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FPL Gameweek 38 – an analysis of the key underlying stats

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The 2018/19 season comes to a conclusion this Sunday, with all 20 Premier League clubs kicking off simultaneously at 15:00 BST.

Gameweek 38 represents the final chance to claw back a mini-league deficit or improve an overall rank for those Fantasy managers who are struggling.

For the front-runners amongst us, there may be more ‘defensive’ strategies employed as impressive ranks and mini-league leads are consolidated.

Ahead of this weekend’s later-than-usual deadline, we take a look at the data available to subscribers in our Members’ area and present the eye-catching statistics that could influence Fantasy managers’ decisions and transfers whatever the approach.

We’ve run down the stand-out stats in every position, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various teams to assess which Fantasy Premier League assets could have a profitable Gameweek 38.

Members can read on for our analysis below.

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  1. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not that they can influence it, but who would Arsenal prefer in the final - Chelsea or Frankfurt?

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Frankfurt? Playing a team from your own country just feels worse.

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      1. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Country not city 😉 ?

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Really?

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    3. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea for the higuain final curse

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What's that then?

        Related to his miss in the 2014 WC final?

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        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          the finals he's lost with juventus and napoli too

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    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea as it goes, got a good record vs them over the years

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  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Great discussion has gone after new page 🙁

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Soz mate, I saw it.

      Repost later if ya want

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How is Mark these days?

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      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ditched us plebs months ago.

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      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        do not know

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          @team cruel

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    3. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      it was alright - i don't know how much there is to discuss about guessing what trasnfers 1st overall made

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  3. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Keeper howler

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  4. Longlatini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Goaaaaal!

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    1. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Errrr no gooaaaallll

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No

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  5. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Haha

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Clear foul that

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Close but correct decision.

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  7. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sell Hazard > Tielemens to fund Jimenez > Aubamayang?

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Very very risky. I'll probably keep both those you're losing, they could potentially score but who knows.

      If either a) chasing by a lot or b) have MLs wrapped up and fancy a punt, could work out well.

      Why so convinced on Haz out?

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Away game. Tired from this game tonight.
        Money to fund moving away from Jimenez who I can’t play anyway as rival will be playing him .

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  8. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Why no var tonight?

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    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      they're not gonna implement VAR for Kasnodar and Rapid Wien

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  9. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Imagine he'd scored that considering he probably shouldn't still be on the pitch.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      It'd be like your username but with a U instead of an I.

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      1. Licky
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Or with a J, A, M and M.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Lickyjamm?

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          1. Licky
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ljammcky

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  10. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea playing 120 minutes and with Kante and others injured is causing me to consider bringing in both Vardy and Tielemans for Son and Firmino

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm keeping vardy. Dont know if I'd buy.

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    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I honestly would do that. Vardy definitely (owned for a while, hope he hauls). Tielemans could be a great shout for Son replacement.

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good shout, Chelsea already got top 4 place locked down so won't be interested on final day, Leicester could turn them over.

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  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    48 point lead so a 4 PT hit should be fine, right?

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Should be aye.

      I had a pretty grand lead myself but Mane Robbo over Salah TAA (especially with TC36) has surprisingly still hurt me bloody massively these last 2 weeks, and 32pts behind now!

      Need a mounmental score from Vardy, Pogba, probably Mane(c) to do me well

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That's how it always starts.

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  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pity Sarri used all his subs. Can't try to withdraw Kepa now

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This lame joke got old ages ago

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        😀

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  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea manager Kepa Arrizabalaga is dealt a huge blow as he has used up all four subs and can't sub himself off before the penalties.

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The irony 😆

      Probably the point of your above comment tbf

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  14. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any view on best option here? Chasing 10 points and rival taken a hit.

    A....play one of jota/ jimenez

    B....bring in zaha (bou home) - 4

    Thanks

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Question: If Arsenal win EL but finish 5th (with Spurs 4th) then are there 5 English teams in UCL next year?

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yes

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      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        yes

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    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      sorry didn't mean to do that.

      what do your teams look like

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      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No prob mate. A bit of a mess with defensive issues. Rival has taken a - 4 . I'm willing to go to - 8

        Lloris
        Robbo yoshida valery (Doherty dunk)
        Mane sterling son deulofeu jota
        Kun Wilson (jominez)

        I'm thinking of putting it all on the lone to catch rival and doing son and jiminez to bilva and zaha - 4 .
        Plus dunk to VVD for another - 4 if yoshi or robbo still a risk. What do I reckon? Thanks

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  15. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I assume Higgy was subbed on to take a penalty, because he sure doesn't look like scoring from open play.

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  16. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Higuain shot wide right, the whistle had already blown.

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  17. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Higuain looks gassed.

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  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Prob best to put Higuain last on the list of takers

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  19. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    So, 5 names to take pens for Chelsea....?

    Hazard
    Pedro
    Luiz
    Higgy
    Jorginho?

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    1. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Luiz,Jorginho,Pedro,Hazard, Higuain

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      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Barkley and Azpi. Probs Haz Hig Pedro/Luiz

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi first up?

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    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Surprised we don't have a user called "Sarri's fag" on here

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Is a bit surprising tbh

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    4. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sorry. Repost. Any view on best option here? Chasing 10 points and rival taken a hit.

      A....play one of jota/ jimenez

      B....bring in zaha (bou home) - 4

      Thanks

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    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ML Rival that I'm chasing by 32pts (a longshot, I know) has Hazard and unlikely to sell.

      With Robbo (probably) and Son also to ship, and with only 1FT, should I just keep Hazard as a "shield", if you will?

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      1. Kanga roo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Shields are for defending.. I thought you said you are chasing..

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        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I am. No point trying for differentials and taking an extra hit to remove someone he'll likely have in case Hazard hauls though?

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          1. Kanga roo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            go hard or go home, why would you play defensively trying to make 32 points?

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      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jeez

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        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Que?

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    6. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lloris
      Shaw - Trent - Laporte
      Salah - Sterling - Pogba - Jota
      Wilson - Aguero - Jiménez

      Foster - Deulofeu - Valery - Doherty

      0 bank

      1 FT

      Gtg?

      Jiménez & Jota > Vardy & fodder?

      Play 3 4 3

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Teams looks good yeah. I'd honestly be tempted by a punt like that to bring Vardy in, and then play Deulo over the fodder

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        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Gives me Valery or Doherty first on bench?

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    7. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Surprised that kepa didn't substitute himself

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        har har har

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        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          lepool

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    8. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi fail

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    9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Azpil pen saved

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    10. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Justice.

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    11. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol Azpi

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    12. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Oh goodness Azpi you donkey lol

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