The FA Cup quarter-final line-up is now set, allowing us to plan properly for the coming weeks of games and the rest of the season.
There will be only four Premier League matches on Round 29: Burnley vs. Brentford, Fulham vs. Tottenham, Luton vs. Nottingham Forest, and West Ham vs. Aston Villa.
If you still have wildcard chips and free hit chips, you have a few options.
- If you play a wildcard this week or Gameweek 28, you can navigate Gameweek 29 and save a double free hit chip into Gameweek 34 or 37.
- Use the free hit chips to get through Gameweek 29, then use the wildcard to set yourself up for the rest of the season.
- Earn some points in transfers over the next few gameweeks to get 8 or 9 starters in gameweek 29 and keep both chips for later use.
I'm still planning on a third approach and hitting minus-8 points on transfer will get me to the next lineup by game 29.
- Goalkeeper – Alphonse Arreola
- Defenders – Pedro Polo, Alfie Doughty
- Midfielders – Heung-min Son, Richarlison, Jarrod Bowen, Douglas Lewis
- Forwards – Ollie Watkins, Ivan Toney
We only have nine starting pitchers, but that should mean I own many of the players that other managers would acquire for free batting.
Of course, the risk with this strategy is that you won't have a backup if someone is out due to injury or team rotation.
It also means that they will not be able to fully attack the 28th match, which will be a double match between Bournemouth and Luton, as they are concentrating on transfers for the 29th match.
You will then use the wildcard for Game 30, but remember that some sold players may be more expensive to buy back with a wildcard, so you need to take that into account. please.
Anyway, let's put that aside for now and focus on what's in front of us in Gameweek 27.
captaincy
Last week, the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Olly Watkins worked well against Erling Haaland, who scored five goals against Luton Town in the FA Cup. This time I'm even braver.
He also scored a hat-trick at home to Manchester United last season, and coincidentally so did Foden, with both scoring in the 3-0 win at Old Trafford in October. .
If I don't hand the armband to Haaland or Foden, Saka, Son and Richarlison would be my top three options, and Mohamed Salah if I know he's fit to start at Nottingham Forest. will also be included in the discussion.
Applicable equipment
If you're building your squad for Matchday 29, Tottenham, West Ham and Aston Villa attackers are all worth considering.
We discussed Villa's choices here last week and whether they chose Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey or Watkins, they all earned points.
Lucas Paqueta's return gave West Ham a boost against Brentford, but Bowen and Mohamed Kudus look more likely to score.
And Son will be joining the podcast as Chris Sutton and Statman Dave both welcome him into the squad ahead of Tottenham's next four games against Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Fulham and Luton. He is a popular character from “Fantasy 606”.
If they haven't strengthened their squad for Round 29 and haven't used up Arsenal's roster spots, I think the Gunners' second midfielder is a great choice as he has the potential to make a difference.
differential
Kai Havertz has started five of Arsenal's last six Premier League games and has scored 23 goals, with two goals and two assists in the last two games.
The return of Gabriel Jesus will obviously be a battle for places, but Havertz, who has a possession rate of 1.8%, might be worth a punt.
Rodrygo Muniz also has just 1.8% possession and has been very impressive for Fulham with four goals in the last four games, but he is currently in line to be signed ahead of Haaland, Watkins and Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke. It's difficult, but I'm waiting for the latest information on Solanke. He missed the FA Cup match against Leicester due to a knee injury.
I also liked the way Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto scored in this weekend's away game against Burnley, and also played as a double in Round 28's home games against Sheffield United and Luton.
This week's gamble
As usual, he will be given the captaincy and will play against Haaland, something Chris Sutton will have to do after boldly deciding to play without the Norwegian in his team for the rest of the season. .
