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Marc Mayo

Fantasy Premier League tips: FPL transfers, deadline today, scout and captain options for gameweek 30

Only eight teams are in action this weekend as Fantasy Premier League managers face yet another big test of their selections.

The FA Cup quarter-finals have dragged the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City out of FPL action, meaning many managers will turn to their Free Hit chip.

Given the avalanche of Covid postponements earlier in the campaign, each player now has the chance to deploy the chip twice this season - making unlimited changes to their team for one gameweek only before their previous line-up returns.

The deadline this week comes at 6.30pm GMT on Friday, March 18 ahead of Wolves facing Leeds.

Here, we run down five options that every manager should consider for their FPL team...

Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal - £8.4m

Since Arsenal last experienced a league defeat on the road, against Everton in early December, Lacazette has contributed three goals and eight assists - meaning he has not blanked in four FPL away days ahead of a trip to Aston Villa.

Michail Antonio - West Ham - £7.5m

Without a goal in his last nine Premier League games, Antonio may seem like a curious option but he has netted in each of his last two games against Tottenham. West Ham enjoy these sorts of games, while Spurs remain inconsistent.

Dejan Kulusevski - Tottenham - £6.2m

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The Swede is becoming something of a cult hero in FPL and has only blanked in two of his seven starts since joining Spurs in January. That includes two goals, five assists and a pair of bonus points.

Patrick Bamford - Leeds - £7.7m

The striker is back from injury and will not be a regular pick for many managers this week, so this is a prime opportunity to risk a little and be ahead of the crowd. Leeds head to a Wolves side struggling to carry momentum into the run-in.

Ivan Toney - Brentford - £6.6m

This week’s tips are a bit attacker-heavy but the four fixtures produce little in the way of reliable clean sheet options. Brentford travel to Leicester on Sunday, facing a Foxes team off the back of European action and with Toney in stunning form.

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