The Playbook

Our FPL GW7 preview compares Semenyo and Cherki, weighs Haaland’s rest risk and checks the defender choices with updated eight-gameweek projected points.

FPL GW7 preview: captain Haaland, compare Semenyo with Cherki and Guéhi with Gvardiol, and check the differential and team news before Saturday.

Our FPL GW6 review marks the Fernandes captaincy miss, winning player pair and losing transfers, then explains what to keep before the GW7 deadline.

Saka or Gabriel for FPL GW6? Compare two affordable player pairs, captaincy and injury flags before the 10 October deadline, with eight-gameweek projections.

A dated 2026/27 study of 150 budget FPL players after GW5, with minutes, starts, points per £1m, a downloadable CSV and a reproducible method.

The best budget FPL players ranked by their worst projected week, not their total. Xhaka and Murillo lead the floor, and both are owned by under 4 per cent.

Five FPL injury flags going into GW6, priced over eight gameweeks. The biggest absence cost in our top 10 belongs to a player carrying no flag at all.

A clean sheet pays an FPL defender 4 points and a midfielder 1. Here are the rules, the 60-minute catch, and which clubs are most likely to keep one.

There is no formation picker in FPL. How to change your shape, the eight legal formations, and why the third forward is the slot that quietly costs you.

How the FPL bench works: automatic substitutions, bench order, and which cheap players actually deserve your 12th slot, with projections for GW6 to GW13.

The best FPL goalkeepers for the next eight gameweeks, ranked by The Algorithm. The position spans £1.6m and under five points, so spend it outfield.

FPL GW5 review: 69% of the moves The Algorithm recommended finished level with what managers already did. The receipts, and the two moves worth the break.

FPL GW5 preview: six clubs read a 34.5% clean sheet or better and the defenders attached are barely owned. Tarkowski 5.3, Gabriel 5.0, Murillo 4.7 at 2.1%.

The best FPL tools for 2026/27 sorted by job: planning transfers ahead, projected points, rating your squad, live rank and team news, free and paid.

Our FPL GW4 review: The Algorithm's frozen XI beat the game's average but its captain pick lost, and the checked data points to two clear GW5 moves.

FPL GW4 preview: a 13:30 Saturday deadline rewards nailed players. The minutes that matter, three transfer calls and a 3.3% owned differential.

FPL GW3 review: the Fernandes sell was right and the Saka buy was not. What The Algorithm projected, what happened, and the GW4 transfer calls now.

FPL differentials only pay when the projection gap is small. How to price ownership against expected points, with four live examples and verdicts.

FPL fixture difficulty is one number doing two jobs. Our Gameweek 4 read on all 20 clubs, ranked for attack and for clean sheets, and where the two disagree.

FPL GW3 preview: Haaland leads by 1.46, nine of our top 40 are Man City, and the 69.4%-owned striker who misses the list. Verdicts before Friday's 18:30 deadline.

FPL GW2 review: the opening two rounds are settled, four Hull players have outscored Haaland, and the buy, hold and sell calls that follow before Friday.

FPL captain GW3: Haaland is 1.57 clear, the widest gap of the season. Our pick, the best differential armband, and why Gameweek 4 reopens the question.

An FPL blank gameweek wrecks squads in spring, but the exposure is built now. What a blank is, what autosubs fix, and the concentration test to run today.

The FPL points system pays a defender six for a goal and a forward four. Here is what that asymmetry means for how you build a squad in 2026/27.

FPL GW2 preview: our captain call flipped overnight, Haaland 6.63 to Fernandes 6.52. Plus a £4.5m defender beating a 41.5% owned pick, and one differential.

FPL captain GW2: The Algorithm splits Fernandes and Haaland by 0.145 points. The armband call, the cliff beneath the top two, and the vice captain decision.

Our FPL GW1 review: the three priciest template picks returned two points each, a £4.5m defender outscored every forward, and what it changes for GW2.

How many FPL free transfers you get, how rolling to five works, and the numbers that show when a minus four hit actually pays. Updated for 2026/27.

FPL bench boost explained for 2026/27: how many you get, when to play it, and what The Algorithm says your bench is actually worth in a normal gameweek.

FPL GW1 tips built on The Algorithm's own numbers: the captaincy gap, the tier break after third, the fixtures to load into, and a 9.2% owned differential.

Triple captain FPL explained: the rules, the 2 January deadline, and what The Algorithm says the chip is actually worth in points. Verdict for Gameweek 1.

FPL free hit explained for 2026/27: what the chip does, how many you get, the January expiry, and what The Algorithm says a one-week squad swap is worth.

Defensive contribution FPL explained for 2026/27: the 10 and 12 action thresholds, what changed around them, and which players actually earn the two points.

FPL bonus points changed in four places for 2026/27. What each tweak does, who gains, and where The Algorithm expects the bonus to land in Gameweek 1.

An FPL double gameweek is not simply double points. The Algorithm rates one club's fixtures 2.6x apart, so which double you chase decides the chip.

What does the vice captain do in FPL? It only pays out when your captain plays zero minutes. Here is what the armband is really worth, and our Gameweek 1 call.

Is Semenyo worth it in FPL 2026/27? At £8.5m he is 26.1% owned and third among midfielders on our six-week board. The verdict, and the flaw in it.

The best FPL midfielders for 2026/27, ranked by projected points and value. Why the £6.0m band beats the £9.5m band, and where the crowd has it right.

Best FPL forwards 2026/27 ranked by The Algorithm: prices, ownership and projected points for the opening six gameweeks, plus the £6.0m pick beating a £7.5m one.

The best FPL defenders for 2026/27, ranked on projected points, price and ownership. Why Tarkowski at 9.8 per cent beats the £4.0m promoted-side punts.

Picking your FPL captain for GW1? Haaland leads our projections by 0.15 points over Bruno Fernandes. Prices, ownership and minutes risk for the full board.

The best FPL goalkeepers for 2026/27, ranked on projected points for the opening six. Goalkeeper is the flattest position in the game, and the £1.5m is worth more elsewhere.

FPL predicted points for 2026/27 are live. The Algorithm's top 10 for GW1-6, why the list inverts on price, and the four best-value picks nobody owns yet.

FPL wildcard 2026/27: your first four chips expire on 2 January. Our own fixture ratings show why Gameweek 4 is the hinge, and when to actually play it.

Most FPL squads fail on timing, not talent. What an AI FPL team rater should actually check, and the six-gameweek schedule flaw hiding in the most-owned picks.

Is Haaland worth it in FPL 2026/27? At £15.5m and 75.2% owned, the question is structural. The fixture case, the budget math and the planner's verdict.

The FPL template team 2026/27 is £3.5m over budget. See the full most-owned XI, the exact maths, and which template picks The Algorithm backs.

Five FPL differentials and traps for GW1 2026/27: where ownership and the opening fixtures disagree, computed from The Algorithm's own fixture ratings.

Rate my FPL team: the six checks KnightManagers runs on any 2026/27 GW1 squad, from template budget math to fixture runs, plus a free tool that scores yours.

FPL chip strategy for 2026/27: how the two-set chip system works, when to play each Wildcard, Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Free Hit, and the GW19 trap.

FPL's new official Price Change Predictor explained: when it launches, how 2026/27 price changes and sell prices work, and when chasing value costs points.

Every confirmed FPL 2026/27 player price so far, updated daily, and what the early rises mean for how you build your GW1 squad.

How KnightManagers plans your FPL season: The Algorithm optimises transfers, captaincy and chips across an eight-gameweek horizon.

The four confirmed FPL 2026/27 rule changes and what they actually change for your GW1 squad: live points, the BPS tackle tweak, provisional scores, and DefCon.