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2 FanDuel Premier League Under-the-Radar Plays for Matchweek 33

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Alex Pritchard, Midfielder, Huddersfield

Salary: $5,000

The positive outlook for Leicester City should drive down ownership on all of Huddersfield's players, making playing options from both sides in the same lineup viable for this weekend. On a larger slate, it can be difficult to justify non-correlated plays, but on a shorter slate, where fewer options are available and every goal scored is far more impactful, it is certainly worth considering for tournaments.

That is especially true when the favorite, Leicester City, has been far from secure in defense. The Foxes shutout victory over Bournemouth last Saturday was their first clean sheet in eleven matches. They do a good job of holding their opposition from scoring multiple goals, but they rarely keep them off the scoresheet entirely. That is music to the ears of Huddersfield, who have only scored 18 times this season, an average of .56 goals per match.

Alex Pritchard has started five matches in a row for Huddersfield as the center of their attack in both a 4-2-3-1 formation and a 4-1-2-1-2. His attacking production has been far better in the 4-2-3-1 that Huddersfield has used in each of their last three matches and should deploy again against Leicester City. Over his last three matches, Pritchard has taken six shots and created four chances, which bodes well for his chances of nabbing a goal against a leaky Leicester City defense. At his low salary and likely low ownership, Pritchard is certainly worth including in lineups alongside Leicester City's studs for tournaments on Saturday.



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