Captain21 May 2026

GW38 Captain Picks: Haaland at Home vs AVL or Back the Differential Anderson in the Final Gameweek?

Haaland (form 6.8, owned 64.3%, £14.7m) hosts Aston Villa, who carry a difficulty rating of 5 away -- the hardest away fixture of GW38 -- making him the near-universal captain choice. However, for managers chasing rank in the final gameweek, Anderson's blistering form of 8.5 at just 8.1% ownership in a NFO home fixture (difficulty 3) offers the highest ceiling of any differential captaincy option available.

Erling Haaland -- MCICAPTAIN -- 91%

Form: 6.8Owned: 64.3%Price: £14.7mFixture: MCI (h, diff 3) vs AVL (a, diff 5)

AVL away is rated difficulty 5, the toughest away trip of the entire gameweek, and Haaland at the Etihad is as close to a guaranteed haul as FPL offers. With ownership at 64.3%, not captaining him carries substantial red-arrow risk for the majority of managers.

Brennan Anderson -- NFODIFFERENTIAL -- 78%

Form: 8.5Owned: 8.1%Price: £5.6mFixture: NFO (h, diff 3) vs BOU (a, diff 3)

Anderson is the top-form player in GW38 with an 8.5 rating, hosting Bournemouth in a kind difficulty-3 fixture at a mere 8.1% ownership. For managers needing to climb the overall rankings, a captained Anderson haul is the single biggest green-arrow opportunity of the final gameweek.

Ollie Watkins -- AVLCONSIDER -- 62%

Form: 6.8Owned: 13.4%Fixture: AVL (a, diff 5) -- tough away trip

Watkins matches Haaland's 6.8 form and sits at 13.4% ownership, but the difficulty-5 away fixture at Manchester City makes him a risky captaincy play despite his strong underlying numbers this season.

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