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The Complete Guide to FPL Double Gameweek 34 tips and advice

For many FPL managers playing their second Wildcard this week, this feels like the last big opportunity of the season. There is very real pressure to get it right, especially for those who experienced problems with both their Triple Captain and Free Hit chips.

Double Gameweek plans were thrown into disarray on Tuesday when Harry Kane limped off against Manchester City in the Champions League. The news today from Pochettino is hardly encouraging for Spurs assets:

We need to help the team to put the right players with fresh legs in. We have a strong squad and I think we need to rotate…

What does this mean for the prospects of Son and Eriksen in our teams as the Friday evening deadline – 19:00 UK Time – approaches?

The first port of call as we check on the health of our squad of 15 players is Neale’s team news round-up. We also have Rotation’s Alter Ego to thank for his team news summary.

In his members only article, David assessed the midfield options for those Wildcarding, given the extra funds likely to be available following Kane’s injury. He noted that:

The good news for Fantasy managers is that Spurs assets still look viable for the coming weeks in spite of that potentially season-ending injury to Kane.

The article offers some encouragement to owners of the midfield duo long term, despite those recent comments from Pochettino. Indeed both players make the Scout Picks:

Injuries to Harry Kane have historically improved the prospects of his colleagues.

Moving away from Spurs, Brighton have been the subject of much debate this week.

Mat Ryan and Shane Duffy make the Scout Picks – the merits of owning Mat Ryan were discussed in another members article looking at the best goalkeepers for the second Wildcard – and Duffy is even seriously considered in the captaincy debate. Brighton have back-to-back Double Gameweeks, and as David mentioned in the captaincy video:

Shane Duffy has everything: he’s got goal threat and he’s got clean sheet potential, and he’s got two matches both at home … in the last four home matches for Brighton nobody has had more shots in the box than Duffy.

For a complete rundown on all the armband contenders, David has put together his regular Captain Sensible article.

Many are considering the ‘Brighton Block’ with Ryan and Duffy joined by their defensive colleague Lewis Dunk. However, as Az cautioned on the Scoutcast, he got the most own goals last season. Neale took an in-depth look at Brighton in another members only article this week, assessing their players, their opponents, and potential rotation risks.

Planning further ahead on the Wildcard, Liverpool’s fixture at home to Huddersfield stands out in Gameweek 36. Firmino continued in his central striker role in the Champions League win over Porto and is benefiting as a result. This has meant a shift back to the right wing for Salah, which has impacted the quality of his chances – his expected goal numbers are down – despite an increase in shot numbers. Plenty to ponder both now and ahead of Gameweek 36.

Manchester City players remain an attractive proposition, although Simon March summed up the situation neatly in FPL Question Time:

Essentially; City’s players have arguably the highest points ceiling of any FPL players yet, due to squad depth and rotation, they simultaneously have the highest chance of blanking.

With injury problems for Crystal Palace, City certainly have an opportunity to reward owners this week. And frustrate those who picked the wrong players. According to G-Whizz, City are second only to Spurs in his DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds. In the Wisdom of the Crowd article they are predicted to score an average of 2.41 goals and circusmonkey’s trip to the bookies reveals that Aguero leads the anytime goalscorer odds for forwards at 55%.

Other contributions from our community this week included a very useful team-by-team guide to the Double Gameweeks from site regular FPL Virgin. Now ranked 86 overall, Grey Head brought us the latest on The Great and The Good. It was green arrows across the board in Gameweek 33.

Finally Meltens previews Gameweek 3 in Fantasy Allsvenskan.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page, and if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.

COMMUNITY TOURNAMENTS

We are down to the last 16 in the Fantasy Football Scout Cup. The fifth round ties saw G-Whizz and three other managers currently in the top 10,000 bow out of the competition. David brought us all the latest in his cup round-up. There’s a real mix to round six as it features four teams outside the top 100k along with six teams in the top 10,000. The final is scheduled for Gameweek 37.

In TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing competition the safety score in Gameweek 33 was 67, this saw 43 managers eliminated. 76 teams are through to Gameweek 34, when the threshold for elimination moves up to 42%, a minimum of 32 managers will depart. The final will take place in Gameweek 37.

Adam Levy remains top of both our main FFS League and our FFS Members League, and for the fifth Gameweek in a row is number one in the world as he extended his lead to 50 points.

Adam needs 395 points to beat the record points total set by FFS member Jon Reeson (aka Westfield Irons) in the 2009/10 season. That’s an average of 79 points per Gameweek. He still has his Wildcard and Bench Boost chips available.

Mark’s lead over Rotation’s Alter Ego is down to 11 points in the FFS Mods & Cons. Both managers gained 32 points from their captains – Vardy and Hazard – and both managers sold Pogba but the decision to bring in Maddison proved more successful for Rotation’s Alter Ego than Mark’s decision to sign Sigurdsson.

Andy Sullivan held onto his lead in RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league and is up to 41st overall. Grey Head is now in second place and 86th overall, 18 points behind Andy.

Brandon Walsh moved to the top of RedLightning’s January to May League. This is Brandon’s sixth FPL season, and by far his best. 11 green arrows in the past 12 Gameweeks have taken him from 658k in Gameweek 21 to 33k now.

Rotation’s Alter Ego moved level on points with Karen Goh in RedLightning’s The Last Ten Gameweeks mini-league. Karen retains the lead, however, because she’s made less transfers this season – 29 compared to 37 for Rotation’s Alter Ego.

All five of these mini-league leaders played their Free Hit chip in Gameweek 32, and none of them have played their Bench Boost yet. Karen has already played her Second Wildcard (in Gameweek 29), and the others are expected to play theirs this week.

Adam, Andy and Brandon played their Triple Captain chips in Gameweek 25, while Karen played hers back in Gameweek 4. Mark is yet to play his.

If you are running a community tournament and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-Ups, please email us a summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head-to-head competition at geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.

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  1. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    that is the puntiest WC ever

  2. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    You all know that it will be Dunk who scores 2 goals in this DGW?

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      *Montoya

    2. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep I reckon you are bang on there.

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      But but but duffy takes on average a shot more per game 🙁

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Cmon Vardy!!!
    (But not too much so that I regret not captaining you. 8 would suffice).

  4. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thank goodness! Last 2 weeks of FH and WC have been mind numbing.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Without doubt. I have had 2 weeks holiday and it has been consumed with them. The Mrs is absolutely steaming. 😀

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Caved in and got son 2 minutes before deadline and chickened out of captaining Duffy.

    1. toerag
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      good move id say

    2. UpTheCherries
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I switched from Son to Duffy...

      Wish me luck!!!

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Makes sense. You know it does even if duffy does do well its the sensible choice.

  6. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Cant wait to put Salah, Aguero and Robertson on the bench for gw 35.....and bench boost

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Benchwankery

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Benchwankery doesn't work with BB lol

  7. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ended up going for this on WC lads:

    Ryan-Lloris
    Robertson-Laporte-Duffy-Cathcart-Bednerak
    Mane-Eriksen-Son-Siggy-Hojbjerg
    Kun-Vardy-Jiminez

    Good luck to all.

  8. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    FFS didn't hit WC! Made at least 10 transfers!

    1. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      feel for you

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      See you lot next season then

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      RIP, Justpark.

    4. Shah G
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You deserve this..

  9. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Oh my god that was so stressful

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What was your final team?

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      woohoo its over.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I chickened out of getting Dunk in the end

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Snap. Check last page. Never before left it so late.

    5. Waylander
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Very stressful Az. Now we can regret all the picks we had at one point who haul. Good luck to you.

    6. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He’s just like us! 😉

    7. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Worst © dilemma of the season !!
      In the end I became a sheep & © Son 😀

    8. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Amen to that.

    9. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I had so busy day at work that I kind of trusted the team that I ended up yesterday. Cant make really good decisions if too tired. Of course checked "all news"

  10. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sh*t. Made some last minute changes and don't know if they took effect.

    If it comes up with updating instead of your team - it didn't happen right?

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      si, unlucky

    2. Chi not God
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      fingers crossed,
      you'll find out in a few minutes.

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Lukaku. What was I thinking

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You obviously weren’t

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I like it, I was close to joining you. He loves playing west ham. I got martial too as a west ham fan I get exclusive insight as to who likes ripping my team apart

    3. Duka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ur fine, good option as any other this week.

    4. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Was very tempted at getting him and captaining him, went Laca instead tho coz I prefer his double and captained Son. I reckon he'll do well though this week.

    5. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He loves West Ham

    6. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers lads. Hopefully turns out successful

  12. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I’ll sleep better knowing that some people still think the deadline is tomorrow.

    It’s how I get through my day.

    1. Exeter Gently
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      It’s the hope that kills you

    2. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Gotta love asleep at the switch. Guy in 1st played just 5 (now in 4th). I've been that guy--he got hit xtra tho.

  13. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Did anyone triple captain Shane Duffy?

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would have if I wasn't on WC

      1. Pique and De Bruyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, fingers crossed.

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just regular captain. Why on earth I did, who knows.

      1. Duka
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        bandwagoning or common reason, pick one.

      2. UpTheCherries
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I feel ya man.. let's hope for a brace and 2 cleanies

        1. Pique and De Bruyne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah that would do for me.

  14. Guy Demel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    One of the FPL moments of the year coming up.... setting up the team for next week seeing all those doubles and hitting the BB button....

  15. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    last minute captain swap from son to Aguero. I'm defo sure both will get benched.

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He will start ... but don't think it was the right move

    2. Werkself
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I was very very close to making that move, but backed off.

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

    Too late to change now, but out of interest would you have played Deeney or Jota?

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Deeney ... just about.

    2. Duka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      50-50 literally, deeney if you have jimenez..

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers all. Yeah, have Jim and went Deeney. Good luck this week!

  17. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Got Martial as my punt over KDB. Prolly gon get burnt

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I got Martial, KDB and Moura. Rip

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        lol you went puntier than me I like you

    2. VinMar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Did the exact same, might switch him to Deu for the double

    3. Waylander
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I went for Siggy

  18. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Cant wait to see all those DGW’s ready to go on my bench 🙂

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hell yeah

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ha
      I'm going to bench Lloris Aguero Sterling & Doherty

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Captain?

    4. UpTheCherries
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Will look very tasty

  19. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I had a healthy budget and plenty of time to pick my team... So why do I feel so uneasy about the coming gameweek??

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Thats just excitement

  20. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Switched Vardy in for Aguero as I couldn't face captaining Duffy or son

  21. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Up the Duffy!

  22. CarsonYeung
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    (K)un Aguero

  23. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Did a last minute bringing in of Trip. Hope he's in my team :/

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You gotta hope he's in Spurs team us all

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        True. If he's not playing and TAA is (who I replaced) then I'll... be temporarily annoyed.

  24. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need quiet Leicester today - Vardy Madison and no cleanie! Best start of GW even without having players 😀

  25. Rt505
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Deadline has passed. Did I really just captain Shane Duffy?!

    1. UpTheCherries
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes. Yes we did.

  26. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    At the last minute I just forgot to change Cpt from Son to Knokckaert

    1. Duka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Thats good for you

  27. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      An early free booze to those that captained Vardy like myself

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good Luck bro 🙂

        1. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks bud

          • Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Good luck bud

          • Duka
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Cheers, you will need that alcohol later to forget 😉

            1. Party time
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Hahaha. Cheers

            2. Birds of Prey
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I went with Vardy over Son cuz I'm impatient+ he treated me so sweet last GW. Here's to 2 Lei pens. Cheers

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Nicee! We shall rejoice

            3. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              What did everyone end up with? Here's mine -

              Lloris - Gunn
              Kolasinac - Duffy - Dunk - Valery - Bednarek
              Salah - Sterling - Son - Martial - Deulofeu
              Aguero - Jimenez - Deeney

              Next gw Dunk + Duffy ➡ Cathcart + Coady.

              Thoughts please? 🙂

              1. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                It’s now time to take a break from posting haha.

                Nice team though

              2. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Lloris, Gunn
                Doherty, Duffy, Digne, Robertson, Laporte
                Ramsey, Camarasa, Salah, Eriksen, Martial
                Deeney, Aguero, Jimenez

                Erik capper.

            4. CloudSky
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Duffy. This will be what the hero tales are made of.

              1. TOPCAT1960
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                F...in hope so, first time i have (c) a defender !!

              2. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Or nightmares

            5. Chi not God
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              and breathe...
              lol
              that was fun.. pages were flying like crazy.. good luck to everyone, especially the son (C) 🙂