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Goals + assists imminent! Who is ‘due’ in FPL Gameweek 23?

21 January 2026 145 comments
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You’ve probably heard about Joe’s much-liked ‘Goals Imminent’ table. You might listen to his and Marc’s Fantasy Football Scout podcast of the same name. Now, Goals Imminent is here in article form!

Heading towards Gameweek 23 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), these Members Area statistics identify some underachieving players who look ‘due’ for a goal and/or assist.

Naturally, we’ll attempt to assess whether they’re unlucky, suffering a rare blip, or just aren’t particularly good.

LAST WEEK’S SUCCESSES… AND FAILURES

Goals + assists imminent! Who is 'due' in FPL Gameweek 23? 2

While there was optimism that several ‘template’ names were on our goals table – such as Erling Haaland (£15.1m), Phil Foden (£8.6m), Bukayo Saka (£10.1m) and Morgan Rogers (£7.7m) – nobody found the back of the net.

In fact, due to injuries, benchings and half-time removals, only four of the nine players exceeded 45 minutes.

Elsewhere, Marcus Edwards (£4.7m) and Patrick Dorgu (£4.3m) scored, exceeding their predicted assists.

GOALS IMMINENT

The first table shows players who’ve accumulated at least eight shots over the latest four Gameweeks, but scored no more than one goal.

We have ranked the players by xG delta, too.

 

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  1. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 hours, 45 mins ago

    After this week I'm tempted to move Guimares on.
    Other midfielders are Palmer Enzo Bruno Rice.

    Would you go for Rogers or Mbeumo? Or just hold?

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 hours, 42 mins ago

      Both are decent picks. Fixtures vs Form.

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  2. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 hours, 40 mins ago

    Saka owners what's your plan?Sell for Palmer?Fernandes can wait a week.

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    1. z13
        4 hours, 38 mins ago

        sell to bruno next week

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      • Craigsimpson
        • 1 Year
        4 hours, 9 mins ago

        Finally sold for Bruno yesterday, bored of his nothing performances and not even guaranteed 90 mins anymore. So guaranteed score a hattrick against United.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          3 hours, 57 mins ago

          Sold him for Rice last week. Not interested in getting him back either.

          Get Bruno instead. Even if Saka outscores him this weekend he surely won’t over the course of the rest of the season.

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      • Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 hours, 2 mins ago

        Sell for Bruno next week. Can't do it this week if I want to as I have 4 city to deal with...

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    2. LarkyTown
      • 14 Years
      4 hours, 34 mins ago

      Never thought I'd see the day when I had five Man City players in the upcoming gameweek against one the worst ever PL teams and not be that confident of a decent return

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      1. Raoul Nogues
          3 hours, 56 mins ago

          And the best City performers will be on your bench

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          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            3 hours, 50 mins ago

            TaDa

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        • Dubem_FC
          • 10 Years
          3 hours, 49 mins ago

          I have 4. Should be buzzing but alas, I'm dreading a red arrow.

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      2. Vasshin
        • 7 Years
        4 hours, 34 mins ago

        Verbuggen
        Gabriel Timber OReilly
        Foden Semenyo Rice Rogers
        Haaland Thiago Bowen
        Dubravka Gordon Andersen Esteve

        Last few weeks have been terrible for me

        After Chelsea’s game today, I am doing
        OReilly to Chalobah

        After this weekend game, I am doing
        Foden to Bruno F

        Who else should I change?

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        1. Conners
          • 7 Years
          4 hours, 28 mins ago

          Are you on WC - if not, how many FTs and how much ITB?

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          1. Vasshin
            • 7 Years
            4 hours, 27 mins ago

            5 ft this week. 1.1 in bank

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            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              4 hours, 13 mins ago

              Sitting there with O'Reilly, Foden and Gordon and 5FTs is a sign of actually being too patient.

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            2. Conners
              • 7 Years
              4 hours, 12 mins ago

              I'd downgrade Bowen to a cheap 3rd forward (Kroupi/Mane) then bring in Boomo or Enzo for Gordon next weekend.

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        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 hours, 20 mins ago

          You have one of those rare teams imo that doesn't need to WC in 24 esp with 5 FTs.

          I'd probably look at Gordon + O'Reilly > Enzo + Chalobah, benching Bowen. And then next week your team is basically there with Fernandes in for Foden.

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          1. Vasshin
            • 7 Years
            4 hours, 12 mins ago

            Isn’t Enzo ill or sick, what is his chances of starting this weekend?

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            1. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              4 hours, 5 mins ago

              I think he's likely to play. Just rested in Europe but ofc we could find out more later that changes that status.

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      3. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        4 hours, 20 mins ago

        Why are people so obsessed with Palmer? How long can he be in garbage form before people stop seeing him as a real option? Seeing him in a lot of WCs or people selling Saka to accomodate him (not a fan of Saka as a pick but hes way better than Palmer).

        I hope he gets into form because he would definitely be a good pick from 24 but hes shown nothing.

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 hours, 19 mins ago

          actually less than nothing as he cant even string together a good run of minutes 2 games in a row.

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        2. PhillyBoy
          • 8 Years
          4 hours, 4 mins ago

          I keep thinking J. Pedro is the sleeper pick for Chelsea's sick fixture run.

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          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • 9 Years
            3 hours, 56 mins ago

            Another Delap injury or suspension would make him a very good pick

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        3. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 hours, 44 mins ago

          I’m enjoying the fact people are sleeping on the subject, nice differential 9 pointer 😉
          By far the best fixtures between now & March & if & when he explodes others will be ripping apart teams with hits to fit him in.

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      4. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 hours, 4 mins ago

        Would you do VVD to Chalo this week?
        Just it means that I can't move Ekitike to a mid or switch Saka Potts to Rice Enzo for free next week.
        Thoughts?

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        1. Conners
          • 7 Years
          4 hours, 2 mins ago

          I'd wait and do the Rice/Enzo moves next week.

          Get Chalobah the week after.

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          1. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            4 hours ago

            Eventual hit won't pay off?

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            1. Conners
              • 7 Years
              3 hours, 33 mins ago

              Maybe, but I'd rather wait. Palace away isn't that great a fixture.

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      5. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        3 hours, 57 mins ago

        Which budget striker, potentially playing them this GW in a bench boost and then they could be useful going forward:

        A) Kroupi (LIV) - decent finishing but early subs
        B) Mane (mci) - 90 mins but playing on the wings, potential DGW in 27 though

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      6. sirmorbach
        • 9 Years
        3 hours, 55 mins ago

        Hi all.

        Raya
        Gabriel, Chalobah, Cash
        Saka, Bruno, Foden, Rogers, Wilson
        Haaland, Thiago

        Dúbravka / Mukiele, Heaven, Guiu

        1 FT.

        A. Saka to Rice
        B. Foden to Semenyo/Enzo
        C. Saka to Rice, Foden to Palmer (- 4)
        D. Hold

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        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          3 hours, 52 mins ago

          B

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        2. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 hours, 48 mins ago

          C is tasty

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        3. Winging it
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 hours, 10 mins ago

          B out of the above. Palmer clearly isn't fit, there's speculation about him needing surgery.

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      7. tbos83
        • 5 Years
        3 hours, 52 mins ago

        1ft. Ok to roll, or would you do Foden > Bruno?

        Roefs
        Gabriel Chalobah Rodon
        Foden Saka Rogers Rice
        Haaland(c) Thiago Raul

        Dubravka E.Le Fee Dorgu Keane*

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      8. I have no Wirtz
          3 hours, 46 mins ago

          Start 3:

          A)Watkins (new)
          B)Thiaw (AVL)
          C)Palmer (cry)
          D)Cherki (WOL)
          E)Chalobah (cry)

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          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            3 hours, 22 mins ago

            ACD

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        • Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 hours, 45 mins ago

          Hmm gonna try and predict Pep for this week...

          Haaland
          Doku Cherki Semenyo
          Rodri Silva
          Ait-Nouri Guehi Khusanov Nunes
          Donnarumma

          I think this is the lineup. Cherki has looked the brightest spark so I'm pretty confident he starts. What is interesting is how he wants to deploy width in this game. Because Nunes and Ait Nouri have been out, they've been using their wingers for width - Semenyo and Doku played super wide at the weekend. O'Reilly and Lewis are much more prone to come inside so that's how the team was setup to function - except it didn't work.

          Nunes being back is crucial since he offers overlapping runs on the right. Ait-Nouri also offers better width than O'Reilly so I think he gets the nod here too but I thought O'Reilly looked decent yesterday so I'm very 50/50 on that call. Then it's about who they want in those attacking areas. I'm pretty sure Haaland starts. It's too drastic with only a few days notice to drop him because he alters the team shape and strategy so much and go with Marmoush especially when results are poor unless he's really struggling for fitness.

          2 of Doku, Semenyo, Foden, Marmoush will start alongside Haaland + Cherki. I'm really not sure how it goes but Doku and Semenyo seem the reasonable picks given rotation midweek but they were also part of the really dysfunctional performance on Saturday. I'm gonna stick with them though because with the different roles of the full-backs, and with Cherki as the main creator rather than the lackluster Foden, it could be a shift enough in the setup of the team to allow Doku and Semenyo to be more influential cutting inside.

          Let's see what he picks. It could go lots of different ways.

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          1. Raoul Nogues
              3 hours, 31 mins ago

              RAN coming back from AFCON startingtwice in four days would surprise me and if Foden doesn't start after being replaced early twice in a row would mean that Pep doesn't rate him any longer

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            • Conners
              • 7 Years
              3 hours, 29 mins ago

              I think you're probably about right there with the lineup.

              And I should probably sell Foden, but I just can't do it with Wolves at home a week before I WC.

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            • I have no Wirtz
                3 hours, 25 mins ago

                90min Cherki would be great. Is he the best bet to unlock an improved Wolves defence?

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                1. Camzy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  3 hours, 22 mins ago

                  He looks better than Foden as the central creator imo. Not sure if he'll survive the full 90. But if they still need a goal in the 2nd half, they might pull Bernardo and put Foden/Marmoush on and go all-out with just Rodri in the pivot.

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              • Bolivian Seaman
                • 15 Years
                3 hours, 24 mins ago

                I think if foden starts he starts on the wing, and he could for doku

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            • Kantelele
              • 3 Years
              3 hours, 24 mins ago

              Play one :
              A) Andersen (BHA)
              B) Hall (AV)
              C) Mukiele (whu)

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              1. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                3 hours, 23 mins ago

                B

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            • Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              3 hours, 23 mins ago

              Team GTG? Correct subs?

              Pick
              Timber Gab Tarko Alderete
              Rogers Rice BrunoG BrunoF
              Haaland Thiago

              Dub Cunha Konate Guiu

              0.1m itb, 0ft

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            • Waletek
                3 hours, 21 mins ago

                Bench one

                A. DCL
                B. Rogers
                C Wilson

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                1. Bobby Digital
                  • 8 Years
                  3 hours, 20 mins ago

                  B

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