<p>FPL managers have an average of just 25 points heading into the final game of Blank Gameweek 34, with many Free Hit picks underwhelming.</p>
<p>In our concise weekly review, we’ll cover some key highlights, split into four categories.</p>
<p>Haulers documents the biggest stars of the week, howlers and heartbreakers the disappointments and disasters, while things you might have missed are included in the hidden highlights.</p>
<p>The gameweek concludes with Manchester United v Brentford tonight (Monday, April 27).</p>
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<li data-start="189" data-end="348">🔥 Nottingham Forest players were the stars of the gameweek with a 0-5 win at Sunderland</li>
<li data-start="189" data-end="348">🤦‍♂️ Poor attacking data across the board underlined the disappointing returns for FPL managers</li>
<li data-start="189" data-end="348">🤕 Xavi Simons has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury</li>
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<h2>FPL Blank Gameweek 34 haulers</h2>
<h3>🥇 Igor Jesus &#8211; 14 points</h3>
<p>Nottingham Forest took a huge step towards Premier League safety on Friday with a 0-5 win at Sunderland.</p>
<p>Amid it all was forward Jesus, who scored and recorded two assists &#8211; one of which came after his effort on goal was turned in by <strong>Trai Hume</strong>.</p>
<p>Jesus started alongside <strong>Chris Wood</strong>, who scored his first goal since returning from injury.</p>
<p>The haul made the Brazilian the leading points scorer of the week heading into Monday&#8217;s match.</p>
<div id="attachment_78986" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78986" class="size-full wp-image-78986" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Igor-Jesus-gw34.jpeg" alt="Igor Jesus's stats" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Igor-Jesus-gw34.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Igor-Jesus-gw34-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Igor-Jesus-gw34-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-78986" class="wp-caption-text">Igor Jesus&#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>🥈 Morgan Gibbs-White and Alexis Mac Allister &#8211; 13 points</h3>
<p>Gibbs-White&#8217;s goal and assist put him a single point behind his teammate &#8211; and was a welcome haul for owners in a week short of points.</p>
<p>The midfielder is just over 10% owned and was selected in a smattering of Free Hit drafts, however the away fixture against the Black Cats may have put the masses off, given Regis Le Bris&#8217;s team&#8217;s decent defensive home record.</p>
<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Mac Allister was even less popular, particularly in comparison to other Reds midfielders.</p>
<p>But it was the Argentine who impressed against Crystal Palace, contributing two assists to hit the 13 point mark, earning maximum bonus.</p>
<div id="attachment_78985" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78985" class="size-full wp-image-78985" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gibbs-White-v-Mac-Allister.jpeg" alt="Morgan Gibbs-White v Alexis Mac Allister" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gibbs-White-v-Mac-Allister.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gibbs-White-v-Mac-Allister-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gibbs-White-v-Mac-Allister-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-78985" class="wp-caption-text">Morgan Gibbs-White v Alexis Mac Allister</p></div>
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<h3>🥉 Joachim Andersen and Ryan Sessegnon &#8211; 11 points</h3>
<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s <strong>Ollie Watkins </strong>was among free hitters&#8217; chosen strikers but Fulham had the better of the Villans at Craven Cottage, winning 1-0.</p>
<p>Goalscorer Sessegnon matched the return of Andersen, who once again earned <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-2025-26-changes-defensive-contributions">defensive contribution</a> points and all three bonus points.</p>
<div id="attachment_73987" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73987" class="size-full wp-image-73987" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Andersen-3.jpg" alt="Joachim Andersen. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="718" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Andersen-3.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Andersen-3-300x210.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Andersen-3-768x539.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73987" class="wp-caption-text">Joachim Andersen. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>FPL Blank Gameweek 34 howlers</h2>
<h3>Sunderland&#8217;s defence</h3>
<p>As already highlighted, Friday was a day to forget for Sunderland and owners of their defenders.</p>
<p>They were 0-4 down before half-time, before <strong>Elliot Anderson </strong>added a fifth in stoppage time.</p>
<p>A second-half <strong>Dan Ballard </strong>goal and <strong>Nordi Mukiele </strong>assist being disallowed was further disappointment for FPL managers.</p>
<p>Sunderland have kept six clean sheets at home, the joint fourth best total in the league. Their home expected goals conceded (xGC) sits in midtable.</p>
<p>The 0-5 scoreline was a little harsh on them, given their xGC was just 1.3, but that will matter little to Forest, who are now five points clear of the relegation zone after scoring nine goals in their last two games.</p>
<div id="attachment_78987" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78987" class="size-full wp-image-78987" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sunderland.jpg" alt="A bad day at the office for Sunderland. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sunderland.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sunderland-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sunderland-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-78987" class="wp-caption-text">A bad night for Sunderland. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
<h2>FPL Blank Gameweek 34 heartbreakers: Injury issues</h2>
<p>Injuries were a theme of Free Hit heartbreak, with several players picking up potentially serious issues. Here&#8217;s a summary of some of the main ones.</p>
<h3>Xavi Simons</h3>
<p>Spurs secured a vital 0-1 win over Wolves &#8211; but it came at the expense of losing star man Simons for the rest of the season.</p>
<p>The Dutchman had to be stretchered off in the second-half after twisting his knee and he confirmed the blow on social media. He said:</p>
<blockquote><p> “My season has come to an abrupt end and I’m just trying to process it. Honestly, I’m heartbroken. None of it makes sense. All I’ve wanted to do is fight for my team and now the ability to do that has been snatched away from me, along with the World Cup.”</p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_74943" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74943" class="size-full wp-image-74943" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2235811896.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="706" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2235811896.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2235811896-300x207.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2235811896-768x530.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74943" class="wp-caption-text">Xavi Simons. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>Dominic Solanke</h3>
<p>Solanke didn&#8217;t have much form going into Blank Gameweek 34 but Spurs&#8217; fixture against Wolves made him a go-to for many free hitters.</p>
<p>But Solanke&#8217;s afternoon ended inside the first half when he went off with a muscle injury.</p>
<p>Roberto De Zerbi hoped it would not be a major issue for the Englishman but he could not be more specific after the game.</p>
<div id="attachment_73479" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73479" class="size-full wp-image-73479" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dominic-Solanke-Getty.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="717" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dominic-Solanke-Getty.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dominic-Solanke-Getty-300x210.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dominic-Solanke-Getty-768x538.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73479" class="wp-caption-text">Dominic Solanke. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>Mohamed Salah</h3>
<p>Free Hit 34 may have been many FPL managers&#8217; last chance to own the Egyptian, particularly after he was forced off after going down holding his leg.</p>
<p>Liverpool boss Arne Slot could not confirm the extent of the suspected hamstring injury post-match. He said:</p>
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<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">&#8220;It&#8217;s too early to say but we all know Mo and how hard it is for him to leave the pitch.</p>
<p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">&#8220;For Mo to leave the pitch, it shows you something but we have to wait and see how bad it is.&#8221;</p>
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<div id="attachment_74777" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74777" class="size-full wp-image-74777" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233201066.jpg" alt="Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="705" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233201066.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233201066-300x207.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233201066-768x529.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74777" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>Kai Havertz and Eberechi Eze</h3>
<p>A differential forward, Havertz rewarded backers with an early assist for <strong>Eberechi Eze </strong>before going off in the 34th minute.</p>
<p>Speaking after Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Newcastle, Mikel Arteta said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don’t know how serious it is. It didn’t look too big. The action, the way he describes it, is not too sharp. But we have to wait and see.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Goalscorer Eze meanwhile came off early in the second half. Speaking to Match of the Day, Arteta hoped both players&#8217; injuries were just &#8216;small niggles&#8217;.</p>
<div id="attachment_78988" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78988" class="size-full wp-image-78988" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Eze-v-Havertz.jpeg" alt="Eberechi Eze v Kai Havertz" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Eze-v-Havertz.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Eze-v-Havertz-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Eze-v-Havertz-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-78988" class="wp-caption-text">Eberechi Eze v Kai Havertz</p></div>
<h2>FPL Blank Gameweek 34 hidden highlights</h2>
<p>Here are a few statistical highlights from Blank Gameweek 34, which highlight one of the main reasons why FPL managers generally struggled to score points:</p>
<ul>
<li>Omar Alderete had the most shots before Monday&#8217;s match with four &#8211; despite Sunderland&#8217;s hammering</li>
<li>No player had more than two shots on target, with Sasa Lukic the only one to reach that total</li>
<li>Alexander Isak had the best expected goals (xG) &#8211; just 0.43</li>
<li>El Hadji Malick Diouf registered the most key passes (4), however Jarrod Bowen was joint leader for big chances created (2) and Crysencio Summerville the best expected assists (xA) of 0.78</li>
<li>Summerville registered the highest expected points of the weekend (5.28) but came away empty handed</li>
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<div id="attachment_74968" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74968" class="size-full wp-image-74968" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Isak-Liverpool.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="666" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Isak-Liverpool.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Isak-Liverpool-300x195.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Isak-Liverpool-768x500.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74968" class="wp-caption-text">Alexander Isak. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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