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            <p>We arrive at the penultimate gameweek of the season with key cup finals to navigate around - here, we cover the major dilemmas ahead of FPL Gameweek 37.</p>
<p>FPL content creator and pundit Holly Shand covers the key topics to help Fantasy Football Hub members with their decision making, including:</p>
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<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">How essential is <strong>Ollie Watkins</strong> this week?</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">How much will Palace and City rotate?</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Is <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> a reliable captaincy pick given Liverpool are - literally - on the beach?</li>
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<h2>How essential is Watkins this week?</h2>
<p>Watkins is a very tempting pick in FPL this week as we reach a perfect storm, making him an obvious transfer target.</p>
<p>Aston Villa are sixth in the Premier League table, with only goal difference holding them back from fifth and a Champions League spot.</p>
<p>A win will be key for them in their final home game of the season against Spurs on Friday evening - note the earlier deadline this week.</p>
<p>Watkins can be brought in with confidence, given that he is effectively guaranteed minutes as <strong>Marcus Rashford</strong> is out through injury.</p>
<p>Villa are on a great run of form, winning seven of their last eight league games. Watkins has four goals and an assist in this time.</p>
<p>That takes the striker to 23 goal involvements for the campaign - 16 goals and seven assists.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72837" class="wp-caption-text">Ollie Watkins' stats</p>
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<p>Opponents Spurs have just one win and a draw from their last eight league games, with their attention firmly on the Europa League final on Wednesday evening.</p>
<p>Success in this competition is essential to salvage a poor season - where they sit 17th in the Premier League table - and secure Champions League football for 2025/26.</p>
<p>With this in mind, we expect Spurs to rotate in this fixture and so Villa should have a key advantage.</p>
<p>Spurs are without a clean sheet in their last 11 games.</p>
<p>While no player is essential, Watkins is gaining momentum in terms of his popularity. He's the most transferred-in player ahead of deadline, with 274,000 new owners and counting. That's more than double the second most popular pick.</p>
<p>Hub AI puts him third best this week, on 5.9 predicted points - fractionally behind Salah and <strong>Bukayo Saka</strong>.</p>
<p>FPL managers need to consider whether buying Watkins this week will block their path to someone like Saka in Gameweek 38, who again tops the AI's predicted points list.</p>
<p>But Watkins is a great option in his own right, particularly if looking to captain him this week.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72857" class="wp-caption-text">Hub AI predicted points for Gameweek 37</p>
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<h2>How much will Palace and City rotate?</h2>
<p>It's impossible to call exactly how much rotation we will see from Crystal Palace and Manchester City on Tuesday evening in the Premier League, having contested the FA Cup on Saturday.</p>
<p>We must be mindful that the Cup final could go to extra time and penalties, which could cause more fatigue, but this isn't information we will know ahead of the deadline.</p>
<p>It's also plausible that players could pick up injuries or suspensions in this fixture, which does provide significant uncertainty.</p>
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