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3 February 2026 238 comments
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You’ve probably heard about Joe’s much-liked ‘Goals Imminent’ table. You might listen to his and Marc’s Fantasy Football Scout podcast of the same name. Now, Goals Imminent is here in article form!

Heading towards Gameweek 25 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), these Members Area statistics identify some underachieving players who look ‘due’ for a goal and/or assist.

Naturally, we’ll attempt to assess whether they’re unlucky, suffering a rare blip, or just aren’t particularly good.


LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES

FPL notes: Foden + Cherki shine in another Haaland blank 2

The name on top of Gameweek 24’s list, Kevin Schade (£7.1m), instead received a straight red card at Villa Park! He’ll miss the next two league matches.

Things were better for Rayan Cherki (£6.6m) and Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m), though. We spoke about the Frenchman being more about setting up goals, rather than netting for himself, but he put Manchester City ahead on Sunday afternoon, played in by Erling Haaland (£15.0m).

Bowen has two goals in two, pushing him off this week’s table.

Yet the main successes came from predicted assistors, despite only six of the nine being able to play.

Casemiro (£5.5m) and Pascal Gross (£5.5m) registered 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Crysencio Summerville (£5.5m) scored for the third time in a row.

GOALS IMMINENT

 

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  1. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Who should I replace DCL with?

    A) Ekitike
    B) Bowen

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      A

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      A

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Is he injured?

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        No, he's juts not scoring

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Fair

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      A

  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Life's come down to scouting Gyokeres as a pick for a DGW.

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      0 touches so far

    2. MJF
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Rather go with just two Arsenal than pay his price.

      • fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Operation scout Gyokeres completed with no new takeaways.

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Stick or twist with Rogers?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Stick imo

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        You know if you twist he’ll double digit haul in the next game, if you’re willing to accept that?

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Not really lol. Will keep.

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Mbeumo is even more capable to do that(?)

      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        I want to have Mbeumo. Looks like I can't sell Rice, Bruno is certainly a keep. Enzo also. That leaves me Anderson and Rogers. Anderson is much cheaper, on corners and managed to get 7 points without A or G.

      4. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Stick

      5. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Stick until after gw28

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Thanks all

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Dutch Chelsea forward Liam de Lap in pretty pants…

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      pedro looks really sharp

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Yup

    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Who to sell first and for who?

      1. Xhaka - would have 5.3m to spend
      2. VdV - would have 4.8m to spend

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Xhaka > Anderson

        Or

        VdV > SUN def, Cash or Aina

        Depends on your team

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Yeah thinking Anderson or KDH and VdV being bench fodder…

          1. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Check their GW31 fixture as the full bench will be in use that GW. Fulham has BUR in case you want to do VdV > Andersen.

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Cheers J&P

    7. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Corner FC…

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Chelsea pushed four players out to half way line, so Bottle Job FC had to drop players back….teams now have a strategy…

    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      From having a plethora of choice, England’s midfield suddenly wobbling - Saka, Palmer, Foden, Rogers, Bellingham all picking up regular injuries or off form.

      Jordan Henderson nailed for WC Group stages….

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Rice and We to save the blushes

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          *Eze

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Elliott Anderson should be a guaranteed starter

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Reckon Kobbie Mainoo might sneak in to the squad…

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        🙂 although if hendo helps fire brentford to a european spot this season who could deny him a place in the squad at least

      5. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Rogers scored like 4 days ago?

    9. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Scary how all of Palmer, Saka, Eze, Rogers, Bellingham and Foden are all out of form 😆

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        World Cup pressure already getting to them…

      2. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Gordon total crap too

        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          … and Kalvin Philips.

    10. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      no risk taking this half at all. ET on the cards?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Only been about two SoT…

    11. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Good chess match this.

      Kasparov or Karpov for the DGW?

      1. Stevie B
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Kasparov

        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Kasparov and Ruy Lopez (-4) ?

          1. Stevie B
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            I think only Kasparov.

            1. MVDP
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Thanks

              1. Stevie B
                • 15 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                You are welcome. Good luck!

          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Nigel Shortt

            1. MVDP
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 1 Year
              3 months, 21 days ago

              I played against Nigel Short as a schoolboy. True story.

              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                Was he a schoolboy at the time too?

                1. MVDP
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 1 Year
                  3 months, 21 days ago

                  Yes. Three years younger than me if I remember right. He was playing for a schoolboy club called Atherleigh between Atherton and Leigh near Manchester.

                  1. panda07
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    3 months, 21 days ago

                    I wasn’t sure if you played against him in chess or football!

                    1. MVDP
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 1 Year
                      3 months, 21 days ago

                      I may as well have been playing football. Battered me with less than two minutes on his clock.

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Cheeky Capablanca punt for me

        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Is he not a bit of a gambit ?

      3. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Alexander Alekhine in defence!

        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Good moves.

    12. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Is Saliba or Timber better as second Arsenal defender?

      Thank you and good luck!

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Timber more ‘exciting’ pick…

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Timber. Saliba never seems to get any attacking returns or DC

    13. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Enzo close…good save

    14. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Saka to Palmer?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        That’s like moving from one hospital ward into another…

      2. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Not Palmer. Get Enzo

    15. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      So saka will be out for a few weeks?
      Saka to brunoF?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Should already have BrunoF…do it

    16. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Eze & Gyok ghosts

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Two horrible transfers. Gyok is an awful player. Eze should never have gone to this dullard side where you arent allowed to attack.

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Sure they’ll be sobbing into their league medals

          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Why does this dumb argument always crop up when someone is playing poorly in a winning team? Im sure they wont, doesnt change the fact that they have been shite.

            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              I was talking about Eze

            2. Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              thats not the argument though. the argument being countered was your point that he never shd have gone to arsenal. Im sure eze is happier with his choice of arsenal over palace and spurs

              1. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                And Grealish was probably happier going to City and winning trophies but it was a huge loss for the league and football as a whole.

                1. Feanor
                  • 16 Years
                  3 months, 21 days ago

                  Grealish wasn't actually very good at Everton.

                  1. Brosstan
                    • 11 Years
                    3 months, 21 days ago

                    I dont believe anyone thinks he has been particularly good at Everton.

      2. MJF
          3 months, 21 days ago

          The worst thing about the Eze move is that we no longer get to enjoy watching him play. Always used to look forward to seeing him entertain, now he barely appears.

      3. Stevie B
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Is this team good to go or what is the problem with it?

        Pope, Dubravka
        Gabriel, Timber/Saliba, Chalobah, Guehi, Alderete
        B. Fernandes, Rice, Wilson, Enzo, Roger
        Haaland, Joao Pedro, Calvert-Levin

        Thank you and good luck!

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          That’s almost my clone Palmer/Enzo Kelleher/Pope with Timber.

          I’m looking at Ekitike & either Wirtz/Semenyo/Enzo

          Think that’s the best defenders available 😉

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Missed Muki/Alder

      4. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        JP rinsing Saliba at every chance

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          You need to find the meaning of 'rinsing' in footballing terms, you have no idea about

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Spot the Arsenal fan, he’s having him on toast

            1. Winging it
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              That's not the same thing you said originally. He's been winning the battle against Saliba but has only had 1 shot which was blocked.

        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Wowzer, how many shots has he had? Must have created a few chances at least?

          1. Winging it
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            1 blocked shot and zero chances created.

            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Surprised Saliba didn’t retire at halftime

              1. Winging it
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

        3. Winging it
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          He hasn't been rinsing him

      5. MVDP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Well that’s 46 minutes of my life I won’t get back.

      6. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Cannot afford to lose if youre going to be this pragmatic at home, again. interesting 45(or more) mins to come

        gone from beating top teams playing attacking football in 22/23,23/24 seasons to this unwatchable stuff every time there is a big team

        1. MJF
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Jose formula. Draw with the bigger sides, beat the rest. In cups hope for a pen or something.

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              with jose formula you cannot afford to lose, which was my point. in previous seasons mentioned, contrary to come opinions, arsenal played highly entertaining football, and were up against a to city team. I think winning one of ucl or premier league is absolutely necessary this season. anything less than that shd be grounds for sacking

              1. Nightcrawler
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                top city team*

          • x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Arteta got scared of playing decent football after getting pumped by City. Obviously worked out this season because the big teams are having stinkers, but was a huge gamble to risk losing the matchgoers playing dead football and not winning anything

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              the football was working against the top teams though. it was the random defeats to the likes of fulham westham bournemouth etc that cost the leagues. that is something thats undoubtedly improved this season

        2. BR510
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Is Saka a sell this week? Or hold

            1. g40steve
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Bench or sell more like

            2. Stevie B
              • 15 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              I think that he is a sell.

            3. brianutd-why always we? 20
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Get rid

            4. Feanor
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              dump him

          • tucaoneo
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Can't wait to cap Madueke for the DGW and get 8 points

          • Sir Michael Taker
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Obviously a crap game but above all else Liam Delap looks so out of his depth out there tonight. Like he won a prize to play

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              him and gyokeres look very similar

              1. Sir Michael Taker
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                I think considering hes supposed to be this big target guy Delap has literally lost every duel hes been in. I'm not sure what he brings to the party

          • JBG
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Delap more YCs then goals for Chelsea it feels.

          • brianutd-why always we? 20
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            You should be booked for rolling over more than once it’s pathetic

          • Basileus
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Is Saka dropping tonight?

              1. brianutd-why always we? 20
                • 14 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                No

              2. Goro Majima
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                LiveFPL seems to suggest he might.

                1. brianutd-why always we? 20
                  • 14 Years
                  3 months, 21 days ago

                  Might not

            • F4L
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              does look like rosenior likes a midfield of caicedo, santos and enzo

            • fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              If you think Arteta's defensive side was on display in the first half, wait till you watch what he does in the last 20.

              1. Sir Michael Taker
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                Doesnt need to. Chelsea have been very timid. One hollywood save for Kepa.

            • g40steve
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Gusto no need to cheat

            • Sir Michael Taker
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              That sums up the problem there. Sanchez claims the cross, counter attack on but JP is in his own half and nobody in advance. They've played a great game if they were coming for a point in the league but Chelsea need a goal and have offered nothing in offence at all.