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Best FPL captain picks this week - GW12, Premier League 2025-26

Here is our list of the Best FPL captain picks this week (GW12), featuring players from top clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool.

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Last updated: 21.11.2025
Best FPL captain picks GW12 Premier League 2025-26

We are done with the international break, and that means we're back with our expertly analyzed selection of best FPL captain picks for this week. We have selected the best FPL captain picks this week after proper analysis on aspects such as player form, overall team performance and fixture difficulty. Let's not waste any more time then, scroll down below to find out our Best FPL captain picks this week.


Best FPL captain this week (Gameweek 12)

João Pedro (Chelsea, £7.5m)

After going through a short rough patch, João Pedro has been performing brilliantly for Chelsea again in recent games. The Blues will be facing Burnley away in GW12, and thus Pedro will be up against one of the weakest defences in the Premier League. He is the kind of player who is equally good at both scoring and providing assists, so this is one of those games where he could end up with a massive total in Fantasy Premier League after the game.  


Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, £14.2m)

Mohamed Salah probably needed this international break more than any other star player in the Premier League. The time off would've surely helped him reflect on what has gone wrong for him so far this season, and we could see him make a grand comeback in his next game. Liverpool face Nottingham Forest at home in Gameweek 12, and this is undoubtedly an attractive fixture that makes Salah one of the best Fantasy Premier League captains for the week.


Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace, £8.1m)

Jean-Philippe Mateta is the only Premier League player so far to score a hat-trick so far, and he'll be facing the worst defense in the league in Wolves this EPL weekend. These 2 factors should be more than enough to see Mateta as undoubtedly one of the best FPL captain picks for this week. He's also coming from a great individual display while playing for France against Azerbaijan, and is sure to be full of confidence.


Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United, £8.5m)

Bryan Mbeumo really does stand out as one of the best differential FPL captain picks this week according to us. Ruben Amorim's Manchester United side will face Everton at home, who have not been at their best in recent weeks. This makes United favorites for the game, and Mbeumo has been their standout player in attack so far. In addition to his goalscoring abilities, his link-up play is fantastic as well, and thus there's scope for both goal and assists points from him. A really attractive pick.


Erling Haaland (Manchester City, £14.9m)

Manchester City will be facing Newcastle away in Gameweek 12, and without a doubt this'll be a difficult fixture for Pep Guardiola's side. Newcastle are especially strong from a defensive perspective as well. Despite all of these, Erling Haaland still stands tall as one of the best FPL captain options for this week. He is in sensational form, and it looks like nothing or no one can stop him right now.


Those were our pick Best Fantasy Premier League captain this week (GW12). That's it from us for now, we will be seeing you soon with our next picks for Best FPL captain this week for Gameweek 13. Goodbye for now.


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