{"id":12539,"date":"2026-01-15T09:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=12539"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:34:24","slug":"fpl-gameweek-22-tips-antoine-semenyo-florian-wirtz-and-dominic-calvert-lewin-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=12539","title":{"rendered":"FPL gameweek 22 tips: Antoine Semenyo, Florian Wirtz and Dominic Calvert-Lewin to start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Florian Wirtz, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, \u00a38.2m &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/burnley\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Burnley<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> (h)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/burnley\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Burnley<\/a>&#8216;s defence, the second worst away from home, is always one to target and Wirtz has been on a fine run recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He was barely a threat in the 0-0 draw at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a>, but prior to that he had three returns in four games including two 10-pointers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In those four games, he and forward Hugo Ekitike &#8211; who missed one of them &#8211; have stood out above all other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Liverpool<\/a> attacking assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Look at the figures for those games:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wirtz &#8211; 11 shots, two big chances, 11 chances created, two goals, one assist and one set of defensive contribution points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ekitike &#8211; 16 shots, four big chances, three goals and an assist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Those two are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Liverpool<\/a> assets FPL managers should trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bruno Guimaraes, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, \u00a37.2m &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> (a)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While the Brazilian is on this run of form &#8211; 10, 10 and 11 points in consecutive games &#8211; you have to pick him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He&#8217;s scored three goals from just five shots and only three of those shots have been from in the box. Logic says his run of points can&#8217;t continue but&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Wolves<\/a> away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Despite the bottom side&#8217;s improved form, you still have to target them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Antoine Semenyo, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester City<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, \u00a37.6m &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Manchester United<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> (a)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It doesn&#8217;t look like Pep Guardiola is going to spend any time gently easing Semenyo into his side. The Ghana forward has gone straight into the team and scored in his first two matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Is anyone expecting the Manchester derby to be tight? City have lost their best two centre-backs and United have been unable to keep clean sheets all season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Semenyo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Bournemouth<\/a> production looks likely to continue at his new club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Enzo Fernandez, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">, \u00a36.4m &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> (h)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Brentford<\/a>&#8216;s Kevin Schade (12) has had more big chances from midfield this season than Fernandez (10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Only Bruno Fernandes (35%) has a higher expected goal involvement when on the pitch than the Argentine (34%).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While FPL managers wait for Cole Palmer to rediscover top form, the much cheaper Fernandez is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Chelsea<\/a> asset to pick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cn8j1rnkdv2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, \u00a38.2&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[251],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}