Another day, and another Fantasy Premier League gameweek deadline to prepare for.
After a midweek round of fixtures, comes a bumper double gameweek with six clubs playing twice including some of the big hitters. Brighton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham are the clubs in question and will be the go-to teams to target for managers this weekend.
If you’ve not already got a full complement of Brighton assets that should be a priority given they are the only club to have two more doubles before the end of the campaign.
Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March are the best two to own but the third spot is up for grabs with Alexis Mac Allister, Pervis Estupinan and differentials like Lewis Dunk, Julio Enciso and penalty hero Jason Steele decent options for those chasing mini-league rivals.
Both Manchester clubs have another double to navigate after 34 too due to their exploits in their FA Cup. Most FPL managers will have both Erling Haaland and Marcus Rashford in their squads already, but other assets to consider include Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne from City and Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes (fitness permitting) and possibly even Anthony Martial from United.
Spoiler alert: a few of them make this week’s side.
Gameweek 33 top scorers
Goalkeepers:
- Steele (Brighton) – 10
- Raya (Brentford) – 9
- Sa (Wolves) – 8
Defenders:
- Mings (Aston Villa) – 15
- Zanka (Brentford) – 12
- Matip (Liverpool) – 10
- Stones (Man City) – 9
Midfielders:
- De Bruyne (Man City) – 19
- Neves (Wolves) – 13
- Gakpo (Liverpool) – 10
- Buonanotte (Brighton), Danilo (Nottingham Forest) – 9
Forward:
- Haaland (Man City) – 14
- Vardy (Leicester) – 7
- Mbeumo (Brentford) – 6
This team is fully comprised of players from Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, given their form and fixtures, but there are some strong differentials from Fulham and West Ham to consider if you want to do something different, including midfielders Andreas Pereira, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta.
This week’s deadline is at 11am on Saturday:
Gameweek 34 fixtures
Saturday 29 April
- Crystal Palace vs West Ham
- Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
- Brighton vs Wolves
Sunday 30 April
- Bournemouth vs Leeds
- Fulham vs Man City
- Man Utd vs Aston Villa
- Newcastle vs Southampton
- Liverpool vs Spurs
Monday 1 May
- Leicester vs Everton
Tuesday 2 May
- Arsenal vs Chelsea
Wednesday 3 May
- Liverpool vs Fulham
- Man City vs West Ham
Thursday 4 May
- Brighton vs Man Utd
Ederson (Man City)
Generally speaking, goalkeeper transfers should only be made in the case of emergencies – such as if injury or suspension hits – or if you have activated your wildcard. However, the exception to that rule is acquiring a shot-stopper when they have more matches to play than your existing No 1.
Although City have been frustratingly leaky of late, Ederson is perhaps the best pick from now until the end of the season, given his security of starts for the final seven games. The Brazilian’s prospects of picking up a few clean sheets in that run are high too with City towards the top of FPL’s Fixture Difficulty Rating charts.
Price: £5.4m Points: 105 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Fulham (a), West Ham (h)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
An assist during Wednesday’s win at the London Stadium ensured that Trent Alexander-Arnold has provided at least one assist in his last four matches, with five in total. Unsurprisingly, that is more than any other player in the division has managed in that period – Kevin De Bruyne is on four – and is three better than any defender.
Frustratingly for Alexander-Arnold owners, Liverpool haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of those games which has reduced his points ceiling. If he can maintain his level of attacking output and the Reds tighten up at the back in Gameweek 34, he will usurp Kieran Trippier as the must-have defender for the season run-in.
Price: £7.5m Points: 115 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Tottenham (h), Fulham (h)
Luke Shaw (Man Utd)
With Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot vying for minutes at right-back and Tyrell Malacia out of favour, Luke Shaw looks to be the best pick from Manchester United’s defence, particularly now that Harry Maguire’s return from suspension should result in him shifting across to left-back.
After a sticky start, Shaw has been one of United’s most consistent performers under Erik ten Hag and has been a strong FPL asset at times too, accumulating 95 points in total. He has created six big chances overall, a tally that only four defenders can top.
Price: £5.1m Points: 95 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Aston Villa (h), Brighton (a)
Andy Robertson (Liverpool)
In theory, Alexander-Arnold’s shift infield should have had a detrimental impact on Andy Robertson’s FPL prospects as the left-back has less scope to gallop forward in Jurgen Klopp’s new system. That doesn’t seem to have been the case over the past two gameweeks however, as Robertson has registered back-to-back assists.
Interestingly, both of those assists – for Diogo Jota against Nottingham Forest and Joel Matip against West Ham – came from set-pieces which highlights the quality of Robertson’s dead-ball delivery. Robertson ranks second for indirect free-kicks taken by defenders and third for corners this term.
Price: £6.8m Points: 105 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Tottenham (h), Fulham (h)
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)
After providing at least one attacking return in five consecutive games, Kaoru Mitoma has gone three without any. One way of looking at that downturn is that he was overperforming before and that run was bound to come to an end at some point; another is that he has been hugely unfortunate to have not continued that hot streak.
Over his past three appearances, Mitoma has had an effort contentiously ruled out against Spurs, been denied a wonder-goal by Kepa Arrizabalaga in the win over Chelsea and missed out on an assist after Keylor Navas’ stunning stop from Julio Enciso. He’s still a massive threat and is bound to be back in the points sooner rather than later.
Price: £5.6m Points: 114 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Wolves (h), Man Utd (h)
Riyad Mahrez (Man City)
A hat-trick against Sheffield United in the FA Cup wasn’t enough to get Riyad Mahrez a start in City’s title showdown against Arsenal, but he could well come into Pep’s XI for one or even both of the double gameweek fixtures.
It seems as though Guardiola has found his winning formula for big games and unfortunately for Mahrez, he doesn’t figure in it. However, that could mean he gets the bulk of his playing time in the league rather than the Champions League, which makes him a potentially explosive differential to own.
Price: £7.3m Points: 100 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Fulham (a), West Ham (h)
Mo Salah (Liverpool)
Kevin De Bruyne took our premium midfield slot for Gameweek 33 and the decision to pick the Belgian over Mo Salah paid off as he outscored the Egyptian by 19 points. Choosing between them is arguably the biggest dilemma facing FPL managers this week unless you can somehow afford both alongside Erling Haaland.
If you only have enough budget for one, Salah possibly shades it: both of his matches are at Anfield, Liverpool are making a late dash for the top four and De Bruyne is a potential rotation risk as City have a double-header against Real Madrid to prepare for. Salah has also scored four times in his last four games.
Price: £13m Points: 187 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Tottenham (h), Fulham (h)
Marcus Rashford (Man Utd)
Manchester United’s double gameweek is by no means straightforward, with in-form Aston Villa full of confidence ahead of their trip to Old Trafford and Brighton undoubtedly eager to enact a revenge mission after their Wembley heartache last weekend.
That may actually suit Marcus Rashford, though, as both Villa and Brighton are chasing European football and will look to take the game to United as a result. Rashford is only four points short of achieving his best-ever FPL points tally for a season which indicates how consistent his form has been.
Price: £7.1m Points: 174 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Aston Villa (h), Brighton (a)
Solly March (Brighton)
Solly March doesn’t catch the eye as much as Mitoma and lacks the penalty appeal of Alexis Mac Allister but he is probably the best Brighton midfielder to own based on the consistency of his FPL returns.
March has provided a goal or assist in five of his last six matches and is Brighton’s top points scorer since the World Cup with seven more than Mitoma and a mammoth 53 ahead of Mac Allister. With Mac Allister moved back into a deeper role, Mitoma and March are the Brighton midfielders to own for the upcoming doubles.
Price: £5.2m Points: 139 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Wolves (h), Man Utd (h)
Erling Haaland (Man City)
Despite only playing three games while others have had four, Erling Haaland has racked up more FPL points than anyone since Gameweek 30 with three consecutive double-digit hauls against Southampton, Leicester and Arsenal. Considering he was taken off early in the first two matches and missed a hatful chances against the Gunners, that tally could be far greater.
Haaland showed he is much more than just a prolific finisher in midweek by creating three chances for De Bruyne, of which two were scored. The Norwegian now has 33 goals and eight assists this season. If you still have that Triple Captain chip handy, now’s the time to use it.
Price: £12.3m Points: 227 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Fulham (a), West Ham (h)
Anthony Martial (Man Utd)
Diogo Jota is a popular pick and currently the most bought forward of the gameweek. However, with Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz for company, minutes could be an issue for the Liverpool forward, even if he is in great form.
Anthony Martial, on the other hand, has relatively little competition for places other than Wout Weghorst who looks to now be an impact option off the bench, rather than a regular starter. Martial is notoriously streaky, but at just £6.3m and with a low ownership of under two per cent, he could be a nice differential punt.
Price: £6.3m Points: 44 Gameweek 34 fixture(s): Aston Villa (h), Brighton (a)
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