Here are the best players for FPL Double Gameweek 26 using Fantasy Football Hub’s AI predicted points. If you’re struggling to decide on which FPL move to make, get your AI Recommended Transfers right now!
Best Midfielder: Declan Rice vs Brentford (A), Wolves (A) - 11.2 predicted points
Declan Rice is the best captain pick according to AI ahead of Arsenal’s double Gameweek fixtures, where they travel to Brentford and bottom-of-the-league Wolves, with the injury to team-mate Bukayo Saka throwing the captaincy conversation wide open.
Rice is Arsenal’s leading fantasy pick in points terms this season, ranking among the top five players in the game, just one point behind team-mate Gabriel. He also leads the way among the Gunners for goal involvements this season on 11, with four goals and seven assists.
His routes to points are vast, given his goal and assist threat. He takes the majority of Arsenal’s set pieces, ranking second among all players for key passes over the last six Gameweeks, with 16. The Gunners have also kept four clean sheets in this period.
Midfield Gem: Martin Zubimendi vs Brentford (A), Wolves (A) - 7.8 predicted points
Gunners midfielder Martin Zubimendi has seen his stock rise in FPL, with 150,000 new owners ahead of the double. Goals in consecutive games against Leeds United and Sunderland help his case here, with his ownership rising to 3.8% of teams.
His recent scoring streak sees him up to six goal involvements for the campaign, five goals and one assist. As a defensive-minded midfielder, he comes in at a budget-friendly £5.2 million, but he’s had just six shots on goal in the last six Gameweeks.
Best Forward: Erling Haaland vs Fulham (H) - 7.9 predicted points
Erling Haaland’s goal drought came to an emphatic end in the crucial 2-1 win against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, where he scored the winner from the penalty spot in injury time. His two league goals from the last eight games have both been spot-kick conversions.
While he’s unlikely to be a template captain pick given Arsenal’s double Gameweek, he should certainly be an option given his sensational record this season, where he’s produced 27 goal involvements from 24 starts.
He seems to be hitting a purple patch, with two goals and two assists from his last four league starts, where he's had 15 shots, four big chances and eight key passes. The reverse fixture ended in a 5-4 win for City, with Haaland grabbing one goal and two assists.
Forward Gem: Mateus Mane vs Nottingham Forest (A), Arsenal (H) - 7.5 predicted points
Wolves striker Mateus Mane becomes an excellent differential for their double Gameweek, with a trip to Nottingham Forest before entertaining Arsenal. The 2.3% owned forward has been their top-scoring asset since becoming a regular in the team around Gameweek 18.
He has two goals and one assist in this time, representing excellent value at a budget-friendly £4.6 million. Fantasy managers playing in a 3-5-2 formation this season could use his utility over the course of this pair of fixtures.
