DREAM TEAM managers will need to make a final decision on their transfers for Gameweek 31 before Saturday's 11am deadline.
As always, the focus is on the double headers with the following seven teams set to play twice: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Newcastle.
Before we recommend some underrated differentials, let's make it abundantly clear that the obvious star names attached to the aforementioned clubs should be the top priorities, in particular: Cole Palmer (£5.4m), Bruno Fernandes (£7m), Alexander Isak (£6.2m) and Morgan Rogers (£4.2m).
Mikel Merino (£4.4m)
Bukayo Saka (£6.6m)should also be considered a high priority if he's passed fit – the Arsenal winger limped off against Real Madrid in the week.
As did free-kick hero Declan Rice (£4.5m), who is also a good option when available.
We're choosing to shine a spotlight on Merino as his ownership remains a modest 1.2% despite the fact he's banked 75 points in his last ten outings.
Categorised as a midfielder in Dream Team, the Spaniard has been deployed as a makeshift striker lately in response to an injury crisis.
And Mikel Arteta could not have wished for better results as Merino has scored six goals at a rate of one every 132 minutes since tasked with leading the line.
Gaffers who recruit the 28-year-old essentially add an extra forward to their XI – a sneaky yet perfectly legitimate trick.
Jacob Murphy (£3.8m)
A rare double Gameweek for Newcastle opens up other possibilities for Dream Team bosses.
Isak is rightly the first port of call but with the Magpies having the luxury of back-to-back home games it wouldn't be overkill to double up on attacking threats.
Murphy bagged a brace against the Foxes last time out for a season-best return of 16 points.
More broadly, the long-serving winger has contributed ten goal involvements in his last 16 games.
Statistically one of the most in-form midfielders in the game, Murphy (1.3% ownership) has to be considered a tempting differential ahead of Man United and Crystal Palace's visits to St James' Park.
Jean-Philippe Mateta (£4.3m)
Palace are one of just three teams with four fixtures to fulfil across the next two Gameweeks and only Liverpool have earned more points in the Premier League this calendar year.
Simply put, it's a great time to back the Eagles.
We've tipped Daniel Munoz (£5.4m) and Eberechi Eze (£4.7m)a lot in recent weeks and the pair are relatively popular, justifiably so.
But Mateta's ownership of 3.9% seems a tad low for a striker who has scored nine goals in his last 13 appearances.
Granted, his upcoming double header of Manchester City and Newcastle is a tricky one on paper but he's among the most in-form finishers in the top flight at present.
Youri Tielemans (£3.9m)
Predicting Unai Emery's starting line-up against Southampton this weekend is no easy feat.
Aston Villa are 3-1 down on aggregate to PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals with the second leg to come on Tuesday night.
It wouldn't be a surprise if the Villains rested key players against an already-relegated Saints outfit with a view to throwing everything at the French giants.
That being said, Tielemans has been virtually rotation-proof all season long having started every game in the league and Europe.
The Belgian midfielder leads Dream Team for bonus points right now with 49 to his name.
A 15-point haul in Gameweek 30 (via two assists) has reminded Dream Team bosses of his credentials.
Rogers is undoubtedly first in the pecking order but doubling up on Villa midfielders is a viable strategy this month.
