'Beach' teams, cups + Arsenal: Who could prosper in Gameweeks 36-38?

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	107.5%	Very Likely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	99.5%	Likely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	99.4%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	87.6%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	81.3%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	80.1%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	77.2%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.4m	73.9%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.2m	73.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.6m	70.7%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	69.1%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	67.8%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	66.4%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	66.8%	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
Richarlison	TOT	6.3m	55.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	56.3%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	54.6%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	53.8%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	51.2%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.8m	50.9%	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	47.6%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	45.4%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	44.4%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	43.8%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	43.6%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	41.6%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	39.1%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	39.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	38.1%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	37.7%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	37.7%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	37.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Thiago	BRE	7.4m	111.7%	Very Likely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	105.4%	Very Likely
Schade	BRE	6.9m	100.8%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	99.4%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	99.3%	Maybe
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	98.8%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.1%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	89.2%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	88.9%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	88.9%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	88.9%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	88.8%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	87.9%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.0%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	83.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	82.3%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	81.0%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	80.3%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	79.5%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	77.9%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	76.0%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	74.3%	Unlikely
Calafiori	ARS	5.6m	77.0%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.2%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	75.8%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	75.4%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.8m	70.8%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	70.7%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	71.8%	Unlikely
Scott	BOU	5.1m	70.3%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	70.7%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	70.0%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.2m	67.5%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	66.6%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	66.3%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	5.9m	67.1%	Unlikely

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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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Pro Pundits - Lateriser

‘Beach’ teams, cups + Arsenal: Who will prosper in Gameweeks 36-38?

7 May 2026 113 comments

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In his latest article, three-time top 200 finisher Lateriser talks about the possible Fantasy Premier League (FPL) impact of teams either having a cup final or being ‘on the beach.’

FPL 2025/26 first draft team reveals: Triple Forest, Everton + Chelsea Gameweek 31 players

We’re in the final stretch of 2025/26, and when it comes to this stage of a season, decisions are largely ‘vibes-dependent’. Quite a few FPL managers have accumulated many transfers, which I reckon is as much of an opportunity as it is a threat.

Such is the flux of our Fixture Ticker, buying Arsenal attackers to replace perfectly decent ones who’ll soon face obliging teams (Chelsea against Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, for example) might easily cause pain.

BEACH = MORE GOALS

FPL Gameweek 36 early Scout Picks: Five ‘doublers’ included

Going into this stretch, I just want to give a couple of reminders. The final day of a Premier League season is famously known for a higher-than-usual number of goals. So, except for defenders from Arsenal, Manchester City and Crystal Palace, I’d focus on using all transfers for attackers.

Also, the deeper we go, the more ‘loosey-goosey’ it gets. Gameweek 35 brought an above-average goal total, and I expect that trend to continue until the end. That’s because more and more ‘beach teams’ will emerge once things start getting decided.

This often means bigger scores and, in some cases, players’ expected minutes could get a little dodgy. After all, a World Cup quickly follows. If such participants don’t have much to play for, I wonder if they’ll stop risking themselves picking up an injury.

While it’s completely sensible, usually, to chase players with multiple routes to points, like Declan Rice‘s (£7.2m) corners and defensive contribution (DefCon) rewards, I believe that this phase of open-ended games makes it better to chase braces.

ARSENAL’S RUN-IN

It’s also worth seeing how other competitions’ finals could impact the performance of certain teams. Let’s begin with Arsenal.

The Gunners are experiencing an excellent week. Not only is star man Bukayo Saka (£9.9m) back and immediately looking excellent, centre-forward Viktor Gyokeres (£8.9m) has found some form – the ‘Rashford Syndrome’ is well and truly alive, as he’s rumoured to be back with his girlfriend.

League title rivals Man City slipped up on Monday and, 24 hours later, Arsenal had reached the Champions League final.

For FPL, the good news is that it’s all still competitive, while there’s a solid amount of rest between remaining matches. The Champions League final takes place six days after Gameweek 38.

As an aside, Saka has four goals and two assists from his latest three against Sunday’s opponents, West Ham United.

PALACE + VILLA

Now, a bit about the other cup competitions. After overcoming Shakhtar Donetsk tonight, Crystal Palace’s Conference League final will be three days after Gameweek 38. We could therefore see mass rotation or the continuation of managed minutes against Arsenal.

Aston Villa will contest a European final between Gameweeks 37 and 38, too:

Depending on how much these two have left to play for, this could boost their closing opponents.

THE FA CUP’S EFFECT

The draw for the first round of the 2019/20 FFS Cup

Last but not least, the FA Cup final, taking place on the Saturday of Gameweek 37.

A few days later, Chelsea host Spurs, as Man City travel to Bournemouth. Depending on Gameweek 36’s results, we could see both teams prioritise the Wembley clash.

FINAL THOUGHTS

FPL notes: Bruno haul, Sesko again + Lacroix ban 2

From all of the above, obviously Arsenal’s fixtures are very appealing, but I think Manchester United are another interesting proposition. Champions League qualification is locked in and they could meet Forest just before a Europa League final.

Plus, let’s face it, their new priority is to help Bruno Fernandes (£10.4m) secure a Premier League assists record.

This might be good for Matheus Cunha (£8.1m), Bryan Mbeumo (£8.4m) and Benjamin Sesko (£7.3m). That said, the Slovenian striker had to be subbed off at half-time against Liverpool.

As for myself, I’m not having the best season, so I will be trying a Hail Mary or two before the end. My Triple Captain chip is active for Gameweek 36, and I’m contemplating not using it on Erling Haaland (£14.6m), in the hope of nicking some differential points.

If you want to go deeper into some other punts, you can view our latest episode of The FPL Wire below:

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The Mighty Hippo
1 hour, 56 mins ago
I can't see Gibbs-White starting at the weekend, so who's the best replacement?

a) Gapko
b) Rogers
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1. Mr. O'Connell
  1 hour, 29 mins ago
  Rogers for xMins
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2. WVA
  1 hour, 27 mins ago
  Don’t do it
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3. Biggsy
  1 hour, 14 mins ago
  Neither. Gakpo is Gakpo
  Rogers has a EL final sandwiched between Liverpool and City so it's very much a one week transfer
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  1. Biggsy
    1 hour, 13 mins ago
    That was supposed to say Gakpo is Gakpoo....
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4. The Mighty Hippo
  1 hour, 8 mins ago
  hmmm, neither option is getting much traction, but I'm intending to play BB this week, so don't want a passanger that's unlikely to start or will have reduced minutes (e.g. MGW). Who else should he go to up to 7.7M? There's no City / Palace slots left and I also have Bruno / Cherki / KDH / Gross in midfield.
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jakvin340
1 hour, 29 mins ago
Richarlison or Osula?
Osula or Richarlison?
For Thiago most likely. Maybe for JP instead but prefer Chelsea’s fixtures. Fancy shaking it up.
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The-Red-1
1 hour, 28 mins ago
Which has the biggest upside? For a -4

A) Roefs to Henderson
B) Tarkowski to Munoz
C) Mavropanos to Lacroix
D) None of the above - just swerve palace
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1. Biggsy
  1 hour, 16 mins ago
  D, although none of those are particularly better picks so it depends who plays if you go D
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FPL Virgin
1 hour, 28 mins ago
Glasner is very open and honest in press conferences. I wonder if he'll say he's going to rotate the whole team or most of the team for Everton.
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1. tuturututu
  1 hour, 25 mins ago
  Bad news, got Sarr and Munoz
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2. Hughes Your Daddy
  1 hour, 12 mins ago
  Glasner never normally likes to rotate, but I feel he will now with our Conference final coming up. Hes won the Europa but im sure wants to add the Conference before he leaves to his record. Still think its mostly our back 3 which will be rotated less, so Canvot/Lacroix/Richards - can see Mitchel and maybe Munoz getting rotated out and some of our front line.
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leo_messi
59 mins ago
A) Dango - > Hishelwood/Gross or Sarr in 4-5-1
B) Alderete - > Van Hecke or Cpl defender in 5 - 4 - 1

Thanks
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1. Geriatric Unathletic
  10 mins ago
  Just stay away from Palace players....
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  1. Geriatric Unathletic
    9 mins ago
    B
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Vasshin
38 mins ago
Current team

Verbuggen
Senesi Gabriel OReilly
Semenyo Palmer Tavernier Bruno Gross
Calvert-lewin Haaland (Tc)

Darlow Pedro Hill Struitz

4 FT and 2.4 in bank

Which one will you guys prefer:
1. Struitz or Senesi to Munoz or Lacroix
2. Palmer to Sarr
3. Pedro to Mateta or Strand-Larsen
4. All of the above or any two(which one)

Thanks
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1. Vjm6891
  23 mins ago
  Palace line up could be anything. As long as you're happy with 1 start and 1 sub then do the attackers.
  
  The "safe" players to play both are the defenders and gk.
  
  I've opted for no palace players.
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2. Steve Stiffler
  12 mins ago
  Just 2. With Saka
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Skout
37 mins ago
Semenyo to Cherki or something else? Feels very sideways

3FT / 2.1 itb

Verb
Gabriel O’Reilly VanHecke
Bruno Palmer Semenyo Rayan
Haaland Pedro Welbeck

Darlow Tav Hill Struijk
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1. Skout
  4 mins ago
  Did Palmer to Saka already
  2 FTs, 2.7 itb*
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2. Vjm6891
  3 mins ago
  I'm in the same boat. Have Semenyo, probably woukd rather Cherki.
  
  But......seems like a waste of a transfer. Semenyo could easily get as many points this GW.
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Riverside Red
30 mins ago
Do we think Gyokeres a nailed on starter for the remainder of the season?
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1. Scalper
  4 mins ago
  I’m sure he’ll score again, at least, but minutes wise I’m not confident
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Steve Stiffler
24 mins ago
1 FT, 5.6ITB

A) Travernier > Szobszlai
B) Travernier > Cunha
C) DCL > Igor Jesus
D) Save FT and play Sensei (Fulham Away)
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Scalper
7 mins ago
Play 1:

A) DCL (tot)
B) Hill (ful)
C) Tavernier (ful)
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1. Steve Stiffler
  6 mins ago
  A or B, I'm currently on A
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