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FPL confirm deadlines for Gameweeks 31-35 will remain unchanged

Following on from Thursday’s announcement that no Premier League football will take place before April 30, Fantasy Premier League have issued an update of their own.

As was the case last weekend, the FPL deadlines for Gameweeks 31 to 35 will remain as they are currently scheduled, despite no matches being held in any of them.

If football gets the green light to proceed from the beginning of May, and that remains a big ‘if’, then FPL will recommence from Gameweek 36 onwards.

Where we go from there is another question, given that some teams – such as Sheffield United, below – now have up to seven fixtures to accommodate on top of their Gameweek 36-38 matches.

Will there be three bumper Gameweeks (including a massive Gameweek 38) at the end of the campaign, assuming that we can proceed from early May? Or will be there be additional Gameweeks (39, 40 etc) introduced in order to absorb some of the fixtures?

Only FPL know the answer to those questions and it is possible that they themselves have yet to make a decision, such is the day-to-day uncertainty regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

It may be that the hiatus drags on longer than anticipated and beyond even Gameweek 38, so further disruption could follow.

The fact that the Premier League no longer has to finish by June 1, added to the postponement of Euro 2020, does at least mean that there is plenty of elbow room in the summer to accommodate the backlog of games.

TRANSFERS, CHIPS AND HEAD TO HEADS

Fantasy managers will continue to be allocated one free transfer per Gameweek despite the lack of matches, with a maximum of two rolled over.

All players and thus Fantasy teams will earn zero points in Gameweeks 31-35. If a points hit is taken, an FPL manager’s Gameweek score will reflect this.

Most head-to-head league matches will be 0-0 draws but, if either/both managers involved have taken a points hit, the Gameweek scores will again factor this in (eg -4, -8 etc).

In the FPL Cup, ties will be decided by a virtual coin toss if the Gameweek scores are level, which they will be in most cases.

Any transfers made, or Wildcards or Free Hits played in a Gameweek where all the fixtures are postponed, will not be reinstated.

FPL managers can at least cancel a Triple Captain or Bench Boost chip up until the point of a Gameweek deadline.

DEADLINES

The deadlines for the upcoming Blank Gameweeks are as follows:

GW31 – Fri 20 Mar 19:00 GMT
GW32 – Sat 4 Apr 11:30 BST
GW33 – Fri 10 Apr 19:00 BST
GW34 – Sat 18 Apr 11:30 BST
GW35 – Sat 25 Apr 11:30 BST

527 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HTL
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Most pointless mini wildcard ever

  2. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    The fact the FPL cup has now 7 gameweeks decided by virtual count toss....

    At what point does everyone face the music that this FPL season should be scrapped as it is becoming a farce based on the approach that has been taken to these postponed games weeks.

    Given I’ve got all my chips left a GW38 with 9/10 fixtures per team would pretty much guarantee me a very good OR - but the reality is it’s just luck not skill

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      H2H leagues are ruined.

  3. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    This is ridiculous

  4. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Are we sure that IF football is back in May they will play games from GW 36 and not from GW 30 where they finished?

    1. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      That is exactly what they’re saying

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        FPL or actuall football officials? What matter is what games will be played in real life.

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          The gameweeks in fpl have nothing to do with actual football.
          Once/if football resumes, they will have the updated fixtures, the concept of gameweeks doesnt matter for real football.

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            If I use FTs now till May looking at fixtures in GW36 and in real life they will play games from GW30 it will matter to me, right?

            1. RealVirg
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 9 days ago

              Good point.

            2. jason_ni
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 days ago

              No one knows what the fixtures are going to be, that's why the concept of gws for now, have no correlation to real life.

  5. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    I like the bit about sign up now for membership. Would rather buy a 24 pack of bog roll

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Well I'm your man

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        How long have you 2 been a couple?

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          I just wanna sell him bog roll.

  6. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Really? This is just stupid. They lost the source code for FPL and can't make any changes to the game?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Ha ha ha ha ha
      Good one

  7. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    So basically have 5 FTs to make on top of my already 2 FTs saved up

  8. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    It’s quite obvious by now that even if the rest of the season is played at some point, FPL season will be over by then.

    1. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I think there are two options

      1) Massive Gameweek38

      2) Season and points accumulation ends Sunday 17 May and we have an incomplete season.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Define incomplete season please.

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    So if it restarts on 30th April

    Double GW36
    Double GW37
    Quintuple GW38

    ???

  10. FrankieTheGent
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    The inability of FPL to deal with this beyond treating gws 30-35 as business as usual is a bit of a surprise. They're able to change deadlines (like when tv matches are moved to Friday or an additional match is added); they are able to add and remove fixtures. I don't see the issue with waiting for a new fixture list (if it happens) from EPL and then changing the start date, end date and fixtures of each gw from 30 to 38.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      They're just making sure that they have to worry about few gw's instead of most of the one's.
      This is the most logical reasoning i can find

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      When would they prepare for next season ?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Yep
        They have to take some time to make some clear mistakes tbh like Lundstram defender & Sanchez 10+m last season 😛

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Absolutely 🙂

          I don't think it is as easy as people think. Sure they can recode the game but that certainly costs them money and there is unlikely ever going to be any code reuse as this is unlikely to happen again. This is somthing they couldn't possibly plan for . For all we know they may have big changes coming to the game that they need time to develop

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Agree with that

    3. mox81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Surely the rolling gameweeks is just a good way to allow players to recalibrate teams? I for one appreciate it. Adding extra GWs will be easy for them, there's just no point until a clearer picture is available to configure.

  11. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    One word
    Lazy !!

    I'm loving the naiveness though. (If that's a word)

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Naivety

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Appreciated

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        He was trying for an 18 pointer 😉

  12. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Maybe the best use of FT now is to get players from teams who have even more games to play like Sheffield or City.

    1. Lukakuna
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I think we should focus on players with something to play for, good remaining fixtures, and who were on form

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Were inform makes no sense.
        Don't want to be rude, just saying what i feel

        1. Lukakuna
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Teams often carry form over to the next season even. If PL restarts I'd rather have Barnes than Traoré

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Okay. Point noted

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      My way of looking at it is nothing changes.
      If European games are off even pep would play most first players every game.

      So just go by ticker.

      Load on players with good fixtures & nailed on !

    3. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      They only have one more game though.

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Last time when a team had an extra game many go crazy with Pepe, Saka, Auba etc

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        We should give up on 3 games in the name of pep roulette then when comes to City boys 😀
        Only Kdb it is then

  13. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    At least it's pretty clear how FPL approaches the situation. I'm guessing the outcome will be a GW38 with the remainder of the games. Gonna be fun!

  14. Cahill
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    These look ok with 2 frees?

    Ings & Bertrand -> Jota & Maguire

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      What chips have you got left?

      1. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        WC FH BB

  15. ChrisG
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Without additional game weeks, those with Bench Boost and Triple captain chips remaining will soar in the rankings, whereas those who have used them already will plummet.

    Having both still remaining I’ll take no joy in this situation, just the sense of guilt if it does happen, so really hope FPL do the right thing and add extra gameweeks to make this season credible.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Nothing is fair in life to everyone !
      In competition like this you can only gain if others around you don't.

      So I wouldn't bother about credibility. (Only FH remaining for me*)

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I kept my BB just incase there was a viral pandemic. You have to plan for these things.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        But on a serious note. I do actually try to keep chips/WCs as long as possible just incase something happens. What that something is I don't know, but that's what I try to do.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Your first comment was better than this 😉

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            😀

        2. ChrisG
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Agreed. Just think those two chips in particular would distort the whole seasons efforts dramatically for a lot of people. Unprecedented times, but if FPL do have an option to add gameweeks, I’d be far happier that some skill element to the game would remain

          1. FPL_Gyarados
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            First gameweek where the captain gets 100pts before being doubled?

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        This.

        I sold Vardy in GW 3 in case a pandemic stopped him from making it to 20 goals. It's good to see elite FPL management finally rewarded.

  16. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    That fantasy ticker needs an update...

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Or a pro rata membership refund.

      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        I love this site and love the community (obviously quiet right now) and I feel dreadfully sorry for what’s happening right now. With this in mind FFS can keep my membership. It’s not a lot of money and what’s happened is hardly their fault.

  17. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Bring on GW38,600+ points
    Disco inferno

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I can bet I'll score over 600+ but my © would score less than 10 😀
      Season of © fails ...

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Hehe yeah,need luck with (C).
        Injured captains will cause mass depression

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Self isolation from FPL anyone 😀

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      With bench boost - if all remaining games go into GW38 there is the genuine possibility of a 1,000 point gameweek!

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Seems very optimistic

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          All games going on or 1000 points ?
          😉

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Fairly decent chance the person with GW rank of 1 will get close

  18. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Looks like 75% out in GW36 and 80% in GW37 and winner takes all in GW38 for LMS.
    279 teams left atm. That's if FPL is open.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      This will be one of the most memorable LMS then TM 😉

      Thank you for making Good call.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Still in 🙂

  19. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    So in light of this news, who are the best players to bring in?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Is this a serious question 😆

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      The ones who have had the virus.

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      CHO.

  20. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    This really is a joke.. from a fpl perspective, are they going to add on extra game weeks?
    If not, then it's a massive boost to those with the tc in play.
    All the competitors in my ml have used the wc, and now they have an extra 5fts to sort out there team, negating my remaining wc.
    All I've left in the bb. I dont know why they didnt just update their code, to freeze the deadline of 32, and update as and when needed.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      WC in 37, BB in 38, easy. Don't even need to make transfers until 37.

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Doesn't sound like a very strong mini league.

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Because they have used a wc? The guy in 1st is 17k or.. not amazing, but i wouldn't class it as weak!

        Not sure how an early use of wc defines a weak ml.

        1. Fitzy.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          When everyone has used it?

          1. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            I dont literally mean everyone in the league, I mean the 3 people in front of me, it's a top 3 pay out.
            That's why I ueer the term competitors, those in a fight for the payout.
            17k, 20k, 24k, not amazing, but I still dont see why you say using the 2nd wc early defines a weak player.
            I generally hold mine, but you need to use it as and when.

            1. Fitzy.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 9 days ago

              All good, I took you to mean the whole league except you. I only referred to the league, never said 'using the 2nd wc early defines a weak player'. I think you're in a great position still having yours.

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Absolutely ludicrous that FPL are sticking with this policy of leaving the gameweeks and deadlines in place despite there being no games.

    Assuming the premier league doesn't return until GW36, what are they going to do cram the remaining 9/10 games each team has left into 2 gameweeks? That just won't work as you will only be able to make 2 transfers in that time.

    Just don't understand why they are not just suspending FPL completely until the matches start again so that when they do start they start in gameweek 30.

    1. mox81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      This is allowing you to make transfers for free, which is good given the game's been turned on its head! I'd also be very very very surprised if they don't add extra GWs when fixtures are scheduled, very.

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        That's not really a benefit as it's the same for everyone. However those who have the TC chip left will have an unfair advantage if we do have a situation where teams play 5/6 times in one gameweek.

        1. mox81
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          What's a benefit to whom? I'm happy that everyone has the same opportunity, the game is to make the most of it! All I'm really saying is that everyone will have been playing with assumption of upcoming blank and doubles, that was taken away so good to be able to recalibrate teams. Doubt they'll put loads of games in a bumper gw, it will be easy config to add GWs and much fairer, as you imply.

          1. gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            I'm not sure the FPL site has the software capability to add on gameweeks.

        2. dageeza
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          Even Pep would struggle with rotations for that one -:)

    2. jam
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Agree

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    The first season in ten that I managed to keep my second wildcard to the run in of the season and Corona virus strikes. Typical.

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    In fpl terms, the logical thing to do would be to create gw39,40 etc right? Even if a gw only lasted 2days, which is unlikely now considering they have ample time to play the games with the Euros postponed and not having to be finished by June 1st.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      The logical thing to do was to pause the game and extend the GW30 deadline indefinitely until the football restarts.

      Given the approach taken we are a million miles past ‘logical’

      It’s almost certainly a monster GW38 or nothing at this point

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Imagine playing your BB in GW1

    Those fools 😆

    1. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Reported to Ruth and Nabs Kebab.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Good old Nabs Kebabs.
        1 -Plays his BB GW 1,
        2 -Gets an high rank,
        3-Brags about how good he is every post
        4-Falls into FPL oblivion by gw10,
        5- Disappears for the season
        6- Repeat

        Has anyone heard from Nabs Kebabs lately?

    2. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      This is the issue. If there was to be a huge gameweek with teams playing 5-6 times, those with the TC and BB chips have an unfair advantage and quite frankly this would make a mockery of the game.

      FPL need to decide what they are going to do. I don't want to waste time and effort on transfer decisions if the premier league doesn't resume until after GW38 and FPL can't add on gameweeks. They really need to let us know if the software capability of the site does or doesn't enable additional gameweeks. If it can't then there really is little point spending any more time on FPL this season.

  25. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Is there any way to even tell who won the coin toss in the head-to-head matches? What a farce 😆

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Heads

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        Shoulders, Knees and toes

  26. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Pepe to Fernandes with one of my 2 FTs or let it burn?

    Henderson Pope
    TAA Boly Stephen's Taylor Fernandez
    KDB Mane Salah Pepe Mooy
    DCL Jota Jimi

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      That’s a yes from me.

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        cheers 12th! hope you're well and healthy friend!

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          All good here, thanks.
          Probably Periera > Alonso or Maguire for me.

          Stay safe

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      exact move I will probably make. Fernandes just looks great for the run-in....

    3. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      I was tempted by the same transfer, but Pépé has one more game...

  27. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Surely FPL will give an update when it becomes apparent the Games start again.
    Extra gameweeks, 39,40,41 etc when the games are re scheduled.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Boris at his optimistic best is saying 12 weeks to go but that is dependent on people adhering to the advice

      That would take us into the middle of June

      Just can't see it happening and I wouldn't be surprised if we don't get any football until September

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        I’m not talking about the end of the pandemic. Boris is guessing going on China.

        The league will rearrange everyone’s games whenever that is ,(June,July,August,September)
        They’ll surely be structured in such a way that FPL could make new extra GWs rather than have a massive last gameweek.

  28. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Do the numbers (2's, 3's and 4s') to the right of the fixtures in the image in this article have any significance ?

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      difficulty rating

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      FPL site difficulty rating, check on a player's "i"

  29. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    So how long is indefinite?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Same as a piece of string.

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 days ago

        3ft 2’’?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 days ago

          9 weeks

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 days ago

            Pretty infinite then 🙂

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      About ‘tree fiddy

  30. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 days ago

    Think I will try to have this bench boost team ready for gw38...

    Pope
    TAA, Alonso, Doherty
    Salah, KDB, Grealish, Fernandes
    Ings, Jiménez, Calvert-Lewin

    Henderson, Aurier, Cantwell, Lundstram

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 days ago

      Good luck, I reckon June at the earliest.
      Still not near the peak yet.