SlowBuild — GW32 Transfer Plan

DGW33 Bench Boost Setup · Generated GW32 (24 March 2026) · Confirmed DGW33 teams: Arsenal · Man City · Aston Villa · Crystal Palace

BB2

Only chip remaining

Free transfer GW32

£0.1m

Bank

#1.53M

Overall rank (GW31)

1. Current Squad — DGW33 Coverage

Pos	Player	Team	Sell Price	Form	Pts	DGW33
GK	Kelleher	BRE	£4.7m	3.6	114	Single
DEF	Gabriel	ARS	£6.9m	7.8	173	✓ DGW33
DEF	J.Timber	ARS	£6.3m	6.2	149	✓ DGW33
DEF	O'Reilly	MCI	£4.9m	6.2	125	✓ DGW33
MID	Semenyo	MCI	£8.2m	5.2	174	✓ DGW33
MID	B.Fernandes VC	MUN	£9.8m	9.2	189	Single
MID	Scott	BOU	£5.0m	3.6	108	Single
MID	Anderson	NFO	£5.4m	5.0	138	Single
FWD	Haaland C	MCI	£14.3m	2.5	197	✓ DGW33
FWD	Ekitiké	LIV	£9.2m	4.2	125	Single
FWD	Thiago	BRE	£7.1m	4.0	153	Single
GK	Petrović (bench 1)	BOU	£4.5m	5.2	102	Single
DEF	Mukiele ⚠ 75% fit (bench 2)	SUN	£4.5m	0.2	115	Single
MID	Enzo (bench 3)	CHE	£6.6m	2.2	129	Single
DEF	Justin (bench 4)	LEE	£3.9m	3.6	61	Single

2. DGW33 Coverage — Current vs Target

Current (before transfers)

XI doublers

Bench doublers

Total / 15

33%

Squad DGW

⚠ Bench has zero DGW33 players. With BB2, bench points count — this is the critical gap to fix.

After recommended transfers

XI doublers

Bench doublers

Total / 15

47%

Squad DGW

✓ Gyökeres adds a high-form Arsenal doubler to XI. Richards replaces an injured bench slot with a CRY doubler.

3. Recommended Transfers

Transfer 1 — Free Transfer

No cost

OUT: Ekitiké

LIV · FWD · £9.2m sell

Form: 4.2 · 125 pts

Single GW33 fixture

→

IN: Gyökeres

ARS · FWD · £8.8m buy

Form: 5.8 · 101 pts · 11.5% TSB

✓ DGW33 Arsenal double

Rationale: Ekitiké (LIV) has a single GW33 fixture and weaker form. Gyökeres is in top form (5.8) for Arsenal who double in GW33 — two matches means double the haul chances. The move saves £0.4m, bumping bank to £0.5m. This is the clearest value-added transfer available.

Transfer 2 — Recommended Hit (−4pts)

−4pts

OUT: Mukiele

SUN · DEF · £4.5m sell · 75% fit

Form: 0.2 · bench slot

Single GW33 Injury risk

→

IN: Richards

CRY · DEF · £4.4m buy

Form: 5.2 · 114 pts · 2.4% TSB

✓ DGW33 Crystal Palace double

Rationale: Mukiele is injured (75% chance of playing) with form 0.2 — he is effectively a dead bench slot that could score 0 in DGW33 even if he plays. With BB2 active in GW33, every bench player scores. Richards (form 5.2, 114 pts) gets 2 Crystal Palace fixtures, expected to contribute ~10 bench points. The −4pt hit is recovered in a single BB2 bench point swing. Bank after this move: £0.6m.

4. Hit Analysis

Scenario	OUT (DGW33 exp)	IN (DGW33 exp)	Hit Cost	Net Gain	Verdict
Gyökeres for Ekitiké	Ekitiké ~8 pts (1 game)	Gyökeres ~12 pts (2 games)	Free	+4 pts	✓ Do it
Richards for Mukiele (bench)	Mukiele ~0 pts (injured)	Richards ~10 pts (2 games)	−4 pts	+6 pts	✓ Worth it
Sarr for Enzo (bench)	Enzo ~4 pts (1 game)	Sarr ~11 pts (2 games)	−4 pts	+3 pts	Marginal — skip
Wharton for Scott (XI)	Scott ~7 pts (1 game)	Wharton ~8 pts (2 games)	−4 pts	−3 pts	✗ Not worth it
Total recommended: 2 moves (1 FT + 1 hit)	+22 pts DGW33 bench/XI value added		−4 pts	+18 pts net	Optimal

Hit rule applied: A hit is recommended only when the DGW33 upside gain is ≥ +6 pts after the −4pt cost. The Mukiele → Richards hit clears this bar (+6 net) because Mukiele's injury makes his bench contribution effectively zero. The Sarr for Enzo swap does not clear the bar sufficiently to justify the additional cost.

5. Bench Boost Deployment — GW33

Play BB2 in GW33

Confirmed DGW33: Arsenal, Man City, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace — all play twice
7 of 15 squad players double after recommended transfers
Bench contributes fully — Richards (CRY), Petrović, Enzo, Justin all score
Expected bench boost: ~25–35 extra pts from bench (mainly Richards DGW contribution)
BB2 has no better target GW — no future confirmed double is larger than DGW33

Captain Selection — GW33

Player	Team	Form	DGW	Rationale
Gabriel ★ Rec	ARS	7.8	×2	Highest form in squad, 2 Arsenal fixtures, 43% TSB
Haaland	MCI	2.5	×2	Low form but explosive ceiling — 2 Man City matches
Gyökeres	ARS	5.8	×2	Arsenal striker, DGW33, strong form — 3rd option
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2	×1	Best current form but only 1 GW33 fixture — avoid as captain

Recommendation: Captain Gabriel (ARS). Form 7.8 is the highest of any DGW33 player in the squad. Two Arsenal fixtures means two chances at a goal + clean sheet haul. Haaland remains a ceiling alternative if Man City fixtures look favourable.

6. Squad After Recommended Transfers

Final squad for GW32 (then BB2 activated in GW33). Bank after transfers: £0.6m.

Pos	Player	Team	Price	Form	DGW33	Change
GK	Kelleher	BRE	£4.7m	3.6	Single	—
DEF	Gabriel ★ C	ARS	£6.9m	7.8	✓ DGW	—
DEF	J.Timber	ARS	£6.3m	6.2	✓ DGW	—
DEF	O'Reilly	MCI	£4.9m	6.2	✓ DGW	—
MID	Semenyo	MCI	£8.2m	5.2	✓ DGW	—
MID	B.Fernandes	MUN	£9.8m	9.2	Single	—
MID	Scott	BOU	£5.0m	3.6	Single	—
MID	Anderson	NFO	£5.4m	5.0	Single	—
FWD	Haaland	MCI	£14.3m	2.5	✓ DGW	—
FWD	Gyökeres	ARS	£8.8m	5.8	✓ DGW	IN (FT)
FWD	Thiago	BRE	£7.1m	4.0	Single	—
GK	Petrović	BOU	£4.5m	5.2	Single	—
DEF	Richards	CRY	£4.4m	5.2	✓ DGW	IN (Hit −4)
MID	Enzo	CHE	£6.6m	2.2	Single	—
DEF	Justin	LEE	£3.9m	3.6	Single	—

7. Expected BB2 Return — GW33

Rough estimate based on form × 2 for doublers, form × 1 for singles. BB2 counts all 15 players.

Player	Team	Fixtures	Form	Expected GW33
Gabriel C	ARS	×2	7.8	~16 pts (×2 captain)
J.Timber	ARS	×2	6.2	~12 pts
O'Reilly	MCI	×2	6.2	~12 pts
Semenyo	MCI	×2	5.2	~10 pts
Gyökeres	ARS	×2	5.8	~12 pts
Haaland	MCI	×2	2.5	~5 pts (high ceiling)
B.Fernandes	MUN	×1	9.2	~9 pts
Scott	BOU	×1	3.6	~4 pts
Anderson	NFO	×1	5.0	~5 pts
Kelleher	BRE	×1	3.6	~4 pts
Thiago	BRE	×1	4.0	~4 pts
Petrović (bench)	BOU	×1	5.2	~5 pts
Richards (bench)	CRY	×2	5.2	~10 pts
Enzo (bench)	CHE	×1	2.2	~2 pts
Justin (bench)	LEE	×1	3.6	~4 pts
Total estimated GW33 return (with BB2)				~114 pts (base) — ceiling 140+ if Haaland hauls

Without BB2 (for comparison): Bench would score ~21 pts in isolation — BB2 adds those points to the total at the cost of no future use. With 7 DGW33 players scoring twice, BB2 in GW33 is the correct deployment window. No remaining GW has a larger confirmed doubler pool for this squad.

Summary — Two-move plan:

FT: OUT Ekitiké (LIV) → IN Gyökeres (ARS) — better form, DGW33 Arsenal double, saves £0.4m
Hit −4pts: OUT Mukiele (SUN, injured) → IN Richards (CRY) — replaces a dead bench slot with a DGW33 doubler
Captain GW33: Gabriel (ARS, form 7.8) — highest form in squad, two Arsenal fixtures
Activate BB2 in GW33 — the only remaining chip; confirmed 4-team double is the optimal trigger

Generated: GW32 (24 Mar 2026) · Confirmed DGW33 teams only: ARS, MCI, AVL, CRY · Data: fpl_data.db (FPL API bootstrap) · Back to Hub