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Thierno Barry in FPL: He Finally Converted. Can He Do It Against Better Teams?
Two weeks ago Thierno Barry was missing chance after chance. Then came the winner at Newcastle and a 16-point haul against Coventry. With Brentford and Liverpool next, can Everton's striker keep scoring against tougher defences?
FPL AI Assistants Compared 2026/27: 5 Tools, One Team, the Same 4 Questions
We asked FPL Cat, FPL Copilot, the official FPL Companion, ChatFPL.ai and Fantasy Football Fix's ChatFPL the same four questions about one team in GW10. What they got right, what each costs, and what each is best for.
5 FPL Differentials for the Next 5 Gameweeks
Five Fantasy Premier League players in fewer than 1 in 10 teams that I rate for Gameweeks 10 to 14, from a 1% midfielder to a defender who has kept six clean sheets in nine.
How ĐOGERI Reached FPL Number One: The Road to 735 Points
From 279,827th to first: ĐOGERI's weekly scores, transfers, four chips and GW9 Wildcard squad, with a three-point lead while the gameweek remains open.
Elite Squads Before Gameweek 9: Top Transfers and Captains
What the top 1,000 FPL managers did for GW9: João Pedro out, Nicolas Jackson in, Haaland captained by 93.3%, plus the top two managers' actual squads.
FPL's Biggest Flops So Far: 5 Pre-Season Favourites That Haven't Clicked
Szoboszlai, Bruno Fernandes, Tzolis, Luke Shaw and O'Reilly were in almost every draft before GW1. Eight gameweeks in, I look at what went wrong.
5 FPL Differentials for the Next 6 Gameweeks
Five Fantasy Premier League players almost nobody owns that I rate for the next six gameweeks, from a cut-price penalty taker to a defender in under 1% of teams.
Best FPL Planners 2026/27: Free & Paid Apps Compared
Compare fpl.team, FPL Cat, PlanFPL, nextXI, LiveFPL, FPL Review and other FPL tools: planning features, free access and what to check before subscribing.
Manchester United: Can You Find FPL Points in the Chaos?
Mbeumo, Mainoo, Cunha or Bruno Fernandes? Which Manchester United players are worth buying in FPL for GW7, with their fixtures, minutes and value for money.
Bot user agents could be a surprisingly good way to advertise to developers
I built an MCP server for FPL. Then 145 user-agent strings showed up: assistants, crawlers, uptime bots, and a surprisingly effective way to advertise to developers.
The Top 100's GW6 Bets: Newcastle Disappoints, Brighton Pays Off
The top 100 after GW5 averaged 67 points after hits in GW6. Their Newcastle purchases disappointed, while Brighton holdings and João Pedro captaincy paid off.
I Let My FPL AI Pick a Free Hit. It Dropped Haaland.
I gave my FPL AI assistant £100m to pick a GW6 Free Hit. It chose Bruno captain and left out Haaland. Watch the picks and the comparison with my real team.
Rate Your FPL Team With AI: Talk FPL With ChatGPT or Claude
ChatGPT and Claude don't know this week's injuries, prices or FPL rules. Connect them to FPL Cat for an AI team rating and advice on your own squad. Free.
Best FPL DEFCON Defenders 2026/27: Who to Pick and Who Was Best Last Season
Last season's top six FPL DEFCON defenders one year on, this season's leaders after GW5, how possession drives DEFCON, and the defenders the FPL Cat model expects to earn the most DEFCON points in GW6–10.
FPL Injuries: International Duty Is No Riskier Than a Gameweek
4 seasons of FPL data: players on international duty get hurt about as often as in a normal gameweek. Who's injured this break: Isak, Konsa, Gakpo, Tzolis.
Fulham: An FPL Team to Watch Before Their Two Easiest Fixtures of the Season
Fulham are 19th in the Premier League after five games, but our Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) shows their kindest run of the season starts right after the international break — three of their next six games are against the league's only three promoted sides.
FPL DEFCON Midfielders: 16 with Attacking Returns (GW1–5)
Which FPL midfielders combine DEFCON and attacking points? We compare 104 players with 180+ minutes; 16 earned points in both through Gameweek 5.
How FPL Bonus Points Work: The BPS Explained (2026/27)
How Fantasy Premier League bonus points are calculated: the full 2026/27 BPS table, what changed this season, how ties are split, when bonus is confirmed, and what it took to earn bonus in Gameweeks 1-5.
What the Top 100 FPL Managers Did Differently: The Elite Template After GW5
I pulled all 500 squads the top 100 Fantasy Premier League managers fielded in Gameweeks 1-5. Here's the 15-man elite template that fits in £100m, and the players they own that you probably don't.
Inside the World's #1 FPL Team: Every Chip, Every Transfer, Gameweek by Gameweek
A data breakdown of the actual #1-ranked Fantasy Premier League manager in the world through Gameweek 5 — their real weekly scores, all four chips used in the first five gameweeks, bench points left on the table, and the squad before and after their Gameweek 4 wildcard.
Should You Buy Pascal Groß in FPL? Not Yet — Here's Why
In Fantasy Premier League, Pascal Groß is outscoring his underlying numbers by a wide margin this season. The points are real, but the process behind them isn't built to last.
Welcome to FPL Cat
What FPL Cat is, and how AI team analysis, dashboards, and this blog fit together.
Fantasy Premier League Fixture Difficulty Ratings: What They Do (and Don't) Tell You
How Fantasy Premier League's (FPL) 1-5 fixture difficulty rating works, where it's useful, and where it misleads.