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Best FPL Players for Gameweek 30, according to AI

It’s another exciting weekend of Premier League matchups.

Arsenal host Everton, Liverpool entertain Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City travel to West Ham United.

So, who are the top 10 FPL picks by predicted points ahead of FPL Gameweek 30?


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10. Antoine Semenyo (Man City)

  • GW30 opponent: West Ham (A)
  • Predicted points: 5.6

Antoine Semenyo has started every single Premier League game for Man City since arriving in the January transfer window, racking up five goals and one assist across eight appearances. He ranks as the fifth-best performing fantasy asset in the game in this time, converting all five of his big chances on goal.

9. Joao Pedro (Chelsea)

  • GW30 opponent: Newcastle (H)
  • Predicted points: 5.7

Joao Pedro has been the most-potent fantasy asset in the game since Liam Rosenior took charge at Chelsea in Gameweek 22, scoring eight goals in eight games. His hat-trick against Aston Villa last time out sees him as the most transferred-in player for this game. He was on the scoresheet in the reverse of this fixture, one of 14 goals this season.

8. Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)

  • GW30 opponent: Tottenham (H)
  • Predicted points: 5.8

Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike has three goals and two assists since Gameweek 22, with two double-digit hauls and six blanks. Crucially, each of those hauls have come at Anfield, the location for this game against a struggling Tottenham side who had a disaster in the Champions League this midweek, conceding over two goals per game on average this calendar year.

7. Mo Salah (Liverpool)

  • GW30 opponent: Tottenham (H)
  • Predicted points: 5.8

Sticking with Liverpool, star man Mo Salah has one goal and one assist in the last four gameweeks. He has the routes to points given that he is on penalties for Liverpool, with his minutes seemingly more secure than Ektiike’s. He’s played 90 minutes in five of seven fixtures since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.

6. Declan Rice (Arsenal)

  • GW30 opponent: Everton (H)
  • Predicted points: 6.0

Arsenal have a plum home tie against Everton, with three of their assets locking out this top six, beginning with midfielder Declan Rice. The Gunners have scored plenty of goals from set pieces this season, with Rice bagging two assists in the last four gameweeks alone, taking him to 13 goal involvements for the campaign.

5. Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)

  • GW30 opponent: Aston Villa (H)
  • Predicted points: 6.1

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes is a popular captain pick in the FPL community, ahead of the visit of Aston Villa, a side struggling for form right now. Fernandes has produced double digit hauls in his last four league games at Old Trafford, an incredible run under Michael Carrick’s tenure, with two goals and four assists.

4. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

  • GW30 opponent: Everton (H)
  • Predicted points: 6.4

Bukayo Saka continues to have the edge among Gunners attackers as their first choice penalty taker. He’s in excellent form right now, with two goals and one assist in the last four gameweeks taking him up to 14 goal involvements for the campaign. In this time he has had three big chances on goal and created seven chance.

3. Igor Thiago (Brentford)

  • GW30 opponent: Wolves (H)
  • Predicted points: 6.5

Brentford striker Igor Thiago remains one of the most compelling goalscorers in the Premier League this season, with a remarkable 19 goal involvements in 28 starts, second to Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race. For managers looking to buy this week, a home game against bottom of the league Wolverhampton Wanderers is a compelling entry point.

2. Gabriel (Arsenal)

  • GW30 opponent: Everton (H)
  • Predicted points: 6.7

Defenders continue to be in the captaincy conversation, with Gabriel second in the AI rankings for the visit of Everton, a side the Gunners have already beaten 1-0 this season. They kept their 14th clean sheet of the season last time out against Brighton and Hove Albion, with Gabriel also producing two assists in the last four gameweeks.

1. Erling Haaland (Man City)

  • GW30 opponent: West Ham (H)
  • Predicted points: 7.5

Erling Haaland continues to top the AI rankings as the best captain pick this weekend. But there are concerns for his minutes given his current fitness issues and Man City’s Champions League tie against Real Madrid still hanging in the balance. He was involved in all three goals the last time these two sides met.

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