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@fplrhinos Is Perri seen as the future GK? I wonder whether Perri could start over Darlow in GW38 if Leeds are safe by that point.

On Darlow, yes he'll likely start both in dgw33 but there's a word of warning; Perri has been superb in the cup (if we ignore that absolute howler the the lino saved him from🤣). If Darlow has a shocker at Old Trafford there's always the chance Perri returns v Wolves😬.

@FplTomcor Yea, my logic is an extra 3/4 games on BB33 should equal about 15xPts A WC32 team is maybe 3-4xPts worse than others The FH's kind of cancel each other out So will WC35 make up the other 11-12xPts? I can't see it, but I could be wrong. I haven't thought any deeper than that

@FPLBenchwarmers Agreed. Thing is that the team in gw32 does look bad,I do think in 35-38 the difference is smaller though

Think my current WC32 draft is looking something like this. Probably fairly template BHA mids are a fun question. Which one is best? Also, GWs 36 & 37 are on my mind. Feel like I'll want a LOT of FTs for that period & will need a cash cow, so will likely limit FTs until then

@MFDOOM718 Hinshelwood's a bit of an unproven punt that I'm not 100% on yet, but he's started the last 7 in all comps & put up impressive xGI & he's cheap at £5.1m which I think could be important come GWs 35-38. But he's risky Gross is safe & fine & probably the wiser pick

@FPLBenchwarmers Is Hinshelwood a much better pick than Groß or it’s close?

@FplTomcor Not really. I mean, I barely caught any price rises, so it probably wasn't worth it, but I've just been so tunnel vision on WC32 BB33 that I knew I was always gonna press the button. Any other path has to keep up with the extra 3/4 fixtures from BB33

@FPLBenchwarmers Only this gw left before it resets tbh But yeah not worth it Do u have any regrets about catching the price rises btw? I’m still torn bwteeen WC32 or FH33,J do love a bb with some dgw players but only 3fts for me so 35-38 may be a problem

@AcNutendo I do. I heard on a pod somewhere that Chelsea fans were bullish he'd come back in. But I haven't researched it deeply. His xGI has been decent all season, so I think he may have just been unlucky recently. I feel good about him currently, but could change my mind

@FPLBenchwarmers Thoughts on Enzo? Reckon he comes straight back into the team?

@FplTomcor Oh he's on 9YCs! Yea probably not worth it then

@FPLBenchwarmers The 9YC puts me off him,I think he might be the best if it weren’t for it

@the___dream01 Nice! Very similar. What's your plan with Gabriel in 33?

@FPLPapa Yea definite. Maybe even more than Palace MUN v NFO and NEW vs WHU could be juicy too

@FPLBenchwarmers You’ll also want Arsenal players back as well as palace

@FplTomcor Yea I've seen a few go for Bijol. I need to look into him. Think his mins looked dodgy, but perhaps if Rodon's out he's ok. His DC looked good Yea I like Welbz, but I think I was really curious of the BHA mids; Hinshelwood, Gross, Mitoma. I've even seen a few go for Gomez!

@FPLBenchwarmers If Rodon is out for a few weeks then Bijol may be worth it I’m also really tempted by Welbz(especially if the BHA-CHE game will go to the Thursday for some reason)but it’s hard to give up on DCL/JP too

@FPL_Harry I might still get him. May well have benched him for 32 anyway.

Oh. Wow. Enzo to be left out for 2 games by Chelsea for his comments. What an absolute embarrassment we are becoming as a club. ❌ 🚨 Think it means he misses fa cup and then GW32... 🚨

@FreddoAkh @OfficialFPL Yea I'd probably WC33, if your teams looks ok in 32

@FPLBenchwarmers @OfficialFPL I don’t have a BB so may delay WC33

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@talha_nadeem_90 Yea good point. That makes sense

@FPLBenchwarmers I don’t think the PL will let WHU-EVE to be restricted to Wed 13th May (with earlier midweeks available in 33-35), with potential of West Ham playing the final on Sat 16th May, while their opponents may have a free midweek

Question for any fixtureheads out there Everton are set to play 7 x Mon nights, but Package E says max 5 What's the deal here? Are the "six additional matches" exempt from the max/min rules? Or are there package swaps involved, where package B-D games get moved to Mon Night?

@talha_nadeem_90 Interesting! WHU v ARS on the Sunday too. Do you think Sky might want to move WHU v EVE to 36 if it becomes a blank, as it could be higher stakes later in the season? Or would that decision be out of their hands?

@FPLBenchwarmers Spurs v Leeds confirmed for Monday night in GW36!

@sertalpbilal @SolioAnalytics That's superb work! Thanks. I've always liked the idea of half time CS pts. Last min CS wipeouts are so gutting! 😩

What if FPL changed its scoring? @SolioAnalytics team built a tool for it. Change the pointing and see what 25/26 data gives: who gains, who loses, and by how much. -Half-time CS -DEFCON tiers -Pen Goals First interactive tool we've built, have a look! interactive.solioanalytics.com/2026-03-30-sco…

@talha_nadeem_90 Ah ok thanks. I'm trying to figure out if we can know any fixture movements for sure based on these max/min quota's ie; TOT haven't played on a Mon/Fri all season. Does that mean they're due MNF/FNF GW36? But I guess they're prob 1 of the UCL teams that swapped the other way

@FPLBenchwarmers The latter is correct. Champions League club picked from this package, but then swapped to Sat/Sun given the need. Sky effectively ‘game’ the packages (even did under the previous deal)

@henrywinter Does anyone know the technicalities of the contract here? "maximum five", but Everton set to play 7 x MNF Are the "six additional matches" exempt from the max/min rules?

Another fixture change … “placing an unacceptable strain on supporters, forcing fans to absorb significant additional travel costs, rearrange work and family commitments…” #EFC fans want more “consideration” from PL and TV.

@MidnightMuleFPL Haha, "look mum, I'm on TV! 🤩"

@FPLBenchwarmers , my Saturday evening TV viewing ... 😎