FPL Scout 2025: Best Fantasy Premier League team, top picks, tips for Gameweek 20

The Premier League 2025/26 season is now into its second half with Gameweek 20 where Manchester City takes on Chelsea in the biggest fixture of the round.

The departure of Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca adds more context to this fixture. The Blues’ chances take a further hit with the suspension of Moises Caicedo, who has collected five yellow cards.

In this context, Manchester City talisman Erling Haaland should be the go-to choice for captaincy, despite his lack of goals in the last two fixtures. Similarly, Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki will be lucrative options, to either retain or get in.

League leader Arsenal will visit Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth, a side which has conceded 11 goals in its last four games. Declan Rice is still flagged due to an injury, but Mikel Arteta did not hint at a major injury layover for him. The midfielder should not be sold just yet.

Fantasy Premier League managers can also weigh the option of getting in Gabriel. The Brazilian defender scored in the 4-1 over Aston Villa and also claimed three bonus point.

James Tarkowski of Everton and Nordi Mukiele of Sunderland remain attractive budget defensive picks.

Among other teams, Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa has blanked in the last two weeks but has a great fixture run and could rake in points with goals contributions. Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United is another choice in midfield, as he faces Leeds United at home and Wolverhampton Wanderers in two of his next three games.

Liverpool endured a frustrating 0-0 draw against Leeds at home. It faces Fulham next and has fixtures against Arsenal and Manchester City around the corner. Its attacking players, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz for instance, hence, might be running out of time.

Published on Jan 03, 2026