Gameweek 27 sees the first double Gameweek (DGWK) of the season, when Manchester City play Stoke at home and visit Sunderland, while the Potters also host Middlesbrough.

This presents Fantasy Premier League managers with a golden opportunity to use their Triple Captain chip on a player with two fixtures.

With four goals in his last two appearances City star Sergio Aguero is the front runner for this chip for those looking to use it.

But will there be better options down the line?

This article aims to take a look at some of the potential other candidates to assess, with the information we have, whether they rather than the Argentine should be handed this potentially lucrative chip.

The key for this analysis is explosiveness, so I have limited my selection of Triple Captain candidates to heavy hitters with a track record of high Gameweek scores and consistency.

Those being considered are Spurs striker Harry Kane, Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gunners’ top scorer Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea duo Diego Costa and Eden Hazard.

Possible Double Gameweeks ahead

For this article I have also taken a look at when potential DGWKs may arise from now until Gameweek 38, with UEFA reluctant to allow top flight domestic matches to take place at the same time as their competitions a key consideration.

GW27: DGW for Manchester City vs sun & STO and Stoke v MID & mci

GW28: FA cup QF and European games. Too late to be DGW.

GW29: International break to follow. Unlikely to be DGW.

GW30: GW31 to follow in midweek so no DGW.

GW31: Midweek GW so no DGW.

GW32: UCL and EL QF

GW33: UCL and EL QF

GW34: FA cup SF and a definite DGW

GW35: UCL and EL SF

GW36: UCL and EL SF

GW37: A definite DGW

GW38: A highly unlikely DGW as all games needs to be in the same time

So it is clear that Gameweek 34 and Gameweek 37 will be the main DGWs. However, since some teams have more than one postponed match and might play in the FA cup semi final in Gameweek 34, there will have to be a DGW in any of GW32, 33, 35 or 36 to accommodate the second postponed game.

In this article, I assume that the games that have to be postponed, due to the participation of some teams in the FA cup semi-final in Gameweek 34, will be moved to the midweek of the same Gameweek. Of course, theoretically these games can be postponed to other Gameweeks and postponed games from Gameweeks 26 or 28 can be fitted in Gameweek 34. However, I find this unlikely to happen for three reasons; Firstly, it is less complicated to move a match from a weekend to midweek few days later. Secondly, broadcasting copyrights. And thirdly, history in similar situations from past seasons.

Triple Captaincy Candidates

Now, let’s discuss the chances of those on our shortlist.

Sergio Aguero

The City striker will have a DGW in Gameweek 27 .

The other DGW, caused by them missing Gameweek 28, will likely be Gameweek 37 vs Leicester and Manchester United, should Manchester City get to the semi-final of the FA cup. Or if City lose to Middleborough and Manchester United lose to Chelsea in the FA Cup, both teams play each other in Gameweek 34. This would hand Aguero a DGW34 of WBA and MUN. Both scenarios might be promising but compared to Sunderland away and Stoke at home they fall short.

To help make this simpler I’ve created a handy ‘explosiveness’ percentage next to each possible and actual double Gameweek to gauge Triple Captain credentials.

DGW27 vs sun & STO 75%

DGW37 vs LEI & MUN 50%

DGW34 vs WBA & MUN 50%

Harry Kane

If, as expected, Tottenham progress in their FA Cup quarter final with Millwall, they will not be available for the weekend of Gameweek 34 as the semi finals take place then, but they will be able to play their Gameweek 28 postponed match midweek during that set of fixtures.

This means Tottenham are only likely to have a DGWK in Gameweek 37 ( MUN and CPL). This also falls short of Aguero’s Gameweek 27 fixtures. But with Gameweek 37 likely to be this season’s biggest DGWK arguably a bench boost might be a better chip to use then.

To be kind to Kane I’ve given him an explosiveness probability of 75%, but realistically for those with a bench boost chip will not be looking to triple captain the Spurs man this Gameweek.

If Spurs are beaten by Millwall they have a DGW34 vs lei and CPL. This looks fantastic, but given the gulf n class between Tottenham and their lower league cup opponents this scenario looks unlikely

DGW37 vs MUN & CPL 75%

DGW34 vs lei & CPL 100%

Alexis Sanchez

the Arsenal midfielder will be enjoying two DGWKs due to postponed games against Southampton from Gameweek 26 and Leicester in Gameweek 28. One will be in Gameweek 37, when they also face Stoke. The other will be anywhere between Gameweek 32 and 36.

If, as expected, Arsenal beat Lincoln in the FA Cup quarter final then they will not have a DGWK 34.

Gameweek 36 looks unrealistic as it would involve four league games in two weeks. The likeliest are Gameweek 32 v cpl, Gameweek 33, v midd and Gameweek 35 v tot.

With so many ifs and buts it is impossible to rely on Sanchez having a stellar DGWK to use the triple captaincy on. It is also worth noting that so far only one of his 17 goals have come against a top six league side. With such a flat track bully status only the potential Gameweek 32 or Gameweek 33 clashes listed below appeal. As stated above I’m discounted Gameweek 37 as a bench boost may be better used here.

DGW37 vs sto & sou 50%

DGW32 vs cpl & lei 75%

DGW33 vs mid & lei 60%

DGW35 vs tot & lei 50%

DGW34 Only if Arsenal lose to Lincoln.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The big Swede will enjoy two DGWs, one in Gameweek 37 when he faces Manchester City and Tottenham (unless both Manchester teams lose in FA cup QF).

The other one will be in Gameweek 34, if they lose to Chelsea in FA cup. In this case, they will play Burnley and Saints; both tricky games away from home.

On the other hand, if they beat Chelsea, then their Gameweek 34 clash with Burnley will be moved to midweek and they will have a DGW in any other week when European games are played dependent on their progress in Europe.

I believe they will at least reach the quarter final of the Europa League so their second DGW will be in either Gameweek 35 vs SWA or Gameweek 36 vs ars. DGW35 has a potential of 75% to explode. DGW36 has 25% only.

There is a tricky scenario that Manchester united progress to Europa League semifinal and beat Chelsea in the FA cup QF. This means they will have either a triple gameweek where the TC chip on Ibrahimovic might be the killer move. A triple Gameweek would seem unlikely though. The other option is that they will have DGW in Gameweek 38 (Manchester had their last game of last season delayed due to a suspected bomb in OT so a DGW38 is a possibility).

DGW37 vs tot & mci 25%

DGW35 vs SWA & sou 75%

DGW36 vs ars & sou 25%

DGW34 vs bur & sou 50% (If they lose to Chelsea in FA cup)

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa

Chelsea will have only one DGW in Gameweek 37 when they play WATFORD and west brom.

Both games are really favourable for Hazard and Costa. The other scenario is if Chelsea to lose in the FA cup QF, they will have DGW34 vs SOU and WAT, which is less appealing but still a good DGW.

The only problem is that we cannot really trust any Chelsea player for TC towards the end of the season. Chelsea may have the league wrapped up, which means player rotation.Costa is rarely explosive and Hazard lacks consistency.

DGW37 vs wba & WAT 75%

DGW34 vs SOU & WAT 60% (If they lose to Man United in FA CUP)

Conclusion

The bottom line is that based on the most likely scenarios the best options for the Triple Captain chip are either Kane in Gameweek 37 or Aguero in Gameweek 27.

Sanchez in DGW32 or DGW33, or Ibrahimovic if DGW35 could be better, but there are no guarantees these scenarios will take place.

Given Gameweek 37 may be better for a Bench Boost chip, this currently leaves Aguero this week as potentially the best use of the Triple Captain chip.