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While double-digit hauls are nice, consistent performers are a Fantasy manager’s dream.

These are the players you can depend on for returns most weeks, the set-and-forgets who don’t often let you down.

So, in this piece, we’re looking at the most reliable week-to-week picks of 2025/26 so far.


HOW ARE WE DEFINING ‘CONSISTENT PERFORMERS’?

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We’ve set the bar at anything below four points as a ‘blank’.

It might sound arbitrary but four points usually guarantees a goal, assist, clean sheet and/or defensive contribution (DefCon) points.

It is, of course, possible to deliver the above and still get fewer than four points. An own-goal, red card or penalty miss can reduce a player’s score, for instance.

And there’ll also be plenty of examples of a defender or midfielder hitting the DefCon threshold but scoring three or fewer. Gabriel Magalhaes (£7.1m) did just that against Brentford last Thursday, having been booked.

But we feel four is a decent barometer for the purposes of this article.

We’ve also made 10 starts as a minimum in the tables below, to separate the regulars from the bit-part players.

Without further ado…


FEWEST BLANKS PER APPEARANCE

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  1. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Any leaks ?

  2. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    I'd mids black the least now defensive contribution have been introduced, am I right?

    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Once again but in English?

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

    thiaw definitely knows where the goal is

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

    woltemade to be a mid next season?

    1. RedJive79
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Rumours he’s going back to Germany in the summer.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Breaking the Howe forward-to-mid pipeline there

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      He's been pretty mid this season in fairness

  5. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Lewis Hall should be in England's world cup squad.

    1. RedJive79
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Agreed.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      He should be starting, let’s be honest

  6. z13
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 10 days ago

    The whole article being premium is disappointing

    1. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Just look at the pictures and deduce

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

    gordon couldve scored 5 in 30 mins jeez

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

      *i guess he takes this pen

  8. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    3 months, 10 days ago

    i am captaining a man city player, i am betting against newcastle players jetlag and the short turnaround between tonights game and saturday. Plus newcastle have conceded 3 times 3 goals at home. This indicator usually serves me well to notice who has the worst defenses. Plus they are without bruno.

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

    bloody hell, where is this gordon in the league?

    1. The Hunt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      I'd have money on Newport County beating Qarabag; the Champions League is dire.

      Incidentally, are they the team that slaughter a goat on the centre circle before their home games?

      1. The Hunt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Just Googled it, it's Shakhter Karagandy who are from the same neck of the woods.

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Gordon 33 min hatty and has been denied from great chances at least twice.

  11. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Are Qarabag playing with their football team even...?

  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Carrier Bag being ripped to shreds here.

  13. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Ah, so switching (C) from Mbappé to Gordon was the play after all

    Cheers to the earlier commenter

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Who did you go with? I guess they won't score a hat-trick, but they could do well still.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        I switched to Gordon too

        1. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 10 days ago

          My bad, the way you phrased it gave me the impression of regret.
          I switched, too, but seriously considered the likes of Grimaldo and Lookman. A welcome lucky break.

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Gordon turning into prime Mbappe in the Champions league with 9 goals in 9 games now

  15. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Early thoughts on GW28 transfers plan to roll this week.

    Sanchez
    Gabriel Timber Munoz
    Bruno F Rice Wilson Enzo Mbuemo
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka Alderete Gudmundsson Guiu

    A) Guiu and Enzo to Rayan and Thiago
    B) Rice and Enzo to 2 of Rogers/Writz/Dango
    C) Something else

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Will be Barcelona or Chelsea in the last 16 for Newcastle

  17. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    "Direct comment links are temporarily unavailable due to high traffic. The comment you're looking for is still on the site - please visit the article directly to find it."

    What's this nonsense all about?

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      High traffic with 50 posts in the last 5 days.

      1. The Hunt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        Yeah exactly, looks like cost cutting.

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 10 days ago

          Something's got to pay for the 50% off membership offers they've been so generously handing out.

  18. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Gordon G. Pen.

  19. Runnerboy31
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    How many hours will it be until Gordon is apparently must own?!

    1. Warblers
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      I’m calling it right now: Gordon essential.

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Howe unlocked something here by playing Barnes, Gordon and Elanga upfront and dropping Woltemade in midfield behind them.

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

    He will be after he scores a pen against City. Then you'll get the usual plays in GW31, has SUN at home, okay fixtures in the interim etc etc.

  22. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Gordon only 20% ownership in the Official Fifa game .
    We feast but credit to those who captained him

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Too much to ask for a parting gift from Rice tonight?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      I think the 104,805 who've transferred him out this week are going to be very disappointed .
      He might haul tonight
      Stats aside he was probably Man of the match v Brentford at the weekend.

  24. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Qarabag are so bad that they've conceded 4 goals to Gordon....

  25. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Wolves XI: José Sá; Mosquera, Santi Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Angel Gomes, Mateus Mané, Andre, Hugo Bueno; Armstrong, Bellegarde

    Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Rice, Zubimendi; Madueke, Saka, Martinelli; Gyokeres

    Saka starts at 10

  26. Toby Lerone
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Gordon. Biggest troll ever

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Actually capped him this afternoon. Only thing I've done right in fantasy leagues this season

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Raya Timber Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Martinelli, Saka, Gyokeres

  28. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Wolves XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S.Bueno, Krejci, H.Bueno, Andre, A.Gomes, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong.

    Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Lima, Wolfe, R.Gomes, Rawlings, J.Gomes, Edozie, Arokodare.

    Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Martinelli, Saka, Gyokeres.

    Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Norgaard, Eze, Trossard, Jesus.

  29. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    Sounds like Karrabag have been unlucky.....50% possession

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 10 days ago

    newcastle playing saturday early kick off when they're in azerbaijan right now is crazy

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      They are the late evening kick off on Saturday

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 10 days ago

        must have changed it then

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 10 days ago

      Not early but 8pm UK time on Saturday
      Difficult to play on Sunday because second leg is on Tuesday .