It’s never too late to join a team FPL Challenge in Gameweek 31, where forwards score DOUBLE points, with the final deadline coming at 19:30 BST on Thursday.
Even after entering, Fantasy managers can make changes to their squad by selecting all players who have yet to play their match during the midweek fixture round.
Here, Scout identifies the players and matchups to target in the remaining five games.
Wednesday 19:30 BST deadline
Arsenal – Luton
Brentford – Brighton
Arsenal’s home clash against Luton Town is the main fixture to target from Wednesday and, with managers able to own up to FIVE players per club in the FPL Challenge, loading up on the Gunners seems a wise tactic.
Gabriel (£5.3m) and Kai Havertz (£7.2m) are the obvious form choices for Mikel Arteta’s side.
The squads will be revealed an hour before the deadline, allowing managers to change their Arsenal assets if Arteta decides to make a switch, especially after popular selections Bucayo Saka (£9.0m) and Rice Declan (£5.5m) was left out of the starting line-up with the former missing out completely.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.0m) and Rhys Nelson (£4.8m) could be disputed here. Zinchenko’s average of 4.9 points per home start is more than any of Arsenal’s regular defenders, while Nelson is picked by less than 0.1 per cent of managers.
of Bradford Ivan Toney (£8.1m) and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Pascal Gross (£6.4m) are the standout picks in the other match at 19:30 BST.
Toney has two goals and an assist in five home games this season, while Gross hit a season-high 12 points against the Bees in Game 15.
Wednesday 20:15 BST deadline
Manchester City – Aston Villa
As the strikers earn double points in Gameweek 31 of the FPL Challenge Julian Alvarez (£6.4m) captaining against Aston Villa means you get FOUR points from the Manchester City striker.
At the opposite end of the price scale, goalkeeper Stefan Ortega (£3.7m) is currently the cheapest starter in the game due to injury Anderson (£5.5m).
Phil Foden (£8.1m) is Manchester City’s top scorer in home games this season and certainly looks less likely to be switched than Kevin De Bruyne (£10.4m), while Jeremy Doku (£6.4m) is a name to watch out for.
Thursday 19:30 BST (deadline)
Liverpool – Sheffield United
If you’re planning to leave it late to submit a team for Matchday 31, 7.30pm BST on Thursday evening is your final deadline.
There is a strong case for selecting four or even five Liverpool players for their home game against Sheffield United. Jurgen Klopp’s side have scored 40 league goals in home matches and their opponents have conceded 17 goals in their last five league outings.
This immediately takes away the appeal of going all-in on the Reds’ front three Mohamed Salah (£13.4m), Luis Diaz (£7.6m) and Darwin Nunez (£7.6m).
Salah has averaged 9.2 points per start at Anfield this season and has conceded in just one of those 11 appearances. Diaz, meanwhile, has four goals, one assist and just one clean sheet in his last five home games.
There’s a chance Nunez will be on the bench, so it’s worth checking out the team news at 18:30 BST on Thursday, with Cody Gakpo (£7.2m) potentially winning a boot.
Somewhere else, Conor Bradley (£4.3m) and Caoimhin Kelleher (£3.9m) could offer huge value for those investing in Liverpool’s backline.
Start time 20:15
Chelsea v Man Utd
of Chelsea Cole Palmer (£5.9m) delivered his eighth double-figure haul of the campaign at home to Burnley last weekend and is the most in-form player since the last game of Matchday 31.
the blues Mykhailo Mudryk (£6.3m) has made attacking returns in back-to-back games, while the Manchester United pair Bruno Fernandes (£8.2m) and Marcus Rashford (£8.4m) provide further options.