Our Gameweek 18 Player Rankings are here to outline the current prospects of key Fantasy EPL players. The ‘Hot’ or ‘Cold’ status will help take away your emotional attachment to certain Draft Premier League players and bring in the players that you need to help you dominate your Fantrax Draft League!
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🔥🔥🔥 Gameweek 18 Player Rankings: Hot List 🔥🔥🔥
These are Fantasy EPL Draft players that have risen in our rankings! These are potential free agents on good form or established players that you should be looking to trade-in. Keep an eye on these players, and bring them into your Fantrax squad if you can!
Anwar El Ghazi
Position: Midfielder
Team: Aston Villa
Ownership: 92%
Form Last 30 Days: 20.58 PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: TOT (H), EVE (H), mci (A), bur (A), sou (A)
What’s Changed?: El Ghazi is only second to Bruno in scoring over the last month. The Aston Villa winger has seen the best form of his life over the festive period, scoring 5 goals over the last month. Aston Villa as a whole have been a tough side to beat this season, but the form of El Ghazi has taken the EPL by storm. I do heavily expect him to slow down, and potentially face rotation when Trezeguet and Barkley are both fully fit. Now would be the perfect time to sell high on El Ghazi, as his purple patch comes to an end. I would aim as high as possible given his form, but would settle for someone within the MID2 range such as Ward-Prowse, Antonio, or Mount.
Anthony Martial
Position: Forward
Team: Manchester United
Ownership: 100%
Form Last 30 Days: 13.36 PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: bur (A), liv (A), ful (A), SHU (H), ars (A)
What’s Changed?: Martial has come into his best form of the season scoring two goals and providing four assists over the last month. That is basically all of his attacking returns for the season, but Martial looks to have some confidence back in him. United have been a much better side over the last month, now tied at the top of the EPL table with Liverpool. Martial will need to continue this form if United want to put up a serious title fight. I would back Martial to provide FWD2 value over the rest of the season, with some purple patches of great form, and some ones of very poor form. I would try to bring Martial in ahead of a decent run of fixtures for United.
Matthew Cash
Position: Defender
Team: Aston Villa
Ownership: 77%
Form Last 30 Days: 13.2 PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: TOT (H), EVE (H), mci (A), bur (A), sou (A)
What’s Changed?: Cash has been one of the top defenders over the festive season despite providing just one assist. Cash has been great for ghost points, and has added a few clean sheets in that mix helping him provide DEF1 value the last month. I would personally look to trade out Cash immediately, as I expect a massive fall in his form. Aston Villa come up into a tough schedule with minimal rest, where I don’t expect them to clean sheets in any but one of their next five games. Right now I would try to offer Cash in package deals for the likes of Chilwell, Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, and Zouma.
Gameweek 18 Player Rankings: More Hot Players!
Fantasy EPL Defenders
- Kurt Zouma (92%, Chelsea) – Solid start to the season with 4 goals so far, a rock at the back for Chelsea!
- Joao Cancelo (98%, Manchester City) – Despite City’s struggles, Cancelo is putting up some monster scores in Fantrax. Friendly fixtures coming up!
- Luke Shaw (62%, Manchester United) – The signing of Telles has reignited Shaw’s career. He takes a lot of set pieces and is the first choice LB.
- Wesley Fofana (71%, Leicester City) – A rock at the back for his new club, and putting up some solid ghost points!
- Jack Stephens (23%, Southampton) – Performing well when given his chance in the XI, will be hoping to keep his spot.
Fantasy EPL Midfielders
- Mason Mount (100%, Chelsea) – Playing in a very attacking Chelsea side. Taking almost all set pieces, and becoming undroppable.
- James Maddison (100%, Leicester City) – Maddison is back to his fantasy scoring ways, expect him to kick on from here.
- Tomas Soucek (100%, West Ham) – A danger from set pieces, with four goals over the last month.
- Jack Grealish (100%, Aston Villa) – Hard to ignore the form of this man this season, surely he will keep it up.
- Bruno Fernandes (100%, Manchester United) – Getting a return almost every game, and the key cog in an attacking United team.
- James Ward-Prowse (100%, Southampton) – World-class at set plays. Southampton is in great form, a must-have right now.
Fantasy EPL Forwards
- Mohamed Salah (100%, Liverpool) – Obviously.
- Harry Kane (100%, Spurs) – What can’t Kane do? The #3 Fantrax scorer so far!
- Alexandre Lacazette (92%, Arsenal) – Has been in fine form for Arsenal in recent weeks.
- Jamie Vardy (100%, Leicester City) – The Vardy Party is here to stay!
❄️❄️❄️ Gameweek 18 Player Rankings: Cold List ❄️❄️❄️
These are Fantasy EPL players that have fallen in our rankings. This may be due to poor form, they have been dropped from the best 11, they have suffered an injury, or received a suspension. It’s time to consider dropping these players from your squads!
Timo Werner
Position: Forward
Team: Chelsea
Ownership: 100%
Form Last 30 Days: 6.07 PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: ful (A), lei (A), WOL (H), BUR (H), tot (A)
What’s Changed?: In his last seven games Werner has 0 goals and 2 assists. It is clear Lampard is struggling to get the best out of Werner this season. Chelsea as a whole struggled over the festive period on both ends of the pitch. Throughout this season Werner has been used in numerous roles such as on the wing or up top, and has struggled to get firing. His biggest upside comes from being Chelsea’s main penalty taker. Chelsea have a mixed run of games coming up where they will need points before Lampard’s job comes under serious threat, and Werner will be key to that. I would hope that Werner provides low end FWD1 value to finish this season, but it looks more likely he will be a FWD2.
Recommendation: I would look to buy low on Werner and bring him in as your FWD2.
Ben Chilwell
Position: Defender
Team: Cheslea
Ownership: 100%
Form Last 30 Days: 4.42 PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: ful (A), lei (A), WOL (H), BUR (H), tot (A)
What’s Changed?: Chilwell has fallen back to earth after an incredible start to the season, but has struggled over the last month. Despite getting two assists he still managed to average just 4.42 PPM in his last seven games. He has been taken off of set pieces in favour of Mason Mount, and is struggling to put up the same attacking stats he once did. A lot of this will come down to Chelsea struggling as a whole defensively, keeping just 1 clean sheet in their last 7 games. You would expect a slight improvement defensively, which should see Chilwell improve slightly. I will still back Chilwell to be a top 5 defender this season and provide DEF1 value,
Recommendation: I’d highly recommend trading in Chilwell, and offering out a defender or midfielder on a high. Maybe try offering the likes of: Cash, El Ghazi, Tierney, or Bednerak in deals for Chilwell.
Riyad Mahrez
Position: Forward
Team: Manchester City
Ownership: 92%
Form Last 30 Days: 5.38PPG
Next 5 Fixtures: BRI (H), CPL (H), AVL (H), wba (A), SHU (H)
What’s Changed?: Mahrez hasn’t seen strong minutes over the last month, and has struggled in the minutes he has gotten. Ever since his masterclass against Burnley Mahrez has truly struggled. Despite City being struck by COVID and injuries he still couldn’t get a start against Chelsea. The only benefit to holding Mahrez is that dream schedule coming up, including a double gameweek. The worrying part will be if he manages less than three starts in the next five games. Pep rotation is near impossible to predict, but if Mahrez continues to fail to crack the XI he can be thought as a member of the B team.
Recommendation: I’d be looking to hold Mahrez unless you can get lower end FWD1 value for him. If someone in your league is frustrated with Mahrez, it is worth a lowball offer if you can afford to hold his rotation.
Gameweek 18 Player Rankings: More Cold Players!
Fantasy EPL Defenders
- Aymeric Laporte (84%, Manchester City) – Scoring very poorly, out of the XI, look to drop.
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (97%, Manchester United) – Not putting up the numbers he did last season. Hold and hope for improvement
- Tariq Lamptey (92%, Brighton) – Scoring very inconsistent, and constantly injured. Drop.
- Sergio Reguilon (85%, Tottenham) – Very poor scorer in Fantrax, look to trade out or drop.
Fantasy EPL Midfielders
- Jonjo Shelvey (54%, Newcastle) – His scores have gone down since Ritchie has been back in the XI, drop with tough fixtures.
- Kai Havertz (95%, Chelsea) – It’s a long season, so stick with him. The lad is class. But blimey, it’s been an awful start!
- Gareth Bale (90%, Tottenham) – Only the one start for Spurs so far. Drop.
- Dwight McNeil (89%, Burnley) – Scoring very poorly this season, but still on some set plays. Trade out if you can.
- John McGinn (98%, Aston Villa) – Not putting up the same numbers as early season. Hope for improvement.
- N’Golo Kante (77%, Chelsea) – Not putting up the consistent numbers as he once did. Drop.
- Stuart Armstrong (100%, Southampton) – Scoring very inconsistently in recent weeks, hold and hope for improvement.
Fantasy EPL Forwards
- Neal Maupay (92%, Brighton) – Not scoring the same as earlier in the season. Look to trade out.
- Nicolas Pepe (46%, Arsenal) – Not getting consistent minutes, if you need a starter Drop.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (100%, Arsenal) – Arsenal are playing very poorly right now, Aubameyang can’t seem to find the back of the next. Trade out if you can. If not hold and hope.
- Mason Greenwood (84%, Manchester United) – Looks to be in and out of the XI, Drop.
- Gabriel Jesus (95%, Manchester City) – Struggling with form, injuries, and COVID. Hold or trade out to the Aguero manager.
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