Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW26.

Midweek rotation and the announcement of an unexpected DGW later in the season are covered in the talking points

Plenty of good value options around in FPL at the moment and the lads discuss a few on their radar this week. Including some movement - up and down - of players who continued there from last week

One of the most expensive players in the game is on the chopping block this week - so why are the lads swimming against the tide of managers getting rid?

Captaincy sees the a tricky fixture for the GOAT so are there other options? How about the top striker for non-pen xG against one of the leakiest defences?

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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