FPL Heisenberg
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Isaac in Oxford: Enjoying the FPL live posts! Having a real defensive FPL headache this week - I have Nick Pope, Tino Livramento and Matz Sels. Do I have double Newcastle and try to cash in for the double, and miss out on a likely Nottingham Forest clean sheet? Any advice much appreciated...

FPL Heisenberg: Yeah, I feel your pain, Isaac.

But with a home double gameweek for Pope, you have to play him over Sels. I agree with you that Sels has a strong chance of a clean sheet, but, whatever will be will be with that one. Pope, with two fixtures, is the correct choice regardless of what the outcome ends up being.

FPL Heisenberg
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Kevin W in London: I haven’t played my assistant manager. Should I do so this week? It means I won’t be able to free hit. I have seven good players and can bring in three free transfers taking me to 10 players in total for game week 34. Or should I save the assistant manager and free hit in GW34?

FPL Heisenberg: Yes Kevin, you should absolutely play your Assistant Manager now - this is the only opportunity left to get back-to-back double gameweeks.

Oliver Glasner is an easy pick - two double gameweeks in a row and plenty of opportunities for table bonus in those games. Then in blank GW34, you can get to the 11th player for just one hit which is worth it considering the gains you'll get from playing the Assistant Manager chip now.

FPL Heisenberg
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Q: Who would you go for as your Assistant Manager this gameweek?

FPL Heisenberg: I'd go for Oliver Glasner for three reasons.

Firstly, table bonus - yes the fixtures are hard for Crystal Palace (facing Manchester City and Newcastle both away) but the rewards are potentially massive because of the table bonus points should Palace win or draw either of these games.

Secondly, Palace are second only to Liverpool in the Premier League in points over the last 10 games - the form is there.

Finally, Glasner is one of only two managers with a double gameweek this week. I'm a sucker for a double gameweek, especially after David Moyes and Unai Emery did the business in double gameweeks 24 and 25 respectively.

The Austrian is also the only manager with two double gameweeks so you can use the chip on him for back-to-back gameweeks and don't need to use a transfer.

Absolutely loads of you getting in touch to ask about where to throw your Assistant Manager chip this week.

I can't lie, you can tell I'm not filed under the 'expert' column because I still don't really get it. I used it on Moyes earlier in the season but mainly just to get rid of the thing. Did alright mind!

Anyway, I digress...

FPL Heisenberg is here to give you not one but three reasons to use it on a certain Austrian manager.

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Fantasy Premier League expert with seven top-30k finishes

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Harry, York: One for Heisenberg: I currently have Anthony Gordon. Is it worth taking a -4 to bring in Jacob Murphy?

FPL Heisenberg: Yes, I think it is Harry. Usually I'm fairly against taking too many -4, however, in this instance it's justified.

Gordon is very unlikely to start the first game of the double GW in my opinion, and, he might not even start the second.

Therefore, with Murphy's appearance points alone you'll be eating into that four-point hit nicely. More importantly, you'll be getting a player who's in super form - following his brace at Leicester - for two games at St James' Park.

FPL Heisenberg
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Anon: Is it worth taking out Mitoma, who could be injured, for a 4-point hit?

FPL Heisenberg: I wouldn't be taking Mitoma out ahead of Leicester at home. On recent form you could argue that Leicester are the worse team in the league. So, I don't like the idea of removing Mitoma this week - however - it might be justified if you're moving him out for a solid double gameweek asset like Murphy or Eze.

Second shout in as many minutes for Kaoru Mitoma as our resident expert FPL Heisenberg has just been asked about the Brighton midfielder.

The Japan international is looking like a relatively popular pick this week...

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Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton, £6.5m - Leicester (h)

Backing a forward player against Leicester pays off almost every week and Mitoma is easily Brighton's most reliable midfielder.

The most shots, shots in the box, on target, key passes, xG, goals - I could go on.

Newcastle's Murphy had a haul from the flanks against the Foxes, now it is Mitoma's turn.

There is an injury doubt about the Japan forward though.

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Q: Who can be an alternative to captaining Alexander Isak this gameweek?

FPL Heisenberg: Alexander Isak will no doubt be the most popular captain pick this gameweek.

If you're looking for an alternative, then I'd stick with a double gameweek option. You might think I'm about to suggest Eberechi Eze or Jean-Philippe Mateta, but, if you're looking for an Isak alternative go for Jacob Murphy.

Two home fixtures, great current form following his brace at the King Power and solid long term form highlighted by this stat: Since GW15, only Mohamed Salah (23) and Isak (17) can better Murphy (14) for attacking returns.

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Sham: Should I bring in Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio or Marcus Rashford for the Southampton game and next week's double GW?

FPL Heisenberg: Rashford and Asensio have been really good January signings for Aston Villa and I like both as players.

In terms of FPL, I still feel like Rogers is the most nailed on, reliable asset you can pick from the Villa midfielders and forwards.

It may feel more exciting going for Rashford or Asensio, but I prefer the boring proven pick myself. Hard to predict exact minutes for all three this gameweek, but looking ahead to the double in GW33, then I'd feel more comfortable with Rogers in my team over the other two.

Thomas Woods
BBC Sport FPL writer, best finish 9,100th

Here's my team of the week for GW32 and I've outlined the reasons for picking each player in my weekly article on the BBC Sport website.

Some of the picks are pretty obvious this week and it makes sense to at least captain Alexander Isak, if not throw the Triple Captain armband on him.

But I prefer a Bench Boost this week if you can with some great single gameweek match-ups such as Nottingham Forest v Everton and Brighton v Leicester.

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Lewis, Liverpool: This gameweek only, if you had to start one, bench one and avoid one from Morgan Rogers (Southampton away) Neco Williams (Everton at home) and William Saliba (Brentford at home)?

FPL Heisenberg: I would start Rogers, bench Williams and avoid Saliba.

It's actually a tough question to answer. I've gone for a Saliba avoid in case Arsenal rotate heavily and I think Brentford could nick a goal.

Williams has a decent chance of a clean sheet against Everton, but, I prefer the gamble on Rogers. If he starts and Aston Villa smash Southampton, he could get a massive haul.

Thomas Woods
BBC Sport FPL writer, best finish 9,100th

There's a lot for FPL managers to ponder this week - and plenty of dilemmas for FPL Heisenberg left to tackle.

• Which double gameweek players do you pick?
• Will Arsenal and Villa rest star players?
• Best chip? Bench Boost, Triple Captain or Assistant Manager
• And how far ahead should you plan, with another double next week followed by four teams blanking in 34?

The next few weeks will be fun, potentially carnage and full of huge opportunities to make up points.

Stay tuned for some advice on how to tackle them.

Statman Dave
Fantasy 606's football analyst and FPL expert

Alexander Isak, the top point-scoring FPL forward this season, might have blanked last time out against Leicester City but Isak’s xG since Gameweek 26 (3.21) is bettered only by Bournemouth’s Evanilson (3.86).

However, with Isak providing just one attacking return in nine Premier League matches against Manchester United and Crystal Palace, Jean-Philippe Mateta might be a better option.

Not only has he been directly involved in five goals in his past five appearances against Newcastle United & Manchester City but only record breaking Mohamed Salah (109) has more FPL points in 2025 than Mateta (73).

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Ian, Reading: Is Alexander Isak a good bet for Triple Captain this gameweek?

FPL Heisenberg: Yes, you absolutely should Triple Captain Alexander Isak.

I am doing it for the following reasons - he's got two home fixtures against teams in the bottom half of the table (Manchester United on 13 April and Crystal Palace on 16 April) and outside of Mohamed Salah, he's been the most consistent FPL asset this season.

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Q: Should I keep or sell Justin Kluivert?

FPL Heisenberg: With Justin Kluivert still being a doubt for Bournemouth, I'd be looking to move him on if possible.

If you've not yet tripled up on Crystal Palace and Newcastle I'd be looking to their assets as they are the only teams playing twice this gameweek.

Jacob Murphy and Eberechi Eze are the standout picks. If you've already got them, then consider Ismaila Sarr or Harvey Barnes, although the latter might share minutes with the returning Anthony Gordon.

15 minutes since we kicked off this live and we've been inundated with questions already.

Well, FPL Heisenberg has. I'm just here to push buttons and try and be a bit funny.

Let's get into some nice and early.

We’ve had double and blank gameweeks announced last week and we're now approaching the first of those doubles.

Here's a reminder of the upcoming schedule:

Gameweek 32 - double gameweek for Newcastle and Crystal Palace

Gameweek 33 - double gameweek for Manchester City, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Crystal Palace

Gameweek 34 - blank gameweek for Manchester City, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Crystal Palace

Gameweek 35 - normal gameweek

And we're expecting the FA Cup final to create more doubles in 36 and blanks in 37, potentially.

Time to get planning!

FPL Heisenberg
Fantasy Premier League expert with seven top-30k finishes

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Triple Captain is on Isak.

Rolling a transfer will give me three free transfers in DGW33.

Rogers vs Saka is a difficult decision as I’m worried about both their minutes.