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Holly Shand Offers Her Best FPL Gameweek 36 Captain Picks As Premier League Season Enters Final Weeks

Holly Shand Sports Editor

Published07 May 2025

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Holly Shand is back with her best FPL Gameweek 36 captain picks and top tips for another exciting round of Premier League action.

Fantasy managers face another captaincy conundrum after Liverpool suffered a surprise defeat to Chelsea with another blank from Mohamed Salah.

So, who are the best FPL Gameweek 36 captain picks?

FPL Gameweek 36 Best Captain Picks

Bryan Mbeumo vs Ipswich Town (A)

Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo is a superb captaincy option for gameweek 36.

Brentford come into their trip to relegated Ipswich Town in fantastic form, winning three consecutive games in the Premier League.

Bryan Mbeumo is the second-highest scoring player in the game and should be considered a worthy captaincy choice, along with teammate Yoane Wissa.

Mbeumo has produced 26 goal involvements this season: 18 goals and eight assists.

Four of those goal involvements have come in the last four Gameweeks alone.

He continues to have a varied number of routes to points, including being on penalties.

Mbeumo has six double-digit hauls this season, with four of those coming against the relegated teams, including 15 points in the reverse fixture against Ipswich Town.

On that occasion, the Bees were the 4-3 victors, with Mbeumo contributing a brace.

Kevin De Bruyne vs Southampton (A)

Kevin De Bruyne is another great shout to wear the armband for your FPL team this week.

Manchester City also have a favourable fixture as they travel to bottom-of-the-table Southampton, with their own motivation remaining high given that they are still looking to secure a top-four finish and Champions League football for next season.

Kevin De Bruyne has been an important asset since returning from injury.

He has amassed two goals and one assist in five starts since the international break, claiming to be playing pain free for the first time in this campaign.

That’s seen him dominate the transfers in for Gameweek 36.

De Bruyne has plenty of routes to points given his involvement in set pieces, as well as seven shots on target in the last five Gameweeks and five big chances on goal.

He has played over 80 minutes in all of these games, so backers shouldn’t be concerned of his minutes ahead of the FA Cup final.

Chris Wood vs Leicester City (H)

Holly Shand Offers Her Best FPL Gameweek 36 Captain Picks As Premier League Season Enters Final Weeks — Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood is Holly’s third pick for FPL Gameweek 36 captain.

Nottingham Forest’s form has been patchy since the international break, but a visit of their local rivals Leicester City gives them an excellent opportunity to get another three points on the board as they continue to push for Champions League football next season – with the Foxes already relegated.

Chris Wood has been Forest’s star man throughout this campaign, scoring 19 goals this season.

He has delivered one goal in the last four Gameweeks since returning from injury.

He has had five shots on goal during this time, including one big chance.

The reverse of this fixture ended in a 3-1 win for Nottingham Forest, with Wood producing a brace for 13 points on that occasion.

Leicester City haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road all season, conceding seven goals in their last four away trips.