Nick Pope (NEW) £5.1m An impressive start to the season has increased the Newcastle United No.1’s appeal as the best goalkeeper in Fantasy. Pope has a total of 36 points through the first six Game Weeks, ranking him tops among all “goalies and defensemen.” His performances for the Magpies have mirrored those for former club Burnley, where he was the top-scoring goalkeeper in Fantasy in two of the last five campaigns. He tallied 152 points in 2017/18 and a career-high 170 points in 2019/20. Pope’s multiple punt returns are key to his Fantasy production. The summer signing kept three clean sheets and also made 28 league saves this season. As a result, he has earned eight save points and six additional bonus points. That helped him claim two double-figure hauls, bettered only by the trio of Erling Haaland (£12.0m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.6m) among all players in Fantasy this season. Pope’s displays have won him 290,000+ new owners ahead of the Magpies’ trip to West Ham United this weekend. And his next program offers further encouragement for those supporters. According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), four of Newcastle’s next six games see them score just two. Pope can provide more returns in this favorable run and establish himself as the top option in goal this season. Next: Alexis Mac Allister (BHA) Also in this series Part 1: Aleksandar Mitrovic (FUL) Part 2: Che Adams (SOU) Don’t forget the Gameweek 7 deadline is 11:00 BST on Saturday 10 September.
