With an aggregate of just one return in his last five games, and two Aston Villa clean-sheets all season – is it time to pull the plug in Cash from your FPL squad as we approach GW13?
To start with, that upcoming fixture list worries me.
And then comes Bournemouth, who are one of the worst defenses in the league with 27 goals conceded.
There is a probable attacking returns in those couple of games, and then Villa follows that up with Manchester City and Arsenal. Most of the people might be looking to dispose him off after that Bournemouth fixture.
If you’re looking to sell him this week, might as well keep hold of him for the next couple of fixtures before making that decision.
Beyond that, if we start thinking from a long-term prospective – there are reasonable numbers that point towards keeping him despite poor record recently.
WHY SHOULD YOU KEEP MATTY CASH OVER LONG-TERM?
First up is, the xGC. Despite Aston Villa only keeping two clean-sheets they are the fifth-best defence in the League with a 16.56 xGC leading to 17 goals against. The clean-sheets shall come with time considering the underlying numbers.
Moreover, Matty Cash has the highest expected goal involvement among any defender in the league with an xGi of 0.42 per 90. Transferring him out means you’re technically selling a player with highest expected involvement from that defensive column for a lower underlying stats.
And finally, Aston Villa have a nice run of fixtures from GW17-27. So, if you bench Matty for those 2 gameweeks where he faces Man City and Arsenal – you can consider keeping him.