Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is an online game where players from around the world build a team consisting of 15 players. You get to field a team of 11 players each week and choose a captain. You can make transfers every week to bring in new players who seem to be in form. Your players give you points depending on their performance in the game and how crucial they were in helping their team get the result. This article talks about the captaincy picks and the best differential transfers you can do this week to finish at the top.
Mohamed Salah in #FPL this season:
Most points – 174
Most goals – 15
Joint-most assists – 11
Most bonus points – 28Remarkable. pic.twitter.com/jg62LGqcKT
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) December 22, 2024
Mohamed Salah is arguably the best player in the world right now, and he is the most obvious captain choice for Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League. The Egyptians have ridiculous statistics this season and have failed to return in just two weeks. Salah has 15 goals and 11 assists in 16 games this season and will likely add to this tally when he faces Leicester City in Gameweek 18.
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Cole Palmer has blanked in his two latest games, but he is still one of the top captaincy picks for the Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League. This is because, in the three games before these two, Palmer had four goals and two assists. The English star has 18 goal involvements in 17 games this season and is one of the most in-form players in the league this year. He faces Fulham this week and can end up being a brilliant captain pick.
Kai Lucas Havertz has already scored 11 goals this season despite not playing as a striker in most of our matches . He has been doing what is needed of him no matter where the Gaffer plays him . Havertz is now 3 goals off his last year's number of goals he scored yet we are still… pic.twitter.com/bLYZTojZIq
— Abubakar mgallah (@Abubakarmgallah) December 26, 2024
Kai Havertz has not been unbelievably good, but with Bukayo Saka’s injury, he will be one of the players Arsenal looks towards. He scored last week against Crystal Palace and will face Ipswich Town in Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League. This is the perfect time for the German star to step up for his club, and Arsenal will hope that he can put in a fantastic performance against Ipswich this week.
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Erling Haaland and Manchester City have been in ridiculously bad form lately but now have a run of easy fixtures, which Pep Guardiola will be looking to capitalise on to get back on track. The Cityzens will face Everton in Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League, and the Norwegian striker will look to get back to his goal-scoring ways. He has scored just three goals in his last 12 appearances but will be looking to turn things around against Everton.
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⚽—54'Alexander Isak lets 'em know after his first Premier League hat trick 👌 pic.twitter.com/betbYiXIcH
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 21, 2024
Aleksander Isak has a tough matchup in Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League, which is why he is low on this list. However, he still makes the list due to his red-hot form. The Swedish striker has scored six goals and provided two assists in his last four Premier League games, including a hat trick against Ipswich Town last week. It is quite likely that he will continue to perform when he faces Aston Villa this week.
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Dominic Solanke had a slow start to life at Tottenham but seems to have settled in now. He has scored four goals and provided four assists in his last eight Premier League games. Despite this recent form, he is owned by just 9.4% of Fantasy Premier League players, and he can turn out to be a brilliant differential this week. He faces Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this week and can end up hauling against them.
Gabriel Jesus has gone from not scoring a Premier League goal for a whole year to scoring five goals in two games.
He’s back, he means business and we really need him.
I never doubted him. pic.twitter.com/j4yqRkjDql
— now.arsenal (@now_arsenaI) December 21, 2024
Gabriel Jesus has come alive during the Christmas period of the year. After a hattrick against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup, the striker scored two goals and provided one assist against the same opposition in the Premier League. Jesus seems to be stepping up in the absence of Arsenal’s star player, Bukayo Saka, and he hopes that he can make use of this form and continue to impress when Arsenal plays against Ipswich Town this week.
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Dominik Szoboszlai is owned by just 2.1% of Fantasy Premier League players and can turn out to be a fantastic FPL asset. The midfielder went absolutely berserk last week, scoring a goal and providing three assists against Tottenham. He faces Leicester City in Gameweek 18, and fans will hope that the Hungarian star can put up a similar display against them. If Szoboszlai does end up doing so, he can turn out to be a fantastic differential.
A brace for Jacob Murphy! 💥 pic.twitter.com/hQKBfXSeIH
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) December 14, 2024
Jacob Murphy is another player who has been in ridiculous form recently. The Newcastle United midfielder has scored three goals and provided three assists in his last three Premier League games. Despite these performances, he is owned by just 2% of Fantasy Premier League players and can turn out to be an incredible differential pick. He has a tough game against Aston Villa this week, but he will hope he can return against them, too.
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Enzo Fernandez was never really a player involved in the goals, but this seems to have changed under Enzo Maresca. Fernandez has started attacking more and is showing the world how talented he is on the ball. The Argentine has three goals and four assists in his last seven Premier League games for the club and will hope to add to this tally when Chelsea face Fulham in Gameweek 18 of the Fantasy Premier League.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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