Fantasy Premier League – FPL Picks, Best Players and More for Gameweek 28

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With six teams blanking and a Friday night deadline to contend with, many Fantasy Premier League managers have plenty of decisions to make ahead of Gameweek 28.

Due to the FA Cup quarter-finals, Brighton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham will not participate in GW28. Before we discuss the best FPL players to target, let’s check out the fixtures.

• Nottm Forest vs. Newcastle

• Brentford vs. Leicester

• Southampton vs. Tottenham

• Aston Villa vs. Bournemouth

• Wolves vs. Leeds

• Chelsea vs. Everton

• Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

The GW28 action gets underway on Friday, March 17, with Nottingham Forest hosting Newcastle. That means the deadline is set for 18:30 (GMT), 1.5 hours before Friday’s clash.

High-flying Brentford host struggling Leicester, Tottenham travel to relegation-threatened Southampton, while table-topping Arsenal entertain Crystal Palace in Sunday’s only game.

Without further ado, here are the best players for FPL Gameweek 28.

Goalkeepers

When it comes to the clean sheet odds for GW28, Arsenal and Chelsea both rank at over 50%, making Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) and Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) the top goalkeeper options.

Newcastle and Aston Villa are also favoured to enjoy defensive success this weekend, meaning Nick Pope (Newcastle) and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) are bound to be popular picks.

Defenders

Gabriel (Arsenal) picked up 14 points in Gameweek 27, grabbing a goal, a clean sheet and two bonus points. Sticking with the Gunners, William Saliba (Arsenal) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) are also top picks.

Elsewhere, Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) notched 10 points in GW26 before scoring eight in GW27. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) remains the highest scoring defender in the game, while Alex Morena (Aston Villa) could prove to be a shrewd acquisition.

Midfielders

With 15, Leondro Trossard (Arsenal) was the highest scoring player in GW27, bagging three assists and three bonus points. Jack Harrison (Leeds) also impressed with 11 points, while Philip Billing scored 10.

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) could run riot against struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday, while Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) and Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) could fire against Everton.

Forwards

With Erling Haaland (Man City) blanking this week, Harry Kane (Tottenham), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Kai Havertz (Chelsea) and Joao Felix (Chelsea) are among the best forward options for GW28.

Also, let’s not forget about Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) , who has scored six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances, picking up nine bonus points along the way.