FPL Gameweek 9 Differentials including Rayan and surprise Aston Villa and Tottenham stars

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Gameweek nine gets underway on Saturday, and Fantasy Premier League managers everywhere are rushing to finalise their squads.And talkSPORT’s current FPL leader is on hand to provide you with three differentials to help rocket you up your mini-league.It might be time to invest in Tottenham assetsGettyAs most users know, differentials are players who are picked by ten per cent or fewer teams – which means the potential upside is massive.As an added challenge, talkSPORT.com will also be avoiding the four players touted by the FPL scout to avoid the dreaded curse.That means Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tarik Muharemovic, Iliman Ndiaye, and Mateus Fernandes have been left on the chopping block.Rayan (Bournemouth) – £6.3m, Two per cent ownedBournemouth assets have understandably proved highly popular in recent weeks, such has been the club’s huge uptick in form.The Cherries have hit five without reply to down both Sunderland and Manchester United in their past two Premier League games.Marco Rose’s men now embark on a highly favourable run of matches that have just one red-flagged fixture (GW 15 vs Arsenal away) until the start of January.Marcus Tavernier has been the in-demand pick, with a 21.7 per cent ownership at the time of writing, but Rayan offers major value.Owned by two per cent of FPL managers, the Brazilian is fresh off his first double-digit haul of the season with his goal at Old Trafford.But the underlying data suggests Rayan could be set to explode, with only Erling Haaland and Thierno Barry involved in more big chances across the past four Gameweeks.In a direct comparison with Tavernier as well, the 20-year-old also leads his Bournemouth teammate by 12 shots in the box to three.Rayan additionally offers FPL managers on a tight budget that extra £0.1m compared to TavernierGettyPlayerBig chance involvementBig chancesBig chances createdShots in boxBarry1010013Haaland86214Rayan76112Iwobi7257Gonzalo6429Jackson55013Thiago5327Tavernier5323Dewsbury-Hall5236Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) – £6.1m, 5.5 per cent ownedJoao Pedro’s injury has seen most FPL users flock to bring in Nicolas Jackson following his 13-point haul against Manchester City.However, there is no reason why an Aston Villa double-up is out of the question considering the club’s both form and fixture list.Unai Emery‘s side haven’t lost a Premier League game since September 12, and across the next seven Gameweeks will play teams who are all in the bottom half (including two promoted teams).Manzambi has blanked in just one of the four top-flight games he has started, and his underlying numbers prove how big a threat he is.The 21-year-old ranks only below Pascal Gross for points among FPL midfielders since he made his debut.Manzambi, who has had two double-digit returns already, has also had ten shots in the box (four of which were on target) and played seven key passes in his four Premier League starts.Manzambi – who was handed a rest in midweek – has already been cleared to play against Fulham by EmeryGettyMost Points among FPL Midfielders since Manzambi debutPascal Gross- 42Manzambi- 31Tavernier- 31McGinn- 29Belloumi- 29Ayari- 29Schade- 27Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) – £6.5m, 1.2 per cent ownedThe Ghanaian established himself as a key player in north London at the start of last season following his arrival from rivals West Ham.Kudus scored two goals and registered five assists in his first 13 Premier League appearances before his campaign was hampered by injury.The 26-year-old has had two assists in seven appearances this term, and played nearly the entirety of both of Tottenham’s wins last week.Kudus is generating 0.26 xGI per 90 and also saw a goal ruled out by VAR during Tottenham’s defeat to Aston Villa.Roberto De Zerbi‘s side crucially now have a very favourable fixture run until the north London derby at the start of December.Spurs play Crystal Palace, Ipswich and Fulham all at home across the next five Gameweeks, with trips to Leeds and Sunderland as well.