Should I keep or sell Jake O'Brien in FPL?

The signals on Jake O'Brien before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 16% of the available minutes (1 start in 8), FPL projects 1.3 points for him next, away at Newcastle (difficulty 3 of 5) and his next five fixtures average 3.0 difficulty. At a similar price, the defenders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (£4.7m, 9.0 xP), Maxim De Cuyper (£5.3m, 7.3 xP) and Luka Vušković (£5.2m, 6.7 xP).

Jake O'Brien

Everton · defender · £4.8m

Owned0.3%
Price48% to a fall
Playingfit

Data as of 28 October 2026 · refreshes every 15 minutes

Owned by: 0.3%; 0.0pp this gameweek
Transfers this GW: −49; 336 in · 385 out
Price: £4.8m; predictor: falling 48%
Form: 1.3; points per game, last 30 days
Expected points: 1.3 xP; FPL's projection, next gameweek
This gameweek: 3 pts; fit and available

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Price tonight

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Gameweek 9

Live on FPLBubbles as of 28 October 2026 for Jake O'Brien: tonight's price-change predictor, checked again at every update before the 00:00 UK change; his ownership has held at 0.3% over the last week; his next 5 fixtures are at Newcastle, Coventry City, at Brentford, Liverpool, at Aston Villa (average difficulty 3.0).

In Gameweek 8, Jake O'Brien has scored 3 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.3% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £4.8m (28 October 2026). On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Jake O'Brien 48% of the way to a price fall from £4.8m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.

Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 336 FPL managers have transferred Jake O'Brien in and 385 have transferred him out, a net loss of 49 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 UK time. He is a defender for Everton with 6 points this season, 1.5 per game, form 1.3 over the last 30 days and 118 of a possible 720 minutes played. See him on the bubble map.

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Ownership, 21 Aug to 28 Oct

From 0.5% to 0.3% of teams. Daily snapshots; GW1 and GW2 backfilled from the official per-gameweek history.

Minutes and starts

118' · 1 start in 8 gameweeks

16% 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

11.4 per 90 · 15 total

Clears the 10 needed for a defender: 2 points most weeks.

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: 0
Assists: 0
xG: 0.00
xA: 0.01
xGI: 0.01
Bonus: 0
BPS: 9
Pts per £m: 1.3

Next 5 fixtures

GW	Opponent	Venue	Difficulty
9	NEW	Away	3/5
10	COV	Home	2/5
11	BRE	Away	3/5
12	LIV	Home	4/5
13	AVL	Away	3/5

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

Price

£4.8m now, down 0.2 since the start of the season. The official predictor has him 48% of the way to a fall. Tonight's price changes.

Alternatives at a similar price

Defenders within £0.5m of £4.8m, fit, by FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. O'Brien is on 1.3 xP.

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Jake O'Brien in FPL: the questions people ask

Should I keep or sell Jake O'Brien in FPL?: The signals on Jake O'Brien before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 16% of the available minutes (1 start in 8), FPL projects 1.3 points for him next, away at Newcastle (difficulty 3 of 5) and his next five fixtures average 3.0 difficulty. At a similar price, the defenders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (£4.7m, 9.0 xP), Maxim De Cuyper (£5.3m, 7.3 xP) and Luka Vušković (£5.2m, 6.7 xP).
Is Jake O'Brien going up or down in price tonight?: On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Jake O'Brien 48% of the way to a price fall from £4.8m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.
How many managers own Jake O'Brien in FPL?: In Gameweek 8, Jake O'Brien has scored 3 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.3% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £4.8m (28 October 2026).
Are people buying or selling Jake O'Brien this gameweek?: Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 336 FPL managers have transferred Jake O'Brien in and 385 have transferred him out, a net loss of 49 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 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 28 October 2026, Gameweek 8, 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.