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<h2>FPL Gameweek 21: Quick tips</h2>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The hectic festive schedule continues at pace with another midweek deadline &#8211; but after Gameweek 21 begins on Tuesday, there&#8217;s a week and a half until Gameweek 22 starts.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s plenty to digest before the next round of games, with managerial changes at Manchester United the big news on Monday.</p>
<p>Darren Fletcher has been placed in temporary charge for Red Devils&#8217; fixture against Burnley (A) but how long he remains in interim control is currently unclear.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">⏰ </span><b>Gameweek 21 deadline:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 18:30, Tuesday, January 6</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">⏰ </span><b>Gameweek 22 deadline:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 11:00, Saturday, January 17</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">📰<strong>Key news: </strong>Amorim leaves Manchester United, Rosenior the new Chelsea boss, Hugo Ekitike among Gameweek 20 absentees, Josko Gvardiol injured for Manchester City</p>
<h2><b>FPL expert team reveals and best drafts</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to know who the very best FPL managers in the game are picking? Check out our expert team reveals. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our team revealers have a hugely impressive clutch of top 1k, top 10k and top 50k finishes between them. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From BigManBakar to FPL Salah and the all-time world number one manager Ben Crellin, see what their plans are each week. </span></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-team-reveals"><strong>All our expert manager FPL team reveals in one place</strong></a></li>
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<div id="attachment_74174" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74174" class="size-full wp-image-74174" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74174" class="wp-caption-text">Virgil van Dijk. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>FPL Gameweek 21 team news and predicted lineups</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups"><strong>FPL Gameweek 21 </strong></a><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups"><strong>team news and predicted lineups</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Best FPL players and teams</h2>
<p>FPL Salah takes us through his top picks for the coming week, while Hub deputy editor George Kenny highlights some under-the-radar gems to consider.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ai-team-rating">Hub AI</a> produces a best Free Hit and Wildcard team every week &#8211; particularly useful for the new chip rules this season.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-players-for-gameweek-21-2025-2026"><strong>Best FPL players for Gameweek 21</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-differentials-for-gameweeks-18-19-20"><strong>Best differentials for Gameweek 21</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-wildcard-free-hit-ai-teams-gameweek-21"><strong>Best AI teams for Gameweek 21</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_75845" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75845" class="wp-image-75845 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="699" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134-300x205.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GettyImages-2243379134-768x524.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-75845" class="wp-caption-text">Igor Thiago. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>Best FPL captain</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-captain-for-gameweek-21-2025-26"><strong>Best FPL captain for Gamewe</strong><strong>e</strong><strong>k 21</strong></a></li>
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<div id="attachment_75219" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75219" class="size-full wp-image-75219" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-75219" class="wp-caption-text">Erling Haaland. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2><b>FPL chip strategy and blank and double gameweek tips</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read up on the players and teams? Here’s some other must-have guides to bookmark for use over the course of the season. </span></p>
<p>The second set of chips for the season is now active &#8211; our updated guide talks through how to approach using them:</p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-blank-double-gameweek-guide"><strong>FPL Blank and Double Gameweek Guide</strong></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-chip-strategy-guide">FPL Chip Strategy Guide 2025/26</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_74633" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74633" class="wp-image-74633 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74633" class="wp-caption-text">Jean-Phillippe Mateta. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_73288" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73288" class="size-full wp-image-73288" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Salah-7.jpg" alt="Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Salah-7.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Salah-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Salah-7-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73288" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2><b>FPL Training Academy</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New to FPL or need to brush up on your knowledge of the game? Our Training Academy has all the pointers covered:</span></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-play-fpl"><strong>FPL Training Academy: How to play FPL</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_73229" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73229" class="size-full wp-image-73229" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Slot.jpg" alt="Arne Slot. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Slot.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Slot-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Slot-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73229" class="wp-caption-text">Arne Slot. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2><b>Set-piece takers</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who’s on penalty, corner and free-kick duties? Find out who has the most routes to FPL points in our set-piece takers guide:</span></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-set-piece-takers"><strong>FPL set-piece takers</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_73230" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73230" class="size-full wp-image-73230" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rice-corner.jpg" alt="Declan Rice. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rice-corner.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rice-corner-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rice-corner-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73230" class="wp-caption-text">Declan Rice. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>Fantasy Football Hub FPL mini-leagues</h2>
<p>FPL rules sadly prevent us from offering prizes for our mini-league, however you can join our open-to-all mini-league.</p>
<p>The league code is <strong><a class="c-link" href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/onf038" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/onf038" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-16281">onf038</a> &#8211; click on it to auto join.</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/mini-leagues-in-fantasy-premier-league"><strong>Everything you need to know about FPL mini-leagues</strong></a></li>
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