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⚽️🧠FPL Brain GW9: Free Hit & Wild Card

Free Hit, Wild card, and Weekly Differentials ⚽️🧠

October 23, 2025

Free Hitting this week?

Statistically optimized Free Hit team based on underlying + fixtures

Pope
vs Fulham
Senesi
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.16 · Def/90 13.75
Krejčí
vs Burnley
xGI/90 0.21 · Def/90 6.60
Mukiele
vs Chelsea
xGI/90 0.11 · Def/90 12.50
Gakpo
vs Brentford
xGI/90 0.59
Minteh
vs Man Utd
xGI/90 0.43
Semenyo
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.52
B.Fernandes
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.74
Mbeumo
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.55
Haaland
vs Aston Villa
xGI/90 1.34
Welbeck
vs Man Utd
xGI/90 0.76

Top ranked players for the next 3 Gameweeks

Pope
vs Fulham
Gabriel
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 0.10 · Def/90 9.38
J.Timber
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 0.36 · Def/90 7.22
Senesi
vs Nott'm Forest
xGI/90 0.16 · Def/90 13.75
Amad
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.52 · Def/90 9.64
B.Fernandes
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.74 · Def/90 10.39
Mbeumo
vs Brighton
xGI/90 0.55 · Def/90 2.63
Eze
vs Crystal Palace
xGI/90 0.48 · Def/90 5.34
Sarr
vs Arsenal
xGI/90 0.61 · Def/90 6.03
Haaland
vs Aston Villa
xGI/90 1.34
Mateta
vs Arsenal
xGI/90 1.08

GW9 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

Nordi Mukiele - £4.1m, DEF — Sunderland — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.11
Def contribs/90 12.5 · Attack: 70% · Defence: 72%
Fixture: vs. Chelsea
Ladislav Krejcí - £4.5m, DEF — Wolves — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.21
Def contribs/90 6.6 · Attack: 88% · Defence: 86%
Fixture: vs. Burnley
Hugo Bueno López - £4.4m, DEF — Wolves — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.2
Def contribs/90 7.16 · Attack: 87% · Defence: 86%
Fixture: vs. Burnley

💥 Differential Midfielders

Yankuba Minteh - £6.0m, MID — Brighton — Rank #1
xGI/90 0.43
Def contribs/90 8.31 · Attack: 94%
Fixture: vs. Man Utd
Brenden Aaronson - £5.4m, MID — Leeds — Rank #2
xGI/90 0.41
Def contribs/90 8.61 · Attack: 94% · Defence: 95%
Fixture: vs. West Ham
Amad Diallo - £6.3m, MID — Man Utd — Rank #3
xGI/90 0.52
Def contribs/90 9.64 · Attack: 95% · Defence: 25%
Fixture: vs. Brighton

💥 Differential Forwards

Danny Welbeck - £6.3m, FWD — Brighton — Rank #1
xGI/90
Attack: 99%
Fixture: vs. Man Utd, vs. Leeds, vs. Crystal Palace
Chris Wood - £7.2m, FWD — Nott'm Forest — Rank #2
xGI/90
Attack: 95%
Fixture: vs. Bournemouth, vs. Man Utd, vs. Leeds
Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues - £6.1m, FWD — Brentford — Rank #3
xGI/90
Attack: 91%
Fixture: vs. Liverpool, vs. Crystal Palace, vs. Newcastle