Here are the best players for FPL Gameweek 28 using Fantasy Football Hub’s AI predicted points. If you’re struggling to decide on which FPL move to make, get your AI Recommended Transfers right now!
Best Midfielder: Mohamed Salah vs West Ham (H) - 6.9 predicted points
It’s Mohamed Salah who leads the way as the best captain pick according to AI ahead of a home game against 18th-placed West Ham. It’s been a quieter season for the Liverpool midfielder, with ten goal involvements in 15 starts.
We’ve seen greater promise from Salah in the five gameweeks since he’s returned from the African Cup of Nations, with three assists in this period. In this time, he’s had 14 shots and nine key passes, including four big chances created.
He remains the first-choice penalty taker for Liverpool, which carries another crucial route to points. He has a great record against the Hammers, with 11 goals and seven assists in 16 Premier League appearances.
Midfield Gem: Cody Gakpo vs West Ham (H) - 5.1 predicted points
Sticking with Liverpool’s home game against West Ham, and among the differentials in midfield is Cody Gakpo. The Dutch winger is in just 5.3% of fantasy lineups, starting eight consecutive games since returning from injury.
In 21 starts this season, he’s amassed five goals and three assists. He managed a double-digit haul in the reverse of this fixture, with his goal and assist instrumental to Liverpool’s 2-0 win at the London Stadium. He’s blanked in seven consecutive league games.
Best Forward: Erling Haaland vs Leeds United (A) - 6.7 predicted points
Erling Haaland is never far from the captaincy conversation and is fully fit once again, going into a fixture which carries personal weight, having been born in Leeds. His 90 minutes last time out provided reassurance of his fitness.
He has been thriving in a front two for Manchester City in recent games, with two goals and three assists in the last four gameweeks. That takes him up to an impressive 29 goal involvements from 27 Premier League starts this season.
Manchester City have had the midweek off ahead of this game, with Haaland taking a trip to Paris. He will be looking to get on the scoresheet once again this weekend, scoring a brace in his previous trip to Elland Road.
Forward Gem: Dominic Calvert-Lewin vs Manchester City (H) - 4.6 predicted points
Sticking with this same fixture, Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an intriguing pick to consider. He’s back in differential territory after recent sales, now in 9.8% of sides, below that all important 10% threshold.
He scored as a substitute in the reverse of this fixture, which was a springboard for an unbeaten run for Leeds United, with Calvert-Lewin embarking on a six-game scoring streak. He has scored one goal in his last five league games.