Should I keep or sell Maxim De Cuyper in FPL?

The signals on Maxim De Cuyper before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has started every gameweek so far (580 of 630 minutes), FPL projects 10.5 points for him next, away at Liverpool (difficulty 4 of 5), his next five fixtures average 3.4 difficulty and 190,297 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the defenders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Luka Vušković (£5.1m, 9.5 xP), Benjamin White (£5.4m, 5.5 xP) and Sven Botman (£5.0m, 5.5 xP).

Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton · defender · £5.3m

Owned41.4%
Price15% to a rise
Playingfit

In Gameweek 7, Maxim De Cuyper has scored 6 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 41.4% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £5.3m (23 October 2026). On 23 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Maxim De Cuyper 15% of the way to a price rise from £5.3m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.

Since the Gameweek 7 deadline, 210,623 FPL managers have transferred Maxim De Cuyper in and 20,326 have transferred him out, a net gain of 190,297 teams and a move of +1.7 percentage points in ownership. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time. He is a defender for Brighton with 59 points this season, 8.4 per game, form 10.5 over the last 30 days and 580 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: 41.4%; +1.7pp this gameweek
Transfers this GW: +190K; 211K in · 20K out
Price: £5.3m; +0.1 this GW · predictor: rising 15%
Form: 10.5; points per game, last 30 days
Expected points: 10.5 xP; FPL's projection, next gameweek
This gameweek: 6 pts; fit and available

Ownership, 21 Aug to 23 Oct

From 1.7% to 41.4% of teams. Daily snapshots; GW1 and GW2 backfilled from the official per-gameweek history.

Minutes and starts

580' · 7 starts in 7 gameweeks

Nailed: started every gameweek and played most of the minutes.

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

3.6 per 90 · 23 total

Short of the 10 a defender 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: 3
xG: 1.80
xA: 0.80
xGI: 2.60
Bonus: 8
BPS: 197
Pts per £m: 11.1

Next 5 fixtures

GW	Opponent	Venue	Difficulty
8	LIV	Away	4/5
9	MCI	Away	5/5
10	BRE	Home	3/5
11	HUL	Away	2/5
12	NEW	Home	3/5

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

Price

£5.3m now, up 0.8 since the start of the season, up 0.1 this gameweek. No price change is close according to the official predictor. Tonight's price changes.

Alternatives at a similar price

Defenders within £0.5m of £5.3m, fit, by FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. De Cuyper is on 10.5 xP.

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Maxim De Cuyper in FPL: the questions people ask

Should I keep or sell Maxim De Cuyper in FPL?: The signals on Maxim De Cuyper before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has started every gameweek so far (580 of 630 minutes), FPL projects 10.5 points for him next, away at Liverpool (difficulty 4 of 5), his next five fixtures average 3.4 difficulty and 190,297 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the defenders FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Luka Vušković (£5.1m, 9.5 xP), Benjamin White (£5.4m, 5.5 xP) and Sven Botman (£5.0m, 5.5 xP).
Is Maxim De Cuyper going up or down in price tonight?: On 23 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Maxim De Cuyper 15% of the way to a price rise from £5.3m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.
How many managers own Maxim De Cuyper in FPL?: In Gameweek 7, Maxim De Cuyper has scored 6 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 41.4% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £5.3m (23 October 2026).
Are people buying or selling Maxim De Cuyper this gameweek?: Since the Gameweek 7 deadline, 210,623 FPL managers have transferred Maxim De Cuyper in and 20,326 have transferred him out, a net gain of 190,297 teams and a move of +1.7 percentage points in ownership. The next deadline, for Gameweek 8, is Friday 23 October at 18:30 UK time.

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