FPL captain picks by expected points

The highest expected points for the next gameweek according to FPL's own projection, with the fixture, its difficulty and how many managers own each player. Data as of 18 October 2026, 00:53 UK, Gameweek 7. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time. The bubble map has the same numbers live, refreshed every 15 minutes.

Data as of 18 October 2026, 00:53 UK · GW 7Deadline Fri 18:30 UK

Who to captain

top: Haaland
Erling Haaland: 8.3 expected points, at AVL (FDR 3), owned by 76.4%AT AVLHaaland8.3 xPJordan Henderson: 7.7 expected points, TOT (FDR 2), owned by 0.9%VS TOTHenderson7.7 xPPedro Lomba Neto: 7.3 expected points, TOT (FDR 2), owned by 1.6%VS TOTNeto7.3 xPMaxim De Cuyper: 7.0 expected points, at LIV (FDR 4), owned by 40.0%AT LIVDe Cuyper7.0 xPPascal Groß: 6.7 expected points, at LIV (FDR 4), owned by 44.2%AT LIVGroß6.7 xPMatheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha: 6.7 expected points, BOU (FDR 3), owned by 6.8%VS BOUCunha6.7 xPJay Dasilva: 6.7 expected points, FUL (FDR 2), owned by 1.4%VS FULDasilva6.7 xPAlex Iwobi: 6.7 expected points, at COV (FDR 2), owned by 0.8%AT COVIwobi6.7 xPJérémy Doku: 6.3 expected points, at AVL (FDR 3), owned by 1.9%AT AVLDoku6.3 xPEmiliano Buendía Stati: 6.3 expected points, MCI (FDR 4), owned by 1.3%VS MCIBuendía6.3 xPRayan Cherki: 6.0 expected points, at AVL (FDR 3), owned by 37.0%AT AVLCherki6.0 xPKiernan Dewsbury-Hall: 6.0 expected points, at ARS (FDR 5), owned by 6.1%AT ARSDewsbury-Hall6.0 xP

Size is FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. The ring is how many teams own him: a nearly full ring is the template armband, a short arc is a differential. Tap a face for his page.

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Top 30 by expected points, next gameweek

#PlayerTeamxPFixtureFormOwned
1HaalandMCI · FWD8.3at AVL (FDR 3)8.376.4%
2HendersonCHE · MID7.7TOT (FDR 2)7.70.9%
3NetoCHE · MID7.3TOT (FDR 2)7.31.6%
4De CuyperBHA · DEF7.0at LIV (FDR 4)7.040.0%
5GroßBHA · MID6.7at LIV (FDR 4)6.744.2%
6CunhaMUN · MID6.7BOU (FDR 3)6.76.8%
7DasilvaCOV · DEF6.7FUL (FDR 2)6.71.4%
8IwobiFUL · MID6.7at COV (FDR 2)6.70.8%
9DokuMCI · MID6.3at AVL (FDR 3)6.31.9%
10BuendíaAVL · MID6.3MCI (FDR 4)6.31.3%
11CherkiMCI · MID6.0at AVL (FDR 3)6.037.0%
12Dewsbury-HallEVE · MID6.0at ARS (FDR 5)6.06.1%
13HallNEW · DEF5.7at CRY (FDR 3)5.720.3%
14TarkowskiEVE · DEF5.7at ARS (FDR 5)5.718.4%
15IsakLIV · FWD5.7BHA (FDR 3)5.712.3%
16BrobbeySUN · FWD5.7LEE (FDR 3)5.75.7%
17N.JacksonAVL · FWD5.7MCI (FDR 4)5.74.1%
18McGinnAVL · MID5.7MCI (FDR 4)5.72.8%
19AnthonyBRE · MID5.7at HUL (FDR 2)5.70.3%
20VuskovicBHA · DEF5.3at LIV (FDR 4)5.35.1%
21AjerBRE · DEF5.3at HUL (FDR 2)5.33.9%
22O'SheaIPS · DEF5.3NFO (FDR 3)5.32.6%
23BasseyFUL · DEF5.3at COV (FDR 2)5.31.0%
24VerbruggenBHA · GK5.0at LIV (FDR 4)5.022.4%
25OuattaraIPS · DEF5.0NFO (FDR 3)5.00.9%
26BotmanNEW · DEF5.0at CRY (FDR 3)5.00.8%
27KamaraAVL · MID5.0MCI (FDR 4)5.00.3%
28João PedroCHE · FWD4.7TOT (FDR 2)4.772.3%
29BarryEVE · FWD4.7at ARS (FDR 5)4.78.7%
30JustinLEE · DEF4.7at SUN (FDR 3)4.72.0%

Expected points (xP) are FPL's own projection for the next gameweek, published for every player. We do not run a model of our own; we show the official number next to the fixture and the ownership, which is what separates the safe armband from the differential.

Only players without an availability flag are listed. See expected points as a map.

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