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Gameweek 31 of the will see the English Premier League host only 5 matches across the weekend due to the FA Cup fixtures taking place simultaneously. This would pose FPL players a problem on getting out a full playing XI, let alone strategising on the best players. But the managers who happen to have the free hit still left to play can utilize it to get a few potential high scoring players in just for this game week.
As the average points score is expected to remain pretty low this weekend, even decent scoring teams have the chance to leapfrog the leaderboards. However, there still remains the option to save the free hit for the time when the teams with the fixtures off have a chance of a double game week.
Whatever may be your choice, if you do decide to use the free hit this week, consider adding these players to your squad for points.
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Sadio Mane: Liverpool
The man is currently in scintillating form and places himself as one of the many decent options to choose from the Merseyside club.
After scoring consecutive braces in the league as well as Europe this week, Mane might just be the must-have pick for this game week; topping even Mohamed Salah.
In the EPL, Mane has bagged 8 goals in his last 8 games. That run is more than likely to continue in the next game against Fulham, who currently have the worst defence in the league this season.
Liverpool are also bidding to get back on the top of the table with this game. Hence, there is little likeliness of the team being rotated after a gruelling midweek game.
Apart from this, consider having a defender from Liverpool in your side this week. Anyone from Virgil Van Dijk to Robertson should work as there is a decent possibility of a clean sheet.
Eden Hazard - Chelsea
Chelsea is the only other top 6 club in action this game week. They offer a trickier proposition compared to Liverpool when the player choices are concerned. Eden Hazard simply looks to be the only clear cut choice for points.
The Belgian has been start-stop in providing points but has still managed 13 goals and 11 assists this season. He has returned a goal and an assist in the last two games and might just build upon that playing against Everton this Sunday.
The team is pretty much through to the next knockout round in the Europa League after their first-leg win. As a result, Hazard is likely not to feature too much on Thursday night and should be fresh enough going into the Premier League fixture.
Everton, on the other hand, are struggling at the moment, both in front of the goal and at the back. Barring a shock result, Chelsea should not have too many problems in the game.
Jamie Vardy - Leicester City
After a fairly average season, Jamie Vardy seems to have to found his goalscoring form in the last few games. Scoring 5 goals in 5, he looks to be a great choice not just for the next game but the upcoming few Leicester City's fixtures.
Going away against Burnley on Saturday, whose in-form striker Ashley Barnes is also in the spotlight for a Fantasy Premier League place. Vardy, however, is the one more likely to leave with a higher number of points. This especially after his 16 points haul in the last game week.
Ricardo Pereira is another player from Leicester who has a knack of giving points in odd games. A clean sheet away from home might be too much to ask for the Foxes though, and I would suggest sticking with attacking players rather than defensive ones in this fixture.
Callum Wilson - Bournemouth
Another striker worth looking out for in the coming game week - Callum Wilson made his comeback in the game against Huddersfield, scoring and assisting once.
At home against Newcastle, he would be expected to make a repeat of this performance and add to his already impressive season, where he has scored 11 goals and provided 9.
With both teams looking to take one last step away from the relegation fight, this match would be a tough one to predict. Being the home team, one might just give the preference to Bournemouth. But if you fancy the other team, consider going for Salomon Rondon, who has given a decent return of points since breaking into the Newcastle team.
The teams might also decide to play cagey and go only for the point. It might serve managers well to look for one defender from either side.
Declan Rice - West Ham
It was really tough to pick a West Ham player capable of giving back points in the final fixture of Gameweek 31. At the end, we decided to go with a defender who looks to have clean sheet security.
West Ham even though not boasting of the best defence in the league go up against Huddersfield town who have found goals hard to come by this season. Rice is one of the many defensive options to choose in this game, but his ability to come up with a rare goal is why we pick him over the rest.
As far as attacking options go, it is highly unpredictable to pin down one player capable of getting the points this week against the bottom side in the league. It could be Chicharito with only 5 goals this season. Arnautovic, who hasn't scored in the last 9 games, or maybe, Felipe Anderson, whose quality in midfield is well renowned, but hasn't really given a decent attacking return for a long time.
Take your pick!
