Tag: FPL

16 October 2026 Off

FPl tips for gameweek seven: Essential Brighton and Chelsea players?

By Total Football News

De Cuyper has been the standout option, but covering the Arsenal defence also looks sensible.

Under Mikel Arteta, they should remain as the league’s best defensive unit, and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.9m) currently looks the strongest route in.

Elsewhere consider your defensive contribution points (defcon) magnets such as Leeds‘ Tarik Muharemovic (£5m), Brighton‘s Luka Vuskovic (£5.1m), Bournemouth‘s Antonio Silva (£5m) and Everton centre-back James Tarkowski (£6.2m).

Not only

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11 September 2026 Off

FPL gameweek four tips: Sign Cole Palmer or Morgan Rogers or both?

By Total Football News

Chelsea striker Joao Pedro (£7.7m) is the most-owned player in the game, in 72.5% of sides. Given that Chelsea have scored eight goals already this season, and face promoted Hull City at home next, it feels like the right time to be moving towards a double up on their assets.

Cole Palmer (£9.6m) and Morgan Rogers (£7.6m) came on as half-time substitutes in the Carabao Cup against Leeds United on

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13 December 2025 Off

FPL tips for gameweek 16: Captain Bukayo Saka and go all in on Arsenal v Wolves

By Total Football News

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m – Wolves (h)

This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenal‘s best attacking player essential.

No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored four and could have had double that.

Arsenal will be licking their lips.

Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m – Wolves (h)

One point behind

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13 December 2025 Off

Premier League and FPL team news: All your injury and Fantasy Premier League info in one place

By Total Football News

Forward Mohamed Salah returns to the Liverpool squad this weekend after talks with manager Arne Slot.

Fellow attacker Cody Gakpo will miss the next few weeks with a muscle injury, while midfielder Wataru Endo is out with an ankle issue and defender Conor Bradley is serving a one-match suspension.

Sweden striker Alexander Isak suffered a knock in midweek and faces a late fitness test.

Brighton striker Stefanos Tzimas has suffered

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13 December 2025 Off

Fantasy Premier League: Captain Bukayo Saka? The FPL talking point

By Total Football News

There’s momentum quickly gathering among serious FPL managers to captain Saka as the league leaders face bottom side Wolves at the Emirates.

It’s the best fixture on the calendar this season from an attacking perspective: Wolves are without a clean sheet this season, conceding a league-high 33 goals, including four at home to Manchester United last time out.

Saka has delivered an attacking return in three consecutive league games, and

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2 December 2025 Off

Premier League and FPL team news: All your injury and Fantasy Premier League info in one place

By Total Football News

Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa took part in an 11v11 training game at the weekend but this fixture will likely come too soon for the summer signing. Eddie Howe said: “He’ll have another one at some stage this week and we’ll see how close he is.”

Newcastle defender Emil Krafth is nearing his recovery from a knee injury but Sven Botman is due to see a specialist this week to determine

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2 December 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 14 tips: Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino and Bruno Fernandes great picks this week

By Total Football News

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (captain), £8.9m – West Ham (h)

Fernandes is never a bad call in FPL – it’s just trying to predict his hauls.

The Portugal midfielder has created 35 chances this season, five more than Jeremy Doku and 10 more than anyone else.

His xG of 4.81 is the third highest among midfielders – Antoine Semenyo has 4.82 and has scored six goals compared to the United

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