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Chris Richards FPL price & points

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Richards
£4.9m

Price

£4.9m

▼ £0.1m this season

Points

27

51st of 160 defenders

GW11 predicted

3.7

FPL Cat model · free

Form

2.2

Points a match, last 30 days

Owned

0.5%

Top 100: none

Next fixture

④ COV (a)

Difficulty from the FPL Cat model

Chris Richards is a £4.9m Crystal Palace defender in Fantasy Premier League. Richards has 27 points from 10 appearances this season (2.7 per appearance), with a form of 2.2. The best return so far was 8 points in gameweek 5 against LEE (a). Next up: COV (a), HUL (h), CHE (a), a tough run according to the FPL Cat fixture model. Last season (2025/26) Richards scored 128 points.

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Chris Richards FPL predicted points

FPL Cat model · updated daily

Gameweek 11

3.7 pts

COV (A)95% to play · ~84'

GW11: 3.7 pts on average — but points are lumpy:

12%🎯 Return
5%🚀 Haul (10+)
57%⚪ Blank (≤3)
  • NailedStarted 5 of his last 5, ~90' a start (90', 90', 90', 90', 90')
  • Low threat0.03 xG + xA per 90 this season, below average for a def
  • DEFCON~1.0 pts a game expected from defensive contributions
  • Tough fixturesNext 3: COV (A), HUL (H), CHE (A), average difficulty 3.7

Next gameweeks

Averages from the FPL Cat model, tested against past seasons; points are lumpy, so the chances say how often he blanks or hauls. Plan your whole team →

27
2.2
£4.9m

Points breakdown

  • Clean sheets4
  • Defensive contribution14
  • Appearances20
  • Goals conceded-10
  • Cards / own goals-1

Points per gameweek

average 2.7
2.7GW1: 3 pts, 90 min31GW2: 0 pts, 90 min02GW3: 1 pts, 90 min13GW4: 2 pts, 90 min24GW5: 8 pts, 90 min85GW6: 4 pts, 90 min46GW7: 2 pts, 90 min27GW8: 3 pts, 90 min38GW9: 3 pts, 90 min39GW10: 1 pts, 90 min110

Gameweeks

GWMinBreakdownAppCSDefConGCCardsPts
GW1 vs EVE (a)90'
2–2-1–3
GW2 vs MCI90'
2––-2–0
GW3 vs FUL (a)90'
2––-1–1
GW4 vs IPS90'
2–2-1-12
GW5 vs LEE (a)90'
242––8
GW6 vs NFO90'
2–2––4
GW7 vs BHA (a)90'
2–2-2–2
GW8 vs NEW90'
2–2-1–3
GW9 vs TOT (a)90'
2–2-1–3
GW10 vs LIV90'
2––-1–1

Transfers

677
1,217
31,875
52,999

▼ Net -540 this gameweek

Ownership trend

0.5% · −0.1 pts since 3 Oct
0.5%0.6%0.6%3 Oct15 Nov

Transfer demand

per hour, since 8 Nov
In · 24h
23
Out · 24h
50
Net · 24h
−27
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun+33−75Sun 09:25: 4 in, 2 out (net +2)Sun 10:30: 5 in, 5 out (net +0)Sun 11:00: 3 in, 1 out (net +2)Sun 12:10: 4 in, 5 out (net −1)Sun 13:20: 10 in, 6 out (net +4)Sun 14:30: 7 in, 10 out (net −3)Sun 15:05: 18 in, 11 out (net +7)Sun 16:10: 32 in, 57 out (net −25)Sun 17:20: 33 in, 75 out (net −42)Sun 18:25: 25 in, 45 out (net −20)Sun 19:15: 14 in, 38 out (net −24)Sun 20:25: 13 in, 35 out (net −22)Sun 21:00: 5 in, 10 out (net −5)Sun 22:10: 21 in, 33 out (net −12)Sun 23:20: 12 in, 27 out (net −15)Mon 00:30: 7 in, 15 out (net −8)Mon 01:05: 2 in, 10 out (net −8)Mon 02:00: 4 in, 13 out (net −9)Mon 03:10: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Mon 04:15: 3 in, 5 out (net −2)Mon 05:20: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Mon 06:30: 4 in, 9 out (net −5)Mon 07:00: 3 in, 9 out (net −6)Mon 08:05: 2 in, 10 out (net −8)Mon 09:15: 6 in, 18 out (net −12)Mon 10:25: 9 in, 13 out (net −4)Mon 11:00: 2 in, 11 out (net −9)Mon 12:10: 5 in, 29 out (net −24)Mon 13:20: 4 in, 12 out (net −8)Mon 14:30: 3 in, 11 out (net −8)Mon 15:00: 2 in, 9 out (net −7)Mon 16:10: 5 in, 22 out (net −17)Mon 17:15: 7 in, 15 out (net −8)Mon 18:20: 4 in, 17 out (net −13)Mon 19:30: 3 in, 19 out (net −16)Mon 20:00: 2 in, 6 out (net −4)Mon 21:10: 4 in, 15 out (net −11)Mon 22:20: 5 in, 8 out (net −3)Mon 23:30: 7 in, 8 out (net −1)Tue 00:15: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Tue 01:15: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Tue 02:00: 2 in, 4 out (net −2)Tue 03:10: 4 in, 3 out (net +1)Tue 04:15: 0 in, 5 out (net −5)Tue 05:20: 3 in, 2 out (net +1)Tue 06:20: 0 in, 4 out (net −4)Tue 07:30: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Tue 08:00: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Tue 09:05: 4 in, 6 out (net −2)Tue 10:15: 0 in, 5 out (net −5)Tue 11:25: 2 in, 1 out (net +1)Tue 12:00: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Tue 13:10: 6 in, 8 out (net −2)Tue 14:20: 0 in, 10 out (net −10)Tue 15:30: 3 in, 4 out (net −1)Tue 16:05: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Tue 17:10: 0 in, 6 out (net −6)Tue 18:20: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Tue 19:30: 1 in, 12 out (net −11)Tue 20:05: 1 in, 7 out (net −6)Tue 21:10: 7 in, 8 out (net −1)Tue 22:15: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Tue 23:25: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Wed 00:00: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Wed 01:10: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Wed 02:00: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Wed 03:10: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Wed 04:15: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Wed 05:20: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)Wed 06:20: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Wed 07:30: 2 in, 1 out (net +1)Wed 08:05: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)Wed 09:10: 0 in, 4 out (net −4)Wed 10:20: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Wed 11:30: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Wed 12:00: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Wed 13:10: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Wed 14:20: 1 in, 5 out (net −4)Wed 15:30: 5 in, 4 out (net +1)Wed 16:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Wed 17:10: 3 in, 5 out (net −2)Wed 18:20: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Wed 19:25: 1 in, 7 out (net −6)Wed 20:00: 4 in, 0 out (net +4)Wed 21:10: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Wed 22:20: 4 in, 4 out (net +0)Wed 23:30: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Thu 00:00: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)Thu 01:10: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Thu 02:00: 2 in, 2 out (net +0)Thu 03:10: 2 in, 0 out (net +2)Thu 04:15: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Thu 05:20: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Thu 06:20: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Thu 07:30: 0 in, 3 out (net −3)Thu 08:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Thu 09:10: 0 in, 4 out (net −4)Thu 10:20: 3 in, 1 out (net +2)Thu 11:30: 3 in, 2 out (net +1)Thu 12:00: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Thu 13:10: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Thu 14:20: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Thu 15:30: 3 in, 5 out (net −2)Thu 16:00: 2 in, 1 out (net +1)Thu 17:10: 3 in, 6 out (net −3)Thu 18:20: 1 in, 10 out (net −9)Thu 19:14: 7 in, 8 out (net −1)Thu 20:20: 4 in, 3 out (net +1)Thu 21:17: 2 in, 5 out (net −3)Thu 22:10: 2 in, 0 out (net +2)Thu 23:20: 3 in, 2 out (net +1)Fri 00:30: 2 in, 1 out (net +1)Fri 01:05: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Fri 02:00: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Fri 03:10: 0 in, 3 out (net −3)Fri 04:20: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Fri 05:30: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Fri 06:15: 1 in, 1 out (net −0)Fri 07:15: 1 in, 1 out (net −0)Fri 08:25: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Fri 09:00: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Fri 10:10: 2 in, 1 out (net +1)Fri 11:20: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Fri 12:30: 2 in, 2 out (net +0)Fri 13:05: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Fri 14:15: 5 in, 4 out (net +1)Fri 15:25: 4 in, 4 out (net +0)Fri 16:00: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Fri 17:10: 5 in, 4 out (net +1)Fri 18:20: 2 in, 3 out (net −1)Fri 19:30: 2 in, 2 out (net +0)Fri 20:05: 3 in, 1 out (net +2)Fri 21:15: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Fri 22:25: 4 in, 4 out (net +0)Fri 23:00: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Sat 00:10: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Sat 01:20: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sat 02:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sat 03:20: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Sat 04:20: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Sat 05:30: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sat 06:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sat 07:20: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Sat 08:20: 0 in, 2 out (net −2)Sat 09:30: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Sat 10:05: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Sat 11:15: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Sat 12:25: 5 in, 7 out (net −2)Sat 13:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sat 14:10: 2 in, 4 out (net −2)Sat 15:20: 1 in, 2 out (net −1)Sat 16:30: 1 in, 1 out (net +0)Sat 17:05: 0 in, 0 out (net +0)Sat 18:15: 1 in, 3 out (net −2)Sat 19:25: 3 in, 3 out (net +0)Sat 20:10: 1 in, 1 out (net −0)Sat 21:10: 1 in, 1 out (net −0)Sat 22:20: 3 in, 4 out (net −1)Sat 23:30: 1 in, 4 out (net −3)Sun 00:05: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sun 01:15: 0 in, 3 out (net −3)Sun 02:00: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sun 03:20: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sun 04:20: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sun 05:30: 0 in, 1 out (net −1)Sun 06:30: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)Sun 07:30: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)Sun 08:05: 1 in, 0 out (net +1)

Ownership 0.5% → 0.5%

Next 5 fixtures

GW11: COV (a)GW12: HULGW13: CHE (a)GW14: AVL (a)GW15: MUN

Season stats

27
10
10
100%
90'
0
0
0
0.22
0.11
0.33
2.70
0.00
111
11.10
0

Richards FPL price

Richards costs £4.9m in FPL (started at £5.0m), down £0.1m since the start of the season. In the last 24 hours, 27 more managers transferred Richards out than in.

Will Richards's price change?

Richards is 59% of the way to a price fall (to £4.8m), by FPL's own price-change progress.

Richards price history

  1. 3 Oct: £4.9m

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Richards FPL points

Richards has 27 FPL points in 2026/27, 2.7 per appearance from 10 appearances. That's 51st of 160 defenders who have played. Best gameweek: 8 points in GW5 against LEE (a). Latest: 1 point in GW10.

  1. GW1: 3
  2. GW2: 0
  3. GW3: 1
  4. GW4: 2
  5. GW5: 8
  6. GW6: 4
  7. GW7: 2
  8. GW8: 3
  9. GW9: 3
  10. GW10: 1

Richards injury news and availability

Richards has no injury or suspension flag and is available for selection.

Richards has started 10 of Crystal Palace's 10 matches this season and played 900 minutes (last 3 gameweeks: 90', 90', 90'). He's started every match.

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Richards upcoming fixtures

  • ④ COV (a)
  • ② HUL (h)
  • ⑤ CHE (a)
  • ⑤ AVL (a)
  • ④ MUN (h)
  • ④ SUN (a)

Crystal Palace's next 6 fixtures, rated 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest) by the FPL Cat fixture model; the next three are a tough run. See every team on fixture difficulty.

Richards ownership

Richards is owned by 0.5% of FPL managers, and by none of the top 100 managers in the world.

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Richards FPL questions

What is Richards's FPL price?
Richards costs £4.9m in FPL (started at £5.0m), down £0.1m since the start of the season. In the last 24 hours, 27 more managers transferred Richards out than in. Richards is 59% of the way to a price fall (to £4.8m), by FPL's own price-change progress.
How many FPL points has Richards scored this season?
Richards has 27 FPL points in 2026/27, 2.7 per appearance from 10 appearances. That's 51st of 160 defenders who have played. Best gameweek: 8 points in GW5 against LEE (a). Latest: 1 point in GW10.
Is Richards injured?
Richards has no injury or suspension flag and is available for selection. Richards has started 10 of Crystal Palace's 10 matches this season and played 900 minutes (last 3 gameweeks: 90', 90', 90'). He's started every match.
How many points will Richards score in Gameweek 11?
The FPL Cat model projects 3.7 points for Richards in Gameweek 11 against COV (a), with a 95% chance of playing. It's updated daily from his minutes, his underlying numbers and the fixture.
Is Richards worth buying in FPL?
Richards averages 2.7 points per appearance at £4.9m, with a form of 2.2, and is 51st of 160 defenders for points. His next three fixtures are a tough run according to the FPL Cat fixture model. Richards is owned by 0.5% of FPL managers, and by none of the top 100 managers in the world.

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