FPL Blog

How our GW8 projections actually did: 669 players scored, 1.299 points mean error. The calls we got right and the ones we didn't.

Our Gameweek 9 transfer targets: Muharemović leads on projected points at £5.0m, Neto offers form at £6.5m, and Saka is ruled out with a thigh injury.

Our captain pick for GW9 is Haaland (7.64 projected points). See the top 5, the differential, and the reasoning behind each.

Our honest Gameweek 7 scorecard: the captain call, the hits on Haaland and Evanilson, the Cherki blank, and what an average error of 1.247 points really means.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 8 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Bryan Mbeumo tops our Gameweek 8 captain rankings on 6.96 projected points at home to Bournemouth, with Cunha, Palmer and Rogers the main alternatives.

How our GW6 projections actually did: 667 players scored, 1.234 points mean error. The calls we got right and the ones we didn't.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 7 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Our Gameweek 7 captain rankings: Groß tops the list on 7.46 projected points at home to Crystal Palace, with Haaland, Kostoulas and João Pedro the alternatives.

How our GW5 projections actually did: 127 players scored, 1.423 points mean error. The calls we got right and the ones we didn't.

Our Gameweek 6 transfer targets: Bukayo Saka leads on 6.27 projected points at home to Leeds, with Gomez at £5.0m and Bobb at 0.3% ownership as the cheaper routes in.

Our captain pick for GW6 is B.Fernandes (8.83 projected points). See the top 5, the differential, and the reasoning behind each.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 5 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Bruno Fernandes tops the coachme captain rankings for Gameweek 5 on 6.45 projected points, with Mbeumo, Semenyo and Haaland the main alternatives.

Our honest Gameweek 4 scorecard: the captain call, the three players we nailed, the three we missed, and what a 0.915 average error means for you.

Cody Gakpo leads our Gameweek 4 transfer targets on 6.71 projected points, with Tzolakis and Saka close behind. Prices, minutes security and the risks, explained.

Bruno Fernandes edges Haaland at the top of our Gameweek 4 captain rankings on 7.34 projected points, with Gakpo the safest-fixture alternative.

Our honest Gameweek 3 scorecard: average error of 0.859 points per player, a captain pick that returned 2, and the hits and misses that explain what to expect next week.

Our honest Gameweek 2 scorecard: the captain call that landed, the projections that missed, and what an average error of 0.777 points really means for you.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 3 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Our captain pick for GW3 is B.Fernandes (9.66 projected points). See the top 5, the differential, and the reasoning behind each.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 2 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Cole Palmer edges Erling Haaland at the top of our Gameweek 2 captain rankings. Projected points, ceilings, fixtures and the low-ownership alternative, explained.

A season-long strategy for winning your FPL mini-league — when to copy the popular picks, when to go differential, how the size of your gap should set your risk, and the habits that quietly lose leagues.

What is DEFCON in FPL? Defenders need 10 clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles; midfielders and forwards 12 with recoveries. Both earn 2 points.

A calm, step-by-step way to build your first Fantasy Premier League squad — how to split your £100m, where to spend big, where to save, and how to set up a sensible bench.

Live points, a reworked bonus system, a price-prediction tool, a later Gameweek lockdown and a squad-building assistant. Here's every FPL 2026/27 change in plain English.

Do you get unlimited free transfers in FPL? No — one per Gameweek, banked up to five. Unlimited applies only before the first deadline. Extras cost −4.

How the FPL captain and vice-captain work, and a simple, sensible way to choose your captain each week using fixtures, form and minutes — without chasing last week's hero.

The FPL mistakes that quietly cost beginners points every season — knee-jerk transfers, chasing last week, too many hits, ignoring fixtures — and simple habits to avoid them.

Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost, explained simply — what each FPL chip does, when to play it, and the 2026/27 rules on the two sets and the GW19 deadline.

New to FPL? Here's how Fantasy Premier League works in plain English — your budget, squad, captain, transfers, chips and the GW1 deadline — with none of the jargon.