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The rankings are back! As the Premier League returns to action after the FA cup break, so does our rankings article as we look at the ones to watch ahead of Gameweek 25. With 14 weeks of heart-stopping action to come, we look at the players to select each week which will assist you in guiding you closer to your Fantrax draft league title.FantraxHQ will be featuring more FPL Draft content than ever before. Check out the full archive and let us know what you think.GameWeek 25 FPL Draft Rankings As well as…

The new year hasn’t brought an awful lot of change for FPL draft managers so far. Dave still saves, Salah wins penalties, and Harry Kane still has glass ankles.As news of Kane’s fourth ankle injury in just over two years broke this week, many devastated owners will be rifling their way through the free agent pool for a “worthy” replacement for their star striker. Meanwhile, the Premier League title race is alive and well. The same should be true for the majority of FPL draft Fantrax leagues as we begin the business end…

And then there was one. Chelsea’s toppling of Manchester City meant that Liverpool is this week’s big risers as they shoot straight to the league’s summit as the country’s only remaining unbeaten team. Mo Salah’s hat trick was the cause of much fist pumping from Jurgen Klopp along with a fair few FPL draft managers. If you faced King Mo in your matchup last week; unlucky. At least you don’t have to face him again for a little while. To the joy and demise of every FPL draft manager, the fixtures are coming thick and fast. Now…

We all love midweek Premier League matches. We all hate playing Pep roulette. If having to predict Pep Guardiola’s lineup wasn’t enough of a headache for FPL draft managers, Messrs Klopp, Sarri and Mourinho decided to join in by shuffling their own pack, leading us all to reach for the ibuprofen.By leaving out 100% of his much loved front three, Klopp was the main culprit. When big names are rested, great differential picks become available for FPL draft managers to feast on. If you got hold of Ruben Loftus Cheek, bravo.…

Dilly ding, dilly dong! As one of English football's favourite sons returned in style, the unbeaten trio became a duo. As Claudio Ranieri returned in style, his former employers Chelsea crashed to their first defeat as FPL draft managers began to worry about David Luiz and co. and we're given a timely reminder of Alvaro Morata's qualities.Tottenham returned in style while City and Liverpool marched on. The Premier League was back with a bang and not a day too soon. FPL draft managers were more excited than the…

In all fairness, the Nations League has been alright this week. Don't get me wrong, International week is still as appealing to FPL draft managers as a Boxing Day without football (wait for it...) but at least UEFA's latest baby has brought some joy.The downside? Injuries, plenty of them. Saturday will bring more clarity on the injuries on the bogus end of the scale (I'm referring to messrs Martial and Lacazette) but owners of Romelu Lukaku and Matt Doherty may want to look away now. An injury to Jonny has left many…

As the football world attempts to re-resemble some sort of normality, few could begrudge Leicester City of their victory at Cardiff. But what else? City? Ruthless. Chelsea? Strong enough. Spurs and United? Lucky. The title race is certainly shaping up nicely and two other potential contenders in Arsenal and Liverpool locked horns in a contest that re-affirmed what a great job Unai Emery is doing at The Emirates while simultaneously re-igniting the VAR debate. A few eyebrows were raised at the inclusion of Roberto Firmino in…

Will Rivers breaks down the biggest risers and fallers of Fantasy Premier League GameWeek 11.

An audible sigh of relief was heard across many nations as Saturday signaled the end of another international break. The weirder Fantasy Premier League draft managers among us claimed to be “pleased to have a break”, but the vast majority of us were just happy to look forward to watching Newcastle vs. Brighton to scout our 4th midfielder once more.Gameweek 9 brought about more unpredictably, including a game between two of the “big teams” which was actually good. So, as Jose Mourinho dusts off his boxing gloves, here’s a…

The international break felt like it would never end for fantasy Premier League draft managers but this weekend soccer returns. Ahead of the weekend, we've got you covered on who are seeing their stock rise and fall ahead of Gameweek nine. Without further ado, let's get to the risers.Follow @Fantrax_epl to keep up with all of our fantasy soccer content.David Brooks The phrase “like London buses” comes to mind when describing David Brooks' attacking returns this season. Bournemouth’s newest youngster did…