GW35 PreviewInternational break

GW35 preview: international break transfers and wildcard guide

The international break means two weeks to plan your GW35 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
Friday, 1 May 2026 at 17:30

International break injury tracker

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

J.TimberARSDEF
Ankle injury
19.3% owned
Injured
EkitikéLIVFWD
Achilles injury
18.4% owned
Injured
MbeumoMUNMID
Knock
17.2% owned
75%
M.SalahLIVMID
Muscle injury
14.8% owned
75%
KudusTOTMID
Thigh injury
9.2% owned
Injured
EzeARSMID
Muscle injury
8.0% owned
75%
JamesCHEDEF
Hamstring injury
6.0% owned
25%
CalafioriARSDEF
Knock
5.9% owned
75%
GrealishEVEMID
Foot injury
5.7% owned
Injured
A.BeckerLIVGKP
Muscle injury
5.4% owned
50%

Fixture difficulty: best and worst runs

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

TeamGW35GW36GW37GW38GW39Avg
LEEBUR HTOT ABHA HWHU A-2.0
ARSFUL HWHU ABUR HCRY A-2.3
BHANEW AWOL HLEE AMUN H-2.5
CHENFO HLIV ATOT HSUN A-2.8
EVEMCI HCRY ASUN HTOT A-2.8
NEWBHA HNFO AWHU HFUL A-2.8
SUNWOL AMUN HEVE ACHE H-2.8
WOLSUN HBHA AFUL HBUR A-2.8
AVLTOT HBUR ALIV HMCI A-3.0
BURLEE AAVL HARS AWOL H-3.0
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MCIEVE ABRE HBOU AAVL H-3.0
MUNLIV HSUN ANFO HBHA A-3.0
TOTAVL ALEE HCHE AEVE H-3.0
WHUBRE AARS HNEW ALEE H-3.0
BOUCRY HFUL AMCI HNFO A-3.3
CRYBOU AEVE HBRE AARS H-3.3
FULARS ABOU HWOL ANEW H-3.3
NFOCHE ANEW HMUN ABOU H-3.3
BREWHU HMCI ACRY HLIV A-3.5
LIVMUN ACHE HAVL ABRE H-3.5

Wildcard strategy for GW35

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 GW35

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

1
Gibbs-WhiteNFOMID
£7.6m168 ptsForm: 11.7xGI/90: 0.3610.2% owned
CHE A
2
HaalandMCIFWD
£14.5m212 ptsForm: 5.0xGI/90: 0.8658.7% owned
EVE A
3
BowenWHUFWD
£7.8m169 ptsForm: 8.7xGI/90: 0.3414.5% owned
BRE A
4
CherkiMCIMID
£6.4m123 ptsForm: 7.7xGI/90: 0.6910.9% owned
EVE A
5
O'ReillyMCIDEF
£5.1m152 ptsForm: 9.0xGI/90: 0.2915.0% owned
EVE A
6
ThiagoBREFWD
£7.4m168 ptsForm: 5.0xGI/90: 0.6635.4% owned
WHU H
7
OkaforLEEMID
£5.5m99 ptsForm: 10.3xGI/90: 0.371.8% owned
BUR H
8
GuéhiMCIDEF
£5.1m158 ptsForm: 7.7xGI/90: 0.1932.8% owned
EVE A
9
WatkinsAVLFWD
£8.8m129 ptsForm: 6.7xGI/90: 0.4815.9% owned
TOT H
10
MavropanosWHUDEF
£4.5m108 ptsForm: 10.3xGI/90: 0.122.0% owned
BRE A

Key differentials (<10% owned)

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

OkaforLEEMID
£5.5m10.3 form99 pts1.8% owned
MavropanosWHUDEF
£4.5m10.3 form108 pts2.0% owned
Dewsbury-HallEVEMID
£5.1m7.7 form140 pts5.8% owned
Igor JesusNFOFWD
£5.9m7.7 form104 pts1.8% owned
F.KadıoğluBHADEF
£4.4m7.3 form108 pts0.7% owned
GroßBHAMID
£5.5m7.3 form65 pts1.9% owned
KhusanovMCIDEF
£5.4m7.0 form56 pts0.6% owned
WiefferBHAMID
£4.9m6.7 form91 pts0.6% owned

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