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How the Top 10k are set up for Double Gameweek 25

A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers in the top 10,000 have signed Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) for Double Gameweek 25.

Ominously, a chunk of those high-level players have also activated their Triple Captain chips too.

Manchester City striker Aguero has taken Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s (£11.2m) place as the third most popular forward in the top echelon of the game.

Going into Gameweek 24, the Arsenal man was in 31% of teams in the top 10k, with Raul Jiménez (£6.5m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) the only two ahead of him, on 59% and 91% respectively.

However, the allure of fixtures against Arsenal and Everton, although starts in both are not guaranteed, has persuaded 40% of the top 10k to ensure they have Aguero in their ranks.

Leroy Sané (£9.7m) remains the most popular of the Double Gameweek players in the top 10k, sitting in 63% of squads, up from 48.7%.

It looks as if Eden Hazard (£10.9m), who hauled against Huddersfield, was the fall-guy for those signing Sané, as his representation at the top level shrunk massively from 48.6% to 29.3% between Gameweeks 24 and 25.

The City man is the most-captained player in the top 10k, with 38.82% of the managers at that level handing him the armband. Given the decision of many to replace Hazard, who scored twice against Huddersfield, with Sané, the pressure is now on the German to deliver in his two outings.

Aguero is the second most-captained on 28.5%, with Richarlison (£6.8m) on 20% and Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) on 12.4%.

In total there are no more than four Double Gameweek assets in the squad of most popular players among the top 10,k – although only three of them are confirmed starters.

The fourth is Lucas Digne (£5.3m) who missed Everton’s first fixture of the Double Gameweek on Saturday through suspension.

The rest of FPL have taken a different approach to the Double Gameweek.

Aguero is owned by a smaller contingent when all six million players are considered but remains in the top three most popular forwards.

Sané and Richarlison are also present, but Digne is not. The most attractive defensive option for the Double Gameweek is Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson (£5.6m).

Crucially, the Double Gameweeks has not quite swayed the masses as much as it has the elite level players.

The most popular captain in overall in FPL this weekend is Mohamed Salah (£13.6m), with a 26.5% share. Aguero is second on 17.9%.

Meanwhile, the Triple Captain chip has received some attention among the top 10k with Manchester City playing twice.

The number of managers to have deployed that particular chip in or before Double Gameweek 25 jumped from 11.86% to 20.06%. That means 8.2% were brave enough to pull the trigger.

There were also some Triple Captain chips played across the wider world of FPL, but not on the same scale.

28.7% of managers overall had deployed the Triple Captain in the first 24 Gameweeks, that number increasing to 30.75% once Gameweek 25 was factored into the equation.

Aguero looks to have the most heavily backed in the Triple Captaincy, earning 51,000+ augmented armbands.

You will have also noticed that 2.15% of managers in the top 10k wielded their Free Hit chip this week too.

Above, we can see that even in these Gameweek-specific squads, managers have not gone overboard on the Double Gameweeks.

They are seven players in the Gameweek 25 Free Hit template, Aguero, Richarlison, Sané, Sterling, Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m), Michael Keane (£4.9m) and Jordan Pickford (£5.0m).

1,978 Comments Post a Comment
  1. insertcomedyname
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need to ditch Ederson. Boruc a good option (Bou play in the blanks)? Will he keep is place? Rotatation with Guaita.

    Max 4.4 to spend.

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Guaita on penos would swing it for me

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Milivojevic takes penos

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Was Guaita on the pitch at the time?

  2. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    World number 10 brought Higuain and captained hazard.
    Wow

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry he was number 9 Omer weisberg

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Look at the opposition and gambled on Chelsea scoring a bagful which they did

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        World No. 3 captained Digne ???

        1. Holy See
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          A cunning plan?

        2. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          If it is a case of bench wankery it has gone badly wrong

          Maybe he thought Digne is suspended for 3 games

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Lmfao wow

          2. Alan Watts
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Maybe, don't think so though, usually perma captains Salah, cue Digne brace from freekicks vs City

          3. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He was trying to be clever for sure...

            How do you play Barnes over jimi

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well played! Surely has to be Salah home v Hudders for the TC?

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With respect the fact that you say it's number 9/10 shows that it's a statistical crap shoot.

      Someone, somewhere, including those in the top 10/100/1000 are making amazing/aka risky decisions that pay off sometimes. I wouldn't read too much into it.

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes but you'd think their position would focus them, amazing.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Please clarify?

          1. circusmonkey
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            How can you be that careless when you're 3rd? Hope he proves right btw, still got Digne.

            1. Make Arrows Green Again
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Oh right yeah good luck to him

    5. FFScout Tom
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fair play to him. Higuain could yet force his way into our teams...

  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Son? Is he injured or something? I want to bring him tonight instead Hazard.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He is knackered

      Now has a full weeks rest

    2. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why tonight? He's nowhere near a price rise.

  4. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    48 with 7 to play, may make the top 10k tonight.

    Aguero > Auba this week hopefully then Keane to Pereira for bgw 27.

    Ryan
    Kola AWB Jonny
    Salah(c) Hazard Sane Son
    Auba Rashford Jimenez
    Boruc Bednarek Westwood Keane

  5. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dreading tomorrow. No city attack.

    47 pts today with Luiz and Hazard but it's hardly enough.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tomorrow and Wednesday

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep and Wednesday. Unless my Siggy capt scores.

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Everton just are a complete shambles

          I can't wait until I get rid of Richarlison

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Me neither, but I guess that Kun to Auba vs Hud is first priority. And if I want Son in for him, it would mean another downgrade 🙁

          2. jtreble
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            EVE are not a team with a plan or system that I can fathom. Very odd.

  6. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one for GW 27?

    A) Hazard + Rashford > Son + Auba (gives me Auba, Firmino, Jimenez)
    B) Hazard + Firmino > Son + Auba (gives me Auba, Rashford, Jimenez)
    C) Hazard + Jimenez + Luiz (-4) > Son + Auba + Pereira (gives me Auba, Firmino, Rashford)

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      b

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. hoganzo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have the exact same decision to make. Currently leaning toward getting rid of Rashford. Bought him at 6.7 so a lot of value tied in, but Firmino's fixtures are great for the rest of the season and United have a few tricky ones coming up (not to mention possible Rashford rotation)

  7. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1:

    A. Sigurdsson (wat)
    B. Bednarek (CAR)
    C. AWB (WHU)

    1. GianniBanani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Right order, or BAC

  8. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this transfer plan?
    Get 26: (-8)
    Sterling > Son
    Richardson > Jota
    Ings > Auba

    Gw 27: Button > 4.4 gk
    Ryan* Button*
    Robbo TAA Doherty Bednarek Bennett
    Salah Sterling* Pogba Sane* Son
    Rashford Ings Kamara*

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all. Have been out of the loop for most of January due to a house move and trouble with internet providers!

    Is there a consensus on chip usage yet? Looking at Crellin's spreadsheet, looks like GW31 will be a big blank?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, really need the fixtures.

  10. The Cherry Picker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alright lads,

    Any early thoughts on this lot?

    Fabianski | Steele
    TAA Robbie Digne AWB Doherty
    Rich Salah Pogba Sane CHO
    Jimi Auba Rash

    2FTs and 2.3 ITB

    Thanks for taking a look.

    1. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Leicester coverage, perhaps?

  11. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haven’t checked the score, was I right to keep Hazard?

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You gawd dam right you were boy.

    2. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's no Mooy

    3. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yep

    4. HD7
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      but next 2 GWs though...

  12. LarryDuff
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Stop asking son questions, just get him! If it's your kidney > son do it

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Random

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don't think I will, but thanks

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who are you trying to Kidney?

      • Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You kidney say that

      • LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The level of humour, you've got to be kidney

    3. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      @BECKS
      updated now thx for notify me
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3254059/history

    4. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Guys what is the site again that you can see mid gw ranks in top 10k etc? I can’t remember!

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 1 month ago

          livefpl.net

          1. jimmyabs1987
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks guys!

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My flashscore app initially showed Wayne Hennessey as the second Palace goalscorer

        I was trying to work out what kind of crazy goal it was

      3. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hi Managers,

        Good plan?

        Tonight: Richa to Jota
        and in GW27: Digne to Pereira

        Fab
        Doherty VVD Robbo
        Salah Pogba Richa* Sane
        Rashford Auba Llorente

        Subs: Button, AWB, Digne*, Camarasa

      4. Wılly
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Fabianski Steele
        TAA Doherty AWB Bednerak ###
        Salah Sane Son Pogba Camarasa
        Aubameyang Rashford ###

        A. Jonny, Firmino
        B. Robertson, Jimmy (-4)

      5. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking using 2FT to do Alonso & Sané to Kola & Son, but leaves me without Auba. Thoughts?

        Fabianski.
        Doherty, Robbo, Kola.
        Salah, Haz, Pogba, Felipe, Son.
        Jiminez, Rashford.

        (Hamer, AWB, Peltier, Kamara).

        This would also leave 2.9m ITB to use in my FT ahead of BGW27.

        Alternatively I take a hit to bring in Auba, or do it all and take two hits. Depends how essential Auba is. Thoughts?

      6. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        To get in Auba and Son over the next couple of GWs I have 2 main options:

        A) Kun, Pogba > Auba, Son
        B) Kun, Jota, Laporte > Auba, Son, 4.5def

        I don’t love the idea of dumping Jota or Pogba but I feel Son may remain a long term great pick

        What do u think oh wise ones?

        1. Lukakuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          B so you can keep Pogba

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeh seems to make most sense. Annoying to lose Jota though as he’s not highly owned and I don’t have Jimi

        2. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          B for me

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I do like what it gets me.
            Do you reckon it makes sense to do Kun, Laporte > Auba, 4.5 (Cathcart?) next week and hold the cash itb for Jota > Son for GW27? Jota has NEW in GW26 which could be a good one for him

      7. insertcomedyname
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Best midfielder 4.6 and under? Westwood?

      8. suddenorgan
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Man it's a little worrying that my only players who are definitely safe for GW31 are my three Liverpool players and Ashley Barnes who I'm just about to sell

        1. The Big Fella
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Who you selling Barnes for?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hojbjerg

          1. fedolefan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            GW31 he said.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              My mistake, thought S'ton blanked then.
              Watford to lose.

      9. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I was worried about Pogba missing the game but now that I have Bednarek with 7 pts as first sub I actually want him to miss out butt... It seems he will play:

        Pogba and Martial spotted boarding plane

        https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1081659/Man-Utd-news-Paul-Pogba-Anthony-Martial-injury-update-plane-15-minute-flight-Leicester

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe he’ll come on for a cameo.

        2. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Blimey it is only 2 hours down the road, if that.

        3. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Typical!

        4. GoonerRed
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Pogba will start 100%.

      10. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Does the fact it would save a -4 down the line justify a -8 hit? Or is any -8 just impatience? Not sure I've ever take one haha.

        1. Goat
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Tell us the moves

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Alonso, Hazard, Sané & Kamara to Pereira, Son, Fraser & Auba.

            The outs don't need explanation imo. Pereira & Fraser i intended to slowly work in for BGW31 and BGW33 anyway (and help save the money). Auba & Son also don't need explanation.

            Would leave me:
            Fabianski.
            Doherty, Robbo, Pereira.
            Salah, Pogba, Felipe, Son.
            Jiminez, Auba, Rashford.

            (Hamer, Fraser, AWB, Peltier).

            Madness?

        2. LarryDuff
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          -16 justifies all

      11. The Baby-faced Assassin
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Early thoughts on this move for GW26?

        Digne & Richy > Bednerak & Son for -4?

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Decent

      12. HD7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Repost mates

        Good plan?

        Tonight: Richa to Jota
        GW27: Digne to Pereira

        Fab
        Doherty VVD Robbo
        Salah Pogba Richa* Sane
        Rashford Auba Llorente

        Subs: Button, AWB, Digne*, Camarasa

      13. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Went conservative and didn’t take hit for Son this week. Would be 5 points up.

        Will take hit for Son and Auba next week. Know how that will go.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep. Last week I didn't do Firmino for Auba. For this week I did Firmino to Kun (and will get Auba back).

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Firmino to Auba...

            1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah feels like all season hits have paid off.

              It’s lovely for aggressive players this year. Plus they’ve built some nice value.

        2. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Who stayed instead of Son?

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Fraser.

            1. GoonerRed
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Snap.

            2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Was Fraser and Digne to Son and Jonny.

              Might have played Jonny over AWB so would only be 3 points down.

              The move I did make was Sane to Haz...

              So Haz (15) + Salah against Sane (c). Could be horrendous, 20 points down easily.

              1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Haz to Sané, bleugh.

      14. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What would you rather do?
        My Team:

        Allison
        TAA - Bednarek - Wanbisa - Doherty
        Salah - Richa - Son - Pogba - Sane
        Rashford

        Subs: Speroni - Deeney - Bardsley - Kamara

        A)Deeney & Richa --> Auba & Jota (-4)
        B) Save FT

      15. GoonerRed
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard out for Mane next week. Wanna do Son but I already got Eriksen, Lloris and Trippier.

        1. LarryDuff
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Erik to son

          1. GoonerRed
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Hazard will play against man city though and may struggle and then blank for GW 27

      16. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bench one:
        A)Richarlison(wat(a))
        B)Jonny(new(h))
        C)Bednarek(car(h))

        Currently on C

        1. Pinturicchio10
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah C

          • LarryDuff
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            A for me

            1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah a bit pissed off on him tbh but let's see if there is a improvement vs city.Bit annoying about the replacements other than son as fixtures for gw31 not confirmed

          • GoonerRed
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            C

        2. Gentle_Turks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          If Lovren has been ruled out with hamstring injury recurrence, how come FPL have not flagged him?

          1. LarryDuff
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Matip preferred, as well as Gomez. Not an option

            1. Gentle_Turks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I'm asking why FPL have not flagged him.

              1. GoonerRed
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Has Klopp come out and said anything regarding it? Seems its just news from the media outlets like independent.