{"id":159303,"date":"2026-02-18T10:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=159303"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:22:43","slug":"how-double-gameweek-26-has-gone-so-far-fpl-podcast-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=159303","title":{"rendered":"How Double Gameweek 26 Has Gone So Far | FPL Podcast 2025\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gB-4AA57IhQ?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Love this video? We\u2019ve got even more for you to enjoy on the Premier League App<br \/>\niOS: https:\/\/preml.ge\/PLAppYT<br \/>\nAndroid: https:\/\/preml.ge\/PLAppAYT<br \/>\nPlay Fantasy Premier League: http:\/\/preml.ge\/FantasyPremierLeague<\/p>\n<p>The first part of Double Gameweek 26 is complete, ahead of a weekend of FA Cup action, and it was one that left managers with a few questions to answer.<\/p>\n<p>So Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team run through the points so far, discussing Arsenal&#8217;s underwhelming returns at Brentford, who to target at Bournemouth, and the three best picks from Man City.<\/p>\n<p>TIMESTAMPS\u2b07\ufe0f<br \/>\n0:00 Welcome to the FPL Pod<br \/>\n4:14 Join the FPL Pod mini-league XY6XPL<br \/>\n4:52 Too late to invest in Jo\u00e3o Pedro?<br \/>\n7:30 When to back Cole Palmer<br \/>\n9:18 Time to ditch Enzo?<br \/>\n10:18 Rayan one to watch<br \/>\n11:46 Signing James Hill for DGW26<br \/>\n15:03 Bruno Guimar\u00e3es concerns<br \/>\n17:11 Impact of Thomas Frank leaving<br \/>\n19:22 Man Utd loses win streak<br \/>\n23:15 Villa disappointing despite win<br \/>\n26:31 Concerns over Haaland fitness<br \/>\n28:05 Must-have Semenyo<br \/>\n29:19 Forest picks unclear until new manager<br \/>\n32:07 Wolves options to consider<br \/>\n33:26 Too early for Palace players<br \/>\n36:55 What to do with Liverpool<br \/>\n41:12 Thiago always a potential purchase<br \/>\n43:00 Double Gameweek defined by second match<br \/>\n44:31 Should you wildcard this week?<br \/>\n45:52 Join the FPL Pod mini-league XY6XPL<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/premierleague\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"760\" data-height=\"1000\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by premierleague<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/premierleague<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@premierleague\" data-unique-id=\"premierleague\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@premierleague?refer=creator_embed\">@premierleague<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#football #premierleague #soccer #fpl<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gB-4AA57IhQ\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love this video? 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