Ultimate FPL GW34 Guide: Transfers, Best Captain and More (2024)

Double Gameweek 34 is one of the best remaining opportunities for FPL managers to rack up points.

Only a few gameweeks remain this season. As such, managers’ decisions on transfers and captaincy will be increasingly important in determining season-ending ranks.

The following teams will double this week, so managers should target their assets as they represent the best potential for points in GW34:

• Arsenal
• Bournemouth
• Crystal Palace
• Everton
• Liverpool
• Sheffield United
• Wolves

Unless you’re able to field close to a full starting XI from the above teams, any managers who still have their Free Hit should play it this week and use transfers to navigate the remaining gameweeks.

The best week to use the Bench Boost Chip is likely GW37 when more of the top teams double.

However, if not Free Hitting, GW34 could be a strong differential week to Bench Boost, especially if the likes of Palmer and Haaland are likely to be benched in favour of your doubling players.

GW34 Transfers

The following options are among the best choices for transfers in this week and optimal picks on Free Hit.

Dominic Solanke

Bournemouth’s talisman has been the most consistent forward among the options that double this week, scoring 17 times and assisting 3 so far this season.

He’s coming up against the defences of Wolves and Aston Villa in GW34, neither of which have been particularly solid recently.

Wolves have conceded twice in their past 2 games, while Aston Villa’s clean sheet against Arsenal followed 3 goals conceded against Brentford in the game prior.

Both these teams can be attacked and with a solid xGI of 0.61 per 90, Solanke is a great option this week to pick up some returns.

Outside of Liverpool assets, Solanke is top for expected points this week according to our gameweek points predictor. He should be a priority for managers this week.

Ben White

The Arsenal man is the top scoring defender in fantasy this season with 141 points.

It’s clean sheets where Arsenal’s defensive assets have offered consistent points, and they have an expected goals conceded per 90 of just 0.7 with White on the field.

Of their opponents, Chelsea especially have been in solid goal-scoring form of late with 12 goals across the past 3 league games.

Still, its Arsenal who are top of our clean sheet odds this week with a 67% likelihood, more than 10% higher than any other team.

With the short turn around between games, many double gameweek assets could be at risk of rotation.

White however has started every league game since Gameweek 14 for Arsenal and seems a reliable pick to play across both DGW34 fixtures.

Matheus Cunha

While injuries have certainly disrupted his season, when fit, Cunha has been in great form and is the best attacking asset from Wolves to own for GW34.

His brace against Nottingham Forest in GW33 brough his tally to 17 returns for the season.

Arsenal pose a major challenge for Wolves in their first game. But their congested fixture schedule could make them a more vulnerable opposition than they have been for much of the season.

In Bournemouth, Wolves face a defence that has let in the 7^th most goals across the season.

There’s clear potential for Wolves to score across the double and given his recent form, managers should expect Cunha to be involved.

GW34 Captaincy

Mohammed Salah

One of the top options during single gameweeks, with fixtures against Fulham and Everton, Salah is the clear frontrunner for captaincy in DGW34.

By his standards, Salah has arguably been out of form of late, with just 2 returns in his 4 league games since returning from injury.

On his day though, he’s one of the best, and can haul against anyone. Among double gameweek assets he’s top among the goalscorer odds for this week.

He’s also top of our points predictor and is putting up an XGI of over a return per game. Salah is the standout option for the FPL armband this week.

Bukayo Saka

After defeats to Aston Villa and Bayern Munich, Arsenal need a response.

While just 1 return in the last 4 isn’t the most promising record for Saka, having 2 games this week bolsters his appeal.

He’s currently on a better points-tally for the season than Salah and picked up a return in both of this week’s reverse fixtures against Wolves and Chelsea earlier in the season.

There’s clear reason to have faith in Arsenal’s main man with his side in need of a return to form. Saka is therefore a strong captaincy alternative this week.

Eberchi Eze

A differential captaincy option this week is Crystal Palace’s Eze.

They picked up an impressive win over Liverpool last week in which Eze scored the decisive goal.

Crystal Palace host both West Ham and Newcastle in GW34, and will be looking to build on last week’s brilliant performance.

West Ham haven’t kept a clean sheet since GW20 and represent an especially good opportunity for Eze to pick up some returns.

With an XGI of 0.47 per 90 significantly below that of Salah and Saka (1.02 and 0.82 respectively), Eze doesn’t quite match the attacking threat of the other captaincy options.

However, if his side can continue the level of performance they showed in GW33, Eze could reward managers who trust him with the armband.

GW34 Differentials

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Earlier in the season, Alexander-Arnold was a mainstay in many teams. Following his return from injury, he’s in just 9% of squads.

He offers an unparalleled attacking threat among defenders, putting up an xGI of 0.36 per 90.

With Connor Bradley out injured, Alexander-Arnold’s chances of starting both games have improved dramatically.

The opportunity to play Alexander-Arnold during a double gameweek when his ownership is low is a rare opportunity, and one Free Hitters especially should consider taking advantage of.

Michael Olise

Olise has started just 9 matches due to injury this season but he’s still managed to pick up 6 goals and 3 assists in that time.

Crystal Palace are a much better attacking team with both Eze and Olise available. In the 4 league games they have started together, they’ve scored 8 times and assisted 3 times between them.

He’s not guaranteed to start both games across Crystal Palace’s double, but with how potent Palace’s attack can be with their 2 key players fit, Olise could reward managers who side with him this week.