Best FPL Captain Picks for GW35 | Haaland & Bruno

GW35 Captain Picks: Haaland the Safe Choice, Bruno the Alternative

Four gameweeks left. Every point counts. Here is how to approach the armband for GW35.

Erling Haaland

Everton away might look like a tricky fixture on paper, but Haaland is the safest captain option available this week. Man City have won their last three visits to Goodison Park. He has been their main goal threat all season and with the double in GW36 looming, locking in maximum points here is the priority.

Bruno Fernandes

Liverpool at home is the tempting alternative. Bruno has been consistently excellent and Manchester United look to have Champions League football nearly secured. But the Liverpool fixture gives pause. Despite their inconsistencies this season, their expected goals conceded numbers are not terrible. More specifically, Bruno looked more focused on assists than goals in GW34. He could be saving his shooting for the record rather than maximising hauls.

He is still a very strong option. Just know that the Liverpool fixture makes him slightly less reliable than Haaland this week.

Differential Alternatives

These three picks are all under 10% owned and face favourable fixtures in GW35. They are the best ceiling-raising options if you want to diverge from the pack.

Bryan Mbeumo

Man Utd at home. That fixture alone is enough to make Mbeumo interesting. He is the primary goal threat for his side and at 16.8% owned he sits in that awkward zone between too popular and too risky. He is not a pure differential, but he is the safest way to get different from the template without going off-piste. The Man Utd defence has looked vulnerable at times this season and Mbeumo has the form to exploit that. A credible armband alternative.

Schade

Brentford at home to West Ham. This is the true differential play for GW35. Schade is owned by just 1.7% of managers despite posting 13.01 expected goal involvements this season. West Ham have conceded heavily on their travels and if Brentford click offensively, Schade is the man most likely to benefit. At 6.9m he is accessible and his underlying numbers back up the case for a start. Genuinely low ownership at this price point with this fixture quality is rare. This is the differential to consider if you want maximum separation from the field.

Neto

Chelsea at home to Forest is another fixture that deserves a second look. Neto has been quietly productive when given minutes and the underlying numbers at 11.22 expected goal involvements suggest he is underperforming his ceiling. Forest have improved but the away fixture still favours the home side. At 4.3% owned, Neto is genuinely differential and the Chelsea attack is capable of a haul on its day. Worth a look if you want a mid-priced differential with a realistic ceiling.

Verdict

Haaland is the default. Bruno is a perfectly reasonable alternative. If you want to diverge from the pack, Schade at 1.7% owned with a home fixture against West Ham is the standout differential. Mbeumo offers a safer ceiling option at 16.8%, and Neto at 4.3% gives you mid-priced differentiation with a realistic haul potential.

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