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FPL tips: Seventh heaven for Joe Willock?

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The record-breaking Newcastle midfielder and in-form Burnley striker are our top picks for the final gameweek of the season.
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Joe Willock set a Premier League record this week – is he now the man to see your fantasy team over the line?

Newcastle's on-loan Arsenal midfielder became the youngest player ever to score in six consecutive Premier League appearances with Wednesday's winner against Sheffield United.

For one final time this season, we look at the players to consider for the fantasy finale.

Where there's Willock, there's a way

Joe Willock's scoring run makes him an FPL must-have (PA graphic)

The PA news agency has combined FPL's form, cost, ownership and fixture difficulty rating (FDR) into a single Transfer Score for each player.

Form accounts for 50 per cent of that rating and Willock has 36 points in the last six gameweeks – despite being forced to sit out against his parent club during that run – to more than double his season's total.

A £4.8million price tag and 2.6 per cent ownership boost his appeal further and with Newcastle finishing up against Fulham, he trails only Burnley striker Chris Wood in our final-week rankings with a transfer score of 85.

That is eight points clear of his nearest midfield challengers, with Leeds and Tottenham wingers Jack Harrison and Gareth Bale both on 77.

Build with Wood

Chris Wood is our overall top pick (PA graphic)

Despite back-to-back heavy defeats for Burnley, Wood's five goals in three games before that keep his form rating high and with rock-bottom Sheffield United awaiting on Sunday, there is a final chance for the Clarets to sign off with a win.

The New Zealander's ownership is back down to 4.5 per cent after those two quiet outings and at £6.4m, he could still have the final say in your mini-league.

His transfer score of 88 leaves him well clear of Leeds' Rodrigo (77) in attack, the Spaniard riding high from his three goals in two substitute appearances against Tottenham and Burnley. He has the potential to frustrate Patrick Bamford's 3.4 million owners, though the England hopeful still had a goal and an assist when they started together at Southampton in midweek.

Roberto Firmino (75) completes the attacking podium for gameweek 38 after three goals and an assist in Liverpool's last four games.

Leeds still strong in defence

Nat Phillips breaks into a Leeds-dominated defensive selection (PA graphic)

While Marcelo Bielsa's side are represented in our midfield and attacking picks, it is in defence where they remain the strongest presence.

Ezgjan Alioski's transfer score of 82 is the highest among defenders this week – the North Macedonia international has two assists and two clean sheets in the last three games – and Luke Ayling ranks third on 73.

The pair sandwich Liverpool's in-form Nat Phillips (79) – and that is even without the season's top-scoring defender Stuart Dallas, hampered by high ownership, or second-ranked goalkeeper Illan Meslier making this week's podiums.

Liverpool's Alisson Becker, still boosted by his goal against West Brom, nudges ahead of Sheffield United's Aaron Ramsdale for top spot in goal (both on 82) while Chelsea's Edouard Mendy is third on 69.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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