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Crystal Palace and Arsenal set to blank in Gameweek 34

29 March 2025 329 comments
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Crystal Palace’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham on Saturday will have ramifications for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.

BLANK GAMEWEEK 34

The Eagles were due to play Arsenal in the Premier League in Gameweek 34.

That weekend of top-flight football clashes with the semi-finals of the FA Cup, however.

Arsenal v Crystal Palace will consequently be postponed – and both clubs look set to blank.

Fulham will now not blank in Gameweek 34 as a result of their elimination today. The Cottagers travel to 20th-placed Southampton that weekend.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 33?

As for when Arsenal v Crystal Palace will now be contested, the betting money would be on the midweek after Gameweek 33 – making it a ‘double’ for both clubs.

The midweeks after Gameweek 31 and 32 are definitely a no-go due to Arsenal’s involvement in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Should they make it past Real Madrid, the Gunners will also be in Europe in the midweeks after Gameweek 34 and 35.

Above image from Legomane

It’s possible that the Premier League place the outstanding fixture in Gameweek 36/37.

Palace would require one of those later slots if they make it to the FA Cup final (which clashes with the weekend of Gameweek 37), however.

Amid all the speculating, we should find out the new date this week – although not necessarily before the Gameweek 30 deadline.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest comes later today at 17:15 GMT.

GW34 Premier League fixtureStatusThe match will be postponed in the following situation:
Arsenal v Crystal PalacePostponed
Bournemouth v Manchester UnitedPossible postponementIf Bournemouth beat Manchester City (h) in the FA Cup quarter-finals
Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham UnitedPossible postponementIf Brighton and Hove Albion beat Nottingham Forest (h) in the FA Cup quarter-finals
Chelsea v EvertonOn
Liverpool v Tottenham HotspurOn
Manchester City v Aston VillaPossible postponementIf Manchester City beat Bournemouth (a) in the FA Cup quarter-finals and/or Aston Villa beat Preston North End (a) in the FA Cup quarter-finals
Newcastle United v Ipswich TownOn
Nottingham Forest v BrentfordPossible postponementIf Nottingham Forest beat Brighton and Hove Albion (a) in the FA Cup quarter-finals
Southampton v FulhamOn
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester CityOn

  • Maximum number of postponed matches: 4
  • Minimum number of postponed matches: 3

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  1. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    This is such a poor game 🙁

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  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    ET

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Phones home

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  3. In Carrick we trust
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Need help guys I'm stuck on this, do I start

    A. Bowen

    B. Garnacho

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Bowen. Got a goal and assist last time he played Wolves.

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      1. In Carrick we trust
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thanks, garnacho hitting form I feel

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yea. Garnacho might do ok, but NFO are pretty good at the back.

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          1. In Carrick we trust
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Yea they are, more solid than wolves, but West Ham wee bit toothless up front,

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            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 2 months ago

              I was thinking of benching Bowen until I saw the previous game. I agree with you.

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              1. In Carrick we trust
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 2 months ago

                Aghhhh I don't know lol

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                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 6 Years
                  1 year, 2 months ago

                  Bowen is nailed and playing an easier defence. Don't over think it.

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                  1. In Carrick we trust
                    • 8 Years
                    1 year, 2 months ago

                    Maybe, thank u

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    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A easy

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  4. adidasOriginals
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Evening people! So what's the best plan for those with all chips still in tact? If you don't mind me asking.

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Best advice I can give is use them before you lose them.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      WC30, TC32, BB33, FH34, AM36-38

      Maybe. The other option is:

      WC30, AM31-33, FH34, TC35, BB36

      I think I prefer the first. The TC is the issue. You're gonna have to TC a SGW or lose a fixture for the AM.

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        is 36 a big dgw? cheers

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        1. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Small it seems

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        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Unlikely. It might not even BE a DGW. You should have used at least some chips before now to avoid this crunch. There are going to be some compromises required and non-optimal use now imo.

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  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2 players from the same team clang heads stopping play.
    Why are the awarded possession?

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  6. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    how nailed is trippier? could be a nice differential

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    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Minefield with Botman coming back
      Burn can play LB etc

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Seems pretty nailed. In my current draft

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    3. FFS ManU
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      With Hall out, Newcastle need someone else in defence who can create chances and Trippier has been doing well.

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    4. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not sure he starts every game as he's not getting any younger. Krafth or Targett might get some game time at fullback in the DGW. Gordon could be on corners when he's back.

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  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Are people now considering wc30 over wc31?

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    1. Radzio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Team dependent, both have pros and cons. I think it mostly comes to if you have some Man City and Crystal Palace as you will want them long term and gw30 is a great entry point for both

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      1. Radzio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Also ofc depends which chips you still have

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        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          I have FH BB tc left

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      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I don't own any plus defence of timber bednarek robinson greaves hall

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    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I’ve activated it, means (barring injuries/suspensions) I can accumulate 3 FT’s to attack DGW33 in which I’ll bench boost

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        What i don't understand us b4 people were saying wait till wc31 so know DGWs

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        1. Radzio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Yes, because we will most likely not get 100% info before GW30 but we do know many things like Palace double 32 and 33, also Arsenal double 33. So the point of WC30 is to take a calculated guess how the fixtures will fall and attack GW30, Sou-Cry and ManCity-Leicester

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  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Assuming I’m reading the colours correctly, that Legomane spreadsheet shows Cpl gw34 blank, but Arsenal still playing Cpl?

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      You're reading it wrong I think. The colors are fixture difficulty not blanks. The blue ones are the tentative rescheduled fixtures from FA Cup.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I was referring to the one in the article, where it doesn’t give any explanation as to what it represents, but yeah, probably right. There are no blue ones btw. 😉

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  9. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Does this game going to ET make wood less appealing if forest tired gw30?

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Highly doubt Wood makes 30 anyway

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Wood to mateta or marmoush tempting

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    2. FFS ManU
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I suppose that it does. The fact that he was not fit enough to be on the bench today is enough for me.

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Reckon sub v MU

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        1. FFS ManU
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Could well be. As a Man Utd fan, I'm hoping that he sits out that game. 🙂

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            I own bruno

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  10. Sir Michael Taker
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Going to be some battered bodies from BHA and NFO come midweek

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    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeh thinking good for villa & MU

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  11. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Why do they keep allowing Estupinan to take all these set pieces? His delivery is consistently shocking.

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  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pens

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  13. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Going first is important in a shoot out
    Plus facing your own fans

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Still fancy Forest to win this one

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  14. STHH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Those planning to FH in 34 should hope for a Brighton victory I think as it’s more likely their match against West Ham will move out of that GW.

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  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    1-0

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    1-1

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  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2-1

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  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2-2

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  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2M - 2

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  20. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    lol

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  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2M - 2M

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  22. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2 awful pens. All square again.

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  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2MM - 2M

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  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Net could be 16 feet high and that misses

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  25. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2MM- 2M1

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  26. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gomez aiming directly at Sels... c'mon!

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  27. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest go through.

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  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Forest win

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      You sound made up about it

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Thanks for the information, you crying baby

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  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    YES!!!

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  30. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Glad I saved my FH

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