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With just four fixtures confirmed for Gameweek 31 so far, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) options for this particular weekend appear thin on the ground.

Restricted to just three players from any one side, managers find themselves exploring hitherto uncharted waters in the hopes of fleshing out a starting lineup capable of returning an adequate points haul.

Though a number of us may choose to preserve our Free Hit Chips for Gameweek 35 instead – content to roll out just seven or eight players in Gameweek 31 – others may view this Gameweek as an ideal opportunity to deploy the Free Hit now in order to gain ground on the pack.

With this in mind, this Technical Area will be looking beyond the obvious candidates for filling out our Gameweek 31 squads and pinpointing some high-upside players capable of big returns.

  1. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on the following moves for -4

    Aguero to Vardy
    Lingard to Mahrez
    Son to Eriksen or Gomez to VanDijk

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not enough Kiko....

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  2. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How many Kiko’s does it take to change a lightbulb?

    1. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      None

  3. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fantastic punditry last night before the game by the RTE panel analyzing Paul Pogba's contribution to United.

    https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/966395294949638145

    After watching this i could see why Jose dropped Paul.

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Very good analysis! Not about the Hollywood players these days. Unless you are messi of course...

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That was only part of it they slaughtered Pogba before they went over to the technical screen pity i cant find a video of the rest of the analysis.

  4. GreenArrows
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yay or Nay?

    Kenny + Lingard > VVD + Shaqiri?

    Pope Elliot
    Otamendi Jones Ogbonna Duffy Kenny
    Salah Sterling Son Walcott Lingard
    Kane Firmino Quaner

    2FT 2.3itb

    Aim for 8/9 players for GW31, WC 33, FH 35

    1. Alex_thekid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kenny has a chance of playing in 31 so why not do Ogbonna to VVD

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kiko walks into a bar.....

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch.

      Thats him out for the rest of the season.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Red flag incoming haha

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Downs 5pints, scores a Hatrick and walks out without paying

  6. BAMBAA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1) Son & Ayew -> Milli & Firmino (-4)
    2) Hazard -> Mane
    3) Save / do something else

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      3. Something involving Kiko....

  7. A.T
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hello there. I’m not at all up to speed I’m afraid. Any suggestions for what to do here? Is Jones worth keeping if I bought him at 5.0 for instance?

    Ddg
    Salah Lingard Walcott Sterling Stanislas
    Kane Firmino

    Adrian Quarner Holgate Ogbon

    2fts 2.2itb.

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Defence is Kiki jones Alonso.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Kiki Dee?

        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I have a new device that hasn’t learnt my spellings yet. Damn auto correct.

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah Quarner should autocorrect to ‘shit’...

            1. A.T
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              😳

              1. Jafooli
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                😉

    2. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wheres your defence

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane > Kiko?

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I see you’re a Kiki loyalist Jaf, as am I. 🙂

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He’s fit again 😛

          #likeanewsigning

  8. HD7
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who do you think will score more this GW Kane or Salah?

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    2. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Withdrawal says kane.
      Durex says salah

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        hahah good one mate!

  9. kirwy
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is this the most common plan for those with 4 chips left?

    WC GW32
    (Save FT GW33)
    Bench Boost GW34
    Free Hit GW35
    TC GW37

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly seems to be this yes

    2. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      After about a week of reading and trying to understand all this DGW/BGW malarkey I think this might be the best strategy. FH31 just doesn't appeal to me at all, not when 3/4 of the games are a coin-toss.

    3. FantasyNik123
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yessir.

    4. kirwy
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers chaps

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    15-pointers on the horizon for Mawson & Maguire or both not worth the extra funds over Fernandez & Simpson?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Maguire first goal of this GW early on Saturday 😎

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I can see it happening pretty soon

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ah its been coming for months. Hopefully he's not just the more expensive Ben Mee.

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            true - I've not owned him, still don't, but those fixtures are ripe for 15-pointers GL

  11. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I currently have 7 players for 31 (including Quaner in this) and have NO WILDCARD or FREE HIT left to use...

    My plans for DGW34 have already started and I'm planning on focusing my transfers on those players from now on.
    Is it worth me taking a ONE WEEK punt for gameweek 31? On say Wilson or benteke or niasse? Or should I keep with my strategy to focus on 34 and stick with what I have?

    Current BGW31 Players are:
    Foster
    VVD
    Salah Walcott Shaqiri
    Firmino Quaner

    Sorry for a boring long post, thanks for any advice you may have 🙂

    1. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson is good

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers lad

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Say NO to Kiko-ism!

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      #MeKiko

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Can usually trust Celtic to lose away from home in Europe

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wont play Paddy Thistle every week...

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😉

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Red flag gone! 🙂

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Still has yello, not good enough FPL, he’s back in training and in contention....means he’s fit. Period.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        True!

  15. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Alonso to Maguire surely not worth a hit? Or is it?

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

    3. FantasyNik123
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me, pal.

  16. SLUMVILLAGE1
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DDG(Elliot)
    Vvd-Kenny-Fernandez(chilwell)(3.9)
    Salah-Sterling-Mkhi-Walcott(Allen)
    Kane-Firminho-Vardy

    How can I get haz in my team? Downgrade mkhi+Walcott? To who?

    Ta

  17. Demel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For those of us who have played our wildcard this tactic looks to make most sense.

    Start bringing in lots of players with the following fixtures...

    Gw34 double gw
    Gw35 single gw
    Gw37 single gw

    3 teams are confirmed and another 3 look likely to have this pattern. You are then left with a team full of dgw players who have no blanks in 35.

    Gw31 Free Hit will be played.

    So no worries about the blanks and lots of doubles. It is the best way to keep pace with the ones who have used their chips already.

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep this is my strategy have already drafted a team with 12 doubles and triple Liverpool in 34 with a full 11 out in 35 then a few hits for 37 and hopefully wont be at too much of a disadvantage to those with all these nice chips!

  18. We ain't got no histor…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Some help would be much appreciated guys:

    2FT to spend, The better pick:

    A. Kun+Otamendi+Jones- Kane+Trippier+VVD
    B. Kun+Otamendi+Jones- Kane+Robertson+Alder(0.1 short of vertonghen)
    C. Kun+Richarlison+Jones- Vardy+Ericsson+VVD
    D. Kun+Richarlison+Jones- Vardy+Alli+Vertonghen

    Cheers

  19. Legohair
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Adrian-Fabianski
    Otamendi-Jones-Maguire-Mee-Fernandez
    Salah-Sterling-Mkhi-Lingard-RLC
    Kane-Firmino-Vardy

    I can only get 6 players GW31 if i dont take hits.would you play FH this case?
    Is city playing GW35?

  20. FantasyNik123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else feel frustrated that they have GW31 players that just SUCK? I'm talking about Joe Allen, Richarlison, Pickford and many more that have a GW31 fixture but are just so bad that you wonder whether another player could do better in 3 GWs rather a GW31 player in 4...

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. For example I have mariappa and at best feel he will get one point

    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Get rid of any dross no matter if they play in 31 or not.

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I can feel the pain, if wally doesn't deliver over the next few he will be the new Rondon for me or worse still remind me of a time I put the captain on negredo in a double gameweek....

  21. zotter
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    bemch one this week

    A. Richarlison
    B. Sterling
    C. Shaqiri
    D. Ayew

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Rich or Ayew... I'd go Rich as he's so out of form

  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kiko to punish sellers this GW?

    1. yanks250125
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no...everton are sure to score 1 or 2

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kun to Kiko good ?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Done

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          You deserve the Kiko hattie Jaf

  23. yanks250125
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    for GW28, order these players:

    A) Schindler (west brom)
    B) Richarlison (EVERTON)
    C) Shaqiri (leicester)
    D) Niasse (watford)

  24. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Think ive made my mind up on my moves, how is this for -4 ?

    Otamendi Lingard Son -> Vertonghen Stanislas Mahrez

  25. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Jones or Otamendi out is a tough decision.

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jones first. Ota at least has a goal threat

  26. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yay Kiko

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😎

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't encourage Jafooli

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He once asked on here if it was possible to have more than 1 Kiko 🙂

  27. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    With Kiko back would you bench Kane or even Salah this week and play 4 at the back?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No point in having Kiko and benching him. Salah for me.

      1. Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Do you still have TC

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😆

  28. boc610
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Haha bye bye Celtic

  29. Naboo
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Was pretty set on Ota & Aguero > VVD & Firmino for free this week. Should I now swap Jones for VVD instead?

    1. zotter
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would do Jones

  30. zotter
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ayew to Niasse. Yah or Nah