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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. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Rp. Was Mane projected to drop on fpl stats? Don’t think I saw him so didn’t make early changes and now I’m filthy with myself bc I can’t afford Jota. Hoping for another Redmond masterclass to outscore him

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

      Don't think I saw him anywhere close to dropping last night, it was Salah that was close.

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

      I did the same with Moura going up and out of reach in the week, fell asleep, it happens.

  2. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A) Femenia
    B) Boly
    C) Valery

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

    https://twitter.com/StatOnScout/status/1119546016913666051

    Potential leaked lineups?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No surprises

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Atleast it's all good news

  4. Kevin 11
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ryan > Foster (-4)
    Have Carthcart last Brighton Def
    Y or N

  5. bjarnia87
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    if triple captain this week who would it be.
    Jimenez
    Sterling
    Eriksen

    1. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jim or Sterling for me.
      I'm on Jim (c) at the moment.

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

      Ster

  6. FPL_Gyarados
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    T-9 mins until the place goes apoplectic at Pep's line-up.

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

      Not today.

  7. Miles105
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Llorente or Wilson to score more till the end of the season?

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Llorente won’t start many games, Son will play upfront

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

      Wilson I'd prefer

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Will by miles

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

    As I'm not going to play them after this week, am I good to go Masina over Cathcart for the saving?
    Sounds like he's good to play for the next 2-3.

  9. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    If both sterling and Kun are expected to start both games, who would you rather cap?

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

      Sterling

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Doesn’t Kun have a better record vs top 6 teams?

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

          Form over everything else.

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

          Doesn’t matter, new game now

  10. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Repost
    Ryan to Leno or Gunn? For a hit

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

      Go Leno
      I’m considering Lloris

  11. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen to sterling -4??

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

      That move was part of my -8

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This wouldn’t be part of a bigger move for me though.

        What do you think in isolation?

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

      Just did Eriksen to KDB for a -4 so 😛

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hmm

    3. Kevin 11
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nah

    4. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hell no

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

    Just a reminder.

    Press and confirm your Bench Boost or Wildcard buttons.

    We don’t want any accidents, do we?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers mate!

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

      Been there, done that, still can’t believe my stupidity

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

        That’s the way the cookie crumbles...

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’d love an accidental goal from Aguero or 3

    4. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Confirm bench boost? Its just to activate, no?

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

        Is it?

        I’d go check, if I were you.

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

          Says its active, then OK right?

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

            You’re going to go

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

              *good to go

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

                Cheers lad!

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

              ?

  13. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who to captain?

    A...kun

    B....kdb

    Thanks

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

      A

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

      Kun (think I’m going to take the armband off Jimi and give it to him)

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

      B

  14. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OMG that tweet

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

      *twaat

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Parody

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Which one lol

    3. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      YAwn

  15. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Final check. G2G? BB active

    GKP: Fabianski (Speroni)
    DEF: Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Duffy (Bednarek) (Cathcart)
    MID: Fraser, Sterling, Eriksen, Salah (Westwood)
    FWD: Wilson, Agüero (C), Jiménez (V)

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

    These line-ups may be wrong, but they were leaked on FIFA’s official app and have since been removed.

    MCI: Ederson, Mendy, Laporte, Stones, Danilo, Fernandinho, Dilva, KdB, Bilva, Aguero, Sterling
    TOT: Lloris, Trip, Aldi, Vert, Sanchez, Davies, Wan, Son, Alli, Eriksen, Moura

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

      Nice one!

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

      They have to go big today.

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How does Fifa’s Official app become a reliable source for line ups all of a sudden?

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

        this

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

      They also use FFS names too??

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

      FIFA app not very reliable then as it turns out!

  17. Reckoner
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain:

    A) Jimenez
    B) Aguero
    C) Sterling

    I'm between A and B now...

    1. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A. I’m on triple cap

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C surely

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

      A triple cap as well

    4. Genji3lade
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C bruh

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C

    6. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C vice A

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

    Probably a stupid question
    Bench jota or mane

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

      Mane

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

      Really no one else you can bench? I'd start both no question.

      1. Painter
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pogba, delu, Erickson, kun, laca, Jimenez is the rest

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Other than them

    4. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      neither

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

    Even Salah & Mane are decent capper options with a SGW 😆

    And Wilson, Fraser & King 😆

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

      And hen the DGWs from City, Utd, Spurs and Arsenal.....mad

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

    Can’t believe I took a hit to get him

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who?

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

    What was the captain article conclusion? No time to read anymore.

    1. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jimenez

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

        Cheers. Right call from me then. Going to stick.

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

          Stick jimmy all the way

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who actually reads the articles?

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

        I do and they’re fab

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Citeh, Spurs assets came top

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Too many choices no one has a clue

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

    URGENT HELP.

    Cathcart, Masina or Kolasinac?!

    Thanks.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cathcart

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

      Masina

    3. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cathcart

    4. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cathcart bc he’s the most nailed out of the 3, cheap, nice fixtures, ok defence

    5. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      cath

  23. Hardly Athletic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy > Gray
    Hojbjberg > Moura

    Worth a 4 point hit?

  24. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero or Jimenez for C lads ???

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

      Aguero

  25. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Rest of a season

    A) Sterling (have KdB)
    B) Mane (dont have Bobby or Salah)

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

      A

    2. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Need a Liverpool player with the remaining fixtures.

  26. Markus10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy to Jimenez worth a -4 hit?

    1. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep

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

      yes

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

      Yep

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

      People just seem to forget that footballs a funny old game and that hilarity usually comes from stuff like teams having something to play for - like top 4 or surviving relegation. Some teams are already on the beach and might just treat us to a bit of samba on a sunny Saturday - vardy party

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

    Peps team today will be normal. They need the points and they have a difficult opponent. I'd be surprised if any of Sterling, Aguero or kDB were on the bench

  28. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling triple captain.
    Absolutely anyone w/ me?

    1. Painter
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nope Jimenez

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

      I'm with you

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

        Thought i was alone.
        LET'S GO RAZ.

  29. michudagawd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Repost

    Good to go with this Bench Boost?

    -4

    Foster
    Doherty Laporte Robbo
    Deulofeu Son JWP KDB (c) Mané
    Aguero Jimenez

    Lloris - Vardy Masina Valery

    Thanks.

  30. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Arsenal chasing CL and so could frustrate Jimi in second game? Thinking of switching (c) to Son