That showing should mean he's fit enough for a return to the starting XI here. Leeds are involved in Gameweek 36 and they have three nice fixtures to conclude the season - they face Burnley (A), Southampton (A) and West Brom (H).

Leeds are the bookies' favourites as they travel to Turf Moor this weekend and Raphinha will cause problems for the Burnley full-backs. Six goals and seven assists for a newly-promoted team in his first Premier League season shows the impact that he has had.

Raphinha is Leeds' best player (I know that statement will cause a few arguments). The great thing about him as well is how good a fantasy football asset he is. Kalvin Phillips is a vital cog of this Marcelo Bielsa side but doesn't deliver much in terms of FF points - Raphinha is the one that you want.

There is the potential for assists given Patrick Bamford's goal against Tottenham, which could signal a scoring run until the end of the season, while Raphinha has shown he can strike from open play or set-piece situations.

His selection rate remains low so there are points on offer that many other players won't have. He's in 5.1% of FPL teams and 2.28% of Sky sides. The interesting point there is that 27.4% of the top-1,000 teams on Sky have Raphinha - the best players on that game look to him for points.


Should I transfer in Lucas Digne?

  • Position: Defender
  • Sky cost: 8.6
  • FPL cost: 6.2

Everton still have European football in their sights and anything less than victory here will be seen as a very bad outcome. Lucas Digne has been targeted for this gameweek because he is a regular starter for the Toffees and provides an attacking threat down the left side.

He can take set-pieces too and has seven assists to his name this season. While we hope for a clean sheet in this game, we may also be looking for points coming from an attacking return too. With goalscoring an issue, Sheffield United have also conceded 62 over the course of the campaign - their goal difference is an incredibly bad -44.

Digne isn't as much of a differential player as Raphinha but a lot of teams don't have him. His selection rate on FPL is 10.9% with 6.8% on Sky. Everton may have Manchester City on th final day, but Digne can rack up the points in games against the Blades and Wolves before it - both sit at 2 on FPL's Fixture Difficulty Rating.


Who should I captain in Gameweek 36?

The issue with certain players being missing for Gameweek 36 on FPL is that a few of them are often popular captaincy choices. However, the fixture list presents the opportunity to look around and capitalise on other teams' involvement.

Leeds' good return during a tough run of fixtures may see fantasy football players put faith back into Patrick Bamford after his goal against Tottenham. He's enjoyed a great season but was enduring a scoreless run of five games before one last time out.

Bamford has 15 goals and eight assists this season but another Leeds asset to consider is Raphinha. His return to the starting XI will be a welcome boost for the Whites and he could see a good return as they go to Turf Moor.

In terms of the big hitters, a lot of players will be backing Mohamed Salah with the C as Liverpool go to relegated West Brom. He remains the second-highest points scoring forward on Sky and third in the midfielder list on FPL. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Salah as the most selected captain when the FPL starts are published for the weekend.

Wolves' poor form means some may turn to Harry Kane. He's blanked in back-to-back games now but did score braces against Everton and Newcastle before injury forced him to sit out the second half of Double Gameweek 32.

While Manchester City players shouldn't be a gamble, the uncertainty surrounding their starting XI always makes it difficult to predict for fantasy football. However, with a few weeks separating them and the Champions League final, Pep Guardiola may go full strength for the next few games.

It's difficult to look past Kevin De Bruyne or Ilkay Gundogan if they are involved. City go to Newcastle and will want to celebrate their title in style. For Sky players, that game being the only one on Friday means the advantage of seeing team news but FPL players may want a good vice captain just in case.


Fantasy Premier League tips: Gameweek 36 captain picks

Safer options:

  • Mohamed Salah; Patrick Bamford; Harry Kane

Alternative options:

  • Raphinha; Lucas Digne; Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Sky Fantasy Football tips: Gameweek 36 captain picks

Friday

  • Kevin De Bruyne; Ilkay Gundogan; Joao Cancelo

Saturday

  • Patrick Bamford; Raphinha; Michail Antonio

Sunday

  • Mohamed Salah; Harry Kane; Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Tuesday

  • Bruno Fernandes; Patrick Bamford; Kai Havertz

Wednesday

  • Mohamed Salah; Harry Kane; Jesse Lingard

Gameweek 36: Our XI and picks

This is our ideal XI for the Gameweek and focuses on Gameweek 36 only. This XI doesn't take into account future fixtures and this is worth remembering when it comes to any potential transfers. Can be seen as a guide for the Free Hit chip on FPL.

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GK: Jordan Pickford (EVE)

Sheffield United's problems in front of goal are clear and the Toffees goalkeeper will be targeting a clean sheet in their game at Goodison Park.

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DEF: Trent Alexander-Arnold (LIV)

Already-relegated West Brom are Liverpool's opponents in Gameweek 36 and there is the potential for a clean sheet here. His threat from set-pieces may also bring a goal or assist.

DEF: Stuart Dallas (LEE)

Leeds travel to Burnley looking to keep a clean sheet but Dallas' advanced role in recent weeks has brought goals - he's been playing in midfield despite being a defender on the game.

DEF: Lucas Digne (EVE)

Like Pickford, will be hoping for a clean sheet and can use his attacking threat down the left side for assists.

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MID: Raphinha (LEE)

Returned to the Leeds squad last week and got an assist for Rodrigo's goal after coming on as a substitute. Should start here and could get a decent return.

MID: Kevin De Bruyne (MCI)

Gambling on his involvement here but can contribute as Manchester City look to celebrate their title win in the visit to Newcastle on Friday night.

MID: Gylfi Sigurdsson (EVE)

Trusted to take Everton's penalties and certain set-pieces and he will be hopeful of a goal against a struggling Sheffield United defence.

MID: Stuart Armstrong (SOU)

Has been in good form in recent weeks despite Southampton's issues - 12 points gained from his last three Premier League games. They take on relegated Fulham on Saturday.

MID: Mohamed Salah (LIV)

Liverpool go to West Brom on Sunday and it is incredibly difficult not to include Salah because of that fixture. Captaincy material for Gameweek 36.

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ATT: Patrick Bamford (LEE)

Got a goal against Tottenham last time out and will benefit from players returning from injury at Leeds. Could strike again in their visit to Turf Moor.

ATT: Harry Kane (TOT)

Wolves have experienced mixed fortunes in recent weeks, and even with Tottenham's defeat to Leeds last time out, this looks a good fixture for Kane to score.

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FPL TEAM COST= 83.3


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