Points: 82 · FPL avg: 66 · vs avg: +16 · Cumulative: +339 · Predicted: 69.4 xPts · Chip: — · Hits: 0 · Bank: £3.5m · FT: 1
The model underestimated the week significantly, projecting 69.4 points against an actual return of 82, with the gap driven largely by Verbruggen’s standout 11-point haul from a clean sheet and save bonus — nearly double his 5.6 xPts. Rice justified the captaincy with 11 points, and Ekitiké continued to outperform his projection with 9 actual against 6.4 expected, while Andersen and Collins provided steady defensive returns above expectation. The main drags were Fernandes (1 vs 4.7 projected) and Foden (3 vs 5.9), though with no transfers and no chip deployed, a 16-point beat on the average week represents a clean, structurally sound gameweek.
(No transfers this week.)
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calafiori | DEF | 4.5 | 6 |
| Rice © (×2) | MID | 7.5 | 11 |
| Truffert | DEF | 5.5 | 5 |
| Collins (vc) | DEF | 7.2 | 8 |
| Verbruggen | GKP | 5.6 | 11 |
| Andersen | DEF | 4.8 | 7 |
| Foden | MID | 5.9 | 3 |
| B.Fernandes | MID | 4.7 | 1 |
| Anderson | MID | 4.6 | 4 |
| Ekitiké | FWD | 6.4 | 9 |
| Mukiele | DEF | 5.1 | 6 |
| Total | 61.8 | 71 |
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickford | GKP | 3.5 | 2 |
| Saka | MID | 4.3 | 3 |
| Bowen | FWD | 3.8 | 1 |
| Thiago | FWD | 3.7 | 2 |
| GW | Chip | xPts | Actual | Avg | vs Avg | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 57.3 | 82 | 54 | +28 | +28 |
| 2 | FH | 80.5 | 57 | 51 | +6 | +34 |
| 3 | WC | 72.8 | 60 | 48 | +12 | +46 |
| 4 | BB | 66.5 | 97 | 63 | +34 | +80 |
| 5 | — | 60.0 | 70 | 42 | +28 | +108 |
| 6 | — | 68.1 | 49 | 46 | +3 | +111 |
| 7 | TC | 70.2 | 92 | 60 | +32 | +143 |
| 8 | — | 66.2 | 103 | 56 | +47 | +190 |
| 9 | — | 65.2 | 51 | 46 | +5 | +195 |
| 10 | — | 63.8 | 75 | 65 | +10 | +205 |
| 11 | — | 59.9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | +220 |
| 12 | — | 64.6 | 58 | 39 | +19 | +239 |
| 13 | — | 64.2 | 67 | 35 | +32 | +271 |
| 14 | — | 63.8 | 45 | 58 | -13 | +258 |
| 15 | — | 68.9 | 94 | 49 | +45 | +303 |
| 16 | — | 71.0 | 80 | 60 | +20 | +323 |
| 17 | — | 69.4 | 82 | 66 | +16 | +339 |
| Total | 1132.3 | 1215 | 876 | +339 |