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18 March 2026 354 comments
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Joe’s highly popular ‘Goals Imminent’ table from the Members Area is the basis for this weekly article.

Heading towards Gameweek 31 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

Newcastle v Liverpool team news: Szoboszlai at left-back

Two of Gameweek 30’s names got themselves on the scoresheet. Highly-owned Igor Thiago (£7.3m) tapped in against Wolverhampton Wanderers and missed two big chances, while Anthony Gordon (£7.3m) made himself a leading transfer target for this Blank Gameweek.

Known for his Champions League antics, the Newcastle United midfielder is regularly playing as a centre-forward, and added an open-play goal at Chelsea to his penalty-taking duties.

As for assists, none of the small table were able to get one. But Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) decided to go one better by scoring!

GOALS IMMINENT

 

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    salah has had an absolute stinker of a half

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Season*

  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Ugurcan finally playing up to his potential, was such a great GK talent couple of years ago

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Where was he earlier? Never heard of him

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        Only know of him because of FM, but also in-laws (Galatsaray fans). He was at Trabzonspor. Lot of Turkish fans thought he would end up abroad earlier in his career.

  3. DagheMunegu
    • 5 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    For this GW only

    A Andersen Enzo
    B Van Hecke Wilson

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      a

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      B

  4. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Salah is awful now, can't see him returning to form. They should just sell him to Saudi League in the summer.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Did you see that thing just before season started about the Zambian witchdoctor returning?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        Timing of it was freaky with his change in form

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      He should come to my country, ISL.. indian super league.. He ll be a legend here.. problem is it is cricket style and runs just 6 weeks a year

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      He was getting worse before the end of the last season, the signs where always there. Also why I never had in my team after GW2 this season.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        What signs? Scoring and assisting for fun?

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          25 days, 1 hour ago

          He was playing worse and worse, also wasn't scoring and assisting for fun. Also, also.. the goals he got was towards the end of the match, when teams where foolish enough to push up high and leaving Salah almost alone on the counter.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            25 days, 1 hour ago

            When do you pinpoint when it switched then? Because overall, last season was his best ever

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              25 days, 1 hour ago

              Pretty much after he got his new contract

              1. JBG
                • 7 Years
                25 days, 1 hour ago

                Not saying it's because of contract, just happened around that time

                1. Scapegoat Salah
                  • 9 Years
                  25 days, 1 hour ago

                  Hmm

                2. Scapegoat Salah
                  • 9 Years
                  25 days, 1 hour ago

                  Maybe it’s a mental thing, like he felt like they didn’t actually want him to offer him what he wanted and it felt forced, and now plays on his mind.

                  I personally do not believe someone can drop off (permanently) like that

                  1. Scapegoat Salah
                    • 9 Years
                    25 days, 1 hour ago

                    I’d put my life if a new manager came in we would see the old Salah

                    1. Scapegoat Salah
                      • 9 Years
                      25 days, 57 mins ago

                      I think Salah came on FFS at halftime and read this thread 😆

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            25 days, 1 hour ago

            People say his legs have gone, but he hasn’t been rapid like he was when he first came to the prem for about 3-4 years

      2. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        I never had him all season.. not even gw1

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        Personally wondering if it could be something like long COVID

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Any visible issue with Thiaw after the game? Price rises tonight

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Probably very wounded pride

  6. MShalkz
    • 5 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Have 2 FTs and no Wildcard, trying to choose between two of these for the remainder of the season.

    A) VVD or Thiaw
    B) Gordon or Szob

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Foo Fighter is deservedly of an apology by everyone in here

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    go on spurs, pure passion

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Lucas Moura all over again!

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    yes salah, great pass

    eki goal

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Of course eki scores tonight, of course

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        Salah finding Ekitike is good news for us Eki owners.

  10. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Tudor is to do

  11. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Go on, Xavi. Have at it!

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Salah heard me lol

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    4222 better be here to stay slot, please dont tinker

  14. JBG
    • 7 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Yeah now you score Ekitike

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    salah is alive and kicking!

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      *must've had like 5 big chances this match, maybe its 4 but jeez. really really need him to find his shooting boots

  16. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    KANEEEEEEEE what a goal what a goal

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Miss him so bad 🙁

      1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        25 days, 1 hour ago

        Come back Harry

  17. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Gala collapse

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Shame that both Bodø and Gala collapse, more interesting with teams and just more fun with underdogs winning

  18. Mighty Wings
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Thiaw or Hall for this GW only? And why?

    Everyone seems to be going with Thiaw, but the stats kind off point to Hall...

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      DCs

    2. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      25 days, 58 mins ago

      Genuinely curious which stats you mean. Thiaw is better for DCs, xGI and xMins...

  19. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Seeing Liverpool in this type of form
    Makes Haaland & Rice or Seymeno to Ekitike & Salah or Szoboszlai look tempting
    For the blank gameweek

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      Timing !

  20. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    We look much more threatening in attack tonight. Wirtz/Szobo double tens with Ekitike/Mo closer to goal. Mo not playing as wide where hes less so good 1v1.

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    Salah briliant goal

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    oh yes salah

    oh yes

  23. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    25 days, 1 hour ago

    full backs overlap when the 10's come in field. much better.

  24. Moon Dog
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      The King has returned!
      - Rafiki

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      25 days, 1 hour ago

      alright subs needed now from slot, get them all off for brighton

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      25 days, 59 mins ago

      Has your screens caught up yet lads with the Salah goal I said about?

      1. Moon Dog
          25 days, 58 mins ago

          Yeah it was nice pen curled in from outside the box.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            25 days, 56 mins ago

            I never said he’d scored a pen….just glad I’m not going mad phew

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              25 days, 56 mins ago

              Freaky, starting to think I have hallucinationary predictions sometimes

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        25 days, 59 mins ago

        Salah 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 FPL assist
        Could have done that against Spurs!

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          25 days, 58 mins ago

          I’m just glad I play Sun Dream Team!

      3. JBG
        • 7 Years
        25 days, 58 mins ago

        Galatasary punished for defending like a national league side, but also for not scoring (what should've been) more goals in the first leg.

      4. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        25 days, 56 mins ago

        Floodgates may have opened. Or ketchup bottle effect! (No, I don't own Salah atm)

      5. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        25 days, 56 mins ago

        Not taking anything away from Liv performance, but how poor are Galatasaray...

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          25 days, 55 mins ago

          Turkish teams famous for being nigh on impossible to beat away but dreadful when they’re away