GW24 Preview: DGW Confirmed 🚨 Read This Before You Wildcard

📅 Gameweek 24 Deadline:
Saturday, 31 January — 13:30 GMT
Set the alarm. Twice. ⏱️😬

🔁 Double Gameweek Watch 👀
Depending on the EFL Cup SF result between Arsenal vs Chelsea, here’s what could drop in GW26:

🏆 UCL Update
Straight into the Round of 16 ✅

⏳ Newcastle finished 12th and now have to survive the playoffs. Extra games = extra rotation risk. You know the drill. 🌀

🚑 Injury Ward (AKA FPL Trauma Center)

👉 Stick around. Next up: Transfers, Captaincy calls, and why your “obvious move” might not be so obvious after all 😏🔥

Before you smash that Confirm Transfers button, let’s calmly (lol) talk through who to KEEP, BUY, and SELL this week. Deep breath. 😮‍💨👇

🔴 Ekitike
Yes, he was benched vs Bournemouth. Yes, it hurt. Yes, Slot said he’s managing his minutes because he’s the only No.9 left. Translation: rotation risk, but not radioactive. ☢️
➡️ GW24 verdict: You can keep him… but selling is completely logical too.
🔁 Replacements: Mané, Evanilson, Thiago

🟢 João Pedro
Fixtures? Lovely. Form? Tasty. Minutes? 🎲🎲
If his starts were guaranteed, he’d be locked into half the teams in the game. Buy if you’re brave. Bench cover strongly advised.

🍒 Bournemouth Forwards
Sneaky-good fixture run loading…
Evanilson ✅ – Should keep starting. Strong buy.
Kroupi Jr. 💰 – Amazing value, shaky minutes. And if Bournemouth sign attackers? Yeah… good luck predicting that.

🤖 Haaland (Relax. Breathe.)
Yes, his price dropped.
Yes, 171K managers rage-sold him.
No, you should not join them. ❌
One benching does not make him a rotation risk. Keep. Move on. Captaincy discussions later… 👀

🔵 Other City Assets
If your name isn’t Haaland or Semenyo, Pep is playing roulette with your minutes. 🎰Foden / Cherki / O’Reilly = adrenaline picks
➡️ Keep if you enjoy chaos. Sell if you enjoy sleep.

🧠 Bruno Fernandes
Honestly? A cheat code right now.
✅ No cups
✅ No GW31 blank
✅ Attacking returns + Defcons
✅ Lovely fixtures
There is nothing not to like. Buy and don’t overthink it.

🔥 Mbeumo
Fresh from AFCON and immediately chose violence.
2 goals, 19 points vs City (H) & Arsenal (A).
Early subs are annoying… but he’s playing as a No.9 and Dorgu’s injury helps his minutes.
➡️ Strong buy. Very strong.

🔵 Enzo
I don’t love the schedule. Napoli (90 mins) ➡️ WHU (H) in under 72 hours screams rotation risk.
That said… I own him. I’m starting him. We ride. 🚴‍♂️

➡️ Arsenal vs Chelsea:
If you're already triple Arsenal, now’s a clever time to Free Hit.
BUT keeping one Arsenal defender might not be a bad idea— most managers won’t ditch Timber even for a bad fixture.
And Arsenal’s defense is still the best in the league. By miles. 🧱

🔵 Palmer – clarity section
Hasn’t started Chelsea’s last 3 matches. Only 45 mins vs Napoli.
➡️ Likely starts vs WHU (H).
➡️ Beyond that? Murky.
Verdict: Decent one-week punt. Reassess in GW25.

🚑 Dorgu
He laughed at us.
23 points vs City (H) and Arsenal (A)… while sitting on our benches.
And now? Out for 10 weeks with a hamstring injury. FPL heritage. 🫡
🔁 Replacements: Mukiele, Alderete, Richards, Hill, Andersen, Van Hecke

😏 Stick around…
Up next: Captaincy calls, chip traps to avoid, spicy differentials, and the team reveal that might make you question everything. Let’s go. 🔥⚽

There’s no “wrong” answer here… just different levels of bravery.

Before we panic, let’s look at the numbers 👇

Right now? He’s on fire.
Form, confidence, output — all ticking boxes ✅

Fulham, away from home also deserve a mention here:

Translation? Chances. Lots of them. 🎁

And here’s the underrated edge 👉 fresh legs 🦵
While Haaland fought through 90 minutes in a must-win UCL clash,
Bruno enjoyed a calm, peaceful midweek. Tea. Feet up. Vibes. 😌

Yes, that Haaland.
Still explosive. Still capable of ruining your rank in 20 minutes. 💥

Is he a bad captaincy option? Absolutely not.
Is he riskier this week compared to Bruno? …also yes.

For GW24, the armband goes to… 🥁

👉 Bruno Fernandes 🧠🔥

Haaland remains a perfectly fine safety pick,
but if you’re asking “who gives me the edge?” - it’s Bruno.

Now excuse me while I change my captain three more times before deadline 😭👉

Alright, this is the section where FPL managers either gain rank… or accidentally delete their season. Let’s keep you in the first group. 😌👇

🚨 DGW26 IS LOCKED IN
We are getting a Double Gameweek in GW26. No drama there.

Who doubles?
👉 ARS & WOL or CHE & EVE

🎯 Thinking about Triple Captain in GW26?
Then watch Arsenal & Chelsea assets closely over the next 2 GWs. Minutes, roles, vibes - all of it matters.
Good news 👉 Before GW25, we’ll know exactly who doubles in GW26.
(Yes, I’ll spell it out for you in the next newsletter 😏)

🃏 The GW24 Wildcard Temptation
GW24 is one of those weeks where the Wildcard button starts whispering your name at 2 a.m.
“Just press me… fix everything…” 😈
Should you play it?
➡️ Depends on how cooked your team really is. Following guidelines should give you more clarity 👇

🧪 IF you are Wildcarding… here’s a draft 👇

Kelleher + Sá = chef’s kiss rotation 🍽️

Gabriel + Timber + Chalobah

Mukiele – elite value.
Andersen – lovely run from GW27 + BUR (H) in BGW31

Double Man United – no cups, great run, pure freedom.
Enzo – penalties when Palmer’s off, cheap, fixtures 🔥
Wilson – strong GW27–31 stretch + BUR (H) in GW31
Rice – consistency merchant. Set pieces. Defcons. Sleep easy.

Thiago – elite run GW27–35 + LEE (A) in BGW31
Mané – more minutes than Kroupi + likely DGW26

Don’t just go with the flow. Play Wildcard only if you absolutely need it.

Let’s not sugarcoat it - GW23 was a horror movie. 🎥💀
Captain? Benched.
Vice-captain? Also benched.
Foden? Benched (obviously).

Premiums like Gabriel, Timber, Saka decided to role-play as traffic cones. 🚧
Thankfully, Wilson & Enzo showed up just enough to stop things from getting legally tragic.

33 points.
A chunky red arrow. 🔻
Rank slid from 24.6K → 38.5K. Pain.

🧠 The GW24 Mindset: Don’t Panic. Don’t Tilt. Don’t Wildcard.

The biggest challenge this week wasn’t picking players — it was not overreacting.

The team still looks… fine. Boringly fine.
So no Wildcard.
And here’s the real shocker 👀 - I’m not even using both free transfers.

Just one move:
➡️ Foden ➝ Bruno Fernandes
Form. Fixtures. Captaincy upside. Done. ✅

I did consider:

Do I still think about them?
Yes. Constantly. At inappropriate times. 😭

But I’m choosing patience over chaos.
Those free transfers might be gold very soon — and I don’t want to be caught short.

The armband is currently on Bruno 🔴
Will I overthink this again before deadline?
Absolutely. That’s tradition.