DREAM TEAM managers should be looking to squeeze the schedule at every opportunity.
Since more fixtures generally equals more points, gaffers would be wise to target the few remaining double Gameweeks as the season draws to a close.
Manchester City, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are the four clubs set to pull double duty in Gameweek 32.
This quartet should therefore be the focus of this week’s strategic transfers.
GAMEWEEK 32 DOUBLE HEADERS
- ARSENAL vs Ipswich (a) & Crystal Palace (h)
- MANCHESTER CITY vs Everton (a) & Aston Villa (h)
- CRYSTAL PALACE vs Bournemouth (h) & Arsenal (a)
- ASTON VILLA vs Newcastle (h) & Man City (a)
Some Dream Team bosses may be perturbed by the fact the Gunners are currently scheduled to blank in Gameweek 33 but that will change if they progress to the Champions League semi-finals.
Given Mikel Arteta’s side hold a 3-0 aggregate lead over Real Madrid ahead of tonight’s game in the Spanish capital, it’s highly likely Arsenal will have a fixture to fulfil in Gameweek 33.
Bukayo Saka (£6.5m), Declan Rice (£4.8m), David Raya (£4.6m), William Saliba (£4.4m) and Jurrien Timber (£5m) are all good options.
Rice is on a roll[/caption]
As for Man City, they may not be at their best this season but a 5-2 win over an in-form Palace side last time yielded plentiful points.
Erling Haaland (£7.8m) is injured but Omar Marmoush (£4.8m) is leading the line with aplomb at present with four goals in his last five outings for a return of 55 points.
Kevin De Bruyne’s (£5.4m) 17-point masterclass in Gameweek 31 has prompted a bump in ownership, which is probably justified.
Morgan Rogers (£4.5m) remains Aston Villa’s best asset as the most prominent attacking option seemingly immune to rotation.
Conversely, Ollie Watkins (£4.6m) and Marco Asensio (£3.9m) have spent too much time on the bench lately – it will be interesting to see how many minutes they are given in Gameweek 32.
Rashford’s playing time has increased lately[/caption]
Marcus Rashford (£3.8m) has been favoured by Unai Emery in recent weeks and he’s returned 48 points across the last three Gameweeks!
Youri Tielemans (£4m) is an underrated Dream Team midfielder as his ownership has never risen beyond 10% despite the fact he’s provided consistent returns all season long.
The Belgium international is up to joint-fifth in the midfield rankings at the time of writing.
As for the Eagles, Daniel Munoz (£5.5m), Eberechi Eze (£4.9m) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (£4.5m) are clearly the best options, helpfully spread out across the outfield positions.
Gaffers will have a clearer view of the future double Gameweeks once the midweek European quarter-finals are wrapped up.
Villa succumbed to an impressive PSG outfit but Arsenal have one foot in the last four of the Champions League, as do Chelsea in the Conference League having beaten Legia Warsaw 3-0 in Poland last week.
Meanwhile, Tottenham and Manchester United’s fate hangs in the balance as both clubs drew the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final first legs against Frankfurt and Lyon respectively.
The first legs of the European semi-finals will take place in Gameweek 33 with the second legs to follow in Gameweek 34.
There’s also the small matter of the FA Cup final to come in May, which will feature either Man City or Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa or Crystal Palace.
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