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Lars Hamer

With Tottenham Hotspur hosting Aston Villa and Chelsea against Manchester United on Friday, an early deadline looms for Fantasy Premier League managers.
And Gameweek 37 is an extended one with fixtures involving FA Cup finalists Crystal Palace and Manchester City moved to Tuesday.
The selection headache comes from those four teams, as targeting Man United and Tottenham has proven a sure-fire way to score points.
I will look at whether picking Palace players, who could make history this weekend, would be in your best interest as well as what state City could be in after their surprise 0-0 draw with Southampton.
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As predicted last week, Erling Haaland (£14.9m) – but it was mass disappointment for those who brought him in.
More than 200,000 managers have sold Omar Marmoush (£7.5m) after he was dropped to the bench at St Mary’s. However, City’s inability to break down the league’s bottom side without him means he could come straight back into the starting 11.
Last week, I also said to target relegated clubs, which given how far off the pace the trio have been this season, the fact two picked up draws meant it wasn’t a terrible call.
And my suggestion to pick any attacker or defender likely to face Manchester United and Spurs, who both lost 2-0 to West Ham and Crystal Palace, respectively, was on the money.
Daniel Munoz (£5.2m), who also kept a clean sheet, assisting one of Eberechi Eze’s (£6.9m) two goals against Spurs, contributed towards 27 of my 62-point haul, giving me a green arrow that took me to the lofty heights of 142,000th in the world.
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On the back of scoring nine points last week, Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) is the most transferred in player ahead of his side’s clash with Tottenham.
He has to be in your team if you can get him. I am even contemplating taking a four-point hit to raise the funds.
And don’t stop there. Watkins should be one of three from Villa in your team, with Man United as their remaining fixture. I, like many others, have Morgan Rogers (£5.7m) and Emiliano Martinez (£5.0m) for what could be my Villa hat-trick.
Eze, meanwhile, is in red-hot form, and although he has an FA Cup final on the horizon, has been linked with a big move in the summer and could want to impress potential Champions League-level suitors.
Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.6m), on the other hand, has been out of form, without a full 90 minutes since Gameweek 27 – and he could be your route to Watkins.
A simpler move, though, would be to follow the 80,000 other managers to have sold Alexander Isak (£9.5m) with Arsenal up next for Newcastle. Selling him on would mean you could bring the Villa man in directly.
Meanwhile, more than 50,000 got rid of Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) who has not been at his best of late.
But I would still only suggest selling him if you are chasing points. He may blank against Brighton, but a return to form in the final game of the season, at home match to Palace, is very much on the cards.
He has scored just once in two months for Liverpool, but tends to show up in the big games. He will lift the Premier League trophy against Palace. And wouldn’t he just love to cap the day off with a goal?


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Gameweek 37 is a long one with two matches on Friday and FA Cup final sees fixtures moved to Tuesday


Gameweek 37 is a long one with two matches on Friday and FA Cup final sees fixtures moved to Tuesday.


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Fantasy Premier League: get Watkins, Villa players with Tottenham, Man United on horizon

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Gameweek 37 is a long one with two matches on Friday and FA Cup final sees fixtures moved to Tuesday