\u201cHalf-term hiatus\u201d<\/p>\n
Three weeks! Three weeks without FPL! Yes, Gameweek 31\u2019s climax marked the start of a half-term break of sorts for the FPL Community.<\/p>\n
The blank arrived and, for bad planners, this meant half of their squad ended up vanishing. No Manchester City, Arsenal or Crystal Palace left managers staring at their lineups, like parents who\u2019ve just realised they\u2019ve got to entertain their kids for several weeks.<\/p>\n
Mohamed Salah\u2019s (\u00a314.0m) absence made things a little more difficult for those planning to bring him in for Erling Haaland (\u00a314.5m). So, with many Wildcarding in Gameweek 32, there was suddenly a random obsession over Fulham assets, Dango Ouattara (\u00a36.0m) and Malick Thiaw (\u00a35.1m), although the latter duo soon became substitute villains.<\/p>\n
OVERALL PERFORMANCE![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-fpl-harry-mark-sutherns-more-did-in-gameweek-31-1024x440.jpg\")
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With so many teams blanking, squads looked like they\u2019d been hastily packed five minutes beforehand. Unsurprisingly, scores across\u00a0The Great\u00a0and\u00a0The Good\u00a0were therefore tightly bunched, with the clich\u00e9 about it being a good week to have a bad week locked and loaded.<\/p>\n
Luke Williams was the kid who actually brought everything he needed. His double act of IIiman Ndiaye (\u00a36.2m) and Anthony Gordon (\u00a37.4m) delivering hauls that, in this case, felt like winning a gold star from your teacher.<\/p>\n
Hot on his heels was Tom Freeman\u2019s very respectable 68 points. He had Gordon, plus the clever differential of Morgan Gibbs-White (\u00a37.4m)<\/a>. One of those picks that makes you look like you knew exactly what you were doing.<\/p>\n But, of course, it wouldn\u2019t be a half-term trip without someone falling over spectacularly, and that Gameweek 31 honour goes to James Hill (\u00a34.2m).<\/p>\n Tom would have been even closer to the top if it weren\u2019t for the Bournemouth defender\u2019s own goal and negative score<\/a>. In fact, six other Great\u00a0and Good\u00a0managers also owned him, turning it into a full-blown group mishap. Misery really does love company.<\/p>\n TRANSFERS Gameweek 31 saw the elite loosen up slightly, as there was\u00a0loads\u00a0of movement. Not your usual careful transfers, but one-week punts that suggest a massive Wildcard session is coming for Gameweek 32.<\/p>\n One of the biggest trends was Harry Wilson (\u00a36.1m), with a third of managers buying him like he was the last pack of snacks before a long car journey. Alongside him, the Newcastle pair Gordon and Thiaw were also popular, though Tom was the only one to purchase Gibbs-White.<\/p>\n To make room for all this impulsive shopping, some big names were ruthlessly dumped from Arsenal and Man City. No fixture? No problem. Straight in the bin. Although some did at least think about team value, keeping Gabriel Magalhaes (\u00a37.2m) intact.<\/p>\n Az was the only manager to take a four-point hit, bringing in Wilson and Lewis Hall (\u00a35.4m) in a move that had strong \u201cwe\u2019ve already come this far, might as well fully commit\u201d energy.<\/p>\n \u2018THE GREAT AND THE GOOD\u2019 TEMPLATE<\/p>\n Compared to last week, Declan Rice (\u00a37.3m) was shipped out, while Wilson and Thiaw burst into the template like kids running into a soft play centre. Jurrien Timber (\u00a36.3m) also disappeared.<\/p>\n Interestingly, Haaland now drops to 61.1% ownership \u2013 will he regain his place in post-Wildcard squads?<\/p>\n Dubravka (83.3%), Raya (50.0%) SEASON STATS Next, a quick look at the season stats before we gleefully wave off FPL for 19 days.<\/p>\n Joe Lepper can comfort himself over an uncharacteristically slow season, as he tops the captaincy charts. Mark Sutherns is saving up all his pennies for the half-term break, and Martin Baker remains the bully boy when it comes to transfers, having taken four hits.<\/p>\n CONCLUSION<\/p>\n So, it\u2019s time to detox and forget about FPL for a while. Wildcards will be activated, but it might be worth waiting until after the FA Cup quarter-finals, as you never know what the FPL Gods have in store for us.<\/p>\n Anyway, that\u2019s all from me for now, and remember: don\u2019t have FPL nightmares.\u00a0<\/p>\n For those affected by any of the topics raised above, you can find me\u00a0here on Twitter<\/a> or\u00a0BlueSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-fpl-harry-mark-sutherns-more-did-in-gameweek-31-2.jpg\")
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Gabriel (88.9%), Virgil (77.8%), Andersen (72.2%), Hill (38.9%), Thiaw (27.8%)
Fernandes (100.0%), Wilson (72.2%), Mbeumo (44.4%), Dango (44.4%), Rogers (38.9%)
Thiago (100.0%), Ekitike (66.7%) Haaland (61.1%)<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-fpl-harry-mark-sutherns-more-did-in-gameweek-31-3.jpg\")
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