The Template XI
FPL Verdict
This is the most-selected squad in FPL right now, built from live ownership data — a sample so you can see the analysis before your own picks lock in.
Our rating of your XI: output, form, minutes and underlying numbers
Next 3 GWs · avg FDR 3.09
2.7 pts per £m · a typical starter returns 1.4 · squad £112.4m
Higher is worse · 0 flagged by FPL · 0 of 11 short of regular minutes
Avg ownership 38.3% · higher score means a rarer squad
Best: De Cuyper
What we think
Your attack is the engine of this team (rating 78/100), while your goalkeeper lags at 44/100.
Fixtures are neutral at an average FDR of 3.09, so player quality decides your next few weeks, not the schedule.
At 38.3% average ownership this is a template build. Safe, but you need a differential or two to actually climb.
De Cuyper is a defensible armband: 7 pts/game, form 7.0, 1 clean sheets last season, home to LEE (FDR 2).
£24.0m on the bench is expensive insurance. Downgrade one and reinvest.
Strengths
Your attack is doing the heavy lifting
Average FPL Verdict rating of 78/100 across your starting attack — the strongest unit in your XI.
You own a genuine captain
De Cuyper scores 94/100 on our captain model, so you are not guessing with the armband.
Weaknesses
Your goalkeeper is the weak link
It rates 44/100, well behind your attack at 78/100.
Template-heavy squad, limited edge
Your starting XI averages 38.3% ownership. You will move with the crowd rather than climb past it.
Your bench is doing expensive nothing
£24.0m is sat outside your XI. That money should be working on the pitch.
Who takes the armband
Ranked on points per game, form, underlying attacking numbers and the next two fixtures.
7 pts/game, form 7.0, 1 clean sheets last season, home to LEE (FDR 2).
8.3 pts/game, form 8.3, 0.99 xGI per 90, home to COV (FDR 2).
8 pts/game, form 8.0, 0.99 xGI per 90, home to COV (FDR 2).
7.3 pts/game, form 7.3, 1 clean sheets last season, home to COV (FDR 2).
9 pts/game, form 9.0, 1.03 xGI per 90, away at EVE (FDR 3).
Who to sell, and who to buy
Same position, within budget, available and playing regularly.
Tzolakis brings 8.7 pts/game against 6, stronger form (8.7 vs 4.0), and costs £1.4m less.
Egan brings 7.7 pts/game against 6.5, stronger form (7.7 vs 4.3), and costs £4.0m less.
Mendy brings stronger form (8.0 vs 6.7), and costs £1.7m less.
Your 15
Data note: Squad, prices and fixtures come from the official Fantasy Premier League API. Squad score, captain score and transfer projections are FPL Verdict estimates, not official FPL statistics or guaranteed outcomes.