Fixtures

When are the FPL Blank and Double Gameweeks in 2021/22?

With the 2021/22 Premier League fixtures released, Fantasy managers can already start thinking about chip strategy and the Blank and Double Gameweeks.

International breaks are often key moments for those considering their first Wildcard of the campaign and, thanks to the fixture release, we now know where they will fall in the FPL schedule.

  • First international break: Between Gameweeks 3 and 4
  • Second international break: Between Gameweeks 7 and 8
  • Third international break: Between Gameweeks 11 and 12
  • Fourth international break: Between Gameweeks 30 and 31

Chelsea are expected to be at the heart of this season’s Blank Gameweeks after their Champions League title qualified them for the 2021/22 Club World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel’s men will enter the competition at the semi-final stages, although there is no fixed date for that round, other than the month of December, where Chelsea have the following schedule.

  • Gameweek 16: Chelsea v Leeds
  • Gameweek 17: Chelsea v Everton
  • Gameweek 18: Wolves v Chelsea
  • Gameweek 19: Aston Villa v Chelsea
  • Gameweek 20: Chelsea v Brighton

If Chelsea make it to the final, they are likely to miss two of these matches.

Meanwhile, the FA Cup will start impacting FPL in Gameweek 30 when it reaches the quarter-final stages, which is almost certainly going to create a Blank Gameweek.

And the semi-finals of the FA Cup occur in Gameweek 33, which could also cause a slightly smaller Blank Gameweek.

As for the corresponding Double Gameweeks, the Champions League and Europa League schedule means that there are clear midweeks to accommodate extra fixtures in Gameweeks 33 and 36.

2021/22 Premier League fixtures

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  1. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    If anyone's already questioning DGWs for next season I'd have to question their mental health.

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I thought the exact same thing, surely articles like these are just posted to fill a quota or something haha

    2. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Ha ha

    3. gedda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I truly admire the dedication to the off-season but there is NO WAY I can start thinking about the FPL season before the Euros are over...

    4. azz007
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      This made me chunkle so bad

  2. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wildcard wk3 then. seems 1 week earlier than usual

  3. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I read someone saying zinchenko might play up front, where did this come from?

    1. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I googled ukraine team news and found this on the independent:

      Oleksandr Zubkov came off early in Ukraine’s defeat to Netherlands and he’s unlikely to recover in time to feature here. The big question for Andriy Shevchenko will be whether to push forward Oleksandr Zinchenko into the forward line or to start Marlos, after his ineffective showing last time out led to the sub being subbed off.

  4. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Had Berardi as my day one captain 'GW'1 and twisted, ending up with Jota.

    Learn my lesson and take the 12 pts or twist e.g. Lukaku (Day2), Mbappe (Day4)

    1. Shteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Twist again

    2. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Twist 100%

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      twist

    4. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Easy twist

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Twist. If you had Lukaku or Ronaldo your Berardi twist would have paid off easily.

    6. azz007
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      May as well mbappe

  5. Will
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    A. Lukaku
    or
    B. Depay

    for captain today?

    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B. I have asked this and that was the answer I got for info

    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A.

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      A

  6. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    What are people’s thought on locatelli?

    Good player is he worth getting in

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Keep Italy spots open for now and decide once lineups are out, tough to predict what they will field and who will get rotated.

    2. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He proved he can hit the target. He's cheap. He's a good option.

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

      Chasing last game points feels like

    4. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Excellent player, though goals are not frequent. At his price he's a good enabler but also bear in mind Mancini may rotate for the next game.

    5. gedda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I got him in on a different platform that gives points for team goals etc expecting to ride a cheapie, worked out well.

      but the fact is that yesterdays goal tallie is 50% of all his international goals. There are better options both in attack and defense on the team I think.

      /g

  7. trinzoo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone cpt Yarmolenko or even Zinchenko? (we will know his position before deadline)

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Put C on Zin. Almost 11pm local time and a few beersies so hoping to be awake for team list

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yarmolenko

  8. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Leaning towards Yaremchuk Captain.

    Talk me out of it, I also have Wijnaldum and Lukaku

    1. Meimei
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Solid he has weak opposition. I wouldn't mind Lukaku neither, I see it a bit harder for Wijnaldum.

      1. Nespinha
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Was between yaremchuck and giny or depay and yarmo.

        Makes sense to captain him if I went with his option

        1. Meimei
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          ok However please note that I dont own neither Yaremchuk Zinch and Lukaku. I have Yarmolenko captain and I prefer that choice over any for today, maybe Zinchenko after seeing line up. But it's just my opinion.

    2. gedda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      It just rolls of the tongue - go with the flow!

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Leaning between Yaremchuk and Lukaku as well and am leaning to Yaremchuk and hoping for the best, slightly better fixture as well imo

      1. Nespinha
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        True, I think Denmark will play their asses off today

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          There was a reason that they were highly picked defensively going into the tournament. I think they'll come out and play inspired, don't think they'll win with some of Belgiums players returning but can't imagine they'll turn up and not put up a fair fight, especially after what transpired in the last game

  9. SKENG
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I know it's early and MD2 finish will give us more clues about who might be rested but I need to do my MD3 WC today... any thoughts on this first draft please?

    Simon Safanov
    Meunier Gosens Denayer PTorres Blind
    Gnabry Perisic (3) Wijnaldum Grealish Shaqiri (1)
    Muller (4) Depay (2) Yaremchuk

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      No Italy?

      1. SKENG
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Potential rotation? Was considering Spinazzola

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 9 months ago

          We will get lineups before deadline, so rotation probably wont be an issue.

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I think triple Italy could be handy in a week where rotation could be high.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I think wasting WC on possible MD3 random teams is a mistake. Rather save for later

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        I disagree. Your MD1 teams are almost all a disaster for MD3 either because you picked duds like Denayer or because you put your faith in the wrong teams like Turkey.

    3. LSK
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Triple Italy (once lineups are out) is a must imo.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        This^

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

      Think I’ll be going triple Italy and double Swiss just due to security of starts

    5. Aster
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Why you need to da it today?

  10. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    I’ve got it on him. Also got Malinovskyi

  11. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    So... Yarmolenko or Depay for the captain?

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Same dilemma - I'm going Depay I think - he looked really up for it last game but couldn't score so I think he'll be trying even harder to make amends - but Yarmo has the easier opposition so who knows?

  12. Nando7
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Captain choice for today?

    i have Lukaku, Yarmelenko and Wiji,

    Best option???

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      I am going Yarma and I have all 3

  13. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Italy France England: If they win their matches, are you trusting anyone to play MD3

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Currently got DCL in my MD3 wc team.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      We'll know Italy lineups so I'll likely go for 3 of them.

  14. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Captain for today
    1. Depay
    2. Meunier
    3. Dumfries

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Depay or maybe the sneaky Meunier.

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Limitless is getting too many points 😀

    Going to need some blankers to avoid benched Frenchies!