Fixtures Double Gameweek 31 and a glance ahead – FPL Fantasy Football Premier League
Pop those champagne corks and put your party frocks on. It’s here at last, the one we have all been waiting for and planning our squads around for the last few weeks. Welcome, finally, Double GW31! We have a grand total of fifteen fixtures to muse over this week and no less than ten teams playing twice. We will take you on a bit of a mini tour of this weeks double fixtures but the fact of the matter is that by now you probably all know them inside out already. As such we will also take a look ahead to what the next three weeks have in store as there is also the small matter of another double gameweek on the horizon now in GW34 and we will give you the heads up as to who is involved in that one.
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With so much fixture news flying around we have attempted to simplify it all for you here…
Taking the next four weeks as a whole the teams fall into the following categories based upon how many times they play in this period –
YELLOW – Teams play 4 times.
BLUE – Teams play 5 times.
PINK (or whatever it is) – Teams play 6 times.
The main points here then are –
Everton, Man City and Sunderland have 6 games in the next 4 weeks. Load up on these at will.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle, Swansea and West Ham have a double this week but then revert to one fixture a week as normal.
Hull and Man United have a double this week but then MISS a game in GW34 (as highlighted in RED). Buy this week but do not overload due to this.
Double GW37 info –
Whilst not on here yet it is worth noting the following –
Hull and Man Utd have been rescheduled for a double in GW37.
Aston Villa, Man City, Sunderland and West Brom all also have doubles in GW37. You will have 3 or 4 tranfers between GW34 and GW37 to plan for that one though but it is worth noting now just in case you are looking at taking any players out from these teams.
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The Double!
Here are this weeks fixtures then in all their glory…
So just to clarify those 10 teams that have a double this week are –
Arsenal
Everton
Hull
Liverpool
Man City
Man Utd
Newcastle
Sunderland
Swansea
West Ham
Some are better than others but let’s take a look at how we feel each team may fare this week.
Arsenal, Chelsea away, Swansea at home.
Arsenal swing from one end of spectrum to the next this week. Despite Chelsea going down at Villa they are usually formidable at home and this will be a tough test for the Gunners. They have shown signs of resilliance this season though, especially evident at Spurs the last time out when they didn’t play well but stuck it out for a narrow victory. After this they then have a very attractive home game against Swansea and it would be difficult to make a case for anything other than a comfortable home win in this one for Arsenal.
Everton, Swansea at home and Newcastle away.
Everton are strong at home and should see to Swansea easily enough as they did recently in the FA Cup. Newcastle are erratic at best and so we would expect Everton to put in a strong showing here also. Everton have been conceding, even against Cardiff, but Coleman and Baines have enough going forward to justify their selections. Lukaku is the obvious and maybe only attacking option as all the others are subject to rotation. He was unlucky last weekend not to walk away with the match ball but instead came away with just the 2 points to show from what was actually a very good display from him.
Hull, West Brom at home, West Ham away.
Hull possibly have one of the kindest of all the doubles on paper. West Brom finally managed a victory last week, but this was the exception rather than the rule and Hull have been solid at home apart from that Newcastle game. West Ham away will be trickier of course but this one will still be tight and we would not be surprised if it was indeed a stalemate. Not sure on Hull’s attack but certainly defensively there is potential in this double.
Liverpool, Cardiff away, Sunderland at home.
If Hull have one of the kinder doubles it’s fair to say there is little argument who has the best! If you haven’t got both Suarez and Sturridge then you really ought to consider it for this week. For most the only decision will be which to pick as captain. For once, Liverpool actually look a good bet defensively this week so if you have one then play them with confidence, finally. Gerrard or Sterling will be the other debate had here and it will probably just come down to a question of budget. If you can afford the luxury of nearly £10m on Gerrard then do it as Liverpool do possess some of the games finest divers in Suarez and Sturridge and Gerrard is on pens after all.
Man City, Fulham at home, Man Utd away
Certainly Fulham at home should be a banker here for City and in fact if it they can reproduce some of their early season form it could well be a romp! It’s still difficult seeing Man Utd away on a fixture list and automatically putting it into the ‘easy’ category but sadly for Utd fans, maybe that’s what it has now come to. Yes it’s a derby and yes Utd should still be up for it but we thought that last week against Liverpool and they got humiliated.
Man United, West Ham away, Man City at home
Hmmm… What to make of United then? We keep expecting a reaction to their latest setback but then that just seems to turn into the newest, latest setback! West Ham away will not be easy for them by any stretch of the imagination and then it just gets worse as City rock up to their nearest & dearest and will certainly be looking to inflict yet more anguish on the beleaguered Old Trafford faithful. Some managers will be holding a Utd defender such as Evra and that may just work out for the first game. Other than that we expect it will be mainly just Rooney and RvP that hold interest. Purely because of the individual qualities of the pair then we would not be surprised if they yielded returns over the piece. Some people have Juan Mata. Good luck.
Newcastle, Crystal Palace at home, Everton at home
Newcastle have long since been a mid-table team mired in inconsistency and they are certainly playing that tune again this season. They could come out and hammer Palace but just as easily go down with a whimper to a 0 -1 home scoreline. We just don’t know. Palace will come and keep it tight though as is their want and so that one probably won’t offer up too much. Everton will at least come and try to play and attack and so that one could be more open at both ends. Sissoko seems to be the flavour of the month here having scored twice a couple of weeks ago but that poor showing at Fulham last week just serves as a reminder as to why we usually stay away from Newcastle players.
Sunderland, Norwich away, Liverpool away
You have to feel that if Sunderland are going to make any impact on this double week that they must do so from that trip to Carrow Road as they probabaly won’t get a result at Anfield to be fair. That said Liverpool haven’t been the most solid at the back so there are still possibilities there for the likes of Adam Johnson to exploit. Sunderland have been solid at the back recently and this may pay dividends in the first game but they will have to be extra solid if they aren’t to get hammered in the second. Which they will, most teams do.
Swansea, Everton away, Arsenal away
Gulp! It’ll be a brave fantasy manager who picks up any Swansea players this week then. Swansea have an awful record at Goodison and actually against Everton in general. Of their last 18 encounters Everton have won 13, Swansea have won a big fat zero. Everton have scored 42 in these and Swansea just the 14. That’s that one sorted then. The Swans then take themselves off the Emirates where they actually have a slightly better record having won two of their last five but we expect Arsenal will prove to be too much this time out. Stay away is the message here.
West Ham, Man Utd at home, Hull at home
Two home games for West Ham also could offer up some defensive returns. It remains to be seen which United team turn up for this one. They have been getting results away from Old Trafford in something a bit more akin to the usual fashion as of late but West Ham will still fancy their chances in this one. Likewise Hull at home is difficult to call but over the piece Kevin Nolan will be a favoured option as an out of position midfielder who still knows where the goal is and Andy Carroll got himself back amongst the goals last week at Stoke.
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The next Double!
As we alluded to above, once this monster week is out of the way then there is another double looming in GW34 that you may be inclined to begin preparing for already. What transfers you make now will certainly still impact on how you shape up in the coming weeks so please cast an eye ahead as to who you think you will need going forward as well as how it looks this week. This is how the next double in GW34 looks…
The main points on this one are –
Its a double gameweek for the following –
Crystal Palace, Aston Villa at home, Everton away
Everton, Sunderland away, Crystal Palace at home
Man City, Liverpool away, Sunderland at home
Sunderland, Everton at home, Man City away
Do not be fooled by the date of the Arsenal v West Ham fixture. Yes it’s in midweek but this has simply been re-arranged. It is not a double week for either of these teams.
As we said earlier, Hull and Man United are absent from GW34.
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Fixture Fun
This week sees Chelsea, Man United and Spurs all in European action. If your plans include players from any of these teams it might be wise to hold fire on your transfers so as to assess any issues such as injuries that may arise as a result of these games.
We hope you all have fun with GW31 and as ever good luck to one and all.
Thanks for reading Fixtures Double Gameweek 31 and a glance ahead, this article was written by Inittowinit
Surprisingly dead on here tonight so it is. I thought there’d be plenty still mulling over who to buy and all that jazz… must be all these sweet articles we’re being spoiled with eh..
I’m still here NIN! How are you set this week then? All done? Ledge ready?
Haha, that ledge is never far away mate!! Yeah i’m all set with 10 dgw players and Hazard. How’re you fixed?
Full 11 NIN plus Hazard and Azpi! Benching those 2 and taking my chances I think.
Evening HL.
Late night here Init 01h.00 😉
Nin-yeah,mate… 9 Dgw + Haz…
Hello Mito
Great!! Hazard probably wont do a lot anyway given his record against the better teams. I could get 11 if i took a hit to sell one of Redmond, Ward, Hazard or Shaw but i think i’m better off with no hits at all, ever again!! haha.
Hello Doc, I took an 8 point hit on Sunday, so I wouldn’t have to worry or mull over anything. I am going to play these last couple of weeks without a care in the world. Bring on 2014/2015 season, this season is in the shitter.
Ah yes…forgot to say I took a -4 to have the current team…
1 of the 2 transfers was getting rid of Mata !!
-8 Mito ? Now that’s the Mito we were all missing from last season 😉
HL, the old Mito is back for the stretch run.
Good stuff HL!
And me, too…well at least for the next 15mins max #sleepy…
Howdy Dr, have you finalized yet mate?
I am always on stand by.
Haha. What was i thinking, there’s always a few in the shadows eh.. how’s things Mito? All set for the carnage this weekend?
I hope it’s one of the most disastrous weekends ever. I want everyone to be left in a state of depression, well except for those that captain Sturridge. :hippo:
No no no no no, we cant have that that would just be unfair hahaha. Poxy SAS break my heart!!
Hi NIN
Just been doing that mulling over and …..
…. taken the plunge and got rid of Hazard for Gerald.
So 9 DGW and Ivan and Azpil to play.
I’ll be very happy if Arsenal draw a blank.
Didn’t see the match tonight
Did Utd look good tonight?
Is Mata about to burst into form?
Mata had a great game. 😉
Fantastic Mito.
He’s just about to burst into life!!!!
No he’s not…! Moyes hasn’t got a clue how to use him. Was telling tonight though that the only 2 players he actually bought (for £60/70m odd or whatever it was) didn’t play and hey presto they won. Strange that.
Truth is though that the oppo were poor, one was a pen and the 3rd had me checking Bruce Grobbelaar hadn’t run out of bung money and made a comeback.
+1, luck was on our side tonight and that Perez lad shout be slapped for missing all those chances!!
I think he got more telly shots tonight than he did on Sunday.
Great article Innit.
Many thanks for taking the time to clarify the next few weeks.
It’s going to be an interesting few GWs
No worries Horse, thank you. Kind of wishing I had held my WC now to be honest but we shall see.
Lol
@Innit.
Well you have 11 for the DGW so your team seems sweet.
I guess you want to get more Sunderland and City in for GW34 but you should be able to in time.
Are you planning to keep SAS to the end of the season?
Horse yes I would imagine so. Not seeing any reason not to at the moment unless Sturridge continues to suffer due to this new formation…
Init-I had a big dilemma whether to swap Sturr 4 Shrek for the Dgw !! Just for the reason u mentioned… Still giving it some thought even after the -4 …
Especially as I have Stevie & Goofy…
But…I probably wont….
Innit you can have my WC. It’s just giving me a head ache LOL.
Here’s my latest version.
Could you tell us what you reckon.
Marshall Mannone
Azpil Bardsley Zaba Ward Coleman
YYT Gerrard Silva AJ Delph
Sturr Suarez Lukaka
GW31 11 DGW
GW34 8 DGW
GW37 7 DGW
The midfield is the tricky bit.
Horse, why Marshall and not McGregor? Double for the latter and cheaper. And Cardiff stink.
I like the rotation between Sunderland and Cardiff.
Mannone will be playing most of the games and the remaining ones Cardiff have easy fixtures CPA and STO.
Also Mannone will be a DGW player in GW37 so I won’t be gaining one by having McG
Horse have you seen Sunderland’s schedule? It’s difficult as heck.
Yeah that’s fair enough mate it was just the one thing that stood out to me ie double Sun and no Hull but that’s based purely on this week, although Hull do cover Sun nicely in 33 but not so much in 35!
I actually think your mid is fine and can be altered accordingly in the next few weeks. Good to go I reckon.
Mito you can lead a horse to water…
Sunderland’s schedule is rough isn’t it? makes me wonder whether there’s any point in bringing in Johnson or Mannone for future dgw’s as all three of them are very tough.
You’re right Mito.
5 difficult away matches.
But they have winnable home games in 32, 36 and 38 and DGWs in 31, 34 and 37.
Maybe tripling up is too much but I am definitely tempted.
Anyway I better get some shut eye
Nice one Innit.
LOL
Hi Horse. Sold Hazard yeah? Bravery i tells ya, can you rebuy him easily?? Everyone seems to be saying United played well but i thought we were poor throughout. We’re so weak it’s unreal, a decent striker and Olympiacos would have hammered us. Mata is cup tied so he couldn’t play, probably his best performance yet!! ha.
Who said they played well? They ought to be shot!
I know, horrible performance. Giggsy showed a few glimpses of class and i thought Welbeck was okay-ish. A lot of my mates thought the players ‘did the business’ and the pundits were giving us a lot of credit, who knows why.
NiN, I didn’t watch the game. I just figured it was United and Moyes is still manager, so….
Rooney was tremendous to be fair to him NIN. In an effort and application sense. Would have been a useless fantasy performance in comparison to RvP but he certainly put it in. Giggs had a good game. I thought RvP was very poor in general play to be honest, he seemed a bit off it and was giving away simple passes and choosing the wrong options a lot.
He put a shift in mate that’s for sure, still not worth 300k a week or anything like it.
Hi NIN.
Oh of course I forgot he was cup tied.
So he should be fresh for the DGW then!!!
Still a 3-0 victory must be some sort of improvement.
I am only losing 0.3m on Hazard.
I think Gerrard will have a big DGW and I have no other way of getting him in.
Horse you have made the right move in my opinion, for sure.
I agree.
0.3m is nothing, you’ll probably make that back from Gerrard price rising and Hazard’s dropping so happy diddly days!! The scoreline hides the truth mate, we were shite.
Cheers gents
Morning gents, sorry I’ve been so quiet, I’m out on work unfortunately.
Mannone,
Baines, Mertesacker, Collins, Chester (Cahill)
Nolan, Hazard, Lallana (Colback, Gnabry)
Suarez, Sturridge, Aguero
For the DGWs:
What do people think of
A) Lallana -> A. Johnson?
B) Aguero -> Lukaku – I bought Aguero in for a hit, and it didn’t work unfortunately
C) Aguero / Lallana -> Lukaku / Silva or Yaya or Gerrard for a hit?
Morning Milk n Busquets. I got burned by Aguero my self last week, and got rid of him for Lukaku.. Not the best move as I turned out to cappo him as well.
Guess you´ll need to wait for news by Pellegrini tomorrow if you can take the price changes.
I think you definitely should get one of Silva/Yaya as you don’t have any City cover if Aguero is unfit to play.
Aguero+Lallana out for Lukaku+Silva sounds good to me mate.
Id suggest C.
City coverage is essential, and since you are losing Aguero, so it makes sense as well. (YYT/Silva)
Hi guys this is my provisional team for this week…
Adrian/ Mannone
Coleman, Shaw, Chester
Gerrard, Livermore, Toure, Hazard
Suarez, Sturridge, Lukaku
WC is active so any suggestions?
Also who would you go with out of the keepers? Both have one tough game outta the two, however Adrian’s are both home so i’m leaning towards him.
Cheers
as, I’d go with Adrian, as you alluded to. You only have one City in there – home to Fulham could be a massacre…..Dzeko for Lukaku?
Cheers Cookie. I’m always hesitant with City strikers as Pellegrini always rotates haha. I’ll have a look thou thanks!
Yeah I understand that mate and you’re right to be hesitant – I just think you could do with one more City in there – what is your whole squad ?
I’d like Silva however funds dont allow unless. It’s…
Mannone, Adrian
Collins, Ward, Coleman, Shaw, Chester
Gerrard, Livermore, Yaya, Hazard, Livermore
Suarez, Sturridge, Lukaku.
Thanks for your help, Cookie!!
as93 why not play Collins over Shaw? tough game at spurs and I think Collins will feature in the double
Cheers migs, I was thinking of it but wasn’t sure about doubling up when they’re playing united. I have Collins 1st sub so was thinking he’d come in, in place of Shaw in the second of the two?
unfortunately does not work like that mate. If you play shaw then Collins remains on the bench for both games. he will only get subbed in if shaw does not play at all in his game.
ahh does it not? Sorry I’m still new to this haha! Thanks for the heads up, I’ll play Collins. Also, I’ve subbed in Rosicky for Snodgrass as he too has a DGW, shall I play him over Hazard as he has two? Im guessing Rosicky will play as Ozil, Walcott and Ramsey are all injured…
Not a problem, glad I could help! If Potty is to be believed then he is actually captaining Rosicky!! but not sure how true that is 😉 I do think he would play. If you looking for a differential then that is ideal! Play it safe then you play Hazard. I would leave rosicky in, why not, take a punt! all the best
Lol. Cheers migs, you too!
Morning all, cookster while your around, i’ve got 3 pool in the shape of migs + SaS, would you take a -8pt, hit to take out migs, chambers + lallana to get stevie, chester + adrian ?
Sorry, not adrian but howard.
elle- can you not just do migs out and one of the other two? or is it due to funds that it has to be an 8 pnt hit? regardless tho they would be decent moves. lallana at spurs might not get much whereas stevie is a favourite. and hopefully Hull could be good for at least one clean sheet as well as everton
No mate, got 1ft + i want to shift chambers + lallana, also thimking of 2 soton players out for nolan + chester/davies and leaving mig in + no stevie.
Ok well I have both Gerrard and Nolan so would advocate both those moves. So now it is determined upon whether you want to take a hit. With Carroll now I can see the Hammers getting something from their home games and Nolan profiting. Your move of Howard in would be good for the future (further Everton double). Liverpool have had two successive clean sheets, first in ages!!! but maybe there is potential for two further clean sheets. And finally with Gerrard, also very decent potential with good fixtures. Not sure if I am helping you here, but just weighing up both options
Morning elle, all seems a bit drastic mate! You should get 2 cleanies out of Migs this week should’t you, really?
lol where there you go! use your free transfer for Nolan in then. I got shot of lallana
No Elle, that’s silly.
Right going to do chambers + lallana out, chester/davies + nolan in, will have 9 dgw players + ivan + haz, the funny thing about all this is i still have my wc, but loathe to use it to only swap 2/3 players.
When do you plan on using it Elle ?
Cookie, probably gw 34 with gw 37 in mind aswell.
your patience is admirable mate
Cookie, i’m reasonably happy with my squad, so would only change 2/3 players, waste of a wc i think.
I sense someone waiting for Aguero !
Elle – I think it’s mad to do a -8 for a huge dgw when you have a WC, if i were you i’d use it and use it wisely, taking future dgw’s and good fixtures into account. This should be the most profitable gw of the whole season and to have unlimited FT’s to set up well for the future too then…yeah, activate.
Guys I’m in some sort of dilemma, please help!
I’ve got 10 DGW players along with Hazard and already taken a 4pt hit .Cahill<Baines and Lallana<Gerrard.
Is it worth to take another hit to get a Newcastle def(Williamson,Dumett) in place of Chambers and play a 4-4-3 and bench Hazard? Or be happy with 10 DGW'ers ? Thanks in advance!
Arka, STICK.
Elle ,Cheers.
Not worth it Arka, good to go.