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One of the world’s best FPL managers, Tom Freeman, reveals his team plans for Double Gameweek 24 and beyond.


Gameweek 23 has drawn to a close and it went pretty well for me, as I ended on a total of 76 points.

However, with the fixtures coming thick and fast, focus has already turned to the forthcoming doubles. We’ll find out more once this week’s FA Cup fifth-round ties are complete, but for now, we at least know who will play twice in Gameweeks 24 and 25.

With all of my chips still intact, it’s going to be pretty exciting, but I’m also fully aware that it’s a pivotal stage of the season which I need to get right.

So, in this my latest column, I’m going to note down some thoughts on the teams involved in this week’s Double Gameweek and also outline my plans moving forward.

For context, here is how I’m currently set up, with two free transfers:

  1. Ian Davis
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Current team:

    Martinez
    CANCELO/DIGNE/TARKOWSKI
    STERLING/GUNDO/Salah/Bruno
    Antonio/CALVERT-L/Bamford

    Forster/Saka/Holding/Justin

    A) Play Bamford
    B) Play Saka
    C) -4 for DGW player

    1. SuperG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Play Saka. Will feast on Leeds

    2. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      A

    3. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Bam.

    4. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Definitely not C.

    5. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      A

  2. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Which combo would you have this week?

    A. Pope + Coufal
    B. Martinez + Mee

    1. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      A

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      A.

    3. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      B

    4. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      B

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      The right answer is B

    6. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      B

    7. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      B

  3. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Which one to prioritize?
    A. Soucek to Foden
    B. Martial to Richarlison

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      A. Don't like B.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Do NOT buy Richarlison
      I did two GWs ago to be “clever”
      Just sold him for DCL

    3. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      B

    4. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Why not Martial to DCL?

      1. Esalman
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Rival has dcl.

  4. Saka Punch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    I wonder if Soucek will ever rest. Poor guy plays every minute of every game

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Monster.

    2. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      It's all that potato salad

  5. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    West Ham's final ball is atrocious.

  6. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Will more DGW teams likely be announced before deadline ?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Probably not I think I read here but keep an eye on ben Crellin on twitter and he'll point you right with best available info

      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Just came on to ask this.

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Just gotta wait til after Thursday and hopefully matches announced soon after

  7. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Any update on Antonio? Or is it still the ‘fatigue’ issue?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Yes...
      probably won't know till later this week.

      Or the league presser...

  8. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Bruno on...

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      🙂

  9. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Bruno in

  10. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Just to know your opinions on some SGW vs DGW players. Do you honestly believe that Burnley defenders or DCL (Who will probably blank vs City) score more than AWB playing vs Westbrom? I personally do not think so.

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I think Bruno could match Gundogan.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      We honestly can't know this in advance.

      All 3 are good picks.

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Depends on Man City hauling or even DCL continuing his run. Many believe so.

      Got to speculate to accumulate.

    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Do what you think

      Wouldnt be the 1st time 99% go all in on dgw only for a sgw player to do wreck

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        This

    5. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Not much in it, but I expect Burnley defenders and DCL to outscore AWB, yes. I expect AWB to score 6 points

  11. FPL_WILDCARD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    for those with WC, BB and TC left....

    Best plan is to WC in 25, BB in 26 and TC in one of the other DGWs before end of the season?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Depends on your current team is set up for dgw 26

      Might be worth saving WC if doesnt take much to have good bb

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I’m looking at BB this week, TC Kane 26 and dead end 29 with WC for 30. Kane at home to Southampton in a double is going to be massive. Can’t see another opportunity like that

    3. moz_1983
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I honestly don't know any more. Irritatingly Kane looks like a top shout for TC in that DGW.

      1. FPL_WILDCARD
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah, I was definitely planning on getting Kane and captaining him for GW26 if Spurs get the double.

        I think I'm looking at WC25 if some teams like Villa get a double in 26 and play 29. And for 25 have 2 Leeds max (Raph and Bamford/Dallas) as well as 2x Southampton if they beat Wolves in the cup.

        It's so confusing....

    4. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I will be on Kane TC GW26

  12. Mr. Mystic
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Bring in Digne or Mee? (Already have Pope)

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Digne

    2. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Digne

    3. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Digne of those two but I wouldn't get him in. Everton can't defend and I think Hamez takes most set pieces now too which limits goal/assist potential somewhat.

  13. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    So Soucek red card . . .Martial red card right?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      To be rescinded for error again - should refs just repeat errors!

  14. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Which two would you play lookman son bamford

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Lookman and Son

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Lookman & Bamford

  15. andres
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    What would you do with this team?

    McCarthy (Forster)
    Cancelo Stones Digne Mee (coufal)
    Bruno Gundo Grealish Salah (soucek)
    DCL Antonio (watkins)
    5.5itb, 1FT

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Forster -> pope

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        This

  16. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Sell Justin for Dallas to not lose a transfer ?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Logical.

  17. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Play Son or Coufal... Always play the attacker??

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Son

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Son

  18. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    What’s Burnley’s missing fixture?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Is it still Utd from GW1?

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Fulham isn't it?
      They played the United game

  19. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Bruno still looking poor.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      “Still”?

    2. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Most points in fpl, look poor. You should reconsider

  20. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Are people planning on owning both Son and Kane for their (likely) double in 26? Or just one? So many options out there I feel it may be best to spread the risk a little...

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Spurs players aren’t a rotation risk

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      That a question for Thursday and beyond.

      Will Salah & Bruno both have doubles? etc etc

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Will Spurs even have one 😀

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      No plans until fixtures are known

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Both. TC Kane.

  21. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Extra time or straight to pens?

    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      ET

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Phone home.

  22. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Good to roll the FT?

    Martínez
    Cancelo | Shaw | Digne
    Salah | Bruno | Sterling(c) | Gündogan
    Antonio | DCL(vc) | Bamford
    ==================================
    Johnstone | Maguire | Cresswell | Soucek

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      For sure

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers mate

  23. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone here got WC, TC & BB chips? What’s your current strategy?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      WC 25, TC 26, BB . . hold

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      BB24 TC Kane 26 WC30. Plan at the moment but may change

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      BB 24, SC 25, TC Kane maybe 26

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        SC = WC

    4. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I'm hoping BB 26 WC 30 TC whenever

  24. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone knows how serious is Antonio's injury?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Just rested far as anyone knows.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Tiredness is not an injury

    3. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Fatigue bit should have full clarity in presser towards end of the week.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Was visibly feeling his hamstring while defending a corner, then went to chase a long ball but backed off it mid run before being taken off

      Nothing official from Darth Moyez other than “fatigue” though

  25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Cant watch another 30 mins of this shite

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      No one wants to play an extra 30 mins.

      No one wants to watch it.

      Just do pens now!

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Gary, Alan and Ian can but they've got an incentive

  26. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    FA Cup = Dross

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    AWB subbed and straight down the tunnel.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Good, about time he had a rest.

  28. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Chances Kane will rise before GW25 deadline?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Probably, his price is locked till the 15th but there’ll only be buyers after.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      You make sound like Dracula.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        And like Frankenstein type

  29. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    I want a West Ham win!

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Werent you ManU fan?

  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    For free hitters into gw29 lots of blanks is great.

    The fixtures look tight anyhow. But the picks would either be Everton away at WBA or Spurs home to Southampton.

    Need a plum fixture to pile into for attacking returns.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I'm using my FH in DGW.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Isn't it much more valuable to hold FH?

        Lots of people seemed to have wasted it in gw18 on the Leeds v Southampton fixture, and they'll be unlikely to hit more than 2 or 3 into the blank.

        Likely you'll turn out 4 or 5 players plus a full bench more than many.

        1. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Those extra players could be from Brighton v newcastle though.