In this article, we will look at the best goalkeepers to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 20.
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Best goalkeepers for FPL GW20
We will look at goalkeepers from every price point: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Budget enablers for Gameweek 20
Ward (4.1, Leicester)
- Who would said after the first 8 gameweeks (and 8 blanks), that Ward would be among our considerations again
- Two clusters of points for Ward, 7 blanks in GW1-GW8, 6 clean sheets in GW9 – GW16 – and now from GW17 onwards, it looks like cluster of blanks again
- averaging almost 3 saves per match
- Definitely the best backup goalkeeper for that price, in case your first-choice goalkeeper does not play
- But not the starting goalkeeper, there are other, better options to pick
Kepa (4.6m, Chelsea)
- good at saves
- second for points per match among goalkeepers who played at least twice this season
- Now when the double gameweek for Chelsea is over, you might be looking to sell him. Although fixtures are not that bad for Chelsea, their defence looks shaky
Raya (4.6m, Brentford)
- cannot be overlooked as he is top for saves
- so you do not have to rely solely on points from Clean Sheets
- solid fixtures run in the short run GW20 – GW22
Mid-priced FPL goalkeepers for GW20
Henderson (4.7, Nottingham Forest)
- excellent fixture run for Nottingham between GW20 & GW23
- a second top-scoring goalkeeper in the game
- top for bonus points among all goalkeepers, although he got the majority of bonuses in 2 matches where he saved penalties
Ramsdale (4.9m, Arsenal)
- Arsenal is second for clean sheets (8) after Newcastle (10)
- But it is not the same Ramsdale as we saw in previous season
- Arsenal is not allowing so many shots on target as in the last season, so Ramsdale is not getting many save points and bonus points
- only 4 save points and 3 bonus points this season
- So you would have to rely on points from clean sheets, rather than saves and BPS
- but still great bargain at 4.9m, based on Arsenal defensive display
- Arsenal with excellent defensive stats
- Double Gameweek in GW23
Premium FPL goalkeepers for Gameweek 20
Pope (5.3m, Newcastle)
- the top scoring goalkeeper in the game
- Newcastle solid defensively – only 11 goals conceded, the least of all teams
- However, they are defensively overperforming
- Can get points for saves and bonus points (9 bonus points this season – third best for bonuses among goalkeepers)
- OK fixtures run until GW23, but no double gameweek on the horizon so far
Ederson (5.4m, Manchester City)
- the safe pick
- set and forget goalkeeper for the whole season
- Manchester City are great defensively
- However, you are relying solely on points for Clean Sheets (and perhaps on a rare assist – Ederson has 2 assists in last 5 seasons)
- Manchester City are not allowing many shots against, so he can get many points for saves and bonuses – that’s why he is unlikely to end up as the top-scoring keeper even if Manchester City will keep the most clean sheets of all EPL teams
- a big advantage is, Manchester City has 2 double gameweeks soon GW20 & GW23, so Ederson will get 2 more games than other goalkeepers in the next 7 gameweeks. So when Man City mids get rotated in DGW, he is a sure starter
Lloris (5.5m, Tottenham)
- Overlooked, but can get points for clean sheets, saves and penalty saves
- double gameweek in GW20
- extremely stable performance in previous FPL seasons with low standard deviation – almost always delivers over 140 points per season
- currently on 3.7 points per match which is equivalent with 141 points per 38 matches
Our preferred goalkeepers’ duo
Our current preferred duo is Kepa + Ward – and spread the rest of funds elswhere