Gameweek 37 begins on Friday night with Aston Villa hosting Liverpool at 20:00 BST, and both sides arrive with selection issues that could shape the run-in. Aston Villa remain without Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Alysson, while Liverpool will be missing Bradley, Ekitike, Endo and Leoni. Harvey Elliott is also unavailable to face his parent club, Mo Salah will be limited to only a few minutes as he returns from injury, and Alisson is back in training and will be assessed. Florian Wirtz is a doubt after a stomach infection.
The FPL numbers going into the weekend point to a few players who have kept producing despite the absences around them. Ollie Watkins has four goals in his last six Gameweeks, with only one forward scoring more in that span, while John McGinn followed up Gameweek 36 with four shots, a match-high four chances created and a corner assist against Burnley. Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai has created 68 chances this season, more than anyone except Bruno Fernandes, and has delivered three attacking returns and 21 points across his last four appearances.
That Manchester United midfielder remains the central figure in the season-long assist race. Fernandes has produced nine FPL assists in as many Gameweeks and sits on 21 assists for the season, leaving him four short of the all-time FPL single-season record set by Luis Suarez. His consistency has turned every United outing into a potential points surge, and it has come alongside a broader picture of availability that still matters to managers building for the final two rounds.
United have Casemiro back after he missed last Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Sunderland because of a minor issue, while Benjamin Sesko remains a doubt with a shin problem. Casemiro’s recent home form has been strong enough to catch the eye on its own: three goals, four defensive contribution points and five bonus in his last four home matches, for a total of 31 points. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, have several names in flux as they manage the same late-season squeeze. Morgan Gibbs-White has returned to training wearing a mask to protect a facial injury, but Murillo and Ola Aina remain sidelined.
Forest manager Vítor Pereira has already made clear that no risks will be taken with Dan Ndoye and Ibrahim Sangare as they work back toward fitness. De Ligt is out for United, and Forest’s list of absentees also includes Boly, Hudson-Odoi, Savona and Victor, with Gibbs-White, Sangare and Ndoye all doubts. The picture is simple enough for Fantasy managers: Gameweek 37 begins with thin squads, small margins and a few players whose recent numbers still make them worth watching closely.
