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Last updated: 06/05/25
<h2>FPL Gameweek 36: Quick tips</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-gameweek-35-notes-haaland-back-in-city-squad-palmer-ends-goal-drought">NEW: Gameweek 35 notes</a></li>
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⏰ Gameweek 36 deadline: 13:30 &#8211; Saturday, May 10
🧢 Captaincy contenders: Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Omar Marmoush, Mohamed Salah
♻️ Popular transfers in: Kevin De Bruyne, Josko Gvardiol and Bryan Mbeumo
👋 Popular transfers out: Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah and Jacob Murphy
<h2>FPL Gameweek 36: Team news and predicted lineups</h2>
Catch the latest from every Premier League club in our predicted lineups piece, with a round-up of injury news from pre-match press conferences.
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">FPL team news and predicted lineups</a></li>
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-72425" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34-1024x576.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Team-news-and-lineups-gw34.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />
<h2>Expert manager FPL team reveals</h2>
Our expert FPL managers are among the best in the business, with countless top 1k, 10k and 50k finishes.
The lineup for the 2024/25 season includes reigning FPL champion Jonas Sand Labakk and England&#8217;s all-time number one manager Ben Crellin.
Our Hub AI team meanwhile took our best Gameweek 1 team and has been following our recommended transfers since. Last season, our AI beat 99% of human managers!
See the team reveals page below for all our team reveals in one place:
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-team-reveals">FPL expert team reveals for 2024/25</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-football-hub-ai-team-reveal-24-25/">AI team reveal for Gameweek 36</a></li>
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-66196" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-1024x576.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-610x343.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPL-team-reveals.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />
<h2>FPL Gameweek 36 tips</h2>
<h3>Hub AI</h3>
AI is an integral part of the Hub, so much of our content also focuses on its picks.
Our best FPL team is not just useful when playing your Free Hit &#8211; it&#8217;s a useful health check on the strength of your squad ahead of the coming gameweek.
And our AI Wildcard team takes a longer-term view, using predicted points over the next five gameweeks.
Both of these teams are updated in real-time in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/ai-teams">My Team</a> tool, so members can check them out nearer the deadline to see how they&#8217;ve changed. We discuss a snapshot below:
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<li>COMING SOON: AI teams for Gameweek 36</li>
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<h3>Best players and &#8216;hidden gem&#8217; differentials</h3>
FPL Salah uses Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">data</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">AI predicted points</a> to present the best players for the coming week &#8211; how many make your FPL team?
Meanwhile, Hub deputy editor George takes his weekly look at the best &#8216;hidden gem&#8217; differentials to consider to gain an edge on your mini-league rivals.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-fpl-players-for-gameweek-36-2024-25/">NEW: Best players for Gameweek 36</a></li>
<li>COMING SOON: Best differentials for Gameweek 36</li>
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<div id="attachment_71296" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71296" class="size-full wp-image-71296" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-Getty-2025.jpg" alt="Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-Getty-2025.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-Getty-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-Getty-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Salah-Getty-2025-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Mohamed Salah. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Best captain and fixtures analysis</h3>
Hub captaincy expert Chris Tan takes a deep dive into the gameweek&#8217;s key fixtures, analysing the data to identify weaknesses to target and the best players to exploit them. It&#8217;s a must-read article that regularly succeeds in predicting the outcomes of matches.
Following this, Chris considers the key captaincy candidates of the week to work out who deserves the armband. And for those feeling brave, there&#8217;s always the top punt pick.
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-gameweek-36-fixtures-analysis-best-targets">NEW: Gameweek 36 fixtures analysis</a></li>
<li>COMING SOON: Best captain for Gameweek 36</li>
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<h3>FPL chip strategy, double and blank gameweeks and other top tips</h3>
Our brand new FPL Chip Strategy Guide for this season has launched, providing a comprehensive but easy to follow walk through the various options for playing your Wildcard, Free Hit, Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Assistant Manager chips.
See our Blank and Double Gameweek Guide for full details of when these key weeks in the FPL calendar are &#8211; and when we&#8217;ll hear more about them:
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-chip-strategy-guide">FPL Chip Strategy Guide 2024/25</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-blank-double-gameweek-guide">Blank and Double Gameweek Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-yellow-cards-and-suspensions">Yellow cards: Who&#8217;s banned and who&#8217;s close to a suspension?</a></li>
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<div id="attachment_66197" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-66197" class="size-full wp-image-66197" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Haaland-Getty-2.jpg" alt="Erling Haaland. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Haaland-Getty-2.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Haaland-Getty-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Haaland-Getty-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Haaland-Getty-2-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Erling Haaland. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>FPL set-piece takers</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-set-piece-takers">Premier League set-piece takers</a></li>
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<div id="attachment_63720" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63720" class="size-full wp-image-63720" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-3.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="691" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-3.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-3-300x202.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-3-768x518.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-3-610x412.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Trent Alexander-Arnold. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>Fantasy Football Hub FPL mini-leagues</h2>
FPL rules sadly prevent us from offering prizes for our mini-league, however you can join our open-to-all mini-league <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/5d2zgb">here</a>.
The league code is 5d2zgb
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/mini-leagues-in-fantasy-premier-league">Everything you need to know about FPL mini-leagues</a></li>
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<h2>How to play FPL guide</h2>
Playing FPL for the first time or need a refresher on the rules? Our How to Play FPL page has everything you need to know, from picking your team to making transfers and using chips.
If you&#8217;re fully up to speed with the basics, take the next step with our &#8216;How to Win&#8217; FPL articles and take your game to the next level.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-play-fpl">How to Play FPL: The Complete Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-changes-announced-24-25">Changes to FPL for 2024/25 explained</a></li>
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<div id="attachment_64702" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64702" class="size-full wp-image-64702" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guardiola-champions.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guardiola-champions.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guardiola-champions-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guardiola-champions-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guardiola-champions-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Picture by Getty Images</div>
<h2>Funny fantasy football team names and mini-league forfeits</h2>
Funny fantasy football team names are probably one of the most important decisions fantasy managers will have to make each season. It can even be a harder job than picking your actual team.
But fear not, as we have done the hard work for you and collated the best fantasy football team names right here in this article.
And if you&#8217;re looking for some inspiration for your mini-league forfeits, we&#8217;ve also got the article for you!
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/funny-fantasy-football-team-names">Funny fantasy football team names</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/top-fpl-and-fantasy-football-mini-league-forfeits">The best mini-league forfeits</a></li>
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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-55334" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits.jpg" alt="" width="1440" height="810" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits.jpg 1440w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits-610x343.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mini-league-forfeits-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" />
<h2><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/tools">FPL tools: Every top manager needs a toolbox…</a></h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-53320" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools.jpg 1920w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-610x343.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FPL-tools-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" />
Every FPL manager thinks they don’t need our Fantasy Premier League tools…until they try them! Then they wonder how they ever coped without.
👚 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team">My Team</a>
Our flagship tool, My Team, includes the following cool features:
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<li>Personalised AI recommended transfers for your FPL team</li>
<li>Custom recommended transfer filters 🆕</li>
<li>Rate my team</li>
<li>AI team of the week and Wildcard squads</li>
<li>Live points and match centre</li>
<li>Live rank</li>
<li>Predicted points for the current gameweek</li>
<li>Week-by-week team planner and optimise button 
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<li>NEW: AI chatbot</li>
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📊 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">OPTA stats for FPL players and teams</a>
All the data you need to pick the best FPL players – and identify the next best thing.
🔮 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Predicted FPL points</a>
Our Hub AI forecasts who is likely to be the highest-scoring FPL players each week – check out predicted points in My Team or in our standalone tool.
🤔 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-price-rises">Price change predictions</a>
Find out who is likely to rise and fall in price each day with our price change prediction tool, with a new and improved interface!
📊 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">The Hub’s FPL fixture ticker </a>
See which teams have the best (and worst) fixtures coming up. You can filter the fixtures over a custom period of time, see whose games are strongest for both attack and defence, plus get a prediction of how many points, goals and clean sheets each team will manage.
🆚 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-player-comparision-tool">FPL player comparison tool </a>
Stuck over which player to transfer in? Compare all their <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta" aria-label="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">stats</a> in a simple way with our FPL player comparion tool, featuring graphics to visualise the difference between players.
📝 <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ben-crellins-fpl-transfer-planning-sheet">Ben Crellin’s planner</a>
FPL fixtures expert Ben Crellin is a legend in the fantasy community – and his renowned transfer planning spreadsheet is exclusively available to Fantasy Football Hub members. Ben’s insight helps us to craft our double and blank gameweek content but to map your own team out, you’ll need a copy of Ben’s spreadsheet.
<h2>Check out our coverage of other Premier League fantasy formats</h2>
As well as the official FPL game, we have <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/category/sun-dream-team">Dream Team</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/category/telegraph">Telegraph</a> covered in-depth.
Coupled with all our other cool features and tools (see above!) Fantasy Football Hub is the place to be if you want to win your mini-leagues.
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