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BBC News
10-04-2025
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How to navigate double gameweeks - FPL tips & team of week
Double gameweek season has arrived in Fantasy Premier League and it starts with a simple two-team one in gameweek means a lot of FPL players will have similar teams - or at least similar players who double - but there are still plenty of questions to I bench boost? Should I play the Triple Captain chip? And which Crystal Palace and Newcastle players are the best picks?Our team of the week should help you with a few of those dilemmas. Set your calendar reminders for Friday 11 April when expert FPL Heisenberg is a special guest on the BBC Sport website for a live FPL question and answer session at 14:30 BST. Bench Boost in gameweek 32? The next few weeks look like this:Gameweek 32 - double gameweek for Newcastle and Crystal PalaceGameweek 33 - double gameweek for Manchester City, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Crystal PalaceGameweek 34 - blank gameweek for Manchester City, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Crystal PalaceGameweek 35 - normal gameweekAnd we know the FA Cup final might bring more doubles in 36 and blanks in got a massive chance for big points, especially if you've kept a few of your chips back.A bench boost would work this week or next. It's obviously team dependant and I'd plan out your squad for both weeks and decide which one feels the most exciting. You're not going to get a full squad of players going twice in either week, so a lot will depend on your single gameweek Forest, Brighton and Chelsea players look good this gameweek 33, Liverpool visit Leicester and you could put in West Ham and Manchester United players against Southampton and Wolves you haven't yet used your wildcard, now could be the time to set you up for two double gameweeks. Should I play the FPL Triple Captain chip in week 32? Picking when you are going to play your Triple Captain chip might be a good way of setting your strategy for the rest of the season - and deciding when Bench Boost is played.I think there are three main choices.1. Newcastle's Alexander Isak this week - safe, high-upside, but lots of players will make the same decision so if you are chasing points look elsewhere.2. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka in week 33 - Ipswich away and Palace at home is juicy, Saka can easily put back-to-back hauls together. But will he start both games?3. Wait for week 36 - your hope is Manchester City get to the FA Cup final as one of their games in a potential double would be Southampton away. It's risky waiting this long but could well pay off. How did last week's FPL team do? Captain Isak did not pay off, with no goal contributions in a 3-0 Newcastle win. Saka and fellow Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli being benched also Jacob Murphy (16 points) and Liam Delap (8) saved the day for 47 to the latest Fantasy 606 podcast on BBC Sounds. Keeper and defence Matz Sels, Nottingham Forest, keeper, £5.1m - Everton (h)The top-scoring keeper, the second-most clean sheets in the league (13) and a home game against a hardly-prolific Everton don't need underlying statistics to back up this pick but here is one anyway - Everton's expected goals (xG) on the road (14.18) is lower than every other team, except Leicester and Southampton, who are both set for Williams, Nottingham Forest, £4.4m - Everton (h)Doubling up on a top FPL defence this week. You might look at the points total and think Nikola Milenkovic (£5.1m) is the best Forest asset, having scored four Williams is the underlying data pick. Since gameweek 25, Milenkovic has scored twice from four shots, two of which were on by contrast, leads the team with 10 shots, seven key passes, one big chance created and an xG of is a threat from corners, but Williams has more avenues to points from open Munoz, Crystal Palace, £5.2m - Man City and Newcastle (both a)If Munoz isn't in your team already then what have you been doing? He's more of a right winger than a defender, and only Manchester City's Josko Gvardiol has more shots in the box, goals and big chances as a double doesn't scream clean sheets, but Munoz doesn't need those!Kieran Trippier, Newcastle, £5.6m - Man Utd and Crystal Palace (both h)If you can afford him, Trippier is worth the punt as a Newcastle defender. Fellow full-back Tino Livramento hauled last week, but that was his first assist of the season. Trippier could be taking free-kicks and corners - he's been there and done it as an FPL legend so how about a trip down memory lane? Midfield Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton, £6.5m - Leicester (h)Backing a forward player against Leicester pays off almost every week and Mitoma is easily Brighton's most reliable most shots, shots in the box, on target, key passes, xG, goals - I could go Murphy had a haul from the flanks against the Foxes, now it is Mitoma's Salah, Liverpool, £13.8m - West Ham (h)It is now three scoreless games in the past four for Salah, but the question is 'what would you do with the money if you sold him?'.West Ham at home is a good fixture and Salah can play terribly and still get two returns in any game. So unless you are in a major budget crunch for double gameweek players just hang on to the Egyptian!Cole Palmer, Chelsea, £10.7m - Ipswich (h)I don't blame you if you've been scared off by Palmer's form and last week's benching, but this fixture is too enticing to ignore him on the bench against Brentford didn't exactly work out for manager Enzo Maresca so I'd expect him to play - and Ipswich have conceded more than two goals per a normal gameweek, Palmer would be a captaincy Murphy, Newcastle, £5.1m - Man Utd and Crystal Palace (both h)Anthony Gordon's recent injury makes the pick of a Newcastle midfielder for the double gameweek a simple guaranteed minutes, on form and the winger has 16 goal involvements (GI) this season, which works out at 0.79 GI per 90 minutes on the Eze (vice-captain), Crystal Palace, £6.8m - Man City and Newcastle (both a)Palace's double is not great but you have to take a punt and picking Eze over Ismaila Sarr (£5.7m) depends on how much you value underlying data - and what you take from has more FPL points this season and his 17 big chances is bettered by only five midfielders - two of them the pricey Salah and Eagles forward also has seven goals from an xG of 7.3, while Eze has two from an xG of 6.1 - so the more expensive Palace man is massively underperforming and perhaps 'due' a taken nearly double the shots on goal too, while Sarr's xG in the past two games is there's no correct choice here and budget might dictate who you choose. Strikers Alexander Isak (captain), Newcastle, £9.5m - Man Utd and Crystal Palace (both h)A simple choice for captain this week. Don't be put off by a relative dry patch of one goal in three has hit double figures seven times this season. That's the kind of potential you want and why the Swede is a major Triple Captain Mateta, Crystal Palace, £7.7m - Man City and Newcastle (both a)Another easy double gameweek choice. Scored a lovely goal last week, and was motoring before his recent head injury with eight goals in an eight-game if you watched Mateta in the win over Brighton, his finish oozed confidence and he looks ready to hit top gear. Subs bench Bart Verbruggen, Brighton, keeper, £4.5m - Leicester (h)Pervis Estupinan, Brighton, defender, £4.9m - Leicester (h)Jakub Kiwior, Arsenal, defender, £4.8m - Brentford (h)Iliman Ndiaye, Everton, striker, £5.2m - Nottingham Forest (a)Team total cost: £99.9mThe team of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit. Player to watch Mikel Merino, Arsenal, midfielder, £6.1mAre FPL players sleeping on the Spaniard? A midfielder playing out of position as a striker, two goals in his past three and 90 minutes in six straight double gameweek is going to be tricky to navigate as it looks like they are going through to the Champions League semi-finals. But Mikel Arteta can't rest every player and Merino has fresh legs after mostly featuring from the bench in the first half of the season. Team to target West Ham - Liverpool (a), Southampton (h), Brighton (a)That Southampton game jumps out in gameweek 33, especially for those considering a bench boost. Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m) is the standout pick, in Hammers could also have a double gameweek if Nottingham Forest knock Manchester City out of the FA Cup.
BBC News
13-02-2025
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Triple up on Villa - FPL tips & team of the week
With another double gameweek in Fantasy Premier League this week, half of this team picks itself, with three Liverpool and three Aston Villa where can you make those marginal gains?If you haven't used it last week, a Triple Captain chip on Mohamed Salah could be an why not get Aston Villa boss Unai Emery in with your Assistant Manager Chip? He has Ipswich at home which should be a victory then a chance for table bonus against Liverpool - who are in the middle of a run of playing twice a week and could be tired.A Villa win over Liverpool is worth at least 16 points and I'd even recommend switching to Emery if you backed Arne Slot with the chip last a reminder of those extra games:Liverpool - Wolves (h), Villa (a)Aston Villa - Ipswich (h), Liverpool (h)The team of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit. How did last week's team do? There were some mammoth scores out there this week and this team was no exception with 58 points from captain Salah, 29 from three Everton players and a grand total of to the latest Fantasy 606 podcast on BBC Sounds. Keeper and defence Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa, keeper, £5m - Ipswich (h), Liverpool (h)Villa's defence has not been reliable this season with only three clean sheets but you can't pass it up in a double gameweek.I've gone for Martinez over a defender such as Lucas Digne because it is guaranteed to play both games and the Argentine has earned a save point in 13 of his 24 games this Villa are to get anything against Liverpool, it is likely to involve Martinez playing a blinder and making a few Munoz, Crystal Palace, £4.8m - Everton (h)Munoz now has more points than William Saliba and is only one point behind a heavy hitter like Josko Gvardiol in the scoring is turning underlying statistics into FPL points with three clean sheets and two assists in his past four games - and a goal in the FA Cup on be fooled by Everton's thrashing of Leicester last week - they are still a side that will struggle for goals on occasions so Munoz owners should expected a fruitful day for the van Dijk, £6.4m, Liverpool - Wolves (h), Villa (a)As much as Trent Alexander-Arnold offers the upside in this Liverpool defence, his recent injury and a busy schedule makes him a risk I wouldn't take this week if you don't already own Dijk is nailed on to play, has been known to score a goal and has a double gameweek. Safe Arsenal, £6.3m - Leicester (a)Leicester have conceded a league-high 79 chances from headers and their 24 shots conceded from corners is the fourth-worst in the from headers? Chances from corners? Gabriel's ears will prick up hearing that, this is what he lives on - especially with a decent clean sheet chance added into the mix. Midfield Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £13.7m - Wolves (h), Villa (a)The best player in the game with a double gameweek. There's nothing to think aboutJustin Kluivert (£5.9m) & Antoine Semenyo (£5.7m), both Bournemouth - Southampton (a)The Bournemouth duo are grouped together to emphasize what an amazing run of games the Cherries have all the way up until week and Semenyo are the best options but if budget is an issue then Dango Ouattara (£5.1m) is an excellent third choice (he makes the bench).Over the past four weeks, Kluivert has been sensational, with five goals and two assists. He and Semenyo have both taken 13 shots in that time, but the Ghanaian has three fewer Kluivert's four non-penalty goals have come from a NPxG (Non-penalty expected goals) of just 1.36. If you've watched his highlights, he has scored a few has two goals from 1.16 NPxG. The point here is that both are great FPL assets but Kluivert has overperformed his underlying data a little so his production may come down a bit over the course of you have to pick between the pair, it's a toss-up. Getting both in could pay huge Rogers, Aston Villa, £5.6m - Ipswich (h), Liverpool (h)Rogers does not have a return in his past three games but the double gameweek, his price and his productivity so far (11 FPL returns) make him an easy selection this could be exciting going forward, with Marcus Rashford and Donyell Malen added to the squad with bags of FPL feels a little too early to take a punt on either though - but if you like a risk then why not. Strikers Ollie Watkins (vice captain), Aston Villa, £8.9m - Ipswich (h), Liverpool (h)Watkins is another safe choice for Villa's double. No competition for the central striker spot, on penalties and he's very season's top-scoring striker is already fifth in the rankings this season despite being dropped for a short spell and you know he will have chances - it's just how many he can put Gakpo, Liverpool, £7.6m - Wolves (h), Villa (a)Gakpo completes the Liverpool trio in this team as for gameweek 24. The home game against Wolves is most enticing here, given the 16 points he scored against fellow relegation battlers Ipswich in gameweek there a worry about Arne Slot using the Wolves game to rest some players, with Liverpool playing every three to four days at the moment? Yes but that's the risk you have to deal with and Gakpo has started the past 15 league games for the Mateta, Crystal Palace, £7.3m - Everton (h)Palace have won three of their past four games and Mateta has five goals in his past six league is rolling at the moment and so are his team. Everton showed in the FA Cup game against Bournemouth that a dynamic attacking team can carve them up and Palace can be that side on their will love the idea of a physical tussle with Everton centre-back James Tarkowski and he could well come out on top. Subs bench Alphonse Areola, West Ham, keeper, £4.2m - Brentford (h)Dango Ouattara, Bournemouth, midfielder, £5.1m - Southampton (a)Maxence Lacroix, Crystal Palace, defender, £4.5m - Everton (h)Neco Williams, Nottingham Forest, defender, £4.2m - Fulham (a)Team total cost: £95.2m Player to watch Marcus Rashford, Aston Villa, midfielder, £6.6mPretend you haven't watched Rashford play this season for United and try to remember instead the striker who scored 17 Premier League goals two seasons the potential we are talking about here and he's a midfielder in FPL which make his goals more wait to see how Unai Emery uses him in this double gameweek and then Chelsea at home but Rashford could turn into an end-of-season FPL superstar if he rediscovers his form. Team to watch Wolves - Liverpool (a), Bournemouth (a), Fulham (h)This week you should be jumping on Bournemouth assets. But in three weeks' time, it might be Wolves have three home games - Fulham, Everton and West Ham - plus trips to fellow strugglers Southampton and Matheus Cunha (£6.8m) stands out as a great option. He has been sold by more than two million teams since week 19 yet is fourth in the FPL scoring charts and is now a major differential.
