Should I keep or sell Johan Manzambi in FPL?

The signals on Johan Manzambi before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 44% of the available minutes (4 starts in 8), FPL projects 5.7 points for him next, at home to Fulham (difficulty 2 of 5), his next five fixtures average 2.8 difficulty and 137,047 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the midfielders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Marcus Tavernier (£6.4m, 7.0 xP), Oscar Bobb (£5.5m, 5.7 xP) and Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha (£6.3m, 5.0 xP).

Johan Manzambi

Aston Villa · midfielder · £6.0m

Owned4.5%
Price93% to a rise
Playingfit

Data as of 28 October 2026 · refreshes every 15 minutes

Owned by: 4.5%; +1.2pp this gameweek
Transfers this GW: +137K; 143K in · 6K out
Price: £6.0m; predictor: rising 93% · crosses tonight
Form: 5.7; points per game, last 30 days
Expected points: 5.7 xP; FPL's projection, next gameweek
This gameweek: 1 pts; fit and available

Live on FPLBubbles

Price tonight

93% to a rise

Ownership, 7 days

4.5% ▲ 1.7

from 2.8%

Next 5

FULmunSUNipsEVE

upper case = home

This week's duel

Manzambi or Tavernier?

Live on FPLBubbles as of 28 October 2026 for Johan Manzambi: tonight's price-change predictor, checked again at every update before the 00:00 UK change; his ownership has gone from 2.8% to 4.5% in the last week; his next 5 fixtures are Fulham, at Man Utd, Sunderland, at Ipswich Town, Everton (average difficulty 2.8). This week's head-to-head on the site: Johan Manzambi or Marcus Tavernier.

In Gameweek 8, Johan Manzambi has scored 1 Fantasy Premier League point and is owned by 4.5% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £6.0m (28 October 2026). On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Johan Manzambi 93% of the way to a price rise from £6.0m, and expects him to cross tonight.

Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 143,437 FPL managers have transferred Johan Manzambi in and 6,390 have transferred him out, a net gain of 137,047 teams and a move of +1.2 percentage points in ownership. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 UK time. He is a midfielder for Aston Villa with 31 points this season, 6.2 per game, form 5.7 over the last 30 days and 319 of a possible 720 minutes played. See him on the bubble map.

Send Manzambi to your mini-league

“Johan Manzambi: owned by 4.5% of FPL teams, 93% of the way to a price rise. His live page:”

Know before the price moves: Manzambi

A Telegram message in the morning if his price changes overnight or he picks up an injury flag. Nothing on quiet days.

Alert me on Telegram

Free, no sign-up, no FPL password. Opens Telegram: tap START. Cancel any time with /stop.

Ownership, 21 Aug to 28 Oct

From 0.3% to 4.5% of teams. Daily snapshots; GW1 and GW2 backfilled from the official per-gameweek history.

Minutes and starts

319' · 4 starts in 8 gameweeks

44% 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

6.2 per 90 · 22 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: 2
Assists: 2
xG: 1.50
xA: 0.57
xGI: 2.07
Bonus: 5
BPS: 114
Pts per £m: 5.2

Next 5 fixtures

GW	Opponent	Venue	Difficulty
9	FUL	Home	2/5
10	MUN	Away	4/5
11	SUN	Home	3/5
12	IPS	Away	2/5
13	EVE	Home	3/5

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

Price

£6.0m now, unchanged since the start of the season. The official predictor has him 93% of the way to a rise, and expects him to cross tonight. Tonight's price changes.

Alternatives at a similar price

Midfielders within £0.5m of £6.0m, fit, by FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. Manzambi is on 5.7 xP.

Head-to-heads this week

Open on the map Compare with another player All AVL players on the map

Johan Manzambi in FPL: the questions people ask

Should I keep or sell Johan Manzambi in FPL?: The signals on Johan Manzambi before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 44% of the available minutes (4 starts in 8), FPL projects 5.7 points for him next, at home to Fulham (difficulty 2 of 5), his next five fixtures average 2.8 difficulty and 137,047 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the midfielders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Marcus Tavernier (£6.4m, 7.0 xP), Oscar Bobb (£5.5m, 5.7 xP) and Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha (£6.3m, 5.0 xP).
Is Johan Manzambi going up or down in price tonight?: On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Johan Manzambi 93% of the way to a price rise from £6.0m, and expects him to cross tonight.
How many managers own Johan Manzambi in FPL?: In Gameweek 8, Johan Manzambi has scored 1 Fantasy Premier League point and is owned by 4.5% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £6.0m (28 October 2026).
Are people buying or selling Johan Manzambi this gameweek?: Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 143,437 FPL managers have transferred Johan Manzambi in and 6,390 have transferred him out, a net gain of 137,047 teams and a move of +1.2 percentage points in ownership. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 UK time.

Other Aston Villa players

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.