Welcome back to the Hive FPL blog.

It's a rapid turn around in game weeks between GW34 and GW35 to such an extent that as I write this blog, the FPL system hasn't fully updated after the Forest v Brentford match!

GW35 kicks off tonight with Man City hosting Wolves!

With the title and relegation spots settled in the EPL it does make it harder to predict how motivated some of the teams will be for the remainder of the season, let alone whether we'll see a bit of squad rotation over the next 4 weeks.

How for example will the Leicester vs Southampton match shape up? Both teams are playing for pride. For the Foxes fans, they'd just love a goal to celebrate while for the Saints, it's that magical 12th point of the season that they need to gain in order to beat Derby's haul in 2008.

There is of course much more riding on the fixtures involving City, Villa, Newcastle, Chelsea and Forest as they continue to battle it out for a Champions League spot but as Forest showed last night when they crumbled to a defeat at home to Brentford, at this time of the year it is always tricky to predict results!

Classic League

It is incredibly tight at the top of the table between @sperosamuel15 and @blockchainfpl. The later won the game week scoring 91 points to Ref's Team's 83 to close the gap to just 6 points!

In fact, the top players in the Hive FPL all had pretty good weeks when you consider that the average score across the entire FPL game was 47 and no one in the top 10 registered under 74 points!

That average score is probably a little misleading as the means by which most teams recorded those higher totals was by playing their free hit chip. In fact, only 1 of the current top 10 didn't play their free hit so for all intensive purposes this was a one off GW.

@ipalibo were the winners in that regard thanks to big points haul from their Wolves and Newcastle defenders. They were also the only team that moved up a place in the top 10 going from 5th to 4th and just about hanging in the title race.

Head to Head - Division 1

It got even better for @ipalibo and Whyte FC in the H2H league as they won and @blockchainfpl lost to narrow the gap to just a single point. @mckane turned around their disappointing form to also narrow the gap to the top to just 3 points as we head for a thrilling finish to the campaign.

At the other end of the table, @yagman01 got a huge victory to move themselves 5 points clear of the drop zone. They are still competing for a top 10 spot in the Classic League and are going well in the Cup so that victory should allow them to focus on gaining rewards in those competitions.

@talesfrmthecrypt came out on top in the relegation 6 pointer thanks to their Assistant Manager Chip, Thomas Franks, who delivered a healthy 20 points with victory at Forest.

Both @pappyelblanco and @herbae lost by just 2 points. The defeat formerly relegates Creekside to Division 2 while Herbae would need a miracle to survive. That miracle would start in GW35 as they take on 17th placed Suffragette City.

@talesfrmthecrypt v @herbae

Both these teams played a chip in GW34 which could well have a bearing on the outcome of this one. Suffragette City's Assistant Manager will still be live and give them an advantage while Herbae used their 2nd Wildcard last week and it might set them up for a bench boost in GW35.

Otherwise, there are enough differentials to make this an interesting match-up. Despite Dan Burn's goal last week, you'd have to say that Suffragette City's defence is one that is more likely to keep a clean sheet in GW35 but Herbae's players are more likely to get attacking returns. With TAA now edging closer to his final Liverpool performance, does Slot consider giving others minutes instead?

Again, in midfield and attack plenty of differentials. The big question mark might be over whether Fernandes is rested ahead of United's European commitments and whether Gordon comes back in for Barnes at Newcastle. Cunha and Wissa are 2 of the inform strikers in the league at the moment with both going up against Manchester clubs this weekend.

GW34 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Legion fc	@b0s	49	90	Skander	@skanderh
FC McKane	@mckane	74	26	NONZ FC	@nonsowrites
Herbae	@herbae	73	75	Shamzy F.C	@shamzy
Espressos	@aaalviarez	69	85	Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt
Creekside FC	@pappyelblanco	58	60	Likodra FC	@teofilex11
YAGMAN FC	@yagman01	73	55	Solat FC	@reservedsingle
HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442	91	78	@BlockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl
Simcard FC	@akomoajong	64	77	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Lazz	@martinlazizi	29	94	Whyte FC	@Ipalibo
Vickoly FC	@vickoly	62	88	INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj

GW35 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Skander	@skanderh	v	Vickoly FC	@vickoly
INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj	v	Lazz	@martinlazizi
Whyte FC	@Ipalibo	v	Simcard FC	@akomoajong
Hungry Lions	@gvkanten	v	HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442
@BlockchainFPL H2H	@blockchainfpl	v	YAGMAN FC	@yagman01
Solat FC	@reservedsingle	v	Creekside FC	@pappyelblanco
Likodra FC	@teofilex11	v	Espressos	@aaalviarez
Suffragette City	@talesfrmthecrypt	v	Herbae	@herbae
Shamzy F.C	@shamzy	v	FC McKane	@mckane
NONZ FC	@nonsowrites	v	Legion fc	@b0s

Head to Head - Division 2

Into Division 2 and wins for the top 4 mean that it's increasingly looking like they will all be playing in Division 1 next season. If results in GW35 go a certain way, that can be mathematically confirmed on Monday for the top 2.

Outside of that though and it's a real battle for 5th! Hadji lost, HappyboysFC lost while places 8th to 13th at the start of GW34 all won meaning there are now just 3 points separating 8 teams in the hunt for the final promotion spot!

The big match in Division 2 this week is most certainly the one below with Tangram hoping to win and boost their chances of promotion while simultaneously dragging Ref's Team back into the pack.

@desro v @sperosamuel15

Not much to choose between these 2 sides albeit that the differentials that they do have may well be significant.

Murphy is perhaps the most underated player in the Premier League this season but he is now appearing regularly in Premier League squads. By contrast, Eze was a player expected to do big things in 24/25 but as with last year, appears to be peaking in the final part of the season.

I guess the big question for the Palace players more generally is how distracted they are by the thoughts of a Cup Final to come ...

Of course, the big advantage for Ref's Team is their abundance of chips still to play which we've noted in previous blogs. By contrast, Tangram have played all of theirs!

GW34 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
ARFANTASY FC	@arfa	71	41	KELLYMAN FC	@justfavour
Cygnus FC	@donjaun	51	36	The Dream Team	@spidersilk
The Urge	@kenzzi	40	27	HIVE KILL STEEM	No Hive Account Linked
SportsNerd	@saif-ul-wahab	60	59	OG Squad	@graat
ALH	No Hive Account Linked	44	55	Stevenson FC	@stevenson7
Change Name	No Hive Account Linked	47	77	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Tangram	@desro	54	44	Akatsuki	@seki1
Holozing.com	@acidyo	61	86	ACX United	@pvmihalache
Happyboys FC	@happyboy1	26	57	Emeka4	@emeka4
Ballgasms	@preshpresh	65	11	Barca	@muka-vybz
Outside of Time	No Hive Account Linked	44	74	Smiley Team	@carita-feliz
Headies	@Headies	36	47	Yahuzah	@yahuzah
Trinex fc	@og-gamershub	21	56	Chris Football Club	@hiveworld
GunnersLoverFC	@nwt93	38	46	The Cella’s	@blanchy
Tilia	No Hive Account Linked	49	45	Hadji	@hadji
Dapomola fc	@dapomolaaaa	55	40	ArgyeeChitthuFC	@agct1226
Hiveheadz	@borran	87	47	Change Name	No Hive Account Linked
TGIF	@gentleshaid	52	67	foloxfc	@thelonegreywolf
Mighty Fc	@twicejoy	33	43	Coldone	@nasfyneboy92
Newton Heath FC	@samirich	64	85	Formidable Milano	@damolexy
Diistroyers	@diikaan	69	35	Hornstra XI	@elvis123
Holte Me Close	@stuartcturnbull	46	40	The Beast	@iamchuks
Mollina United	@femisapiens	53	25	RHYDA	@rhyda1
11 idiots	No Hive Account Linked	36	60	rubilu	@rubilu
Tengo Rangers FC	@tengolotodo	33	33	Wanderteam	@kelvinpeters
Tricky Trees 2024	@doombot75	28	70	samostically	@samostically
Monitox	No Hive Account Linked	31	77	Kane and Unable	@jmehta
Ref's team	@sperosamuel15	83	81	racibo	@racibo
Lame Ducks	No Hive Account Linked	73	62	Micheal Fc	@micheal87
Ifeyemi Fc	@valchiz	21	52	Kraken99	@kraken99
Jungle Boy	@george-dee	76	63	Olawalium FC	@olawalium

GW35 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
ARFANTASY FC	@arfa	v	Hadji	@hadji
The Cella’s	@blanchy	v	ArgyeeChitthuFC	@agct1226
Chris Football Club	@hiveworld	v	Change Name	No Hive Account Linked
Yahuzah	@yahuzah	v	foloxfc	@thelonegreywolf
Smiley Team	@carita-feliz	v	Coldone	@nasfyneboy92
Barca	@muka-vybz	v	Formidable Milano	@damolexy
Emeka4	@emeka4	v	Hornstra XI	@elvis123
ACX United	@pvmihalache	v	The Beast	@iamchuks
Akatsuki	@seki1	v	RHYDA	@rhyda1
Hungry Lions	@gvkanten	v	rubilu	@rubilu
Stevenson FC	@stevenson7	v	Wanderteam	@kelvinpeters
OG Squad	@graat	v	samostically	@samostically
HIVE KILL STEEM	No Hive Account Linked	v	Kane and Unable	@jmehta
The Dream Team	@spidersilk	v	racibo	@racibo
KELLYMAN FC	@justfavour	v	Micheal Fc	@micheal87
Cygnus FC	@donjaun	v	Kraken99	@kraken99
The Urge	@kenzzi	v	Olawalium FC	@olawalium
SportsNerd	@saif-ul-wahab	v	Jungle Boy	@george-dee
ALH	No Hive Account Linked	v	Ifeyemi Fc	@valchiz
Change Name	No Hive Account Linked	v	Lame Ducks	No Hive Account Linked
Tangram	@desro	v	Ref's team	@sperosamuel15
Holozing.com	@acidyo	v	Monitox	No Hive Account Linked
Happyboys FC	@happyboy1	v	Tricky Trees 2024	@doombot75
Ballgasms	@preshpresh	v	Tengo Rangers FC	@tengolotodo
Outside of Time	No Hive Account Linked	v	11 idiots	No Hive Account Linked
Headies	@Headies	v	Mollina United	@femisapiens
Trinex fc	@og-gamershub	v	Holte Me Close	@stuartcturnbull
GunnersLoverFC	@nwt93	v	Diistroyers	@diikaan
Tilia	No Hive Account Linked	v	Newton Heath FC	@samirich
Dapomola fc	@dapomolaaaa	v	Mighty Fc	@twicejoy
Hiveheadz	@borran	v	TGIF	@gentleshaid

Hive FPL Cup

This week's round provided plenty of opportunity for some giant killing feats but unfortunately only 1 non-Division 1 team managed to overcome a top flight opposition. Nonz FC were the unlucky side to be dumped out by Newton Heath FC who are having a solid season, sitting 17th place in the Classic League.

Their rewards is a final 16 spot against high-flying Blockchain FPL who are still chasing an unprecedented treble having comfortably overcome Kraken99 this week.

Another side having a great season is Ref's Team but the current leaders of the Classic League lost to Uwabbs FC who are 1 of 6 Division 2 sides who have made it through to the final 16.

Round of 32 Results

Team	Hive Account	Score	Score	Team	Hive Account
Newton Heath FC	@samirich	64	26	NONZ FC	@nonsowrites
Dapomola fc	@dapomolaaaa	55	57	Emeka4	@emeka4
Ref's team	@sperosamuel15	83	89	Uwabbs FC	@uwabbs001
Tangram	@desro	54	75	Shamzy F.C	@shamzy
Jungle Boy	@george-dee	76	47	Change Name	No Hive Account Linked
Stevenson FC	@stevenson7	55	88	INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj
Micheal Fc	@micheal87	62	77	Hungry Lions	@gvkanten
Kraken99	@kraken99	52	91	@BlockchainFPL	@blockchainfpl
KELLYMAN FC	@justfavour	41	94	Whyte FC	@Ipalibo
racibo	@racibo	81	56	Chris Football Club	@hiveworld
Holte Me Close	@stuartcturnbull	46	87	Hiveheadz	@borran
YAGMAN FC	@yagman01	73	46	The Cella’s	@blanchy
OG Squad	@graat	59	60	Likodra FC	@teofilex11
HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442	91	29	Lazz	@martinlazizi
Simcard FC	@akomoajong	64	52	TGIF	@gentleshaid
ALH	No Hive Account Linked	44	74	FC McKane	@mckane

I'd genuinely like to spend a bit more time analysing a couple of the fixtures this week but I'm cutting it fine as it is on posting this blog before the transfer cut-off for GW35 at 6:30pm BST.

Round of 16 Fixtures

Team	Hive Account		Team	Hive Account
Jungle Boy	@george-dee	v	Hiveheadz	@borran
Hungry Lions	@gvkanten	v	Emeka4	@emeka4
Shamzy F.C	@shamzy	v	INEOS REVIVAL	@deniskj
Newton Heath FC	@samirich	v	@BlockchainFPL	@blockchainfpl
racibo	@racibo	v	FC McKane	@mckane
HallAnd Oats FC	@thoth442	v	YAGMAN FC	@yagman01
Likodra FC	@teofilex11	v	Simcard FC	@akomoajong
Whyte FC	@Ipalibo	v	Uwabbs FC	@uwabbs001

Good luck to those who have made it this far and we'll do a deep dive in the QF fixtures next week.