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FPL Gameweek 36: Top 5 Key Players

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Fantasy Football Fix 8 May 2025

Top Five Key Players for Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 36

Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 36!

Each gameweek, we'll highlight top picks to help you make the best decisions for your FPL team. For each gameweek, we'll focus on the following categories:

  • 2 Attackers £8.5m or more
  • 2 Attackers under £8.5m
  • 1 Defender or Goalkeeper

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FPL Headliner: Kevin De Bruyne (sou)


De Bruyne has racked up 31 FPL points since his return to the Man. City starting lineup in Gameweek 31 with two goals, an assist and five FPL bonus points.

As the below image from our Match Centre feature shows, over their last five league games he is top amongst Man. City players for goals (two), shots on target (seven) and attempted assists (10) while only Marmoush (2.6) beats him for 'Expected Goals' (xG) (1.6).

Last Five Game Player Statistics for Man. City Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Man. City have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third) with only Villa (14) and Newcastle (19) more prolific. The Manchester side are fifth for shots on target (34) and fourth for xG (12.12).

Their hosts Southampton have conceded 12 goals over the same period (16th) and have kept no clean sheets. The Saints are ranked 17th for shots in the box conceded (66) and 16th for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (11.69).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 6.1 for De Bruyne.

Top FPL Midfielder: Mohamed Salah (ARS)

Salah has scored just once in the last six Gameweeks, but the Egyptian international remains in pursuit of several Premier League records.

During that period, no midfielder has had more 'big chances' (seven), while Salah also ranks second for both shots in the box (14) and xG with 3.02.

As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he has averaged 8.3 FPL points per home game this season.

Points Per game for Salah in Home Matches

Liverpool have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third) with only Newcastle (112) attempting more shots than their 110. The Merseyside outfit are third for both 'big chances' (21) and xG (12.38).

Their visitors Arsenal have conceded seven goals (sixth) over the aforementioned period and have kept one clean sheet. The Gunners are ranked second for shots in the box conceded (45) and fourth for xGC (7.00).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 6.6 for Salah.

Best Forward Pick: Matheus Cunha (BHA)

Since his return from suspension in Gameweek 32, Cunha has bagged 32 FPL points over four appearances with two goals, three assists and eight FPL bonus points. Only Wissa (34) and Barnes (37) have fared batter.

As shown in the below image from ourOpta Stats Sandbox, the Brazilian international is also top for chances created (eight) amongst forwards over that period while only Isak (17) has taken more shots than his 11.

Stats for Forwards Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Wolves have scored 11 goals over the last six Gameweeks (sixth) and are ranked 11th for shots in the box (51). The Midlands side are ranked eighth for 'big chances' (14) and xG (9.38).

Their opponents Brighton have conceded 14 goals over the same period with only Palace (15) more porous. The Seagulls are ranked 12th for shots in the box conceded (52) and 13th for xGC (8.44).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 4.8 for Cunha.

Penalty-Taking Midfielder: Bryan Mbeumo (ips)

Mbeumo has found the back of the net thrice over the last six Gameweeks, with only Barnes and Trossard (four each) more prolific amongst midfielders. The Cameroon international has taken 11 shots in the box (10th) and landed four attempts on target.

Luis Díaz, Enzo and (15 each) and B. Fernandes (18) are the only midfielders to have attempted more assists than his 14 and he has also created three 'big chances'.

As the below image from our Transfer Analytics feature shows, he is currently the fourth most transferred in player this Gameweek.

Most Transferred in players Gameweek 36 Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Brentford have scored 12 goals over the last six Gameweeks (third) and are ranked seventh for shots in the box (56). The Bees are ranked fifth for 'big chances' (19) and seventh for xG (10.21).

Their hosts Ipswich have conceded 14 goals over the same period (17th) and have kept no clean sheets. The Tractor Boys are ranked bottom for shots in the box conceded (88) and 19th for xGC (13.82).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 5.7 for Mbeumo.

Top Defensive Asset: Rayan Aït-Nouri (BHA)

Aït-Nouri's total of 42 FPL points over the last six Gameweeks trails only Schär (44) amongst defenders. The Algerian international has been helped to that tally with one goal, two assists, three clean sheets and seven FPL bonus points.

The underlying numbers show that the FPL returns were no fluke, no defender has attempted more shots in the box than his 10 over the aforementioned period and he is also second for attempted assists (12)

Wolves have conceded just four goals over the last six Gameweeks with only Man. City (three) more frugal. The Midlands side have kept three clean sheets over that timeframe (second) and are ranked eighth for xGC (7.69).

Brighton have scored nine goals over the same period (eighth) and are ranked 12th for shots in the box (48). The Seagulls are ranked eighth for both 'big chances' (14) and xG (9.84).

Clean Sheet Probability Gameweek 36 Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a 20% chance of a Wolves clean sheet and a point score of 4.3 for the left-back.


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