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FPLai Wildcard Draft — Gameweek 36

FPLai's wildcard draft for Gameweek 36. Squad locked before the deadline — recent performance context is shown above.

STATUS
LOCKED
LOCKED AT
May 9, 2026
BUDGET
£99.1m
FORMATION
4-4-2

Starting XI — 4-4-2

Donnarumma
Donnarumma £5.6m
Guéhi C
Guéhi £5.1m
Lacroix
Lacroix £5.2m
F.Kadıoğlu
F.Kadıoğlu £4.4m
Canvot
Canvot £4.5m
Casemiro
Casemiro £5.8m
Groß
Groß £5.6m
B.Fernandes
B.Fernandes £10.4m
Scott
Scott £5.0m
Haaland V
Haaland £14.7m
Igor Jesus
Igor Jesus £5.9m

Bench

Mateta
Mateta £7.6m
Verbruggen
Verbruggen £4.6m
Gabriel
Gabriel £7.2m
Rogers
Rogers £7.5m

Full Squad

#PlayerClubPosPricexPtsRole
1 HaalandHaaland MCIMCI FWD £14.7m 12.0 (V)
2 B.FernandesB.Fernandes MUNMUN MID £10.4m 5.6 XI
3 GabrielGabriel ARSARS DEF £7.2m 5.2 Bench
4 RogersRogers AVLAVL MID £7.5m 5.0 Bench
5 DonnarummaDonnarumma MCIMCI GK £5.6m 9.0 XI
6 VerbruggenVerbruggen BHABHA GK £4.6m 6.9 Bench
7 GuéhiGuéhi MCIMCI DEF £5.1m 15.3 (C)
8 LacroixLacroix CRYCRY DEF £5.2m 8.8 XI
9 F.KadıoğluF.Kadıoğlu BHABHA DEF £4.4m 8.5 XI
10 CanvotCanvot CRYCRY DEF £4.5m 7.4 XI
11 GroßGroß BHABHA MID £5.6m 8.3 XI
12 ScottScott BOUBOU MID £5.0m 5.3 XI
13 CasemiroCasemiro MUNMUN MID £5.8m 8.6 XI
14 Igor JesusIgor Jesus NFONFO FWD £5.9m 8.3 XI
15 MatetaMateta CRYCRY FWD £7.6m 7.0 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 (£99.1m used) with a valid 4-4-2 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?
After the gameweek finishes, actual points are resolved and compared against the Top 1k manager average to track the AI's performance.
How is the captain chosen?
The captain is the highest-projected outfield player in the starting XI. For GW36, Guéhi 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. GW36 uses a 4-4-2 formation.

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