<p><em>Fantasy football tips for Gameweek 31. In this Fantasy Premier League series <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Junior">FPL Junior</a> (four top 13k finishes in last four seasons) shares his FPL tips by selecting a team each week to try and score as many points as possible. In essence, he will be “free hitting” every single Gameweek. Rather than selecting longer-term options, he&#8217;ll solely focus on players with the best form and fixtures for the upcoming Gameweek 31.</em></p>
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<h3>Gameweek 31 Team</h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Defence</h3>
<p>Despite last weeks embarrassment against West Brom, I&#8217;m keeping faith in the Chelsea defence. The double continues with <strong>Mendy</strong> in goal but with <strong>Rudiger</strong> steps in as I firmly believe he&#8217;ll start in the back three. He&#8217;s a great enabler most weeks and what I also like is the fact he&#8217;s extremely unlikely to come off the bench unless there&#8217;s an injury. Crystal Palace continues to lack offensive threat and I think the Blues will get back on a clean sheet streak this weekend.</p>
<div id="attachment_33031" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33031" class="wp-image-33031 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1229473728.jpg" alt="fpl wildcard defender tips" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1229473728.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1229473728-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1229473728-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1229473728-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-33031" class="wp-caption-text">Rudiger at just £4.7m looks a superb bargain option for the run-in</p></div>
<p><strong>Alexander-Arnold</strong> faces Aston Villa who have struggled in front of goal and their three goals against Fulham was the first time they scored more than once since Gameweek 20. The right back&#8217;s creativity has picked up after he underperformed compared to previous seasons. At £7.3m he&#8217;s not cheap but I think he&#8217;s worth the premium this week.</p>
<p><strong>Laporte </strong>looks assured a start in Pep&#8217;s minefield of a selection decision. Europe is clearly going to be the priority but Pep won&#8217;t want to take his eye completely off the league and carry form into Germany. Leeds are quite hit and miss against the top teams and they have clear weakness in the air which the Frenchman could exploit.</p>
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<h3>Midfield</h3>
<p>After not starting in either of the last two games, I think <strong>Sterling</strong> is likely to start against Leeds. The winger looks to have a high ceiling against Leeds who are prone to conceding a shed load against the big sides. He&#8217;s definitely a fixture pick but Man City continue to perform week in week out. The only concern is how much Pep rotates and whether that affects their overall team cohesion.</p>
<p><strong>Jota </strong>is my only midfielder from Liverpool. He came off the bench and braced last weekend and was key in Liverpool&#8217;s only goal midweek. There&#8217;s always the thought of rotation in the back of your head for the Portuguese attacker but his price is worth taking the risk on. Added to that he showed he doesn&#8217;t need to start to haul. Aston Villa&#8217;s defence isn&#8217;t fantastic but they are being backed up by a great keeper but I still expect Liverpool to score despite their shocking home form.</p>
<p><strong>Mount </strong>is the only Chelsea attacker I would consider at the moment and I want him in the XI against Crystal Palace. Rotation is rarely a thing to worry about for the midfielder and he received his rest last week. It was 4-0 in the reverse fixture and I think they&#8217;ll score a few and win to nil this time around.</p>
<div id="attachment_33581" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33581" class="wp-image-33581 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1305631144.jpg" alt="best captain for gameweek 31" width="1024" height="706" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1305631144.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1305631144-300x207.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1305631144-768x530.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1305631144-610x421.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-33581" class="wp-caption-text">Mount has scored twice in the last seven days and looks a real threat</p></div>
<p><strong>Fernandes </strong>isn&#8217;t fixture proof but his away performances are extremely good. I think we&#8217;ll see goals in this game but not to the same extent as the 6-2 earlier on this season. I wouldn&#8217;t be shocked to see a 0-0 but with Spurs&#8217; defensive form I think we&#8217;ll see goals. His returns against the &#8220;big six&#8221; haven&#8217;t been great but I think he&#8217;s worth including this week.</p>
<p>A Leicester attacker looks good options this week against West Ham who are without Rice. The forwards look good but I&#8217;ve gone for <b>Maddison. </b>He returned from injury last week and I think Leicester will get the better of their top-four rivals. Points could be shared around this Leicester team but Maddison&#8217;s creativity and set-piece duties swing it for me.</p>
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<h3>Forwards</h3>
<p><strong>Jesus </strong>completes the triple up for Man City against Leeds. The forward missed out midweek so I think he&#8217;s in line to start this one. I&#8217;m not his biggest fan as a footballer but I think he&#8217;s worth including for the fixture. As you can tell I think this could game could bring a lot of goals and a 30-minute cameo wouldn&#8217;t be the end of the world. He&#8217;s returned four times in his last five starts to my surprise but his minutes have been a bit all over the place recently. Aguero looks really out of nick at the moment, so I think he&#8217;ll continue to be eased back in and start as the season comes to a close.</p>
<p><strong>Kane</strong> completes the lineup against Man Utd. As previously mentioned I think there will be goals with a small chance of a bore draw but I think both defences are to be got at and chances will arise. He&#8217;s the only Spurs player I would pick this week and I&#8217;d be happy with half of his returns from the reverse fixture.</p>
<div id="attachment_32737" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32737" class="wp-image-32737 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Kane.jpg" alt="fantasy football tips gameweek 31 fpl" width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Kane.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Kane-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Kane-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FPL-Kane-610x406.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-32737" class="wp-caption-text">Kane is difficult to overlook with his current form</p></div>
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<h3>Bench</h3>
<p><strong>Forster</strong>, <b>Iheanacho</b>, <strong>Holding</strong> and <strong>Phillips </strong>complete the fifteen.</p>
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<h3>Gameweek 31 Captaincy</h3>
<p><strong>Sterling</strong> is the captain for Gameweek 31. High risk, high reward.</p>
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<h3>Notable omissions</h3>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> is a player I&#8217;m slightly fearful of going without. Funds were an issue getting him in and the Man Utd vs Spurs duo are both cheaper and much more consistent. I don&#8217;t see Jota scoring much less than him in most weeks too for not far off half the price.</p>
<p>I was looking at targeting Sheffield Utd again this week but with <strong>Lacazette</strong> playing 80 minutes on Thursday and <strong>Aubameyang</strong> looking bang average at the moment, I&#8217;ve reluctantly stayed away despite the plum fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Ings</strong> could do well against West Brom after last week&#8217;s performance put him back in the shop window. However, Southampton picks have been hard to get right this season and rarely seem to turn up in the east fixtures.</p>
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