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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

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  1. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Anything worth a hit?

    1.7m ITB

    Martinez
    TAA Robbo James Cancelo Alonso
    (c)Mane Son Foden Bowen
    Nketiah

    Foster Pukki Gordon Dennis

    1. DF
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nope. Reckon you've got points on the pine with pukki

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Which should be the title of a song or book

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Martinez isn't playing today.

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Foster will come in then or do you think a hit for a keeper is worth it?

        1. Tsssst
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          What if Foster is benched

  2. jaywills
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Afternoon guys.
    I am chasing by 24 points in my ML.
    He has Son, I don't, and will likely captain him.
    So who should I captain as a differential:
    A) Mane
    B) Kane
    C) Mount

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Alonso & James owners playing both?

    1. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yep

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Got rid of both on FH

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Ballsy

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yep

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ta

    5. AutoFill 2021
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yep

  4. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    No Salah means Mane will go nuts

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hopefully!

  5. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Will Richarlison start?

  6. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Salah/Ramsey out for -4 to:

    A) Son/Maddison
    B) Son/Bowen

    Also have Barnes, Kane and Kulu

    1. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Leicester full strength

    Teamnewsandtix

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Boooo

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Means Barnes?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        starts

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Excellent. Vardy coming in I think.

  8. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sa
    TAA Robertson Cancelo Laporte James
    Son Kulu Mount Maddison
    Kane

    Foster Broja Dennis Ramsey

    1ft
    1m itb
    7k

    Want to consolidate top 10k

    Any ideas here?

    Sa to Alisson or Edersen possibly or even Lloris?

    Thanks

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    If Martinez is on the bench that's very unprofessional of villa

    Have to respect teams with something to play for. Howe respecting the relegation battle

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Villa just saved Coutinho and Ings for this match and didn't play them in the more winnable fixture.

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Saving coutinho is a bit of a stretch. I reckon they're itching to drop him. He's nowhere near buendia at the moment.

    2. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He's been struggling all week

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Where are the Martinez benched rumours coming from?

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Some chap called Villans .. apparently trusted source.

        1. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Thanks

    4. Ram sey Coq uel in
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Can't see Gerrard weakening his Villa team in any way , certainly not in order to help City beat Pool to the title . Personally I'd have thought the opposite , he will do everything he can to stop city winning the title surely .
      He maybe Villa manager now , but he's like a stick of rock , cut him in half & he'd say Liverpool through & through .

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Teamnewsandtix:
    Am told Leicester are full strength.
    I asked specifically about Barnes because you guys asked. He starts.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Then not so full strength

    2. Thomas Jerome Newton
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Is Rebeka face timing again.?

    3. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maddison?

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Keep the leaks flowinggg

  12. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kane + Maddison
    Mane + Pukki + 4

    Only Liverpool is Trent. This is gonna go to the wire.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      M & P +4

  13. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    AndyFPL says he has news that Leicester are FULL STRENGTH today … from trusted source apparently

  14. Merlinho
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Dubravka (Ramsdale)
    TAA/Robbo/Alonso/White (Johnson)
    Son(c)/Mount/Saka/Kulu (Ramsey)
    Kane/Richarlison (Mateta)
    0FT £2mITB

    One last advice post this season. I’m nervous about my bench with Richarlison a doubt. 4 point hit for Mateta to Toney worth it?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Can you do richarlison to Jesus?

      1. Merlinho
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Possibly but I’m avoiding City as Liverpool fan, could be a hedge I guess!

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Deadline in an hour ?

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      yep

  16. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    It seems quite likely Richarlison doesn't start. I don't have any decent bench cover for him, so it makes taking some sort of hit an easy decision for me. But question is which one and how big a hit?

    A) Richarlison to Toney for -4
    B) Zaha to Bruno Guimaraes and Richarlison to Vardy for -8?
    C) Richarlison to Nketiah for -4
    D) Zaha to Luis Diaz and Richarlison to Toney for -8?

    Cheers.

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Son might be a differential captain at this rate with so many chasing punts...

    1. Thomas Jerome Newton
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Good point 🙂

  18. highsguy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH team - do I need City and how to get there?

    Alisson
    TAA James Alonso
    Son Saka Madd Mount Diaz
    Toney Kane

    Foster Sess Gelhardt Fodder

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes get city now Martinez is benched

  19. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH team. Chasing 29pts. Who to captain?

    Raya
    James / Matip / Sessegnon
    Diaz / Son / KDB / Maddison / Eriksen
    Kane / Vardy

    Steele / Amartey / Gelhardt / Tsimikas

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Vardy

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeh, the 'full strength' comment makes him a viable option now. And fun!

    2. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Son

      My fh team

      Kepa
      James robo sess
      Diaz son kdb mads mount
      Kane toney

      Stele kely tsi richard

  20. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Leicester City full strength with Barnes et al starting.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Triple Leicester attack?

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

        Last week!

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Last home game, we’re always going to be

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        *were

  21. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Who is most likely to start:
    A. Foden
    B. Grealish
    C. Gundogan

    1. Miro
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A for sure

    2. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  22. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Who to captain if chasing?

    Rival has Kane and Son

    A) KDB
    B) Toney
    C) Kane
    D) TAA

    Ta(a)

  23. SuperHansCrack
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 10 months ago

    If City win the league, Villa get a a Clause bonus in the Grealish deal. Grealish wins league in year 1=extra money for villa. Martinez dropped for this reason

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Barnes or maddison?

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maddison

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Actually, Barnes

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Barddison

  25. @persecuted_by_mods
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Website crash incoming

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A. Martinelli -> Mané

      B. Pukki -> Kane

      C. Broja -> Vardy (Bench Pukki)

    • Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If I bring in Vardy … who to bench?

      A. Zaha
      B. Nkeita

      Thanks

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Tough one but A

    • Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Why the Richarlson doubts?

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        He's played a lot of minutes lately

        1. Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          True but it’s him or Watkins our for me to bring Kane in, Watkins has the toughest game, could he be benched?

    • Mattious8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      30k overall.

      Already won my league, up by 90.

      Who should I C, I don't mid being risky.

      A. Diaz
      B. Maddison
      C. KDB

      I have Son, but he's too sqaure for me.

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        C

      2. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        B … and hope for another 9-0

      3. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        A

      4. Mattious8
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Have KDB right now. I would assume he goes all 90. Maddison should play most against a team that's worse.