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FPL Brain GW16: Free Hit & Wild Card Team Suggestions

All your recommended picks, based purely off of statistics, analysis, and fixture ranking

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Callum Travaglini
December 09, 2025

Free Hit Team

All the top ranked players for this Gameweek only

Raya
vs Wolves
J.Timber
vs Wolves
xGI/90 0.28 · Def/90 6.09
Ballard
vs Newcastle
xGI/90 0.14 · Def/90 10.93
Thiaw
vs Sunderland
xGI/90 0.14 · Def/90 8.53
B.Fernandes
vs Bournemouth
xGI/90 0.84 · Def/90 10.61
Saka
vs Wolves
xGI/90 0.81 · Def/90 7.90
Enzo
vs Everton
xGI/90 0.60 · Def/90 6.60
Haaland
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 1.21
Mateta
vs Man City
xGI/90 0.77
Thiago
vs Leeds
xGI/90 0.68

Wildcard Team

All the top ranked players for the next 3 Gameweeks

Kelleher
O’Reilly
xGI/90 0.27 · Def/90 7.42
J.Timber
xGI/90 0.28 · Def/90 6.09
Ballard
xGI/90 0.14 · Def/90 10.93
De Cuyper
xGI/90 0.36 · Def/90 3.73
B.Fernandes
xGI/90 0.84
Saka
xGI/90 0.81
Enzo
xGI/90 0.60
Haaland
xGI/90 1.21
Mateta
xGI/90 0.77
Thiago
xGI/90 0.68

Differential Picks

Low-owned picks that stand out for this week

💥 Differential Picks Explained

These are low-ownership players with strong short-term potential compared to popular picks. Each player’s key stats help you spot hidden value and possible rank gains.

  • xGI/90: Expected goal involvement per 90 minutes (goals + assists).
  • Def contribs/90: Defensive actions (tackles, blocks, interceptions) per 90 minutes.
  • Attack: Projected attacking performance for the next match relative to their opponent.
  • Defence: Projected defensive performance for the next match relative to their opponent
  • Fixture: Player’s next opponent, shown as “vs. Team”.

Use these insights to identify smart differential transfers for upcoming gameweek.

💥 Differential Defenders

Riccardo Calafiori - £5.8m, DEF — Arsenal — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.22
Def contribs/90 6.02
vs. Wolves
Malick Thiaw - £5.0m, DEF — Newcastle — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.14
Def contribs/90 8.53
vs. Sunderland
Nico O'Reilly - £5.2m, DEF — Man City — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.27
Def contribs/90 7.42
vs. Crystal Palace

💥 Differential Midfielders

Enzo Fernández - £6.6m, MID — Chelsea — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.6
Def contribs/90 6.6
vs. Everton
Iliman Ndiaye - £6.5m, MID — Everton — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.4
Def contribs/90 10.13
vs. Chelsea
Cody Gakpo - £7.5m, MID — Liverpool — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.54
Def contribs/90 5.23
vs. Brighton

💥 Differential Forwards

Raúl Jiménez Rodríguez - £6.2m, FWD — Fulham — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.35
vs. Burnley, vs. Nott'm Forest, vs. West Ham
Danny Welbeck - £6.6m, FWD — Brighton — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.56
vs. Liverpool, vs. Sunderland, vs. Arsenal
Lukas Nmecha - £5.0m, FWD — Leeds — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.87
vs. Brentford, vs. Crystal Palace, vs. Sunderland