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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. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ings benched, Kulu starts

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

    Danny Ings needs another rest

    Rockstar.

  3. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Really wish I'd have done Alonso -> James. (-4) Not enough time to think about it when Andy said Alonso benched with 4 minutes left

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Was too risky to m8ve for James as he also was mentioned out

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

    Ings rested

    FPLRockstar

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

      In 2 minutes we'll know which Twitter accounts to unfollow.

      1. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Probably shouldn't be following accounts that haven't already proved themselves anyway...

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

          I'm not even on the Twitter lol.

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

    All I can say is

    Come on you Hornets

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

    Villa going to park the nil nil bus??

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They get 15M or something if Grealish wins the league yea?

      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Don’t think there are any add ons as they activated a release clause

  7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Alonso cameo looking likely. 1 pointer incoming if he’s not starting.

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

      Just about to propose this, would block Saka 1st bench 🙁

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Got to be on bench for that!

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

    As if Rockstar hasn't mentioned Alonso and/or James...

    The teaser!

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

      Alonso bench
      James starts
      I think was the rumour

  9. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Everyone Captaining Son - He plays in the early game people!

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ghandi strikes again on the final day

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      not everyone

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

    Apparently no pickford

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Still drunk

    2. Jock Grealish
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      begovic starts

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Just wait one minute and we know everything

  11. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Chelsea ain't keeping a clean sheet. Hell Roy will probably bow out with a win!

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

    Two minutes to the last lineup announcement for the season.

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

    I'll take 9 starters at this point

  14. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    richy injured

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    No Zinchenko?

  16. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Here we go!

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

    Love GW38. Always a mad one

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

      Best one of the season.

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

    Let the mayhem begin!

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

    Hannibal starts

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Humans not in squad

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I might open a nice Chianti.

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

    Ragabolly rested today. Please no Live FPL questions 🙂

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

      He playing me in a cup final

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

    Reeeeceeeee

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

    I remove Mount for Barnes

    Hope it works

  23. fusen
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    https://anewpla.net/fpl/lineups/

    Arsenal: Ramsdale (32), Cédric Soares (17), Holding (16), Gabriel Magalhães (6), Nuno Tavares (20), Mohamed Elneny (25), Xhaka (34), Saka (7), Ødegaard (8), Gabriel Martinelli (35), Nketiah (30),
    Subs: Charlie Patino (87), Salah-Eddine Oulad M'hand (65), Albert Sambi Lokonga (23), Emile Smith Rowe (10), Bernd Leno (1), Zak Swanson (69), Benjamin White (4), Alexandre Lacazette (9), Nicolas Pépé (19)

    Everton: Begovic (15), Branthwaite (32), Keane (5), Holgate (4), Kenny (2), Doucouré (16), Davies (26), Iwobi (17), Alli (36), Gray (11), Calvert-Lewin (9),
    Subs: Cenk Tosun (20), Donny van de Beek (30), Isaac Price (60), Lewis Dobbin (61), Anthony Gordon (24), Vitalii Mykolenko (19), Reece Welch (64), Séamus Coleman (23), Andy Lonergan (31)

    Brentford: Raya (1), Ajer (20), Jansson (18), Bech Sørensen (29), Henry (3), Jensen (8), Janelt (27), Eriksen (21), Mbeumo (19), Toney (17), Wissa (11),
    Subs: Álvaro Fernández (40), Finley Stevens (36), Josh Dasilva (10), Mads Roerslev (30), Sergi Canós (7), Frank Onyeka (15), Nathan Young-Coombes (43), Shandon Baptiste (26), Julian Jeanvier (23)

    Leeds United: Meslier (1), Koch (5), Llorente (14), Cooper (6), Firpo (3), Phillips (23), Raphinha (10), Greenwood (42), Rodrigo (19), Harrison (22), Gelhardt (30),
    Subs: Kristoffer Klaesson (13), Archie Gray (63), Pascal Struijk (21), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (33), Jamie Shackleton (46), Lewis Bate (26), Tyler Roberts (11), Mateusz Klich (43), Charlie Cresswell (35)

    Brighton and Hove Albion: Sánchez (1), Veltman (34), Dunk (5), Webster (4), March (20), Bissouma (8), Caicedo (25), Cucurella (3), Groß (13), Mac Allister (10), Welbeck (18),
    Subs: Neal Maupay (9), Tariq Lamptey (2), Adam Lallana (14), Jason Steele (23), Shane Duffy (24), Odeluga Offiah (57), Enock Mwepu (12), Steven Alzate (17), Evan Ferguson (58)

    West Ham United: Fabianski (1), Coufal (5), Dawson (15), Zouma (4), Cresswell (3), Soucek (28), Rice (41), Bowen (20), Lanzini (10), Fornals (8), Antonio (9),
    Subs: Arthur Masuaku (26), Armstrong Oko-Flex (40), Andriy Yarmolenko (7), Alex Král (33), Ryan Fredericks (24), Alphonse Areola (13), Mark Noble (16), Ben Johnson (31), Darren Randolph (35)

    Burnley: Pope (1), Roberts (14), Collins (22), Tarkowski (5), Long (28), Taylor (3), McNeil (11), Brownhill (8), Cork (4), Barnes (10), Cornet (20),
    Subs: Dara Costelloe (44), Bobby Thomas (37), Wayne Hennessey (13), Phil Bardsley (26), Wout Weghorst (9), Owen Dodgson (39), Aaron Lennon (17), Joseph McGlynn (49), Dale Stephens (16)

    Newcastle United: Dúbravka (1), Trippier (15), Lascelles (6), Burn (33), Targett (13), Longstaff (36), Bruno Guimarães (39), Joelinton (7), Almirón (24), Wilson (9), Saint-Maximin (10),
    Subs: Paul Dummett (3), Dwight Gayle (34), Chris Wood (20), Matt Ritchie (11), Emil Krafth (17), Jacob Murphy (23), Federico Fernández (18), Karl Darlow (26), Fabian Schär (5)

    Chelsea: Mendy (16), Azpilicueta (28), Thiago Silva (6), Rüdiger (2), James (24), Kanté (7), Ñíguez (17), Kenedy (23), Ziyech (22), Mount (19), Havertz (29),
    Subs: Malang Sarr (31), Trevoh Chalobah (14), Jorginho (5), Kepa Arrizabalaga (1), Ben Chilwell (21), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (12), Ross Barkley (18), Christian Pulisic (10), Romelu Lukaku (9)

    Watford: Bachmann (26), Femenía (21), Kabasele (27), Samir (22), Kamara (14), Sissoko (19), Kayembe (39), Cleverley (8), King (7), João Pedro (10), Sema (12),
    Subs: William Troost-Ekong (5), Dan Gosling (16), Craig Cathcart (15), Cucho Hernández (29), Francisco Sierralta (31), Kwadwo Baah (34), Adam Masina (11), Robert Elliot (35), Jeremy Ngakia (2)

    Crystal Palace: Guaita (13), Clyne (17), Ward (2), Andersen (16), Mitchell (3), Gallagher (23), Hughes (12), Schlupp (15), Rak-Sakyi (49), Édouard (22), Zaha (11),
    Subs: Luka Milivojevic (4), Cheikhou Kouyaté (8), James McArthur (18), Martin Kelly (34), Jack Butland (1), Christian Benteke (20), Eberechi Eze (10), Jordan Ayew (9), Jean-Philippe Mateta (14)

    Manchester United: de Gea (1), Diogo Dalot (20), Lindelöf (2), Maguire (5), Alex Telles (27), McTominay (39), Fred (17), Elanga (36), Bruno Fernandes (18), Mejbri (46), Cavani (21),
    Subs: Shola Shoretire (47), Eric Bailly (3), Álvaro Fernández (74), Charlie Savage (72), Phil Jones (4), Juan Mata (8), Tom Heaton (22), Alejandro Garnacho (75), Raphaël Varane (19)

    Leicester City: Schmeichel (1), Fofana (3), Evans (6), Dewsbury-Hall (22), Mendy (24), Justin (2), Maddison (10), Tielemans (8), Castagne (27), Vardy (9), Barnes (7),
    Subs: Çaglar Söyüncü (4), Ayoze Pérez (17), Danny Ward (12), Patson Daka (29), Marc Albrighton (11), Kelechi Iheanacho (14), Ricardo Pereira (21), Daniel Amartey (18), Ademola Lookman (37)

    Southampton: McCarthy (1), Walker-Peters (2), Lyanco (4), Stephens (5), Salisu (22), Redmond (11), Elyounoussi (24), Ward-Prowse (8), Romeu (6), Armstrong (17), Armstrong (9),
    Subs: William Smallbone (20), Jan Bednarek (35), Moussa Djenepo (19), Che Adams (10), Shane Long (7), Yan Valery (43), Ibrahima Diallo (27), Theo Walcott (32), Willy Caballero (13)

    Liverpool: Alisson (1), Alexander-Arnold (66), Matip (32), Konaté (5), Robertson (26), Keïta (8), Henderson (14), Thiago (6), Diogo Jota (20), Mané (10), Díaz (23),
    Subs: Mohamed Salah (11), Virgil van Dijk (4), James Milner (7), Curtis Jones (17), Takumi Minamino (18), Harvey Elliott (67), Caoimhin Kelleher (62), Roberto Firmino (9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (21)

    Wolverhampton Wanderers: José Sá (1), Boly (15), Coady (16), Toti (24), Jonny (19), Dendoncker (32), Rúben Neves (8), João Moutinho (28), Aït-Nouri (3), Pedro Neto (7), Jiménez (9),
    Subs: Trincão (11), Daniel Podence (10), Hwang Hee-Chan (26), Chiquinho (20), Fábio Silva (17), Yerson Mosquera (14), Ki-Jana Hoever (2), John Ruddy (21), Marçal (5)

    Manchester City: Ederson (31), Stones (5), Fernandinho (25), Laporte (14), João Cancelo (27), De Bruyne (17), Rodri (16), Bernardo Silva (20), Mahrez (26), Gabriel Jesus (9), Foden (47),
    Subs: Nathan Aké (6), Scott Carson (33), Oleksandr Zinchenko (11), Ilkay Gündogan (8), Kyle Walker (2), Jack Grealish (10), Raheem Sterling (7), James McAtee (87), Cole Palmer (80)

    Aston Villa: Olsen (25), Cash (2), Chambers (16), Mings (5), Digne (27), McGinn (7), Douglas Luiz (6), Ramsey (41), Buendía (10), Philippe Coutinho (23), Watkins (11),
    Subs: Viljami Sinisalo (38), Tim Iroegbunam (47), Ashley Young (18), Marvelous Nakamba (19), Morgan Sanson (8), Bertrand Traoré (15), Carney Chukwuemeka (33), Danny Ings (20), Benjamin Chrisene (45)

    Norwich City: Krul (1), Aarons (2), Hanley (5), Byram (3), Giannoulis (30), Normann (16), Sørensen (19), Dowell (10), Lees-Melou (20), Rashica (17), Pukki (22),
    Subs: Liam Gibbs (42), Angus Gunn (28), Lukas Rupp (7), Jonathan Tomkinson (40), Christos Tzolis (18), Przemyslaw Placheta (11), Tony Springett (45), Christoph Zimmermann (6), Jonathan Rowe (46)

    Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris (1), Sánchez (6), Dier (15), Davies (33), Emerson Royal (12), Bentancur (30), Højbjerg (5), Sessegnon (19), Kulusevski (21), Son Heung-Min (7), Kane (10),
    Subs: Steven Bergwijn (23), Pierluigi Gollini (22), Lucas Moura (27), Dane Scarlett (44), Joe Rodon (14), Harvey White (42), Harry Winks (8), Matthew Craig (51), Alfie Devine (45)

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

      Tekkers

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No Ronaldo

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      10/11 starters but knew Salah was coming off the bench

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Same here. Kepa benched hurts.. But a Raya to the rescue. Hopefully kepa stays benched all game...

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

      Cheers.

      Think I've got 13 out there starting with Ward backing up Schmeichel and Tsimikas benched.

    5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Thanks!

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Cmon Mane(C),Son stay quiet

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Opposite would be great.

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

        Yep. Son hatty please!

  25. Jock Grealish
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    LOLONSO

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

      Had that one ready for a while?

  26. Numero Bruno
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Alonso not even on the bench

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

      Best news for anyone starting him

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

        Yes, better than coming in for 1 point.

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

      And Chilwell is ...

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

    Rudiger
    James
    Mount
    Ziyech
    Kennedy all start

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

    Alonso not even on the bench so no send off...

    FPL Legend!

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

      Finished with a flourished at least… and no cameo

      FPL legend

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

    Alonso not even on bench...

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

      Anderson my first sub

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

        Exactly the same here. Hoping for a MUN meltdown!

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

          Yep

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

    No alonso!