<p>Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has entered a key part of the season &#8211; and transfers need to be carefully planned.</p>
<p>So which teams are worth targeting based on their <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a> over the coming weeks?</p>
<p>Blank Gameweek 31 is just five gameweeks away, with Arsenal and Wolves likely to be joined by Manchester City and Crystal Palace in being without a fixture.</p>
<p>A popular strategy will be to Wildcard straight after the blank, saving the Free Hit for future challenging gameweeks.</p>
<p>Here, we map out the best runs according to our fixture ticker to help FPL managers with their planning.</p>
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<h3>🤖 Hub AI quick summary 🤖</h3>
<p>Your at-a-glance summary of what&#8217;s to come below &#8211; and listen to an audio summary 👇</p>
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<li>🗓️Fulham, Bournemouth and Brentford have the best fixture runs up to Blank Gameweek 31</li>
<li>👍Aston Villa and Liverpool players also have points potential</li>
<li>💡Smart transfer planning could help save the Free Hit chip for a later blank or double</li>
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<h2>Best FPL fixture runs up to Gameweek 31</h2>
<h3>🥇Fulham</h3>
<p><strong>Fixtures: Sunderland (A), Spurs (H), West Ham (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Burnley (H)</strong></p>
<p>With tricky away games against Manchester United and Manchester City out of the way, Fulham have a much more favourable run coming up.</p>
<p>Of particular interest is their match against Burnley in Blank Gameweek 31 &#8211; the top rated fixture that week.</p>
<p>For those not free hitting, someone like <strong>Harry Wilson </strong>could be a valuable player to hold, while <strong>Joachim Andersen</strong> is among Hub AI&#8217;s defensive picks in the blank.</p>
<p>Wilson was the most sold player ahead of Double Gameweek 26, with more than 500,000 managers getting rid of the Welshman.</p>
<p>His two-pointer against City has led to more transfers out &#8211; but playing the long game with him could pay off.</p>
<div id="attachment_77506" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77506" class="size-full wp-image-77506" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2257954836.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2257954836.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2257954836-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2257954836-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-77506" class="wp-caption-text">Harry Wilson. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>🥈Bournemouth</h3>
<p><strong>Fixtures: West Ham (A), Sunderland (H), Brentford (H), Burnley (A), Manchester United (H)</strong></p>
<p>The Cherries have had a strong set of fixtures since Gameweek 24 and continues for a while yet.</p>
<p>Three home games in the next five are coupled with trips to teams in the relegation zone &#8211; although West Ham have looked improved in recent weeks, winning back-to-back at the London Stadium.</p>
<p>Winger <strong>Rayan </strong>has made a blistering start to his career on the south coast, with two goals and an assist, and is priced at just £5.5m.</p>
<p><strong>James Hill </strong>has emerged as a cheaper alternative to defensive contributions magnet <strong>Marcos Senesi</strong>. The £3.9m pick has earned defensive contributions in the last two games, while Senesi has failed to hit the threshold.</p>
<p>Bournemouth&#8217;s Blank Gameweek 31 fixture is against United, who they drew 4-4 with at Old Trafford earlier in the season.</p>
<div id="attachment_77468" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77468" class="size-full wp-image-77468" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rayan.jpg" alt="Rayan. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rayan.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rayan-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rayan-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-77468" class="wp-caption-text">Rayan. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>🥉Brentford</h3>
<p><strong>Fixtures: Brighton (H), Burnley (A), Bournemouth (A), Wolves (H), Leeds (A)</strong></p>
<p>Keith Andrews&#8217; side came out of a difficult match-up against Arsenal in Double Gameweek 26 with a point.</p>
<p>They now go on a run of excellent games, in which forward <strong>Igor Thiago </strong>will be in demand.</p>
<p>The Bees will also be boosted by the return of <strong>Kevin Schade </strong>after completing his three-match ban.</p>
<p>Schade&#8217;s data was impressive prior to his red card. Between Gameweek 14 and 23, he had a better expected goals (xG) tally than Thiago.</p>
<p>For those who can&#8217;t stretch to the £6.9m Schade, <strong>Dango Ouattara </strong>is an alternative for an attacking double up at £5.8m.</p>
<p>And <strong>Caoimhin Kelleher </strong>is a potential pick for those looking to sell <strong>David Raya </strong>ahead of Blank Gameweek 31. The shot-stopper is his team&#8217;s second highest points scorer (96).</p>
<div id="attachment_77725" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77725" class="size-full wp-image-77725" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thiago-GW1-26.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thiago-GW1-26.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thiago-GW1-26-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Thiago-GW1-26-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-77725" class="wp-caption-text">Igor Thiago&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h3>4️⃣Aston Villa</h3>
<p><strong>Fixtures: Leeds (H), Wolves (A), Chelsea (H), Manchester United (A), West Ham (H)</strong></p>
<p>Villa are another team with a largely enticing fixture set, particularly in Blank Gameweek 31 when they host the Hammers.</p>
<p><strong>Morgan Rogers </strong>is their top points scorer, with eight goals and five assists. Minutes are the key part of his appeal, with uncertainty over how many minutes <strong>Tammy Abraham </strong>will take off <strong>Ollie Watkins</strong>.</p>
<p>Rogers has averaged 89 minutes per match, starting all 26 league games.</p>
<div id="attachment_77727" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77727" class="size-full wp-image-77727" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Watkins-GW1-26.jpeg" alt="Ollie Watkins'stats" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Watkins-GW1-26.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Watkins-GW1-26-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Watkins-GW1-26-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-77727" class="wp-caption-text">Ollie Watkins&#8217; <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h3>🏅Liverpool</h3>
<p><strong>Liverpool fixtures: Nottingham Forest (A), West Ham (H), Wolves (A), Spurs (H), Brighton (A)</strong></p>
<p>An honourable mention goes to Liverpool who rank fifth, assuming City blank in Gameweek 31.</p>
<p>Forest, West Ham and Wolves in their next three are fixtures which could lead to returns for both attackers and defenders.</p>
<p>Brighton (A) in Blank Gameweek 31 is not the strongest, however it&#8217;s still a match where Reds players could do a job before a Wildcard in Gameweek 32.</p>
<div id="attachment_74174" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74174" class="size-full wp-image-74174" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2229445929-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74174" class="wp-caption-text">Virgil van Dijk. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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