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FPL Gameweek 30: Top Five Key Players

FPL Top 5 Players Gameweek 30
Fantasy Football Fix 12 March 2026

Top Five Key Players for Fantasy Premier League 2025/26 Gameweek 30

Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 30!

Each week, we’ll highlight the top picks to help you make the smartest moves for your FPL team.

Here’s what we’ll focus on for each Gameweek:

🔥 2 Attackers £8.5m or more
💰 2 Attackers under £8.5m
🛡️ 1 Defender or Goalkeeper



FPL Headliner: Hugo Ekitiké (TOT)

Ekitiké has scored three goals over the last six Gameweeks, only Šeško (four), Gyökeres (five) and João Pedro (six) have fared better amongst forwards. As shown in the image below from our Opta Stats Sandbox, the French international is ranked second for shots (18), 'big chances' (eight) and 'Expected Goals' (xG) (4.69).

Stats for Forwards Fantasy Premier League 2025/26

Liverpool have scored 13 goals over the last six Gameweeks, only Arsenal (17) have been more prolific. The Merseyside outfit are ranked top for shots (103), 'big chances' (23) and xG (15.75).

Their visitors Spurs have conceded 15 goals over the same period, which is more than any other side. The North London side are ranked bottom for shots conceded (13.61) and 18th for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (13.61).

According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Ekitiké is projected to score 6.2 points this Gameweek.

Top FPL Midfielder: Bruno Fernandes (AVL)

B.Fernandes' assist against Newcastle was his fourth over the last six Gameweeks, no midfielder has managed more over that period. The Portuguese international is top amongst all players for attempted assists (28), 'big chances' created (seven) and 'Expected Assists' (xA) (3.09) over that period.

As shown in the below image from our Player Heatmaps feature, he has averaged 7.6 FPL points per game in home matches this season.

Points Per game for B.Fernandes in Home Matches

Man United have scored 10 goals over the last six Gameweeks (fifth), the Red Devils are ranked fourth for shots (90) and sixth for xG (9.67).

Their visitors Villa have conceded nine goals over the same period (12th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Villans are ranked eighth for shots conceded (73) and 11th for xGC (9.48).

According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, B.Fernandes is projected to score 5.5 points this Gameweek.

Best Midfield Differential: Ismaïla Sarr (LEE)

Sarr's brace against Spurs made it four goals over the last six Gameweeks for the Senegalese international, only Palmer (five) has been more prolific amongst midfielders. As shown in the image below from our Opta Stats Sandbox, the 28-year-old is ranked second for shots on target (seven), 'big chances' (five) and xG (3.69).

Stats for Midfielders Fantasy Premier League 2025/26

Palace have scored nine goals over the last six Gameweeks (seventh), the Eagles are ranked ninth for shots in the box (52) and 13th for xG (8.62).

Their visitors Leeds have conceded 10 goals over the aforementioned period (16th) and have kept no clean sheets. The Yorkshire side are ranked 13th for shots in the box conceded (55) and 17th for xGC (12.97).

According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Sarr is projected to score 4.4 points this Gameweek.

Top FPL Midfielder: Antoine Semenyo (whu)

Semenyo has thrived since his move to Man City. Among midfielders, only Palmer (five) has scored more goals than the Ghanaian international (four). He also ranks joint-second for shots on target (seven) and 'big chances' (five). Only Palmer (5.14) and Sarr (3.69) have a higher xG tally than his 2.98.

As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is currently the fourth most transferred in player for Gameweek 30.

Transfer Activity for Fantasy Premier League 2025/26 Gameweek 30

Man City have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks, only Liverpool, Chelsea (13 each) and Arsenal (17) have been more prolific. The Manchester side are ranked second for shots in the box (65) and third for xG (13.31).

Their hosts West Ham have conceded nine goals over the same period (12th) and have kept three clean sheets. The Hammers are ranked 14th for shots in the box conceded (58) and eighth for xGC (8.34)

According to our Predicted Points & Stats tool, Semenyo is projected to score 3.9 points this Gameweek.

Top Defensive Asset: Virgil Van Dijk (TOT)

Van Dijk has found the back of the net twice over the last six Gameweeks, only O'Reilly (three) has scored more amongst defenders over that period.

The Dutch international is ranked third for shots (eight), joint-top for 'big chances' (four) and third for xG (1.64).

Liverpool have conceded seven goals over the last six Gameweeks (sixth) and have kept two clean sheets, the Merseyside outfit are ranked fourth for shots in the box conceded (38) and xGC (6.86).

Spurs have scored just six goals over the same period, only Forest, Brighton (five each) and Villa (four) have fared worse. The North London side are ranked 16th for shots in the box (44) and 19th for xG (6.23).

Clean Sheet Probability Gameweek 30 Fantasy Premier League 2025/26

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 30% chance of a Liverpool clean sheet and a point score of 4.2 for Virgil.


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