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            <p>The turnaround to FPL Gameweek 26 is a quick one and there's plenty of dilemmas for fantasy managers to resolve before the deadline.</p>
<p>Below, FPL content creator and pundit Holly Shand covers the important topics to help Fantasy Football Hub members with their decision making.</p>
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<h2>Best Assistant Manager options</h2>
<p>More than two million Assistant Manager chips were active in the game last time out, with 70% of those on Liverpool's <strong>Arne Slot (£1.5m) </strong>and Aston Villa's <strong>Unai Emery (£0.8m) </strong>who amassed 13 and 14 points respectively.</p>
<p>The big question now is whether to stick or twist for Gameweek 26 and whether to chase the table bonus this weekend.</p>
<p>It's worth noting that the advice is different depending on if you have one or two gameweeks remaining on this chip and also how well prepared you are to navigate Blank Gameweek 29, without playing the Free Hit.</p>
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<p>I think Emery owners should stick for their fixture against Chelsea, especially since it's a home game.</p>
<p>They've lost just once at Villa Park this season in all competitions and although their form is mixed, Chelsea are without a win on the road in their last five.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70809" class="wp-caption-text">Unai Emery. Picture by Getty Images</p>
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<p>Personally, I'm a Slot owner and I don't fancy his chances against Manchester City away from home.</p>
<p>It's going to be tough to trigger the win and clean sheet points in this fixture, so the argument to twist to another manager is higher.</p>
<p>Having looked through the six managers eligible for table bonus this weekend, I don't love any of the options.</p>
<p>Ipswich's <strong>Kieran McKenna </strong>feels like the most viable punt at home to Spurs, having already beaten them on the road this season.</p>
<p>I'm likely to play it safe, with <strong>Mikel Arteta </strong>and <strong>Andoni Iraola </strong>my favoured options. Arsenal and Bournemouth have home games against West Ham and Bournemouth.</p>
<p>I believe Arsenal have a very good chance of a clean sheet in their game but doubt their scoring ability given the recent injuries to <strong>Kai Havertz</strong> and <strong>Gabriel Martinelli</strong>.</p>
<p>For this reason, I'm likely to side with Bournemouth boss Iraola, with his team scoring goals for fun right now, including 12 in the last four gameweeks. They've also kept two clean sheets this calendar year.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69226" class="wp-caption-text">Andoni Iraola. Picture by Getty Images</p>
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<h2>Ultra member question: Is Gakpo a sell and who the best replacements?</h2>
<p><strong>Cody Gakpo's </strong>absence from Double Gameweek 25 was a bitter blow for the more than 20% of managers who owned him and he's now a problem going forward.</p>
<p>While the knock he sustained is unlikely to keep him out long term, a trip to City this weekend, plus a blank in Gameweek 29, means he's now looking like a sell.</p>
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