We're here every week giving you our tips on the best Draft Premier League players to pick up ahead of Fantrax Waiver Wire processing! Acquisitions via waivers can make or break your Fantasy EPL season, so make sure you follow our Gameweek 12 recommendations to help dominate your Draft League.
Essential reading before your weekly waiver requests process!
Waiver Wire Gameweek 12
Here we outline our Fantasy EPL Waiver Wire Gameweek 12 targets that have 40% rostered or below on Fantrax. These players should perform well over the upcoming period!
Conor Bradley (Ros 26%)
Prospects: This is one of those speculative high upside waiver adds that could turn out to be a masterstroke or a mistake in 2 weeks. Trent came off injured in last weekend's game against Villa in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury. The verdict on his injury was first tweeted by Paul Joyce a reliable Liverpool journalist saying that the injury was only going to rule Trent out for "a couple of weeks". Conveniently this diagnosis gave Liverpool the green light to withdraw him from the England squad. He goes on to say that he is NOT ruled out for the Southampton game yet. In my opinion Trent will be in the starting XI come the Sunday after the break. That said, especially those managers who roster Trent will be smacking their heads against the wall if they miss out on a potential haul because he ended up not being risked with a view to the week after, which has Liverpool play Everton, Real Madrid and Man City in the space of a week.
Verdict: I would use a low-tier waiver pick or 3-4 FAB to get him.
Harry Wilson (Ros 15%)
Prospects: Had the former Liverpool winger's goal not been ruled out against Palace, he would have ended up scoring 4 in 2 weeks while not starting any games in that stretch, a remarkable achievement even with 3 goals to his name. Marco Silva was adamant, that Wilson's omission in the starting XI was not due to lack of effort or skill, but down to him as manager and vowed to rectify that in the near future. This was after Wilson's brace that won them the game 2 weeks ago. He went on to bench him again last weekend, only for the Welshman to sub on and get a goal again. Surely, Silva has learned from his mistakes and will give Wilson a starting berth post-IB. With Adama, Nelson, Iwobi and ESR also playing well, it will be tough for Wilson to nail down a spot long-term, but could take his chance and run with it. A matchup vs. Wolves could be just the fixture he needs to force Silva to keep handing him starts.
Verdict: I would use a low-tier waiver pick or 3-4 FAB to get him.
Matt O'Riley (Ros 16%)
Prospects: If you are a member of the Draft PL discord , especially the Inner Circle exclusive channels, you might be forgiven for starting to gag when you see the former Celtic midfielder's name mentioned in articles. It is fair to say that hype around O'Riley started as early as DraftLad's new transfer analysis, and with a small hiatus due to his injury, has been growing ever since. A substitute appearance capped by a winning goal against Manchester City has made the excitement go into overdrive. This blurb is mostly for those, who were not subject to the aforementioned hullabaloo and noticed the Irishman last weekend as he sank the Champions. Here are the CliffsNotes. He is the midfield diamond that will make Brighton click even more. He attacks, tracks back, scores goals and provides assists. If you are in a league where he is free, grab him now and don't look back.
Verdict: I would use a mid-tier waiver pick or 25-28 FAB to get him.