Early Thoughts for FPL 2025/26
In his latest article, two-time Indian Fantasy Premier League (FPL) champion Lateriser has some late-season thoughts regarding attacking defenders, Manchester City and Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) for FPL 2025/26.
It’s almost the end of the season, making it a good idea to take down a few pointers for 2025/26, before being able to fully switch off for the summer. For example, a few players that I’m almost telling myself not to forget about.
WAN TO WATCH
One of them is Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.4m). Recent numbers tell a good story, but what’s impressing me the most is his precise decision-making. One of this season’s brightest West Ham United sparks, Wan-Bissaka is finding some right-sided chemistry with Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m).
Ever since Graham Potter’s appointment ahead of Gameweek 21, the 27-year-old has created the highest number of big chances (six) amongst all defenders, while only ranking 11th for both chances created (15) and expected assists (xA, 1.38).
Perhaps that’s related to an adaptation period under Potter. The manager tends to play three-at-the-back in away games, boosting Wan-Bissaka’s potential when on the road. Underlying numbers reflect this.
| Last six at home | Last six away | |
|---|---|---|
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.21 | 0.93 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Penalty area touches | 7 | 12 |
| Chances created | 3 | 9 |
| Big chances created | 1 | 4 |
A Potter team generally takes some time to settle down, so I expect them to become better defensively next season. The Hammers already rank a respectable 10th for expected goals conceded (xGC) since his arrival. Hopefully, they’ll stick around the same area or improve once he gets a full pre-season and buys players that suit his philosophy, with time to implement things.
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HUNGRY WOLVES
Another team that I want to keep an eye on is Wolverhampton Wanderers. It looks like Matheus Cunha (£7.1m) could be departing and perhaps they’ll end up falling massively in quality, but we’ve seen enough of them without him to suggest Vítor Pereira’s lot will cope absolutely fine.
Between Gameweeks 28 and 32, Wolves were second-best for scoring goals and only five clubs had a higher open-play xG. I believe they’ll have some high-quality replacements so, unless the squad is massively disassembled, these are definitely worth keeping an eye on.
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