Double Gameweek 28 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has a very good chance of being one match bigger – and, if it happens, will mean that Chelsea have two appealing fixtures within it.
The Premier League announced at Sunday lunchtime that the Gameweek 30 fixture between Norwich City and Chelsea will move to Thursday 10 March if either club progresses in the FA Cup fifth round this week.
Both clubs will ‘double’ in Gameweek 28 if that happens, with Chelsea away at Burnley and Norwich.
The Canaries will host Brentford before welcoming Thomas Tuchel’s side to Carrow Road.
The reason why there is a strong possibility of this happening is that, while Norwich face a daunting trip to Anfield in the FA Cup in midweek, Chelsea meet second-tier Luton Town.
Should Chelsea and/or Norwich make the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, of course, it means that the two sides will blank in Gameweek 30.
We’ve set up a Hot Topic here to gauge your reaction, and are running polls on Gameweek 28 captaincy and chip strategy on the sidebar of the home page.
VISUAL OVERVIEW
Thanks to Legomane for the above graphic
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 |
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)
The above outstanding matches will have to be fulfilled from Gameweek 31 onwards. None of the above numbers include the matches that could be postponed in Gameweek 30.
2 years, 2 months agoWith their fixtures, Rüdiger or Alonso looks essential now
What would you do with 1 FT, 0.6 ITB?
Foster // Sánchez
Trent Cancelo Aït-Nouri Livramento // Reguilón
Salah Son Foden Raphinha // Bowen
King Broja // Weghorst
(A) Reguilón, Bowen → Alonso, Saka (–4)
(B) Reguilón, Bowen, Weghorst → Alonso, ESR, Jiménez (–8)
(C) Reguilón, Bowen, Weghorst → Rüdiger, Martinelli, Jiménez (–8)
(D) something else?