It's time for Gameweek 34 of the fantasy football season and Tom Carnduff details his transfers and captaincy advice.
Gameweek 33 saw some popular selections deliver points, with Ben Chilwell grabbing an assist alongside his clean sheet for Chelsea while Mason Mount and Kelechi Iheanacho rewarded Sky players with man of the match performances.
With Champions League action providing a few days between the two Gameweeks, Gameweek 34 gets underway on Friday night as Southampton take on Leicester and concludes with Burnley's clash with West Ham on Monday.
Whether you are ahead in the league or looking to close the gap, we have three transfer suggestions to consider based on team needs alongside captaincy choices.
Should I transfer in Diego Llorente?
- Position: Defender
- Sky cost: 6.6
- FPL cost: 4.4
Llorente is in 0.2% of FPL teams and an even lower 0.05% on Sky. There is huge potential for points gained here that many, many others won’t have and he has delivered during a tough run for Marcelo Bielsa’s men.
The last six appearances have brought a significant 29 points on FPL - a statistic made even more impressive by the fact that Leeds faced Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United during that run.
A clean sheet last time out combined with a goal against Liverpool led to 17 points on FPL, with 21 to Sky players for tackles and passes tiers hit in the Elland Road draw with Jurgen Klopp’s side.
FPL’s current form rating of 5.2 puts him level with midfielder Allan Saint-Maximin and higher than Mason Mount (4.5) and Diogo Jota (4.5) - the latter two midfielders have a selection rate higher than 17%.
Concerns about Leeds’ defence shouldn’t be as big as they were in the first-half of the season, Bielsa’s side sit joint-seventh for clean sheets this season, and there is the potential for more before the conclusion of the campaign.
Leeds finish their season with fixtures against Brighton (A), Spurs (H), Burnley (A), Southampton (A) and West Brom (H).
Should I transfer in Matheus Pereira?
- Position: Midfielder
- Sky cost: 7.7
- FPL cost: 5.5
There may be a feeling of missing out on Matheus Pereira given his recent form but that provides further appeal in bringing the West Brom man in.
Relegation for the Baggies is looking more and more likely but Pereira has been performing in big ways. His goal against Aston Villa made it four goals from his last four outings. That run also includes two assists in the shock 5-2 win over Chelsea.
Pereira's recent performances are also highlighted in the fact that his form score of 10.5 is the highest of any player on the FPL game currently.
It's not tempted many people into selecting him though and Pereira remains a differential asset at this stage. His FPL selection rate is 5.0% with a lower 2.57% on Sky.
This week sees West Brom take on rivals Wolves, a side who have really struggled in recent weeks. Their campaign has been one of disappointment and they conceded four in a home loss to Burnley last time out.
Pereira scored two when these sides last met - a 3-2 win for the Baggies - and will hold confidence that he can add to his tally again. Either side of clean sheets against struggling Fulham and Sheffield United, Wolves conceded a combined seven goals to Burnley and West Ham.
Captain material? Perhaps. West Brom are heading back to the Sky Bet Championship but performances have been better in recent weeks - they have scored ten goals in their last four contests.
Should I transfer in Chris Wood?
- Position: Forward
- Sky cost: 8.5
- FPL cost: 6.3
This week sees them welcome West Ham to Turf Moor, and while the Hammers find themselves in the top-four race, their defence has been prone to conceding goals. Only Leeds have conceded more among top-half teams this season - David Moyes' men have seen 11 scored past them in their last five.
Burnley are on a seven-game scoring run and Wood has played a big part of that. A point of interest is that, while he does have six goals across his last six, that spell has also brought three assists - that is the same amount as his last two seasons combined.
Matej Vydra has been the main one to benefit from this but he also grabbed the assist on Ashley Westwood's goal against Wolves. That has led to a form rating of 9.2 on FPL - only Pereira (10.5) has a higher figure.
Wood's 6.3 FPL cost is a bargain too. He's cheaper than Chelsea's Olivier Giroud (6.7), Wolves' Willian Jose (6.8) and Tottenham's Carlos Vinicius (6.9). Wood's 54 points gained across his last six games is higher than those three totals across the entire season.
After West Ham, Burnley finish the season with games against Fulham (A), Leeds (H), Liverpool (H) and Sheffield United (A) - we can expect a few more goals before the campaign reaches its conclusion.
Who should I captain in Gameweek 34?
On the agenda this week, the trio discuss how their previous Gameweek went, alongside the dilemma with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and potential Manchester City involvement now that they won't have to rotate as much before the conclusion of the season.
In the Transfer Tavern, the team look at the differential players to bring in at this stage of the campaign, those players that will bring points that many others won't have, alongside getting the average remaining transfers update so that you know where you are compared with others.
All that and more discussed.