The Scout's panel of Fantasy Premier League experts give advice on how to maximise Double Gameweek 37 (DGW37), including when it's okay to take points hits, what to do if mini-league success is your priority and balancing loading up on players who Double against those with a favourable single Gameweek fixture and a strong match-up in Gameweek 38.
Nick Harris (@WGTA_Nick)
With six teams doubling and many managers still holding onto chips, this is critical Gameweek for big mini-league swings. If you have players who aren't playing then bringing a player with a double makes sense, even for a hit.
There will be some single Gameweek players you may want to still keep though, for instance Arsenal players, who have been fixture-proof and are expected to beat a struggling Manchester United.
My advice has always been not to take too many punts, as the top performing players are always the most consistent ones to own.
If you don't own the key players it could easily blow up in your face, and only take big risks if you are really chasing and it's your only differential against your mini-league rival.
If you're not on a Bench Boost, I would probably still bench the single Gameweek players, such as Gabriel (£5.4m), and focus on all those with Doubles.
I still have Caoimhin Kelleher (£3.7m), who won't play, and Darwin Nunez (£7.5m), so I will take a hit to get rid of both and maybe bring in Guglielmo Vicario (£5.3m) or David Raya (£5.2m) for the Bench Boost, even though the latter has a single Gameweek, and maybe Rasmus Hojlund (£7.1m) or Joao Pedro (£5.2m) for my third forward slot.
Lee Bonfield (@FPLFamily)
DGW37 represents the last real opportunity to make big gains in your mini-leagues - and the moves you make depend on your risk appetite. There are lots of good differentials, like Richarlison (£6.8m), Noni Madueke (£5.3m) and Joao Pedro, but having those guys potentially means not having a highly-owned Son Heung-min (£9.9m), Cole Palmer (£6.2m) or Alexander Isak (£8.4m).
You could also go different with the captaincy. Erling Haaland (£14.2m) reminded us all last weekend what he's all about with four goals against Wolves, but if you did want to go against the Norwegian, Isak and Palmer look like the go-to options.
Utkarsh Dalmia (@Zophar_FPL)
The clubs to target for DGW37 are the ones with the most to play for; Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur are the least likely to rotate.
However, with many managers already stocked up on these players, it might be a good idea to look at Arsenal players, given Man Utd looked very vulnerable at the back against Crystal Palace, and the Gunners' Gameweek 38 fixture at home to Everton is a great one, as well.
Gianni Buttice (@GianniButtice)
Assessing what it is you're playing for is as important as ever in the last couple of weeks of the season. While some are strictly chasing overall rank, others will prioritise mini-league success, and with this, your strategy will likely differ.
Chasing mini-league success might mean you need to go differential with your transfers and captaincy to leapfrog a rival, if for example, your teams are very similar.
In this instance, taking hits and playing aggressively is of course encouraged. Likewise, if overall rank is more important to you then you should perhaps continue playing as you have all season and simply pick the players you're backing for the most points with every decision you make.
Personally, my plan is to play relatively safe this week, selling the injured Harry Maguire (£4.3m) for a Brighton defender, so I can bench boost with 14 Doublers and then next week have some fun with two free transfers, plus a hit to try and bring in Mohamed Salah (£13.4m) and Kai Havertz (£7.5m) for the final day.
That could mean selling the likes of Son and Bruno Fernandes (£8.5m) in Gameweek 38, but sometimes you have to make tough choices in FPL and of course, by making them in Gameweek 38, the consequences of those potentially poor decisions don't have a lasting effect beyond the one Gameweek - I call them guilt free transfers.
Sam Bonfield (@FPLFamily)
This week is difficult. Going big on Double Gameweekers this week could mean that you miss out on the best picks in the final Gameweek of the season. My advice would be to leave some money in the bank for that final Gameweek, so that if you want to move for players such as Salah, you can do so easily.
I am on Bench boost this week, and I am trying really hard not to be blindsided by those players with the potential for an extra 90 minutes.
Years of playing FPL tell us that it is form that is key, and so with teams like Arsenal who may only have one fixture, but also have form, a match against an out-of-form team and the highest possible motivation, with the Premier League title on the line, I rank them as highly as the players with two fixtures.
Last week I tried to be brave with the captaincy, opting for Phil Foden (£8.4m) over Haaland to try to gain an edge over my mini-league rivals. While it didn't pay off, it's not something I am against trying again in DGW37.
Deciding whether your priority is overall rank or mini-league success should be considered before going with a differential captain.
For me on Bench Boost, all three of my outfield bench players are likely to come from Arsenal. I am very happy to be able to play them this week and they could be great differentials against those who have sold them in recent weeks and those not on Bench Boost.
