The Premier League have now revealed a number of rescheduled fixtures to finally confirm Double Gameweek 37.
Six matches that were previously postponed due to the latter stages of the FA Cup have been afforded new dates, meaning that – as we expected – 12 teams will play twice in the penultimate round of fixtures.
The new dates are as follows:
Tuesday May 8 – Swansea vs Southampton.
Wednesday May 9 – Chelsea vs Huddersfield, Leicester vs Arsenal, Man City vs Brighton and Tottenham vs Newcastle.
Thursday May 10 – West Ham vs Man United.
Confirmed Double Gameweek 37 schedule
Arsenal (BUR lei)
Brighton (MUN mci)
Chelsea (LIV HUD)
Huddersfield (mci che)
Leicester (WHU ARS)
Man City (HUD BHA)
Man United (bha whu)
Newcastle (wat tot)
Southampton (eve swa)
Swansea (bou SOT)
Tottenham (wba NEW)
West Ham (lei MUN)
With Arsenal, Spurs and Man United all playing twice, the competition for our three-man frontlines is set to intensify, with Harry Kane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Romelu Lukaku all vying for attention.
Kane, in particular, will be a heavy favourite for the Triple Captain chip for encounters against West Brom and Newcastle, with his five-goal haul from last term’s Double Gameweek 37 still fresh in the memory.
Having returned to action off the bench in the 3-1 win at Chelsea, he’s already the most bought player since last weekend’s deadline passed.
One of only three sides – along with Chelsea and Leicester – to play at home twice, Manchester City’s clashes with Huddersfield and Brighton could prove significant in many mini-leagues.
Yet the league leaders’ potential may well be determined by their progress in the Champions League.
Should they defeat Liverpool and reach the semi-finals, the second legs would take place in the midweek prior to their Etihad encounter with the Terriers, suggesting that rotation could well be on the cards.
We will have more on the impact of today’s announcement later this evening as many Fantasy managers start to firm up their plans for the run-in.
