With only four gameweeks left of the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season, time is running out to make up ground in mini-leagues and in this blog the key players to target for the next four gameweeks are identified.

The Fixtures

Two of the remaining four gameweeks are doubles, and the sides with more fixtures are naturally at the top of the Fixture Planner image above. Newcastle, Man. Utd, Man. City and Chelsea have one double each while Brighton have two, so the Seagulls top the ticker. Newcastle have been flying recently and the gameweek 38 fixture against Chelsea is not as off-putting as it once was with the London side struggling for form of late. Man. Utd also have a favourable run-in with no games against sides that currently sit in the top-eight at the time of writing. Chelsea's next two fixtures look appealing but after that they play three of the top four sides so their assets are unlikely to be considered.

The Stats

A look at the Stats Sandbox image above filtered by players from the aforementioned teams sees C. Wilson come out on top for xFPL with a score of 38.49, which is actually ahead of Haaland (36.12), when factoring all teams. The Newcastle forward managed to score eight goals in April and is still owned by just 5% of the game. B. Fernandes is third for xFPL (35.98) and has been unlucky to notch only 26 FPL points so far, his guaranteed minutes and penalty-duties make him a great option in midfield. Joelinton and Willock are also great differentials ahead of Newcastle's upcoming double, the midfielders are both under 5% ownership and could be key to those late surges up the mini-leagues.

What do the Projections say?

Haaland and Rashford top the Fix Algorithm projections for the remainder of the season but it is worth mentioning Salah in third place. The Egyptian is the only player in the top-five projections who does not have a double to come. Liverpool still have favourable matchups against Brentford, Leicester, Villa and Southampton to close out the season, so for those that brought in the Liverpool attacker for the double gameweek 34 fixtures, it is probably wise to hold onto him. Despite their benchings in gameweek 34, March and Mitoma are still good assets for the run-in and managers should resist the urge to move them on. Despite their high ownership on paper, Saka and Kane have largely been sold by most active players due to other assets having doubles, but the North London duo are still expected to keep pace with the doubling assets, according to the Fix Algorithm.