Gameweek 19 Transfer Tips✅ - New Year, New Fixtures🎆

 

⚽Gameweek 19 Transfer Tips⚽

In this week’s blog, I’ll be sharing key transfer tips and essential information ahead of Gameweek 19, which includes the last fixtures of the year and the first fixtures of 2026. To celebrate the special occasion, I believe we can expect fixtures which provide fireworks and plenty of action. I’ll also review how my recommended players performed in Gameweek 17, before breaking down how I plan to set up my own team for the upcoming round.

Review of Gameweek 17 Suggestions

Once again, my selections last time out were a mixed bunch with first of all, Rayan Cherki banking himself 4 points in a 3-0 victory vs West Ham. He put in a scintillating performance and for the guts of 90 minutes had his defenders on strings and in turn he was rewarded with 1 bonus point, however failed to contribute directly to any goals. On the other hand, unfortunately Harry Wilson blanked for the first time in 5 weeks and Lewis Miley only gained 4 points, similarly to Cherki, gaining additional points for defensive contributions. On a more positive note, my final suggestion, Nico O'Reilly helped Man City achieve a clean sheet and so managed to put up a respectable 6 point performance.  

Week 19 Transfer Tips

Matheus Cunha will be making his second appearance in quick succession against his former club Wolverhampton Wanderers this Tuesday. With key forwards such as Mbeumo and Diallo missing with AFCON, the Brazilian's minutes are up and with 3g/a's in his last 4 matches, he is a player in fine form. In terms of Wolves, they are yet to keep a clean sheet all season and are by far the worst performing side and so it is logical to target them. When teams have faced off against them, on only two occassions has a team failed to have a player not have double digit point haul and I believe that Matheus will be the man to fill the boots of the missing players and deliver a masterclass.👺

As of late, Hugo Ekitike has began to perform incredibly well and with Alexander Isak's potential leg break vs Tottenham, Hugo is expected to gain increased minutes for a long period of time. Statistically, only Daniel Sturridge has had a better goalscoring start to his Liverpool career and in Liverpool's last fixture against Leeds United, he managed to score twice in what was a goal packed game. Leeds have only obtained two clean sheets all season, with the latest coming in gameweek 3, all the way back in August and with the Frenchman chasing the 10 goal mark, I expect him to add to his impressive form of 40 points in the last 4 fixtures. 🔴

I was hesitant at first to jump on the Keane-Lewis Potter bandwagon after his 21 point haul vs Wolves in gameweek 18, however, with Brentford's impressive form and with Potter being listed as a defender in FPL despite often playing as a winger for the Bee's, he is a strong option. He will be facing off against Spurs this week, who are known for being very inconsistent and often leaky in defence. Despite Tottenham's latest victory vs Crystal Palace, they often struggle to perform back-to-back, only managing to do so once this season which was way back in gameweeks 1 and 2. Even despite his recent spike in points lately, Potter still only has a 1.6% ownership and with no red fixtures in his next three games, there is a lot of opportunity for points.🔴⚪

My final suggestion for the upcoming gameweek is no other than Chelsea captain Reece James, who when he surpasses his injury problems, is a key factor for Chelsea. He has already played in nearly as much games this season as he did all of the 2024/2025 season and furthermore, he has already doubled his g/a's just halfway into the season. Particularly in recent weeks, the England international has come to form with 2 clean sheets and 2g/a's in his last 4 fixtures and he managed to see out all 90 minutes in all  of these games. With Enzo Maresca making more use of him in forwards positions, even playing him as a central midfielder in certain games, his final third output is increasing and coming up against Bournemouth, who are winless in their last 9 matches there is an opportunity for points all across the board.🔵

Since gameweek 17, I have made two changed to my squad, this includes transferring in Hugo Ekitike and Anton Stach for Danny Welback and Enzo Fernandez and these changes were simply made due to Danny Welback's reduced minutes as he delt with injury problems and Enzo was dailing to produce any real points. The following changes to my team as it is prepared for gameweek 19 can be viewed below:

Gameweek 17 Transfer Tips✅

 

⚽Gameweek 17 Transfer Tips⚽

In this weeks blog I will be providing you all with transfer tips and important information for gameweek 17. Additionally, I will be going through how my suggested players performed last time out in gameweek 13 and how I will be lining up my own team. 

Review of Gameweek 13 Suggestions

For the large part, my transfer tips last time out were rather unsuccessful with first of all Rogers only gaining 3 points as Aston Villa managed to win, but only by a 1 goal margin with Morgan only getting extra points for helping achieve a clean sheet. Daniel Ballard, similarly picked up 3 points as Sunderland maintained their impressive home form and Jarrod Bowen blanked against Liverpool who managed to keep a clean sheet after losing their previous 4 away premier league fixtures. On a more positive note, Igor Thiago was the star of the show against Burnley as he bagged himself 2 goals and an astonishing 13 point haul as the Brazilian striker continues to push his name in contention for the Brazil World Cup squad. 

Week 17 Transfer Tips

19 year old Lewis Miley has recently made a big case to be in Newcastle's starting 11, with recent goals in the Carabao Cup, the Champions League and a goal and an assist against Everton in gameweek 13, with this being his first full 90 minutes since gameweek 5 in the league. The teenager has a very well-rounded game and can contribute on both ends and with him now earning more minutes under Eddie Howe, Lewis will be eager to prove with worth and keep producing strong outputs. Coming in at just £4.4m, with only 2.4% ownership, Miley could prove to be a strong differential pick. With Newcastle facing off against Chelsea in the early kick-off on Saturday, I back Newcastle to pull of an upsets and further dampen the Blue's title challenge with Miley being a driving factor towards achieving this result. ⚫⚪

Rayan Cherki has been producing very quality performances whilst flying under the radar to begin his Manchester City career. With him being 2nd in assists provided this season in the league, second to only Bruno Fernandes, he has a clear eye for a killer pass as well as exceptional flair. In the premier league he currently averages a goal or an assist every 70 minutes and with recent goals in the Carabao Cup Quarter-Final as well as 3 assists in his last 2 games, he is a player in top form. However, with the problem of 'Pep Roulette' and his constant changing of the starting line-up, the Frenchman's minutes haven't been what he would have hoped for so far this season and this may prohibit his points tallies certain weeks. With a home fixture against struggling West Ham this weekend, I except him to get a good runout and be involved in creating goals especially with Man City's current run of 21 goals in their last 7 Premier League games, dropping points only on one of these occasions.🩵

Harry Wilson is another player who is on top form. The Welshman is an established Premier League player who oozes quality and in recent weeks has even gained comparisons to Welsh legend Gareth Bale due to his technical capabilities. Wilson is this week's most transferred in player and rightfully so, with 7 g/a's in his last 3 appearances including 2 assists against a strong Manchester City defence in what was almost a comeback story for the ages. With 2 green listed fixtures coming up next for Wilson, it is expected for his form to continue on and at just 5.6m he is still a relatively cheap option for your squad.⚪⚫

Nico O'Reilly has established himself as Manchester City's starting left back this season after continuously producing on both ends of the pitch this season. With 4 g/a's so far and 2 consecutive clean sheets, the 20 year old is in fine form and really stating his case for being the starting left back for England at the World Cup. With his recent goal in the Champions League against Real Madrid, his name is on the lips of most footballs fans and people are finally beginning to realise his worth. Coming in at 5.3m, he is an absolute steal and is worth picking up. Nico is facing up against a West Ham side who are winless in their last 5 league games and I can visualise him picking up a solid points tally. 🩵

Since gameweek 13, I have made a total of 6 changes to my team, making the most of the 5 free transfers that were provided to me. The high majority of these changes were made due to injury risks and with players such as Mbeumo and Ndiaye heading to AFCON, it was necessary to make changes. The following changes to my team as it is prepared for gameweek 17 can be viewed below:

Gameweek 13 Transfer Tips✅

 

⚽Gameweek 13 Transfer Tips⚽

After a short break, I am back to provide you all with more transfer tips, this time for gameweek 13 as the last fixtures of November are rapidly approaching.

Review of Gameweek 8 Suggestions

The five transfers which I suggested throughout my last blog post turned out to be a mixed bunch, with both positive and negative performances. To begin with both Woltemade produced a strong return as he scored a beautiful flick past Verbruggen as Newcastle went on to lose 2-1 vs Brighton. Additionally, he was given 2 bonus points giving him a total return of 8 points. Bukayo wasn't able to score or assist vs Fulham, however he scored 7 points, gaining both defensive contribution points and bonus points as Arsenal went on to win 1-0. On a more contrary note, Santiago and Salah combined for only 3 points, meanwhile Enzo didn't pass fitness tests and so didn't feature for Chelsea.

Week 13 Transfer Tips

Morgan Rogers underwent a struggling start to the 2025/2026 Premier League Campaign, going goalless until gameweek 8 when his stunning right footed strike eased past Vicario in the Spurs goal. Last time out vs Leeds he produced a worthy MOTM performance which consisted of a brace, with one of the goals being a beautiful freekick which left the goalkeeper rooted to the spot. This week, his Aston Villa side host bottom of the league Wolverhampton who already look dead and buried as far as their survival hopes go and so I expect Rogers to further dampen their sprit by continuing his form this week, having already gained an assist in Villa's midweek Europa League victory over Young Boys.🟣🔵 

Igor Thiago came into the league with massive boots to fill with Wissa getting his big money move to the Toon and so far, he has proved a massive success with 9 goals in his opening 12 games including braces against United and Newcastle and even a goal against the reigning champions Liverpool. Despite being the 2nd top scorer in the league, Igor currently only has a 19.4% ownership and so can prove to be a differential pick as well as a cheap one, only costing £6.5m. In gameweek 13, Brentford will be hosting Burnley on Saturday at 3pm, and with Burnley being on the back of 3 consecutive defeats and having conceded the 3rd most goals so far this season, I believe they will struggle to deal with the 6ft 2 Brazilian and if anyone is likely to deal damage to the Clarets it is likely to be Igor as he has scored exactly 50% of their goals this season and he will be desperate to right his wrongs having missed a crucial penalty which led to dropped points last time out vs Brighton.🔴⚪

West Ham had a real struggling start to the season, picking up just 4 points within the first 9 gameweeks, however, 7 points from their last 3 matches, they seem to regained their confidence again under new manager Nuno Santo. Facing off against a Liverpool side who are on their worst run of form since 1953 with just 3 wins in their last 12 matches in all competitions, I believe Jarrod Bowen will be able to greatly impact this game and pick up a decent haul. Despite blanking in West Ham's 2 victories and only picking up defensive contribution points vs Bournemouth, before that he was involved in 4 out of 7 of the Hammer's goals throughout the season and especially with teammate Kyle-Walker Peters robbing him of a tap in last time out, the Englishman will be hungrier than ever to write his name on the scoresheet. ⚒

For a defender selection, I would advise going for Daniel Ballard who is a cheap option only coming in at £4.6m and a 3.3% ownership. Sunderland face off against Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light, which so far this season has proven to be a fortress as the newly promoted side have gone unbeaten there so far, most recently grabbing a 2-2 draw vs current league leaders Arsenal. In that very game, 'Big Dan Ballard' popped up with a goal and an assist in a massive 10 point haul. This weekend, he is facing off against a Bournemouth side who are struggling for form with 1 win in their last 5 and with starman Antoine Semenyo still being a doubt after having missed the 2 previous fixtures, the Cherries attack could well be weakened once again. Bournemouth have also recorded the 4th most corners in the division so far, meawhile Ballard himself has won the 5th most aerial duels and so it is likely that he will be in contention for defensive contribution points.⚫🐈

Since gameweek 8, I have made numerous changes to my own squad and have received rather varied results as I have scored an average of 44.5 points since then, having achieved under the average points tally on 2 out of 4 gameweeks and in the overall rankings I have dropped. The following changes to my team as it is prepared for gameweek 13 with the bench boost chip active can be viewed below:

Gameweek 8 Transfer Tips

⚽Gameweek 8 Transfer Tips⚽

For My 2nd blog post, I will be taking you through my top transfer tips ahead of gameweek 8 to help you score highly and improve your ranking.

Nick Woltemade looks a great transfer ahead of gameweek 8 with the German striker facing off against Brighton who has failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their fixtures so far this season. Woltemade also comes off the back of a relatively successful International break where he scored one goal and helped Germany win both of their fixtures as they retained the top spot in their World Cup qualifying group. With 3 goals in his first 4 premier league games, it seems as though the switch from the Bundesliga has been a breeze for the striker and I expect this form to continue with Newcastle's next 3 fixtures being on the easier side. For me, Nick is a strong differential pick, with only 12.2% ownership and he will always be a huge set piece threat for the toon army. ⚫⚪

Bukayo Saka seeks to be finding his feet following a disrupted start to the season due to tweaking his hamstring in Arsenal's 5-0 victory against Leeds earlier in gameweek 2. He managed to convert a penalty last time out against West Ham which was his first goal since that very game. With any doubt of him being stripped from penalty duties since the arrival of Victor Gyokeres being removed, Bukayo is a great pick for this week, coming up against Fulham who have only kept one clean sheet in their last 5 matches. With Arsenal being so defensively solid too, there is always a good chance that Saka will be credited with bonus points for clean sheets. With favourable fixtures and a point to prove that he is still Arsenal's main man, he would make for a great pick.🔴⚪

Enzo Fernandez has had a phenomenal beginning to the campaign and he is finally starting to gain some recognition for his contributions, with his ownership percentage increasing. Especially with Cole Palmer's minutes being restricted due to injury concerns, this has meant that Enzo has pushed on into the number 10 position and now has a lot more freedom to attack and is much more of a goal threat with him having already bagged 3 goals so far, which is half of his tally for all last season. Chelsea will be facing off against a Nottingham Forest side who are under huge pressure following the recent sacking of Nuno Santo and the shaky start of new manager Ange Postecoglu. Additionally, with Chelsea being the 3rd highest scoring team in the league and Joao Pedro lacking goals at the minutes, it is likely for Enzo t need to step up for the blues. Enzo currently has a yellow warning sign with a 75% chance of playing, but even if he does not play, he is a solid choice for his next few fixtures. 🔵

Mohammed Salah has had a rough start to the season for Liverpool, with only 4 g/a in his opening 7 matches. For any ordinary player this would be considered a strong output but with Salah arguably having the greatest premier league season of all time last year and with him costing £14.4m, the need to improve is there. I wouldn't necessarily recommend going out and purchasing Salah as it is rather hard to squeeze both Mo and Haaland into one team and Haaland is a must have right now with his current form. However, if you are a Salah owner, I recommend retaining faith in him as if he is going to kickstart his season in any fixture, it is definitely against Manchester United in a bouncing Anfield stadium. Salah also had a very successful International break with most notably a 2 goal haul against Dijbouti in a 3-0 victory.🔴

My last player suggestion for this week is a rogue one in Santiago Bueno from Wolves. It is tough to overlook the fact that Wolves are yet to pick up a win this season, however, with 2 draws in their last 2 games against relatively tough oppositions I think they could pick up some momentum. With their next 2 games being against newly promoted teams my hopes are high. Santiago is a huge set piece threat, coming in at 6ft 3 and having already scored a close range strike vs Tottenham there is the chance of a good return in gameweek 8. With only a 0.1% ownership and a price tag of £4.4m, he is definitely worth the small gamble.🟡

Going into this week I have made very minimum changes to my team. I simply used my one available free transfer to replace Xavi Simons with his teammate Mohammed Kudus. This is how it looks:

A look into my FPL so far - International Break Special

 

⚽My Fantasy Journey So Far⚽

     With there being no Premier League fixtures this week due to the International break, I will not be providing any tips as of yet, but instead providing a segment on my team's status. With 7 gameweeks having been played, I find myself currently sitting at 695,914th place in the world and 5346th in Northern Ireland. Out of the 7 game weeks, I have finished above the average points tally 4/7 times, although I have already used the triple captain, wildcard and free hit chips which I won't be able to use again until after gameweek 19, putting me at a in a disadvantageous position to those managers who are yet to use as many chips.

My Current Team 

 

Top Performers so Far

Erling Haaland has scored in all but one of his Premier League games so far, racking up a total of 9 goals along with 1 assist. Despite being worth £14.5m he has been every bit worth it as he has been averaging 10 points per gameweek to start off the season. He is without a doubt my clear captain choice and it is very likely that his output will remain at this level throughout the entire season🔵

Antoine Semenyo has definitely been the breakthrough star of the season so far for Bournemouth having 9 goals and assists which is already half of what he achieved throughout all last season. After transferring him in for gameweek 4 he has already bagged 2 double figure hauls and overall he just looks like a man on a mission thus far 🍒

Biggest Transfer Mistakes

 

Mohammed Kudus hit the ground running to start the season with Spurs, however, with the addition of Xavi Simons to the squad I thought his minutes would take a hit and so made the swap. Since then, he has continued to perform and has played 80+ minutes in every game so far. With him now seeming like Tottenham's main man I've had to use another transfer to bring him back in⚪

I brought in Gabriel during my free hit in week 4 and following his 9 point performance I should have chose to transfer him in permanently especially since Arsenal undoubtedly have the best defence in the league, with Gabriel being the heart and soul of their backline and also a huge aerial presence. Since deciding against retaining him, he has averaged a league high 8 points per gameweek🔴⚪

Biggest Underachievers 

Florian Wirtz began the season costing £8.5m and has already dropped to £8.1m and has really struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League so far. Coming in as a playmaker for the team who scored the most goals in the league last year, I expected big things and he simply hasn't lived up to his massive summer price tag and so he was transferred out following the 3rd gameweek🔴

Ollie Watkins scored 16 goals last season in the league but to begin this season he has been very subpar. Playing in a Villa team who have been struggling massively for goals is a bit of a worry especially with a tough run of fixtures coming up. Despite blanking all but once, I believe the England striker will find his feet eventually and for that reason I'm taking the risk of keeping him in my line-up🟣