Mikel Arteta (£1.5m) is selected as the Assistant Manager in the Scout Selection as part of three double-ups for Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League.
Arsenal’s fine record at Emirates Stadium earns Arteta his place for their meeting with West Ham United. The Gunners are the only club yet to lose a home match in 2024/25, winning eight and drawing four of 12 such contests.
Arteta joins Gunners centre-back Gabriel (£6.3m) in the XI, with AFC Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez (£5.0m) and Dango Ouattara (£5.1m) and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo (£7.9m) and Yoane Wissa (£6.3m) also picked in a 3-4-3 formation.
Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) retains the armband, with Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) named as vice-captain.
Jordan Pickford (Everton) £5.1m
A visit from Manchester United gives the Everton goalkeeper the opportunity for more points at Goodison Park. Pickford collected 10 points across his two home matches in Double Gameweek 24 and sits just two points off first place in the 'keeper standings on 108 points.
Gabriel (Arsenal) £6.3m
Arsenal and Gabriel enter a home match versus West Ham on the back of two clean sheets over the last three Gameweeks. Gabriel was a big success in his last meeting with the Hammers, producing a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win in Gameweek 13.
Pedro Porro (Spurs) £5.4m
Tottenham Hotspur’s full-back faces Ipswich Town in fine all-round form in Fantasy. Porro has blanked just TWICE across the last seven Gameweeks, supplying three assists and earning two clean sheets.
Milos Kerkez (AFC Bournemouth) £5.0m
The left-back’s multiple routes to returns earn him a place ahead of Dean Huijsen (£4.5m) as the go-to Bournemouth defender at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kerkez has combined two goals and three assists with six clean sheets to amass 92 points this season, compared with the 67 of Huijsen.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £13.7m
His away record helps Liverpool’s Egyptian to hold onto the captaincy, despite a tough test against Manchester City. Salah has an incredible 11 double-figure hauls from just 14 road trips, averaging 12 points per match.
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) £7.9m
The Brentford star’s record against promoted clubs suggests he is among the best alternatives to Salah for the captaincy for the Bees’ trip to Leicester City. Mbeumo has amassed a hefty 50 points in his four meetings with such opponents this season, including hauls of 19, 15 and 14 points.
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) £6.4m
The Brighton & Hove Albion winger visits promoted Southampton in his most prolific form of 2024/25 Fantasy. Mitoma has scored against Ipswich, Man Utd and Chelsea over the last five Gameweeks, colleting a double-figure return on all three occasions.
Dango Ouattara (AFC Bournemouth) £5.1m
A move up front in Gameweek 21 has transformed the Bournemouth attacker’s output. Ouattara has produced four goals and an assist across that five-match spell, including a bumper 21-point haul at home to Nottingham Forest.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle) £9.5m
Newcastle United and their Swedish forward host a Nottingham Forest side who have struggled on the road recently, losing each of their last two away matches and conceding seven goals. Isak claimed 11 points against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side in Gameweek 11, one of six double-figure hauls he has accrued this season.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £8.9m
Back-to-back goals against Ipswich and Liverpool in Double Gameweek 25 showcased the Aston Villa forward’s improving form ahead of another home match, this time against West Ham United. Watkins has blanked just TWICE across his last eight outings, scoring five goals and supplying two assists.
Yoane Wissa (Brentford) £6.3m
The forward’s displays against promoted clubs indicate he could be worth the Brentford double-up alongside their talisman Mbeumo. Wissa has amassed 37 points across four such matches in 2024/25 Fantasy.
