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Gameweek 18

Deadline: Tuesday, Dec 29 · 9:00 PM 107d 11h remaining

Data updated: Sep 13, 9:06 AM

Gameweek 18 deadline is Tue 29 Dec, 6:00 PM. Top captain pick: Schade. Buy of the week: João Pedro. Watch: Henderson carries real sell risk. 3 squad-relevant availability concerns to check before the deadline.

What do these scores mean?

Buy Score: 0–100. How strong the case is to own this player right now - form, fixtures, and value all weighed together. Higher is stronger.
Sell Risk: 0–100. How much this player's role is fading - lost minutes, tough fixtures, injury doubt. Higher means more reason to consider moving them on.
Captain Score: 0–100. Expected returns if armbanded this gameweek specifically - not the same as Buy Score, since a great long-term hold can still be a risky captain pick this week.
Team Rating: 0–100. Your whole squad's overall health across starting XI strength, bench depth, captaincy, fixtures, and value - see the full breakdown for how each factor scored.
FDR (Fixture Difficulty Rating): 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest), FPL's own official rating of how tough an upcoming opponent is.
Differential: A strong Buy Score player that few other FPL managers own - a real chance to gain ground, not just keep pace.

Per-player points below will show once Gameweek 18 kicks off - the season and Buy/Sell/Captain scores are still current.

Best XI This Gameweek

£78.2m Starting XI

£16.0m Bench (4)

£5.8m Left in the bank

Picked inside the real £100.0m squad budget and the 3-players-per-club limit.

João Pedro (VC)

Captain Rankings

7.38 projected pts

Projected 22.16 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 50% of his starts

6.15 projected pts

Projected 27.37 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

6.57 projected pts

Projected 24.19 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 100% of his starts

7.52 projected pts

Projected 27.09 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

6.29 projected pts

Projected 22.64 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

6.56 projected pts

Projected 21.61 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 50% of his starts

Players to Buy

27.37 pts next 4 GWs ↑ £0.1m

Projected 27.37 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

27.09 pts next 4 GWs

Projected 27.09 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

22.88 pts next 4 GWs

Projected 22.88 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

24.19 pts next 4 GWs ↑ £0.1m

Projected 24.19 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 100% of his starts

24.08 pts next 4 GWs

Projected 24.08 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

21.68 pts next 4 GWs

Projected 21.68 pts over the next 4 gameweeksReturned in 75% of his starts

More Buy/Sell Signals Differentials, Sell Risks

Differentials

BOU · 4.10% owned

Buy Score: 74.41

BOU · 5.90% owned

Buy Score: 72.64

BRE · 2.40% owned

Buy Score: 70.95

BRE · 4.20% owned

Buy Score: 70.59

HUL · 6.50% owned

Buy Score: 69.82

NFO · 9.70% owned

Buy Score: 69.69

Sell Risks

Sell Risk: 72.50

Only 0% likely to start

Sell Risk: 68.50

Only 0% likely to start

Sell Risk: 67.59

Only 0% likely to start

Sell Risk: 67.46

Form falling over the last few gameweeks

Sell Risk: 66.89

Form falling over the last few gameweeks

Sell Risk: 66.77

Form falling over the last few gameweeks

Fixtures & Injury Watch

Fixture Targets

Clubs with the kindest run of fixtures coming up - lower average FDR (1=easiest, 5=hardest) is better.

Chelsea Avg FDR: 2.33

Man Utd Avg FDR: 2.33

Nott'm Forest Avg FDR: 2.33

Arsenal Avg FDR: 2.67

Hull City Avg FDR: 2.67

Bournemouth Avg FDR: 3

Injury / Availability Watch

MUN · Doubtful

Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

TOT · Doubtful

Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

HUL · Doubtful

Concussion - 50% chance of playing

AVL · Doubtful

Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

NEW · Doubtful

Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

ARS · Doubtful

Muscular injury - 50% chance of playing

Foot injury - Expected back 11 Oct

NFO · Doubtful

Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

How Our Picks Did: Gameweek 4

Season: 7.23/10 across 4 gameweeks

7.2 / 10

22 picks graded · averaged 2.4 pts each

Captain picks averaged 12 pts

Best call: João Pedro · Returned 12 points in GW4 (captain pick).

Worst call: White · Averaged 1.0 points/GW over the following 1 gameweek(s).

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