Salary: $8,000

Ritchie is making back-to-back appearances in this piece because of his strong record against elite sides this season. Newcastle as a whole should be low-owned, and that will be especially true for Ritchie, who is their most expensive midfielder. Despite his midfielder tag on FanDuel, Ritchie operates primarily as a left-back in Newcastle's preferred 5-4-1 formation, which bodes well for his involvement this weekend.

Ritchie will be tasked with defending the right side of Liverpool's attack, which consists primarily of Mohamed Salah ($12,000) and Trent Alexander-Arnold ($7,000). He should have numerous opportunities to rack up points through defensive actions, something he has done on numerous occasions versus top-six sides this season. In his last four EPL matches against elite opposition, Ritchie has produced FanDuel point totals of 14.7, 16.7, 33.4, and 20.8.

In addition to this strong showing against top sides, Ritchie has been remarkably consistent against all opposition. He has at least double-digit FanDuel points in each of his last 15 appearances. In the reverse fixture at Anfield in December, Ritchie created three chances in a match Liverpool won by four goals. This weekend is likely to be a tighter affair, and Ritchie is an excellent way to leverage the projected high ownership on a potentially tired Liverpool team.