The theme of this week's Fantasy Challenge is "Team Chemistry". In this Gameweek, players who play for the selected Assistant Manager will score double points.
There is a £100.0m budget for a 10-a-side team plus the Assistant Manager. You can pick one of eight formations: 3-3-3, 3-4-2, 3-5-1, 4-2-3, 4-3-2, 4-4-1, 5-2-2, 5-3-1.
Here, FPL expert Tom Johnson identifies some of the best remaining Fantasy Challenge picks for Gameweek 27.
Remember, you can enter a squad for Fantasy Challenge right up until Wednesday 26 February at 20:15 GMT when Liverpool take on Newcastle United.
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Wednesday
19:30 GMT: Fantasy Challenge deadline
Brentford v Everton
Man Utd v Ipswich
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Spurs v Man City
Yoane Wissa (£6.4m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£8.0m) returned to form in Gameweek 26, picking up three attacking returns and five bonus points between them. Mark Flekken (£4.4m) has kept back-to-back clean sheets and remains top for saves, with 111.
For the Toffees, Beto (£5.0m) has been in irresistible form of late, scoring five goals in his last four matches, while all three of Abdoulaye Doucoure’s (£5.1m) attacking returns have come since David Moyes took charge.
Bruno Fernandes (£8.3m) continues to tick along in Fantasy, despite Manchester United’s poor form. The Portuguese star comes into Gameweek 27 on the back of a 10-point haul against Everton that included maximum bonus points. Andre Onana (£5.0m) has kept seven clean sheets this season and has returned four save points over the last two Gameweeks, showcasing his multiple routes to points.
If Ipswich are to get something out of the game, Liam Delap (£5.6m) will surely play a part. The Englishman has been involved in 50 per cent of the Tractor Boys’ goals so far in 2024/25.
Nottingham Forest will be looking to continue their strong home form against an injury-depleted Arsenal. Nuno Espirito Santo's men have lost just once at the City Ground in their last nine matches. Despite returning a zero-pointer in Gameweek 26, Matz Sels (£5.0m) remains the top-scoring goalkeeper in Fantasy. Just in front of him, defenders Ola Aina (£5.4m) and Nikola Milenkovic (£4.8m) have regularly chipped in with attacking returns, while Chris Wood (£7.2m) has scored in each of his last three home matches, picking up maximum bonus points each time.
For the visitors, Arsenal, Gabriel (£6.3m) always carries a goal threat and the Gunners remain the top-ranked team in terms of Expected Goals Against (xGA). Elsewhere, Leandro Trossard (£6.9m) has notched four attacking returns over his last six starts. Encouragingly, no Arsenal player had a higher Expected Goal Involvement (xGI) in GW26 against West Ham. It remains to be seen whether Mikel Merino (£6.0m) will continue to play as an out-of-position forward after Arteta’s side drew a blank against West Ham.
Spurs come into Gameweek 27 n the back of three consecutive wins. Brennan Johnson (£6.2m), Son Heung-min (£9.7m) and Dejan Kulusevski (£6.3m) all produced attacking returns in the most recent victory at Ipswich Town. Johnson in particular picked up plenty of dangerous positions at Portman Road, with his xGI of 1.15 only bettered by one other player in Gameweek 26.
Given that Man City have picked up just two wins across their last nine away matches, Ange Postecoglou (£1.1m) is a tempting Assistant Manager option. The Australian is eligible for table bonus in the event of a win or draw.
Man City’s indifferent form makes them harder to predict, however, no defender has scored more goals than the five of Josko Gvardiol (£5.9m). Since Omar Marmoush (£7.1m) made his debut in Gameweek 23, no Man City player has posted more xGI than the Egyptian forward (1.7).
FPL Challenge Deadline: 20:15 GMT
Liverpool v Newcastle
If the reverse fixture is anything to go by, this game promises goals, potentially adding to both Arne Slot’s (£1.5m) and Eddie Howe’s (£1.5m) Assistant Manager appeal. In that match, back in Gameweek 14, Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) scored twice and picked up an assist on his way to an 18-point haul. Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m), the top-scoring defender in Fantasy, registered two assists at St James’ Park and has blanked just twice in his last nine starts. Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.3m) is showing signs of becoming a reliable Fantasy asset, his goal and assist against Man City in Gameweek 26 taking his season tally to 11 attacking returns.
From a Newcastle perspective, Lewis Hall (£5.0m) showcased his attacking threat in Gameweek 26. The Englishman picked up two assists and bonus against Nottingham Forest. Up front, Alexander Isak (£9.5m) has scored eight goals in his last six away matches. Like Salah, the Swede returned a double-digit haul in the reverse fixture.
Thursday
FPL Challenge Deadline: 20:00 GMT
West Ham v Leicester
A home game against Leicester provides West Ham an opportunity to build on their GW26 victory against Arsenal. Jarrod Bowen (£7.3m) has returned 22 points in three starts since his return from a foot injury. His most recent goal was assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.4m), who notched his fifth attacking return of the season last weekend. A double-up on the Hammers’ defence could prove to be prudent given Leicester are without a goal across their last three matches. Alphonse Areola (£4.2m) will be looking to build on his first shutout since Gameweek 2 after keeping out Arsenal.
Jamie Vardy (£5.4m) remains Leicester's likeliest source of goals. Vardy has been involved in the last six Leicester goals when he’s been on the pitch. Graham Potter (£0.5m) looks a better Assistant Manager pick than his opposite man, Ruud van Nistelrooy (£0.5m), given Leicester have won just once in 12 Premier League matches. Furthermore, they have failed to score in eight of those, increasing Potter’s chances of picking up the two clean sheet points on offer.