles and lack of a goal this season.



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