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3 February 2026 238 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 25 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

FPL notes: Foden + Cherki shine in another Haaland blank 2

The name on top of Gameweek 24’s list, Kevin Schade (£7.1m), instead received a straight red card at Villa Park! He’ll miss the next two league matches.

Things were better for Rayan Cherki (£6.6m) and Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m), though. We spoke about the Frenchman being more about setting up goals, rather than netting for himself, but he put Manchester City ahead on Sunday afternoon, played in by Erling Haaland (£15.0m).

Bowen has two goals in two, pushing him off this week’s table.

Yet the main successes came from predicted assistors, despite only six of the nine being able to play.

Casemiro (£5.5m) and Pascal Gross (£5.5m) registered 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Crysencio Summerville (£5.5m) scored for the third time in a row.

GOALS IMMINENT

 

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  1. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    Don’t want to get rid of any of my mids for DGW with Arsenal, so looking at DCL > Gyokeres or an Arsenal triple up with Gab, Timber and Saliba

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Do we trust the Gypkeres minutes though?

  2. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    Saka to:
    (A) Semenyo
    (B) Wirtz
    (C) Madueke

    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Wirtz

    2. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Semenyo

  3. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    World class Santos off

    World class Garnacho on

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      World (cl)*ds Garnacho

  4. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    Rice looks pooped.

  5. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    What happens if someone gets subbed off and then VAR picks up that they should have been sent off for an earlier challenge but they are already off the pitch?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      VAR can't impact something once the ball is back in play (I believe). So that instance can't technically happen.

  6. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    Calafiori may have issues reclaiming his spot Hincapie probably been motm for me albeit a very low bar. Very solid deputy. Doesnt offer as much in attack maybe

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    If ars dgw26 A) thiago to Gyokeres b) vdv to timber/saliba

    1. LeytonOrient
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      I’m not willing to go back to Gyok. It’s nothing personal. It’s not him it’s me.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Agree its just whether to go raya & gabriel plus timber?

  8. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    Garnacho on.

    "If he dies, he dies".

  9. LeytonOrient
    • 11 Years
    7 days, 12 hours ago

    The fear of rotation after 80+ midweek mins.

    Surely Gab, Timber, Enzo & JP all start the weekend still. Right? RIGHT?!

    1. I have no Wirtz
        7 days, 11 hours ago

        It’s Tuesday today not Thursday

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      thats a pen

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        2 clear pens denied for Arsenal this game imo. Handball in first half

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Feel like I should be happy I'm not watching this match

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        So little quality in attack from either

      2. JoeSoap
        • 12 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Tough watch

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Potentially world class Gusto off
      Potentially world class Acheampong on

    5. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Sadly I am German and live in Germany.

      Are there any good English football magazines and do they perhaps have a good website where I can always stay up-to-date?

      In Germany, there is Kicker. See: https://www.kicker.de/

      Thank you and best wishes!

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        This made me cry 🙁

        1. Stevie B
          • 15 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Yes, this is a heavy burden and an ordeal.

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        7 days, 11 hours ago

        The athletic

        1. Stevie B
          • 15 Years
          7 days, 11 hours ago

          Thank you! Very kind.

    6. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      2FT - 0 ITB
      Verb
      Timber Andersen Chalobah
      Bruno Saka Mbeumo Rice Semenyo
      Haaland Thiago
      (Dubravka-Dalot-Alderete-Mane)

      A. Saka + Thiago - Rogers + Bowen
      B. Saka - Rogers
      C. Saka + Thiago - Rogers + J.Pedro
      D. Anything else? (Is Wirtz better than Rogers?)
      Please help if you can

      1. Stevie B
        • 15 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        I am not sure with Rogers. I have him and I am not happy. His price will also fall tonight. See: https://www.livefpl.net/prices

        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Thanks for that mate I was sort of having that nagging feeling a little. Enzo or Wirtz? Is there anything you could recommend. I started well but this past month has been a disaster ha ha

          1. Stevie B
            • 15 Years
            7 days, 12 hours ago

            Chelsea fixtures are very tasty (Wolverhampton, Leeds and Burnley). I would choose Enzo.

            1. nico05
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 days, 12 hours ago

              Cheers mate

              1. nico05
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 days, 12 hours ago

                Would Saka + Thiago - Enzo + Bowen work? Anything else?

    7. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 5 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      What third Arsenal to add to Gabriel and Raya?:

      A) Timber
      B) Rice

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        B - with double def already

      2. tucaoneo
        • 7 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        B. Don't like triple def

      3. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Long time Timber owner and hes no better than Saliba I'd say. Attacking threat is very rare now

        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          By the way everyone is going to be at least triple Arsenal defence regardless as everyone is surely going Gabriel captain

    8. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      gabriel tc in 26, i mean he's getting at least 12 points across those 2 matches aint he, defcon likely in one, a goal possible, 1 clean sheet.

      wait and hope a liverpool/united/city etc attacker gets a tasty double later or just be happy to get 12-16 from gabriel, and if he gets more it'd be a nice bonus

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Trouble is Haaland is getting a double too and we know that

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Yes. 2+2 = 4. Or 2+6 / 6+2 = 8.

          1. Sir Michael Taker
            • 11 Years
            7 days, 12 hours ago

            You can put it on Semenyo if you prefer lol. City are getting a double too. Zero chance Newcastle overturn that 1st leg away from home

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          yeah true

        3. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          It's not certain yet.

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 days, 12 hours ago

            Him being fit to play that double, I mean.

            1. Sir Michael Taker
              • 11 Years
              7 days, 12 hours ago

              Thats true. Its not a bad pick Gab by any stretch. I fear his goalscoring threat has reduced a lot though and it was entirely set piece anyway and will he DC in those games? Feels a bit clean or bust. Obviously Haaland is goal or bust too

        4. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Haaland's double likely to be GW33 if it happens. Most of us I suspect have WC32 BB33 in mind. Won't be as easy to set up for BB36 from WC32.

      2. Ron_Swanson
        • 15 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Could be a master stroke

    9. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      If you dont care about how dire the football is, theres certainly a comedic element listening to the mental gymnastics of commentators talking about the "nerve" and "tension" in garbage Arsenal games instead of saying it like it is.

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        In their defence this is Chelseas game to win and they've been pretty poor. Organised but no attacking threat

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Arsenal is the common denominator in all these crap "top" games though.

    10. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Pedro still a good buy without DGW

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Considering it

      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Of course, awesome fixtures

        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Its only 3 fixtures though and how many does he play? 1.5 maybe. Delap looked very limited so that helps him

      3. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        I'm not convinced. I still want to keep Thiago & Ekitike from 27, and its then a toss-up between using my few transfers for Thiago > Pedro > Thiago or a 3rd Arsenal in & out before GW31.

        I guess if you've got 4 or 5 transfers in hand, or are prepared to keep him longer term, he's worth a crack.

    11. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Havertz

    12. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      That's that then

    13. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      rice haul, bet he got defcon from this match

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Only 5

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          oh really fair enough, seemed to do alot of defensive actions. my bad

          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            7 days, 12 hours ago

            Just seen it on FotMob, no idea if the criteria is the same tbh

        2. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          He's on 9 since they count recoveries for mids and forwards.

    14. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Havertz shithoisery points to the badge

    15. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      You can always rely on Garnacho to demonstrate his low intelligence football.

      And Chelsea look dreadful, could play another 5 hours and not score.

    16. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Poor JP played full time

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Well rested now for the weekend

      2. LeytonOrient
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        I fear for his weekend mins

        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          One of the brighter sparks. Unfortunately yet again hes not a 9 and needs somebody competent in front of him

        2. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 days, 12 hours ago

          Same

    17. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      OK. I guess Saka's gone for Mbeumo. It's been unemotional.

    18. paulojdsc
      • 6 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Timber nailed for the weekend?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Always

      2. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Likely yes he wants to win every game

    19. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Enzo or Mbeumo in for Rogers? Or keep Rogers?

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        You'll probably want him back in a few weeks if its Enzo. Their fixtures flip

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        I’m keeping Rogers. Jumping off when the fixtures look good is just asking for post sale points.

    20. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Roefs > Raya for me then.

    21. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      Fofana crying is a bit silly.

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        Not used to losing seeing as he only manages a game every 6 months

    22. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 days, 12 hours ago

      I hope Arsenal go on and clinch the carabao cup, will give the team a huge confidence boost to finish strong in the PL and hopefully win it as well. I will take those 2 with open hands. Anything extra is bonus.

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        7 days, 12 hours ago

        1 GW left after the final

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          7 days, 11 hours ago

          7 gws.