Gameweek 19 landed like New Year\u2019s Eve in FPL form. Bold resolutions, reckless optimism, and the quiet certainty that something would go wrong before midnight.<\/p>\n
As the deadline clock ticked down, The Great and The Good were busy trying to predict Mikel Arteta. Maybe the Arsenal defence would finally stabilise, perhaps Gabriel Magalhaes (\u00a36.4m) will make a triumphant return?<\/p>\n
Some rang in 2026 with champagne punts on Patrick Dorgu (\u00a34.2m), others went full fireworks with a Matheus Cunha (\u00a38.2m) captaincy. Those soon fizzled out.<\/p>\n
Yet 2025 bowed out in classic style: rotation reared its head, injuries claimed Michael Keane (\u00a34.8m) and Declan Rice (\u00a37.2m), a soon-to-depart Antoine Semenyo (\u00a37.7m) showed up to the party anyway, and Enzo Maresca was ejected for falling out with his hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n OVERALL PERFORMANCE Gameweek tedium reigned supreme among\u00a0The Great and the Good, with points scarce. Only six managers cleared 40,\u00a0and everyone else spent the week refreshing LiveFPL in disbelief. A Chelsea boss would be sacked for such a performance.<\/p>\n It was the kind of round where Captain Hindsight had a lot to say, as\u00a0Gabriel\u2019s comeback went entirely un-gambled. A collective show of restraint that felt admirable at the time and foolish by full-time.<\/p>\n FPL General \u2018triumphed\u2019 with 48 points, a score that would normally earn sympathy rather than applause.\u00a0Tom Dollimore and Ben Crellin followed on 43, united by a curious cocktail of fortune: a\u00a0resurrected Jurrien Timber (\u00a36.4m) benefitted from an early substitution, plus the rarest footballing artefact of all, a\u00a0Virgil van Dijk (\u00a35.9m) clean sheet.<\/p>\n General\u2019s edge came courtesy of\u00a0Jarrod Bowen (\u00a37.6m), who took time away from the festive Eastenders omnibus to score. Although FPL variance was swiftly restored when Nico\u00a0O\u2019Reilly (\u00a35.3m) was withdrawn on 57 minutes<\/a>, denying him a clean sheet.<\/p>\n TRANSFERS The Gameweek 19 transfers had everything: bold punts, cruel timing and instant regret.\u00a0Dorgu was very much a gamble, yet\u00a0around a third of these managers took it anyway. They were an offside goal away from joy.<\/p>\n Two managers took hits.\u00a0Joe Lepper had the worst of it, as his included the misfortune of buying an\u00a0injured Keane. Even\u00a0Mark Sutherns wasn\u2019t spared, taking a minus four for\u00a0Dorgu and Cunha, a hit that already belongs in the \u2018magic beans\u2019 category.<\/p>\n \u2018THE GREAT AND THE GOOD\u2019 TEMPLATE<\/p>\n As the year ticks toward midnight,\u00a0The Great and The Good\u00a0template remains unmoved.<\/p>\n Phil Foden (\u00a39.0m) and Cunha clink glasses in the 100% owned club, Erling Haaland (\u00a315.1m) remains an almost-universal resolution at 94.4%, and back-up goalkeeper Martin Dubravka (\u00a34.0m) continues to be a dependable party host.<\/p>\n Dubravka (94.4%), Raya (50.0%) The tweaks from last week are modest. Cunha completes the clean sweep, Keane replaces Joe Rodon (\u00a34.0m) in a move that swaps one injury problem for another, and Dominik Szoboszlai (\u00a36.6m) steps in for the Manchester City-bound Semenyo.<\/p>\n CHIP SUCCESS<\/p>\n As we press the reset button on FPL chips, let\u2019s look at who fared best in this campaign\u2019s first half.<\/p>\n This table is a masterclass in\u00a0calm, considered button-pressing, with FPL Harry in front. FPL Frasier and Tom Dollimore are close behind \u2013 managers who treat chips like strategic assets, not panic buttons.<\/p>\n Timing proves everything. Most played their Wildcard between Gameweeks 4 and 7, but it was the later one from\u00a0Huss E\u00a0that delivered the biggest returns, showing that independent thought can beat the herd.<\/p>\n Triple Captain scores were impressively steady for top managers, though\u00a0Andy North\u00a0and\u00a0Pingreen\u00a0\u2013 not on the table \u2013 picked the one week when Haaland decided he didn\u2019t want to haul.<\/p>\n Ironically, the week they activated Triple Captain, Gameweek 13, was definitely the ultimate Free Hit moment. Tom Dollimore\u00a0smashed it\u00a0by accumulating 46 points above the week\u2019s average score.<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0Harry\u00a0turned his Bench Boost into pure magic in Gameweek 5, totalling\u00a023 points from his substitutes. So, even the bench can party if you know how to play it.<\/p>\n In short: patience paid dividends, Gameweek 13 was king, and careful timing \u2013 plus a dash of luck \u2013 separated the good from the great.<\/p>\n CONCLUSION<\/p>\n Gameweek 19 was one to forget and, luckily, we are back at it again on Saturday. I suspect most of that short time will be spent trying to work out how to fit Gabriel into our teams.<\/p>\n Anyway, that\u2019s all from me for now, and remember: don\u2019t have FPL nightmares.\u00a0<\/p>\n For those affected by any of the topics raised above, you can find me\u00a0here on Twitter<\/a> or\u00a0BlueSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-fpl-harry-mark-sutherns-more-did-in-gameweek-19.jpg\")
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Timber (61.1%), O\u2019Reilly (61.1%), van Dijk (55.6%), Andersen (44.4%), Keane (44.4%)
Foden (100.0%), Cunha (100.0%), Saka (83.3%), Szoboszlai (27.8%), Minteh (27.8%)
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