The big guns may have faltered in the Double Gameweek 26, but points came from other slightly unexpected sources and it proved to be the hi...
The big guns may have faltered in the Double Gameweek 26, but points came from other slightly unexpected sources and it proved to be the highest-scoring gameweek of the season with an average score of 75.
It was the defenders who ruled the roost with five defenders returning more than 15 plus points hauls. Gareth Bale, the seemingly forgotten man at Tottenham, earned a rare start against Burnley and scored twice. His 21-point haul was the highest in GW26. However, he was owned by less than 2% of managers.
Mohamed Salah, Bruno Fernandes and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, all among the top captaincy picks in GW26, blanked in both games to leave their FPL managers ruing their choice. Even Harry Kane scored just one goal despite two favourable looking fixtures.
And now Gameweek 27 is also a mini-double gameweek with Manchester City and Southampton playing twice. Pep Guardiola is back to being a spoilsport for FPL managers and has been rotating his squad heavily in the last few matches. So it’s anyone’s guess who he will play in these two matches.
However, there’s more to GW27 than just Manchester City. And with blank GW29 on the horizon where only eight teams will play, FPL managers have some...
