It was quite hard to follow Leicester v Watford on Sunday because of the snowstorm that descended upon the King Power.
However, amid the wintry chaos, it was evident that both teams’ strikers should be in the minds of Dream Team gaffers.
Jamie Vardy (£3.7m) scored twice to disrupt the Liverpool gathering at the top of the Premier League goal charts but the Hornets’ less-fancied forwards also impressed.
Josh King (£2.8m) continued his fine progress when he scored his fifth goal of the season from the penalty spot.
The Norway international has added 44 points in his last five outings after starting a prosperous spell with a hat-trick against Everton in Game Week 9.
His overall tally of 54 points is enough to take him right to the brink of the top ten Dream Team assets in his position – he’s four points off at the time of writing.
Emmanuel Dennis (£1.9m) is arguably enjoying an even greater campaign.
The 24-year-old has scored five goals and provided five assists in 2021/22 – he averages a goal involvement every 90 minutes in the Premier League.
The Nigerian is incredibly affordable at £1.9m and, after bagging ten points against the Foxes, his overall total of 51 is superior to that of Son Heung-min (£4.7m), Romelu Lukaku (£5.8m), and other far more popular forwards.
There’s no denying that Watford’s defence is exceedingly vulnerable.
Claudio Ranieri’s side have conceded 24 goals in the league, only Norwich and Newcastle have a worse defensive record at this stage.
However, they pack a punch going forward and are comfortably in the top half for goals scored.
Earlier in the season, we highlighted Ismaila Sarr’s (£2.6m) talent and Dream Team potential since he’s categorised as a midfielder – the injured star has also scored five league goals this term.
The Senegal international is the only player who features in more than 1% of teams but surely Dennis and King will experience a surge in popularity when transfers are refreshed later this week?
Ranieri certainly seems to believe Watford’s survival is more likely if they commit to a we’ll-score-one-more-than-you attitude and with three players on course to reach double figures for league goals, perhaps his favoured assets are worthy of a spot in a successful Dream Team.
However, it would be remiss not to mention the task at hand for the club in the coming days.
The Vicarage Road dwellers host Chelsea on Wednesday night before welcoming Man City to their patch on Saturday – double headers don’t come much tougher.
In fact, the festive period as whole appears challenging for the Hornets with high-flying Crystal Palace, Wolves and West Ham all to play before New Year’s Eve.
If King and Dennis are still in and around the top ten forwards in a month’s time then they will surely have proven themselves worthy of serious consideration at the very least.