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FPL points projections: Salah and De Bruyne lead the way in Double Gameweek 36

Our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) points projections for Gameweeks 36-38 are available to read for Premium Members of Fantasy Football Scout.

These have been freshly updated after Friday’s press conferences to take into account any injuries and rotation risks.

With two matches in Gameweek 36 and a rest already out of the way last weekend, it’s little surprise to see Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) topping the list of projected scores for the week.

As for the premium battle elsewhere, it’s Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) – another to have warmed the bench in Gameweek 35 – who leads the way, with the Tottenham Hotspur duo of Son Heung-min (£11.0m) and Harry Kane (£12.4m) further down the list.

Subscribers can see the players heading the points projections tables for both this upcoming Gameweek and the following two in the images below but you can get the full picture by clicking here.

You can even get a breakdown of the points, from attacking returns to clean sheets, by clicking here.

Our Rate My Team tool, meanwhile, can give you an approximation of how many FPL points your own team will score over a series of Gameweeks. We’ve more details on this below.

GAMEWEEK 36: FPL POINTS PROJECTIONS

GAMEWEEKS 36-38: FPL POINTS PROJECTIONS

WHAT IS RATE MY TEAM?

Rate my Team (RMT) is a tool designed to give you an approximation of how many FPL points your team will score over a series of Gameweeks. This takes into account captaincy, vice-captains and automatic substitution points.

WHAT ARE PROJECTIONS?

Projections come in two forms – Season Projections and Six-Gameweek Projections (SGP).

Season projections show algorithm-generated predictions for every FPL player. This includes goals, assists, clean sheets, minutes played, bonus points, yellow cards and, most importantly, FPL points.

SGP shows algorithm-generated predictions for every player’s FPL points in each of the next six Gameweeks, calculating their points per million value over this period. These numbers are the same numbers as the ones used in RMT.

HOW ARE THE VALUES FOR RATE MY TEAM AND PROJECTIONS CALCULATED?

The values are generated by an algorithm that uses both current and historical data. There is also constant human monitoring so that the model can respond quickly to news, injuries or tactical changes that otherwise the algorithm may underestimate.

We do this to generate the best values with as little bias as possible.

HOW DO I LOAD MY TEAM INTO RMT?

To load your team into RMT, you need to type in your FPL ID.

If you can’t find your FPL ID, instructions on how to find it are on the Rate My Team page.

WHAT DO XM AND ADJP MEAN?

Placing the cursor over a player’s predicted FPL points in a Gameweek will show an xM score and an adjP score.

xM stands for expected minutes – It’s the number of minutes the algorithm is predicting a player to have. Note that this isn’t an exact Gameweek specific prediction but rather an average number of minutes. Therefore, while a player might be expected to play 90 minutes, their xM will be lower since there’s a chance they might miss the game or get substituted.

adjP is the expected points – how many points the algorithm predicts a player will score in the week if they were to play 90 minutes.

Both of these values combine to generate a final score.

WHY DOES RMT SAY TO START A PLAYER WITH A LOWER PREDICTED SCORE THAN A SECOND PLAYER?

Usually, this occurs because the algorithm predicts that a player (usually a goalkeeper) will either play the full game or won’t feature at all.

Player A – High adjP, very low xM – Low RMT score

Player B – Medium adjP, very high xM – Medium RMT score

Whilst Player A is unlikely to play, the most common scenarios is that they’ll either be given 90 minutes or none at all. Therefore, RMT thinks it’s worth starting him to make use of the high adjP if he plays, otherwise the safer option of Player B will autosub in.

Therefore it suggests picking Player A over B, despite the former appearing to score lower on RMT. 

WHEN DO UPDATES HAPPEN?

While there’s no fixed update timetable, it is pretty much continuous.

Monday tends to have a big update after the weekend’s events. Thursday and Friday will have updates in the evenings following any news that emerges from pre-match press conferences.

CAN I SEE A FULL LIST FOR ALL PLAYERS IN RMT?

You can find the complete list here. It can also be found by clicking the “Players” option in the sub-menu under “Rate My Team” on the main Premium Members Area menu.

CAN I ORDER BY SCORES FOR ONE GAMEWEEK?

From the list of all players in RMT or projections, just click on the Gameweek header to sort the players by that Gameweek’s predicted score.

HOW DO I CHANGE THE GAMEWEEKS I VIEW RMT OVER?

At the top of the Rate My Team page, whilst you have your team loaded, you can select “First Gameweek” and “Last Gameweek”. By default, the first Gameweek will be the next Gameweek and the last Gameweek will be in six Gameweeks’ time, but these can be manually altered to suit your research.

1,397 Comments Post a Comment
  1. McGlynn8
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Out Davies
    In Matip

    -4 out Kane Davies
    in Cancelo Richarlison

    -8 out Kane Davies Foster
    In Cancelo Richarlison Ederson

    Tempted to go the -8 any thoughts?

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

      Is Foster your only gk? If so, I think the -8 might be worth it

  2. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Son + Laporte
    Or
    Kdb + Ake/Mykolenko

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

      A

  3. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    City assets:

    a) KDB + Dias

    or

    b) Mahrez + Jesus

    ?

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

      Kdb + Dias

      More minutes guaranteed

    2. Bob.
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  4. ksmith5666
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Morning all,

    Play one:-

    A) Pukki
    B) Raphinha

    1. Killitzer
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’m playing Raphinha though don’t have Pukki. He might sneak a goal hopefully

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

      B much more to play for

  5. Killitzer
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Morning all

    BB and TC left. Was going to play BB but need a -8 to have a reasonable bench.

    Sa
    Matip Rudiger Cash
    Salah Raphinha Saka Maddison Kulu
    Kane Richarlison
    Subs Dub Weg Schlar Kilman*

    -8 for Laporte and £4.6m defender with BB
    Or TC Salah

    Cheers for any input!

    1. TVPlugSockets
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Go for it. If not now then when else can you really use it

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      TC this week. BB next

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

      BB now. Could TC a Spurs player vs Norwich in 38.

  6. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Final call:

    1. KDB (c) Kulu Mount

    2. Son Foden Mount

    3. Son Mahrez Kulu -4

    ?

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

      A

  7. Tango74
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Bottomed lol

    On bb

    Have Kaspa and foster

    Who would you swap foster for up to 5.2 for BB ?

    Foster to

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

      Not for a hit, no.

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

      If you’re upgrading him then Pickford probably

    3. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Thanks was 1FT. Everton away form hmmm

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

    Coutinho > bernardo?

  9. Rbyrne95
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    White and Bowen > Matip and Saka for -8?

    Want Matip in for white as he’ll likely play both for BB but need to take another hit to do so

    1. subhojit123
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I would

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes

  10. subhojit123
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sterling -
    1. Keep
    2. Sell for mahrez
    3. Sell for foden

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

      Sell for Mahrez and pray

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      2

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

      Ha! Similar dilemma to what I posted. Sterling could have a good return in either match but will he get minutes now Man City only have the league to win. Even though Sterling is more rested maybe Mahrez more assured? If it’s a straight choice I’d go Mahrez as more minutes in total in next four
      Matches.

      1. subhojit123
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Exactly my thoughts...but already on -12. Had I been on -4 I would have done it without a thought

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

      I capt sterling last 2, and just sold for kdb, so he'll prb haul now this gw

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

    I’m selling Sterling. Which is better option:
    A: Get Maddison who my main ML rival has, with two good home fixtures. A blocking move as I’m 48 points ahead.
    B: Get Son or Mahrez (who ML rival doesn’t have) for potential “upside”.
    It’s a GW36 specific question because I’m using FH in 37 and will have Son in that.
    PS Thanks as always to everyone who comments! Always a big help!

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

      B Son.

    2. Pointless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’m finding this the hardest week of the season for transfer decisions! I have a “good” team of players who on paper all have a DGW. But there are lots of transfer options which could make it a brilliant team - or a disaster! Arrggghh!

  12. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Extended deadline making me slightly crazy
    Thoughts on Salah+ Ramsey -> Kdb + son?

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

      Could actually pay off. But could be a disaster. Depends if chasing/desperate.
      I wouldn't lose Salah

    2. subhojit123
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Looks good IMO

  13. palace ash
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    For this GW and GW38? (FH37)

    A) Maddison
    B) Kulusevski
    C) Coutinho

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

      Kulu

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

      Maddison

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

      Probably Maddison. My likeliest move too.

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

    Havertz to anyone worth a hit?

    I’m triple City/Pool already, so limits my options. Maddison or Raphinha the only temptations I can see…

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

      You've got Saka too i guess?

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

        Yep. And Zaha in preparation for next week.

        Lack of options makes me think sticking and saving the hit is the sensible choice.

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

          I agree.

          Zaha was my next suggestion but they're away in both games next week.

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

          Zaha could be gold this week as a single gw player.

          A real differential

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

            Hope so. Surely he gets something at home vs a dead Watford.

            Think I’ll just stick with Havertz. His 37/38 fixtures aren’t bad either. Thanks for the help. Hope you have a massive green arrow this week.

  15. Fpl_Ludwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Am i starting/benching the right players?
    Good captain?

    Pickford
    Matip / Alonso / Cancelo / Laporte
    L.Diaz / Son / Salah / Kdb (C)
    Nketiah / Richarlison

    Bench: Steele / Dewsbury-hall / Cash / 4.4

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

      Yes. Yes.

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

    A) KDB and Tavares
    B) Mahrez and Richarlison

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

      A

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

        Cheers. Good luck for the gameweek.

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

          You too

  17. ididnt
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Matip or Mina for last defender spot. Have TAA

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

      Matip

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

      Matip

  18. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Coutinho to madison or b silva?

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

      Maddisson

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

      Boney M

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

    Schmeichel
    TAA, Cancelo, Alonso, Laporte
    Salah(c), Son, Saka, Mount
    Werner, Pukki

    Matthews, Davies, KDH, Dobbin

    1ft 0.4itb using FH in 37.

    A Werner to Jesus
    B Werner to Richarlison
    C Werner and Pukki to Jesus/Richarlison and nketiah -4

    Any other suggestions?

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  20. Visionaries
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on my FH team please

    Kasper
    Trent, Cancelo, Laporte, Alonso, Matip
    Salah, KDB, Saka, Kulu
    Richarlison

    0.7itb

    1. Kantelele
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Kulu --> Madders/Barnes

  21. JohannaAdams10
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    A or B:

    A) Dalot and Ward Prowse
    B) Matip and Gordon (minus 8)

    1. subhojit123
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  22. Kantelele
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sell one (need money for BB) :
    a)Robertson
    b)Son

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

  23. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I'm wavering on staying No-Salah after sleeping on it. If I bring him back for Kane for -4 I don't really want to lose any of my mids. Or just lose KdB for the hit and captain Salah. Feel I should have both Tough!

    Kasper
    Trent Davies Robbo
    KdB(c) Saka Kulu Barnes Gordon
    Kane Werner

    White Broja Schar

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

      You don't want to lose Barnes?

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Seems silly prior to a double double? I could though.

  24. ididnt
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    On a FH:

    A. Kulu, Mahrez, Laporte, Rich
    B. Son, Gordon, Nketieh, Cancelo

  25. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Need some help here?!?!i have lots of options

    Ramsdale
    TAA-Cancelo-Laporte-E.Royal
    Salah(c)-Saka-Mount-Kulusevski-KDH
    Kane

    Sanchez, Tarkowski, Weghorst, Greenwood

    1 FT 2.5 itb
    A. Weghorst to Jesus
    B. Weghorst to Richarlison
    C. Weghorst to Nketiah
    D. KDH to Maddison
    E. Tarkowski to Alonso
    F. Tarkowski to Robertson
    G. C+D for hit

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A or B (if no FH37)

  26. Button Phobic
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What’s the general feeling on here for this double week…,,Son (certain to play both games but against top 4 teams) or Jesus (much easier games but likely to be benched for one of the games) ?

    1. Button Phobic
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Or Richarlison???

  27. Erange
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    For this gameweek:

    A. Kulu
    B. Odegaard
    C. Gordon

    Also, is Pedro—> Nketia for -4 worth it on BB

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A & yes to Nketiah

  28. TVPlugSockets
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is Salah a rotation risk? Or do we think he will play both?

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Expected to play both

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I think he plays both

  29. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Schmeichel, Foster
    Trent, James, Laporte, Cancelo, White*
    Salah, Saka, Martinelli, Coutinho, Gordon
    Kane, Richarlison, Broja*

    BB good to go?

    Or take a hit for Broj

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Or take a hit for Broja? White? Or both?
      (and sort out those fat thumbs hitting post too soon)

  30. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Foster,matip, dennis, nketiah

    Good enough to bench boost?

    8 extra matches