The Best FPL Captain Picks for Gameweek 36

The model has Jérémy Doku projected at 16.6 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.8 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Brentford (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 4.5% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Nico O'Reilly lines up against Brentford (H) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 15.0 expected points, and form of 7.0 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 19.6% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Nico O'Reilly delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Rayan Cherki scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Brentford (H), 7.0 points per game over six weeks, and 15.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 19.3% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Marc Guéhi projected at 14.6 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 6.8 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Brentford (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 32.7% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Erling Haaland lines up against Brentford (H) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 12.0 expected points, and form of 5.5 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 63.9% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Erling Haaland delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Matheus N. scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Brentford (H), 4.5 points per game over six weeks, and 10.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 3.0% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Maxence Lacroix projected at 9.5 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 5.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Everton (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 7.8% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Casemiro lines up against Sunderland (A) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 8.0 expected points, and form of 7.5 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 5.2% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Casemiro delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Daniel Muñoz scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Everton (H), 4.2 points per game over six weeks, and 7.9 expected points from the model. Owned by 10.0% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Jean-Philippe Mateta projected at 7.5 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 4.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Everton (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 9.1% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Pascal Groß lines up against Wolves (H) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Very Easy for difficulty. The model projects 7.0 expected points, and form of 6.0 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 3.0% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Pascal Groß delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Bernardo scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Brentford (H), 3.0 points per game over six weeks, and 7.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 0.7% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Igor Jesus projected at 7.0 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Newcastle (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 2.4% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Viktor Gyökeres lines up against West Ham (A) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 6.8 expected points, and form of 5.8 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 14.6% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Viktor Gyökeres delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Ferdi Kadıoğlu scores well across all three: a Very Easy rated tie against Wolves (H), 5.8 points per game over six weeks, and 6.8 expected points from the model. Owned by 1.3% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Dominik Szoboszlai projected at 6.5 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 6.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Chelsea (H), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 12.7% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Konstantinos Mavropanos lines up against Arsenal (H) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty. The model projects 6.5 expected points, and form of 7.5 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 1.9% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Konstantinos Mavropanos delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Crystal Palace (A), 6.2 points per game over six weeks, and 6.2 expected points from the model. Owned by 6.3% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Marcos Senesi projected at 6.0 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 6.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Fulham (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 21.2% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Adrien Truffert lines up against Fulham (A) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 6.0 expected points, and form of 6.0 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 4.6% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Adrien Truffert delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Virgil scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Chelsea (H), 5.5 points per game over six weeks, and 6.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 31.0% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Jarrod Bowen projected at 6.0 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.0 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Arsenal (H), rated Hard for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 13.1% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Tyrick Mitchell lines up against Everton (H) in Gameweek 36, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 5.9 expected points, and form of 3.2 per game over the last six gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 2.4% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Tyrick Mitchell delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 36 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Jan Paul Van Hecke scores well across all three: a Very Easy rated tie against Wolves (H), 4.8 points per game over six weeks, and 5.8 expected points from the model. Owned by 10.7% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Pedro Porro projected at 5.8 expected points for Gameweek 36, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 5.8 points per game over six gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Leeds (H), rated Easy for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 10.7% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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