Fantasy Premier League: FPL Winners & Losers

The 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League season is nearing its end. Just eight gameweeks remain – how is your FPL team looking at this crucial part of the campaign?

Over the course of the weekend, we witness some big wins for Manchester United, Newcastle United and Arsenal, while the likes of Sunderland, Chelsea and Everton all succumbed to defeat. That aside, who were this week’s biggest winners and losers in FPL?

Goalkeepers

Despite there being so many clean sheets, this wasn’t a particularly high-scoring gameweek for goalkeepers in FPL.

No players scored more than seven points – as such, we have a five-way tie for this week’s star goalkeeper. David Raya, Bart Verbruggen, Walter Benitez, Bernd Leno and Aaron Ramsdale all bagged seven points in gameweek 30.

It was a rough period for Wolves ‘keeper Jose Sa, though – two conceded goals and a yellow card left him with a weekly total of zero points, even as his team picked up a decent point on the road.

Defenders

Former Arsenal man Konstantinos Mavropanos was the defender of the week – he helped out his ex-club by scoring an equaliser for West Ham United against Manchester City a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium. For his efforts, Mavropanos scored a total of 12 points.

Meanwhile, four defenders scored 11 points in gameweek 30 – they were William Saliba, Adrien Truffert, Lewis Dunk and Jaydee Canvot.

Despite experiencing such a promising debut campaign in the Premier League, Gabriel Gudmundsson struggled over the course of the weekend – he was handed a red card in Leeds United’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Midfielders

Ross Barkley is one of FPL’s least-selected midfielders – given his lack of goal contributions prior to gameweek 30, it isn’t hard to see why. Nevertheless, the former Everton man is this week’s star midfielder after he scored a neat finish against Manchester United and went home with a total of 12 points.

It was a solid period for Dominik Szoboszlai and Anthony Gordon, also – they each scored 11 points for their performances against Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, respectively.

Sadly, the same cannot be said for Phil Foden, who did not make it into Manchester City’s starting XI against West Ham and failed to make an impact upon his introduction. He hasn’t scored a Premier League goal since December – with the World Cup rapidly approaching, Foden’s poor form is concerning.

Forwards

Richarlison was this week’s highest scoring forward in FPL. The Brazilian international netted a dramatic equaliser against Liverpool at Anfield – in doing so, he probably spared Igor Tudor from the sack and kept Tottenham out of the relegation zone. All in all, Richarlison scored nine points in FPL this week.

It was a decent week for Viktor Gyokeres, also. He scored a late goal against Everton after he was introduced as a substitute – he now has 11 Premier League goals in the 2025/26 season.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has enjoyed a well-received return to form in the current campaign, but his missed spot-kick against Crystal Palace landed him with a total of zero points for the weekend.