FPL Team Advice – Gameweek 27

Suggested Formation & Starting XI

Formation: 3-5-2

  • Sánchez (CHE) – Adj xPts: 1.8 | Raw xPts: 1.5 | FDR: 1
  • Hill (BOU) – Adj xPts: 7.7 | Raw xPts: 7 | FDR: 2
  • Virgil (LIV) – Adj xPts: 6.5 | Raw xPts: 6.5 | FDR: 3
  • Guéhi (MCI) – Adj xPts: 4.5 | Raw xPts: 4.5 | FDR: 3
  • Semenyo (MCI) – Adj xPts: 6.9 | Raw xPts: 6.9 | FDR: 3
  • B.Fernandes (MUN) – Adj xPts: 5.9 | Raw xPts: 5.9 | FDR: 3
  • Rogers (AVL) – Adj xPts: 5.83 | Raw xPts: 5.3 | FDR: 2
  • Mbeumo (MUN) – Adj xPts: 5.7 | Raw xPts: 5.7 | FDR: 3
  • Rice (ARS) – Adj xPts: 4.3 | Raw xPts: 4.3 | FDR: 3
  • Ekitiké (LIV) – Adj xPts: 4.1 | Raw xPts: 4.1 | FDR: 3
  • Watkins (AVL) – Adj xPts: 3.63 | Raw xPts: 3.3 | FDR: 2

Bench Order

  1. Gabriel (ARS) – Adj xPts: 4.2
  2. Kroupi.Jr (BOU) – Adj xPts: 2.86
  3. Dúbravka (BUR) – Adj xPts: 1.35
  4. Cucurella (CHE) – Adj xPts: 0

Captain & Vice-Captain Recommendation

Captain: Sánchez (CHE) – Adj xPts: 1.8

Vice-Captain: Hill (BOU) – Adj xPts: 7.7

Chip Suggestions

  • Triple Captain: probably worth saving for a stronger double gameweek or better fixture swing.
  • Bench Boost: bench looks relatively weak; consider saving the chip.
  • Free Hit: best reserved for major blank or double gameweeks rather than this one.

Potential Transfer Targets

Players with higher adjusted expected points than your weakest starters, same position and roughly affordable.

  • João Pedro (CHE) for Watkins (+6.81 Adj xPts)
  • Martinez (AVL) for Sánchez (+5.13 Adj xPts)
  • Petrović (BOU) for Sánchez (+3.48 Adj xPts)
  • Hill (BOU) for Guéhi (+3.2 Adj xPts)
  • Donnarumma (MCI) for Sánchez (+3.1 Adj xPts)
  • O'Reilly (MCI) for Guéhi (+3 Adj xPts)
  • Semenyo (MCI) for Rice (+2.6 Adj xPts)
  • Adli (BOU) for Rice (+2.3 Adj xPts)
  • Scott (BOU) for Rice (+2.08 Adj xPts)
  • Bowen (WHU) for Watkins (+2.07 Adj xPts)