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Captain24 May 2026

GW38 Captain Picks: Haaland at Home or Back a Differential?

The final gameweek of the season is here, and the captaincy decision could define your finishing rank. Haaland remains the safe anchor with form 6.8 and a home fixture against AVL (diff 3), but at 64.1% ownership he will barely move the needle on rank. Differentials like Enzo (form 7.7, 11.9% owned) and Anderson (form 8.5, 9.1% owned) offer genuine rank-climbing potential on the last day.

HaalandMCI - FWD - £14.7m
CAPTAIN - 91%
Form: 6.8Owned: 64.1%Fixture: vs AVL (H) diff 3

A home fixture against a defence rated difficulty 3 is exactly what Haaland needs to close out the season. He is the captaincy floor -- safe, reliable, and backed by the AI model at 91% probability to return. The downside is purely a rank one: owning the same captain as two-thirds of your mini-league rivals limits upside.

Enzo FernandezCHE - MID - £6.5m
DIFFERENTIAL - 74%
Form: 7.7Owned: 11.9%Fixture: vs SUN (H) diff 3

Enzo carries the highest form among Chelsea midfielders and faces a relegated SUN side at Stamford Bridge, a fixture rated difficulty 3 on both ends. With only 11.9% ownership, a double-digit haul here would leapfrog the majority of rivals who captain Haaland. The AI model rates him as a strong differential pick for final-day rank climbers.

AndersonNFO - MID - £5.7m
DIFFERENTIAL - 76%
Form: 8.5Owned: 9.1%Fixture: vs BOU (H) diff 3

Anderson leads all midfielders in the top-five form list this gameweek at 8.5, and NFO host BOU at home in what is a routine difficulty-3 fixture. At just 9.1% ownership he is the purest rank-climbing captaincy option available, and the AI model backs him at 76% to deliver a returning score that punishes the Haaland herd.

GW38 Top Form Players

SenesiBOU - DEF - £5.2m
Form 8.7
AndersonNFO - MID - £5.7m
Form 8.5
RayaARS - GKP - £6.2m
Form 7.8
GabrielARS - DEF - £7.3m
Form 7.8
EnzoCHE - MID - £6.5m
Form 7.7

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