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21 February 2026 376 comments
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With Gameweek 27 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) nearing, our pundits are finalising their teams before Saturday’s deadline.

FPL General, who has three top 500 finishes to his name, continues to plough on without Erling Haaland (£14.8m)!

Here, he outlines his plans for the week ahead.

General no Salah Haaland

Double Gameweek 26 Review

FPL General’s Haaland-less Gameweek 27 team reveal

What a Gameweek! I wasn’t expecting too much from this Bench Boost, but it went spectacularly well. Jose Sa (£4.2m) and James Hill (£4.0m) are probably my new favourite footballers.

Differentials Emiliano Martinez (£5.0m) and Cole Palmer (£10.6m) did the business, and going against the Gabriel Magalhaes (£7.1m) captainers and Triple Captainers by giving my armband to Declan Rice (£7.6m) also paid off.

At an overall rank of around 1.4 million, it made sense to go against the grain by using an early Wildcard and Bench Boost.

Since my unlimited Gameweek 24 transfers, the team has jumped from 2.2 million to 660k, just 12 points from the top 500k.

When it was down to 6.9 million in Gameweek 10, getting in that top million was nothing but a pipe dream, so I’m excited to see how far the Troops can now climb. Is the top 100k possible? 

Gameweek 27 Team

 

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  1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
      8 days, 10 hours ago

      One of

      A semenyo
      B wirtz
      C boomo

      Till the end of the season
      Thanks

      1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        8 days, 10 hours ago

        a

      2. BR510
          8 days, 10 hours ago

          a

        • Effe
          • 15 Years
          8 days, 9 hours ago

          A

      3. Kantelele
        • 3 Years
        8 days, 10 hours ago

        Start one :
        A) Rice
        B) Ndiaye
        Bench one :
        A) Timber
        B) Senesi
        C) Andersen

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          8 days, 10 hours ago

          b, a

        2. BR510
            8 days, 10 hours ago

            AA

          • AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 days, 10 hours ago

            A
            A

          • ran
            • 4 Years
            8 days, 10 hours ago

            Start Rice
            Bench Senesi

            1. Kantelele
              • 3 Years
              8 days, 9 hours ago

              This how it’s look currently ran

        3. McSwegan
          • 12 Years
          8 days, 10 hours ago

          Play Timber or Wilson. Already playing Gabby. I keep moving between the two. Could Arsenal come out renewed or Wilson score a worldie. I love this game.

          1. BR510
              8 days, 10 hours ago

              Timber

            • JoeSoap
              • 12 Years
              8 days, 9 hours ago

              Wilson for me

            • IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 9 Years
              8 days, 9 hours ago

              Wilson

            • Effe
              • 15 Years
              8 days, 9 hours ago

              Wilson

          2. Feed tha Sheep
            • 13 Years
            8 days, 10 hours ago

            First to 3 please and thank you!

            Which one to start?

            A. Saliba (double with Gabriel) (tot)
            B. Hill (West Ham)
            C. Andersen (sun)

            1. BR510
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                B

              • Kantelele
                • 3 Years
                8 days, 9 hours ago

                I have Timber,Senesi and Adersen dillema and currently bench Senesi

            2. BR510
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Best mid up to 5.7? Will play when has a good fixture but rotate with Alderete, Hill, Andersen
                1. Rayan/Adli/Tavernier
                2. KDH
                3. Other?

              • ΒAZEΛOS
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                2FTs

                Already have Gabriel. Options for my Timber.

                A - play Timber vs TOT and roll transfer
                B - Timber to Van Dijk

                Thoughts?

                1. Sgt. Schultz
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B Tempting

                2. adey70
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B

              • Orion
                • 15 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Double up with:
                A) Gabriel/Saliba
                B) Petrovic/Hill

                Cheers!

              • AbsolutelyNoIdea
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Haaland to Thiago for a punt

                Yes or No

                Have 3 Chelsea and 3 Arsenal to to remove before GW31.. or battle on and WC in GW31

                1. JT11fc
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Nope

              • Alli
                • 8 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                A) Timber > VVD
                B) Rice > Rogers
                C) Save FT / Other?

                Sanchez
                Chalobah - Gabriel - Mukiele
                Bruno F - Semenyo - Enzo - Mbuemo - Rice
                Haaland - Thiago

                Dúbravka - Timber - Mané - Esteve

              • Snoop Udogie Dogg
                • 5 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                who's blanking in 31?

                1. The Philosopher
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Football players.

                2. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  League cup finalists fixtures

                  Arsenal v Wolves confirmed ... Hence their double

                  Man City v Palace likely

              • Jet5605
                • 11 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Does anyone have the % chances of City Palace going ahead in 31?

                1. JT11fc
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  10% i heard someone say, City would have to lose to Newcastle in the fa cup

                  1. Jet5605
                    • 11 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks

                2. DRIZ ✅
                  • 14 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Wait and see

                3. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  City v Palace to stay in 31:

                  - both sides are eliminated from Europe before the quarter-final stage or if City bow out of the FA Cup before the quarter-finals of that competition.

                  1. Jet5605
                    • 11 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Cheers

              • JT11fc
                • 7 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Captain Haaland or Joao Pedro?

                1. The FPL Units
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Haaland

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks

                2. Orion
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Haaland ofc

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks

                3. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Going with Pedro myself, easy

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Currently on him too

                4. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  I'd be v tempted on Pedro at home to Burnley

                  If Palmer -less.

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks, think Ill do it, makes a 4am game more fun to watch too

                5. V-2 Schneiderlin
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  I've gone with Pedro as don't have Palmer

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks, Ill join you

              • Chrisaa87
                • 4 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Bench guehi, hill or dcl?

                1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Hill

              • adey70
                • 15 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Is Dubravka, Hill, DCL, Stach worth a Bench Boost this week? Tempted…

                1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  I have dub as well but decided against BB coz he's away to Chelsea

              • John Colby (C)
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Morning everyone?

                Who should I bench please:

                A). Ekitike (a) forest
                B). Rice (a) spurs
                C). KDH (H) UTD.

                1. John Colby (C)
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Sorry I mean which of the 3 do I bench?

                2. Gudjohnsen
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  C

                3. Snoop Udogie Dogg
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B

                4. The FPL Units
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  C

                5. JoeSoap
                  • 12 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B or C

                6. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  C

                7. V-2 Schneiderlin
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B but tricky decision

                  1. John Colby (C)
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Thanks everyone. It’s a tricky call.

                8. Biggsy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  8 days, 9 hours ago

                  Don't bench A - 2 points locked

              • marpy016
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Who to captain:

                A) J Pedro
                B) Haaland

                1. The FPL Units
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  B

                2. The Philosopher
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  JT11fc says thanks.

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Haha, yesss

                3. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  A if chasing

                  B if protecting rank

              • Gudjohnsen
                • 9 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                Rice to Semenyo
                Timber to Van Dijk

                or keep Rice and Timber for now?

                1. The Philosopher
                  • 5 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Easy moves.

                2. JoeSoap
                  • 12 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Rice to Semenyo is tempting. Depends on your GW31 plans though City could still play in GW31. I might leave until next week.
                  Timber to VVD, I would probably wait but that seems to be a popular move.

                3. Look at his face!
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  8 days, 9 hours ago

                  Really tricky. Am in the same boat. Can’t decide whether to get semenyo or hold transfers

              • JoeSoap
                • 12 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                A. Guiu & Timber/Cash>Thiago & Hill/other (2 FTs)
                B. Save

                Verbruggen
                Cash, Guehi, Gabriel,
                Rice, Bruno, Enzo, Wilson, Rogers
                Ekiteke, Haaland
                Dubravka, Mukiele, Timber, Guiu

                1. JT11fc
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  A Timber

              • Atimis
                • 9 Years
                8 days, 10 hours ago

                When we will have more info on BGWs/DGWs? Been thinking about WC before GW32.

                1. JT11fc
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  After next fa cup round id assume

                2. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Not till the quarter final line up and results

                  So sort or after the 5th round

                3. Atimis
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Cheers mates

              • BR510
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Best mid up to 5.7? Will play when has a good fixture but rotate with Alderete, Hill, Andersen
                  1. Rayan/Adli/Tav (rotation risk)
                  2. KDH/Scott
                  3. Anderson
                  4. Buendia
                  5. Any other?

                  1. Tonyawesome69
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    I would suggest finding an FPL rotation planner

                • Connor's Calling
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Pick one to bench:
                  a) Guehi
                  b) Gabriel
                  c) Timber
                  d) Mukiele

                  1. JoeSoap
                    • 12 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    A or C, probably C

                  2. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Benching Timber personally

                  3. Brosstan
                    • 11 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    C

                • dansmith1985
                  • 3 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Play 1

                  A)Mukiele
                  B)Hill
                  C)Wilson

                  1. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    A

                • Defaid Daniel
                  • 13 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Rodgers to
                  A)semenyo
                  B mbuemo

                  1. JT11fc
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    A if you have to, would rather keep tho, I have all 3 for what its worth

                  2. Not again Shirley
                    • 9 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Why lose Roger’s?

                  3. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Probably not this week

                    Home to Leeds is plum

                    Villa strong at home and Leeds poor on their travels

                  4. JoeSoap
                    • 12 Years
                    8 days, 9 hours ago

                    keep

                • JBG
                  • 7 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Szobo or Rayan?

                • damiang2233
                  • 16 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Get rid of rice or Enzo? Replace with who?

                  1. Brosstan
                    • 11 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    Neither. Get rid of Enzo next GW

                • fantasist
                  • 15 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Triple captain Palmer or wait for a DGW?

                  1. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    8 days, 10 hours ago

                    I'd definitely do it

                    A massive ceiling against the weakest club at home

                  2. Judeksi
                    • 11 Years
                    8 days, 9 hours ago

                    Im going for it. 11 gameweeks left and I haven't used any of my chips yet.

                • Gudjohnsen
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Does Timber even start vs. Spurs?

                • OptimusBlack
                  • 12 Years
                  8 days, 10 hours ago

                  Sanchez
                  Gabriel Timber Munoz ( Alderete Gud)
                  Mbeumo Semenyo Rice Bruno F
                  Haaland Thiago Brobbery
                  1 FT 1.7 M in the bank
                  A- Roll FT
                  B- any other thoughts?

                • AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  8 days, 9 hours ago

                  If you want to target Burnley on the TC chip

                  It's Gw27 - che

                  Gw34 - MCI

                  Gw37 - ars

                  But if MCI do progress in the FA Cup and blank in Gw34 then

                  They could double with ARS home and Burnley away in Gw33

                  Which would be pretty juicy for Haaland or Semenyo etc.

                  1. Tonyawesome69
                    • 7 Years
                    8 days, 9 hours ago

                    Note:
                    - City v Palace could be rearranged to 33 if moved post 31
                    - For City to blank in 34, they need to progress to the FAC SF and UCL SF.

                • Gudjohnsen
                  • 9 Years
                  8 days, 9 hours ago

                  Start Timber or Alderete?

                  1. fantasist
                    • 15 Years
                    8 days, 9 hours ago

                    Alderete. Usually Arteta favours Timber at right back, but he wasn't great vs Wolves so potentially White could come in and Spurs may score at home anyway