Points: 60 · FPL avg: 48 · vs avg: +12 · Cumulative: +46 · Predicted: 72.8 xPts · Chip: WC · Hits: 0 · Bank: £0.3m · FT: 1
The wildcard delivered a +12 above average haul of 60, though the model’s 72.8 xPts projection proved optimistic as several freshly-acquired starters badly underperformed — Aina (1), Pickford (1), Calafiori (2), and Semenyo (2) all flatlined against expectations in the 5–7 xPts range. The captain call on Fernandes paid off cleanly with a 10-point return doubling to 20, while Haaland and João Pedro provided solid anchorage at 9 each. The sharpest misfire was structural: Senesi, one of the WC’s own transfers, delivered the squad’s best individual score of 14 from the bench while Tarkowski occupied his XI slot for 3.
| Player | Pos | Cost | xPts | Actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Calafiori | DEF | £5.6m | 5.6 | 2 |
| IN | Senesi | DEF | £4.5m | 5.2 | 14 |
| IN | Semenyo | MID | £7.3m | 6.5 | 2 |
| IN | Tavernier | MID | £5.5m | 5.7 | 3 |
| IN | Trafford | GKP | £5.0m | 4.6 | 2 |
| IN | Neto | MID | £7.0m | 5.5 | 3 |
| IN | João Pedro | FWD | £7.6m | 7.0 | 9 |
| IN | Pickford | GKP | £5.5m | 4.9 | 1 |
| IN | Tarkowski | DEF | £5.5m | 5.4 | 3 |
| IN | Virgil | DEF | £6.0m | 6.3 | 8 |
| IN | Haaland | FWD | £14.1m | 6.0 | 9 |
| IN | B.Fernandes | MID | £9.0m | 7.1 | 10 |
| IN | Aina | DEF | £5.0m | 5.5 | 1 |
| IN | Anderson | MID | £5.5m | 5.8 | 2 |
| OUT | Kelleher | GKP | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Banel | MID | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Henderson | GKP | £5.0m | — | — |
| OUT | Reed | MID | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Bogle | DEF | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Robertson | DEF | £5.9m | — | — |
| OUT | Reijnders | MID | £5.7m | — | — |
| OUT | Dalot | DEF | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Hall | DEF | £5.5m | — | — |
| OUT | L.Miley | MID | £4.5m | — | — |
| OUT | Ballard | DEF | £4.6m | — | — |
| OUT | Kudus | MID | £6.6m | — | — |
| OUT | Ekitiké | FWD | £8.7m | — | — |
| OUT | Gyökeres | FWD | £9.0m | — | — |
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calafiori | DEF | 5.6 | 2 |
| Semenyo | MID | 6.5 | 2 |
| Tavernier | MID | 5.7 | 3 |
| Neto | MID | 5.5 | 3 |
| João Pedro (vc) | FWD | 7.0 | 9 |
| Pickford | GKP | 4.9 | 1 |
| Virgil | DEF | 6.3 | 8 |
| Haaland | FWD | 6.0 | 9 |
| B.Fernandes © (×2) | MID | 7.1 | 10 |
| Aina | DEF | 5.5 | 1 |
| Anderson | MID | 5.8 | 2 |
| Total | 65.7 | 50 |
| Player | Pos | xPts | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trafford | GKP | 4.6 | 2 |
| Tarkowski | DEF | 5.4 | 3 |
| Senesi | DEF | 5.2 | 14 |
| Richarlison | FWD | 5.0 | 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 |