Best FPL Differentials: Target players from relegation-threatened clubs for Blank Gameweek – including Tottenham Hotspur maestro

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Following a dramatic Double Gameweek for six Premier League sides, Fantasy Premier League returns for Gameweek 34.

'It's dark at the Lane' - Cole reacts as Spurs throw away victory in survival bid

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As we approach the business end of the season, FPL managers are scrambling to climb their mini-leagues and avoid dreaded forfeits.

While chip strategy - whether wildcard, bench boost, free hit or triple captain - will always be team-dependent, here is a set of differential picks we believe can give you the edge ahead of Gameweek 34.

Here are three low-owned options that could prove the difference this weekend:

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The categories:

Player 1: Max 10% ownership

Player 2: Max 5% ownership

Player 3: Max 2% ownership

Gameweek 34 gets underway with Aston Villa’s trip to face Fulham, live on TNT Sports and HBO Max, meaning the deadline to lock in your team is 11:00 UK time on Saturday, 25 April.

Morgan Gibbs-White, £7.5m (Midfielder, Nottingham Forest - 7.9%)

After a turbulent season at Nottingham Forest, Morgan Gibbs-White has stepped up, scoring four goals in his last two games to send his side into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals and ease Premier League relegation fears.

His strike against Porto in the Europa League was followed by a sensational second-half hat-trick in an emphatic 4-1 win over Burnley that saw Vitor Pereira’s men go five points clear of the drop zone.

Gibbs-White has proven he is a man for the big occasion, and should Forest secure safety he is almost certain to play a starring role.

Gibbs-White grabs opener as Forest celebrate with Anderson's shirt

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Forest take on Sunderland who, courtesy of the likes of Nordi Mukiele, Dan Ballard and Omar Alderete, have proven to be one of the Premier League’s most stubborn defensive outfits this term.

However, having conceded four in a chaotic encounter against Aston Villa last weekend, there is a suggestion that the Black Cats may be taking their foot off the gas as the season reaches its closing stages.

Xavi Simons, £6.5m (Midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur, 2.4%)

Spurs' demise has been one of the season’s most fascinating and, depending on your allegiances, either hilarious or excruciating plot lines.

So you may raise an eyebrow at the inclusion of a Spurs player on this list. After all, Roberto De Zerbi’s men are languishing in the relegation zone, two points adrift of safety.

But Xavi Simons looks a smart bet ahead of this weekend’s encounter with already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have conceded nine goals in their three games since the March international break.

‘He can be important’ - De Zerbi looks to ‘big personality’ Simons to boost Tottenham survival hopes

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Simons popped up with an assist and a delightful goal against Brighton last Saturday, in what was his first start since early March.

He will likely be Spurs’ main creative outlet again in their clash against the Premier League’s bottom side and the league’s second-leakiest defence.

You feel Spurs have to win this one. And if they do, Xavi Simons will probably have something to do with it.

Konstantinos Mavropanos, £4.4m (Defender, West Ham United, 1.8%)

West Ham have shown a stark improvement in recent weeks, with no other team having recorded more clean sheets than the Hammers’ five across the past nine Gameweeks.

And Mavropanos has been the central cog in West Ham’s defence. In fact, the Greece international has been a solid FPL performer all term, registering points in 14 of his 22 starts this campaign.

But Mavropanos doesn’t just stop goals. He scores them too.

A huge threat from set pieces, the 28-year-old has netted three goals in his last four games.

Next up for West Ham is a game against Everton at the London Stadium, where the Hammers have not lost in the league since early January.

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