Likely DGW26 Fixtures
Based on Ben Crellin's spreadsheet, https://i.redd.it/y19lkimdbxg61.png, assuming the PL wants to maximize the amount of DGW fixtures (you don't want them pending in case of future postponements), it's actually pretty straightforward to predict most if not all of the final set of fixtures.
One Important Note: This assumes that Spurs/Villa is moved to GW29. This should happen since both Spurs and Villa have multiple fixtures to make up, both are blanking that week and neither are in the FA Cup QFs.
# The Obvious Ones
Both sides have only one possibility - This is pretty self-explanatory, there's no other option for either side.
CRY vs MUN
CHE vs LIV
BUR vs LEI
# The Likely Ones
One side has only one possibility - While Everton and Villa have to also play each other, doing that in GW26 would make it harder to make up fixtures in the future since you would then have to make up two matches rather than one.
EVE vs WBA
SHU vs AVL
(EVE AVL is hard to predict since neither team is in Europe so the fixture can be made up in most midweeks)
# The Last Two
Now there are 3 possibilities for the last pair of fixtures -
1. MCI vs WOL and FUL vs TOT
2. MCI vs SOU and FUL vs TOT
3. MCI vs WOL and TOT vs SOU
Out of these, 1) is pretty much out since that would leave Southampton with two fixtures to make up against teams in Europe.
You could go either way with 2) and 3) but I think 3) is more likely to happen simply because TOT vs SOU is the hardest fixture to make up later. You could move MCI vs SOU to GW 27 midweek (TOT might be playing in the Europa RO16 then) and you can move FUL vs TOT to the GW32 midweek (SOU might have a fixture to make up here if the make the FA Cup SFs). Therefore, I think the last two fixtures will be -
MCI vs WOL
TOT vs SOU
Therefore, the 14 teams doubling in 26 should be CRY, MUN, CHE, LIV, BUR, LEI, EVE, WBA, SHU, AVL, MCI, TOT, SOU and WOL (with a small chance that FUL replaces WOL).
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Based on Ben Crellin's spreadsheet, https://i.redd.it/y19lkimdbxg61.png, assuming the PL wants to maximize the amount of DGW fixtures (you don't want them pending in case of future postponements), it's actually pretty straightforward to predict most if not all of the final set of fixtures.
One Important Note: This assumes that Spurs/Villa is moved to GW29. This should happen since both Spurs and Villa have multiple fixtures to make up, both are blanking that week and neither are in the FA Cup QFs.
# The Obvious Ones
Both sides have only one possibility - This is pretty self-explanatory, there's no other option for either side.
CRY vs MUN
CHE vs LIV
BUR vs LEI
# The Likely Ones
One side has only one possibility - While Everton and Villa have to also play each other, doing that in GW26 would make it harder to make up fixtures in the future since you would then have to make up two matches rather than one.
EVE vs WBA
SHU vs AVL
(EVE AVL is hard to predict since neither team is in Europe so the fixture can be made up in most midweeks)
# The Last Two
Now there are 3 possibilities for the last pair of fixtures -
1. MCI vs WOL and FUL vs TOT
2. MCI vs SOU and FUL vs TOT
3. MCI vs WOL and TOT vs SOU
Out of these, 1) is pretty much out since that would leave Southampton with two fixtures to make up against teams in Europe.
You could go either way with 2) and 3) but I think 3) is more likely to happen simply because TOT vs SOU is the hardest fixture to make up later. You could move MCI vs SOU to GW 27 midweek (TOT might be playing in the Europa RO16 then) and you can move FUL vs TOT to the GW32 midweek (SOU might have a fixture to make up here if the make the FA Cup SFs). Therefore, I think the last two fixtures will be -
MCI vs WOL
TOT vs SOU
Therefore, the 14 teams doubling in 26 should be CRY, MUN, CHE, LIV, BUR, LEI, EVE, WBA, SHU, AVL, MCI, TOT, SOU and WOL (with a small chance that FUL replaces WOL).
https://redd.it/lhz1as
@r_FantasyPL