Supercoach EPL | Blank Gameweek 31 Blueprint


<p>Arsenal just had a double gameweek, and most of you are loaded up on their assets. </p>



<p>City managers are in a similar boat. </p>



<p>GW31 is coming, and Arsenal, City, Palace, and Wolves all blank. </p>



<p>You don&#8217;t have to trade now &#8211; but if you&#8217;re moving players anyway, there&#8217;s an incredible run of fixtures coming up worth targeting. </p>



<p>Use those trades wisely rather than making sideways moves you&#8217;ll regret.</p>



<p>Not all your Arsenal and City assets are equal. </p>



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<p>Haaland, Rice, Gabriel, and Semenyo are season-long holds &#8211; don&#8217;t touch them. </p>



<p>But Foden, Saka, and Saliba are the ones to move first. </p>



<p>High ownership, blanking in GW31, and better options available. </p>



<p>I ditched Saka last week. Foden is gone this week. </p>



<p>If you&#8217;re still holding Saliba, that&#8217;s your next trade.</p>



<p>Here&#8217;s where to put that money.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Fixture Map</strong></h3>



<p>I haven&#8217;t listed every team here &#8211; just the ones worth targeting. </p>



<p>Either they have an outstanding run between now and GW31, a standout GW31 fixture, or both. </p>



<p>Use this to start planning your trades and budgeting for who you want in that blank week.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Team</td><td>GW28</td><td>GW29</td><td>GW30</td><td>GW31</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td><strong>WHU</strong></td><td>WOL</td><td>TOT</td><td>BHA</td></tr><tr><td>Bournemouth</td><td><strong>SUN</strong></td><td>BRE</td><td>BUR</td><td>MUN</td></tr><tr><td>Brentford</td><td><strong>BUR</strong></td><td>BOU</td><td>WOL</td><td>LEE</td></tr><tr><td>Fulham</td><td><strong>TOT</strong></td><td>WHU</td><td>NFO</td><td>BUR</td></tr><tr><td>Man Utd</td><td>CRY</td><td>NEW</td><td>AVL</td><td><strong>BOU</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa</td><td>WOL</td><td>CHE</td><td>MUN</td><td><strong>WHU</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle</td><td>EVE</td><td>MUN</td><td>CHE</td><td><strong>SUN</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>The bold fixture is your optimal entry point. </p>



<p>Four teams you want now, three you can wait on.</p>



<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Bring In Now: The GW28 Targets</strong></h5>



<p>Liverpool have been building all season defensively, and the clean sheets are rolling in. </p>



<p><strong>Van Dijk </strong>(£10.45m) and <strong>Konaté</strong> (£10.32m) are both great shouts at the back. </p>



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<p><strong>Wirtz</strong> (£9.88m) is coming back from injury, but West Ham, Wolves, and Spurs over the next three should bring good attacking returns. </p>



<p><strong>Ekitike</strong> (£8.31m) can&#8217;t header the ball to save his life, but he&#8217;ll cause damage in those fixtures. </p>



<p><strong>Szoboszlai</strong> (£10.91m) is one of my favourite mids &#8211; feels incredible when he rifles in a worldie free kick.</p>



<p><strong>Hill</strong> (£12.29m) and <strong>Senesi </strong>(£7.95m) are set to feast with this Bournemouth fixture run. </p>



<p>Hill is averaging 14.4 over the last five, and I wish I&#8217;d backed my own analysis earlier. </p>



<p><strong>Tavernier</strong> (£8.23m) was looking great before his injury &#8211; wait until he&#8217;s back to 90 minutes. </p>



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<p><strong>Rayan </strong>(£5.97m) could be Semenyo 2.0. He passes the eye test and could do real damage against Sunderland or Burnley.</p>



<p>Brentford has my favourite fixture run on this entire list. </p>



<p>Yes, they lost 2-0 to Brighton; inconsistency is part of the deal. </p>



<p>But <strong>Thiago </strong>(£8.72m) is a beast and on penalties. </p>



<p>His goals have been down recently, but his xG is still screaming value. </p>



<p>I brought him in last week, and I&#8217;m backing him. </p>



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<p><strong>Schade </strong>(£6.54m) should be back starting and is great value. </p>



<p><strong>Dango</strong> (£10.33m) is top dollar but could score a brace in any of these fixtures.</p>



<p><strong>Wilson</strong> (£8.46m) is the only Fulham target you need. </p>



<p>He was £14.4m earlier this season when he went on a run &#8211; I&#8217;m backing him to do it again. </p>



<p>Legit captain option in GW31 against Burnley at home. </p>



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<h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Hold Fire: The GW31 Targets</strong></h5>



<p>You should already have<strong> Bruno Fernandes</strong> (£14.16m). </p>



<p>If you don&#8217;t, that&#8217;s your priority. </p>



<p>For your second United slot, I&#8217;d hold off on <strong>Mbeumo</strong> (£10.49m) for now &#8211; Liverpool and Brentford forwards are the better immediate play. </p>



<p>Come back to Mbeumo closer to GW31.</p>



<p>Villa &#8211; I&#8217;m not fully convinced on anyone yet, but <strong>Rogers</strong> (£7.51m),<strong> Cash </strong>(£8.46m), and <strong>Watkins </strong>(£6.72m) are all options. </p>



<p>Watch who&#8217;s in form over the next few weeks before committing &#8211; that WHU fixture in GW31 is too good to ignore completely.</p>



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<p><strong>Thiaw</strong> (£7.89m) is my Newcastle pick. </p>



<p>I&#8217;ve been a fan for a while, and Newcastle at home to Sunderland in GW31 is a clean sheet waiting to happen. </p>



<p>Wait, watch, then pull the trigger.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>My Plan</strong></h3>



<p>Foden is gone this week, Wilson comes in as I don’t have the cash for Dango. </p>



<p>Hoping to get a price rise on Wilson before the masses get him in 31. </p>



<p>Haaland, Rice, and Gabriel are staying all season &#8211; not up for discussion.</p>



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<p>Raya and Timber both have great fixtures in GW29 and GW30 before the blank, so I&#8217;m holding them until GW31 to move out. </p>



<p>They&#8217;ll earn their keep right up until the blank hits, then out they go &#8211; leaving me with a complete side for that week.</p>



<p>GW31 is only around the corner. </p>



<p>Count how many blankers you&#8217;re currently holding, work out how many trades you have left, and map out which of the above you&#8217;re targeting and when. </p>



<p>The fixture map above is your guide &#8211; use it.</p>


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