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Blank Gameweek 18 and Double Gameweek 19 fixtures confirmed by FPL

Fantasy Premier League have officially confirmed that a Blank Gameweek 18 and Double Gameweek 19 will take place in January, following the announcement of next month’s television fixtures on Tuesday.

Five Premier League games will fall into the former, with 15 in the latter – barring any further rejigging.

The schedule is as follows:

Blank Gameweek 18

  • Sheffield United v Newcastle
  • Wolves v Everton
  • Manchester City v Brighton
  • Aston Villa v Spurs
  • Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Double Gameweek 19

  • Fulham v Chelsea
  • Wolves v West Brom
  • Leeds v Brighton
  • West Ham v Burnley
  • Aston Villa v Everton
  • Leicester v Southampton
  • Sheffield United v Spurs
  • Liverpool v Manchester United
  • Manchester City v Crystal Palace
  • Arsenal v Newcastle
  • West Ham v West Brom
  • Leicester v Chelsea
  • Leeds v Southampton
  • Fulham v Manchester United
  • Liverpool v Burnley

The pairs of fixtures for the ten clubs involved in Double Gameweek 19 are thus as follows:


It should be said that three postponed fixtures (two from Gameweek 1 and one from Gameweek 11) are yet to be rearranged. They are:

  • Burnley v Manchester United
  • Manchester City v Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa v Newcastle

It’s possible that two of those could still fall within Gameweeks 18 or 19, thus adding to the Double Gameweek 19 fixture bonanza or meaning that fewer teams will be without a match in Blank Gameweek 18.

We’ll be looking closer at chip strategy and players to target in the coming days and weeks as we gear up for what will likely be the biggest Double Gameweek of the season.


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  1. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My plan is pretty simple wrt dgws

    10 players with -8 for BGW
    FH for GW 19

    Spurs, city, Newcastle and villa have good gw 20 fixtures and thus them remaining from gw 18 shouldn’t be a problem

    Save WC, BB and TC for FA cup doubles

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Which 10 players are you targeting?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Martinez
        Dias - Dier - Lewis
        KDB - Son - Grealish - Fraser/Neto
        Kane - Wilson

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        the ideal team in my head would be:

        Martinez
        Reguilon - Dias - Lewis
        Son - KDB - Grealish - Zaha
        Kane - Wilson - DCL

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          So I’m not too far off and I save the FH for DGW

    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs play Pool in GW20 and their fixtures are mixed after that.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I would just be losing Salah for Kane

        Easy switch that

    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same for me, looks perfect.

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sounds good!

    5. Chris_H
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think i'm similar - I have 7 BGW players already so could easily edge up to 9/10 for free

  2. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I'm looking to upgrade mitchell this week. Views on the best option please?

    A.....dier  - good fixtures but no dgw19

    B.....coufal ....mixed fixtures and a great dgw

    C....kwp .......mixed fixtures and mixed dgw

    D.....Taylor ....Good fixtures and bad dgw

    Thanks!!

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's between A or B.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Manchester United possibly could have the best DGWs if they don't make the semi finals of Carabao Cup.

  4. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else still got their first WC? When is the best time to use it, the last possible week (GW16) to load up on DGW players with good fixtures after?

    1. squ1rrel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      i still have it, probs 16 then

    2. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I do. They ought to change it to just 2 wildcards that can be used anytime throughout the season. Why not?

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    'Professional' watch:

    Fabio Borges: -4 hit, Werner + Jota to Bruno + Watkins, Bruno (c) https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/440328/event/13

    Magnus Carlsen: Mahrez to KDB, Bruno (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/76862/event/13

    Ville Ronka: save FT, KDB (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/617620/event/13

    Jay Egersdorff: Ferguson to Balbuena, KDB (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/259780/event/13

    Mark Sutherns: save FT, KDB (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/194/event/13

    Lateriser: -4 hit, Werner + Jota to Bruno + Adams, KDB (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/55085/event/13

    Jan Sienkiewicz: Werner + Jota to Bamford + Rashford, Bruno (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3904/event/13

    Darren Wiles: -4 hit, Kane + Jota to Bamford + Bruno, KDB (c)
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1331101/event/13

    (Werner haul confirmed then)

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      [inserts cat "i love this post!" meme]

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      + top 10k EO (thanks to LiveFPL)
      Fernandes 89.2%
      Kane 81.2%
      Son 78.5%
      De Bruyne 72.1%
      Calvert-Lewin 69.1%
      Grealish 65.8%
      Salah 62.9%
      Bamford 58.5%
      Chilwell 49.1%
      Vardy 41.6%
      Justin 37.6%
      Mccarthy 31.3%

      +Top 10k captains:
      De Bruyne 32.3%
      Fernandes 28.1%
      Kane 11.0%
      Salah 9.1%
      Vardy 5.4%
      Grealish 3.3%
      Son 2.1%
      Mahrez 2.1%
      Bamford 1.8%

      1. Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Interesting

      2. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Super!

      3. Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers Sun

        • Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Brilliant thx!

        • Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Observation:
          Everyone owns Bamford
          No-one owns Kane

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            A lot seem to own Robertson and Dias

        • Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Might as well list the person in first in there, too. Respectable decisions so far.

        • Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers - good research. Werner haul incoming 'at some point'

        • FPL Theorist
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Darren now on 5 hits in the last 5 GW. Where did that come from?

          1. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Good spot, he's gone up from 328k to 87k in that time so has worked out ok!

      4. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Werner TC locked for DGW 😉

      5. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Already used my WC so fairly set on my plan. Ride out GW18 with 8~ players and FH GW19 to maximize the extremely high points potential. Save the 2nd WC, BB and TC for the later opportunities that will inevitably come. Perfection.

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I think that will be my plan too. Hard to target good players that are still playing in GW18 tho

      6. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I got Mendy Chilwell James
        And then KDB (C) and Walker.
        #1 GW rank or it will all end in tears
        Might just be the latter.
        GL all.

      7. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Looks to me like FPL have already updated the GW18 and GW19 fixtures.

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          They sure have. Thanks.
          Will have to FH 18 - I can’t see another option.
          Will there be the usual blank and doubles from about GW 31 onwards this year?

          1. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Don't know but Villa still have 2 doubles left. And City, United, newcastle, burnley also have doubles left.

          2. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Is there reason why there wouldn't be?

      8. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        What GW is the last GW you can play your 1st WC for?

        1. Il Capitano
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          16

      9. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Missed deadline and had C on KDB... mistake?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ani

      10. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Think im doing Jota to Pulisic if he stays fit until next GW

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Good for you.

      11. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Without looking into it in much detail, my take is that the best option for DGW19 is to use FH.

        What's everyone else's initial thoughts?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Same here

          Look below

      12. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Damn my Mendy to Martinez transfer 2 weeks back looks worse now that Mendy is blanking in 18 as well...

      13. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Potential DGWFH team

        Fabianski
        TAA - Chilwell - Cresswell
        Salah - Bruno - Son - Pulisic
        Bamford - Antonio - Ings

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Son can be any other DGWer

          But his fixture is tasty

        2. Cak Juris
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Bench boost is a must

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Nah...

            Proper BB is impossible without a prior WC

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Triple captain is

          3. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Its not a double tho, if you take into account 18/19 its still the same amount of games played.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Then nothing is ever a double because it's just a fixture from another week, these two just happen to be right next to each other

                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  yes true, but its because the games are back to back. Which mitigates the advantages of it, there is advantages to be had, but not as many as people think

                  1. Zimo
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    I have 3 players playing in 18. I think a free hit benefits me a lot.

                    1. have you seen cyan
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 4 months ago

                      That sounds smart, using free hit in 18 not 19

                      I will need to give it much thought

                  2. have you seen cyan
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    You could even argue it’s worse then two normal he’s as the risk of rest/rotation is invreased

              • pundit of punts
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                It’s a bgw + dgw

                Doesn’t matter if same number of games

            2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Looks good but so much can change before then, keep ideas in mind but wouldn't depend on anything

          4. Cak Juris
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Kane is the highest scorer with 107; Price rise: 0,4
            KdB scored only 56; Price rise: 0,4

            What's the problem with pricing system?

            1. Bram
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              KDB had no game gw1 thus low starting ownership

              1. Zimo
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                No he was price locked when everyone was getting him

          5. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Urgh. Sold Pulisic for a hit.

            Chelsea fans forum didn’t think he’d be risked.

          6. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Looks like Salah is the best captain for DGW19. Two home games vs United and Burnley, we know Mo loves Anfield.

            1. JBG
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah wouldn't surprise me if he gets 3 goals there.. But who knows if he starts both.

            2. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Yup though Ings and Antonio are in my thinking big time

                1. Flair
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Ings, Werner, Antonio, Vardy, Kane, could be tricky to choose three strikers.

                  I like Antonio a lot, if he picks up form before the DGW that West Brom fixture could prove too appealing to resist.

              • Zimo
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                I like Bruno too. 2 away matches to liverpool and Fulham.

              • TKC07
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Cresswell

            3. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              oh balls, got this 18/19 wankery to contend with now 🙁

              In reality tho, no one has a double...
              The only benefit to be had is either free hitting, or just have a handful of players benefit, if you know what I mean. Say for instance, you bench players who blank in 18, then play them in 19.

              And if 1 or 2 players miss a fixture in 18, its ok they 2 in 19.
              I think I explained that like crap, but its a mirage, its not a double

              1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                You have to use FH in atleast 1 of them if not using WC to plan for it

            4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              I plan to ride out BGW18 but right now I only have DCL, KDB, Cancelo, Lamptey, Watkins, Grealish

              Could at least get 3-4 more by GW18 and get away with it right?... take a hit even maybe

            5. FDMS All Starz
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Free hit gw18 the best thing to do?

              1. Flynny
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                That's what I'm likely to do

            6. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Think im going without KdB in WC in GW 16 then bring him in FH GW 18. Anyone else?

            7. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Missed the deadline again. Team in a bit of a state:

              Martinez
              Gabriel Lamptey Justin Mitchell
              KDB(c) Mahrez Grealish Fernandes
              Martial Bamford

              McCarthy | Brewster, Jota**, Bellerin**

              4.1 ITB

            8. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Early thoughts.

              Target 3 city players and some others for gw18
              Fh 19
              Wc 20 possibly ?

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                3 spurs as well for 18 obviously

            9. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Kane seems absolutely essential for BGW18?
              Don't think I can get him in...

              1. Niho992
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Free hit?

                1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Don't wanna free hit just for him, he's the only player that I would want but still

            10. Rash
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Any man City team news?

              1. Party time
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Tea lady says Mahrez benched

                  1. Rash
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    Anything about KDB?

              2. Nightcrawler
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                QUESTION

                If u have kdb but not as cap what do u want him to score?

                1. built_this_city
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  as someone without him - i hope he scores an OG and then gets sent off

                2. Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  As many points

                3. Bram
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  yes - effective ownership is well under 100% (72% in top10k)

              3. Nanoelektronicar
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Anyone concerned that Pep will roll out 4-3-3 and that KDB won't be as forward as he was recently?

                1. Niho992
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  At this stage im happy if he starts.

                2. JONALDINHO
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  That’s my concern. I know he’ll start but I feel it might be along Gundogan and Foden/Bernardo with KDB more reserved

              4. Flynny
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Free hit gw18 and use fts for the dgw19?

                1. dogtanion
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  You only will have 1 free transfer though

                  1. Flynny
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    No. Cos ill start bringing in dgw19 players from now.

                    I have 2 fts and already looking at soucek and coufal.

              5. NorwichCityLad
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                Whos getting Haller in with those fixtures?

                1. Bram
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Antonio

                  1. NorwichCityLad
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    Injured

                    1. Bram
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 4 months ago

                      Close to a return though