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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 38: Tips, captains, team news and best players

So, it all comes down to this.

Gameweek 38 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is where overall ranks are etched onto your season history page and where mini-leagues are settled.

Hits will be taken, captaincy punts will be gambled on and the occasional chip will be deployed. Or perhaps you’re doing none of these things, sitting tight while all around you opt for the all-or-nothing approach.

Whatever your strategy or moves this week, we’ve got all of our content for the upcoming Gameweek on this page to help with your transfer dilemmas and chip-related conundrums.

Don’t forget that the later-than-usual FPL deadline is at Sunday 22nd May at 14:30 BST, although it might not be a bad idea to have your moves confirmed a little before this cut-off point given the likely spike in traffic that the site will experience.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 38?




GAMEWEEK 38 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS


For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 38?


RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS


Members can check out our points projections here.

EXPERT OPINION





STATS ANALYSIS


GAMEWEEK 38 TEAM REVEALS



BEST FPL MANAGERS’ TEAMS ANALYSED



NOTES FROM GAMEWEEK 37

USEFUL TOOLS AND LINKS

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  1. allaboutthemagic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Vardy or son captain?! Brought vardy in for -4?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Spurs need CL, Norwich are Norwich.

    2. Bring back Rafa
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Son.

  2. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    G2G / Transfer plans?;

    Schmeichel
    Trent, Robbo, Cancelo, James, Alonso
    Son (c), Maddison, Bowen
    Jesus, Nketiah

    Foster, Richarlison, Saka, Ramsey

    1FT | 2.0 ITB

    A) Saka --> Diaz (free)
    B) Richarlison & Nketiah ---> Kane & Broja (-4) start Saka, bench Broja
    C) Other recommendations?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      A

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 days ago

        Then start Diaz over Nketiah?

        1. Dannyb
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 2 days ago

          Yes

  3. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    (C)?
    A KDB
    B Diaz
    C Cancelo

    1. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      A or B.

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

      KDB

    3. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Kevin

  4. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Who to sell to fund Coutinho > Mount

    Zaha
    Jota
    Richarlison
    Ings
    Nketiah

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Nket

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Rich

  5. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Toney, Wilson or Antonio?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Toney

  6. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Percentage change of Salah starting?

    1. Sam (Team Sam)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      *chance

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      75%

      Can imagine he’s absolutely desperate to start for his golden boot chances

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

      50%.

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Extremely low. Expect a cameo from the bench

      1. Mozumbus
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 days ago

        This

    5. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      50% chance to start imo

    6. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      33

    7. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Starts on bench I reckon... then depends on score after 60 mins if he plays or not...

  7. Cheshire Duck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Schmeichel
    White - TAA - James - Emerson Royal
    Son - Mount - Saka - barnes
    Kane - Nketiah
    Bench : Dubravka - Holgate - Countinho- Weghorst

    1 Ft, 4 ITB

    No sure about James, Coutinho and Barnes

    Should I do Coutinho + Barnes > Eriksen + Bowen ? for a hit and hope for James to play

  8. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Mount or Diaz?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Diaz

  9. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    A request for next year please

    Can RMT be fixed so when you use a FH last week it shows your real team for the coming week, not the FH team?

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Totally agree

  10. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Schmeichel
    TAA-Cancelo-Matip-James-Cancelo
    Son-Mount-Maddison
    Kane-Jesus

    Genuinely considering 5 different captains, though I know it should be Son or Kane.
    Who for the armband?

  11. Casualspotted
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Kulu or Barnes ?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Barnes

    2. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      barnes.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Kulu

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Kulu

    5. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Kulu if starts

  12. donkey73
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Play Ramsdale or Schmeichel ?
    confused, thinking of motivation and opponents

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal - higher CS odds

    2. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      I’d go Schmeichel. Arsenal have no choice but to attack and hope. There will be space for a liberated (albeit still not great, Everton).

  13. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Barnes od Maddison on FH?

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Toss a coin, nothing much in it imo

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Maddison set pieces

  14. tinear
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo Laporte Alonso
    Salah KdB Kulu Mount Saka
    Nketiah

    Dubravka Mateta Cash Gelhart

    1. Salah to Son
    2. Salah Saka to Son Maddison -4 (will be the same team as ML leader leading 50 pts)
    3. Salah Nketiah Cash to Kane Maddison Sess -8

    1. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      salah+alonso -> son+robo

      1. tinear
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 2 days ago

        Interesting. Any news about Alonso leaked?

  15. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    A) Richarlison
    B) Mateta
    C) Toney (-4)

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Toney

    2. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      B

  16. Rabb05
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    If you've won your mini league and objective is to go for a decent rank rise (currently 40k) who do you captain?

    A. TAA
    B.James
    C. Kdb
    D.Mount
    E. Son

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      C

    2. Bring back Rafa
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      E

    3. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      TAA as a differential. CS and assist very easy points

  17. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Halland (MCI - FWD) added - 16.5m

    😮

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      *Haaland 😛

  18. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    These guys in order, expected points

    A) Mount
    B) Maddison
    C) Saka
    D) Bowen
    E) Kulu

    1. TopBinFC
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      DABEC

  19. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Salah, Fofana, KDH --> James, Havertz, Maddison

    Worth -8?

    Have Son

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Kevin de Haaland?

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      -8 too much for gw38 imo

  20. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Last minute thoughts?

    Schmeichel
    TAA Cancelo Alonso Davies
    Salah Son (C) Saka Kulusevski
    Jesus Nketiah
    Subs Laporte Pukki Dewsbury Hall

    For -4
    A Salah/Dewsbury H to Maddison and Bowen (bench Davies)
    B Salah/Pukki to Mane/Toney (bench Davies)
    C Salah/Jesus to KDB/Toney
    D Salah/Jesus to Sterling/Vardy

  21. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    A. Mane + Bruno Guimarães + Rudiger
    B. Diaz + Mount + Cancelo

  22. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Chasing
    A) Son and Toney
    B) Mount and Lukaku

    1. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      A

    2. DF
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      A

  23. highsguy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Maddison or Zaha?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      maddison

    2. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Maddison

  24. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Final team of the season. Hoping to break into the top 250k.
    Schmeichel
    TAA, Bavies, Cancelo, Alonso
    Maddison (v) , Salah, Mahrez, Mount
    Nketiah, Kane (c)
    Foster, Joao Pedro, Holgate, Matic

    All the best peeps.

  25. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Ramsdale (pope)
    Taa robbo cancelo (schar.ait nouri)
    Son mount foden saka
    Broja nketiah richarlison
    1.8m in bank what to do for a hit.

  26. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    play pukki or get barnes for -4 and play 352. just cant decide....

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Pukki

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 days ago

        cheers 🙂

  27. DF
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Who scores more
    A. Bowen
    B. Erikssen
    C. Madisson

    1. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      B

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      c

    3. TopBinFC
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      A

    4. N1ceguyEdd1e
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      ACB

  28. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Salah + Havertz -> Diaz + KDB for -4? Not keen on the hit for 1 week but seems worth it, right?

    1. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

  29. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Richarlison to Jésus for -4, lads?

    Cheers.

    1. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      yes

  30. The Pesci challenge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 days ago

    Is richarlison going to start?

    1. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 days ago

      Would also like to know the answer to this!