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FPL Brain GW17: Who to transfer in?

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

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Callum Travaglini
December 17, 2025

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Free Hit Team: Who are the best GW17 players?

All the top ranked players for this Gameweek only

Raya
vs Everton
J.Timber
vs Everton
xGI/90 0.20 · Def/90 5.80
O'Reilly
vs West Ham
xGI/90 0.19 · Def/90 7.55
Ballard
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.11 · Def/90 10.85
Virgil
vs Spurs
xGI/90 0.04 · Def/90 10.75
B.Fernandes
vs Aston Villa
xGI/90 0.90
Saka
vs Everton
xGI/90 0.72
Semenyo
vs Burnley
xGI/90 0.38
Enzo
vs Newcastle
xGI/90 0.52
Haaland
vs West Ham
xGI/90 1.21
Thiago
vs Wolves
xGI/90 0.75

Wildcard Team: Who are the best longer-term picks?

All the top ranked players for the next 3 Gameweeks

Raya
J.Timber
vs EVE, BHA, AVL
xGI/90 0.28 · Def/90 5.80
Ballard
vs BHA, LEE, MCI
xGI/90 0.13 · Def/90 10.85
O'Reilly
vs WHU, NFO, SUN
xGI/90 0.25 · Def/90 7.55
Guéhi
vs LEE, TOT, FUL
xGI/90 0.18 · Def/90 8.07
B.Fernandes
vs AVL, NEW, WOL
xGI/90 0.83
Saka
vs EVE, BHA, AVL
xGI/90 0.79
Enzo
vs NEW, AVL, BOU
xGI/90 0.61
Haaland
vs WHU, NFO, SUN
xGI/90 1.20
Thiago
vs WOL, BOU, TOT
xGI/90 0.79
Mateta
vs LEE, TOT, FUL
xGI/90 0.91

Differential Picks: Who is slipping under the radar?

Low-owned picks that stand out for this week

💥 Differential Defenders

- Nico O'Reilly - £5.3m, DEF — Man City — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.25
Def contribs/90 7.55
vs. West Ham
- Daniel Ballard - £4.6m, DEF — Sunderland — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.13
Def contribs/90 10.85
vs. Brighton
- Sepp van den Berg - £4.5m, DEF — Brentford — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.13
Def contribs/90 8.88
vs. Wolves

💥 Differential Midfielders

- Enzo Fernández - £6.6m, MID — Chelsea — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.61
Def contribs/90 6.9
vs. Newcastle
- Omari Hutchinson - £5.4m, MID — Nott'm Forest — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.53
Def contribs/90 8.2
vs. Fulham
- Yéremy Pino Santos - £5.8m, MID — Crystal Palace — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.52
Def contribs/90 7.17
vs. Leeds

💥 Differential Forwards

- Dominic Calvert-Lewin - £5.6m, FWD — Leeds — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.53
vs. Crystal Palace, vs. Sunderland, vs. Liverpool
- Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa - £7.0m, FWD — Bournemouth — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.39
vs. Burnley, vs. Brentford, vs. Chelsea
- Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz - £5.8m, FWD — Nott'm Forest — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.38
vs. Fulham, vs. Man City, vs. Everton