DREAM TEAM managers have until 6:30pm on Friday to confirm their transfers for Gameweek 26.
As usual, we’ve trawled the Stats Centre and analysed the schedule to come up with some informed recommendations.
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Bruno Fernandes (£6.2m)
Manchester United’s captain is an excellent option for a number of reasons.
Firstly, his rescue jobs against Everton and Ipswich produced more points (27) than any other player managed in Gameweek 25.
Secondly, the Red Devils are one of just two teams set to play two fixtures this coming Gameweek: Fulham (h) and Real Sociedad (a).
More broadly, Man United will play FIVE times before the March international break – some teams will be in action just twice in the same time frame.
And thirdly, Fernandes has risen to third in the overall rankings and first among midfielders!
Ollie Watkins (£5.2m)
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Aston Villa are the other club set to pull double duty this coming Gameweek.
The Villains will host Cardiff on Friday night before flying to Belgium to take on Club Brugge in the Champions League round of 16.
There’s no guarantee Watkins will be unleashed upon Championship opposition as Unai Emery may opt to rotate his squad but the England striker will almost certainly start in Bruges and is therefore a good selection either way.
Alternatively, you might want to target Villa’s FA Cup game and view the European away day as a bonus.
Might Marcus Rashford (£3.4m) start against Cardiff and then come off the bench in midweek?
Marco Asensio (£3.2m) bagged 17 points in Gameweek 25 and should get his fair share of minutes across the two games.
And of course, Morgan Rogers (£3.8m) remains a strong option having recovered from a minor injury and scored against Crystal Palace.
Dominik Szoboszlai (£4.3m)
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Liverpool have just one fixture in Gameweek 26 and a tricky one at that; PSG in the French capital on Wednesday night.
Gone are the days of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe but Luis Enrique’s side are a dangerous prospect at present having won 14 of their last 15 games in all competitions.
Ousmane Dembele and company racked up an aggregate score of 10-0 over Brest in the play-offs to reach the Champions League last 16.
All that being said, Arne Slot’s side finished top of the league phase in Europe’s premier competition and are cruising towards Premier League glory.
Mohamed Salah (£8.3m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.7m) and Virgil van Dijk (£4.6m) are the bankers but Dream Team bosses searching for a potential difference-maker among Liverpool’s squad should consider Szoboszlai.
The Hungarian No8 has amassed 52 points in his last six games and currently features in just 6.8% of teams.
Daniel Munoz (£5.1m) and/or Jean-Philippe Mateta (£4.7m)
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Gaffers hoping to target an FA Cup mismatch should look to Selhurst Park.
Oliver Glasner tends to name strong sides in the domestic cups and so it would be no surprise if Munoz and Mateta, two of the game’s most in-form players right now, started at home to Millwall on Saturday.
The Lions are currently 12th in the Championship and should be no match for a Palace outfit that have improved immeasurably since the first quarter of the campaign.
Munoz ranks joint-third among Dream Team defenders – he took 15 points off Doncaster in the FA Cup fourth round – while only Salah has earned more points than Mateta from his last three outings among forwards.
These don’t need to be one-week punts either as the Eagles are due to face relegation-threatened Ipswich in Gameweek 27.
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