Frisking the Fixtures

Which teams have the best remaining fixtures in FPL?

Our regular frisk of the fixtures sees us assess the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) clubs and players with – in theory – the strongest run of league matches.

We typically take a routine look at the next six fixtures in this article but after the announcement of the confirmed schedule for FPL Double Gameweeks 36 and 37, we’ve again tweaked the format slightly.

This should hopefully help you plan ahead, whatever your chip strategy is.

Our colour-coded Season Ticker is the primary source for this piece; using this tool as a Premium Member, you can sort by difficulty, rank by attacking and defensive potential or find budget rotation pairings. You can even set your own difficulty ratings, should you disagree with our own.

SEASON TICKER OVERVIEW

Who has the best remaining fixtures and most FPL Double Gameweeks?

The teams above are sorted by fixture difficulty between now and the end of 2021/22, with those with the most remaining fixtures likelier to be higher up the table.

A new date for Wolves v Man City is still to be announced (see more below) and doesn’t appear on the above ticker.

Leicester City not only have more fixtures than any other team, they also have more meetings against sides in the bottom half (seven) – plus another against ninth-placed Crystal Palace.

Burnley and Palace have six matches against those teams in the bottom half and the joint-fewest encounters with the ‘big six’ (one each, in Gameweek 37 and 38 respectively).

Tottenham Hotspur avoid any side competing for a European place outside of Double Gameweek 36, meanwhile.

By contrast, seven of Everton‘s nine remaining fixtures are against teams in the top half.

Brighton and Hove Albion also only meet two teams at the wrong end of the table, and even one of those is a comfortable-in-12th Southampton.

MOST FIXTURES/DOUBLE GAMEWEEKS REMAINING FROM GAMEWEEK 32 ONWARDS

TeamFixtures remainingDouble Gameweeks remainingWhen their Double Gameweeks areAny Blank Gameweeks?
Leicester103GW33/36/370
Arsenal92GW33/360
Burnley92GW33/370
Chelsea92GW36/37**0
Everton92GW36/370
Aston Villa82GW36/37**1 (GW33)
Brighton81GW330
C Palace81GW37**0
Liverpool81GW360
Man City81GW36 or 37*0
Man Utd81GW33**0
Newcastle81GW330
Norwich81GW360
Spurs81GW360
Watford81GW360
Leeds71GW361 (GW33)
Wolves71GW36 or 37*1 (GW33)
Brentford70n/a0
West Ham70*n/a*0*

*Man City and West Ham’s progress in the FA Cup and Europa League respectively will determine whether the Hammers get a Double Gameweek 36 + Blank Gameweek 37 or two ‘single’ Gameweeks. It will also dictate whether the only remaining outstanding Premier League fixture, Wolves v Man City, falls in Gameweek 36 or 37.

**There are suggestions that Everton v Crystal Palace or Man Utd v Chelsea could be moved out of Double Gameweek 37 (to Gameweek 34/35) depending on whether Palace or Chelsea reach the FA Cup final. We’re likely to hear more on that after April 17.

ROTATION RISKS: WHEN THE EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITION/FA CUP TIES ARE

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Thanks to moderator Legomane‘s image above, we can see when teams with other commitments – be it the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League or FA Cup – are in action around the Gameweeks.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Leicester could be in action twice a week, every week, from now until Gameweek 38.

Brentford, by contrast, have a week’s gap between every one of their remaining league fixtures.

FREE HIT – BEST FIXTURES IN THE DOUBLE GAMEWEEKS

Here we’ve looked at the three remaining Double Gameweeks in isolation, particularly for those FPL managers who are on a Free Hit in any of them.

Each Gameweek is again sorted by fixture difficulty on our Season Ticker.

GAMEWEEK 33
Who has the best remaining fixtures and most FPL Double Gameweeks? 3

Newcastle United come out top for ease of fixture in Double Gameweek 33, with two home matches against Leicester and Crystal Palace. The Foxes will have been in European action less than 72 hours before the two sides meet on Tyneside, while Palace will also have had an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley three days before they head north to St James’ Park.

Leicester themselves face two bottom-half teams in Newcastle and Everton, both of whom have admittedly been better on their own soil of late. The Foxes have also struggled defensively on the road, keeping just one clean sheet all season, but now do have a number of key personnel at the back returning from injury.

Five other teams double, although all of them have at least one fixture against a top-six side. Brighton look like ones to avoid, with two away matches at Spurs and Man City – and it’s those two sides who are the pick of the ‘single Gameweekers’, given that Albion are winless in their last seven.

Three teams, Leeds, Villa and Wolves, all blank.

GAMEWEEK 36
Who has the best remaining fixtures and most FPL Double Gameweeks? 2

Leicester‘s Gameweek 36 double looks more appealing and the hope from an FPL perspective, and with apologies to Foxes fans, is that they’re out of Europe by that point and able to focus on the league, whatever little is left to play for. Opponents Everton and Norwich have the division’s two worst away records at the time of writing, conceding a combined 62 goals in 29 matches and scoring on just 19 occasions.

It’s the Toffees’ woeful form on the road that remains a bit of a deterrent to their assets in this week, even though the fixtures appear favourable on the graph above. Watford also get to play Frank Lampard’s side at home after a trickier-than-‘blue’ trip to Palace.

The other seven clubs who ‘double’ all play a top-eight side at least once, something that will also be true if Manchester City and Wolves get added to the list of teams playing twice.

The second legs of the Champions League semi-finals and the FA Cup final book-end Gameweek 36, which could be a factor with Chelsea, Liverpool and City.

GAMEWEEK 37
Who has the best remaining fixtures and most FPL Double Gameweeks? 1

Aston Villa‘s double-header ranks top of our Season Ticker, with the proviso that the home fixture against Palace could be moved. The good news is that they’re not playing a club in the runaway top eight, who they have really struggled against all season:

Aston Villa in 2021/22PlayedWonDrawnLostGoals scoredGoals concededClean sheets
v top eight13111112281
v bottom 1217102530148

Everton are also on home soil twice, which is beneficial for them given their travel sickness. The Toffees have conceded on just three occasions at Goodison Park in the six home league and cup matches that Frank Lampard has overseen, with four goals scored against Brentford alone – and they meet the Bees again in Gameweek 37.

Leicester, Chelsea and Burnley all face at least one ‘big six’ outfit on the road as part of their scheduled ‘doubles’.

78 Comments Post a Comment
  1. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    How best to use one of my 2FTs this week?

    I'm fairly happy with the XI, so it might just be one to plan for 33 onwards. What do you reckon?

    A) Robbo to Cancelo
    B) Raphinha to Maddison
    C) Ramsey to Maddison
    D) Something else?

    2FT 2.0ITB
    Ramsdale
    TAA Rudiger Doherty White
    Salah Saka Kulu Raphinha
    Kane Weghorst

    Dubravka Robbo Ramsey Broja

    Cheers!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      D

      See how Leicester City v PSV plays out.

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers. Will do. I've got an eye on a possible move of Dubravka to Schmeichel later too.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      See how Weghorst looks tonight and if he's worth holding?

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Yeah, I think I'll give him Norwich and DGW33 but will keep assessing

  2. VAR United
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Has a keeper ever scored a hattrick before?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      has a keeper ever scored a brace before ?

    2. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Sometimes Pickford wears a hat.

    3. Monty123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I once saw a keeper pull a rabbit from a hat.

  3. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Jimi > Nacho?

    Pope Foster
    Doherty TAA Cancelo Targett Livra
    Salah Son Coutinho Raph Saka
    Weghorst Broja Jimenez*

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Looks good, provided Nacho comes through tomorrow night

  4. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Umm.. Who will you captain in GW33?

    United technically SGW unless they show some form.
    Other DGW players are not looking much reliable.

    1. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      The lights go out. Seconds pass. Then suddenly bright red and fireworks burst. Mah gawd, it’s Kane!

      1. TheAbear53
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Lights don’t go out before his entrance though...

  5. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Have WC and BB left (will WC in 34). Would you play this BB in 33 or wait for 36 or 37?

    Foster (BRE) Doherty (BRI) Livramento (ARS bur) plus a one week punt such as Che Adams or Iheanacho.

    Thanks.

  6. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    2 FT & 1.3m ITB - WC & BB still available

    DDG
    TAA - Robbo - Cancelo - Doherty - White
    Salah - Kulu - Saka - Foden
    Watkins

    Bachmann - Silva - Edouard - Broja

    What move(s) to make this week? Looking to setup for DGW's and the final stretch.

    A) Silva/Foden > Maddison
    B) TAA/Robbo > James/Rudiger
    C) DDG > Ram
    D) Edouard > Iheanacho

    Thinking A & D for now

  7. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    When's the Ballon d'Bore? No way is Benzema not winning it this year.