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4 FanDuel Premier League Studs to Target for Matchweek 14

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Wilfried Zaha, Forward, Crystal Palace

FanDuel Price: $8,500

With Manchester City in such a dominating position, whoever starts up top for them -- either Sergio Aguero ($13,500) or Gabriel Jesus ($11,500) -- will be in a money spot. You don't need me to tell you that. If it's Aguero who starts, he may be the slate's highest-owned player.

But there are some other forwards in good spots, too -- namely Zaha and Jamie Vardy ($11,000).

Zaha is perfect for GPPs as he's got a huge ceiling and may fly under the radar a bit if the masses flock to Aguero, Vardy or Anthony Martial ($12,500). Palace's star man is an extremely volatile asset with an ugly floor, going for less than five FanDuel points in four of his last seven matches, so he's off the table for small-field contests. But even though he hasn't flashed his sky-high upside too often this year, with a single-game high of just 31.0 FanDuel points, Zaha's talent combined with a great matchup make this a blowup spot.

A year ago, the Ivory Coast international had nine goals and three assists, and he went for seven goals and nine assists in 2016-17. Despite the lack of bottom-line results so far in 2018-19, Zaha is still averaging 2.7 dribbles, 2.1 shots and 1.4 key passes per match, numbers which are right in line -- or better, in some cases -- than his stats from last season, so he's due for more goals and assists.

Burnley's stout defense from a year ago is nowhere to be found this campaign. They've conceded the second-most goals in the league (27), including 15 in 7 away matches. They've allowed 16 goals in their past 6 outings, and they give up the most shots per match (20.8).

This is a get-right spot for Zaha, and you can roster him at a discount as well as potentially low-ish ownership.