Fantasy Premier League: Season set to enter most important stage

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Fantasy Premier League: Season set to enter most important stage

Are you well prepared for the end of the season?
Are you well prepared for the end of the season?Flashscore
What's the mood ahead of the most crucial part of the season? Until the Premier League champion is crowned, there will be no more distractions including international breaks. Now you have to plan your next actions meticulously.

Just as the last part of the season is the most important for Premier League teams, for Fantasy Premier League players it's the key moment of the competition. You need to think carefully about your moves, including the use of the Wildcard or other available chips. The aim for every player now should be to crank out the best possible results and break through to the top of the standings to finish the season as high as possible and boast about it to their beaten mates throughout the holidays.

Plans for the rest of the season

Few serious players (and I take you to be one) are only focusing on this weekend's matches. After the recent international break, a clearer picture is emerging for us in the league this season. We know who has injuries and who will be playing, as well as which teams have more league games on the schedule. On top of that, we have to take into account the use of chips and the players with Double Gameweeks that are the highlights of each end of the season.

Of course, it could be that you have used up all the chips and don't even have Wildcard available. If this is the case, there is no need to focus so much on complicated tactics and just make it to the end of the season with your line-up. But what if you have more options?

First of all, the 34th round, which takes place during the FA Cup semi-finals, has to be taken into consideration. Because of this, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City's cup matches in the league, which will be contested at Wembley, have been postponed. However, that doesn't mean these teams don't play any games in the 34th round, as they will be catching up with other fixtures in midweek. And all this means that seven teams will then have a Double Gameweek - Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Wolves, Everton and Sheffield United.

So it's worth keeping an eye out for players from these teams, as they will be a highly sought-after commodity in just three weeks' time. Another big Double Gameweek will await us in round 37, although Tottenham and Chelsea could play two games each in either the 35th or 36th round. As you can see - it's all happening.

What's best to plan for?

If you don't have any extra options available, just try to build a team that has as many players as possible from the teams mentioned above in the 34th round.

If you have a Free Hit available, you might not prepare specifically for this round and focus more on the 37th round with your squad. In the 34th round, you could use the Free Hit and transfer in whoever you want.

However, if there is still a Wildcard in play, it is also worth considering and choosing the line-up that will pay off most in the final phase of the season.

Who to captain?

For a moment, though, let's pause for this round, where there are, of course, points to be won too. But let's not expect too many of them from the Manchester City and Arsenal players. Both teams are playing against each other this round, and that means both have one of their toughest games of the season this weekend. So let's focus on the other candidates for the armband.

First up is Mohamed Salah (£13.1m). The Egyptian did not take part in any matches during the international break, yet he had already healed his injury before the pause. Liverpool will be looking to get back on the winning track in the league with a match against Brighton, while taking advantage of a points loss by one of their rivals in a direct duel. A very safe choice.

The selection of Heung-Min Son (£10.1m) as captain is also a logical move. Tottenham will take on Luton at home, and the Korean should come out for this match in the number nine position, with Richarlison an injury doubt. That gives a much better chance of points for Son, who will face one of the worst defences in the league.

Another idea is Cole Palmer (£5.8m), whose Chelsea side will play against Burnley. The Blues are arguably less guaranteed to earn a win this weekend compared to Liverpool and Tottenham, which is why his candidacy has only landed him in third place, but he has as good a chance of scoring as the above players.

Who would have thought that Erling Haaland (£14.3m) would be fit and ready to play and his name would not be mentioned in the context of the captain's selection?

Who to buy?

Luis Diaz (£7.5m) - obviously the priority among Liverpool's players at the moment is Salah but still, I've picked a slightly cheaper option for you from Liverpool's midfield line. Diaz, however, has no quarrel with the Egyptian's possession - you can have them both. The Colombian has only just broken a run of five straight games in which he has brought points, and Jurgen Klopp's team have a very pleasant schedule over the next four rounds, culminating in a Double Gameweek in week 34.

Dominic Solanke (£7.2m) - The Bournemouth striker was only just the hero of the last Double Gameweek, in which he disappointed many of the players who voted him Triple Captain as he failed to capitalise on a penalty in the match against Sheffield United. However, this should not make us get rid of him from our line-ups. It is quite the opposite! If anyone doesn't have him in their team, he is worth acquiring. The Cherries are one of the teams with the best schedule in the coming rounds, and then, like Liverpool, they play two games in the 34th round.

Rodrigo Muniz (£4.6m) - the Fulham striker will obviously never be the leader of our squad and its most important element, but he is worth paying attention to and taking into the squad if at least someone decides to use the Wildcard. The Brazilian has actually been a revelation this season, and in his last game he scored a double against a very strong Tottenham side. He enters the Premier League return with momentum, and Fulham are playing some relatively easy games at the end of the season. It is worth arming yourself with Muniz, who is owned by less than six per cent of players.

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Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) - The Premier League fixture schedule for the coming weeks was announced during the international break and, as a result, Liverpool will play two games in the 34th round. In addition, The Reds will have played as many as three home games against lower-ranked opponents - Brighton, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace - by then. Certainly, there will already be a place for Salah in Jurgen Klopp's squad, and that makes him the favourite for the captain's armband this term. In addition, he is not currently held by as many players, so his points could make a surprising difference.

Djordje Petrovic (£4.5m) - I am directing this goalkeeper selection mainly at players who use the Wildcard. Chelsea will play 11 more games until the end of the league season, which is the most of any team. In addition, The Blues will have as many as two Double Gameweeks in the last four. The Londoners enter the final part of the season with a home game against Burnley, and that makes Chelsea's players an option for us right now. Although the Blues' defence is not the most solid, Petrovic scores regularly for his saves, and with another injury to Robert Sanchez, he is a certainty to play between the posts.

Alexander Isak (£7.5m) - rather unsurprisingly, the Swede recorded two full games of 90 minutes each during the international break, which probably didn't quite satisfy Eddie Howe. Indeed, Isak, with Callum Wilson (£7.8m) injured, is the only out-and-out striker for the Magpies, and he recovered from his last injury less than a month ago. Newcastle have one of the easiest schedules for the rest of the season, and they will still have a game against Manchester United to make it a Double Gameweek for the Magpies. Isak is therefore a solid option for the rest of the season.

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