We have had to wait 23 Gameweeks for it this season, but the first Double Gameweek of the 2024 – 2025 FPL campaign is finally here. And despite the fact that it’s a small one, with just two teams playing twice, the match-ups actually look enticing. That is particularly the case for Liverpool, who are facing Bournemouth and Everton, though it should be noted that both of those games are away for the Reds. The other double is for Everton, who are playing Leicester at home on Saturday followed by Liverpool at home on Wednesday.
TEAM | DGW24 FIXTURE 1 | DGW24 FIXTURE 2 |
Everton | Leicester City (home) | Liverpool (home) |
Liverpool | Bournemouth (away) | Everton (away) |
The impact of the upcoming double gameweek can also be seen in this week’s transfers and we would not be surprised to see an impact on chip usage statistics as well. The Triple Captain chip in particular seems to be talked about a lot in the build-up to the Double Gameweek 24 deadline, with Mohamed Salah the obvious target. On top of that, Liverpool have got a relatively kind set of fixtures after this Double Gameweek 24, which will only spur fantasy managers on to invest more in Reds assets this week. Therefore, expect a (small) spike in Wildcard activation as well.
Don’t forget, the deadline for gameweek 24 is set at 11h00 (UK time) on Saturday, February 1st, 2025. The free to play FPL or pay to play season/weekend/daily games like FanTeam are ideal ways of following the Premier League action.
Most transferred in/transferred out players (as per January 30th, 2025)
TRANSFERS OUT | TRANSFERS IN | POSSIBLE REASONS | |
GK | Raya (ARS), Sels (NFO), Sanchez (CHE) | Pickford (EVE), Alisson (LIV), Sels (NFO) | DGW24, Raya injury doubt |
DEF | Gabriel (ARS), Aina (NFO), Porro (TOT) | Alexander-Arnold (LIV), Mykolenko (EVE), Konaté (LIV) | DGW24 |
MID | Gordon (NEW), Palmer (CHE), Savinho (MCI) | Kluivert (BOU), Mbeumo (BRE), Diaz (LIV) | DGW24, Kluivert form, Savinho benchings |
FOR | Wood (NFO), Raul (FUL), Pedro (BRI) | Gakpo (LIV), Ndiaye (EVE), Marmoush (MCI) | DGW24, Gakpo + Ndiaye decent recent form |
Premium pick
We mentioned Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) as a serious candidate for the Triple Captain role at the start of this article, so we are obviously including him as our premium fantasy pick for Double Gameweek 24. The Egyptian superstar blanked twice in a row in the Premier League, in GW21 against Nottingham Forest away and in GW22 against Brentford away, but he got back to scoring ways last weekend. A single goal against Ipswich Town at home brought the roughly 71% of managers who own him 8 FPL points. That goal has brought Salah’s totals to 19 goals and 13 assists in 22 league starts so far, and to 222 FPL points in total. No player in the official fantasy game has more points than that and there is a very good chance that no player in the official fantasy game will score more points than Salah in Double Gameweek 24, when he faces Bournemouth and Everton (both away).
Non-premium pick
Cody Gakpo (£7.6m) was one of the few “usual starters” who appeared at the kick-off against PSV in Eindhoven on Wednesday. As Liverpool were already sure of the next round in the Champions League, manager Arne Slot decided to rest some of his usual starters. Gakpo was on the pitch as well though, as he faced his childhood club, and he even scored the opening goal of the match from the penalty spot. The Reds would eventually go on to lose the game 3-2, but more importantly for FPL managers is the fact that Gakpo was taken off after 51 minutes. We know Slot likes to rotate a little but up front, but this makes us hopeful that the forward will prominently feature during Double Gameweek 24, after having started the previous eleven league games as well. The Dutchman scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists over that run, which seems to have cemented his role in the Liverpool front three. With away games against Bournemouth and Everton coming up in DGW24, we feel Gakpinho’s current ownership of 18.6% is set to get a considerable boost over the coming days.
The budget enabler
Morgan Rogers (£5.6m) is on fire. We included him as our stand-out budget fantasy pick last week and we’re doing so again this week, despite his blank against West Ham United in Gameweek 23. The 22-year-old and his Aston Villa teammates are facing Wolves at Molineux this weekend and they will be coming into that game brimming with confidence. That’s because on Wednesday, they clinched direct qualification for the next round of the Champions League by beating Scottish champions Celtic 4-2. Three of those four goals were scored by Morgan Rogers, who had not yet scored a goal in Europe up to that point, but who did already record 6 goals and 5 assists in the Premier League this season. A fantastic result for Villa and a memorable night for the winger, who is listed as a midfielder in the official fantasy game. Next up for the Villans are Wolves, who look condemned to the relegation battle until the very end of the season. Only Southampton have conceded more than their 52 goals in 23 league games, and we don’t think the upcoming visit of Aston Villa is going to make those numbers much better.
The differential
Honestly, we’re not sure you should make too much effort to get in on Everton’s Double Gameweek 24, despite their double of home games. Then again, if you’re looking for an affordable differential fantasy pick this week, the Toffees have a few interesting options on offer. We initially focused on their defensive assets, but we then realised that consecutive clean-sheet wipe-outs are absolutely possible in DGW24. We don’t expect Everton to shut out Liverpool and Leicester, for all their faults, do know how to score a goal. So, in the absence of playmaker Dwight McNeil, we have opted for striker Iliman Ndiaye (£5.5m) instead. The Senegal international has been part of the starting eleven for a while now and he has been on target of late as well. He scored a goal against Spurs in GW22 and then another goal against Brighton in GW23 to bring his total for the season to 5 goals in the league. Don’t expect Ndiaye to blow up this double gameweek, but at a current ownership of just 3.6%, he could provide considerable differential value on the short term.
The (vice-)captaincy
Our captain is obviously Mohamed Salah for Liverpool’s Double Gameweek 25 against Bournemouth (away) and Everton (away).
The Liverpool roster offers a few interesting double gameweek alternatives as well, including defender Virgil van Dijk, winger (listed as midfielder) Luis Diaz and forward Cody Gakpo. Outside of the Reds, Aston Villa players Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers could deliver big away at Wolves, as could Chelsea’s Cole Palmer at home to West Ham United.
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