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.
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Mohamed Salah, like almost every week, is one of the favourite captain picks. He faces Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 25 of the Fantasy Premier League and will likely continue his red-hot form when he plays against them. The Egyptian star has 34 goal involvements in 23 games this season and has scored three goals in his last two games. His current form in the Premier League makes him the best captain pick for this week.
Chris Wood’s hat-trick in @NFFC's 7-0 win over Brighton puts him right in the hunt for the Golden Boot 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zZT1h4goYU
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 1, 2025
Chris Wood has been in sensational form this season. He has scored seven goals and provided two assists in his last six Premier League games, including a hat trick against Brighton last week. Nottingham Forest have been in astonishing form this season and will likely blow past Fulham easily. Almost all of Forest’s attacks go through Wood, which makes it likely that he will be able to get goals and assists when he faces Fulham this weekend.
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Justin Kluivert has been incredible for Bournemouth this season, and his performances are the reason the Cherries are competing for a place in the top four. No one expected this to happen, but some players have been incredible for them, which has helped them win a lot of crucial games. Kluivert scored five goals and two assists in his last four Premier League games, including a hatrick against Newcastle United. This is why he is one of the top captain picks for Gameweek 25 of the Fantasy Premier League.
This has to be the greatest goal ever pic.twitter.com/AF65cqpoaT
— Cold Palmer🏴 (@ColePalmer_0) February 4, 2025
Cole Palmer has been unable to match his form from last season but has still been incredible for Chelsea this season. He has scored 14 goals and provided eight assists in 24 Premier League games this season. Chelsea face Brighton in Gameweek 25 of the Fantasy Premier League and will hope to build on their win against West Ham United last week. Chelsea has had its ups and downs this season and hopes to win consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since Gameweek 16. They will look towards Cole Palmer to help them achieve this feat, which makes him an incredible captain pick for Gameweek 25.
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Ollie Watkins is another player who has dropped off this season as compared to the last one. However, like Palmer, Watkins has still been quite good and has scored 10 goals and provided five assists in 20 Premier League games this season. The English striker faces Ipswich Town in Gameweek 25 of the Fantasy Premier League, and it will not be surprising if Ollie Watkins ends up hauling against Ipswich this weekend.
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Dango Ouattara scored three goals and provided one assist in his last three games in the Premier League. Despite this, the Burkina Faso winger is owned by just 1.6% of Fantasy Premier League owners. Bournemouth faces Southampton this weekend, and the team is sitting at the bottom of the league this season. It is likely that both Bournemouth and Dango Ouattara will fare quite well when they face Southampton this weekend, and it will not be surprising if he ends up hauling against the English club this weekend.
Morgan Gibbs-White owners, talk to us 🗣️
The midfielder recorded a season-high return against Brighton – but are you sticking with him ahead of a tricky run of fixtures for Nott’m Forest? 👀 pic.twitter.com/v95UChOGBx
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) February 5, 2025
Morgan Gibbs-White is another Nottingham Forest star who has been in incredible form for them. He scored one goal and provided two assists against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League last week, but despite this, he is owned by just 4.7% of Fantasy Premier League owners. The English midfielder faces Fulham in the Premier League this weekend, and it is likely that Nottingham Forest will blow past them with ease. This is what makes Morgan Gibbs-White one of the best differential picks for Gameweek 25.
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Kai Havertz has become one of Arsenal’s most crucial players since Bukayo Saka got injured. The Gunners seem to look towards the German star while looking for a goal, and so far, Havertz has been providing. The German star scored two goals and provided one assist in his last three Premier League games, and it is likely that he will continue his goal-scoring form when he faces Leicester this weekend. Havertz is owned by just 7.9% of Fantasy Premier League managers, which makes him an incredible differential pick.
A brace for Jean-Philippe Mateta against Man Utd earned him a third 13-point-haul this season 😤
Hands up if you profited from the Crystal Palace forward this week 🙋 pic.twitter.com/YH8nLb5m4r
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) February 5, 2025
Jean-Philippe Mateta is owned by just 6% of Fantasy Premier League owners despite his recent form in the Premier League. Mateta scored six goals in his last five Premier League games, including a brace against Manchester United last week. Crystal Palace will face Everton this weekend, and it will not be surprising at all if Jean-Philippe Mateta ends up hauling against them. Mateta is an incredible differential pick for Gameweek 25, given the fact that he is owned by such less FPL players.
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Phil Foden started out the 2024/25 season quite slowly but seems to have gotten up to speed now. In fact, he scored six goals and provided two assists in his last six Premier League games. While he faces Newcastle United in Gameweek 25, which will be a tough game for Manchester City, it will not be surprising if Foden ends up scoring against them. The English star is owned by just 8.3% of Fantasy Premier League managers, which makes him an incredible differential pick for Gameweek 25.
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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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