Gameweek 35 Newsletter

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TL;DR: - Man City will double in Gameweek 36, along with 11 other teams.- Bukayo Saka has trained and should be fine.- Five teams will double in Gameweek 37.- Captain a Spurs player (but Reguilon and Doherty are out).Gameweek 35 is a standard-issue 10-fixture gameweek, where all 20 teams compete. The big news ahead of the weekend is that every remaining fixture has now been scheduled...fair play, it only took them 34 gameweeks.Importantly, that means Man City will have a Double Gameweek in 36, in which they will play Newcastle at home and Wolves away. They are the final slice of artisanal cheese on the full smorgasbord of doubling teams, which includes the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs. Here's the remaining fixtures in full, courtesy of @BenCrellin.

Elsewhere, the yellow-flagged Bukayo Saka has returned to full training after hobbling off against Man United last Saturday. That'll be a relief for his 30% ownership.Klopp has signed a contract extension at Liverpool, keeping him at the club until at least 2025.Firmino, Reguilon, Walker and Stones are the most notable new absentees.Finally, a word to the wise: expect some rotation this weekend. With Liverpool, Man City, West Ham and Leicester all juggling European commitments, there could be some surprises. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Mohamed Salah's fixture away at Newcastle might look good, but that's because you're viewing it through your pre-Christmas goggles. Take 'em off - they don't suit you anyway.What you'll see is a Newcastle team reborn: all it took was the financial backing of an entire country. Since January, only Liverpool have a better xGC than Newcastle. If the league had started in January, they'd currently be second.In other words: it could be a banana-skin for the Egyptian.Meanwhile, Spurs host a Leicester side who have just gone toe-to-toe with Mourinho's Roma and will do so again next week. The combined factors of fatigue, rotation and a woeful defensive record away from home make them ripe for the picking. Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are being targeted by the best managers in the world for the armband.