
FPL Captain Pick #4 Bruno Fernandes vs Burnley (H)
In the past, I have always been cautious about captaining players against Burnley. Over the years they have been the type of team that never get rolled over easily and can grind out a clean sheet against anyone, usually being involved in low-scoring games.
However, that hasn’t really been the case in recent games as they seem to be more involved offensively, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 6 league games.
Burnley were looking pretty much safe from a relegation battle but they are not quite there yet. Nick Pope missed out on Burnley’s game against Newcastle due to a shoulder injury although it is not believed to be too serious.
Bruno Fernandes in all competitions this season:
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 8, 2021
👕 47 appearances
⚽️ 24 goals
🅰️ 14 assists
Back on the scoresheet. 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/inCbt0jm20
If Pope were to miss out again it would really enhance the prospects of Fernandes as an FPL asset this week. By his standards, he has been a bit disappointing from an FPL-perspective with 4 blanks in his last 6 games.
But we all know what he is capable of and this is exactly the type of fixture where he can pull off a double-digit haul out of nowhere.