We’re steadily approaching the climax of what has been a very sporadic FPL season so far, with some of the top FPL players struggling to find consistency as much as the players they’re selecting.
From this point onwards, it’s time to start planning ahead for your second Wildcard (if you haven’t used it already) and how to get the most out of your team either before or after using it.
But, you need to be as informed as possible to be on top of all of the possibilities for your team and help you plan ahead — that’s where our best FPL tips come in.
Contents
- Best FPL Gameweek 26 team
- Who to buy & sell in GW26
- Best FPL Gameweek 26 differentials
- Key FPL injuries & bans in Gameweek 26
Best AI FPL team — Gameweek 26
According to FantasyFootballHub’s handy AI team generator, the best team for Gameweeks 26-29 features a a mix of predominantly Man City, Arsenal, and Newcastle players.
It uses a 3-4-3 formation that appears to be the go-to for most FPL players at this point in the season, with a strong midfield but a fully-loaded frontline. Here’s what AI selects as the best GW26 team:
AI believes this is the best Wildcard team for FPL GW26!
Of course, this may continue changing in the lead-up to the Gameweek 26 deadline on Saturday, February 24.
Who to buy & sell in FPL Gameweek 26
With the first few gameweeks out of the way, it’s time to start planning long-term for the coming gameweeks, and that’ll involve making informed decisions on the best players to bring in or remove from your team.
Here are our recommendations on players to buy and sell, based on form, ownership, and projected performances going forward, with a mind to the upcoming blank and double gameweek schedule:
Who to buy in Gameweek 26
- Emiliano Martinez (5.3m)
- Hwang Hee Chan (5.6m)
- Dominic Solanke (6.9m)
Who to sell in Gameweek 26
- Diogo Jota (8.3m)
- Darwin Nunez (7.6m)
- Matt Turner (3.9m)
With the upcoming blank and double gameweek schedule no doubt causing a headache for FPL managers, you’ll want to assess the upcoming schedule and target teams that play in the blanks and doubles, while establishing your chip strategy.
As for who to sell, we’ve picked three players who are injured or severely out of form — at this point in the season, unless the upside is significant, there is no point holding onto these players.
Best differentials for FPL GW26
A good differential pick can see you flying up the FPL rankings, with low-owned players securing huge hauls to get the better of your mini-league opponents. We typically look for differentials with ownership percentages lower than 10%.
Here are some of our picks for the best differentials for Gameweek 26, with all ownership details correct at the time of writing. Again, this is with the next few gameweeks in mind and navigating the blank and double GW schedule:
- Thomas Kaminski (4.5m, GK)
- Ownership: 0.6%
- Lewis Dunk (5.1m, DEF)
- Ownership: 4.5%
- James Tavernier (5.4m, MID)
- Ownership: 0.4%
- Ivan Toney (8.2m, FWD)
- Ownership: 9.3%
- Rodrigo Muniz (4.4m, FWD)
- Ownership: 1.2%
Be sure to check back for Gameweek 27 as we look at the best updated AI FPL team as well as which players you should be looking to buy or sell, an updated injury list, and more top differentials.