6 must-have players for FPL Gameweek 28

Gameweek 28 promises to be a defining one in the final few months of the 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League season.

There's a huge clash in the title race as Manchester City visit Anfield to battle Liverpool, but routes to points elsewhere must be considered with Bournemouth and Luton Town set to play twice in the upcoming gameweek.

Aston Villa's fixture with Tottenham on Sunday could prove to be an FPL goldmine, while Arsenal's recent hot form in front of goal makes their assets all the more tempting.

Here are top picks in FPL this weekend.

In Tottenham's clash with Aston Villa in November earlier this season, when Unai Emery's side prevailed 2-1 in north London, Son Heung-min had three goals disallowed for offside. The South Korean might have won the game for Spurs on another day, but instead Ange Postecoglou's centre-back-less team fell to defeat.

Sunday's trip to Villa Park is a huge one for Spurs in their hunt for fourth place, with the threat of falling eight points behind their opponents looming should they suffer a fourth successive loss to the Birmingham side.

It was Son who grabbed a hat-trick in Tottenham's last win in this fixture — a 4-0 thrashing in 2022 — and he could benefit from an open game that could go either way.

West Ham have managed to turn things around in recent weeks, with wins over Brentford and Everton improving a previously desperate mood around London Stadium.

Their players may be a little tired after Thursday night's defeat to Freiburg in the Europa League, but the fixture against 19th-placed Burnley is one FPL managers must try to target, with the potential for plenty of goal-mouth action in east London.

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