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The Complete Guide to FPL Double Gameweek 35 tips and advice

The final Double Gameweek of the season is upon us, and with it comes the opportunity to redeem ourselves. For many, Double Gameweek 34 was a chastening experience. And, as we now contemplate our FPL teams, we are left shaking our heads like bemused journalists at an Eric Cantona press conference – “Seagulls?”

We will forever wonder how so many Brighton players came to be in our teams, not that anyone blames the Scoutcast (Heaven forbid!), the question is now: what do we do with them?

As much as we might like to kung-fu kick them into row Z, there are points hits to consider and, well, maybe the FPL trawler will chuck us a sardine or two this week?

Plenty of FPL managers also have to deal with the consequences of Troy Deeney’s stray elbow. The Watford captain managed to get himself sent-off against Arsenal, landing himself a three match ban and leaving Double Gameweek 35 plans in tatters. Given Deeney’s suspension and Brighton’s horror show, is it still the best week to Bench Boost?

With injuries potentially adding to suspension and poor form, Neale observed that:

A transfer or two (perhaps at the expense of a hit) may fix the necessary issues but those Fantasy managers with a flag-heavy squad may now be mulling over a different strategy.

This would seem especially true for those still holding their Triple Captain chip. However, the effectiveness of using the Bench Boost chip in a Double Gameweek is not in question, as David discovered when researching the points gained on Bench Boost last season.

In our FPL Question Time this week, Ted (aka Rotation’s Alter Ego) thinks the best idea is to stick to the plan:

I wouldn’t overthink it. Fix the problem, play the Bench Boost, enjoy, then focus on nailing the rest of the Gameweeks. You’ve might have been dealt a bad hand but I’d want to put it behind you now and not let it drag into other weeks.

If you are looking to transfer out a Brighton defender, he thinks going cheap is a good idea:

You don’t want too much value sat on the bench post-Bench Boost anyway, so moving to cheaper defenders now could be a blessing in disguise.

For others, like Nick from Who Got The Assist?, it’s just a case of grin and bear it.

There were some positives for FPL managers last week: a dramatic and pulsating Champions League quarter-final resulted in defeat for Manchester City. As the FPL General points out, this could bode well for our FPL assets:

We should see less rotation now from Pep Guardiola as they aim to fight off the challenge of Liverpool for the title.

Their main protagonists, Sterling and Aguero, both make this week’s Scout Picks. The pair are also in contention for the armband despite facing two top-six teams this Double Gameweek. Of the two, Neale revealed in his members’ only article that Sterling actually has the better minutes per goal attempt record over the last six matches.

Meanwhile in his Captain Sensible article, David assessed their credentials along with the other candidates, including Captain Poll favourite Raúl Jiménez.

A guest on the Scoutcast this week, Adam Hopcroft highlighted that Wolves have done very well in their big midweek matches at Molineux, when the crowd creates a good atmosphere.  And in the Gameweek 35 Captaincy video, Neale highlighted that Jiménez has four attacking returns in his last five home matches, including three double-digit hauls.

For Spurs, their midweek triumph could prove to be a Pyrrhic victory as the injuries begin to mount. As Neale reported in his Team News Round-up, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has hinted heavily at rotation for today’s encounter with Manchester City:

We need to assess the players, we need to assess some players that cannot be possible to play. Some small issues that maybe makes it not possible for some players to play on Saturday again.

The positive aspect for us FPL managers is that the lengthening injury list brings to the fore a few possible differentials. The Chief picked out 1.2% owned Fernando Llorente as a potential beneficiary. At only £5.1m, the Spaniard could prove a canny pick:

With Kane highly unlikely to be involved in Double Gameweek 35 (or the rest of the season for that matter), Llorente is the ideal budget attacking asset from a top-five team.

It’s also worth noting that in-form Heung-Min Son, two goals on Wednesday, picked up a yellow card ruling him out of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Ajax. This is good news for FPL managers as it makes him more likely to start the Premier League matches around that tie – in Gameweek 36 and Gameweek 37.

Title-chasing Liverpool should not be ignored either, especially with an encounter at home to already-relegated Huddersfield in Gameweek 36. Salah reminded us of his worth in midweek as he followed up his spectacular strike against Chelsea last weekend with a goal and an assist in his side’s 4-1 win over Porto. He registered seven of Liverpool’s 13 attempts on goal.

Picking the right trio of Liverpool players for Gameweek 36 will not be easy. Referring to the difficulty of Salah’s strike against Chelsea, and its corresponding low xG of 0.0395, David pointed out that:

There are two ways of looking at that statistic; either it proves the goal was a fluke and non-owners can worry less about his chances of doing the same again, or it demonstrates his exceptional quality as a finisher.

According to the Wisdom of the Crowd and G-Whizz’s DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds two more teams with double Gameweeks are worthy of our attention: Watford and Arsenal. The problem with both teams, perhaps, is identifying the right players.

Arsenal look set to rotate following their win away to Napoli in the Europa League, which sees them advance to the semi-finals of that competition. And who will start up front in place of Troy Deeney for Watford – Gray or Success? There are also fitness concerns surrounding Deulofeu and Pereyra. At the moment, Gray is proving popular among veteran managers.

The sideways transfer of Deeney to Gray could also be the popular transfer for The Great and The Good. There were only a handful of green arrows for this elite bunch, but given that the template for this group included three Brighton defenders and Deeney, it’s easy to understand why.

Deeney was also a thorn in the side for Pete Beswick, currently ranked 115 overall, and professional footballer and FPL manager Jordie van der Laan.

Pete, with three top 5,000 finishes in the last four years, featured in a Meet The Manager video with Joe. Unlike many FPL managers, Pete played his Wildcard in Gameweek 23. It’s a strategy that proved very successful taking him from 5,000 overall to the verge of the top 100.

Jordie, who finished 55th overall a couple of seasons ago, plays professional football in the Netherlands. He has first-hand experience of teams being ‘on the beach’ as revealed when he shared some of his insights to football and FPL with me in a community article.

Elsewhere on site, the Scandinavian fantasy games were covered in a selection of community articles. Thank you to Sebin and frfotballben for reviewing and previewing Norwegian Eliteserien, and to Meltens and scottmitchell92 for previewing Gameweek 4 in Fantasy Allsvenskan and discussing potential replacements for the high-scoring defender Aslak Fonn Witry who is injured.

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 at the quarter-final stage in the Fantasy Football Scout Cup. Neale brought us all the drama from the sixth round in his cup round-up. In an open competition, the Quarter Finals feature three teams outside the top 100k along with three 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 34 was 47, this saw 32 managers eliminated. 44 teams are through to Gameweek 35, when the threshold for elimination moves up to 50%, a minimum of 22 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 sixth Gameweek in a row is number one in the world as he extended his lead to 51 points.

Adam needs 338 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 85 points per Gameweek. He still has his Bench Boost chip available.

Mark and Rotation’s Alter Ego remain first and second respectively in the FFS Mods & Cons after both played their second Wildcard. Mark’s successful move to bring in Nathan Redmond was tempered slightly by Deeney’s sending off. Although thankfully Deeney remained on his bench.

Andy Sullivan held onto his lead in RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league and is up another four places to 37th overall. Grey Head remains in second place, 22 points behind Andy.

Phil O’Connor (aka ‘jia you jia you’) is the new leader RedLightning’s January to May League. Like Pete Beswick, he played his Second Wildcard in Gameweek 23 and his Triple Captain chip in Gameweek 25. He decided to take an 8-point hit ahead of Gameweek 34 but he still outscored most Wildcarders! This is his seventh FPL season, his highest previous finish being 4,467 in 2016/17. Eight green arrows in the past 10 Gameweeks have taken him from 42k in Gameweek 24 to his current position just outside the top thousand (1,061).

Karen Goh moved 21 points ahead of Rotation’s Alter Ego in RedLightning’s The Last Ten Gameweeks mini-league. Karen used her second Wildcard in Gameweek 29, which would appear the better strategy compared to Rotation’s Alter Ego, who played his in Gameweek 34. Karen has risen from 112k in Gameweek 28 to 6,096 since playing her Second Wildcard.

Most of the mini-league leaders are expected to play their Bench Boost in Double Gameweek 35, the exception being ‘jia you jia you’ who played his in Gameweek 1 for a score of 100.

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. ABoyNamedLew
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any improvements on this WC:

    Foster
    TAA - Doherty - Kiko
    Deulofeu - Mane - Sterling - KDB - Son
    Wilson - Firmino - Jimenez

    Subs: Guaita, Bednarek, AWB

    0.6 in the bank

    1. spatel2
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah use your WC lol

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

        Missed the deadline last week, got lucky with Wilson, Brooks, Mane & Salah; Pogba left on the bench though.

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

      upgrade kiko to cathcart? more nailed..

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

      No kun. Dangerous.

  2. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gray or Rashford as my Deeney replacement?

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

      Gray

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

      Gray imo

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Got Rashford

      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I went Rashy...

      • fantasydan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        rashford

      • PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I went Gray, but I couldn’t afford Rashford

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

      Last chance saloon:
      Vardy + Pereira + McNeil > Gray, Cathcart + KDB for -8 hit

      I have no other City cover and will be using BB.
      Yay or Nay?

    5. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Plp selling Eriksen for a hit is just stupidity

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

        It is. I'm still very worried about not having Sterling though.

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

          Same for me. Also main rival capped Moura for my Eriksen last week. Still decided to keep.

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Correct

        Stupid is what stupid does

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Depends where he plays. If he's dropping back to cover sissoko then sell

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

          Bit difficult to tell before hand.

    6. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Breakfast club this week?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can't think of anything worse at this moment

      2. Fire Chief Moe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ive asked too, cant see anything about it so assuming not at this late stage

    7. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Play jota or redmond?

      1. ChipsnGravy
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jota all day long

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jota

      3. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Jota

        1. Mr Q
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks all

    8. ChipsnGravy
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy our for -4....... but to who?

      Best def for 5.7m...... ?

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

        Trent

      2. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Arsenal this week?

    9. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Quickest line ups on twitter?

    10. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just changed capper from Jimi to Sterlo.....late changes never go well.

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

      Jimimez or Sterling captain?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The World Class one

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Jiminez it is

    12. paza12
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy to Boly for -4 hit? Have no other Wolves defence. Cheers.

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

        Yes

    13. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A) Murray > Gray/Wilson? or,
      B) TAA > Kola?

      ...(to end of season)

      cheers and have a great DGW35.

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A easily

    14. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Drop one: Rashford, Bednarek or TAA?

    15. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Any City leaked news?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yes

        But can't post it on here

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

          Lel

        2. InSaneMan-e
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Can you at least tell me if sterling and kun are 'rumoured to start'

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Muric Walker Garcia Otamendi Zinchenko De Bruyne Gündogan D Silva Mahrez de Jesus Sané
        😉

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

      Somebody just posted on page 21 that Sterling was not on bus.

      1. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What!?

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What??

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wouldn't be surprised, game v spurs midweek was draining

      4. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Maybe stuck in the

        1. In a Rush
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          *toilet!

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

        Why would he be, city are playing at home

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          they always get bus from training ground

    17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Will Son start both games because he's suspended In UCL

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

        Yes

      2. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Will probably only start the second leg then

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

      Last call
      Kun or kdb captain?

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

        Kdb

    19. the german
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Can aguero and jesus play together? Have they ever staryed together?

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

        Yes last season I think but not sure it was great combo

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

      Capt.?

      A) mane
      B) stelring
      C) kun
      D) jimy
      E) wilson
      F) son

      1. Sterling Malory
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not Wilson or Mane

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

        D

    21. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cathcart or Kolasinac?!!!

    22. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Can’t ever remember having five viable capper options....all almost equal.

    23. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Dunk to Arsenal defender for a hit? Then who? Monreal or Mustafi safest, Kosc or Kola more threat but what about gametime?

    24. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm sure I'll end up regretting my captain choice, no doubt about it..

      Currently on
      Kun (C)
      Jiminez (vc)
      Son

      Doing the right thing?

      1. Claudio555
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I’ve the same, so at least we are in good company 🙂

      2. aborg
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        For me it's between Jimenez and Sterling

        1. Sterling Malory
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I don't have Sterling.

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

        I went Jimmy, son (vc)

    25. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sorry guys. I'm torn between kun and sterling for captain. Is it fair to say that Mun is more nailed over these 2 games?

    26. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      P
      A
      N
      I
      C

      🙂 Good luck all

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

        Ha! Same to you!

    27. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kun, Sterling and Laporte love DGWs. They will return even if they only play 1 of the fixtures.

    28. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If You have both Kün & Jiménez .. Who C then ?

    29. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Everyone on BB still playing two Liverpool players?

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

        everyone

      2. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Robertson and Salah on the bench with Wilson

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

        Yeah. I'd be ok with 3 also

    30. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who to captain
      Sterling Kun Son ahhhhh

      1. Claudio555
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I would say Kun

      2. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Or Jiménez ?
        I have all 4

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

      Eriksen & Deeney to which?

      A) Lucas Moura & Wilson
      B) KdB & Llorente

      Foster Ryan
      Robbo Doherty Vertonghen Valery Duffy
      Mane Sterling Eriksen Son Hojberg
      Kun Jimenez Deeney