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FPL Gameweek 36 preview: Key player and team stats

It’s a Double Gameweek 36 special of Big Numbers as we look at the key player and team statistics ahead of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

These are a cherry-picked selection of Opta stats from our Premium Members’ Area, with the focus on the dozen clubs who play twice in the upcoming Gameweek.

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+9.20 expected goals prevented (xGP) by Jose Sa (£5.3m) in 2021/22, by a country mile the highest figure among Premier League goalkeepers. David de Gea (£5.1m) and Ederson (£6.1m) are next best on +1.70. The figure suggests that Wolverhampton Wanderers’ healthy clean sheet count has arrived more by luck than judgment, or rather the heroics of Sa between the sticks. As we discuss further down this article, those ‘xG’ figures do occasionally catch up with Wolves.

0.63 big chances created per 90 minutes by Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.4m) in 2021/22, the best rate of any player with significant game-time – regardless of position – in the Premier League. Only two assists have arrived for the right-back since Gameweek 23 but the rate of big chance creation has stayed pretty constant at 0.60 in that time, so the statistics would suggest he’s been a tad unfortunate. Andrew Robertson (£7.3m) has outscored his teammate by 94 FPL points to 60 over this period but again, the expected goal involvement (xGI) figures imply that Alexander-Arnold has still been the more threatening:

19 starts made by Joel Matip (£5.2m) since his last Premier League benching. The Cameroonian stopper was absent in Gameweeks 21 and 28 but was ill on both occasions, so he last was among the substitutes all the way back in November. The centre-half’s breathers have instead been coming in the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup, and true to form, Jurgen Klopp again named Matip as a substitute in the midweek win in Villarreal.

14 shots in the box attempted by Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) over his last six appearances – that’s one more than Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) has registered over the same period. Alonso’s total of 15 chances created in his last half-dozen outings is also inferior to just two Premier League players, regardless of position. It’ll be rotation risk around the FA Cup final, rather than the eye-popping underlying stats, which will be the main downside to Alonso and other Chelsea assets in Gameweek 36.

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  1. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    #PepOut!!!

  2. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Agent Grealish doing a great job here. Keep it up Joe

  3. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    WTF CITY???

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City could be Psychological flattened by this, title race might just be swinging in Pool's favour

  5. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Where are the goals coming from???
    No Jesus, KDB, Mahrez, Sterling....
    Grealish ain't gonna score!?!?!

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      The wau this game is going I wouldn't count that out.

  6. Yome
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Benzema ballon d’or, clear favorite

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Mane says hello.

      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Salah says Hi too

        1. Steve McCroskey
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Wout Weghorst says hi

          1. Warby84
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Emmanuel Dennis says hi too

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Lucas Digne says hi

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pep mental health in tatters after this

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Used to it by now, surely?

  8. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Real Madrid are out of this world.

    They will win the trophy, it’s written in the stars.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I'd bring De Bruyne back on.

    Probably for Grealish!

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kdb was the worst player on the pitch

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      😀

  10. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sterling, cometh the hour, cometh the man…

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      YC lol

  11. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    FH for 3 x city in tatters!

  12. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Now one will now remember PSG's collapse.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They will remind us again next year 🙂

  13. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Camavinga is going to be a fantastic player isnt he?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Aye

    2. BUZZBOMB
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      If he can keep the skill and knowledge up at the pace he runs, for sure. He and Sid Vicious Jr bring a different dimension to a team. Not sure how it'll pan out tho. Different. Old skool maybe even.

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A machine so far.

    4. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Great player

    5. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yep, incredible player and only 19….

    6. Angelic upstart
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes, very much so.

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City assets could go massive after this with fresh motivation to win the league

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Or fall apart

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        This is more likely if history has taught us anything.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Tricky Toons to take advantage?

  15. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    120 minutes for Foden then- has to be more of a doubt now for Newcastle game

    1. MFC86
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’d avoid him now

  16. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wouldn't get Foden after this

    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Selling him and getting Son. Kane to Jesus

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Do it

        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yep good moves

  17. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Walker, KDB and Foden are three of the best City players. Two are not on the pitch.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Foden?

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yes, those three are the most important for City, imo.

    2. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Personal opinion. You are entitled!

  18. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Liverpool for the quadruple! This will be hammer blow to city psychologicaly

    1. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I think they lose fo Madrid in the final.

      Madrid are unbeatable m

      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Salah’s interview last night after the game he said he’d want to play Madrid. Pool have unfinished business with Madrid they’ll be fired up for that big time

  19. ratski
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    With walkers injury looking bad does this make zinchenko a good option for dgw. I think only Ake is his competition so not sure how long he is out for.

  20. putana
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pep completely messed up the substitutions

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Easy to say in hindsight though

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Walker had to go out, and Kevin was knackered, so he had too.

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Taking off kdb and in inform Jesus will be two of the worst decisions pep ever made

    The third being brining mahrez off

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Did you watch the game? Both were awful

    2. Yome
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      KDB was not fully fit, he had to come off. Mahrez should have stayed on IMO

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'm not sure you can blame Pep for that utter capitulation.

      Kev was leggy, not as composed. Jesus okay but not effective. Mahrez had done nothing all night until he scored that goal.

      Just had to keep their head for 6 mins.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      KDB did not look at all right and Jesus I think touched the ball once. Agree on Mahrez

    5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not even a shot on target until 90th min or so, City were managing the game. Pep has made huge errors before in the CL for sure, this isn't one of those occasions

    6. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He was being overconfident, thinking he could see out the game like he does with mid-tier premier league games. Let's see him take KDB off in the 55th minute again.

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        He came off in the 72nd minute

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          And City scored 1 min later 😆

        2. Superflymonk
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          The 55th minute was in reference to the watford game when they were 5-1 up.

  22. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    So that Sterling tackle is a yellow but what Casemiro did was not worthy of it? Best ref in the Serie A standards

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Poor reffing there .. was a good challenge

      1. lilmessipran
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Poor is understating it

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Guaranteed some City fan comfirmed booking on flights and Hotel for Paris in 3 weeks time after Mahrez goal on 73rd minute

    1. Angelic upstart
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I'd still go. Would be a good laugh.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        You'd practically be a Madrid Ultra given it'll be down to them to stop the Liverpool quadruple

  24. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City are done here.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They'll be chances. Not over yet.

  25. Angelic upstart
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Worth selling one or both of cancelo and Laporte after this?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Why?

      1. Angelic upstart
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Big game, 120 mins played and prob a bit leggy.

        I guess there's not many options for their defence though

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Important games ahead. Pep will play the best team. More than ever now. Walker even injured.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      They still need to play their best team, and have nothing to rest for

  26. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Now this is a scenario where City could really do with a striker, no-one up there to attack crosses or to simply hold the line up in the box

  27. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Benzema rested for final

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Camavinga some cameo.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Each time I've seen him play he looks great.

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He’s a class act been brilliant tonight

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wow

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    That were close. Great save.