Should I keep or sell Ellis Simms in FPL?

The signals on Ellis Simms before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 18% of the available minutes (1 start in 7), FPL projects 3.0 points for him next, at home to Fulham (difficulty 2 of 5) and his next five fixtures average 2.6 difficulty. At a similar price, the forwards FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Sidiki Cherif (£5.0m, 6.5 xP), Brandon Thomas-Asante (£5.0m, 5.0 xP) and Georginio Rutter (£5.3m, 2.5 xP).

Ellis Simms

Coventry City · forward · £4.9m

Owned0.7%
Price3% to a rise
Playingfit

In Gameweek 7, Ellis Simms has scored 0 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.7% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £4.9m (23 October 2026). On 23 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Ellis Simms 3% of the way to a price rise from £4.9m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.

Since the Gameweek 7 deadline, 4,449 FPL managers have transferred Ellis Simms in and 4,279 have transferred him out, a net gain of 170 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time. He is a forward for Coventry City with 10 points this season, 2.5 per game, form 3.0 over the last 30 days and 116 of a possible 630 minutes played. See him on the bubble map.

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Data as of 23 October 2026 · refreshes every 15 minutes

Owned by: 0.7%; 0.0pp this gameweek
Transfers this GW: +170; 4K in · 4K out
Price: £4.9m; predictor: rising 3%
Form: 3.0; points per game, last 30 days
Expected points: 3.0 xP; FPL's projection, next gameweek
This gameweek: 0 pts; fit and available

Ownership, 21 Aug to 23 Oct

From 0.9% to 0.7% of teams. Daily snapshots; GW1 and GW2 backfilled from the official per-gameweek history.

Minutes and starts

116' · 1 start in 7 gameweeks

18% of the available minutes. Not nailed by the strict definition.

Availability: fit, no flag. The official flag only moves with injury or suspension news; it does not know about rotation, the minutes do.

Defensive contribution

2.3 per 90 · 3 total

Short of the 12 a midfielder or forward needs for the 2 points.

Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The rule pays per match above the threshold, which is why per 90 matters more than the total.

Underlying numbers

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
xG: 0.40
xA: 0.01
xGI: 0.41
Bonus: 1
BPS: 42
Pts per £m: 2

Next 5 fixtures

GW	Opponent	Venue	Difficulty
8	FUL	Home	2/5
9	SUN	Home	3/5
10	EVE	Away	3/5
11	CRY	Home	2/5
12	LEE	Away	3/5

Difficulty is FPL's official rating, 1 easiest to 5 hardest.

Price

£4.9m now, down 0.1 since the start of the season. No price change is close according to the official predictor. Tonight's price changes.

Alternatives at a similar price

Forwards within £0.5m of £4.9m, fit, by FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. Simms is on 3.0 xP.

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Ellis Simms in FPL: the questions people ask

Should I keep or sell Ellis Simms in FPL?: The signals on Ellis Simms before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 18% of the available minutes (1 start in 7), FPL projects 3.0 points for him next, at home to Fulham (difficulty 2 of 5) and his next five fixtures average 2.6 difficulty. At a similar price, the forwards FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Sidiki Cherif (£5.0m, 6.5 xP), Brandon Thomas-Asante (£5.0m, 5.0 xP) and Georginio Rutter (£5.3m, 2.5 xP).
Is Ellis Simms going up or down in price tonight?: On 23 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Ellis Simms 3% of the way to a price rise from £4.9m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.
How many managers own Ellis Simms in FPL?: In Gameweek 7, Ellis Simms has scored 0 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.7% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £4.9m (23 October 2026).
Are people buying or selling Ellis Simms this gameweek?: Since the Gameweek 7 deadline, 4,449 FPL managers have transferred Ellis Simms in and 4,279 have transferred him out, a net gain of 170 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time.

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Ownership, price, minutes and expected points from the public FPL API, updated every 15 minutes; this page was built on 23 October 2026, Gameweek 7, and refreshes its live numbers in the browser. FPLBubbles is an independent tool and is not affiliated with the Premier League or Fantasy Premier League.