Gameweek 33 Newsletter

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Herbivores beware: Double Gameweek 33 is pretty meaty. Seven teams play twice, including Arsenal, Man United and the notorious conquerors of Europe, Leicester City.Gameweek 33 is technically also a Blank, but calling it a "Double Blank" (Dank? Blouble?) just sounds silly. Nonetheless, Aston Villa, Wolves and Leeds miss out on the action.As is often the case in a Double Gameweek, the key discussion point ahead of the weekend is about chips (the non-potato kind). Namely, is now a good time to play your Free Hit? Well, don't look at us for an answer. It depends on your team, your season aims and the other chips you have left. Some are saving their remaining Free Hit for Double Gameweeks 36 or 37, which might arguably be even meatier than the undeniably protein-rich Gameweek 33.If we had to get off the fence, we'd tell you to save it. Most of the top teams have tough doubles this week, and getting by with the players you've got should be doable for most.In other news, Sean Dyche has been sacked by Burnley and we've had word that there's a likely Double Gameweek next week too. That'll involve Chelsea and Man United, and depends on Chelsea's progression in the FA Cup. Our resident expert will elaborate, but we'd recommend you get to his thoughts via some stats and some captaincy advice first.

Double Gameweek assets are being targeted this week, with Man United and Leicester players being seriously considered by those in the know. With that said, single gameweek players - particularly those in a Spurs shirt, will pick up plenty of armbands (especially if you're not playing your Free Hit).Fundamentally, we think 180 minutes of captaincy is more fun than 90, so we're backing Bruno Fernandes with ours. He's done it in a Double Gameweek before: can he do it again?