FPL Heisenberg
Fantasy Premier League expert with seven top-30k finishes

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Jack: Hi Heisenberg, who do you prefer out of Kevin Schade and Dango Ouattara? Thanks!

FPL Heisenberg: Both great options, but prefer Dango slightly due to the underlying data. However, go with your gut, very close call so go with who you prefer

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FPL Heisenberg (Wes Prickett) is one of the most recognisable names in the FPL world, with seven finishes inside the top 30k in the overall rankings and a best finish of 836th in the world.

Wes has made multiple appearances on Sky Sports, the Premier League and the BBC Fantasy 606 Podcast, to name just a few.

He has more than 116k followers on X and you can find him across socials on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Gameweek 28 begins tonight as bottom side Wolves host third-placed Aston Villa at the Molineux (20:00 GMT).

That means there isn’t much time left before this week’s FPL transfer deadline at 18:30 today.

Premier League

Let's first take a look at this week's Premier League fixtures.

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Erling Haaland travels to the city of his birth on Saturday when Manchester City visit Leeds in the Premier League.

And with more points that any other player in FPL, he remains a standout pick as a captain.

However, with City set to be one of three clubs without a fixture in Gameweek 31 - meaning their players will score zero points that week - do you stick or twist with the Norway forward?

And if you were to pivot away from Haaland or any of his City colleagues, would it be wise to look for alternatives to Manchester United, who have appeared revitalised under Michael Carrick?

United host Crystal Palace on Saturday as they aim to continue their push for Champions League football next term. Trips to Newcastle and Bournemouth then bookend Aston Villa's visit to Old Trafford.

It’s been a really busy day so far covering plenty of Premier League news conferences as well as the draws for the big European competitions.

But we are far from done for the day as between now and 17:00 GMT, we’ll switch our focus to the Fantasy Premier League ahead of Gameweek 28.

Today, we have FPL Heisenberg as our expert to answer your questions regarding your team.

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Newcastle United

Newcastle United's chief operating officer Brad Miller speaking to Uefa: "A phenomenal tie, to play five time champions, elite European football, it's fantastic.

"We're getting to the business end of the competition now so any game is going to be challenging. We've got every faith in the team, coaching staff and our manger. We're really looking forward to it.

"The aim is to go as far as we possibly can in every competition that we play in."

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Former Barcelona winger Bojan Krkic speaking to Uefa: "We have to focus on ourselves. Newcastle is a strong team. We know them. We played them already this year. It's important to arrive in the game.

"We have to go to the Spanish games, the Spanish Cup. In football, the most important game is the next game. Our players are working very hard. We are in a good mood."

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Newcastle United supporters called it.

"Is this the way to Barcelona?" they repeatedly sang during the course of their side's victory against Qarabag on Tuesday night.

So it proved after Newcastle were drawn with the La Liga leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League.

There is plenty of history in this fixture, whether it is Sir Bobby Robson's links to both clubs or Tino Asprilla scoring an unforgettable hat-trick in Newcastle's win in 1997.

The current generation also know each other pretty well, of course.

Newcastle suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat against Barcelona in their opening game of the league phase at St James' Park back in September.

Although Barcelona dominated possession, as expected, Newcastle players and staff took a lot of belief from their display in the opening half an hour in particular, when the hosts spurned a number of opportunities to open the scoring.

While some supporters would have preferred to face Chelsea, the chance for Newcastle to test themselves against Barcelona, the five-time winners, in the knockout stages is the whole reason the club are in the competition.

The first leg at St James' naturally feels pivotal.

Newcastle would have rather have had the return fixture back on Tyneside but if Eddie Howe's team are to stand any chance of going through, they need one of those nights on home soil before the return fixture at the Nou Camp.

No wonder Howe labelled it a "mouth-watering" prospect.

That's all we have from today's Premier League news conferences.

But let us remind ourselves of how the Champions League knockout stage is shaping up.

Brentford

Brentford boss Keith Andrews on his seven months in charge so far: "It's felt quick the chapter I suppose. A lot has happened. I've loved it, even when it was hard at the start.

"From that I think we've continued to grow and evolve pretty nicely. We're a really close-knit group of staff and players which I'm really big on but you can't just expect to exist and maintained unless you work at it. We're all from a place of humility but are really hungry to achieve things."

On the club's culture: "It is embedded in the club and is part of the reason I wanted to come here. The reality is in the summer there was so much change that naturally things can start to deviate a little bit. It creates a little bit of uncertainty, like me for example, but that was my first port of call - to maintain what had been built over many years."

Brentford

Brentford boss Keith Andrews on signing a new deal keeping him at the club until 2032: "I feel very honoured. The people I work with have entrusted me to take the club forward as the face of it because it's obviously not just me. There's so many people who push hard on a daily basis to try and make us better.

"I love being at this club, I love the challenges it brings and the level we are at. What we need to do to not just survive but thrive at this level is right up my street.

"I don't doubt myself or feel I've ever suffered from that. That's not from a place of arrogance, I always try and take a step forward and when I don't, I learn from the mistakes I've made."

Brentford

Brentford boss Keith Andrews gave a fitness update on Michael Kayode, Aaron Hickey and Josh Dasilva: "Michael is back in training, and we'll see how he is tomorrow. He will be in and around the squad.

"Aaron's come off [against Brighton], obviously, with an issue. We're not entirely sure he's gonna be ready for tomorrow.

"And Josh has been back in the group. We don't want to put too much pressure on that, but equally, we're very excited. He's someone that I hold in the highest regard."

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Fulham

Fulham manager Marco Silva has given a team news update before their game with Tottenham on Sunday. He confirmed that winger Kevin has suffered an injury that will keep him out for a number of weeks: "Kevin is going to be the only player that will be out of contention for the game.

"Sasa [Lukic], [Samuel] Chukwueze... the others, they've been in and out and come back in contention.

"They've had a good week so far and we have another session before the game and we are going to take decisions. Chukwueze looks good, [Antonee] Robinson is back in the sessions with the team as well. Let's see how they react and make a decision after the session tomorrow."

More from Silva on the injury to Kevin: "With Kevin, the feeling after was there, looks like it's some serious thing and he's going to be out. We're waiting but probably going to have surgery next Monday and will be out for some weeks.

Is it his achilles? No, it's his fifth metatarsal and he's going to be out.

How is he? "It's a big blow for us and for him personally because slowly you're starting to see the reason why we brought him and showed so much trust in him.

"It is what it is. It's part of the game. He's positive. He knows it's part of a player's career and we're here to support him."

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Arsenal

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on how Eberechi Eze has improved recently: "You see how players react in relation to certain decisions you take. When they have better games or certain difficulties. His role has been modified a few times throughout the season and his reaction has always been top, but it's been tough to perform after which is what we need.

"He's been exceptional in the manner he is behaving every single day, but what we need now is that those manners are transformed into huge performances that decide football matches. That's the reason we bought him.

"To understand him, you have to understand how he connects with other players and what are the connections we can build in and around him and the spaces he is more comfortable using.

"There are certain behaviours that he has changed dramatically into really positive things. In the end, you don't know if you are going to see them in a week, or two, or in a month, but they are coming."

Premier League

Manchester City are set to face West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday, 14 March (12:30 GMT) while Arsenal's game against Everton is schedule for Sunday, 15 March (14:00 GMT) and both those fixtures could be set to change with Uefa now confirming the date and time of the last 16 ties.

The Premier League previously advised Uefa that clubs scheduled to play on Sunday, 15 March, as Arsenal are, would not be available to play Champions League last 16 second leg fixtures on Tuesday, 17 March.

But Uefa confirmed that matches cannot take place on Thursday, 19 March.