Here are the best players for FPL Gameweek 23 using Fantasy Football Hub’s AI-predicted points. If you’re struggling to settle on which FPL move to make, get your AI-recommended transfers right here!
Defender: Trent Alexander-Arnold vs Ipswich Town (H) - 5.9 points
Liverpool remain one of the best defences in the Premier League this season, with a leading nine clean sheets. They’ve conceded just 20 goals, one fewer than Arsenal, although they have played one less game and have conceded more big chances on their goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is the highest-scoring defender in the game over the last four Gameweeks, justifying his lofty price tag. He has two double-digit scores in this period, boosting two clean sheets with a goal and an assist for his side.
That takes him up to six goal involvements for the season; only Fulham’s Antonee Robinson and Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri have produced more attacking returns as defenders. He has created 13 big chances for his teammates, ranking him top among defenders and fourth of all players.
Midfielder: Mohamed Salah vs Ipswich Town (H) - 9.3 points
Sticking with Liverpool, it’s Mohamed Salah who leads the midfield rankings going into Gameweek 23 as the AI’s best captain pick for this weekend, with a game against relegation candidates Ipswich Town at Anfield.
Salah has struggled to convert in recent games, with rare blanks on the road against Nottingham Forest and Brentford, but his form is undeniable at home. He has blanked just once at Anfield all season, with three goals and two assists in the last four.
Salah was involved in both goals in the 2-0 win against Ipswich Town back in Gameweek 1, netting him 14 points. Ipswich Town have just conceded six goals at home to Manchester City and so this potent Liverpool attack has a high ceiling in this game.
Forward: Alexander Isak vs Southampton (A) - 7.8 points
Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak continues to pip Erling Haaland in the AI predictions among forwards, with an attractive fixture away at bottom-of-the-league Southampton, who have taken just one point from their last four league games.
Isak was on an eight-game scoring streak before being thwarted by Bournemouth in the 4-1 defeat last weekend, with his side looking to bounce back this time out. Isak has enjoyed life on the road this season, with six goals and one assist in his last four away starts.
Isak produced an assist in the reverse fixture and has an enviable record of 20 goal involvements in 20 starts this season. Southampton have the second worst defensive record in the Premier League this season, conceding a leading tally of 50 goals this campaign.
Hidden Gem: Phil Foden vs Chelsea (H) - 5.8 points
Phil Foden has been the surprise package in 2025, as the highest-scoring player in the game over the last four Gameweeks. He’s racked up five goals and two assists in this time, including double-digit hauls in his most recent games.
Despite this, he remains a differential in the game, in less than 10% of sides. His premium price point is the biggest hurdle for potential owners, but Manchester City have scored the most goals of any team in the last four Gameweeks, including six against Ipswich last time out.
Manchester City do face a tricky period of fixtures over the next seven Gameweeks, but Foden has proven himself to be fixture-proof. He’s replicating the form we saw from him in 2023/24, where he produced 27 goal involvements in 33 starts.
