
From Scout Picks to team news, all our 2025/26 content and tips for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 18 will appear here.
This is the penultimate Gameweek in which chips can be played, while it’ll be a week to scout midfield replacements as Bruno Fernandes (£9.4m) could be sidelined for a while.
There’s just the one Boxing Day match this year, when Manchester United host Newcastle United, meaning the deadline is at 18:30 GMT on Friday 26 December.
Chelsea v Aston Villa and Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers headline the following day.
For all your transfer dilemmas, chip-related conundrums and captaincy quandaries, make sure to keep checking back here for the latest articles ahead of the FPL deadline.
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WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 18?

- Scout Picks (coming soon)
- Best differentials (coming soon)
- The Watchlist (coming soon)
BRUNO FERNANDES INJURY + BEST REPLACEMENTS

- 5 of the best Bruno Fernandes replacements in FPL
- What Ruben Amorim said about Bruno Fernandes’ injury
GAMEWEEK 18 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

- Suspension Tightrope (coming soon)
- Live updates from the pre-match press conferences (coming soon)
Plus, check out our Injuries and Bans database, Predicted Line-ups and Set Piece Takers.
PLAYING A CHIP

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR FPL GAMEWEEK 18?

- Captain Sensible (coming soon)
- Captain Poll: Vote and see who other managers are favouring (coming soon)
GAMEWEEK 18 TEAM REVEALS + EXPERT OPINION

- Rate My Team surgery from five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman (coming soon)
- Rob Mayes’ team reveal (coming soon)
- FPL General’s team reveal (coming soon)
- Zophar’s weekly Q&A + team reveal (coming soon)
- Lateriser’s weekly article + team reveal (coming soon)
FIXTURE ANALYSIS

- Best fixtures from FPL Gameweek 18 onwards: Players + teams to target
- Jump on, jump off: Best FPL fixture runs for all 20 teams
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

- Which teams have the toughest turnaround times over Christmas (coming soon)?
- How did managers rotate in previously busy periods (coming soon)?
AFCON EXITS

- AFCON 2025 final squads: Which FPL players were called up?
- AFCON 2025: In which Gameweeks will Premier League players return?
- AFCON 2025 exits: Which players could benefit in FPL?
OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST

- The Great and the Good (coming soon)
- FFS Cup (coming soon)
TOP GAMEWEEK 18 VIDEO CONTENT

- Scoutcast (coming soon)
- FPL General’s Orders (coming soon)
- The Watchlist (coming soon)
Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM GAMEWEEK 17

- Scout Notes: Amorim on Bruno injury + another Rogers brace
- Scout Notes: Isak injury, Szoboszlai ban + Ekitike in demand
- Scout Notes: Arteta on Arsenal’s pen taker + Tarkowski nears ban
- Scout Notes: “Red-hot” Calvert-Lewin + Palace’s set-piece problem
- Scout Notes: Haaland haul, Cherki unlucky + Reijnders’ threat
- Scout Notes: Esteve + Welbeck injury updates, why van Hecke missed out
- Scout Notes: ‘OOP’ Lewis-Potter, £4.4m Miley superb + Woltemade’s “best game”
- Scoreboard: Saturday’s goals, assists, bonus and statistics
USEFUL TOOLS


