Transfer recommendations ahead of Gameweek 33: Gaffers spoiled for choice up front

DREAM TEAM managers have until 11am this Saturday to confirm their transfers for Gameweek 33.

Four teams are set to play twice – Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest – with all but the latter doubling up again in Gameweek 34, when Arsenal will also have an additional fixture.

Before we recommend some less fancied players as transfer targets, let’s underline some obvious top priorities.

• Cole Palmer (£5m): Form an issue but Chelsea’s two-legged Conference League semi-final is almost impossible to ignore
• Bruno Fernandes (£7m): Simply the highest points scorer among players with four fixtures across the next two Gameweeks
• Bukayo Saka (£6.4m): No longer an injury concern. A must-have for Arsenal’s double header in Gameweek 34

Chris Wood (£3.6m)

Dream Team bosses in need of a potential difference-maker should consider Nottingham Forest’s target man.

Wood scored his 19th goal of the season last time out and has a rare double Gameweek coming up with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side due to face Manchester City (FA Cup) and Brentford (Premier League).

Forest don’t have a double header in Gameweek 34 but with Leicester and West Ham in the diary for May, the big New Zealander may be viable for the remainder of the campaign – especially so if an FA Cup final is added to his schedule.

Wood features in just 6.9% of teams at the time of writing.

Much of Forest’s success has stemmed from their tight defence (ably supported by Matz Sels between the sticks) but given both City and Brentford pack a punch in attack with weaknesses at the back, it’s probably best to back one of their attacking assets and who better than the top flight’s fourth-top scorer?

Alejandro Garnacho (£3.3m)

The aforementioned Fernandes is clearly the best Man United option but his immense popularity (32.9% ownership) means his returns may not impact your Mini League standings in the manner required.

Still a raw 20-year-old, Garnacho can be a frustrating watch at times but his tally of nine goals and 12 assists is not to be sniffed at by any means.

The Argentine winger is just outside the top ten midfielders with 247 points to his name.

Perhaps surprisingly, only Erling Haaland (£7.8m) and Mohamed Salah (£7.2m) have registered more shots on target than Garnacho this season.

Granted, his conversion rate needs to be improved but shot-happy players make for useful Dream Team assets.

The Red Devils face Bournemouth, Athletic Bilbao (x2) and Brentford across the next two Gameweeks.

Alexander Isak (£5.9m)

There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

We’re constantly urging gaffers to target double Gameweeks but that doesn’t mean all other options should be ignored.

For example, Newcastle will be in action just once in Gameweek 33 but a home game against Ipswich represents a very favourable match-up.

The Magpies’ Swedish striker bagged a hat-trick against the Tractor Boys in the reverse fixture and he will be licking his lips at the prospect of taking on a defence that have shipped 71 league goals.

Only three players (Salah, Fernandes, Haaland) have racked up more points than Isak at this late stage of the season.

Matheus Cunha (£5.3m)

If Isak is a tad too mainstream for your taste then there’s another quality forward due to face weak opposition this Saturday.

Wolves are preparing to host Leicester in what is a meeting of the league’s most and least in-form sides – Vitor Pereira’s troops have won five in a row while the Foxes have earned just one point since the start of February!

Cunha appears in only 2.5% of teams despite the fact Salah and Haaland are the only players who boast a higher points-per-game average in 2024/25.

The talented Brazilian has scored 16 goals but also ranks highly for tackles, big chances created and bonus points among players in his position.

As with Newcastle, Wolves don’t have the benefit of a second fixture but Cunha could easily bank a double-digit haul against a demoralised Leicester side already condemned to relegation.