{"id":584109,"date":"2021-02-18T07:10:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T12:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=584109"},"modified":"2021-02-18T07:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T12:10:07","slug":"fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-25-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/18\/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-25-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Premier League: Gameweek 25 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League gameweek 25 starts this Friday. Two teams play twice this gameweek. Read on to find out more about this gameweek.<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 25 Picks<\/h2>\n<h3>Teams that Play Twice<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> have two matches in gameweek 25.<\/p>\n<h3>Goalkeepers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=7956236f,52061089&amp;search=Emiliano+Mart%C3%ADnez&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emiliano Mart\u00ednez<\/a> was sensational last week as he earned his team a precious away point with nine saves. The Argentine has been quite amazing this season and remains the best long-term keeper option for FPL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4b40d9ca\/Nick-Pope?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Pope<\/a> could not outscore him despite having two matches last week. However, Pope has a great home fixture this week against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/west-brom\/\" target=\"_self\">West Brom<\/a> whereas Martinez takes on high-flying <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>. So, Pope could do better this week in the fight between the two best keepers.<\/p>\n<p>The keepers with two matches do not seem worthwhile options this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Defenders<\/h3>\n<p>The best defender with two games seems to be <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/67ca8566\/Stuart-Dallas?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuart Dallas<\/a>. He plays in midfield and his involvement in the attacking play is really attractive. Dallas should reach triple figures in terms of FPL points this gameweek.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton are in terrible form. The Saints have lost six matches on the trot. Injuries have really hit Ralph Hasenh\u00fcttl&#8217;s side hard. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/984a5a64\/Kyle-Walker-Peters?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Walker-Peters<\/a> might miss out this week. Will they get back to form this week? Their matches are pretty tough as well. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> and Leeds United will provide the saints with a lot of problems. However, if one wants to gamble, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1900032e\/Jannik-Vestergaard?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jannik Vestergaard<\/a> could be a worthy punt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9c94165b\/Luke-Shaw?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Shaw<\/a> has been quite impressive this season. He got another assist last week. With a comfortable home game this week against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a>, one should not ignore Shaw. The Magpies will be without <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c596fcb0\/Callum-Wilson?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Wilson<\/a> as well so a clean sheet is likely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b21fe2db\/Pep-Guardiola?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pep Guardiola<\/a> has started to rotate his centre-backs as well. So, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/18\/resurgence-of-john-stones-key-to-manchester-city-revival\/\" target=\"_self\">John Stones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/31c69ef1\/Ruben-Dias?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R\u00faben Dias<\/a> are not certain starters like before. However, one should not sell them as their form is still tremendous. Having a playing option on the bench is needed though if one of them goes missing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9a9c05db\/Matthew-Lowton?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Lowton<\/a> scored a rare goal last week and what a goal it was as well. It is probably too much to expect more goals from him this week but a clean sheet is definitely possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8df7a2fb\/Ben-Mee?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Mee<\/a> might return which will improve <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_self\">Burnley<\/a>&#8216;s chances.<\/p>\n<h3>Midfielders<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=507c7bdf,9227838e&amp;search=Bruno+Fernandes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> is once again the standout pick from the single gamers. A big score is definitely possible. Despite having one game, he could outscore everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>From the double gamers, Raphinha seems to be the best bet. He has produced attacking returns in each of his last five fixtures. In fact, he could be a candidate for the armband as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/aa849a12\/Jack-Harrison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Harrison<\/a> is also a decent shout although his random substitution last week was worrying for the FPL managers.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;4006&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3515d404\/James-Ward-Prowse?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Ward-Prowse<\/a> is an attractive pick on any given week for his set-piece ability. The Leeds game could be a good opportunity for him although the Chelsea game looks really tough. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ab651565\/Nathan-Redmond?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan Redmond<\/a> played as a forward in the last match whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f833a830\/Takumi-Minamino?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Takumi Minamino<\/a> is a very forward-thinking player. However, none of them look to be solid options at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Ilkay G\u00fcndogan had a monster game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham<\/a> scoring 19 points. He should return to the side despite missing the Everton game. On current form, one should start him for sure. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e46012d4\/Kevin-De-Bruyne?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a> returned to action recently but he might be eased back into it. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ed1e53f3\/Phil-Foden?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Foden<\/a> looks in great form but will he start at the Emirates?<\/p>\n<h3>Strikers<\/h3>\n<p>Every FPL manager should get <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/93feac6e\/Patrick-Bamford?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Bamford<\/a> for this gameweek. The two games both should provide him with plenty of opportunities to score. Bamford is probably the best captaincy option this week as well. He misses a lot of chances but there should be enough for him to get a couple of goals this week.<\/p>\n<p>From Southampton, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/07802f7f\/Danny-Ings?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Ings<\/a> is definitely a good option. He is the man that can drag the Saints away from their current terrible form. He is a must-have as well this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f2bf1b0f\/Che-Adams?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Che Adams<\/a> may not start so one should probably stay away.<\/p>\n<p>The fitness of two popular strikers <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ac05f970\/Michail-Antonio?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michail Antonio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/59e6e5bf\/Dominic-Calvert-Lewin?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> remains unclear. It is probably better to sell one of them at least to bring Bamford or Ings in. The London derby between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur should be a great game. The Hammers made a sensational comeback to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11v11.com\/matches\/tottenham-hotspur-v-west-ham-united-18-october-2020-367368\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">force a 3-3 draw<\/a> at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier in the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/Harry-Kane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Kane<\/a> has a brilliant record against the hammers with 11 goals in 16 matches. Kane has scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/harry-kane\/bilanzdetails\/spieler\/132098\/gegner\/379\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">four goals in the last three matches<\/a> against them. However, the recent forms of both teams suggest a tough game for Spurs.<\/p>\n<h3>Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 25 Captaincy Picks<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/93feac6e\/Patrick-Bamford?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Bamford<\/a>, Raphinha, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/07802f7f\/Danny-Ings?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Ings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=507c7bdf,9227838e&amp;search=Bruno+Fernandes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Fantasy Premier League Top Picks<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/93feac6e\/Patrick-Bamford?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Bamford<\/a> (\u00a36.9)<\/li>\n<li>Raphinha (\u00a35.4)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/07802f7f\/Danny-Ings?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Ings<\/a> (\u00a38.4)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/67ca8566\/Stuart-Dallas?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuart Dallas<\/a> (\u00a34.9)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/aa849a12\/Jack-Harrison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Harrison<\/a> (\u00a35.4)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=507c7bdf,9227838e&amp;search=Bruno+Fernandes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a311.5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3515d404\/James-Ward-Prowse?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Ward-Prowse<\/a> (\u00a36.0)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1900032e\/Jannik-Vestergaard?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jannik Vestergaard<\/a> (\u00a34.7)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9c94165b\/Luke-Shaw?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Shaw<\/a> (\u00a35.0)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4b40d9ca\/Nick-Pope?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Pope<\/a> (\u00a35.6)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2LZgI101SBZWxN9p-ro98w\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1230963558\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2LZgI101SBZWxN9p-ro98w',sig:'sJduuw_j3mg7esfrEkJwY1kM9f2mpRwOasHm_0c-We4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1230963558',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League gameweek 25 starts this Friday. Two teams play twice this gameweek. Read on to find out more about this gameweek. Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 25 Picks Teams that Play Twice Leeds United and Southampton have two matches in gameweek 25. Goalkeepers Emiliano Mart\u00ednez was sensational last week as he earned his team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2794,"featured_media":584130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161,3],"tags":[1395,3009,2811,2911,3007],"class_list":["post-584109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-football","category-premier-league","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fantasy-premier-league","tag-fpl","tag-fpl-captain","tag-fpl-picks"],"modified_by":"Matt Lee","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}