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FPL GW36 Strategic Review

SlowBuild — Omar B · Generated: 2026-05-05 · Updated: 2026-05-05 · VERIFIED

1. Team Snapshot

GW36 Points
Avg Score
Overall Rank
Bank
£?m
Squad Value
£?m
Free Transfers
1 FT

Chips

Wildcard (GW24)Free Hit (GW31)Bench Boost (GW33)Triple Captain (GW26)

BGW / DGW Calendar (GW36–GW41)

GWBlanksDoublesYour Squad Impact
GW36All play
GW37All play
GW38TBCAll play
GW39ARS, AVL, BUR, BOU, BRE, BHA, CHE, CRY, EVE, FUL, LEE, LIV, MCI, MUN, NEW, NFO, SUN, TOT, WHU, WOLTBCBLANKS: Kelleher, Gabriel, O'Reilly, Mukiele, Justin, Gibbs-White, B.Fernandes, Casemiro, Cherki, Thiago, Haaland
GW40ARS, AVL, BUR, BOU, BRE, BHA, CHE, CRY, EVE, FUL, LEE, LIV, MCI, MUN, NEW, NFO, SUN, TOT, WHU, WOLTBCBLANKS: Kelleher, Gabriel, O'Reilly, Mukiele, Justin, Gibbs-White, B.Fernandes, Casemiro, Cherki, Thiago, Haaland
GW41ARS, AVL, BUR, BOU, BRE, BHA, CHE, CRY, EVE, FUL, LEE, LIV, MCI, MUN, NEW, NFO, SUN, TOT, WHU, WOLTBCBLANKS: Kelleher, Gabriel, O'Reilly, Mukiele, Justin, Gibbs-White, B.Fernandes, Casemiro, Cherki, Thiago, Haaland

Data: bootstrap-static API · 2026-05-05 · Auth data: Yes

2. Pitch View — Formation 4-4-2

SlowBuild
GW36 score
WC1TC1BB1FH1WC2TC2BB2FH2
THIAGO
0
V
HAALAND
0
GIBBS-WHITE
0
C
B.FERNANDES
0
CASEMIRO
0
CHERKI
0
GABRIEL
0
O'REILLY
0
MUKIELE
0
JUSTIN
0
KELLEHER
0
Substitutes
PETROVIĆ
0
LACROIX
0
ANDERSON
0
MATETA
0

3. Transfer Recommendations

You have 1 FT. Roll to bank an extra FT next week.

No urgent sells. Hold and roll the FT.

Monitor: Kelleher (F:4.5), Justin (F:5.5), Petrović (F:2.5), Lacroix (F:5.0), Anderson (F:4.0), Mateta (F:4.0)

→ Full 4-trade sequencing plan in Trades Report

4. Pending Transfers (Queued)

→ 1 transfer queued for GW36. OUT players shown ghosted, IN players badged NEW.
GK
Kelleher
BRE · —
DEF
Gabriel
ARS · —
O'Reilly
MCI · —
Mukiele
SUN · —
Justin
LEE · —
MID
Rogers
AVL · OUT
Gibbs-White
NFO · —
B.Fernandes
MUN · —
Casemiro
MUN · —
NEWCherki
MCI · —
FWD
Thiago
BRE · —
Haaland
MCI · —
BENCH
GK Petrović
BOU · —
1st Lacroix
CRY · —
2nd Anderson
NFO · —
3rd Mateta
CRY · —

Hit cost: -4 pts · Bank after: £2.6m · FTs used: 0 / remaining: 1

4. Chip Strategy

5. Captaincy Pick — GW36

RankPlayerPosTeamGW36 Fixture FormSeason TPTSB%Rationale
CGibbs-WhiteMIDNFO9.817212.5%Form rank #1. xGI:12.27 this season.
VCCasemiroMIDMUN7.51644.8%Form rank #2. xGI:8.35 this season.
3O'ReillyDEFMCI7.015318.4%Form rank #3. xGI:8.06 this season.
4CherkiMIDMCI7.012816.4%Form rank #4. xGI:12.3 this season.
5MukieleDEFSUN6.01398.7%Form rank #5. xGI:3.71 this season.

Differential (TSB <15%): Gibbs-White (NFO) · Form 9.8 · — · 12.5% TSB. Low ownership means rank gain potential if he hauls.

6. Optimal XI & Bench Order

Formation: 4-4-2 — adjust if O'Reilly / fitness checks change XI composition before deadline.

GK
Kelleher
BRE · —
DEF
Gabriel
ARS · —
O'Reilly
MCI · —
Mukiele
SUN · —
Justin
LEE · —
MID
Gibbs-White
NFO · —
B.Fernandes
C
MUN · —
Casemiro
MUN · —
Cherki
MCI · —
FWD
Thiago
BRE · —
Haaland
VC
MCI · —
BENCH
GK Petrović
BOU · F:2.5 · —
1st Lacroix
CRY · F:5.0 · —
2nd Anderson
NFO · F:4.0 · —
3rd Mateta
CRY · F:4.0 · —

7. Risk Flags

GW39 blank — 11 starters affected: Kelleher, Gabriel, O'Reilly, Mukiele, Justin, Gibbs-White, B.Fernandes, Casemiro, Cherki, Thiago, Haaland
Consider Free Hit to field a full 15. Decision needed before GW39 deadline.
Gibbs-White (Gibbs-White) — injury news
Facial Injury - 75% chance of playing

Bottom Line — GW36

Before Deadline

Captain Gibbs-White (form 9.8 · ). Roll the FT — no urgent moves.

Chip Roadmap

Monitor fixture calendar — hold chips until DGW/BGW confirmed.