A differential is a player few other managers own. When they score, you climb. And in Leg 1, the biggest differential of all was also the leg's top scorer.
Leg 1's best differentials
All of these players averaged under 3% ownership across Leg 1.
|
Player |
Club |
Position |
Points |
Average ownership |
|
Océane Hurtré |
Birmingham |
MID |
53 |
1.91% |
|
Beth Lumsden |
Newcastle |
MID |
45 |
2.97% |
|
Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah |
Forest |
MID |
43 |
1.87% |
|
Martha Thomas |
Newcastle |
FWD |
42 |
2.48% |
|
Aoife Mannion |
Newcastle |
DEF |
37 |
2.92% |
|
Katie Kitching |
Sunderland |
MID |
35 |
1.12% |
|
Alana Murphy |
Forest |
MID |
34 |
2.57% |
|
Lucy Quinn |
Sheff Utd |
FWD |
32 |
0.16% |
Hurtré outscored every player in the game while sitting in fewer than one in 50 squads.
The real hidden gems were further down. Lucy Quinn scored 32 points at 0.16% ownership, and Southampton's Freya Jupp returned 28 at just 0.07%.
The differentials the crowd caught on to
Some Leg 1 differentials didn't stay that way for long. These players were owned by fewer than 3% of managers in Gameweek 1, but had become popular picks by Gameweek 5.
|
Player |
Club |
Gameweek 1 ownership |
Gameweek 5 ownership |
Points |
|
Vivien Endemann |
Liverpool |
2.15% |
16.77% |
29 |
|
Kaitlyn Torpey |
Newcastle |
2.22% |
10.12% |
43 |
|
Anna Tamminen |
Newcastle |
1.18% |
8.97% |
39 |
|
Martha Thomas |
Newcastle |
0.67% |
8.18% |
42 |
|
Océane Hurtré |
Birmingham |
0.19% |
6.35% |
53 |
Even after a more than 30-fold rise in ownership, Hurtré was still in only around one in 16 squads by the end of the leg.
What it means for Leg 2
One or two well-chosen differentials can be the difference between a good leg and a great one. Midfield, and Newcastle in particular, has been the best place to find them.
Ready for Leg 2? Play Fantasy now and get your team set before Saturday's 12.45pm (UK time) deadline.
