FPL Team Advice – Gameweek 38

Suggested Formation & Starting XI

Formation: 4-3-3

  • Donnarumma (MCI) – Adj xPts: 4.5 | Raw xPts: 4.5 | FDR: 3
  • Gabriel (ARS) – Adj xPts: 8.8 | Raw xPts: 8.8 | FDR: 3
  • Virgil (LIV) – Adj xPts: 5.7 | Raw xPts: 5.7 | FDR: 3
  • Guéhi (MCI) – Adj xPts: 5.7 | Raw xPts: 5.7 | FDR: 3
  • Tarkowski (EVE) – Adj xPts: 5.2 | Raw xPts: 5.2 | FDR: 3
  • B.Fernandes (MUN) – Adj xPts: 4.95 | Raw xPts: 5.5 | FDR: 4
  • Rice (ARS) – Adj xPts: 4.8 | Raw xPts: 4.8 | FDR: 3
  • Rogers (AVL) – Adj xPts: 2.96 | Raw xPts: 3.7 | FDR: 5
  • Haaland (MCI) – Adj xPts: 7.3 | Raw xPts: 7.3 | FDR: 3
  • Kroupi.Jr (BOU) – Adj xPts: 5.3 | Raw xPts: 5.3 | FDR: 3
  • Havertz (ARS) – Adj xPts: 4.2 | Raw xPts: 4.2 | FDR: 3

Bench Order

  1. Martinez (AVL) – Adj xPts: 2.16
  2. Ndiaye (EVE) – Adj xPts: 2
  3. Lacroix (CRY) – Adj xPts: 1.08
  4. Hughes (CRY) – Adj xPts: -0.72

Captain & Vice-Captain Recommendation

Captain: Donnarumma (MCI) – Adj xPts: 4.5

Vice-Captain: Gabriel (ARS) – Adj xPts: 8.8

Chip Suggestions

  • Triple Captain: probably worth saving for a stronger double gameweek or better fixture swing.
  • Bench Boost: bench looks relatively weak; consider saving the chip.
  • No obvious Free Hit signal from defence; evaluate upcoming blank/double gameweeks before using it.

Potential Transfer Targets

Players with higher adjusted expected points than your weakest starters, same position and roughly affordable.

  • Anderson (NFO) for Rogers (+5.54 Adj xPts)
  • Enzo (CHE) for Rogers (+4.74 Adj xPts)
  • Doku (MCI) for Rogers (+4.74 Adj xPts)
  • Raya (ARS) for Donnarumma (+4.3 Adj xPts)
  • Rayan (BOU) for Rogers (+3.74 Adj xPts)
  • Szoboszlai (LIV) for Rogers (+3.74 Adj xPts)
  • Senesi (BOU) for Tarkowski (+3.5 Adj xPts)
  • Hinshelwood (BHA) for Rogers (+3.04 Adj xPts)
  • Gibbs-White (NFO) for Rogers (+3.04 Adj xPts)
  • Anthony (BUR) for Rogers (+2.68 Adj xPts)