The Scout Highlights the Best Assistant Manager Picks for Gameweek 26 in Fantasy Premier League
The Scout highlights the opportunities available for managers who have activated their Assistant Manager chip prior to Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League.
Identifying the Top Assistant Manager Choices for Gameweek 26
If you are one of the 1.1 million managers who activated their Assistant Manager chip in Gameweek 24 to profit from back-to-back Double Gameweeks, there is now just one Gameweek remaining to earn more points. Two tactics to consider with the Assistant Manager chip include:
- Selecting a top-five club with a favorable fixture, which is a safe tactic but has a low ceiling for points.
- Adopting a riskier approach and targeting managers from clubs who can earn table-bonus points, which has a higher ceiling.
The Gameweek 26 fixtures highlight six clubs (in bold) whose managers can earn table-bonus points against opponents ranked at least five places higher in the Premier League table:
Leicester v Brentford
Everton v Man Utd
Arsenal v West Ham
AFC Bournemouth v Wolves
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Ipswich v Spurs
Southampton v Brighton
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Newcastle v Nott’m Forest
Man City v Liverpool
Analyzing the Top Assistant Manager Picks
In a Gameweek where six of the top nine clubs go head-to-head, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta (£1.5m) and AFC Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola (£1.1m) have very favorable home fixtures against bottom-six opponents. Brentford’s Thomas Frank (£0.8m), Tottenham Hotspur’s Ange Postecoglou, and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Fabian Hurzeler (both £1.1m) also play promoted clubs, with Frank’s record against such opponents being the best.
Another tactic is to target managers of clubs who can earn table-bonus points. While five of the six managers in this position sit in the bottom five places in the league and are struggling for form, Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner (£0.8m) could be a great alternative away to Fulham.
| Brentford | Spurs | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Won | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lost | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 16 | 8 | 5 |
In summary, Arteta’s Arsenal have the most reliable home record, while Glasner’s Crystal Palace have the best away form and are the likeliest to profit from table-bonus points. However, if you have two Gameweeks remaining with your Assistant Manager chip, Bournemouth’s Iraola emerges as the most likely to reward managers across Gameweeks 26-27, with the added risk of Glasner’s potential for bigger hauls.
Choose your Assistant Manager wisely and maximize your Fantasy Premier League points!
