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FPL Injuries: Who's Hurt This International Break?

Isak, Gakpo, Havertz and five more FPL players were flagged during the international break. Plus: 4 seasons of data on how risky international duty is.

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.

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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.