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Five players who could help you win your FPL mini-league in Gameweek 38

Seven-time top 10k finisher Zophar looks at the Premier League’s in-form attacks and leakiest defences before picking out Fantasy assets to consider for Gameweek 38. He also reveals his own FPL team for the final day of 2020/21.


With the season drawing to a close, there are still mini-leagues to be won and ranks to be improved upon. In this piece, I will be looking at five players who I feel can give you the push you need.

Spoiler alert: I have resisted the temptation to add Timo Werner (£9.2m) to this list…

Who are the form attacks?

That’s it from me for the 2020/21 season. It has been a challenging one for all of us in many ways but I hope that playing FPL has provided some sort of escape from it all. I hope you have enjoyed the content this year, both on the podcast and in these articles. I look forward to seeing you again next year. 

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  1. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If I can't get rid of DCL without a hit, is there a case for playing Vydra over him for the SHU fixture? Not seeing anyone starting him, but he's predicted to start.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Do it. Hail Vydra!

    2. themaindanger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Just play DCL. Man City will rest a lot of first team players.

  2. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Best option?

    a) Son (lei)
    b) Willock (ful)
    c) Torres (EVE)
    d) Greenwood (wol)
    e) Pepe (BHA)

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. themaindanger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      If you are willing to play Pep roulette, C has the highest potential.

  3. Better Call Raul
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Anything here worth a -4? 1.2m itb

    Ederson
    TAA-Holding-Shaw
    Salah-Mane-Greenwood-Lingard-Raphinha
    Ings-Antonio

    DCL-Coady-Coleman

    1. Cognitive Dissonance
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      DCL for Bamford and bench Greenwood?

  4. Malkmus
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Morning all. 30 points off my ml so need a bit of a miracle. 1 ft, 0.0. Can’t do Bruno to Mané annoyingly with Nat p in there

    Mendy
    Trent - Phillips- Dallas
    Son - Bruno - Salah (c) - Jesse - Raphinha
    Kane - Bamford

    Subs - dcl, rudi, Mitchell

    A - Bruno to Torres
    B - Bruno to Mount / Pulisic
    C - other

    Ta !

    1. Louis99
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think Torres could be a good pick - reckon that game may be a goal-fest.

      Also, I wouldn't captain Salah if the lead is that wide (assuming your rival has Salah) - Perhaps give the armband to someone your rival doesn't have?

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      DCL to Antonio/Nacho and bench Bruno?

      1. Malkmus
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers both

    3. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I'm chasing in ML, I'm captaining Jesse, none of my rivals have him

  5. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    1. Play one

    A. Dunk
    B. Digne

    2. Best defender for 5.7 except Dallas?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cress?

  6. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bale > Mane (-4)?

    I'm against it, personally, but wonder if and why people might think it's worth it...? Could change my mind

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, Bale will not get 90 & Mane has everything to play for & good fixture.

      Many C Mane

  7. Louis99
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA - Dallas - Lowton - Shaw
    Salah - Bruno - Lingard
    DCL - Watkins - Bamford

    Forster - Mahrez - Holgate - Jota

    0.1itb and 1FT

    Got a 22 point ML lead, but as you can see my team is very much limping towards the finish line... will probably need a hit just to have 11 starting. I'm telegraphing the fact that my rival will get Mane in, so he's going to come in for Bruno, the question is how to fund it for a hit...

    A) DCL > Antonio: Probably better as a stand-alone transfer but may leave me with only 10 starters...
    B) Jota > Raph

    Rival has both Antonio and Raph, hence those being the options.

    Cheers everyone, and good luck!

    1. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B by a mile

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I find it funny how those who come on here & mention rank very few have team linked.
    Even funnier some have teams linked with horrific ranks 🙂

    1. runupstream
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      What about Pepe as an ultra differential? The stats say he could haul.

  9. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A) Bruno, Greenwood -> Mané, Raphinha -4

    B) Greenwood, Vydra -> Raphinha, Bamford -4

    C) Greenwood -> Raphinha

    My or is 9.5k and my objective is just staying within top 10k

    ?

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Martinez
      TAA Shaw Holding
      Salah(c) Bruno Son Lingard
      Kane Antonio Vydra

      Johnstone Greenwood Coady Coleman

      1FT 0.3 itb

  10. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one:
    Lingard
    Greenwood
    Torres
    Pepe
    Kane
    Nacho
    Bamford

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Greenwood

  11. down_shift
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi all,

    24 points above 2nd place.
    My team:
    Mendy
    TAA Shaw Robertson
    Bale Lingard Greenwood Son
    Iheanacho Bamford Vardy
    Bench:
    Forster Strujik Coady Jota

    Should I bring Dallas in for Shaw, captain Bamford and forget about it or take a hit and bring Salah in to captain him?
    I know that the manager that is chasing will captain Salah.

    Thanks in advance!

  12. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start one:

    A Wood
    B Lingard

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ling

  13. Balmdk
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How does this look please
    Mendy
    Signed, Coufal, Dallas
    Greenwood, Son, Lingard, Raphina
    Kane, Iheanacho, Watkins

    Martinez, Bruno, AWB, Godfrey

  14. Balmdk
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Signed = Digne

  15. spiky
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    please help a noob guys, wat do i do and who to capt? i haf 1 free transfer. rival ahead by 3 points in mini league:

    Him: (1m itb)
    Meslier
    rhys williams, holding, coufal
    zaha, salah, son, bruno
    antonio, kane, bamford

    forster, mitchell, struijk, asm

    Me: (0.7 itb)
    Martinez
    coufal, nat phillips, dallas
    greenw, salah, son, bruno
    nacho, kane, watkins

    fabri, veltman, targett lookman

  16. Catona75
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    R James + Bruno + DCL to Dallas + Mane + Bamford (-8), or just parts of it?

    Already have Rüdiger, Raphina, TAA and Salah.

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not sure about a -8

  17. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Last one question.

    Would you change anything? Somehow play Rudi?

    Martinez
    Taa, Robbo, Dallas,
    Salah, son, raph, lingard
    Kane, bamford, Antonio

    Fabri, Rudi, shaw, Greenwood,

    1. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yes. Antonio > Nacho

      1. Pickle juice
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Nacho to Antonio....are you mental

  18. FPL_Pugster
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Got a massive benching headache.

    Bench one?

    1)Mahrez
    2)Son
    3)Jlingz

  19. Pickle juice
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    For a differential against leader in mini league should I do the below for a -4 hit :

    Greenwood -----> Tories

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn't back the Tories...

      Guess a fair few on here do.

  20. runupstream
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What about Pepe as an ultra differential? The stats say he could haul.

  21. Faz4853
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Play Watkins or Calvert Lewin?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think I’m keeping Watkins and selling DCL (mainly on form) if that helps