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Gameweek 1 · deadline Fri 21 Aug, 17:30 UTC · updated 18 Aug 2026 19:01 UTC · model: pre-season model (last-season PPG + FPL xPts)

Model squadthe optimizer's daily pick — a suggestion, not your team

CRY
Benitez
£4.5 · 38
V
ARS
Gabriel
£8.0 · 75
MCI
Guéhi
£6.0 · 62
TOT
Senesi
£6.0 · 60
MCI
Semenyo
£8.5 · 68
LEE
Wilson
£6.5 · 58
ARS
Bruno G.
£7.0 · 57
LEE
Stach
£6.0 · 56
EVE
Dewsbury-Hall
£6.5 · 54
C
MCI
Haaland
£15.5 · 96
CHE
João Pedro
£7.5 · 63
TOT
Dubravka
£4.0 · 35
NFO
Aina
£4.5 · 39
EVE
Beto
£5.5 · 39
IPS
Diop
£4.0 · 25
Spend £100.0m · in the bank £0.0m · captain: Haaland · projected XI pts next 5: 327

Best formationprojected XI points over next 5 GWs, captain doubled — from your optimized 15

FormationProj ptsStarting XI
3-5-2 ★327Benitez, Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Semenyo, Bruno G., Dewsbury-Hall, Wilson, Stach, Haaland, João Pedro
4-4-2321Benitez, Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Aina, Semenyo, Bruno G., Dewsbury-Hall, Wilson, Haaland, João Pedro
4-5-1320Benitez, Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Aina, Semenyo, Bruno G., Dewsbury-Hall, Wilson, Stach, Haaland
3-4-3316Benitez, Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Semenyo, Bruno G., Dewsbury-Hall, Wilson, Haaland, João Pedro, Beto
4-3-3311Benitez, Gabriel, Guéhi, Senesi, Aina, Semenyo, Bruno G., Dewsbury-Hall, Haaland, João Pedro, Beto

Your squadthis one is yours — add, remove, reset to the model, and get daily swap ideas below

Weekly recommendationsbest swaps for YOUR team vs today's model

Captain picksnext match projection ×2 is the biggest single decision every week

PlayerOppProj ptsWhy
1B.FernandesMUN@HUL7.5on penalties, weak opponent, crowd pick (49% owned) — safe
2HaalandMCIBOU7.1on penalties, home game, crowd pick (70% owned) — safe
3SakaARSCOV6.2on penalties, home game, weak opponent, differential (10% owned) — rank climber
4ThiagoBRETOT5.0on penalties, home game
5Bruno G.ARSCOV6.4home game, weak opponent, differential (9% owned) — rank climber
6Gibbs-WhiteNFOLEE6.2home game, weak opponent, differential (12% owned) — rank climber
Rules the data supports: captain ceiling not floor (attackers only, never defenders/keepers) · home + weak opponent beats form · penalty takers get extra haul chances · leading your league? captain the crowd pick so nobody gains · chasing? take the differential when projections are close.

Projections explorerthe full FPL roster — search, bookmark, sort

PlayerPos£ ProjProj/gm/£m Hist PPGSt%Next 5
Every FPL player is searchable here. Proj = expected points over the chosen games (form x fixture difficulty x home/away x start chance). /game = per match. /£m = per-game value for budget picks. Tap the star to bookmark; names open the research card. Hover the Proj number to see the game-by-game math behind it. Gaps under ~2 pts are a coin flip.

Price watchpredicted price moves

The transfer market opens after the GW1 deadline. From then on, this section predicts tonight's price risers and fallers every day.

Fixture swings+ = turning easy in 2-3 GWs (buy early) · − = turning hard (sell early)

TeamSwingReadNext 5
Aston Villa+0.28buy window opening@BHAARS@HULNFO@TOT
Brighton+0.28buy window openingAVL@CHELEE@COVARS
Crystal Palace+0.28buy window opening@EVEMCI@FULIPS@LEE
Newcastle+0.28buy window openingLIV@TOTBOU@LEEHUL
Bournemouth+0.22buy window opening@MCIEVE@NEWBRELIV
Liverpool+0.22buy window opening@NEWNFO@IPSFUL@BOU
Leeds+0.11steady@NFOBRE@BHANEWCRY
Man City+0.11steadyBOU@CRYCOV@MUNSUN
Coventry City+0.06steady@ARSHUL@MCIBHA@NFO
Brentford+0.00steadyTOT@LEESUN@BOUCHE
Everton+0.00steadyCRY@BOUMUN@TOTIPS
Nott'm Forest+0.00steadyLEE@LIVTOT@AVLCOV
Fulham-0.06steadyCHE@SUNCRY@LIVMUN
Arsenal-0.11steadyCOV@AVLCHE@SUN@BHA
Hull City-0.11steadyMUN@COVAVL@CHE@NEW
Ipswich Town-0.11steadySUN@MUNLIV@CRY@EVE
Spurs-0.17gets harder soon@BRENEW@NFOEVEAVL
Chelsea-0.28gets harder soon@FULBHA@ARSHUL@BRE
Man Utd-0.44gets harder soon@HULIPS@EVEMCI@FUL
Sunderland-0.67gets harder soon@IPSFUL@BREARS@MCI

How to read this

Next5 ptsProjected points over the coming 5 gameweeks (baseline form × fixture matchups × start chance). Use it to RANK players — real outcomes vary by ±10 or more, so never take a -4 hit over small gaps.
Buy score0-100 overall rating: expected points, quality, fixtures, threat, plus bonuses for penalty/corner takers and bonus-point magnets, scaled by how likely the player is to start. Higher = better buy.
StChance of starting the next match. Below 70% = rotation risk, be careful.
Fixture chipsNext 5 opponents. GREEN easy, GREY medium, RED hard. @ = away game.
▲ / ▼Manual intel adjustment (transfer news, pre-season form). Hover to see why.
NEWNew to the Premier League — rated using their record abroad, discounted for adaptation.