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            <p>A reduced schedule of just eight fixtures have meant planning for FPL Gameweek 29 is a challenge - and there's plenty of dilemmas for fantasy managers to resolve before the deadline.</p>
<p>FPL content creator and pundit Holly Shand covers the important topics to help Fantasy Football Hub members with their decision making, including:</p>
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<li>Is selling <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> a real option?</li>
<li>How many hits can be taken before opting to Free Hit?</li>
<li>Best defenders in each price bracket</li>
<li>Best enablers for Haaland</li>
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<p>Away from this article, we've analysed whether <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/haaland-or-no-haaland-fpl-blank-gameweek-29">Haaland is essential</a>, and our Hub AI articles focus on the pros and cons of the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-blank-gameweek-29-free-hit-guide-ai-best-team-pros-and-cons-of-using-a-chip-best-fixtures">Free Hit</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-wildcard-team-and-tips-blank-gameweek-29">Wildcard</a> this week, with draft teams.</p>
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<h2>Is selling Salah a real option?</h2>
<p>Going into Blank Gameweek 29, there's a temptation to sell Salah in order to free up funds for the likes of<strong> Erling Haaland</strong>.</p>
<p>But Liverpool's early exit from the Champions League means selling is now a high-risk strategy.</p>
<p>From Gameweek 30 onwards, Liverpool only have securing the Premier League title to focus on and we've already seen this season that Salah is hungry for breaking records.</p>
<p>Most managers have owned Salah a long time, which means they have significant value tied up in the Egyptian going into Blank Gameweek 29. He has risen in price by £1.3m, the most of any player.</p>
<div id="attachment_71525" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71525" class="size-full wp-image-71525" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-GW1-28.jpg" alt="Mohamed Salah's stats" width="798" height="650" /></p>
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<p>Managers who are planning to Wildcard in either Gameweek 30 or 31 could potentially get away with selling and buying him back immediately afterwards, especially if this is the only route to Haaland.</p>
<p>Most do still have the Bench Boost chip to play too, so should be mindful of team value on the Wildcard, where investment in all 15 players in the squad will be required.</p>
<p>Liverpool's fixtures beyond the blank are promising, with Everton at home in Gameweek 30 followed by a trip to Fulham in Gameweek 31.</p>
<p>Salah will be a popular captain pick once again in these gameweeks, despite Haaland facing Leicester City in Gameweek 30 and <strong>Alexander Isak</strong> playing the Foxes in Gameweek 31.</p>
<h2>How many hits can be taken before opting to Free Hit?</h2>
<p>There's always a feeling that hits in a blank gameweek to swap a player without a fixture for one with a game only really cost two points, assuming the incoming player at least scores two points for a 60-plus minutes appearance.</p>
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