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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 36: Tips, captains, team news and best players

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The deadline for Gameweek 36 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is less than an hour away, so we’re here to supply you with the help you might need for those last-minute moves.

All of the content that our writers and contributors have penned for the upcoming Gameweek can be found on this page, from team news to the Scout Picks.

Remember to get your transfers in before 13:30 BST.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 36?

Salah's role one to monitor in FPL as Alexander-Arnold continues forays infield 2

SCOUT PICKS: Triple City and no Son in our final selection for FPL Double Gameweek 36

Rudiger injury latest as Nketiah enter budget FPL forward radar

THE WATCHLIST: Our medium-term pick of the best FPL players for the rest of 2021/22

Salah’s return, Leicester’s set-piece issues and Martinelli’s ban: FPL notes

SCOUT SQUAD: The Scout Squad’s best players for FPL Double Gameweek 36

Exciting Diaz can star in Liverpool's last four fixtures of 2021/22

SPOT THE DIFFERENTIAL: Three low-owned FPL picks to consider for Double Gameweek 36

BEST BENCH BOOST PLAYERS FOR DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 36

The best FPL goalkeepers for a Gameweek 34 Wildcard

CHIP STRATEGY: The best budget FPL goalkeepers and defenders for a Double Gameweek 36 Bench Boost

Three budget differentials to consider for Gameweek 35 and beyond 1

CHIP STRATEGY: The best budget FPL midfielders and forwards for a Double Gameweek 36 Bench Boost

GAMEWEEK 36 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

How Spurs' FPL assets fared against Leeds in Gameweek 12

TEAM NEWS: FPL Gameweek 36 injury updates from Thursday’s press conferences

FPL Gameweek 36 team and injury news: Live press conference updates

TEAM NEWS: FPL Gameweek 36 team news, injury latest and predicted line-ups: Friday updates

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 36?

Who are the best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 36?

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE: Who are the best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 36?

RATE MY TEAM AND POINTS PREDICTIONS

FPL Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman 16

FPL RMT: Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

FPL points projections: 2

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

EXPERT OPINION

Why ‘Top 50k’ should be the new ‘Top 10k’ in FPL

SIMION MARCH: Why ‘Top 50k’ should be the new ‘Top 10k’ in FPL

The best FPL chip strategies for upcoming Blank and Double Gameweeks

THE FPL EYE TEST: Who are the best Man City players for Gameweek 36?

Double Gameweek news reaction: Time to Free Hit in Gameweek 33?

PRAS: What to watch out for in midweek ahead of FPL Double Gameweek 36

GAMEWEEK 36 TEAM REVEALS

Mark Sutherns’ FPL Gameweek 36 preview and transfer plans

MARK SUTHERNS: FPL Gameweek 36 preview and transfer plans

De Bruyne’s FPL form at home catches the eye as United collapse

TOM FREEMAN: Five-time top 1k finisher’s Bench Boost draft and transfer plans

Salah's brace, Mane's form and United's change of shape: FPL notes 2

FPL MILANISTA: How I plan to navigate the next three FPL Gameweeks without any chips

GAMEWEEK 36 PLAYER AND TEAM STATS

Ronaldo's Old Trafford goals, Chelsea's wing-backs, wasteful Havertz: FPL notes

BIG NUMBERS: FPL Gameweek 36 preview – key player and team stats

BEST FPL MANAGERS’ TEAMS ANALYSED

FPL Gameweek 35 Scout Picks early selection: Villa pair among four double-ups

FPL TOP 10K: How many Gameweek 36 ‘doublers’ does the average manager own?

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 32?

THE GREAT AND THE GOOD: Learning from ‘The Great and The Good’ FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 36

GAMEWEEK 36 VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.

NOTES FROM GAMEWEEK 35

USEFUL TOOLS

READ MORE FPL CONTENT FROM THE FANTASY COMMUNITY HERE

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  1. Dammit_182
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Well, got James, Rudi & za-ha in an 0 blanks so far. Sceptical of James getting the Leeds game too but somehow haveing 3/3 start is a result this afternoon

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  2. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Yes, Broja starts!

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  3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Coutinho hat trick please

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      On FIFA?

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    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Off the bench?

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  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Broja is gonna score this week isn't he. A nice little brace when everyone's sold him for Dennis haha

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  5. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Updated

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  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bad start for the Magnus Carlsen bench boost:
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/132645/event/36

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Mount+Havertz here as well. F*** Tuchel.

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    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Who's that? Somebody famous?

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Chess champion

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        1. COLLIN QUANER
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Just found him on the internet. No wonder he's got a brilliant history in the overall ranks, very clever guy

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          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            He beat 10 Harvard lawyers at once, blindfolded.

            He's a genius.

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            1. COLLIN QUANER
              • 7 Years
              1 year, 11 months ago

              Watching that video right now! Seems impossible but it's amazing

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Chess world champion. Probably the best player of all time.

        Think he came 6th in FPL one season, he's good at the game.

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        1. COLLIN QUANER
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Amazing stuff. I will check him out on YouTube. His overall ranks in the past are great. Finished 10th one year, wow!

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          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Ah yes, it was 10th in the end!

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Why? 2 of them already started.

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    4. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Can we see Kaku playing 90?? Every chance a few of the Chelsea guys come off bench and do something

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  7. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Zaha my only hope in these 15:00 kick offs

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  8. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Start one next week:

    A) Justin (wat, che)
    B) James (LEI)
    C) Mount (LEI)

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    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      B c

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  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Top 10k EO GW36:
    Salah 182
    Cancelo 89
    Saka 86
    Alexander-Arnold 86
    Son 58
    Nketiah 53
    Schmeichel 47
    James 46
    Alonso 46
    Robertson 45
    Mount 43
    Richarlison 38
    Laporte 37
    Kulusevski 37
    Gordon 35
    Ramsdale 32
    De Bruyne 27
    Foster 26
    Pukki 24
    Kane 23
    Coutinho 21
    Watkins 20
    Cash 18
    Maddison 15
    Havertz 14
    Foden 14
    Dennis 14
    Matip 12
    Dias 10

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I only have one player not on the list. What a dullard.

      Please Daddy, give it to me.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        The fact you have one makes you not dull 😛

        Riyadh Mahrez my only differential as well.

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        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          I have Matip down the bottom and got in unlisted Pickford as a differential. I'm banking on Everton kicking out their away form starting now!

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          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Not a bad shout. Much tighter with Mina back.

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        2. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Also Mahrez, but didn’t captain him in the end. Went Salah.

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    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      C KdB vs those with Salah may decide how the season pans out for many who are chasing.

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    3. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I've gone KDB (C). That Salah EO is scary. I also went for the very unsexy Pukki over Nketiah, which could burn me by the looks of things

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I got both, c and vc. I just felt Salah will get more minutes than Kev. Ought to have gone the other way as a differential.

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  10. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I'm starting to despise "the next Lampard" Mount. He might just be the most useless player I owned this season and competition for this title was huge.

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  11. Chemical76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Surprised myself by having 2 FTs for GW37

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  12. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Brilliant, many off to a brutal game week before a ball has been kicked in anger!

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  13. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I have WC and FH left. Both are basically the same right?

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yes 😉

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    2. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Can’t use them in consecutive weeks

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      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Really? Gg

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        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Relax dear Moose 🙂

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      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Oh yes he can 😉

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        1. Moose™
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Wew. Glad you said it can lol

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      3. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Can't use both FH:s on consecutive weeks. WC FH.

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        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Tried to write "FH is not equal to WC" but both "snaller than" and "bigger than" vanished. >

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  14. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Feck off mount.

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  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Forest!

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  16. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Missed the deadline. Was supposed to FH

    Pope
    TAA Cancelo Reece Silva Royal
    Salah(C) Zaha Kulu Havertz
    Kane

    Blessing in disguise?

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    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Can now use it in 38

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Still got a good team there. Might work out

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  17. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Took -4 to sell Kulu for KdB instead of selling Coutinho for free... Idea was to keep Couts for next gw and have two ft:s come gw 38. These things happen sometimes, but not proud of that transfer now 🙁

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    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Might work

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Can’t beat yourself up on that move, makes complete sense. A lot of football to be played until next deadline so could still end up working out

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  18. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Coutinho + Mount should both come off the bench

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  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Forest doing a Man City!

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  20. The Mentaculus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Selling Trent has knocked my template rating down to 38%. Anyone lower?

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    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Correction: 34%

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

      37 here

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  21. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Just realised I only have players from 6 teams in this GW - Liv, ManC, Ars, Lei, Che & Eve. FH rather than BB though.

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  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Not expecting much response to this but anyone playing Scottish fpl? Really enjoyed it, slightly different scoring to fpl with vc getting pts as well

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    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I'm playing it and have also really enjoyed it. I sometimes find the reduced number of players to choose from can be a bit frustrating

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Nice one! I’m currently 21st and agree on small pool of players. Basically if you had 3 Celtic 3 rangers Charles-cook Craig Gordon and you’ll not be far off top 50

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Inserts tumbleweed gif

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yes really enjoyed and lucked my way to be 24th with TC to play. Like getting best player from bench coming in as well as VC points

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Brilliant. I’m currently 21st! Good challenge to see who can finish highest. Who’s TC on?

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

          Well done! Played today on Jota so not fantastic ( one assist) but also had Maeda as vice- captain and Furuhashi so on 38 points so far this week

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          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Worked out ok, think you’ll be above me now as I’m on 24pts. Jota had goal ruled out for offside which looked really tight so you’ve been unlucky there

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

              Yes that would have been good! Actually see up to 44 points with Jota on 24 points now with bonus added

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    4. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Eliteserien and FPL is more than enough for me. Would have to divorce my wife If I went for Scottish FPL.

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        You don’t have to commit much time to this one which is what I like about it! Smaller pool of players so maybe not as challenging as fpl tho

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      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Lollll

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

    If I take a player out during free hit and they go up in price do I get the price rise?

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    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      No

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yes, your original team will be restored in GW38 at new prices

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

        I take the answer I want to hear!

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  24. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    FH and WC could not be used in consecutive weeks?

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Just 2 FHs can't be used consecutively, everything else is all good

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      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        So if I WC for GW37 and FH GW38, or the other way around, it’s just basically the same right?

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        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Yeah. I'd maybe use WC first just to keep in your team any players that might rise in the next week. You'll probably be fine but never know if you'll need an extra .1 or .2

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          1. Moose™
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            0.2 might be a game changer tbh. So, if let say I have Schmeichel, and he’s due for a double rise next week, I just need to keep him for the rise and get rid of him before the deadline? Is that correct?

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            1. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 11 months ago

              Nope... You must keep him and then you have 0,1 extra for FH next week.

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            2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 11 months ago

              Well if you use WC first then he'll technically still be in your team for GW38 if that makes sense so you'll be fine if you want him. If you use FH in 37 instead though then if he rises twice before the next deadline and you want him again in GW38 then he'll be out of your team so you'll have to pay that extra 0.2 for him. Sorry this is a very poor explanation lol

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          2. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Unless he has money tied in his current team and players to get rid off and get back for gw 38. In that case all tv gained on those players (Spurs assets?) will be lost.

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            1. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 11 months ago

              So it may make sense to play FH first.

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            2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 11 months ago

              That's a good poiny actually, perhaps I shouldn't advise on things like this lol

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        2. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Yes, trust me, I knew what I said 😉

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      It’s just the 2 FHs that can’t be used back to back

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    3. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      only fh cant be used back to back everything else is fine

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    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Only the Free Hit chips can't be used in consecutive Gameweeks. https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules

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    5. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Thanks all

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  25. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Confirmed: Terriers, Tricky Trees, Blades and Hatters in the play-offs. Can we assume the winners join Fulham and Bournemouth in getting relegated next season?

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  26. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    They have triple captained Salah. Hopefully my bench-boost will help

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  27. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Guaita injured … not in squad … there goes my GW37 double keeper?

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    1. Ruinenlust
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      We knew Guiata would be out prior to the deadline

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      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        You knew he was injured

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      2. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Ah .. not a bother this week … will read up, hopefully back next week fingers crossed.

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  28. JJO
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Oh just fak off
    Ruined whole weekend and BB with those benchings

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    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Have a Pimms and chill

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  29. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    How quickly do you guys pick your team for the following week after game updates. (Obviously transfers are made later) but do you still make sure armband is on desired player and desired starting X1 is ordered? Or you don’t touch until just before deadline?
    Please answer, as big a sample size as possible

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    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Haha I don't consent to my data being stored and analysed but I sometimes do it as soon as the game updates, and sometimes just before the next deadline, and sometimes I don't do it at all 😆

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Pretty soon after it updates. Safety net of sorts.

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    3. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Make initial transfer thoughts in head and do armband early on yeah

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    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      The most I do is just look at what I have in my team and just set up what I'd be going with if I made no transfers

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    5. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I normally do it straight away, so I can see what my team will look like and what transfers may be needed.

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        I prep a 'bus team' as soon as the deadline is over, i.e. about right now. Then I'll check in and tweak or make a transfer any time before the next deadline.

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    6. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Probably within the first few hours of the new week, just so I have a rough idea.

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    7. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Usually set a bus team of sorts, with provisional C, on Mon/Tues

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  30. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    A little bit annoyed to see that my non-FH team fro GW37 looks quite nice actually 🙁

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