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3 FanDuel Premier League Under-the-Radar Plays for Matchweek 17

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Ayoze Perez, Forward, Newcastle

Salary: $11,000

Harry Kane plus a value forward is likely to be the most popular roster construction this weekend. That should lower ownership on the second tier of expensive forwards, which includes Chicharito ($11,500), Aleksandar Mitrovic ($10,500), and Perez.

With three goals over his last three starts, including one on last weekend's main slate, Chicharito is likely to receive more consideration than Perez this weekend. The same can be said of Mitrovic, who is playing at home and has FanDuel point totals of 29.9 and 57.5 in his last two matches against non-elite sides.

Perez is likely to be the lowest owned of the three despite producing more than 20 FanDuel points in seven of his last nine matches. He comes into this weekend off a one-goal performance against Wolves last Sunday, which may have gone unseen by many since it wasn't on the main slate.

Newcastle have been a tough on the road this season, allowing only seven goals in seven matches, five of which were to Manchester City and Manchester United. In those seven matches, they have scored a combined six goals, but three of them have come in their last two matches. Huddersfield have been stingy at home, allowing only 10 goals in eight matches, but they have looked less secure as of late, with three goals allowed in their last two matches, including a pair to a Brighton side that typically struggles on the road.

Newcastle could have success this weekend, making Perez's consistency worth consideration as a pivot off of Harry Kane for tournaments.