Best FPL Midfielders to pick in Gameweek 34

In this article, we will look at the best midfielders to pick for your Fantasy Premier League team in Gameweek 34 of 2023/24 season. Which FPL midfielders to buy, hold/keep, or sell this week?

Let’s look at our watchlist.

If you are aiming to use a wildcard or free hit in GW34, here are the FPL midfielders to pick from, with our comments and ratings of each.

Read more about GW34 in our guide: FPL Gameweek 34: Tips, Captain, Transfer Targets & Team Selection

Best Midfielders to pick in Gameweek 34: Our Watchlist

Budget enablers to pick in Gameweek 34 (4.5m – 5.5m)

Best 4.5m midfielders:

• Garnacho (5m, Man. United) – regularly starts for Manchester United, 5G + 5A this season, will likely be essential for managers who will bench boost in GW37 – however, was subbed of early in GW33 and Eric Ten Haag was unhappy about his performance
• Ben Brereton Diaz (5m, Sheffield) – budget enabler for double gameweek 34, he has a solid 4.9 points per match this season but from small sample size. And it is Sheffield – do not have unrealistic expectations from them – they scored the fewest goals (30) of all teams this season

 

Douglas Luiz (5.6m, Aston Villa) – 5/10

Verdict: Hold – a good option for managers without any chip left, or managers who from to time forget to make changes to their team. He is not a buy as Villa does not have a double gameweek, but he is long term hold as you cannot really predict his output

• exceptionally good previous season and this season as well
• If you own him, you must be patient with him – fixtures do not matter.
• He can deliver in 1 in 5 games, so do not get frustrated by his blanks.
• But you have to play him every game as his return can happen in any match

 

Olise (5.6m, Crystal Palace) – 4/10

Verdict: Buy, your GW34 differential

• back from injury
• He is 6th for points per match among midfielders this season (only Salah, Palmer, Saka, Son, Foden have higher ppm among MIDs)
• Eze is still our number one Palace pick, but you can have both, especially if you are on free hit in GW34

 

Palmer (6.1m, Chelsea) – 9.5/10

Verdict: Hold, you will want him until the end of the season (however, if you will wildcard in GW35, you could sell him for GW34 if you do not mind loosing team value)

• Chelsea have the most fixtures of all teams until the end of the season
• Great budget enabler
• on penalties
• his underlying stats are good, he is top for xGI among Chelsea players, and 3rd for xGI among FPL midfielders

 

Gordon (6m, Newcastle) – 7/10

Verdict: Hold, you will want him from GW35 onwards

• Newcastle with solid fixture run and of course a double gameweek in GW37
• Gordon is the top-scoring Newcastle player this season – while Wilson and Isak will be rotated (when both fit), Gordon is more nailed
• If you want a Newcastle midfielder in your team, Gordon is your pick

 

Eze (6.0m, Crystal Palace) – 8/10

Verdict: Buy

Is a key man for Crystal Palace especially now after Zaha’s departure On set pieces and penalties

Crystal Palace do not tend to score a lot of goals, only 40 goals in 38 matches last season injury prone

 

Mid-priced FPL midfielders to pick in Gameweek 34 (6.5m – 8.5m)

Havertz (7.4m, Arsenal) – 8.5/10

Verdict: Buy – man in form among Arsenal players

• has “only” 16 attacking returns this season, but 10 of them came in the last 8 games
• but now after Jesus returned to starting XI, Havertz plays in deeper role, which could negatively influence his points output

 

Luis Diaz (7.7m, Liverpool) – 6/10

Verdict: Buy, but be prepared that he is unlikely to play 180 minutes in double gameweek 34, as Jota and Gapko both will get minutes too

• second top-scoring Liverpool player after Salah this season

 

Foden (8.2m, Manchester City) – 8/10

Verdict: Do not be afraid to hold him through Double Gameweek 34 – it is totally fine, you do not need to have full XI of double game-weekers (unless you are on Free Hit)

More points than Haaland this season A relatively cheap route into Manchester City’s midfield Offers reliable points output when play Great fixtures for City in the next few gameweeks

You must accept that he will be rotated A busy schedule is coming for City, expect he will be benched sometimes

 

Odegaard (8.6m, Arsenal) – 7/10

Verdict: Buy

 

Saka (9.1m, Arsenal) – 9/10

Verdict: Buy

• Saka is our preferred Arsenal midfielder, however, all three – Saka, Martinelli, and Odegaard could end the season on a similar amount of points as they did in the previous season. Just pick (at least) one of them and stick with him.

2nd for xGI among all players Reliable FPL asset On penalties Set and forget pick for the majority of the season Captaincy candidate in some fixtures

Points could be shared among multiple Arsenal players

 

Fernandes (8.2m, Manchester United) – 6.5/10

Verdict: Hold – one of the most in-form fantasy assets right now. He does not have a double gameweek in GW34, but he has a good fixture in GW34

• key man for Manchester United

4th best for xGI among midfielders this season. He is becoming a differential with so many FPL managers offloading Man. United players On penalties 8.2m price tag is very appealing He can deliver FPL points on a regular basis

Manchester United was not convincing so far

 

Premium FPL midfielders to pick in Gameweek 34 (9.0m – 12.5m)

Salah (13.2m, Liverpool) – 9.5/10

Verdict: Buy, your GW34 captain

Back to his best On penalties Very reliable FPL asset, long-term pick Beat 230 points in each of the last 6 seasons

Was not in convincing form in the previous season, although he finished the season strong It is hard to fit him in next to Haaland in your PFL team, sacrifices elsewhere are needed