We ain’t afraid of no ghosts. In fact, we seek them – ghost points, that is. Ghost points are fantasy points that do not come from attacking returns or clean sheets. These can come in the form of key passes, shots on target, successful dribbles, interceptions, and tackles, among others. Identifying these points is essential for your Fantasy EPL prospects, and our Gameweek 6 Ghost Point Hunters article is here to help!
This Ghost Point Hunters article is based on the Fantrax Scoring System. Check out our Ghost Point Tracker page for the full list of Fantasy EPL players and their respective Ghost Point capabilities!
Gameweek 6 Ghost Point Hunters
Let's tackle another GW before we inevitably move toward another dreaded International Break. Despite not being a huge week in terms of unearthing gems - in our humble opinion - we still have a few folks to highlight. We bring back the prodigal son, Jack Grealish, along with two defenders: Maxence Lacroix (not French at all) and Marcos Senesi. Meanwhile, we give Adam Wharton and James Justin the Not So Fast treatment, with Carlos Soler (Valencia refugee) and Ethan Nwaneri (star boy 2.0) as the One(s) To Watch. Finally, Morgan Rogers, the originator of the Cole Palmer's chilly celebration, is given the Dr. Peter Venkman Award despite telling us repeatedly that he doesn't want it. Then score more ghosts, Morgz, score more ghosts.
Jack Grealish
Position: Midfielder
Team: Manchester City
Rostered: 87%
Ghost Points Per Start: 8.9
Ghost Points Last GW: 14
Prospects: Well, well, well, look who's back. Jack Grealish, who thrilled us while in the West Midlands and underwhelmed us when winning a treble in Manchester, is back in GPH after a long sabbatical. It gives us no pleasure to point out that we called his demise last season, firmly planting him in our overrated list prior to the draft. But we pivoted this summer and mentioned that his stock had fallen so far that he, in fact, was underrated coming into this season's draft. And Grealish has proven us right thus far. In his third start out of five, he served up his best performance in awhile, delivering 14 ghosties. These came from 5 Key Passes, 3 Successful Dribbles, & 1 Aerial.
The knock on Grealish and other City assets, as we all know, has been lack of consistent minutes. But the fact that he has started the majority of games is a good sign that Pep favors him. This could change, of course, especially with Foden surely coming back into the fold soon, but we think he will continue to win the majority of starts moving forward. And he has shown he can ghost when he is fit and firing. While we still haven't forgiven him for selling his soul to win some tainted trophies, he's one to target when his price takes a little dip in the near term.
Verdict: It's going to be very difficult to trade him in right now; wait until he's rotated for Doku or has an off day and pounce.
Maxence Lacroix
Position: Defender
Team: Crystal Palace
Rostered: 20%
Ghost Points Per Start: 8.9
Ghost Points Last GW: 11.25
Prospects: Veteran Palace defender Joachim Andersen's seemingly lateral move to Fulham had many of us scratching our heads. His replacement came in the form of Maxence Lacroix, a French import from Wolfsburg in Germany. He has taken a little time to find his feet and get some starts. But he's starting to cook. Last time out at Everton, he paired a rare assist with a bag of ghosts, which stemmed from1 Key Pass, 2 Tackles Won, 3 Interceptions, 5 Clearances, 1 Successful Dribble, & 2 Aerials. This now puts his GPPS at around 9 from 3 starts; not too shabby.
While we like him long-term, we're just not sure about fielding Lacroix against red hot Liverpool this weekend. While he should be busy, struggling Palace could also ship enough goals to drown out any of his ghosts. So let's keep an eye on him and view him as a break glass in case of emergency streamer - at least for now - to utilize in decent matchups.
Verdict: Pick him up (but after this week, unless you're desperate and/or brave).
Marcos Senesi
Position: Defender
Team: Bournemouth
Rostered: 34%
Ghost Points Per Start: 8.3
Ghost Points Last GW: 9.75
Prospects: Many of us likely employed the old "stream defenders against the worst team in the league" strategy this past GW, which meant going with Bournemouth defensive assets against Southampton. The problem is that the Cherries failed to bag a cleansheet and only one of their defenders really ghosted: Marcos Senesi. He nearly delivered double digits from 2 Tackles Won, 3 Interceptions, 5 Clearances, 2 Successful Dribbles, 1 Blocked Shot, & 1 Aerial. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise as Senesi was the best ghosting defender at Bournemouth last season with 8.4 GPPS (nearly identical to his current numbers for this season). Huijsen is edging him thus far in the ghosting department this season but isn't a consistent starter.
With seemingly so many defensive streaming options, we can afford to be fairly ruthless, chopping and changing nearly every GW. But Senesi proved last campaign with these ghosts and attacking returns (9 G/A in 23/24) that he can be worth holding. So let's stream him this GW v Leicester and see how it goes.
Verdict: Pick him up!