{"id":946975,"date":"2026-05-08T22:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946975\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T22:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:14:27","slug":"fpl-gameweek-36-scout-picks-five-doublers-saka-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946975\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL Gameweek 36 Scout Picks: Five \u2018doublers\u2019 + Saka included"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/2026\/05\/07\/the-scout-squad-our-top-picks-for-fpl-double-gameweek-36\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scout Squad submissions<\/a>, it\u2019s time to finalise our Scout Picks for Double Gameweek 36 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).<\/p>\n<p>As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An \u00a383.0m budget for our starting XI<\/li>\n<li>An overall squad limit of \u00a3100.0m<\/li>\n<li>No more than three players per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GAMEWEEK 36 SCOUT PICKS<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-122.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166457 webpexpress-processed\"  \/>GOALKEEPER<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-20T184621Z_874594355_UP1EM4K1G57QL_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-WHU-1-1024x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166424 webpexpress-processed\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:500px;height:200px\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Who knows what Oliver Glasner has up his sleeve as he ponders his teamsheets for Double Gameweek 36, but <strong>Dean Henderson<\/strong> (\u00a35.1m) is hopefully a secure starter whoever lines up in front of him. With clashes against Everton (h) and Manchester City (a) over the Gameweek, Henderson offers a potential clean sheet on home turf, with perhaps a couple of save points thrown in at the Etihad Stadium. Those two fixtures are enough to promote the Crystal Palace goalkeeper into the Scout Picks.<\/p>\n<p>DEFENDERS<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fpl-gameweek-27-saturdays-goals-assists-bonus-defcon-points-1024x452.jpg\" alt=\"FPL Gameweek 27: Saturday\u2019s goals, assists, bonus + \u2018DefCon\u2019 points\" class=\"wp-image-160509\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:500px;height:200px\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A trip to West Ham United sees <strong>Gabriel Magalhaes<\/strong> (\u00a37.2m) drafted in. Arsenal have conceded just six goals across their last seven away games, and over the season, are the best team in the division for clean sheets, goals conceded and expected goals conceded (xGC). If Mikel Arteta\u2019s men fail to keep a clean sheet, Gabriel is the man most likely to pick up the points at the other end of the pitch from Arsenal\u2019s defensive options, given his set-piece threat.<\/p>\n<p>In all likelihood, Palace will do well to record one clean sheet from their upcoming encounters against Everton and Man City. However, <strong>Maxence Lacroix<\/strong> (\u00a35.2m) has done more than enough to warrant a place in our Scout Picks. The centre-back has banked defensive contribution (DefCon) points in each of his last four matches, with a 62.5% DefCon success rate over the season. Like Gabriel, he also poses a threat from set-pieces:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-08-at-14.03.44-1024x864.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166426 webpexpress-processed\" style=\"width:500px\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\">Above: Defenders sorted by shots from set plays in 2025\/26<\/p>\n<p>Palace, meanwhile, have kept three clean sheets in their last four matches at Selhurst Park, offering hope for Sunday\u2019s visit of Everton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nico O\u2019Reilly<\/strong>\u2019s (\u00a35.2m) selection was never in doubt. The unanimous top defender pick among our Scout Squad panel, O\u2019Reilly\u2019s eye for goal helps him get the nod ahead of home clashes against Brentford and Palace, having found the net four times across his last eight league outings. Only Arsenal have kept more clean sheets on home turf than Manchester City in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan Paul van Hecke<\/strong> (\u00a34.6m) gets to face relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 36. Rob Edwards\u2019 men are the division\u2019s lowest scorers on the road, with only seven goals scored in 17 away matches. They\u2019ve also conceded five set-play goals in four Gameweeks, which should interest van Hecke, given his aerial ability in the opposition box. The Dutchman has met the DefCon threshold in six of his last nine matches.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\" 1\" class=\"wp-image-74091 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-125286 webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ffs-banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\" 1\" class=\"wp-image-74091 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FFScoutEditorial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250820-WA0000-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"price change predictions\" class=\"wp-image-144736 webpexpress-processed\" style=\"width:600px\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the Scout Squad submissions, it\u2019s time to finalise our Scout Picks for Double Gameweek 36 of Fantasy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[10],"tags":[264284,264285,264286,8265,79,16,15],"class_list":["post-946975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gameweek-36-best-picks","tag-gameweek-36-best-players","tag-gameweek-36-scout-picks","tag-scout-picks","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116541265683169960","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}