Post-GW29 review · Manager: Luka Ortulan · State as of Gameweek 29 · 2025/26 Season
mirinda sits 1 point behind the global leader with an enormous £7.0m in the bank — the highest spending power of all five squads. Four players are clearly underperforming (Schade, Kroupi Jr, Thiago, Mbeumo) and can be systematically replaced without spending a single hit. This is a squad positioned to leapfrog to #1 with smart transfers over GW30–33.
| Player | Club | Pos | Price | Form | Total Pts | GW30 Fix | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raya | ARS | GK | £6.0m | 3.2 | 122 | EVE(h) FDR3 ⚠ BLANK GW31 | HOLD |
| Virgil ★ | LIV | DEF | £6.2m | 9.0 | 130 | TOT(h) FDR4 | HOLD |
| Gabriel | ARS | DEF | £7.2m | 5.8 | 164 | EVE(h) FDR3 ⚠ BLANK GW31 | HOLD |
| Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | £5.7m | 5.0 | 136 | ARS(a) FDR5 | MONITOR |
| Muñoz | CRY | DEF | £5.9m | 3.0 | 109 | LEE(h) FDR2 ⚠ BLANK GW31 + DOUBTFUL | SELL |
| Mbeumo | MUN | MID | £8.7m | 3.8 | 118 | AVL(h) FDR3 | SELL |
| Schade | BRE | MID | £6.9m | 2.8 | 97 | WOL(h) FDR2 | SELL |
| B. Fernandes C | MUN | MID | £10.1m | 6.2 | 166 | AVL(h) FDR3 | HOLD |
| Thiago | BRE | FWD | £7.2m | 3.0 | 143 | WOL(h) FDR2 | SELL |
| Ekitiké | LIV | FWD | £9.1m | 5.2 | 123 | TOT(h) FDR4 | HOLD |
| Kroupi Jr | BOU | FWD | £4.7m | 1.5 | 72 | BUR(a) FDR2 | SELL |
| Player | Club | Pos | Price | Form | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dúbravka | BUR | GK | £4.0m | 1.2 | Cheap backup GK — fine for now |
| Wilson | FUL | MID | £6.0m | 5.5 | ⚠ DOUBTFUL — fitness concern |
| Rice ★ | ARS | MID | £7.4m | 5.2 | ⚠ £7.4m STAR BENCHED — restructure XI to include ⚠ BLANK GW31 |
| Senesi | BOU | DEF | £5.0m | 5.5 | Solid bench cover |
Without MCI assets in the XI, B. Fernandes is the clear captaincy choice — he has shown the ability to rack up big hauls at Old Trafford. If you bring in Semenyo or Haaland before GW30 (which the Transfer Strategy recommends), armband priority shifts decisively to the MCI asset facing WHU away (FDR2).
Rice has 160 total points and is one of the best-value premiums in the game — yet he's glued to the bench. The starting XI formation (4-3-3 using Mbeumo/Schade/B.Fernandes as MIDs, Thiago/Ekitiké/Kroupi Jr as FWDs) needs restructuring. Selling Schade + Kroupi Jr opens the path to a formation that starts Rice automatically.
Schade (F:2.8, BRE), Kroupi Jr (F:1.5, BOU), Thiago (F:3.0, BRE), and Mbeumo (F:3.8, MUN) are all returning below expectation. With £7.0m in the bank, all four can be replaced across 3–4 free transfers over the coming gameweeks with zero hits.
Muñoz (CRY) is both flagged as Doubtful AND faces a GW31 blank. This is a double problem. He should be the first transfer target given both the fitness risk and the blank exposure. Senesi is already on the bench as a ready-made replacement.
Only 3 starting players blank in GW31: Raya (ARS GK), Gabriel (ARS DEF), and Muñoz (CRY DEF). Compared to other squads this is relatively contained. Note that GK blanks count as ~1pt typically. The bigger risk is if you haven't yet offloaded Muñoz before GW31.
| Team | Opponent | Venue | FDR | FPL Assets in Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARS | EVE | Home | 3 | Gabriel, Raya, Rice(b) |
| MUN | AVL | Home | 3 | Mbeumo, B. Fernandes |
| LIV | TOT | Home | 4 | Virgil, Ekitiké |
| EVE | ARS | Away | 5 | Tarkowski |
| CRY | LEE | Home | 2 | Muñoz (DOUBT) |
| BRE | WOL | Home | 2 | Schade, Thiago |
| BOU | BUR | Away | 2 | Kroupi Jr, Senesi(b) |
| FUL | NFO | Away | 3 | Wilson(b, DOUBT) |
Generated after GW29 · Data sourced from FPL API · omarbahader.github.io/FPLReports