GW38 Captain Pick: Haaland at Home the Safe Armband as MCI Host AVL
The final gameweek of the season arrives with Erling Haaland hosting Aston Villa at the Etihad, a fixture that hands AVL a difficulty rating of 5 away from home. At 64.4% ownership, blanking on Haaland's captaincy could be a rank-destroying decision, yet differentials exist for managers chasing a green arrow to end the campaign.
Haaland's home record against low-block sides is exceptional and Villa arrive as heavy underdogs with the highest away difficulty rating this week. Missing this captaincy at 64.4% ownership risks a season-ending rank collapse with no gameweeks left to recover.
Watkins matches Haaland's form score of 6.8 this gameweek and sits at just 13.4% ownership, meaning a big return would generate enormous rank movement. The away fixture at MCI carries a difficulty of 5, but Watkins' counter-attacking threat and clinical finishing make him the standout captaincy differential for the final day.
Szoboszlai is the most transferred-in player heading into GW38 with over 52,000 new owners backing him. Liverpool host Brentwood at Anfield with a fixture difficulty of just 3, and Szoboszlai's form score of 6.2 combined with his budget-friendly £7.0m price tag make him the most explosive midfield differential available this week.
GW38 Top Form Players
| Player | Team | Pos | Price | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | NFO | MID | £5.6m | 8.5 |
| Raya | ARS | GKP | £6.2m | 7.8 |
| Gabriel | ARS | DEF | £7.3m | 7.8 |
| Senesi | BOU | DEF | £5.2m | 7.5 |
| Doku | MCI | MID | £6.5m | 7.0 |
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