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9 February 2026 567 comments
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Joe’s highly popular ‘Goals Imminent’ statistics from the Members Area is the basis for this weekly article.

Heading towards Double Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), we try to identify some more 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 new signings: Is Taty or Pablo the best West Ham forward pick?

Gameweek 25 went really well for these predictions. The top two names, Taty Castellanos (£5.5m) and Morgan Rogers (£7.6m), both netted on Saturday afternoon, joined by Tolu Arokodare (£5.4m) and Erling Haaland‘s (£14.9m) 11-point haul.

The latter entered with one goal in seven, but assisted Manchester City’s equaliser before scoring from the penalty spot.

Another spectacular Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.7m) free-kick put Liverpool ahead. He appeared on both tables, like Rogers, though received a late red card. The Hungarian is therefore missing Gameweek 26.

As for Crysencio Summerville (£5.6m), he is still ‘due’ an assist – and instead scored for the fourth match in a row.

GOALS IMMINENT

 

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  1. Ludde
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 24 days ago

    1 FT and 0.4 ITB. Thinking about either Wilson or Szoboslai to Sarr but that would leave me with 6 blank players in 31. What would the best moves to make before this GW?
    Raya Dubravka
    Gabriel Timber Virgil Senesi Andersen
    Bruno F Mbeumo Enzo Wilson Szoboslai
    Haaland Thiago Mane.

    1. Mr Turnip 1
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Szob to Sarr seems good, you have time to get a full XI for GW31

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      Kdh best mid up to 5m?

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Yes.

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          Cheers getting him gw27

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Yes

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          Thanks in gw27

    3. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      To free up funds for Munoz…

      1. Dalot
      2. Hill

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Dalot if you’re going to bench him all the time

        1. FCSB
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          It will be a playing defender, some weeks

          1. Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 24 days ago

            I meant whoever you retain out of Dalot or Hill - will you play that defender? Munoz yes will play.

            1. FCSB
              • 10 Years
              1 month, 24 days ago

              Thanks mate, yeah for the short term they will be my 3rd defender, just short term while I patiently change the team up

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        1

    4. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 24 days ago

      A) Pedro + Timber
      B) Gyokeres + Guehi

      1. Mr Turnip 1
          1 month, 24 days ago

          A

        • Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          3 ARS

          1. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 24 days ago

            Ment A sry

        • Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          A

      2. hogree
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        Would you do Cunha and DCL to KDH and Ekitike for free?

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          1 month, 24 days ago

          Maybe not this GW

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 24 days ago

        A. Thiaw > Munoz, to bench Wilson

        B. Roll and play Wilson

        1. Mr Turnip 1
            1 month, 24 days ago

            A

          • Jigger & Pony
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 24 days ago

            A with more upside

        2. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          1 month, 24 days ago

          Having 5 free transfers is detrimental to mental health. The ideas and plans that go through your mind...
          Can't wait to go back to rolling.

        3. Mr Turnip 1
            1 month, 24 days ago

            If the Burnley game in GW34 is a blank for City, do we know if it will move into GW33 or GW36? Will the Palace game go into the other spot? Makes a lot of difference as to whether I TC Gab or not, as I’ve already BBed so could do TC in 33 potentially

            1. Jigger & Pony
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              1 month, 24 days ago

              Yes Haaland could get 2 DGWs.

              1. Jigger & Pony
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Needs City to reach FA Cup semis

              2. Mr Turnip 1
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Do we know which fixture will go where though? Are we going to get Burnley and Brentford in 36, or will it be Burnley and Arsenal in 33?

            2. Make FPL Casual Again
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 24 days ago

              Apart from City/Ars, are Chelsea, United predicted to have possible dgw later in season

              1. Mr Turnip 1
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  United no as they’re out of all cups. Chelsea maybe if they reach FA cup semis I think

                • Captain Mal
                  • 1 Year
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  If one of Brighton/Chelsea reach FA Cup semifinals, Chelsea will double. If Brentford reach FA Cup semifinals, Manchester United will double.

                  1. Make FPL Casual Again
                    • 7 Years
                    1 month, 24 days ago

                    Ok cheers, great info...might hold off on TC...

                    So if we reckon Ars concede in one of the games this gw, might consider holding off TC

                    1. Captain Mal
                      • 1 Year
                      1 month, 24 days ago

                      Worth noting that any future double won't be as rotation friendly, the spacing between games will be much tighter. That's not a worry for Bruno and probably Haaland, but in case of , say, Palmer, I wouldn't be confident he gets 180 minutes.

                      1. Captain Mal
                        • 1 Year
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        Terrible phrasing, meant to say it will be more rotation friendly.

              2. Bonus magnet
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Horror weekend

                Tempted by wild card or maybe a -8 point hit (5 transfers). Thoughts on
                Dubravka (Kelleher)
                Van Hecke Mukiele Myko (Dorgu Rodon)
                Cunha Rice Rogers Cherki (Gakpo)
                Etikite Haaland Thiago

                1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                  • 9 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  WC

                2. theshazly
                  • 2 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  WC

                3. FourLokoLeipzig
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  So 3FTs? Don’t think that needs a WC in that case as long as you can get Arsenal defence cover. There’s good cheap mid options to move Cherki and/or Gakpo to so you can upgrade Dorgu

              3. Toplad
                • 8 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Wilson > Zubimendi ? Yes / No

                (Can’t afford Rice, hopefully Zubi plays both games)

                Thanks in advance !

                1. PascalCygan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Don’t mind it

              4. PascalCygan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Not in a great position here… defence a concern and Saka is probably not going to play. What to do?

                A) Saka to Rice (free)
                B) Saka to Sarr and Dorgu to Saliba/Timber (-4)

                1FT 0.9ITB
                Raya
                Gabriel Kadioglu Esteve
                Saka* BrunoF Mbeumo Garner
                Haaland Pedro Thiago

                Dubravka Wilson Andersen Dorgu**

                Thanks

                1. Toplad
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  A

                  1. PascalCygan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    1 month, 24 days ago

                    Cheers

                2. FPL Blow-In
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  I held Saka with this mad hope of a miraculous recovery as Arteta is so unreliable for proper updates. I’m selling tonight too

                  1. PascalCygan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    1 month, 24 days ago

                    Same reason I’ve not gotten rid yet!

              5. Maddamotha
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Are people avoiding Crystal Palace players because of their blank?

                1. PascalCygan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  I’m considering Sarr. FTs would get me to 11 in 31

                2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
                  • 9 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  I think a lot of people are. I'm not though. Just brought in Munoz and Sarr.

                3. Dank Squid
                  • 7 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Giving Lacroix two more starts, then evaluating options. Considered JSL/Sarr but decided to save transfers - injuries, suspensions, there's always something

              6. RealSocialDads
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Start one:

                A. Kroupi (eve)
                B. Thiago (ARS)

                Captain one:

                A. Gabriel
                B. Rice

                I'm chasing at 2m rank

                1. Stranger Mings
                  • 5 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Ba

              7. Tross007
                • 14 Years
                1 month, 24 days ago

                Timber or Saliba?

                Concerned Timber might get a rest

                1. PascalCygan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Timber still has that upside though. Tricky one.

                2. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Timber - he will get his rest against Wigan in FAC

                3. Tross007
                  • 14 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Or Zubimendi?

                4. Mr Turnip 1
                    1 month, 24 days ago

                    Timber for sure. Extremely likely to start both games

                5. FPL Sanky
                  • 2 Years
                  1 month, 24 days ago

                  Triple ARS defense with Gabriel TC....what could go wrong.

                  1. Miguel Sanchez
                    • 9 Years
                    1 month, 24 days ago

                    I think we know what’s coming…

                  2. Mr Turnip 1
                      1 month, 24 days ago

                      Me too. Can’t wait for Gabriel to get suspended in the first minute of the GW…

                  3. Basileus
                      1 month, 24 days ago

                      Martinelli will be the highest scoring Arsenal player this GW. You heard it here first.

                      1. Miguel Sanchez
                        • 9 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        Zubimendi

                      2. FPL Sanky
                        • 2 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        Trollard isn't ruled out yet

                      3. Dank Squid
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        3 Gomes > 1 Martinelli

                    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 15 Years
                      1 month, 24 days ago

                      Arsenal look more free scoring without saka. 2 tricky away games, not sure on clean sheets.

                      Have a feeling gyokores, Havaertz, or one of the mids, trossard, Martinelli, madueke will go big.

                      1. FPL Blow-In
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        Yeah, selecting the correct one is the issue. I’ve been mighty tempted by Havertz. They could always play him
                        In the hole with Ode out and if subbing off Gyokeres move Havertz up top. May go Gyokeres though

                      2. XX SMICER XX
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        I agree. Picking the right asset the issue!

                      3. Mr Turnip 1
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Havertz probably has the best mins of the lot as he can play 10 or 9 and Odegaard not 100% fit

                      4. XX SMICER XX
                        • 7 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        I’ve only got 2 Arsenal players with funds only to get Calafiori of Zubimendi. What is the best move?

                        A. Roll, team below
                        B. O’Reilly to Munoz
                        C. O’Reilly to Calafiori
                        D. Gomez to Zubimendi (bench O’Reilly)

                        Verbruggen
                        Richards Gabriel Chalobah O’Reilly
                        Palmer Enzo Rice Bruno
                        Haaland Kroupi

                        Dubravka Thiago Gomez Reinildo 1FT

                      5. theshazly
                        • 2 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        I have Gab & Rice

                        Do:

                        A ) Ekitike > Gyokeres for free
                        B ) Verbruggen > Raya for -4
                        C ) Guehi > Timber for -4

                        1. XX SMICER XX
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          A

                        2. Stranger Mings
                          • 5 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          A

                      6. Oz lotto
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        1 month, 24 days ago

                        Hey team, looking for some sound advice… been on a rank slide recently and it’s painful. I’ve held hincapie through a lot of rubbish and benched him last week

                        I’m not sure anyone is absolutely worth another FT to go from Arsenal to Arsenal. I think he might get one start (at minimum) given cala coming back

                        Already got rice and gab.

                        1. Tonyawesome69
                          • 7 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Sell to Timber

                          1. XX SMICER XX
                            • 7 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            This

                          2. Mr Turnip 1
                              1 month, 24 days ago

                              This

                        2. corderz
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          A) Thiaw > Calafiori
                          B) Wilson + Verbruggen > Dewsbury-Hall + Raya
                          C) Thiago + Alderete > Kroupi + Timber

                          1. Home Late From Age
                            • 10 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            None, but if you insist I would pick C

                        3. Home Late From Age
                          • 10 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          What's your opinion on this moves:

                          A. Chalobah (LEE) out for Richards (BUR) now in GW26 to facilitate Palmer in GW27 (BUR)
                          B. Save now and do both moves in GW27

                          I also have Sanches as goalkeeper for Chelsea defensive coverage

                          1. Stevie B
                            • 15 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            I have more trust in Chaloba than in Palmer. Often he has an injury.

                        4. bitm2007
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Petrovic (Dub)
                          Gabreil, Timber, ,O'Reilly (Alderete, Rodon)
                          Bruno, Rice, Semenyo, Rogers, (LeFee)
                          Haaland, Ekitike, Thiago

                          3FT, 0.8m ITB

                          Is Ekitike to Joao Pedro or anything else worth an FT?

                          1. Stevie B
                            • 15 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            I think only Ekitike -> Joao Pedro.

                          2. Home Late From Age
                            • 10 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            I would do it but only for the next 2 GWs

                        5. Stevie B
                          • 15 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Play Calvert-Levin (che) or Guehi (FUL)

                          Gabriel Triple Captain yes or no?

                          Thanks!

                          1. BrockLanders
                            • 11 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            DCL. I'd always start a striker over defender, especially one on pens.

                          2. Home Late From Age
                            • 10 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            DCL has bigger chances for more points

                        6. FPL Blow-In
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Please help with the below:

                          1. Bring in for Saka
                          Sarr or Rayan

                          2. Play
                          Keane (BOU) or Cash (BHA)

                          3. Bring in for DCL
                          Gyokeres or Havertz

                          1. BrockLanders
                            • 11 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            1. Sarr or Rayan
                            2. Cash
                            3. Gykores for the double

                            1. FPL Blow-In
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 13 Years
                              1 month, 24 days ago

                              Thanks

                          2. FPL Blow-In
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            If I bring in Rayan I’d bench Keane for the higher ceiling

                            1. BrockLanders
                              • 11 Years
                              1 month, 24 days ago

                              Same. See below.

                        7. BrockLanders
                          • 11 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Really like the look of Rayan (Bournemouth) Tempted by him this week. Fixtures look really good too.

                          Feels like a proper opportunity to get ahead of the curve.

                          1. FPL Blow-In
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            Yeah, been looking at him too. Him or Sarr is a tough one. Would like both but only have 2fts and need to prioritise getting my third Arsenal pick

                          2. Dank Squid
                            • 7 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            I agree, considering Wilson to Rayan

                          3. FantasyClub
                            • 5 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            He nailed? Whos place he taken?

                        8. FPL Blow-In
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          With Mateta out, is Sarr on penalties for Palace or who is?

                          1. KiKiFC
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            Sarr until JSL beds in?

                            1. FPL Blow-In
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 13 Years
                              1 month, 24 days ago

                              Ah, actually they would probably give it to Larsen to get him off the mark

                              1. KiKiFC
                                • 14 Years
                                1 month, 24 days ago

                                That makes sense

                        9. KiKiFC
                          • 14 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Start Kroupi or Senesi? (don’t want to play Thiago v Arsenal)

                          1. Bobbyg1
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            Kroupi

                        10. mkgrzybek
                          • 5 Years
                          1 month, 24 days ago

                          Please help!
                          Who would you bench?
                          A. Evanilson
                          B. Msne

                          1. FPL Blow-In
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            A

                          2. KiKiFC
                            • 14 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            If you have Mane, this is his moment

                          3. Stranger Mings
                            • 5 Years
                            1 month, 24 days ago

                            A