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The complete guide to FPL Gameweek 31: Tips, captains, team news and best players

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Gameweek 31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is almost upon us, so we’ve rounded up all of our key articles and videos for the week under one roof here.

Today’s FPL deadline is at 11:00 BST.

CHIP STRATEGY

CHIP STRATEGY: When should I play the Free Hit, Wildcard, Triple Captain and Bench Boost?

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 31?

SCOUT PICKS – FINAL SELECTION: Three pricy attackers offset by budget buys

SCOUT SQUAD: The Scout Squad panel debate the best FPL players for Double Gameweek 31

SPOT THE DIFFERENTIAL: In-form Sancho set for favourable fixture run

THE WATCHLIST: The FPL players to consider for the medium term

GAMEWEEK 31 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

TEAM NEWS: Injury updates from Friday’s pre-match press conferences

TEAM NEWS: Injury updates from Thursday’s pre-match press conferences

SUSPENSIONS: Who is nearing a two-match ban?

ROTATION RISKS: Which FPL Gameweeks could be affected by European rotation?

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 31?

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE: Who are the best captaincy options for FPL Gameweek 31?

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: BEST PLAYERS BY POSITION

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best goalkeepers

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best defenders

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best midfielders

GAMEWEEK 31 WILDCARD: Best forwards

RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS

FPL POINTS PROJECTIONS: How many points is your FPL team predicted to score in Gameweek 31?

RATE MY TEAM SURGERY: Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman answers your questions

EXPERT OPINION AND HOT TOPICS

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD: Keep or sell?

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 31: The Burnley/Everton options to consider

CHIP ANALYSIS: Gameweek 26 Wildcard v Gameweek 28 Wildcard v the rest

THE EYE TEST: The Leicester defenders who impressed in FPL Gameweek 30

SIMON MARCH: Why taking a break can help improve your FPL rank

BIG NUMBERS: Key player and team stats for Gameweek 31

FPL Q&A: Alexander-Arnold, De Bruyne, Havertz, chip strategy and more

TEAM REVEALS + MANAGER INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEW: FPL world number three talks strategy, transfer targets and more

TOM FREEMAN: How I plan to recover from a bad few Gameweeks in FPL

BLANK/DOUBLE GAMEWEEK AND FIXTURE LATEST

FPL BLANK/DOUBLE GAMEWEEKS: What we know so far and when the other ‘doubles’ could be

FRISKING THE FIXTURES: Who has the best fixtures from Gameweek 31 onwards?

WHO IS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY AND WHEN

MARCH INTERNATIONALS: Which FPL players are on international duty and who has time off?

BEST FPL MANAGERS’ TEAMS ANALYSED

TOP 10K: Chip usage, template squads and Gameweek stats

GREAT AND THE GOOD: Learning from some of the world’s best FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 31

LIVE HALL OF FAME UPDATE: Who ranks as the best FPL manager?

GAMEWEEK 31: MORE VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.

GAMEWEEK 30 SCOUT NOTES

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READ MORE FPL CONTENT FROM THE FANTASY COMMUNITY HERE

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  1. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    hi folks, appreciate some thoughts please as I've just returned from holiday.

    Foster, Ramsdale*

    Digne, Robertson, Doherty, TAA*, Saiss

    Salah, Son, Kulu, Saka, Ramsey

    Lacazette, Broja, Jimenez*

    2 FTs available, happy to take a hit, 2.7m available. Only left with 1 FH for GW36

    Ta.!

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  2. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Havertz or mount?

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    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Foden?

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Easy one as Havertz has 35 points in his last 4 matches

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

      I'd rather own Kai, even though he isn't guaranteed to start all games.

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    4. De Gea is GOAT
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I went Mount

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. Pretty set on havertz, just hoping he gets enough game time

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

    Pope
    Dier Cash TAA James
    Saka Raph Kulu Salah (C)
    Kane Laca

    Dubravka Broja Ramsey Kilman

    Team and bench GTG?

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  4. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Trent to start? Any leaks yet?

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    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My roof is leaking

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Better get that caravan sorted lad.

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        1. el polako
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Or sell it, I know lad called Turkish who's after one.

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          1. Gazwaz80
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            This isn’t Autotrader 😀

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  5. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All set?

    Sa
    Robertson Cancelo Alonso
    Mahrez(C) Jota Havertz Mount Raphinha
    Richarlison Weghorst

    Dubravka Cucurella Cucho Kilman

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Good luck with Riyad.

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  6. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Adams to DCL for -4?

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    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Weghorst betyde fixtures

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      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Already own Weghurst. Should have probably mentioned that.

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  7. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    1FT 1.1m ITB - FH + BB available

    Ramsdale*
    TAA* Robbo Cancelo Doherty
    Salah (C) Saka Raph Kulu
    Kane (VC) Weghorst

    Foster - Broja Ramsey Kilman

    Roll the FT or sell Ramsdale?

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  8. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Broja or Cout?

    Cheers

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Broja

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    2. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cout for me id worry Broja starts

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    3. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers. On Broja at the moment.

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    4. yeahnotbad
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cout. Nailed to start and higher ceiling

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  9. Smokey_Lowkey
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start two from:

    A) White (cry)
    B) Saiss (AVL)
    C) Doherty (NEW)
    D) Broja (lee)
    E) Ramsey (wol)

    Tough!

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      AC

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    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      CD

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

      CD

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    4. Shineonme
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      AC

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    5. Smokey_Lowkey
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks guys, seems like an AC/DC situation...

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  10. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2ft not sure what to do. Is it worth moving Ramsdale or Gelhardt ? 0.3itb

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

      can you do Ramsdale to Pope?

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  11. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any thoughts on Rudiger vs Thiago?
    If I’m not going James is it much of a muchness and can save 0.4. Silva better for bonus/baps per game

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    1. Vlekz
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Plays champions League over league right? I don't think he has it In him to play both every week

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      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So James Rudiger Silva in that order?
        Can’t bring myself to go James again after selling him for his 21 pointer

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  12. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo potential bench v Burnley with CL next week v James risk benching so difficult to decide !

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  13. The Alli Way
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who should I bench out of

    TAA
    Raph
    Coutinho
    Doherty

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    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Coutinho or Doh.

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  14. winchester
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg? Correct bench?

    ramsdale*
    taa* rudiger doherty white
    salah(c) saka barnes mount
    kane weghorst

    (dubravka broja ramsey targett)

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  15. MGD
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    DCL over Weghorst with FH33 and WC34?

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  16. RobMcM1991
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gordon or Kai? I have Salah, Kulu, Raph, Saka

    Who should be my 5th?

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  17. gellinmagellan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Cash or Broja?

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  18. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    G2G? Still have 1FT.

    Sa (Ramsdale)

    Tierney- Rudiger - Robbo - Reece James (Saiss)

    Salah (C) - Havertz - Kulu - Saka (Ramsey)

    Kane - Broja (Toney)

    Thinking I'm gonna roll FT. Anyone disagree?

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  19. Kodap
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hi guys, bench order okay here? & would you start Ramsdale or DDG?

    DDG
    Taa - Robbo - Cancelo - James
    Salah (c) - Son (v) - Kulu - Raphina - Saka
    Weg

    Ramsdale - Maupay - Broja - Ait Nouri

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  20. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Foster (rams)
    Taa cancelo rudi digne (doc)
    Kulu salah kdb raph (bowen)
    Broja weg (denis)

    Which?

    A) rams to pope/mendy
    B) rams digne -4 to pope james/chalobah
    C) digne to robo/james/chalobah
    D) bowen to foden, bench digne/doc
    E) bowen rams -4 to foden pope
    .

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  21. Tolly101
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Broja or Raphinha?

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    1. KrisMCFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      raph no brainer

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    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Raph

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  22. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/why-mohamed-salah-can-strike-back-now-more-ever

    Captain Salah it is.

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  23. KrisMCFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chances of havertz starting?

    Also hwang > weghourst for -4 no brainer?

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  24. Michelle Davin
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surely Salah will given a 20 min cameo today against lowly Watford

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  25. simong1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Adams or Kulu?

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    1. G Banger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kulu for me

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  26. G Banger
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Boring question, first on bench for these two playing each other 🙂

    a) White
    b) Mateta

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  27. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Havertz or Foden?

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    1. KrisMCFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      long run foden, if short term havertz

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  28. Skout
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA Rud Doherty
    Salah Saka Kul Coutinho Raph
    Kane Weg

    Foster Broja White Coady 1.2itb, 1 FT

    Thinking FH33, BB36, FH37… any transfers needed?

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  29. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tsmikas potentially starting. Arghhhhh

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That would be heavenly

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

      Source?

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      1. OptimusBlack
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Instagram

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    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Source?

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    4. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Seems unlikely unless TAA starts. Surely Klopp wants one of them in the line up?

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      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They did that for a game earlier benching both

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    5. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That’s what benches are for. Guess little chance of cameo for Robbo

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    6. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Instead of Taa?

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    7. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Over TAA?

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    8. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Post your source then

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    9. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe Klopp holding both full backs back unless required late in game

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  30. gellinmagellan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start 2

    A) Cash vs wol
    B) Dier vs NEW
    C) Broja vs lee
    D) Kilman vs AVL

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    1. mcsteely
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would start cash and Dier

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