Gameweek 2

Deadline Preview

Frozen 2026-08-27T16:51:46Z, before the 2026-08-28T17:30:00Z deadline.

Essential targets

• Guéhi MCI · DEF £6.0m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.4 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (8.0 ppg), and price rising.

• Calafiori ARS · DEF £5.6m

  Decent 5gw projection (12.2 xp, ~3.9/gw), excellent form (9.0 ppg), and price rising.

• Rogers CHE · MID £7.5m

  Decent 5gw projection (11.5 xp, ~3.7/gw), excellent form (7.0 ppg), and price rising.

• O'Reilly MCI · DEF £6.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (8.0 xp, ~2.6/gw), , and falling price value.

• Virgil LIV · DEF £6.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (7.9 xp, ~2.5/gw), , and price rising.

• Verbruggen BHA · GKP £4.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (7.7 xp, ~2.5/gw), excellent form (6.0 ppg), and price rising.

Strong targets

• O'Reilly MCI · DEF £6.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (8.0 xp, ~2.6/gw), , and falling price value.

• Virgil LIV · DEF £6.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (7.9 xp, ~2.5/gw), , and price rising.

• Verbruggen BHA · GKP £4.5m

  Moderate 5gw projection (7.7 xp, ~2.5/gw), excellent form (6.0 ppg), and price rising.

Differential targets

• White ARS · DEF £5.5m

  Decent 5gw projection (12.1 xp, ~3.9/gw), excellent form (11.0 ppg), price rising, and differential (6.3% owned).

• Gvardiol MCI · DEF £5.5m

  Decent 5gw projection (12.1 xp, ~3.9/gw), excellent form (7.0 ppg), price rising, and differential (13.3% owned).

• Saka ARS · MID £9.5m

  Decent 5gw projection (12.0 xp, ~3.9/gw), excellent form (11.0 ppg), price rising, and differential (10.4% owned).

Captain picks

1. João Pedro (CHE) — 2.4 projected pts
2. Saka (ARS) — 3.2 projected pts
3. Palmer (CHE) — 3.2 projected pts

Price watch (last 7 days)

Chip guidance

• Wildcard — best window GW8 (low, 4.0/10): IPS, NFO, COV fixture swings (hard → easy) | 📊 Post-international break team restructure
• Free Hit — best window GW2 (low, 0.6/10): Decent opportunity based on current data
• Bench Boost — best window GW2 (low, 2.4/10): Decent opportunity based on current data
• Triple Captain — best window GW6 (decent, 5.2/10): Top captain xP: 4.0 (Raya) | Provisional — FPL has not published meaningful projections yet | Home fixture advantage

The GafferLab XI's move

• In: Wissa · Out: Calvert-Lewin
• Captain: Mbeumo · Formation 1-5-4-1 · projected 36.16 pts

The Review

Settled 2026-09-01T17:49:28Z.

Best XI of the gameweek (1-4-5-1, 143 pts)

• Tzolakis HUL · GKP 10 pts
• Tarkowski EVE · DEF 12 pts
• Calafiori ARS · DEF 11 pts
• Hall NEW · DEF 11 pts
• Dedić NEW · DEF 11 pts
• B.Fernandes MUN · MID 23 pts
• Cherki MCI · MID 14 pts
• Groß BHA · MID 13 pts
• Gibbs-White NFO · MID 13 pts
• Scott BOU · MID 12 pts
• Haaland MCI · FWD 13 pts

Biggest hauls

1. B.Fernandes (MUN) — 23 pts (3G 1A, 3 bonus)
2. Cherki (MCI) — 14 pts (2G 0A, 3 bonus)
3. Groß (BHA) — 13 pts (1G 1A, 3 bonus)
4. Haaland (MCI) — 13 pts (2G 0A, 3 bonus)
5. Gibbs-White (NFO) — 13 pts (1G 1A, 3 bonus)

Template heartbreak

• Tzolis (ARS) — 0 pts at 23.2% ownership
• Verbruggen (BHA) — 0 pts at 21.6% ownership
• Kinsky (TOT) — 1 pts at 20.6% ownership
• O'Reilly (MCI) — 2 pts at 19.4% ownership
• Guéhi (MCI) — 2 pts at 19.1% ownership

How the GafferLab XI did

• 60 pts · captain Mbeumo · 1 transfer(s)

GW in Numbers

Computed 2026-09-01T17:50:11Z from the season database.

Best XI of the gameweek (4-5-1, 166 pts, £80.1m)

• Tzolakis HUL · GKP · £4.5m 10 pts
• Dedić NEW · DEF · £4.5m 11 pts
• Groß BHA · MID · £5.5m 13 pts
• Scott BOU · MID · £6.0m 12 pts
• Cherki MCI · MID · £7.5m 14 pts
• Haaland MCI · FWD · £15.5m 13 pts
• Hall NEW · DEF · £5.0m 11 pts
• Calafiori ARS · DEF · £5.6m 11 pts
• B.Fernandes (C) MUN · MID · £12.0m 23 pts
• Tarkowski EVE · DEF · £6.0m 12 pts
• Gibbs-White NFO · MID · £8.0m 13 pts

Rank swings

Ownership basis: overall selected-by % — no top-10k effective-ownership sample for this gameweek.

Haul & blank rates (haul ≥ 10 pts, blank ≤ 2 pts, players with minutes only)

Price moves (6 rises · 11 falls this gameweek window)