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GW36 preview: international break transfers and wildcard guide

The international break means two weeks to plan your GW36 moves. Here is everything you need: live injury updates, fixture analysis, top transfer picks, and wildcard strategy, all powered by AI analysis of the FPL data.

Deadline
Saturday, 9 May 2026 at 10:00

International break injury tracker

Players flagged as doubtful or injured with >3% ownership. Updated live from the FPL API.

J.TimberARSDEF
Ankle injury
16.6% owned
Injured
EkitikéLIVFWD
Achilles injury
16.5% owned
Injured
M.SalahLIVMID
Muscle injury
13.8% owned
Injured
Gibbs-WhiteNFOMID
Facial Injury
11.2% owned
50%
SánchezCHEGKP
Head injury
11.1% owned
Injured
KudusTOTMID
Thigh injury
9.2% owned
Injured
ŠeškoMUNFWD
Shin injury
5.8% owned
75%
GrealishEVEMID
Foot injury
5.6% owned
Injured
A.BeckerLIVGKP
Muscle injury
5.2% owned
50%
VicarioTOTGKP
Hernia
4.8% owned
Injured

Fixture difficulty: best and worst runs

Average FDR over the next 5 gameweeks. Lower is easier.

TeamGW36GW37GW38GW39GW40Avg
ARSWHU ABUR HCRY A--2.3
BHAWOL HLEE AMUN H--2.3
EVECRY ASUN HTOT A--2.7
FULBOU HWOL ANEW H--2.7
NEWNFO AWHU HFUL A--2.7
TOTLEE HCHE AEVE H--2.7
BURAVL HARS AWOL H--3.0
LEETOT ABHA HWHU A--3.0
SUNMUN HEVE ACHE H--3.0
WHUARS HNEW ALEE H--3.0
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WOLBHA AFUL HBUR A--3.0
MCIBRE HBOU AAVL H--3.3
AVLBUR ALIV HMCI A--3.3
BOUFUL AMCI HNFO A--3.3
CHELIV ATOT HSUN A--3.3
LIVCHE HAVL ABRE H--3.3
MUNSUN ANFO HBHA A--3.3
NFONEW HMUN ABOU H--3.3
CRYEVE HBRE AARS H--3.8
BREMCI ACRY HLIV A--4.0

Wildcard strategy for GW36

The international break is one of the most popular wildcard windows. Here is the AI take on whether to pull the trigger:

Play it if...

  • You have 3+ injured or blanking players and limited free transfers
  • Your squad is poorly set up for the fixture swing
  • You still have both Free Hit and Bench Boost to pair later

Wait if...

  • You only need 1-2 transfers to fix your squad
  • There is a bigger fixture swing or blank/double GW coming
  • FA Cup results could create further blanks that change the picture

Top transfer targets for GW36

Ranked by a combined score of form, total points, and expected goal involvement. Only available players with favourable fixtures.

1
HaalandMCIFWD
£14.7m219 ptsForm: 5.5xGI/90: 0.8563.3% owned
BRE HCRY H
2
B.FernandesMUNMID
£10.4m209 ptsForm: 5.0xGI/90: 0.7047.3% owned
SUN A
3
OkaforLEEMID
£5.6m109 ptsForm: 10.2xGI/90: 0.383.2% owned
TOT A
4
CherkiMCIMID
£6.6m128 ptsForm: 7.0xGI/90: 0.6818.1% owned
BRE HCRY H
5
CasemiroMUNMID
£5.8m164 ptsForm: 7.5xGI/90: 0.305.0% owned
SUN A
6
O'ReillyMCIDEF
£5.2m153 ptsForm: 7.0xGI/90: 0.3019.1% owned
BRE HCRY H
7
GyökeresARSFWD
£8.9m124 ptsForm: 5.8xGI/90: 0.5914.0% owned
WHU A
8
DokuMCIMID
£6.4m105 ptsForm: 7.8xGI/90: 0.443.9% owned
BRE HCRY H
9
GuéhiMCIDEF
£5.1m162 ptsForm: 6.8xGI/90: 0.1932.7% owned
BRE HCRY H
10
Dewsbury-HallEVEMID
£5.2m142 ptsForm: 6.2xGI/90: 0.336.2% owned
CRY A

Key differentials (<10% owned)

Low-ownership players in strong form who could give you an edge in your mini leagues.

OkaforLEEMID
£5.6m10.2 form109 pts3.2% owned
DokuMCIMID
£6.4m7.8 form105 pts3.9% owned
CasemiroMUNMID
£5.8m7.5 form164 pts5.0% owned
MavropanosWHUDEF
£4.5m7.5 form107 pts2.0% owned
OsulaNEWFWD
£5.4m7.0 form59 pts0.8% owned
Igor JesusNFOFWD
£5.9m7.0 form109 pts2.3% owned
Dewsbury-HallEVEMID
£5.2m6.2 form142 pts6.2% owned
TruffertBOUDEF
£4.7m6.0 form146 pts4.6% owned

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