Captain16 May 2026

GW38 Captain Picks: Watkins vs Haaland in a Tasty Final Day Showdown

The final gameweek is here and the captaincy debate comes down to two clear options. Erling Haaland offers safety at home against Aston Villa, while Ollie Watkins carries elite form into a tougher away trip to Man City. Your call could define your final rank.

Ollie WatkinsAVL FWD · £8.7m

Form: 8.6Owned: 13.4%Fixture: vs MCI (a, diff 5)

Watkins is in blistering form with a score of 8.6 and is owned by just 13.4% of managers, making him the standout differential for the final gameweek. The fixture is tough away at Man City (difficulty 5), but form this strong demands serious consideration.

DIFFERENTIAL CAPTAIN -- 74%

Erling HaalandMCI FWD · £14.7m

Form: 5.2Owned: 64.4%Fixture: vs AVL (h, diff 3)

Haaland hosts Aston Villa at home in a favourable fixture (difficulty 3) and remains the consensus safe-captain choice with 64.4% ownership. His form of 5.2 is lower than Watkins right now, but home advantage and reliability make him hard to overlook in GW38.

SAFE CAPTAIN -- 86%

GW38 Top Form WatchAI Radar

WatkinsAVL · FWD · £8.7m8.6

Gibbs-WhiteNFO · MID · £7.5m7.4

SzoboszlaiLIV · MID · £7.0m6.0

TruffertBOU · DEF · £4.7m5.8

DokuMCI · MID · £6.5m5.8

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