{"id":553032,"date":"2020-06-08T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=553032"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:50:26","slug":"fantasy-premier-league-is-back-with-a-double-gameweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/08\/fantasy-premier-league-is-back-with-a-double-gameweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Premier League is Back With a Double Gameweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League should be back in a few days, and with a double gameweek no less. The Premier League have released the first batch of official fixtures for the remainder of the 2019\/20 season. This is definitely a piece of brilliant news for the millions of football and especially Fantasy Premier League fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy Premier League Returns With a Double Gameweek<\/h2>\n<p>The official Fantasy Premier League website provided an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/1665216\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">update<\/a> yesterday (June 5, 2020). It said: &#8220;Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal on 17 June and the full match round that follows from 19 June will constitute the first full gameweek.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An update on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FPL<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa ? Sheff United and Man City ? Arsenal on 17 June and the full match round that follows from 19 June will constitute the first full Gameweek<\/p>\n<p>More info \u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uc5op5QB2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Uc5op5QB2c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZNGDJm5SzP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZNGDJm5SzP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialFPL\/status\/1268903985022472195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, it is clear that four teams will have two games in the first game week of the post-COVID period. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a> are the teams that will bring football back to English shores.<\/p>\n<h3>FPL Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p>About the deadlines of the gameweeks coming up, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/1665216\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FPL website said<\/a>: &#8220;For the three match rounds announced, FPL deadlines will be the traditional hour before kick-off of the opening match of that round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hence, the first post-COVID deadline for FPL should be 17:00 BST on Wednesday 17 June.<\/p>\n<h3>Chips<\/h3>\n<p>As expected, the chips FPL managers had remaining will be the ones they will be able to utilise. This is what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/1665216\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FPL website posted<\/a>&#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We would like to remind managers that any chips you retain at present (i.e. Triple Captain, Bench Boost, Free Hit and\/or Wildcard) would remain available for you, in accordance with the Game Rules, for these Gameweeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Fantasy Premier League Fixtures<\/h3>\n<p>The first gameweek should have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/1676010\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following fixtures<\/a> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 17 June<br \/>\n18:00 Aston Villa v Sheffield United (Sky Sports)<br \/>\n20:15 Manchester City v Arsenal (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p>Friday 19 June<br \/>\n18:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwich City<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southampton<\/a> (Sky Sports\/Pick)<br \/>\n20:15 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 20 June<br \/>\n12:30<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Watford<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> (BT Sport)<br \/>\n15:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> (BT Sport)<br \/>\n17:30 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham United<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> (Sky Sports)<br \/>\n19:45 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFC Bournemouth<\/a> v<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Crystal Palace<\/a> (BBC)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 21 June<br \/>\n14:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> v Sheffield United (Sky Sports\/Pick)<br \/>\n16:15 Aston Villa v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> (Sky Sports)<br \/>\n19:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> (Sky Sports\/Pick)*<br \/>\n*Venue TBC<\/p>\n<p>Monday 22 June<br \/>\n20:00 Manchester City v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a> (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p>The FPL website has not yet been updated with the above fixtures. FPL managers with players from the four teams with two games will be feeling great at the moment. Having matches back on the field should provide us with a welcome distraction from the terrible pandemic that is going on around the world. Hopefully, we can have fans back at the stadiums soon as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"s5dRF8OgSkh02cX5-INJsg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1194068743\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'s5dRF8OgSkh02cX5-INJsg',sig:'gYgwEPVUU62ZcDlSnt_W9PQ3Y-80CyA7M-KmlI22VnQ=',w:'594px',h:'435px',items:'1194068743',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Premier League should be back in a few days, and with a double gameweek no less. The Premier League have released the first batch of official fixtures for the remainder of the 2019\/20 season. This is definitely a piece of brilliant news for the millions of football and especially Fantasy Premier League fans. 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