The Saturday Surgery

FPL GW36 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Henderson

van Hecke
Lacroix
Gabriel Magalhães
O’Reilly

Cherki
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Rogers

Haaland
Welbeck

Kinsky
Torres
Mainoo
Kroupi

GW36 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Haaland	MCI	14.6m	108.0%	Very Likely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	99.9%	Likely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	99.7%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	87.6%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	81.6%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	79.9%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	77.3%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.4m	74.5%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.2m	73.6%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.6m	71.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	69.1%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	68.2%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	66.5%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	66.6%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	60.2%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.4%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	59.1%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	58.8%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	56.2%	Unlikely
Richarlison	TOT	6.3m	55.9%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	54.5%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	53.9%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	51.3%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.8m	51.2%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	50.5%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	50.3%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	48.8%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	47.6%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	47.3%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	45.4%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	44.4%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	43.9%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	43.6%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	41.5%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	39.4%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	39.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	38.1%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	37.8%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	37.7%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	37.7%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.4m	113.8%	Very Likely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	105.8%	Very Likely
Schade	BRE	6.9m	102.0%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	99.8%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	99.3%	Maybe
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	98.9%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.4%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.1%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	89.2%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.1%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	89.0%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	88.9%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	88.9%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	88.9%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	87.9%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.0%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	83.0%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	82.5%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	81.2%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	80.3%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	79.6%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	77.9%	Unlikely
Calafiori	ARS	5.6m	77.0%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	76.4%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.2%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	75.4%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	75.8%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	75.6%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.8m	71.8%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	71.8%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	71.2%	Unlikely
Scott	BOU	5.1m	70.6%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	70.6%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	69.9%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.2m	67.7%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	66.6%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	5.9m	66.7%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	66.4%	Unlikely

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FPL Fixture Ticker

Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Down	Roefs	SUN	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:27pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
No Change	Keane	EVE	C
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Hill	BOU	C, £
Down	Ballard	SUN	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:31pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Cherki	MCI	A
Up	Saka	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, £

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:39pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	C
Up	Isak	LIV	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:43pm

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11 December 2010 173 comments

Andy

Another Gameweek deadline is closing in around us as we stare down last minute decisions like the barrel of a gun. New buy? Captain dilemma’s? Fitness worries? We’ve got them all covered…

“Who do I make my captain this week?”

Consensus in these times sees the consistently good performer Tim Cahill standing out as the top pick for the Fantasy armband this gameweek, the more familiar faces of Torres and Nani are a fair stretch back in second and third with “differential chasers” opting for Elmander and Etherington thereafter.

“Is Frank Lampard back yet?”

Unfortunately not, the staple of last year’s Fantasy diet is still not back from injury. You can get updates on the Chelsea midfielder and every other team in the Premier League in our thoroughly researched Team News and Injuries and Bans sections.

“My brain is fried after a week of the 9 to 5, what names can you throw my way?”

Our watchlist this week has seen plenty of movers and shakers with David Silva singled out while Big Dunc gave the once over on a whole gamut of differentials ranging from David N’Gog to Nenad Milijas via Mark Davies.

The Saturday Surgery chatroom opens its doors this morning for those managers looking for a last-minute catch up and patch up.

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DublinDude
15 years, 5 months ago
Who to start? Malouda or Chamakh
Captain? Cahill or Balotelli
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1. Daffy
  15 years, 5 months ago
  its a tough one but I would go chamak and cahill, but thats just me
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woodster182
15 years, 5 months ago
LOL, this weeks captains choice is crazy. I've changed my mind between Cahill, Rooney, Nani and then back to Cahill in the last 10 mins.

I know I'm not alone!!! 🙂
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natra
15 years, 5 months ago
who to bench : NZogbia, Brunt or Carroll ?
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1. woodster182
  15 years, 5 months ago
  I've benched Carroll
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2. Gubborr
  15 years, 5 months ago
  NZogbia
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RealBraveheart
15 years, 5 months ago
I would gamble and go for Balotelli, his scoring rate for games started is high. Malouda is likely to start in midfield so I'd go for Chamakh but I have that one less clear as Man Utd have been strong defensively recently.
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1. DublinDude
  15 years, 5 months ago
  I'll go with Balotelli and Malouda then 🙂
  cheers
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  1. kennyrcat
    15 years, 5 months ago
    I cant decide Balotelli, Ethers, Nani for captain and the clocks ticking !!!
    
    Help me anyone
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2. EasyLuckyFree
  15 years, 5 months ago
  There's a possibility Cham won't start, though I can't see it myself. At least Malouda is nailed on though...
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Daffy
15 years, 5 months ago
is brunt starting? i think he is a doubt
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1. Hybrid.power
  15 years, 5 months ago
  He was a doubt last week and he did the business.
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2. Fray Bentos
  15 years, 5 months ago
  he had a yellow flag last week and ended up playing
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jagz
15 years, 5 months ago
really just needing a bit of advice guys

who would u play. tamas of west brom or foley of wolves?

thanks very much
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1. denial
  15 years, 5 months ago
  Tamas
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2. Long ago I drew a walrus
  15 years, 5 months ago
  foley
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3. Gubborr
  15 years, 5 months ago
  foley by a mile
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For Fuchs Sake
15 years, 5 months ago
Schwarzer
Cahill Kyriagkos Vidic
Lee Malouda Nani (c) Nasri Ethers
Carrol Drogba
Subs Foley Givet Carson

Do I need to make any transfers, have I got the right line up?
Any help would be much appreciated!
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everything I touch turns to…
15 years, 5 months ago
hey guys 2 quick help needed......who to play???

1. foster or shwarzer???

2. Carroll or Samba???

help!!! thanks
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1. For Fuchs Sake
  15 years, 5 months ago
  Schwazer and Carroll
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  1. For Fuchs Sake
    15 years, 5 months ago
    Look at mine above and if you could return the compliment please?
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    1. everything I touch turns to…
      15 years, 5 months ago
      what help do u need??
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RealBraveheart
15 years, 5 months ago
Foley definitely as his scoring rate recently has been good (as he playing in midfield I think) and a first Wolves clean sheet isnt somethign crazy to hope for against Birmingham.
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
15 years, 5 months ago
What happened to the betting bloke this morning?
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1. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 5 months ago
  Patience Mr 1M+. 😉
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  1. Daffy
    15 years, 5 months ago
    not fair to slag when your team isnt link. 🙂
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    1. TorresMagic™
      15 years, 5 months ago
      Open your eyes. 😉
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      1. Daffy
        15 years, 5 months ago
        ok got it, my bad
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Daffy
15 years, 5 months ago
ssn say torres returns so thats it im getting him. Alllll Aboard!!
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roscoe1891
15 years, 5 months ago
Take a 4 point hit to get rid of Odemwingie for N'Gog?
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Bonny Scott
15 years, 5 months ago
Is Torres worth a 4 pt hit? Only now did I realise his great run of fixtures? Am I mad? Please help!!!
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1. Daffy
  15 years, 5 months ago
  chelsea are 76% to score on total fpl and liverpool 78% so its really up to you. do you think newcasle will dig in or crumble? I think they will crumble but thats just my opinion.
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Giddy
15 years, 5 months ago
Foster or Jaaskelainen?
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1. woodster182
  15 years, 5 months ago
  I'd go Jaask. Don't think Birmingham have won away this season.
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King Nemanja
15 years, 5 months ago
What chances would ye give K Toure of starting this weekend? Thinking of bringing him in for Bosingwa
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The Wizard of Ozil
15 years, 5 months ago
A) Maxi in for Adam
B) adam & Drogba out Gerrard & Defoe/Bent in (next week)
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Really Massive Dog
15 years, 5 months ago
hi guys, here's my team currently...

- Foster -
A Cole - Krgiakos - Foley
Nasri - Malouda - Cahill (c) - Etherington
- Carroll - Elmander - Drogbra

bench - Simpson-VDV-Kolorov-Carson

Can anyone recommend any changes? i'm tempted to leave it this week and have 2 transfers for next...
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1. Schwarzer
  15 years, 5 months ago
  I've got a similar team, planning Drogba -> Torres and A Cole -> Samba or Nelsen next week. Doing no transfers for now.
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mouldy_uk
15 years, 5 months ago
Nasri for Malouda
&
Torres for Kevin Davies

Worth an 8 point hit?
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1. andy85wsm
  15 years, 5 months ago
  I don't think so.
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Lucky Luke
15 years, 5 months ago
Is Odemwingie playing this GW?
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browner3107
15 years, 5 months ago
Clichy or B Ferguson in starting 11?
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legriff
15 years, 5 months ago
If you could bench one of Carroll (LIV), Drogba, Malouda (tot) or Albrighton (WBA) who would it be?
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1. Mak_Gold
  15 years, 5 months ago
  mal imo.
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Mak_Gold
15 years, 5 months ago
RMT plz:

Foster,
Kyrgiakos,Coleman,Samba,D.Collins,
Nani,Nasri,Cahill(C),Barton,
Drog,Elmander.

Subs; Krul,Jara,Adam,Tevez.

is the starting xi right?And is the (C) choice right?
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goblinz
15 years, 5 months ago
shud i bench carroll or nzog??
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1. Mak_Gold
  15 years, 5 months ago
  nzog deffoee.
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2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 5 months ago
  i would still play carroll at home
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moss
15 years, 5 months ago
What's the latest on Jarvis?

If he is too much of a doubt only have 10 playing, and I'd probably take out Bosingwa for Konchesky. Worth the 4 point hit?
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The Pooer
15 years, 5 months ago
Quickly, is it worth subbing out malouda and Welbeck for Albrighton and Rooney?
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1. Epic Fail
  15 years, 5 months ago
  Definitely.
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Floydy_floyd
15 years, 5 months ago
TO play Kevin FOley or James Morrison??
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roscoe1891
15 years, 5 months ago
Torres might be worth the hit next week
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 5 months ago
who would you bench out of nzogbia and brunt

and would you take drogba out for rooney or torres (i've had drog since gw2)

and would you captain cahill, rooney or nani (i'm thinking nani)

cheers!!
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markie_w12
15 years, 5 months ago
still cant decided between captain cahill or torres?
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Adnan Shah
15 years, 5 months ago
Who is best choice for captain from following:

Elmander, Nani, Bale, Etherington and Baines.
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1. Really Massive Dog
  15 years, 5 months ago
  i'd be tempted to go Baines. but Ethers would be a decent shout - scored in the last 3 or so and is right on form.
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