The Scout Selection triples up on both Liverpool and Newcastle United for Blank Gameweek 34 (BGW34) of Fantasy Premier League.
Four teams - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Manchester City - are without a fixture in BGW34 due to the FA Cup semi-finals taking place this weekend, with their players and managers therefore scoring ZERO points in Fantasy.
Liverpool can clinch the title at home to Tottenham Hotspur this weekend and that sense of occasion earns Arne Slot (£1.5m) the role of Assistant Manager. The Dutchman is joined by Reds midfielders Mohamed Salah (£13.8m) and Luis Diaz (£7.5m) for Sunday afternoon’s encounter at Anfield.
Newcastle’s home meeting with Ipswich Town provides strong options across all outfield positions in the form of Kieran Trippier (£5.6m), Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) and Alexander Isak (£9.6m).
Salah is handed the armband, with Isak named as vice-captain, and remember, managers who still have their Free Hit chip available can pick this exact line-up.
Kepa Arrizabalaga (AFC Bournemouth) £4.6m
The AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper has two clean sheets and 17 points over the last two Gameweeks ahead of a home fixture against Manchester United. Arrizabalaga has helped the Cherries collect six shutouts in home matches this season, second only to the eight of Nottingham Forest.
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) £5.6m
Newcastle’s right-back has registered three clean sheets and three bonus points over their last six matches. Trippier’s 10 chances created are a team-leading total across that spell, suggesting his share of free-kicks and corners can exploit Ipswich’s frailties at set-pieces.
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves) £5.0m
The Wolverhampton Wanderers wing-back offers many routes to returns at home to Leicester City. Ait-Nouri has amassed 29 points over the last four Gameweeks, combining a goal and an assist with two clean sheets and five bonus points.
Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) £4.1m
At a cost of just £4.1m, Fulham’s full-back has the form and fixture, at Southampton, to offer great value in Fantasy. Sessegnon has produced all of his attacking returns this season – three goals and two assists – over the Cottagers’ last seven matches.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £13.8m
The stage looks set for the Egyptian to make his mark this weekend and get back to his very best form. Salah claimed 21 points in the reverse fixture against Spurs, the best single-match score of his record-breaking Fantasy season.
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) £8.0m
His two goals and an assist against Brighton & Hove Albion helped the Brentford star become only the second player this season to surpass the 200-point mark in Fantasy. Mbeumo's 18 goals and seven assists show his huge all-round potential against Nottingham Forest next Thursday.
Luis Diaz (Liverpool) £7.5m
The Colombian enters a home encounter with Spurs in his most consistent home form of 2024/25. Diaz has two goals, four assists, 44 points and NO blanks across Liverpool’s last five contests at Anfield.
Harvey Barnes (Newcastle) £6.0m
Ahead of a plum home fixture against Ipswich, Barnes in the best form of his Newcastle career. The winger has delivered attacking returns in six successive matches since returning to the Magpies’ first XI, earning 51 points, thanks to four goals and four assists.
Alex Iwobi (Fulham) £5.5m
Goals against both Liverpool and Chelsea over the last three Gameweeks have taken Iwobi to 144 points, making 2024/25 his best campaign in Fantasy. Iwobi’s 60 shots and 52 chances created both rank second for Fulham this season, underlining his potential for both goals and assists.
Matheus Cunha (Wolves) £6.9m
Wolves’ Brazilian has a goal and assist over the last two Gameweeks since returning from suspension. Indeed, Cunha has blanked just ONCE in his last six league appearances ahead of his home encounter with Leicester.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle) £9.6m
In home matches this season, the Swede ranks second only to Salah for goal involvements, scoring 11 and assisting a further five at St James’ Park. That form, allied with Isak’s hefty ownership of 61 per cent, marks him out as a great armband alternative for BGW34.
