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Fantasy EFL: Double Gameweek 26 Scout Picks

We have put together our Scout Picks to provide a clearer image of who we believe are the best players and clubs for Double Gameweek 26 of Fantasy EFL.

Fantasy managers get to look forward to another Double Gameweek as six Championship and four League Two sides play twice.

The Gameweek kicked off on Friday night as Blackburn Rovers hosted Preston North End at Ewood Park but neither club was represented in our Scout Picks.

Any player yet to contest their Gameweek 26 fixture is, of course, free to select.

With huge prizes up for grabs, there’s never been a better time to start playing Fantasy EFLHere’s everything you need to know about the new Fantasy game.


DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 SCOUT PICKS

Goalkeeper

James Trafford (G) continues to be the most consistent goalkeeper in Fantasy EFL, helping Burnley to a near-historically great defensive record. The elite shot-stopper has conceded an incredible 19 clean sheets in 28 games for the Clarets this season, resulting in 172 total Fantasy points. He scored seven more points last week with a clean sheet against the Championship’s most dangerous attacking force: Leeds United. Portsmouth (A) and Oxford United (H) both rank in the bottom half of the division for goals scored, giving Trafford a strong chance to register two more clean sheets and a double-digit haul this Gameweek. 

Defenders

Jayden Bogle (D) has 181 Fantasy points of his own, achieved through both his defensive and offensive prowess for Leeds. He has managed 16 clean sheets this season already, combining this with five goal contributions to become one of the best defensive options in Fantasy. He faces Cardiff City (H) and Coventry City (A) this Gameweek, both teams lacking notable offensive success this season. There is a strong chance for at least one clean sheet for the 24-year-old, with multiple contributions also expected.

Jimmy Dunne (D) of QPR has the fourth-most Fantasy EFL points in the league, managing 183 in 29 appearances. He is a consistent defensive contributor and has a perfect Double Gameweek to demonstrate his effectiveness: Millwall (A) and Blackburn Rovers (H) have scored just 60 total goals across their 58 combined fixtures. Queens Park Rangers could certainly manage clean sheets in at least one of these fixtures, with Dunne expected to add to his impressive contributions numbers throughout. However, if he does leave with rumours circling, Salford City’s Stephan Negru (D) is a great option.

Ciaron Brown (D) earns the final spot in defence ahead of Double Gameweek 26. He has been in incredible form lately, scoring 10+ points in five of his last eight games. He has managed three goals (+21) , an assist (+3) and four clean sheets (+20) in this period, alongside a huge number of contributions. The U’s face Bristol City (H) and Burnley (A), two teams who have middling attacks despite strong overall records.

Midfielders

Burnley’s Zian Flemming (M) is our first selection in midfield for this Double Gameweek. He has been a quietly solid performer this season, averaging 4.4 Fantasy points per game with just a 0.4% selection rate. In just 20 appearances he has scored six times and assisted once, also managing four interceptions. Portsmouth and Oxford are two of the weakest defences in the division, with the former conceding a whopping 52 goals in just 29 games.

Moreover, Daniel James (M) of Leeds United continues to be a standout performer in the Championship itself as well as in Fantasy EFL, managing 14 goal contributions and 127 total Fantasy points. He has been a creative force, boasting 32 key passes and seven assists. James has double-digit hauls in two of his last four games, and he could repeat this in Gameweek 26 against the unimpressive Cardiff and Coventry defences. 

Forwards

Completing our seven, Coventry City’s Brandon Thomas-Asante (F) has scored in two of his last three games, leading the side to a three-game win streak. The 26-year-old faces Swansea City (A) and Leeds (H) this Gameweek, with the former currently on a three-game losing streak. He has a solid opportunity to continue his hot form and help Coventry approach the play-off spots. He is a good differential option with just 0.2% ownership. 

Club Picks

Leeds United face Cardiff and Coventry this Gameweek, two teams which they are expected to record victories against. The Whites have two or more goals in three of their last four games and only failed to achieve this against the defensively incredible Burnley. Both of these upcoming games can be high-scoring affairs for Leeds, and they can certainly record 15+ points.

Furthermore, Burnley are heavily favoured in both of their Gameweek 26 fixtures. Portsmouth and Oxford have both struggled this season, and it would not be a surprise if neither team scores against this near record-breaking Burnley defence.  

Maximum returns will see these two combine for 40 points!

120 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FDMS All Starz
    • 9 Years
    5 days, 20 hours ago

    Quick question regarding Gw25, can do the following for free with exactly 0.0itb, Mateta likely to drop today, would you do it?

    Sarr & Mateta —> Ouattara & Watkins

    1. Qaiss
      • 9 Years
      5 days, 20 hours ago

      Step away from the screen

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 12 Years
      5 days, 20 hours ago

      Wait until later on at least, but maybe

  2. Philosopher's Stones
    • 4 Years
    5 days, 20 hours ago

    Was fking around (literally) close to deadline, so missed the news. Any leaks we got?

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 8 Years
    5 days, 20 hours ago

    Hope I remembered to activate my TC chip

  4. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 days, 20 hours ago

    Couldn't decide what to do so stuck with the original plan of TC Salah and probably AM chip next week. Good luck all whatever you went with

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 days, 20 hours ago

      same with the hope Salah puts back his scoring shoes

  5. adrianh2024
      5 days, 20 hours ago

      Decided to go with no chips this week in the hope of TC on Salah in GW25. Could backfire but I just wasn't happy with the fixtures for Liverpool and didnt want a hit to shift out Moyes next week either.

    • Captain Mal
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Ended up not playing a chip at all, this will be a funny week.
        The swings will be massive.
        Good luck everyone!

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 5 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Don't think the swings will be massive

          Everybody has Salah cap so TCers don't gain much

          Everybody has triple pool so AMs don't gain too much

          Everton have a very tough pool game so any gain would be from Leicester

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 5 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            I TCer Salah but not expecting too big a swing

          2. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            imagine Lei winning the game )

        2. Crispo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          If Arsenal get through those not on AM could clean up with the FH chip.

          That was my big fear when activating.

        3. el polako
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          My swing is already massive.

      • Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        If you went Slot, do you think Liverpool win all of their next 4 games?

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Difficult games indeed

          1. Qaiss
            • 9 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            They won’t win all 4

        2. Philosopher's Stones
          • 4 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          3/4

        3. Nanoelektronicar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Yes, but I am Slot fanboy.

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Rashford to Villa. Just in time for the dgw

        1. Pornchef
          • 1 Year
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Nooo don't ruin villa assets like Rogers and Watkins by signing Rashford

          Bad business his attitude stinks

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 14 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            He might make them better. Temporarily

          2. boc610
            • 13 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            His "attitude stinks" because a man you've never met - im assumimg-said so at a presser and then doubled down on it. No prior coach said anything similar about him. He could be great at another club.

            1. x.jim.x
              • 10 Years
              5 days, 20 hours ago

              Three managers on the bounce have dropped him now. There’s clearly an issue there, and I love the lad.

      • Drexl Spivey
        • 6 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Did anyone else not use a chip?

        1. Traction Engine Foot
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Me! Am at work and forgot to activate TC, but might be better next week anyway...

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Will be rare here but I’d expect many have not

        3. The Mentaculus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 3 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          o/
          TC Salah next GW

        4. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Me. All the talk of using transfers to change a team with 3 Liverpool already. AssMan is overhyped, stops you having the team you want, just use it on teams that you don't want 3 from.

      • Merlin the Wraith
        • 8 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Looking forward to the OMG Slot/Moyes shouts.... OK... wait... maybe not Moyes

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          or omg! Salah hat trick !! AMers are in the mud

          1. Merlin the Wraith
            • 8 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Mitigated for that with Salah(c)

      • Botman and Robben
        • 8 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        What happens if Slot gets a red card?

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 8 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          He gets an even comfier seat in the directors' box.

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          One less bald man on the Liverpool bench

        3. JT11fc
          • 6 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Was thinking this, yellows and reds should count, big oversight there

        4. SM001
          • 8 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          No difference. You effectively picked the team.

      • FCSB
        • 9 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        I’ve been on TC all week, nearly took a hit to do either Moyes / Slot AM, ended up staying on TC… but almost feeling like I wish I didn’t play a chip at all

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Yep, chips seem underwhelming

          Feels forced

          1. FCSB
            • 9 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            I suppose we are running out of opportunities to play them

        2. Il Capitano
          • 4 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Yep, DGW25 announcement fried my brain a bit. Ended up on Moyes AM 10 minutes before deadline after being firmly Salah TC all week. We all know how this ends!

        3. boc610
          • 13 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          If that other potential DGW hadn't been announced no one would be complaining. NOW all of a sudden the chips are getting hate and that's because the easy as pie don't have to think option of tc salah for the dgw got turned up side down.

        4. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          I didn’t play any. Had 3 pool and I’m going to sit back and watch the pandemonium unfold.

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Just going to be cheering on Spurs in the cup maaate

            1. The FPL Units
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 days, 20 hours ago

              Fair dinkum

      • jonnybhoy
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Those you used AM when are you planning to TC. Im thinking DGW 36 on a city asset

        1. PartyTime
          • 3 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Most of them don’t have TC imo

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Played already

        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Salah v SOU in 28 or DGW33/36

          1. Goodfeathers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            This

          2. Sun God Nika
            • 4 Years
            5 days, 19 hours ago

            This

      • PartyTime
        • 3 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Is it deadline already?

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          No...

          18.30

          16 Feb

          Enjoy

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Make that 14 Feb

            A friday for the romantics

      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Brighton

        Verbruggen, Lamptey, Dunk, van Hecke, Veltman, Hinshelwood, Rutter, Mitoma, Minteh, Joao Pedro, Welbeck

        Subs: Rushworth, Webster, Gruda, Adingra, Gomez, Ferguson, O'Riley, McConville, Knight

        Forest

        Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Danilo, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Morato, Wood

        Subs: Miguel, Sangare, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Moreno, Jota, Yates, Sosa, Boly

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 8 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Cheers' seems everyone had forgotten the 1230.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            I was wondering if Welbeck improves Pedro but he's been back a while

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Glad I’ve got wood after seeing that Brighton line up

          1. Drexl Spivey
            • 6 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            !!

          2. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Yeah, I have Wood and Milenkovic so hopefully Nuno and Forest bounce back from that heavy defeat

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 5 Years
              5 days, 20 hours ago

              Party over for NFO

              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 days, 20 hours ago

                Hopefully not

          3. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Everton only managed 0.06 non-penalty xG against them last GW!

        3. Tonyawesome69
          • 6 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Brighton look a bit light in central midfield areas - Hinshelwood as the 6 and Pedro/Rutter as the two 8s

          1. The Mentaculus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 3 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            Yikes! I mean, Rutter will work hard but that's surely going to leave them wide open. MGW owners could be in for a treat here. Sometimes Hurzeler baffles me

        4. Hairy Potter
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Brighton manager finally accepting that Joao Pedro wants to play defensive midfield?

      • Amartey Partey
        • 5 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Why is nobody mentioning how tasty TC on Salah for DGW25 is? Wolves and Villa.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          I have been

          But we've mostly been swayed by the AssMan as they say

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            AssMan caught your eye

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 days, 20 hours ago

              Apparently he's frustrating to deploy

              According to the chatter on here

            2. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 days, 20 hours ago

              Ah, that why it’s pink

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Fwiw

          I think Liverpool are much more likely to win those 2 matches than this week

          1. MikeS
            • 10 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            I'll switch am from Moyes to slot

        3. MikeS
          • 10 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Given all saalahs games he might be rested on one of them easy fixtures? Probably wolves

      • Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Sold Gakpo for free to get Slot. Good luck all!

        1. Bobkat
          • 2 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Same. Let the carnage begin

      • have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        I was so close to hitting out Hall for Keane last night.

      • FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Marco Silva could have been the play this week considering the 5 places between Fulham and Newcastle and potential double in 25 with another >5 gap match to be played

        1. The Mentaculus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 3 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Could do ok; I think that game will be pretty tight, maybe a draw. If I were picking someone for bonus this GW I'd have gone Pereira against a post-UCL, injury-hit Villa defence

        2. Hairy Potter
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Fulham is definitely a potential banana skin for Newcastle.

      • Slot it in
        • 11 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Last 7 Merseyside Derby’s at Goodison, Everton Manager would’ve got:
        20, 10, 1, 10, 10, 10, 10 points,

        Looking forward to all the ‘Moyes owners’ are so lucky posts when he gets 30 points this week

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          The chip is pure luck no matter who it’s on

        2. mookie
          • 11 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          People who played AM on Moyes in about 5h.
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmWXVHBo84A

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            😆

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Higher ceiling and lower floor. If he beats Leicester 3-0 and Liverpool 1-0, that’s 30 points. If he draws with Leicester 1-1 and loses goalless to Liverpool thats 4 points.

        4. Casual Player
          • 4 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          I mean there’s been 2 manager scores in GW24-38 in the last 8 seasons of 30 with one table bonus opportunity like Everton have.

          So it’d be pretty lucky to nail the 3rd

          1. Slot it in
            • 11 Years
            5 days, 19 hours ago

            10/10 ragebait

      • Thanos
        • 3 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Let’s go TAA cap!

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Good luck that’s ballsy

      • gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        I must admit this GW25 double being announced only on Friday during the first week of AM availability is a real low baller. Even active managers could easily have been caught out especially those who have had a busy Friday at work or whatever and maybe got up late this morning. I only discovered the news quite late last night and only because of FPL twitter. Something like this really screws over the more casual but still engaged managers.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          I agree

        2. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          Nowadays with some many content creators you can just do what BigManBakar, AndyLTFPL or FPL_Raptor is recommending tbh!

          1. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 days, 20 hours ago

            I dont ever do that personally. What a pointless game if you aren't making your own decisions. Everyone has access to the same free information. Anyone with half a brain and a bit of application can surely work out for themselves who has the best fixtures, who has been scoring points and who has the best xG stats.

      • gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Does anybody know if managers are subject to price changes and yellow and red cards?

        1. The Mentaculus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 3 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          They're not

        2. Goodfeathers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          No price changes for AMs

        3. Hairy Potter
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          They aren't. You're essentially just picking the club.

      • TyroneGAA
        • 7 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Assman has been played … fingers crossed

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          Ditto

      • Merlin the Wraith
        • 8 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Pre-match meal: Bobote butty now being washed down with a beer. Marvellous! GL everyone (esp the Slot AMers)

        1. The Mentaculus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 3 Years
          5 days, 20 hours ago

          I probably should've known what that is being from SA but had to look it up

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        Updated

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 days, 20 hours ago

        FFS!!! I had sold Diaz to Mbeumo to get Gakpo (-4). Yesterday I picked Moyes to be my AssMan. Today I watched Youtube and started to think that I will be forced to take -4 next week. So I decided to sell Gakpo for Ndiaye and change my Assmsn to Slot for -4. However after confirming transfers, I realised it had been for -8. Yes, I knew transfers cost, but somehow thought (whilst doing other things) that between game weeks there would be unlimited AM transfers, since their prices are locked. My fault, yes, but...

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 7 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          Haha, so you ended up with -12pts?

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 days, 19 hours ago

            Yes... My bad... Didn't read the news until late yesterday, picked Moyes in case I sleep late, was out in a dog park chatting about fpl with a random guy who heard me listening CC... And then I just automatically confirmed transfers in little hangover just to realise it wasn't -4, but -8...

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          Hits Hunter?

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 days, 19 hours ago

        Top 10k EO:
        M.Salah 218
        Isak 98.7
        Palmer 96.1
        Alexander-Arnold 68.1
        Mbeumo 63.9
        Wood 63.5
        Gakpo 54.2
        Hall 53.3
        Rogers 44.4
        Pickford 35.8
        Gordon 35.2
        Gabriel 33.4
        Aina 29
        Mykolenko 27
        Amad 22.2
        Sels 21.7
        Ndiaye 18.2
        Robinson 15.6
        Wissa 14.2
        Muñoz 12.1
        Foden 11.7
        Kluivert 10.2

        1. mookie
          • 11 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          So, if I have Slot AM, do I want Salah(c) to do well?

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          Salah
          Isak
          Palmer

          Points pointless...

          This really is a captain's game.

          Hopefully the manager chip pays off

      • Gizzachance
        • 10 Years
        5 days, 19 hours ago

        More dgw news yesterday seemed to throw spanner in the works for people’s plans!
        Early transfers made before news, peopl taking pool players out for slot, hits being taken
        Dgw fever is upon us !

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 8 Years
          5 days, 19 hours ago

          Calpol & a quiet darkened room should do it.