The best team for Double Gameweek 25 (DGW25) of Fantasy Premier League contains SIX players from Aston Villa and Liverpool.
Those two are the only clubs to play twice in this round of fixtures.
Villa trio Emiliano Martinez (£5.0m), Morgan Rogers (£5.6m) and Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) are selected for their home matches against Ipswich Town and Liverpool.
The Reds entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers prior to their visit to Villa Park, earning Mohamed Salah (£13.7m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m) and Cody Gakpo (£7.6m) spots in a 3-5-2 formation.
Salah again retains the armband, with Watkins named as vice-captain.
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) £5.0m
The Argentinian offers a secure route into Villa’s rearguard for their pair of home matches. Martinez has produced 65 points this season, more than any Villa defenders.
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) £6.4m
The Dutchman is preferred to Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) as the Liverpool defender for their DGW25 after the latter only appeared as a substitute against Everton on Wednesday night. Van Dijk has started all 24 of the Reds’ matches this season, combining a goal and an assist with 10 clean sheets.
Gabriel (Arsenal) £6.3m
Arsenal’s Brazilian boasts major potential at both ends of the pitch against Leicester City. Gabriel is the third top-scoring defender in 2024/25 Fantasy, earning 94 points thanks to three goals, two assists and seven clean sheets.
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) £5.0m
AFC Bournemouth’s left-back is the most-bought defender in the Gameweek for the Cherries' trip to Southampton. Kerkez has earned 223,000+ transfers in ahead of Friday’s 18:30 GMT deadline, more than TWICE the total of any other player in his position in Fantasy.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £13.7m
The Egyptian treated his 71 per cent ownership to back-to-back hauls of 16 and 13 points in DGW24. Salah also produced double-figure returns against both his DGW25 opponents earlier this season and will, once again, be the runaway captain pick for managers in Fantasy.
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) £11.2m
A visit to Brighton & Hove Albion gives the Chelsea playmaker to deliver another bumper haul. Palmer scored four goals to collect his season-high 25 points in his previous meeting with the Seagulls back in Gameweek 6.
Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) £6.8m
With injury doubts over a number of his fellow Arsenal attackers, the Belgian could be a decisive figure for the Gunners' visit to Leicester. Trossard earned 12 points against the Foxes back in Gameweek 6, producing a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win.
Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) £5.9m
Five goals and two assists over the last four Gameweeks have made Bournemouth’s Dutchman the No 1 target for managers in Gameweek 25. A massive 528,000+ managers have brought in Kluivert ahead of a very favourable run of fixtures for the Cherries.
Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) £5.6m
The midfielder is Villa’s most-owned player in Fantasy, found in over 25 per cent of squads. Rogers has produced two of his three double-figures this season across his last three home appearances, claiming 14 points against Manchester City and 11 points against Brighton.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £8.9m
Villa’s forward is expected to be fit for their DGW25 after missing their FA Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. Watkins’ huge threat at Villa Park makes him the best captain alternative to Salah – he’s had 42 shots in the box in home matches, THREE TIMES his total of 14 in away encounters.
Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) £7.6m
The Dutchman has started each of Liverpool’s last 13 league matches, producing seven goals and three assists across that spell. Gakpo’s total of 72 points across that period ranks second only to Salah for the Reds.
