Arsenal, Leeds and City drive Fpl Scout Selection for Gameweek 35
Premier League's fpl Scout Selection for Gameweek 35 is heavy on Arsenal, Leeds United and Manchester City. Eight of the best 11 players in the 3-4-3 shape come from those three clubs, with Friday's 18:30 BST deadline putting immediate pressure on managers to decide whether to follow the same build.
Fernandes keeps the armband
Bruno Fernandes kept the captain's armband, while Erling Haaland was named vice-captain. Fernandes is the top-scoring player in home matches this season after his assist against Brentford in the last Gameweek, and he has blanked in only three of his 15 home appearances.
That home record includes eight double-figure returns, a level of output that keeps him central to the Scout Selection even with Manchester United not among the teams driving the rest of the XI. The rest of the structure leans on clubs with concentrated fixture appeal rather than a spread of punts.
Arsenal and City stack up
Arsenal supplied Gabriel, Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze for the home match against Fulham, while Manchester City contributed Nico O'Reilly, Rayan Cherki and Haaland for the trip to Everton on Monday. The triple-ups on Arsenal and City explain how the Scout Selection reached eight players from those three teams alone.
Saka and Eze only featured as substitutes in Arsenal's 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, but both still made the cut for the weekend. Eze also scored Arsenal's decisive goal in the 1-0 win over Newcastle United last weekend, while Gabriel has blanked just once in his last eight home outings at Emirates Stadium.
Leeds hand Bench Boost help
Leeds United added Karl Darlow and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for the home meeting with Burnley on Friday evening. Darlow has earned 24 points over his last five matches and has conceded just once in his last three home outings, which keeps him in the frame for managers hunting stability in goal.
O'Reilly brings the sharpest recent numbers from the City group, with 65 points over his last seven matches and a return of four goals, one assist and four clean sheets in that span. Cherki has also made a quick impact, scoring once and supplying three assists for 28 points in his last four starts, and he is owned by 12.5 per cent of managers.
For Bench Boost players, Leeds' home fixture is the most practical entry point in the selection, while the low ownership on Saka at 7.2 per cent and Cherki's 12.5 per cent give managers two different ways to chase rank before the deadline. The Scout Selection has already drawn the line: the strongest Gameweek 35 move starts with Arsenal, Leeds United and Manchester City.
