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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. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Pick one:
    A) Eriksen
    B) Barnes

    1. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      B

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      B

    4. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A

    5. PartyTime
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      B

    6. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A

    7. Shipstontrev
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      B

    8. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Wow. 4-3 to Barnes

  2. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Salah > ??? for a - 8

    a. Mane
    b. KDB.
    c. Keep Salah and play him. (fingers crossed he starts)

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      b

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      C

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A

  3. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Leading and rivals have Diaz.

    Coutinho Ings Jota
    To
    Barnes, Jesus, Diaz
    Worth a - 8?

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      How much you leading?

      1. Tsssst
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        40 and 70

        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 1 day ago

          I wouldn't not for -8 but if you feel like having fun then go for it.

  4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Mount starting?

  5. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    Mads or barnes

  6. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 day ago

    anyone know who liv pen taker is after salah, milner, fabinho?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Sadio surely

      • It’s A Joke
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Mane

    2. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Ashley Barnes TC locked in

      1. Birdman77
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Yeah boi

    3. Marty McFly
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Salah, Coutinho and Pukki > Son, Mount and Toney for -8?

      1. sulldaddy
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Yes

    4. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Anyone know if amartey or chabolah start ? Thanks

    5. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Play BDavies or Pukki?

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Davis

    6. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A vardy + sessengon
      B mount + tony

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        A

      2. Cinnamon Jackson
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        B

    7. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

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

    8. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Which one?
      A. Toney
      B. Barnes

      1. Cinnamon Jackson
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        A

    9. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Bottomed

      Thoughts on this FH team?

      Raya
      Cancelo James Alonso Sess Matip
      Son(C) KDB Mount Diaz
      Kane

      XX Gelhardt Brownhill XX

      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Looks good. Done all you can, sit back and enjoy 🙂

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Awesome

      3. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        James Alonso n mount could all be benched ?

      4. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Great. Some risk with potential Che rotation, though I havent heard anything reliable.

        I have only Alonso.

      5. Perthite
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Personally I would probably not have 5 defenders in GW38 with cleansheets not going to be a focus.

      6. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Not sure about 5 at the back in GW38

    10. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Any monkeypox rumours been started?

      1. Dennis System
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Several

    11. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      How long until deadline?

      1. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        32mins

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 1 day ago

          Thanks

    12. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Come on my players!!!

      1. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Come on your players, that are also my players!

    13. Casualspotted
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Rudiger, Azpi or R James. Who to buy???

    14. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      A) Laporte
      B) Matip
      C) Vardy (-4)

      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        If A or B get a clean sheet you will need a Vardy double

    15. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Best option here???

      A- Kane and Barnes
      Or
      B- Vardy and Jota

      Cheers!!

      1. toystory2wasok
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        if you have son, B

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 1 day ago

          Yeah have Son mate

      2. Shearer & Sutton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        A

    16. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Alonso starts??

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        I think he will. Likely farewell game

    17. highsguy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Mount or Foden?

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

        Just switched from Mount to Foden, on WC

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Mount

      3. Cinnamon Jackson
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        M

    18. ididnt
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Ramsdale or Dubravka?

    19. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Appreciate any advice here. I'm 20 points behind my ML rival. Our teams:

      Mine:
      Schmeichel
      Laporte Alonso Emerson
      KDB Son Jota Maddison Bowen
      Kane Toney
      Sanchez Gelhardt Amartey Johnson

      Rival:
      Pickford
      Cancelo Robbo TAA James
      KDB Son Mount Saka
      Richarlison Nketiah
      Foster Brownhill Kelly Dobbin

      I've already done my 1 FT, bringing in Bowen for Zaha. Currently have the armband on Son, but wondering if there is a benefit in captaining Kane/KDB instead as ML rival will most likely captain Son. Any thoughts?

    20. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Bench :
      A alonso (got James and mount)
      B Rodri (got Jesus and cancelo
      C saka

      1. Birdman77
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        B

    21. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Sorry also any news on salah please?

      1. The Mentaculus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Bench

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 1 day ago

          Ta

    22. Morthau
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Mahrez to Diaz? -4

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

        No

    23. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Gimme a yay or a nay - in case I’ve missed any news.

      Salah + Richarlison > Kane + Maddison...

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

        Good one if not for hit

      2. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Mount/Foden seem to be the popular choices

    24. NETFLIX & CHILWELL
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Chasing 13 points.

      Rival won’t have Son, I do.

      He will (K)ane.

      Do I go (S)on or (V)ardy as a punt?

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 day ago

        Son

    25. Lacikasz01
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 day ago

      Best striker options below 6.7 mil?