# S4 Ep23: Off The Bench: Coping with the Blank Gameweek

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Published: 2026-04-28T12:23:05+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2971

## Resource

Despite it being a Blank Gameweek, it was a huge weekend for FPL as over 1.5 million managers played a Chip to deal with the reduction in fixtures 🤑🍟🤑FPL experts Sam Bonfield and Harry Daniels discuss the Arsenal backline, cheap options at Man Utd, and what to do with Aston Villa assets.LISTEN 👇* Focus on Arsenal defence (04m 02s) * Liverpool conundrum (10m 59s) * Villa assets (18m 41s) * Case for Casemiro (29m 56s) * Forest fixtures (37m 20s) * Backing Porro (45m 10s)Win an FPL bundle by topping the FPL Pod mini-league at the end of the season: XY6XPLFollow @OfficialFPL on X and Facebook Follow Harry on X Follow FPL Family on X Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fpl-pod--6266021/support .

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