2021-22 Double and Blank GW Discussion

Just looking at the GW30 / FA Cup 5th round draw. What other games do we think will become fixtures set for GW30, as currently there are only 3 fixtures locked in that week.

I have bolded the teams that I would expect to progress. Some ties are a bit too closet to call.

Peterborough vs Man City

Luton Town vs Chelsea

Liverpool vs Norwich City

Middlesbrough vs Spurs

Southampton vs West Ham

Crystal Palace vs Stoke City

Everton vs Boreham

As a result, the following GW30 games would all need to be moved

Man City v Brighton

Norwich v Chelsea

Liverpool v Man Utd

Spurs v West Ham

Watford v Everton

There are only 2 other GW30 fixtures remaining that could be played, and they depend on whether Palace can beat Stoke & the Southampton v West Ham game. I think the Burnley v Southampton game could be the 4th fixture to go ahead in GW30

Newcastle v Crystal Palace

Burnley v Southampton

We actually could only have just the 3 fixtures that week, unless they move some rescheduled games into the GW also. Is there space for rescheduled games in that GW?

Thinking Sancho, but only on the FH.

What teams are the best to target if wildcarding this week?

Considering using BB in GW 29 and possibly hoping to avoid using a FH in GW 30.

A lot to unpack there I know 😊....have been trying to put together a DGW planner spreadsheet but it's caused more confusion if anything 😂

Spurs out so if wham lose then spurs wham can go ahead in gw30

I've cobbled together a transfer planner for the next 3 weeks (I haven't looked into fixtures beyond GW 30).....hopefully someone might find it useful (and hopefully I've got the fixtures right....it's based on the assumption that Everton win tonight).

The Venn diagram in the other thread is probably a good visual aid with this

I cobbled together this wildcard team:

Sa (Ramsdale)

Rudiger Livramento Coady (TAA, Cancelo)

Salah Willock Raphinha Ramsey (Jota)

Broja Kane Dennis

This leaves me with 9 DGW for 28, 6 for 29 and 6 for 30. The only issue I have with it so far is I would like Son as well as Kane but I don't have the money for that. I already had Dennis, Ramsey, Raphinha and Livramento so didn't see the need to change them.

I think coming to terms with a hit a GW will solve many headaches. Especially if it allows a decent BB and enough players in GW30.

Edit: Jaysus - found the spreadsheet, completely missed Cartman's comment! Thanks a mill, legend!

GW30 is such a pain. The teams playing are so poor or unattractive, that it feels like a waste of a free hit, yet if you build your team around them from your WC, you don't wanna be stuck with those players!

Just saw this predicted fixtures table below and am regretting using the bench boost chip this week already. 36 is a massive DGW with every team doubling, could have had 8 fixtures on the bench boost there rather than the 5 Ive got this week, oh well

Of note below is that both Chelsea and Leicester are predicted to have a double double across 36 and 37. Burnley have another double double across 32 and 33 but after many got burnt by their last double double very few will go all in on them. Having 3 Chelsea and at least 2 Leicester across 36 and 37 would seem like a good strategy, especially if Chelsea still need to wrap up top 4

GW 36 also looks great for a free hit. Handpicking 9 players from City, Liverpool and Chelsea will probably have to be done. I'll also be free hitting in gw33 but that looks trickier, the fixtures aren't as appealing.

Ive just got Rudiger but James looks essential now for their easier run of fixtures. I keep missing out on his mega hauls, think thats the third one now where I havent owned him

Having a quick look at the next DGW / BGWs down the line, with one eye on when to play the TC also.

I missed out on the big Salah haul the last time around, and I'm not sure he will replicate it again. There is a possibility, but I'm not sure it happens, especially with both games being away feom home.

But that also leads me down the path of, is Salah a good player to own for the weeks GW29-GW34?

Assuming Liverpool beat Huddersfield or Forest in the cup, his fixtures currently look like this;

29: Brighton (a) & Arsenal (a)

30:

31: Watford (h)

32: Man City (a)

33:

34: Everton (h)

That Watford game in 31 is also an early kick off just 4 days after 2 WCQ matches for Egypt against Senegal in an international break. Potentially 1 start in 4 GWs, and that is Man City away.

I wonder is a switch to Kane a better option for those weeks, as he plays;

29: Man Utd (a) & Brighton (a)

30: West Ham (h)

31: Newcastle (h)

32: Aston Villa (a)

33: Brighton (h)

34: Brentford (a)

2 extra fixtures in the same time frame for a start (assuming FA Cup goes as expected.