Points: 122 · FPL avg: 42 · vs avg: +80 · Cumulative: +506 · Predicted: 77.6 xPts · Chip: — · Hits: 0 · Bank: £5.7m · FT: 2
The model projected 77.6 points but the squad delivered 122, a 44-point overperformance driven largely by three players beating their xPts by double digits — Thiago (8.9→17), Rice (6.9→17), and Thiaw (7.7→17). The captain pick was vindicated with Thiago returning 17 points, and both transfers paid off handsomely: the Foden-to-Thiaw swap in particular looks inspired in hindsight, netting a clean sheet and attacking return. At +80 on the week and cumulative margin now at +506, this was a banner gameweek with no chip expenditure required.
| Player | Pos | Cost | xPts | Actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Bruno G. | MID | £7.0m | 7.3 | 10 |
| IN | Thiaw | DEF | £5.0m | 7.7 | 17 |
| OUT | Truffert | DEF | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Foden | MID | £8.9m | — | — |
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | DEF | 6.4 | 9 |
| Saka | MID | 5.3 | 4 |
| Rice | MID | 6.9 | 17 |
| Collins | DEF | 5.8 | 10 |
| Schade | MID | 5.1 | 6 |
| Thiago © (×2) | FWD | 8.9 | 17 |
| Verbruggen | GKP | 5.2 | 7 |
| Bruno G. | MID | 7.3 | 10 |
| Anderson | MID | 4.4 | 4 |
| Bowen | FWD | 5.6 | 4 |
| Thiaw (vc) | DEF | 7.7 | 17 |
| Total | 68.7 | 105 |
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickford | GKP | 3.3 | 1 |
| Mukiele | DEF | 3.6 | 4 |
| Ekitiké | FWD | 3.4 | 0 |
| Andersen | DEF | 3.3 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 18 | — | 64.4 | 84 | 44 | +40 | +379 |
| 19 | — | 64.6 | 87 | 40 | +47 | +426 |
| 20 | — | 77.6 | 122 | 42 | +80 | +506 |
| Total | 1338.9 | 1508 | 1002 | +506 |