FPL Gameweek 31 Tips: Last Minute

The midweek fixtures are upon us so here’s the FPL Gameweek 31 tips.

If you are in need of some last minute FPL Gameweek 31 tips, the community have you covered with their content.

Schedule

Ben Crellin has done a fantastic job of collating all the rest times between fixtures now that more television schedules have been confirmed. This midweek it’s a quick turnaround for Burnley, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester City.

Here are the fixtures and rest times for every Premier League team between now and Gameweek 35:https://t.co/Nuf7mySwWV pic.twitter.com/C73Kwq4EmL

— Ben Crellin (@BenCrellin) June 18, 2020

Chips

Many managers are considering playing their Wildcard or Free Hit chips this week. Ted Talks FPL has crunched the numbers on which teams to target when, based on upcoming fixtures and the quality of the opposition.

With Wildcard & Free Hit thoughts, when's the best time to play it?

Maybe the first thing to consider is *when* to target certain teams.

This chart looks at teams playing against defensively weak opposition.

I detail my thoughts in the next tweet's short video. pic.twitter.com/9vNjoF1dU9

— Ted (@TedTalksFPL) June 18, 2020

Captain

The captaincy debate is wide open for the FPL Gameweek 31 tips. However, given Norwich’s poor performance last week, FPL General recommends given the armband to an Everton player who faces them this week.

*checks who Norwich play next

*moves (c) to DCL

— FPL General (@FPLGeneral) June 19, 2020

Odds

FPL Salah brings the bookies odds for Gameweek 31, complete with anytime scorer and clean sheet percentages. It’s Liverpool who are top of the tree, but it will be a concern for many that Mo Salah played no part in the Merseyside derby.

#GW31+ anytime scorer odds %

Salah: 55%
Aguero: 50%
Kane: 50%
Mane: 50%
Vardy: 49%
Rashford: 46%
Ings: 45%
Auba: 44%
Jimenez: 44%
Jesus: 43%
DCL: 43%
Martial: 41%
Son: 40%
Richy: 38%
Deeney: 36%
Alli: 35%
Firmino: 35%
Pukki: 34%
Sterling: 33%
Jota: 33%#FPL

— Abdul Rehman (@FPL_Salah) June 22, 2020

#GW31+ clean sheet %

LIV: 56%
MUN: 45%
WOL: 42%
LEI: 39%
TOT: 34%
EVE: 32%
MCY: 31%
NEW: 31%
WAT: 31%
BUR: 30%
AVL: 28%
ARS: 28%
SOT: 24%
NOR: 21%
BOU: 21%
SHU: 20%
BRI: 19%
CHE: 18%
WHU: 17%
CPL: 10%#FPL

— Abdul Rehman (@FPL_Salah) June 20, 2020

Targets

For those in the wildcard camp, FPL Prince looks at the key players to target in his latest Twitter thread. There’s seven players to consider across the positions and they should all certainly be under consideration.

Thread: Who to target if you’re wildcarding? #FPL

— FPL Prince ? (@TheFPLPrince) June 20, 2020

Wildcard

One manager with the wildcard activated is FPL Tips. His latest team selection video is now live on the YouTube channel, with a few intriguing picks in there. Jamie Vardy could be an interesting player to own for the season run-in.

? NEW #FPL VIDEO ?

The wildcard is ACTIVE and here's an early look at how the team is shaping up ahead of Tuesday's GW31+ deadline ?

➡️ https://t.co/PFYELNe610 pic.twitter.com/AKSiZTdRSZ

— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) June 20, 2020

Free Hit

Elsewhere, FPL Connect is one of several managers opting for the Free Hit route this week. It’s an interesting strategy, with the number of weeks in which to use our remaining chips dwindling.

FREE HIT TEAM REVEAL

Following on from my 'BB Team Reveal' article where I set out my strategy, I reveal my Free Hit team for Gameweek 31+ including justification and analysis ✅

Check out my team, thoughts and analysis here ?? #FPL https://t.co/ZvpH32sRpO

— #FPL Connect (@FPL_Connect) June 21, 2020

Forwards

Aubameyang has seen plenty of sales ahead of the Gameweek 31 deadline, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Diogo Jota being some of the popular names to replace him at a budget price. FPL Alex compares the two.

Jota?? vs Calvert-Lewin??????? ❗️Detailed comparison❗️
Here is my first attempt st a thread of this kind, wont be the best but hopefully will be a benchmark for me to improve. Ok here we go! #fpl #FPLCommunity

— Alex (@fpl__Alex) June 19, 2020

Rotation

For those toying with players to include on wildcard, FPL Tipz has stumbled upon a cheap defensive rotation which could prove fruitful for the season run-in. We need strength and depth in our squads for this period.

Defensive rotation…

KiKo (WAT ?⚫️4.2)
Taylor (BUR ??4.3)

GW31 – WAT/BUR

GW32 – CRY

GW33 – SHU

GW34 – NOR/WHU

GW35 – NEW

GW36 – WHU

GW37 – NOR

GW38 – BRI

I plan on play 352 and having these two rotating 1st bench position with that run of fixtures.#FPL

— FPLTIPZ (Harry) (@FPLTIPZ) June 20, 2020

Picks

If you are struggling to decide which player or players to transfer in for Gameweek 31, FPL Swede has it all covered in this recommendations thread. He’s got an excellent track record from this already.

My recommendations ahead of GW31+ (Thread) ?

Following the successful thread about recommendations for GW30+ where all 3 players returned points (Stevens, Mahrez and Jimenez) while the player to avoid (Ozil) got 0 pts, here are the recommendations for GW31+⤵️ pic.twitter.com/YLIKmj2ual

— FPL Swede (@FPL_Swe) June 22, 2020

Keepers

If you are shopping for goalkeepers on wildcard or have the injured Bernd Leno, Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy has a couple of names to consider. The good news is that we now have a cheap option worth considering.

Think one of these 2 will be my Leno replacement

?£4.2m – Martínez
?Extremely cheap
?Not the worst fixtures
?Concerns over clean sheets (does it matter for price!)

?£4.9m – Pope
?Good fixtures
?Good potential for CS
?Consistent returns

Anyone considering different?

— Andy (@LetsTalk_FPL) June 21, 2020

Differentials

Looking at the wider game, it’s a good point in the season to gain on your rivals by selecting some differentials. FPL Cheetah puts forward a number of midfielders who could give you an edge.

?#FPL Differential Thread?

Want to gain points on your rivals? Increase your ranking? Sway away from the ‘template team’?

Here are some of my thoughts on potential differential Midfielders with ownership under 10% for you to consider. #FPLCommmunity

Retweets welcome ?? pic.twitter.com/HiWm3n6xOA

— #FPL Cheetah (@FPLCheetah) June 22, 2020

Review

Bakar is back with his informative Twitter thread reviewing all the key statistics from Gameweek 30 and how they should impact our teams for Gameweek 31. Top of the list, it’s what to do with Aubameyang.

The Review GW 30+: A thread

Hi everyone! The Premier League games are coming thick and fast and with a quick turnaround between GW30+ and GW31+, I present to you this week’s “The Review”: #FPL

(Data taken from @FFScout and @FFH_HQ with permission)

— AbuBakar Siddiq (@BigManBakar) June 22, 2020

Preview

Finally, in the latest episode of the Always Cheating Podcast, Josh and Brandon discuss their takeaways from the opening game of the restart and consider the best players for the midweek games and beyond.

? Pod #226: #FPL is officially back! ? This week we discuss key fantasy takeaways from #GW30+ (who's good, who's bad, who's terrible) and look ahead to the best teams and player options for #GW31+ and beyond. Listen now! ⤵️ #PL Presented by @betonline_ag https://t.co/y4lWUpTaXA

— Always Cheating is here to Make Fantasy Fun Again (@hailcheaters) June 22, 2020

Get even more Fantasy Premier League Tips by visiting the Fantasy Football Community Homepage and check out our other FPL Gameweek 31 content:

-> FPL Gameweek 31 Team

-> Gameweek 31 Wildcard: XI players to consider

-> FPL GW31 Content Showcase