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FPL Brain GW18: Who to transfer in?

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

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Callum Travaglini
December 24, 2025

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Weekly Algo-Squad: Who are the best GW18 players?

All the top ranked players for this Gameweek only

Raya
vs Brighton
J.Timber
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.27 · Def/90 5.6
Struijk
vs Sunderland
xGI/90 0.15 · Def/90 8.8
Virgil
vs Wolves
xGI/90 0.06 · Def/90 10.5
Hincapie
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.05 · Def/90 9.8
Cunha
vs Newcastle
xGI/90 0.58
Rogers
vs Chelsea
xGI/90 0.41
Grealish
vs Burnley
xGI/90 0.29
Enzo
vs Aston Villa
xGI/90 0.46
Haaland
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 1.13
Calvert-Lewin
vs Sunderland
xGI/90 0.61

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

All the top ranked players for the next 3 Gameweeks

Raya
J.Timber
vs BHA, AVL, BOU
xGI/90 0.27 · Def/90 5.62
Calafiori
vs BHA, AVL, BOU
xGI/90 0.13
Ballard
vs LEE, MCI, TOT
xGI/90 0.13
Senesi
vs BRE, CHE, ARS
xGI/90 0.21
Cunha
vs NEW, WOL, LEE
xGI/90 0.58
Anderson
vs MCI, EVE, AVL
xGI/90 0.13
Yeremy
vs TOT, FUL, NEW
xGI/90 0.44
Rogers
vs CHE, ARS, NFO
xGI/90 0.41
Haaland
vs NFO, SUN, CHE
xGI/90 0.98
Calvert-Lewin
vs SUN, LIV, MUN
xGI/90 0.61

Differential Picks: Who is slipping under the radar?

Low-owned picks that stand out for this week

💥 Differential Defenders

Pascal Struijk - £4.3m, DEF — Leeds — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.13
Def contribs/90 8.8
vs. Sunderland
Piero Hincapié - £5.5m, DEF — Arsenal — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.08
Def contribs/90 9.75
vs. Brighton
Chris Richards - £4.6m, DEF — Crystal Palace — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.1
Def contribs/90 10.64
vs. Spurs

💥 Differential Midfielders

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha - £8.0m, MID — Man Utd — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.53
Def contribs/90 7.61
vs. Newcastle
Enzo Fernández - £6.5m, MID — Chelsea — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.6
Def contribs/90 7.05
vs. Aston Villa
Jack Grealish - £6.5m, MID — Everton — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.33
Def contribs/90 7.46
vs. Burnley

💥 Differential Forwards

Dominic Calvert-Lewin - £5.8m, FWD — Leeds — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.6
vs. Sunderland, vs. Liverpool, vs. Man Utd
Raúl Jiménez Rodríguez - £6.3m, FWD — Fulham — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.42
vs. West Ham, vs. Crystal Palace, vs. Liverpool
Jean-Philippe Mateta - £7.7m, FWD — Crystal Palace — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.73
vs. Spurs, vs. Fulham, vs. Newcastle