Fantasy Premier League tips: Top Palace differentials!

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With the end of the international break upon us, we have here another round of top Fantasy Premier League tips for you to consider....

This season, we have teamed up with Fantasy Football Scout to help bring you hints, tips and advice during the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season.

Scout will use its expertise to provide information, advice and Gameweek tips that could help you stay on top of your mini-leagues.

For many managers the difference between winning your mini-leagues and coming second is investing in the right differentials. Differentials are players who are owned by under 10% of FPL managers.

These players are important, as they can make the biggest difference to your rank as they help to differentiate your team from the teams around you.

Here are three great Crystal Palace differentials to invest in after the international break...

Remember that the Gameweek 6 deadline is at 11:00 BST this Saturday (10th October) – so don’t miss out!

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Chris Richards (£5.0m)

As Palace’s equal-fourth-highest scoring player in FPL this campaign with 14 points, capitalising on Chris Richards’ 0.6% ownership amongst all players feels like a real opportunity to make gains in your mini-league.

Last season, Richards kept 11 clean sheets and ranked just outside the top 10 defenders for total defensive contributions (actions such as blocks, clearances and tackles), creating a reliable route to points each Gamweek and amassing himself a final total of 128 points. As well as this, Richards scored one goal and picked up five bonus points during the campaign, with one double-digit haul.

This time out, the American is once again showing his consistency in picking up defensive contribution points, having done so in 60% of games so far. In FPL, defenders earn an extra two points if they hit or exceed 10 defensive contributions within a match.

And having scored for his national team during the break, if Richards continues this rate of return, he'll find his way into plenty of teams.

Yéremy Pino (£5.5m)

Tied on 14 total points with Richards, Spaniard Yéremy Pino also ranks amongst Palace’s best FPL points scorers overall and is the second-highest scoring midfielder within the squad in FPL.

His two assists this term put him equal-second for number of goal involvements amongst his teammates, just one behind midfield colleague Daichi Kamada (£5.0m).

Pino is owned by just 0.3% of FPL managers at present, but his positive numbers in terms of goal threat and chance creation will surely lead to more interest. His six shots to date put him equal-second across the Palace team, while his nine touches in the opposition box are bettered by only two teammates, with the player averaging a shot every 51.17 minutes.

Palace’s No. 10 has also created five chances, with three of those being counted as big chances. That makes him equal-first amongst the Eagles’ team for big chances created, and his eight successful passes into the box is also a team-high figure.

Ismaïla Sarr (£6.2m)

Getting his first league minutes and FPL points of the season in Gameweek 5 after returning from injury, the Scout is certain Sarr’s ownership among managers won’t stay as low as 0.6% for long, so bringing him in before your mini-league rivals could also bring huge rewards.

Sarr’s total of 117 points across 24 starts made him a popular pick throughout last season, finishing as Palace’s highest-scoring midfielder both in FPL and the league itself. His nine goals and two assists saw him bring in two double-digit hauls, and pick up bonus points on four separate occasions, earning the maximum of three bonus points on two of those.

The 28-year-old registered 48 shots last campaign, with 40 coming inside the box and 21 being on target. He had 99 touches in the opposition box and 19 big chances, registering a shot every 45.50 minutes. Sarr ranked first in all these categories amongst Palace midfielders.

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