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9 March 2026 115 comments
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The FA Cup quarter-final draw was made on Monday night – and the results of these ties could have big implications for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.

FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW

  • Southampton v Arsenal
  • Chelsea v Port Vale
  • Manchester City v Liverpool
  • West Ham United v Leeds United

Ties will be played on the weekend of April 11/12 (between Gameweeks 31 and 32).

BLANK/DOUBLE GAMEWEEK IMPLICATIONS

  • The semi-finals of the FA Cup take place on the same weekend as Gameweek 34, so there’ll be league fixtures postponed as a result of those clashes.
  • Any postponed league matches could yet stay in Gameweek 34 (i.e. move to the midweek after it), if both affected teams are out of Europe. Leeds United and West Ham United are not in Europe, for example, and neither are their Gameweek 34 opponents, Bournemouth and Everton. So, it’s very possible that whichever of these three teams makes it to the FA Cup semi-finals still plays in Gameweek 34 – as Nottingham Forest and Brentford did last season.
  • If that’s not possible, the postponed matches will likely move to Double Gameweek 33/36 (probably the former).
GW34 Premier League fixtureStatusMatch will be postponed if the following occurs:Odds of postponement
Brighton v ChelseaPossible blankIf Chelsea beat Port Vale in the FA Cup quarter-finals91.3%
Arsenal v NewcastlePossible blankIf Arsenal beat Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals88.1%
Burnley v Man CityPossible blankIf Man City beat Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals66.2%
West Ham v EvertonPossible blankIf West Ham beat Leeds in the FA Cup quarter-finals55.8%
Bournemouth v LeedsPossible blankIf Leeds beat West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-finals44.2%
Liverpool v C PalacePossible blankIf Liverpool beat Man City in the FA Cup quarter-finals33.8%
Fulham v Aston VillaOn
Man Utd v BrentfordOn
Sunderland v Nottm ForestOn
Wolves v SpursOn
Maximum number of postponements: 4
Minimum number of postponements: 2

All of this also means that we’re very likely to have two Double Gameweeks (a small one and a bigger one) between now and the end of 2025/26.


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  1. notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 14 hours ago

    Thanks Neale

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 14 hours ago

      Hopefully makes some sense, Nige! Still a few unknowns, with the European ties/FA Cup quarters still to be played.

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 14 hours ago

        What stage of europe is gw34 out of interest?

        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Semi-finals begin on the other side of GW34

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 10 Years
            3 days, 13 hours ago

            A blank in GW34 could help Newcastle in the UCL semi-final 😉

      2. notlob legin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 days, 14 hours ago

        Understood - I just wanted to post something to praise you for the immediate detailed article.

        1. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          As I understand it one of Liverpool and Chelsea will be out of europe by gw34 as they are on course to meet in the QF

      3. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        I know I'm invisible and all the writing staff are ignoring me but that genuinely doesn't make any sense to me and I'm actually more confused about the implications and what teams I should be targeting.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 10 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Ask Zoph. He regularly answers your questions whilst dodging the important questions from TKT.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 days, 13 hours ago

            Zoph specialises in FPL strategy. It takes a special kind of skill to grasp the mechanics and permutations of the doubles and blanks. I love seeing how Andy and Harry have to pretend to know what is going on because they are the biggest FPL accounts. Andy in particular wouldn't know a v-look up if it walked up to him and introduced itself!

            1. Hairy Potter
              • 10 Years
              3 days, 13 hours ago

              There's no rush. By GW32 we'll know the blanks and when the rearranged fixtures will be. Easy to decide on chip strategy then, depending on what you have left.

              1. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 12 hours ago

                Yes and no. Because decisions we make now can make a difference to our strategy. Or not. If Whu wins this one, it will be imo absolutely certain(?) that MU vs Brentford will be on come gw34. If I want to BB that week, it basically means WC 32 since I have 5 players in that fixture atm.

            2. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 days, 13 hours ago

              He genuinely doesn't have a clue but has to pretend that he does 😆

              https://x.com/LetsTalk_FPL/status/2031090936109752464

              1. Hairy Potter
                • 10 Years
                3 days, 12 hours ago

                I'm not his biggest fan, but looks like he's being honest. I get that some need their colour coded spreadsheets to make them feel better, but it doesn't change when we'll know the rearranged fixtures for definite.

                1. Baps Hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 days, 12 hours ago

                  Yes, I personally believe I am better fpl player that he used to be. Anyway, Az used to be better than him, but atm roles seem to have changed.

            3. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 days, 11 hours ago

              XLOOKUP FTW

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Wait for the YouTube CC's. They are probably also confused and so are many of us. There is also Brentford match going on.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 days, 13 hours ago

            There's no point watching any CC until Ben is on the green arrow.

  2. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Bowen goal

  3. JayJay96
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Would you bench boost this gw?

    Sanchez - Dubravka

    Timber Gabriel VVD - Andersen - Struijk

    Salah Semenyo Dango Scott Schade

    Haaland Larsen Kroupi Jr

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Thiago goal

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      I wouldn't Benchboost, Sanchez dropped last week so you might not have a GK

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      probably wouldnt, not sure andersen or struijk will keep a cs this gw.

    4. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Depends how many FTs and what your plan is for Sanchez?

  4. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Thiago stomach offside G

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Nope... onside

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        I was watching wrong camera. Pen soon for Whu, I guess.

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    collins assist, hopefully hes playing well enough to stay in the team next few GWs

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    If pool beat City, GW 33 almost certainly wont be a man city dgw. they'll get pushed to 36

    that would make things easier for those with BB and TC. BB in 33, then TC in 36

    city beating pool would make decisions a little tougher, so id want that

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Haaland doesn't look like TC material anymore.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        i was thinking semenyo. captained him last week will continue to do so if i go city

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          There is still time for him to become minutes risk, play less advanced or to get a knock etc. Pep roulette isn't what it used to be, but he can rotate.

  7. N00B
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    We will have an article about Eliteserien Fantasy this week?

    1. Punned It
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        The old article is sort of becoming the new one. https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2025/03/18/eliteserien-fantasy-2025-preview

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Clear as mud. Cheers.

      Read the article 3 times and still haven't got a clue why people are making such a big deal of the draw on Twitter.

      Why can't the scout get the chequebook out and poach crellin from hub!

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Liverpool and MCI face each other on next round, both won't be in the final. Crellin doesn't do his math, he uses only bookies odds. Bookies haven't given their odds yet. Arsenal and Chelsea will basically win, MCI - Liv is a question mark. So is this game and the following.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        All the money went to FPL_General’s Haalandless team reveals!

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          He earns a fortune from scout and barely bothers to conceal the fact that he doesn't enjoy playing FPL.

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 days, 12 hours ago

            If your Mam goes without that packet of milk arrowroot biscuits each week you could redirect that money to the Crellin Fund!

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 days, 12 hours ago

              Let's create our own fund! Knight, dog and...

              1. The Knights Template
                • 12 Years
                3 days, 12 hours ago

                Looks like a fine war-hound to me!

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          Who cares about fantasy manager who is afraid to play fpl because of his mental health issues after one (or more) bad seasons?!? Using customers money for that is almost criminal. They should rather keep it in their pockets or pay Neale more salary to keep him.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 days, 11 hours ago

            Agreed. Give Neale whatever he wants to prevent him jumping ship.

    3. Vasshin
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Kelleher
      Gabriel Virgil Oreilly
      Rice Bruno Semenyo Dango Rogers
      Thiago Haaland

      Dubravka Bowen Andersen Esteve

      Any transfer needed? Got 4FT

      Or change in the starting 11?

    4. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      I bought Dango in 2 weeks ago.

      Since then he's been playing like a defensive midfielder. What's happened? The heatmap shows the last 2 weeks he's averaging a position on the hallway line, but the weeks before he was up on the edge of the box...

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        You bought him, so did I vs Burnley. Classical fpl.

    5. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Have Damsgaard and Medvedev ever been seen in the same room?

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        No, but Putler and Medvedev have been in the same room.

      2. Captain Mal
        • 1 Year
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        They go to the same barber shop. Rumour has it there was a mix-up with their appointments once. In order to make up for it, their barber gifted a racquet to Damsgaard and a pair of football boots to Medvedev. Oops!

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        No.

        Some months back, Kane- ryan gosling-Neuer caught in a room with Emily Blunt somewhere in between them. They forgot to invite Tobey Maguire though, Manuel Neuer’s step brother.

    6. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Brentford Pen

    7. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Thiago G

    8. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      thiago using all his goals up in the cup, good lad

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Haaland is saving them for next season. At this rate he will certainly be in my GW1 team!

    9. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Which GW is likely to be the big blank week?

      Thank you

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        34 I think.

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Do read the article^(?)

    10. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      possible Summerville injury/knock

    11. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      Penalty shootout soon. Time to update the article above within 10-15 minutes 😉

    12. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      City's schedule:

      11th March - Madrid (A)
      14th March - West Ham (A)
      17th March - Madrid (H)
      22nd March - Arsenal (N)
      4/5th April - Liverpool (H)
      7th/8th April - Atlanta/Bayern (A)
      12th April - Chelsea (A)
      14/15th April - Atlanta/Bayern (H)
      19th April - Arsenal (H)

      Let the Haaland sales after West Ham begin!

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Yep. We will all sell him & bring in Salah (cos it feels wrong to have so much cash in the bank) - for yet more disappointment

      2. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Scrap Atalanta off the list please

    13. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      so does Thiago get the match ball ??

      he's also going to blank on the weekend after being so tired

      1. Andrew D48
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        He looked knackered and that was shocking from Dango

    14. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      Dango to miss?

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Ohhhh yeeeaaahhhhh, crappy panenka!

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Shockingly bad stuff.

      2. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        ... and how!

      3. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Knew he’d miss

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Me too, and I called it! Huzzah!

          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            3 days, 11 hours ago

            Huzzah!
            I thought “well he’s in my team so of course he’s going to miss” haha! Spot on!

    15. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      Welp. Dango what a turd.

      This hurts the BB33 quite a bit.

      1. KeanosMagic
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Think he might be benched against Wolves as punishment?

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Zero chance

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 11 hours ago

            Supposing u were serious 😉

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        With 3x Brentford and Mbeumo+Bruno in my team there is no way I can BB33 without WC32 now. That much is clear.

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Dango chained

        1. PartyTime
          • 4 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Dango unchained

    16. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      5 world class penalties from West Ham

      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Championship style

    17. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      Damn it.

      4 players from United and Brentford not doubling and no WC left

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        I wouldn’t worry about this…….because I have mine WC! Huzzah!

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Nor do I. Since thy War Hound also has WC, BB and FH left.

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 days, 11 hours ago

            I’m holding ALL the chips!

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 days, 10 hours ago

              Good for you! Using mine on Gabriel was correct choice despite the outcome that wasn't what I expected. 7 pts isn't a disaster though.

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        on the plus side those players can no longer blank in GW34 and GW37.

        1. KeanosMagic
          • 4 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          That's true. Maybe build a decent team for 34 and FH33 instead

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 10 hours ago

            I was just about to mention FH33 as an alternative strategy. For those without WC it looks like the obvious one(?)

          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 10 hours ago

            They play each other gw34. That's not huge issue with mainly attacking players if the result is 4-4, but this needs more planning.

            1. KeanosMagic
              • 4 Years
              3 days, 10 hours ago

              Bruno Mbeumo Dango Thiago

              1. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 days, 9 hours ago

                I have those and Kelleher (+ Dub).

    18. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      No double gameweek for Thiago or Bruno

    19. Andrew D48
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      A good result for the patient few whom kept their wildcard

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        That's the majority imo.

        1. Andrew D48
          • 4 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Not in the top 10 of my league of 50

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 11 hours ago

            That's the current top10. Using chips early does usually give a rank boost.

      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Nothing transfers can’t handle or a few hits here and there, quite easy to navigate

        1. Andrew D48
          • 4 Years
          3 days, 11 hours ago

          Easier this year admittedly

      3. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        Let me see their ranks come May

    20. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 11 hours ago

      When will the the postponed game week 34 games be played for either
      West Ham v Everton or Leeds v Bournemouth
      None of the teams involved are in European competitions

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        We will have to wait for PL to give us info.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        3 days, 11 hours ago

        From the article above

        Leeds United and West Ham United are not in Europe. Neither are their Gameweek 34 opponents, Bournemouth and Everton. So, it’s very possible that whichever of these three teams makes it to the FA Cup semi-finals still plays in Gameweek 34 – as Nottingham Forest and Brentford did last season.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 10 hours ago

          That's the most likely outcome, unless there TV rights related issues, but perhaps these fixtures aren't the most important ones.

      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 days, 10 hours ago

        Ben Crellin: "If West Ham reach the FA Cup SFs, I'd expect West Ham vs Everton to move to the midweek in GW34 and therefore not be a Blank fixture, but for the other GW34 postponements it'll be hard to predict whether they'll move"

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 days, 9 hours ago

          Their assets don't have significant ownership.

    21. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 10 hours ago

      UCL Predictions

      Atalanta 1-4 Bayern
      Newcastle 1-3 Barcelona
      PSG 5-2 Chelsea
      Madrid 1-2 CITY
      Bodo 2-1 Sporting
      Atletico 3-0 Spurs
      Galatasaray 4-1 Liverpool
      Bayer 04 1-3 Arsenal

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        3 days, 10 hours ago

        Your bookies love you more than your mum.

    22. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      3 days, 10 hours ago

      So according to his mother, after buying both her sons building blocks for Xmas, I'm assuming Lego, but it maybe some American equivalent, Donald Trump usurped many of his brothers bricks and glued those bricks together so his brother could never get them back.
      Some things just make sense.

    23. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 9 hours ago

      Best keeper for the remainder?
      No WC

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        3 days, 9 hours ago

        No beachers.( A few there)
        No preachers (Pope out)
        No leachers (Sanchez out)
        Good question actually, I"'m thinking on it.

        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          3 days, 9 hours ago

          And no teachers.

    24. New article