FPL Gameweek 18 Deadline
Deadline time, top transfers, and captain picks for GW18.
The Gameweek 18 deadline locks all FPL squads on Friday, 26 December 2025 at 18:30 GMT. After this point, no transfers, captaincy changes, or chip activations can be made until the following gameweek opens. Planning your moves before the cut-off is essential to avoid panic decisions and missed price changes.
With Watkins leading the transfer charts at +95,835 net transfers in, followed by Bowen (+66,006), the community is clearly signalling their preferred moves for GW18. On the captaincy front, O'Reilly (form 7.0, owned by 13.6%) emerges as the standout armband candidate this week. Review the checklist and tables below to finalise your squad before time runs out.
Deadline Checklist
- ✅ Check injury news — avoid picking flagged players
- ✅ Make transfers — use your free transfer(s) wisely
- ✅ Set captain & vice-captain — pick the player with the best fixture
- ✅ Order your bench — set auto-sub priority correctly
- ✅ Consider chips — is this the right GW for a chip?
Captain Options
O'Reilly
Virgil
Rogers
Thiago
M.SalahMost Transferred In
| Player | Team | Price | Transfers In | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins |  |
£8.6m | +95,835 | 9.7% |
| Bowen |  |
£7.7m | +66,006 | 11.5% |
| Gibbs-White |  |
£7.4m | +42,157 | 6.0% |
| Thiago |  |
£7.3m | +41,875 | 34.9% |
| Rogers | |
£7.4m | +39,769 | 23.0% |
| Mukiele |  |
£4.5m | +27,932 | 7.7% |
| Beto |  |
£5.0m | +27,848 | 3.3% |
| B.Fernandes |  |
£10.3m | +26,919 | 45.4% |
| Gyökeres |  |
£8.8m | +26,142 | 11.9% |
| Virgil |  |
£6.2m | +23,986 | 32.7% |
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