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FPLai Wildcard Draft — Gameweek 35

FPLai's AI-optimised wildcard team scored 33 pts — -22.3 vs the Top 1k average.

TOTAL POINTS
33
VS TOP 1K
-22.3
BUDGET
£89.5m
FORMATION
5-3-2

Starting XI — 5-3-2

Verbruggen
Verbruggen £4.5m
Mavropanos V
Mavropanos £4.5m
O'Reilly
O'Reilly £5.2m
Justin
Justin £3.9m
F.Kadıoğlu
F.Kadıoğlu £4.4m
Khusanov
Khusanov £5.4m
Gibbs-White C
Gibbs-White £7.6m
Okafor
Okafor £5.6m
Casemiro
Casemiro £5.8m
Bowen
Bowen £7.8m
Watkins
Watkins £8.8m

Bench

Groß
Groß £5.5m
Donnarumma
Donnarumma £5.6m
Thiago
Thiago £7.4m
Rogers
Rogers £7.5m

Full Squad

#PlayerClubPosPricexPtsPtsRole
1 BowenBowen WHUWHU FWD £7.8m 9.7 2 XI
2 WatkinsWatkins AVLAVL FWD £8.8m 7.4 1 XI
3 ThiagoThiago BREBRE FWD £7.4m 5.7 6 Bench
4 RogersRogers AVLAVL MID £7.5m 5.4 1 Bench
5 VerbruggenVerbruggen BHABHA GK £4.5m 6.8 2 XI
6 DonnarummaDonnarumma MCIMCI GK £5.6m 5.7 1 Bench
7 MavropanosMavropanos WHUWHU DEF £4.5m 12.7 -1 (V)
8 O'ReillyO'Reilly MCIMCI DEF £5.2m 10.7 1 XI
9 JustinJustin LEELEE DEF £3.9m 9.4 2 XI
10 F.KadıoğluF.Kadıoğlu BHABHA DEF £4.4m 9.2 1 XI
11 KhusanovKhusanov MCIMCI DEF £5.4m 8.9 3 XI
12 Gibbs-WhiteGibbs-White NFONFO MID £7.6m 14.1 8 (C)
13 OkaforOkafor LEELEE MID £5.6m 11.5 10 XI
14 CasemiroCasemiro MUNMUN MID £5.8m 9.7 4 XI
15 GroßGroß BHABHA MID £5.5m 8.6 2 Bench

Season Tracker

Win rate: 0% (0/8) · Running advantage: -166.4 pts vs Top 1k

GWDraft PtsTop 1k Avgvs Top 1kWin
GW36 ————
GW35 3358.3-22.3✗
GW34 4462.8-15.8✗
GW33 89122.8-30.8✗
GW32 4662.4-13.4✗
GW31 4763.5-13.5✗
GW30 3860-22✗
GW29 6070-10✗
GW28 5881.7-23.7✗

Methodology

FPLai's wildcard draft engine evaluates every Premier League player using a composite score that weights expected points (55%), recent form (75% of base), points per game (55%), and minutes reliability. An ownership differential penalty discourages over-owned template picks.

The optimizer builds a budget-legal 15-man squad (max 3 from any team, total cost ≤ £100m) and selects the strongest valid formation. A micro-adjustment system continuously tunes correlation penalties and captain weighting.

Squads are locked before the gameweek deadline and scored using official FPL points after the gameweek finishes. Results feed back into the learning loop to improve future selections.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Wildcard Draft?
FPLai's AI builds the optimal 15-man FPL squad every gameweek using the same engine that powers our fast analysis. The squad is locked before the deadline and scored after the gameweek finishes.
How is the squad selected?
The engine evaluates every FPL player on expected points, form, minutes reliability, ownership differential, and correlation penalties. It builds a budget-legal 15-man squad (£89.5m used) with a valid 5-3-2 formation.
When is the squad locked?
The squad is locked up to 24 hours before the gameweek deadline. Once locked, no changes are made — this ensures a fair, pre-committed benchmark.
How does it compare to Top 1k managers?
This gameweek the AI scored 33 points, which is -22.3 compared to the Top 1k average of 58.3.
How is the captain chosen?
The captain is the highest-projected outfield player in the starting XI. For GW35, Gibbs-White was selected.
What formation does the AI use?
The AI evaluates multiple valid formations (3-4-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2, etc.) and picks the one that maximises projected points. GW35 uses a 5-3-2 formation.

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