Should I keep or sell Sidiki Cherif in FPL?

The signals on Sidiki Cherif before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 32% of the available minutes (3 starts in 8), FPL projects 5.0 points for him next, at home to Sunderland (difficulty 3 of 5), his next five fixtures average 2.6 difficulty and 1,680 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the forwards FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Brandon Thomas-Asante (£5.0m, 4.0 xP), Oli McBurnie (£5.5m, 3.7 xP) and Zian Flemming (£5.5m, 2.3 xP).

Sidiki Cherif

Coventry City · forward · £5.0m

Owned0.4%
Price16% to a rise
Playingfit

Data as of 28 October 2026 · refreshes every 15 minutes

Owned by: 0.4%; 0.0pp this gameweek
Transfers this GW: +2K; 5K in · 4K out
Price: £5.0m; predictor: rising 16%
Form: 5.0; points per game, last 30 days
Expected points: 5.0 xP; FPL's projection, next gameweek
This gameweek: 2 pts; fit and available

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Price tonight

16% to a rise

Ownership, 7 days

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from 0.4%

Next 5

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upper case = home

This week's duel

Cherif or Kostoulas?

Live on FPLBubbles as of 28 October 2026 for Sidiki Cherif: tonight's price-change predictor, checked again at every update before the 00:00 UK change; his ownership has held at 0.4% over the last week; his next 5 fixtures are Sunderland, at Everton, Crystal Palace, at Leeds, Ipswich Town (average difficulty 2.6). This week's head-to-head on the site: Sidiki Cherif or Charalampos Kostoulas.

In Gameweek 8, Sidiki Cherif has scored 2 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.4% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £5.0m (28 October 2026). On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Sidiki Cherif 16% of the way to a price rise from £5.0m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.

Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 5,186 FPL managers have transferred Sidiki Cherif in and 3,506 have transferred him out, a net gain of 1,680 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 UK time. He is a forward for Coventry City with 16 points this season, 4 per game, form 5.0 over the last 30 days and 232 of a possible 720 minutes played. See him on the bubble map.

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Ownership, 21 Aug to 28 Oct

From 0.1% to 0.4% of teams. Daily snapshots; GW1 and GW2 backfilled from the official per-gameweek history.

Minutes and starts

232' · 3 starts in 8 gameweeks

32% 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

3.1 per 90 · 8 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: 1
xG: 0.37
xA: 0.02
xGI: 0.39
Bonus: 3
BPS: 59
Pts per £m: 3.2

Next 5 fixtures

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

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

Price

£5.0m now, unchanged 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 £5.0m, fit, by FPL's own expected points for the next gameweek. Cherif is on 5.0 xP.

Head-to-heads this week

Cherif vs Kostoulas

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Sidiki Cherif in FPL: the questions people ask

Should I keep or sell Sidiki Cherif in FPL?: The signals on Sidiki Cherif before the next Fantasy Premier League deadline: he has played 32% of the available minutes (3 starts in 8), FPL projects 5.0 points for him next, at home to Sunderland (difficulty 3 of 5), his next five fixtures average 2.6 difficulty and 1,680 managers have bought him since the deadline. At a similar price, the forwards FPL projects highest for the next gameweek are Brandon Thomas-Asante (£5.0m, 4.0 xP), Oli McBurnie (£5.5m, 3.7 xP) and Zian Flemming (£5.5m, 2.3 xP).
Is Sidiki Cherif going up or down in price tonight?: On 28 October 2026, FPL's official price-change predictor has Sidiki Cherif 16% of the way to a price rise from £5.0m, with no crossing projected in the next three nights.
How many managers own Sidiki Cherif in FPL?: In Gameweek 8, Sidiki Cherif has scored 2 Fantasy Premier League points and is owned by 0.4% of the game's 10.6 million managers at £5.0m (28 October 2026).
Are people buying or selling Sidiki Cherif this gameweek?: Since the Gameweek 8 deadline, 5,186 FPL managers have transferred Sidiki Cherif in and 3,506 have transferred him out, a net gain of 1,680 teams. The next deadline, for Gameweek 9, is Saturday 31 October at 11:00 UK time.

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