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FPL is back this week after a 19-day break and we're straight into it with a double gameweek announcement.
Six teams play twice next week, making this week key to setting up your team.
Our expert Pras will delve into chip strategies in his Friday analysis article, and he will then be live on the BBC Sport website at 15:30 BST to answer your last-minute questions.
Image source, BBC SportIt's not the most enticing double gameweek, especially as every team involved then blanks the following week.
And your strategy will also depend on how many chips you have left.
The double gameweek presents a good chance to bench boost, and you could use the wildcard this week to set that up.
Another popular strategy will be to free hit in 33, getting you 11 double gameweek players.
But first there is gameweek 32 and it features some enticing match-ups for the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool - teams that don't double the following week.
The team of the week is selected based on current FPL prices to fit within a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.
How did last week's team do?
A high-powered midfield performance, led by captain Bruno Fernandes (26 points), Anthony Gordon (10) and Harry Wilson (nine), propelled the team to a pleasing 66 pointer.
BBC Sport FPL team of gameweek 32
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David Raya, Arsenal, keeper, £6m - Bournemouth (h)
Raya is not a sexy keeper pick - he is expensive and is unlikely to pick up many save or bonus points.
But he's the top-scoring FPL goalkeeper for a reason.
Arsenal have back-to-back clean sheets and are the most likely to keep one again this week, according to bookies' odds.
Bournemouth failed to score on their past two away trips and that was against struggling Burnley and West Ham.
Gabriel, Arsenal, £7.2m - Bournemouth (h)
When he is fit, Gabriel has to be in your team. His 29 points in his past three starts is testament to that.
Nordi Mukiele, Sunderland, £4.5m - Tottenham (h)
Sunderland's early season form has tapered off but they still present a tough away trip, especially for a team playing as poorly as Tottenham, and have the third-best home defence in the league.
Fit-again Mukiele was an FPL bargain before getting injured in week 27.
He's the Sunderland defender most likely to get attacking returns with five assists and a goal this season.
And his three double-digit hauls this season make him even more enticing - get one of those at this stage of the season and you can really shoot up the rankings.
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool, £6.3m - Fulham (h)
Liverpool have been hit or miss in general for FPL managers and have not kept a clean sheet in four games.
But two things make Van Dijk a decent pick in a week where it is hard to predict clean sheets.
Firstly, his goal threat - in the past six games he has the most big chances (4) along with Manchester City's Nico O'Reilly, and the third-highest xG among defenders.
And secondly, Fulham's away record, with only Leeds, Wolves and Burnley picking up fewer points on the road.
Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, £4.6m - Leeds (h)
Leeds are another team with a poor away record and they've only scored 15 goals in their 15 games on the road.
Dalot is United's highest-scoring defender and he's left a few points on the board too.
There are a few examples of him blasting over the bar from a good position and the statistics prove that too. His xG is 1.54 but he has only scored once, when most players overperform in that area.
His four big chances are the most among United defenders, as are his nine bonus points.
Midfield
Bruno Fernandes (captain), Manchester United, £10.3m - Leeds (h)
Like Gabriel, Fernandes is a must-have FPL player.
We'll have an interesting choice to make next week when the Portugal midfielder faces Chelsea away in the double gameweek.
But for now he is a strong captain after 13, 10, eight and 13 points in his past four games.
Antoine Semenyo, Manchester City, £8.2m - Chelsea (a)
Chelsea away looks like a tough game on paper, but City have not lost at Stamford Bridge in five Premier League trips.
Four of those were victories and the other one ended 4-4 so, if that form continues, City are a good bet to score and win.
Semenyo has five goals in his past eight league games and is easily the best City midfield pick.
Anthony Gordon, Newcastle, £7.4m - Crystal Palace (a)
Gordon is bang in form, with three goals in three games, and will still be on penalties if Bruno Guimaraes is not fit to return.
There's a chance Eddie Howe plays him out of position too, as a striker
Newcastle need a response after their derby defeat by Sunderland - if they produce a strong performance then Gordon, who has been involved in 26% of their goals, has a good chance of picking up points again.
Strikers
Igor Thiago, Brentford, £7.3m - Everton (h)
This game is a clash of two fine records. Everton have the fourth-best away statistics and Brentford's home form is eighth.
Thiago is one off 20 league goals for the season and scored a hat-trick away at Everton.
Even when he doesn't play well, Brentford seem able to find ways of getting him the points. Pick Thiago with confidence, despite Everton's away form.
Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m - Wolves (h)
A huge game for the Hammers and that means it is time for their talisman to produce.
Bowen is fourth in the FPL striker charts despite not really exploding this season.
He's only scored eight goals but leads almost every attacking metric for the Hammers including the most big chances [nine] and the highest goal involvement (42%).
Erling Haaland, Manchester City, £14.4m - Chelsea (a)
The big man is back in the team and not just because he scored a hat-trick in the cup.
Chelsea are in a poor patch of form, particularly defensively; demolished by Paris St-Germain, letting in three at Everton.
There's inner turmoil too, with Enzo Fernandez missing this game due to a club suspension.
If City get it right, this could be a walloping.
And Haaland has scored in three of his past four league games against Chelsea.
Subs bench
Mads Hermansen, West Ham, keeper, £4.2m - Wolves (h)
Yankuba Minteh, Brighton, midfielder, £5.5m - Burnley (a)
Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest, midfielder, £5.5m - Aston Villa (h)
James Tarkowski, Everton, defender, £5.7m - Brentford (a)
Team total cost: £95.7m
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