FPL Gameweek 33 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 33 (reconstructed cutoff 18 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC), the optimiser picked Haaland as captain and Semenyo as vice, a 4-4-2, and 3 free transfers (Mbeumo out, Wieffer in; Thiago out, Haaland in; Cunha out, Groß in). Projected squad total was 100.4. It scored 79 net points after hits. This is a reconstructive replay: the cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not a live two-hour freeze.
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Key facts
- Captain
- Haaland (14.0 xP)
- Vice-captain
- Semenyo
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Transfers
- Mbeumo → Wieffer, Thiago → Haaland, Cunha → Groß
- Bank
- £0.3m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- 100.4 xP
- Points
- 79
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | MCI (H) | 4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4 | — |
| DEF | Guéhi | MCI | BUR (A) | 2 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 8 | — |
| DEF | Chalobah | CHE | BHA (A) | 4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Gabriel | ARS | MCI (A) | 5 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 0 | — |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | BOU (A) | 4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1 | — |
| MID | Semenyo | MCI | BUR (A) | 2 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 5 | Vice-captain |
| MID | Groß | BHA | CHE (H) | 3 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 16 | — |
| MID | Wieffer | BHA | CHE (H) | 3 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 2 | — |
| MID | B.Fernandes | MUN | CHE (A) | 3 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 6 | — |
| FWD | Haaland | MCI | BUR (A) | 2 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 26 | Captain |
| FWD | João Pedro | CHE | BHA (A) | 4 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 0 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Roefs | SUN | AVL (A) | 4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1 | Sub #1 |
| MID | Rogers | AVL | SUN (H) | 2 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 9 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | J.Timber | ARS | MCI (A) | 5 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0 | Sub #3 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | CHE | BHA (A) | 4 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 33. The optimiser captained Haaland (vice Semenyo), formation 4-4-2, and made 3 transfers (Mbeumo out, Wieffer in; Thiago out, Haaland in; Cunha out, Groß in). It scored 79 net points after hits. Pre-cutoff objective was 100.4 expected points.
Transfers
Mbeumo out (£8.6m) → Wieffer in (£4.9m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
Thiago out (£7.2m) → Haaland in (£14.4m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
Cunha out (£8.0m) → Groß in (£5.5m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
- Transfers: Mbeumo to Wieffer; Thiago to Haaland; Cunha to Groß.
- Evidence-informed finished +0 points versus the optimiser this week.
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
This is a reconstructive historical replay, not a live two-hour freeze. Inputs were rebuilt after the season; see Methods and the limitations on this page.
Limitations of this snapshot
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
- Press and injury notes were not locked before the deadline.
- Prices are not exact pre-deadline quotes.
- Raw community xP tables were not used as the pre-deadline forecast.
Three approaches compared
Template (roll transfers), optimiser (selected plan), and same-state evidence. In this ingest, evidence matched the optimiser every week.
| Approach | Formation | Captain | Transfers | Projected | vs Template | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Template No transfers | 4-4-2 | João Pedro (Palmer) | 0 | 82.0 | — | 61 | 61 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) Mbeumo → Wieffer, Thiago → Haaland, Cunha → Groß | 4-4-2 | Haaland (Semenyo) | 3 | 100.4 | +18.0 | 79 | 79 pts net |
Evidence Mbeumo → Wieffer, Thiago → Haaland, Cunha → Groß | 4-4-2 | Haaland (Semenyo) | 3 | 100.4 | +18.0 | 79 | 79 pts net |
Chip check
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
How to verify
This Gameweek 33 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:6e0ea9229f1220ff6c4c3e035c5b527ce1a92f5fe9a72a5836631507d0a63a87), with cutoff 18 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC (first kickoff minus 90 minutes). Download the JSON to inspect the rebuilt inputs. This is not a live two-hour freeze.
Who should I captain in Gameweek 33?
The selected plan captains Haaland (14.0 projected points) against BUR (A). Vice-captain is Semenyo. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 33?
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
Is Gameweek 33 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.