
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?

- FPL Gameweek 18 Scout Picks + Scout Squad: Ekitike in Liverpool triple-up
- FPL Gameweek 18 differentials: 3 low-owned picks to consider
The Watchlist is now updated
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

- FPL Gameweek 18 team news: Tuesday’s live injury updates
- FPL Gameweek 18 team news: Xmas Eve injury updates + Bruno latest
- FPL Gameweek 18 team news: Thursday updates + Bruno latest
- Who is close to a ban or suspended in FPL Gameweek 18?
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: Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 18?
- Captain Poll: Vote and see who other managers are favouring
GAMEWEEK 18 TEAM REVEALS + EXPERT OPINION

- Tom Hadley: Reliable FPL defenders, nailed starters + a case for Adam Wharton
- Hall of Famer Dan Wright’s Gameweek 18 team reveal
- Lateriser on festive FPL fixture planning + Gabriel’s return
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

EFL CUP NOTES + BLANK GAMEWEEK 31 IMPLICATIONS

- FPL notes: Hincapie + Richards injury updates as Arteta rotates
- Blank Gameweek 31 odds after EFL Cup semis finalised
- What the EFL Cup semi-final draw means for FPL
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

- Keane or Tarkowski: Who should FPL managers buy?
- Goals + assists imminent! Who is ‘due’ in FPL Gameweek 18?
- The Pre-Match Preamble – Gameweek 18
- FPL Gameweek 18: Best odds for goals + assists
- FPL Gameweek 18: Best clean sheet odds
- The Great and The Good: How FPL Harry, Mark Sutherns + more did in Gameweek 17
- The latest FFS Cup results + quarter-final draws
- Have some festive fun with FPL Quizmas!
TOP GAMEWEEK 18 VIDEO CONTENT

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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


