38wks2go — The FPL podcast with a private mini-league

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The FPL pod with a league of its own. Banter up front, real tips underneath — across all 38 gameweeks.

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⚽ New managers can join the league until Dec 31.

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About the pod

Banter included.
Tips extra.

38wks2go is a Fantasy Premier League podcast. Every gameweek we go through the table, roast the transfers, and hand over the real FPL tips we actually use — banter up front, tips underneath.

The name? A Premier League season is exactly 38 gameweeks. We count down, not up. Every episode is numbered by how many weeks are left: GW1 is 38 to go, GW38 is 1 to go. When it hits zero, we start again.

New here? Start with the intro for who I am and what this is, then the FPL primer for how the whole game works.

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38wks2go intro
3 min

Thank you for your time. This is an introduction to the 38wks2go podcast. I hope you will join us. Please click below to join our fantasy league https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/rnvnb4 Please follow us…

New to FPL?
What is fantasy football?
44 min

If you are new to the world of the Fantasy Premier League, this episode is for you! By the end of it you will understand what fantasy football is The ins and outs of the fantasy premier league Rules surrounding the game…

The Weekly · your backbone

Recent episodes

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38·WKS·2GO
Take it one week at a time.
GW2 · 37 TO GO
25 Aug 2026
152: Gameweek 2: New Season, Same me!
We have lift off!!! Gameweek 1 is done and we have 37 weeks left to go! How was the first gameweek for you? I wanted 100 but got 52. Did you do better? did you captain Joao Pedro? Palmer? Odegaard? De Cuyper? Sangare?…
38·WKS·2GO
Take it one week at a time.
GW1 · 38 TO GO
19 Aug 2026
151: Gameweek 1: New Season many doubts
Did you enjoy the world cup? how was your football summer? I hope you all made it through unscathed! Gameweek 1 is upon us and we have to prepare for lift off!!! 38wks2go! (pun intended) We discuss the new season. and…
38·WKS·2GO
Take it one week at a time.
3 Aug 2026
150: FPL changes for the 26/27 season
Hello everyone, I hope the world cup treated you well and you are ready for the upcoming FPL season! A new season is upon us and with that comes a few housekeeping changes from the orignators of the game. In order to…
38·WKS·2GO
Take it one week at a time.
GW38 · 1 TO GO
1 Jun 2026
149. Gameweek 38 review: The Finale!
Gameweek 38 is done and we have come to the end of the season! Well done on making it to the end How was the gameweek for you? did you get over 41 points? Who did you captain? Haaland? Igor Jesus? Wilson? Thiago?…
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The Hot Take
GW2 Winner · uǝʞɐʇsıW _
The Hot Take

Top the table.
Earn your episode.

Win the week and you’re in the chair for The Hot Take — our unscripted interview where the league leader hands out their boldest opinions, defends their captaincy, and owns the transfers they’ll regret. Real banter, real questions, no script.

  • Weekly winner gets the mic
  • Hot takes, questions from the league
  • Gold-framed in the archive forever
38wks2go brought by Arena One · the story

Named managers. Real drama.

Our private mini-league — a built-in soap opera no other FPL pod has.

Full league →
#Manager / TeamGW2TotalMove
1
爪丨丂ㄒ卂Ҝ乇几
uǝʞɐʇsıW _
122194
2
JU-JAMAICA FC
Mutegi Mwangi
134190
3
Marto fc
Martin Asewe
137189
4
Pending Moderation
Charles Cardovillis
108183
5
RashFord Redemption
Ctrl Alt Dele
131183

Story of the week

Table Talk

uǝʞɐʇsıW _ leads 爪丨丂ㄒ卂Ҝ乇几 — 4 clear at the top. Game on.

On the Charge

Patrick Philip (Fesko FC) climbed 111 places this week. Someone's cooking.

Free Fall

esCobar season (escoBar season™) dropped 35 places. Rough week at the office.

League Intelligence

The week in numbers.

Auto-generated from the league data — the stories behind the table.

Race for first
4pts
uǝʞɐʇsıW _ leads with 爪丨丂ㄒ卂Ҝ乇几 4 clear of 2nd.
Biggest climber
111
Patrick Philip (Fesko FC) up 111 places.
Biggest faller
35
esCobar season (escoBar season™) down 35 places.
Points to reach the top
  • 2JU-JAMAICA FCMutegi Mwangi4
  • 3Marto fcMartin Asewe5
  • 4Pending ModerationCharles Cardovillis11

The full preview-episode “League Intelligence Report” — transfer watch, captaincy battle and AI power rankings — comes online once per-manager picks are pulled each gameweek.

Fixture Difficulty · plan ahead

Fixture ticker

Colour-coded by difficulty. Green = easy, red = nightmare.

EasyEvenToughNightmare
TeamGW3GW4GW5GW6GW7
ArsenalCHE(H)SUN(A)BHA(A)LEE(H)NFO(A)
Aston VillaHUL(A)NFO(H)TOT(A)BRE(H)NEW(A)
BournemouthNEW(A)BRE(H)LIV(H)CHE(A)SUN(H)
BrentfordSUN(H)BOU(A)CHE(H)AVL(A)LIV(H)
BrightonLEE(H)COV(A)ARS(H)SUN(A)CRY(H)
ChelseaARS(A)HUL(H)BRE(A)BOU(H)EVE(A)
Coventry CityMCI(A)BHA(H)NFO(A)NEW(H)TOT(A)
Crystal PalaceFUL(A)IPS(H)LEE(A)NFO(H)BHA(A)
EvertonMUN(H)TOT(A)IPS(H)HUL(A)CHE(H)
FulhamCRY(H)LIV(A)MUN(H)IPS(A)HUL(H)
Hull CityAVL(H)CHE(A)NEW(A)EVE(H)FUL(A)
Ipswich TownLIV(H)CRY(A)EVE(A)FUL(H)MCI(A)
LeedsBHA(A)NEW(H)CRY(H)ARS(A)MUN(H)
LiverpoolIPS(A)FUL(H)BOU(A)MCI(H)BRE(A)
Man CityCOV(H)MUN(A)SUN(H)LIV(A)IPS(H)
Man UtdEVE(A)MCI(H)FUL(A)TOT(H)LEE(A)
NewcastleBOU(H)LEE(A)HUL(H)COV(A)AVL(H)
Nott'm ForestTOT(H)AVL(A)COV(H)CRY(A)ARS(H)
SpursNFO(A)EVE(H)AVL(H)MUN(A)COV(H)
SunderlandBRE(A)ARS(H)MCI(A)BHA(H)BOU(A)
Injury & Suspension Tracker

Who's out.

Key absentees to know before you finalise your squad. Updated each gameweek.

PlayerClubInjuryReturnOwnedStatus
Mateta
£6.4m · FWD
Crystal PalaceHamstring injury - Expected back 11 OctUnknown3.4%Out
Rodon
£4.5m · DEF
LeedsHamstring injury - 50% chance of playing50% fit3.1%Doubt
Caicedo
£5.4m · MID
ChelseaUnspecified injury - 75% chance of playing75% fit2.3%Doubt
Emersonn
£5.5m · FWD
Ipswich TownKnee injury - 75% chance of playing75% fit1.8%Doubt
Hinshelwood
£6.0m · MID
BrightonUnspecified injury - 50% chance of playing50% fit1.6%Doubt
Palestra
£5.4m · DEF
ChelseaUnspecified injury - 75% chance of playing75% fit1.6%Doubt
Sarr
£6.4m · MID
Crystal PalaceGroin injury - Unknown return dateUnknown1.6%Out
Burn
£4.9m · DEF
NewcastleAnkle injury - Expected back 14 SepUnknown1.3%Out

⚠ Injury data is illustrative placeholder — connect to the live FPL API for real-time updates.

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