Welcome back to Hive FPL for game week 32 of the 2025/26 Premier League season.

Ah the Premier League. Yes, I think I remember it from those good old days when I was a young man...

Football administrators are idiots at the best of times but the scheduling of this sport (apparently the biggest on the planet) is a complete farce.

For most teams it's been the best part of 3 weeks since the last Premier League fixtures thanks to an international break immediately followed by the FA Cup. However, for the top 2 it's been 4 weeks after their blank GW31 as a result of the League Cup final - it's crazy to think that in the middle of the run in, you'd stop the league for a month!

Football supporters waiting on the Premier League to restart

As things stand, the team that seems to have been hit hardest by that enforced break are leaders Arsenal. They lost the aforementioned League Cup final to City, a potentially significant psychological blow as much as anything and were then dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Southampton, who comfortably outplayed the champions elect.

With Arsenal playing Saturday lunch-time, they have the opportunity to establish a 12 point lead at the top of the table and put significant pressure on City who have a tough game at Chelsea.

Bear in mind that prior to the EPL break, Arsenal had won their last 4 in the league while City had dropped points in their last 2. All the momentum is still with the Gunners in that regard.

Of course, if Arsenal did stumble today then it would make that match next weekend between the top 2 even more significant!

At the bottom, Spurs are on their 3rd manager of the season. I've been trying to find odds on De Zerbi still being in charge come August but couldn't find a bookies that are offering them at the moment.

De Zerbi can't do much worse at Spurs who have taken just a single point in their last 6 games.

The only other side not to have won in that same period are Leeds who seem to have avoid speculation about their survival hopes despite being just 3 points clear of the drop themselves.

Again, there are lots of big games for sides towards the bottom of the table between now and the end of the season. To date, most football supporters would say it's been a fairly disappointing year entertainment wise but fingers crossed the final 6 weeks can deliver a little more excitement than the 8 months prior!

Division 1

GW31 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Hungry Lions	@gvkanten	64	54	Red Cards of Rohan	@thoth442
Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt	53	57	Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee	@deniskj
Formidable Milano�	@damolexy	52	60	FC McKane	@mckane
Skander	@skanderh	45	35	Shamzy FC	@Shamzy
Spero FC	@sperosamuel15	63	41	Vickoly FC	@vickoly
Legion fc	@b0s	27	38	samostically	@samostically
YAGMAN FC	@yagman01	72	29	nonzy fc	@nonsowrites
Likodra FC	@teofilex11	54	72	Hiveheadz	@borran
@blockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl	68	35	Steve Herbae	@herbae
Hijos del VAR	@aaalviarez	69	43	Jungle squad	@george-dee

GW32 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Steve Herbae	@herbae	v	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Hiveheadz	@borran	v	Jungle squad	@george-dee
nonzy fc	@nonsowrites	v	Hijos del VAR	@aaalviarez
samostically	@samostically	v	@blockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl
Vickoly FC	@vickoly	v	Likodra FC	@teofilex11
Shamzy FC	@Shamzy	v	YAGMAN FC	@yagman01
FC McKane	@mckane	v	Legion fc	@b0s
Cunha Do Sum' 4 Mee	@deniskj	v	Spero FC	@sperosamuel15
Red Cards of Rohan	@thoth442	v	Skander	@skanderh
Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt	v	Formidable Milano�	@damolexy

Division 2

GW31 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Itachi FC	@justfavour	55	39	Mighty Fc	@twicejoy
Dapomola Fc	@dapomolaaaa	54	28	Queen dynasty	@princess-dara
Blugrana	@ronnie10	58	48	Kelsco FC	@kilvnrex
Top 10k?	@elvisking	29	48	Emeka4	@emeka4
Sutter Kane	@suttercane	46	43	Hadji	@hadji
hamzamusic	@Hamza-art	25	19	valchiz Fc	@valchiz
The People's XV	@publioscelta	59	50	Könttyrät FC	@pvmihalache
Amirirans	@amirtheawesome1	55	38	Jeremie Ping Pong	@pingpongfrimpong
Fire Power	@emekaj	57	33	Kingsleyy	@kingsleyy
Krake99	@kraken99	67	54	Deals on Wheels	@derek-trotter
Cygnus FC	@donjaun	43	56	Uwabbs FC	@uwabbs001
Akatsuki	@seki1	20	21	Pepzerbi	@pepzerbi
Bankai	@belemo	63	21	Eh, No, Ah, Meh.	@stuartcturnbull
Six and the City	@princekwame	35	29	Teamkoko	@myanmarkoko
Tengo Rangers	@tengolotodo	55	45	K Empire Balls	@kenechukwu97
Corner	@artniche	63	19	Funwarriors	@Jmis101
Blue Mooners	@leebennett	62	24	adewalehafis	@adewaleopeyemi63
TheVulcAns⚓️	@the9thcreator	47	55	ARFANTASY FC	@arfa
Large in the Rear	@chineduokafor	55	70	Matz Sels Seashells	@doombot75
Newton Heath RFC	@samirich	60	18	HappyBoys FC	@happyboy1
racibo	@racibo	57	56	Garuda XI	@aditya-p
ThtHive	@tht	44	55	gentleshaid	@gentleshaid
Noobmaster69	@workingdad	46	69	The Cellas	@blanchy
Sportin	@depar	20	13	WIKE BOYS	@gone-hive
Murima	@youngvic	63	35	Bennett's Boys	@olibennett
Los Magos del Balón	@el-maestro	49	63	Rys FC	@omrys5
Working 9 to 5	@aunt-granny	54	54	PHOENIX FC	@kelvinpeters
Magical McFizzy	@mcfizzy	54	71	Micheal Fc	@micheal87
Chrisamuda FC	@hive-world	23	24	Rubilu	@rubilu
Show Not Tel	@jmehta	39	49	SportsNerd	@saif-ul-wahab
Corkscrew	@deraaa	46	61	Tangram	@desro
Wongi	@wongi	39	39	Hasaaland	@earplugs
Stevenson Fc	@Stevenson7	48	17	Holohive	@acidyo

GW32 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Kelsco FC	@kilvnrex	v	Mighty Fc	@twicejoy
Queen dynasty	@princess-dara	v	Emeka4	@emeka4
Itachi FC	@justfavour	v	Hadji	@hadji
Dapomola Fc	@dapomolaaaa	v	valchiz Fc	@valchiz
Blugrana	@ronnie10	v	Könttyrät FC	@pvmihalache
Top 10k?	@elvisking	v	Jeremie Ping Pong	@pingpongfrimpong
Sutter Kane	@suttercane	v	Kingsleyy	@kingsleyy
hamzamusic	@Hamza-art	v	Deals on Wheels	@derek-trotter
The People's XV	@publioscelta	v	Uwabbs FC	@uwabbs001
Amirirans	@amirtheawesome1	v	Pepzerbi	@pepzerbi
Fire Power	@emekaj	v	Eh, No, Ah, Meh.	@stuartcturnbull
Krake99	@kraken99	v	Teamkoko	@myanmarkoko
Cygnus FC	@donjaun	v	K Empire Balls	@kenechukwu97
Akatsuki	@seki1	v	Funwarriors	@Jmis101
Bankai	@belemo	v	adewalehafis	@adewaleopeyemi63
Six and the City	@princekwame	v	ARFANTASY FC	@arfa
Tengo Rangers	@tengolotodo	v	Matz Sels Seashells	@doombot75
Corner	@artniche	v	HappyBoys FC	@happyboy1
Blue Mooners	@leebennett	v	Garuda XI	@aditya-p
TheVulcAns⚓️	@the9thcreator	v	gentleshaid	@gentleshaid
Large in the Rear	@chineduokafor	v	The Cellas	@blanchy
Newton Heath RFC	@samirich	v	WIKE BOYS	@gone-hive
racibo	@racibo	v	Bennett's Boys	@olibennett
ThtHive	@tht	v	Rys FC	@omrys5
Noobmaster69	@workingdad	v	PHOENIX FC	@kelvinpeters
Sportin	@depar	v	Micheal Fc	@micheal87
Murima	@youngvic	v	Rubilu	@rubilu
Los Magos del Balón	@el-maestro	v	SportsNerd	@saif-ul-wahab
Working 9 to 5	@aunt-granny	v	Tangram	@desro
Magical McFizzy	@mcfizzy	v	Hasaaland	@earplugs
Chrisamuda FC	@hive-world	v	Holohive	@acidyo
Show Not Tel	@jmehta	v	Stevenson Fc	@Stevenson7
Corkscrew	@deraaa	v	Wongi	@wongi

GW32 Player Picks and Tips

Game week 32 feels like a bit of a crossroads for FPL managers.

GW33 and GW34 both have double game weeks for some sides which I'm sure will see plenty of managers utlising their remaining chips. Some of course, may opt to go early on things like their wildcard in order to prepare for those.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

Eric Cantona clearly knew what he was talking about.

FPL manager maybe inclined to follow the Seagulls following the trawler with Brighton having a very decent run of fixtures coming up which includes matches against 4 of the relegation candidates as well as home game against an out of form Chelsea side.

Danny Wellbeck is likely to be a popular pick for this week and the remainder of the season provided he can stay fit.

With 12 goals already, he short odds for an anytime goal scorer this weekend against a Burnley team with the worst defence in the league - 61 goals conceded from an xG against of 61.2.

Other Brighton assests for consideration include

Pascal Gross - who we mentioned earlier in the season is a very decent looking differential.

Jan Paul van Hecke - almost a sure thing to start, capable of adding attacking and defensive returns against the opposition that Brighton will face

And if you want a real long-shot, how about Jack Hinshelwood?

Like so many young-players in the Premier League, Hinshelwood's greatest strenght, his adaptability, can be his greatest weakeness when it comes to FPL - you never know whether he's going to play in defence or midfield.

However, of late it's been the later and Hinshelwood has been excelling in the more advanced role. He hasn't quite delivered the points that his underlying stats suggest he should of but perhaps that is about to change with this run of opposition?

Hinshelwood is currently sat at just 0.1% ownership and so would be the ultimate differential for anyone brave enough to bring him in.

United to continue their momentum?

The one team that really wouldn't have wanted that extended break is Man United who had won 7 of their last 10 Premier League matches to catapult them into the Champions League positions.

Their next 2 home games against Leeds and Brentford look very attractive and inbetween times they face Chelsea and Liverpool, rivals for that top 4/5 finish.

On current form you'd back United and Bruno Fernandes in both those games.

United don't have any double game weeks scheduled at this point in time but you'd be crazy to take the Portugese midfielder out of your team given his recent performances.

He is currently the second-highest scoring player in the game this season, with 8 goals and a league-high 17 assists.Over the last four league matches, Fernandes has produced three double-digit hauls, underlining just how explosive he is right now.

When you consider the lack of consistency of most other big name/money buys right now, Fernandes continues to offer the regular points that so many have failed to do in 25/26.