Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ plans were thrown into further disarray on Friday afternoon with the announcement of two more Double Gameweeks.
Double Gameweek 28 will feature two fixtures for Aston Villa, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Double Gameweek 29 will involve Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur playing twice.
Only one side – Newcastle – have back-to-back doubles in Gameweeks 28 and 29, so 11 different clubs are affected.
Only seven outstanding fixtures now remain unscheduled but more will have to be rearranged as a result of the clash with the FA Cup in Gameweeks 30 and 33.
DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 28 FIXTURES
DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 29 FIXTURES
TEAMS WITH THE MOST FIXTURES OUTSTANDING
- Leicester (3)
- Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Everton (2)
- Aston Villa, Norwich, Spurs (1)
- Brighton, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Leeds, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle, Southampton, Watford, West Ham, Wolves (0)
OUTSTANDING GAMES:
The above outstanding matches will have to be fulfilled from Gameweek 31 onwards.
DOUBLE GAMEWEEK OUTLOOK
- Gameweek 26: A Double Gameweek for Arsenal, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Leeds, Liverpool, Spurs, Watford and Wolves.
- Gameweek 27: A Double Gameweek for Burnley. Three sides, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, blank.
- Gameweek 28: A Double Gameweek for Aston Villa, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Gameweek 29: A Double Gameweek for Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
- Gameweek 30: No chance of a Double Gameweek and a near-certain chance of it being a Blank Gameweek, as it will clash with the FA Cup quarter-finals. Aston Villa v Arsenal, Wolves v Leeds and Leicester v Brentford are the only fixtures that so far will definitely go ahead.
- Gameweek 33: A free midweek does allow for a Double Gameweek, although the weekend games do clash with the FA Cup semi-finals, too.
- Gameweek 36: A free midweek allows for a Double Gameweek. This is likely to be the biggest Double Gameweek of the season.
There is also a chance of there being other small Double Gameweeks in Gameweeks 31, 32, 34, 35 and 37, with the results of cup competitions home and abroad likely to dictate that.
BLANK GAMEWEEK 30 LATEST
| Gameweek 30 Match | Current status | Game will go ahead if… |
| Wolves v Leeds | Guaranteed to go ahead in Gameweek 30* | – |
| Arsenal v Aston Villa | Guaranteed to go ahead in Gameweek 30* | – |
| Leicester v Brentford | Guaranteed to go ahead in Gameweek 30* | – |
| Man City v Brighton | Possible blank | Man City are beaten by Peterborough in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Newcastle v C Palace | Possible blank | Palace are beaten by Stoke in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Norwich v Chelsea | Possible blank | Chelsea are beaten by Luton *and* Norwich are beaten by Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Watford v Everton | Possible blank | Everton are beaten by Boreham Wood in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Burnley v Southampton | Possible blank | Southampton are beaten by West Ham in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Spurs v West Ham | Possible blank | Spurs are beaten by Middlesbrough *and* West Ham are beaten by Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round |
| Liverpool v Man Utd | Possible blank | Liverpool are beaten by Norwich in the FA Cup fifth round |
