Pro Pundits - Andy

How to use the top 10,000 ownership figures to increase your FPL rank

Ownership is often discussed within the Fantasy Premier League community.

Is a player so highly owned that it’s a risk to sell? Does a player have low enough ownership to consider them as a true differential? These are just some of the conversations FPL managers will have over 38 Gameweeks.

A lot of the time FPL managers will look for differentials under 10% ownership, or preferably under 5% ownership, but I think a player can have 30-40% ownership and still be considered a differential.

At that level of ownership, every six or seven managers out of 10 don’t own that player – that’s still big in my books, especially if the player mentioned is a reliable heavy hitter. When you factor in captaincy, you could be onto a winner.

In this article, I’m going to look at the top 10,000 ownership levels from Live FPL to see if we can determine who might be some of the best differentials going into the final two Gameweeks of the season.

I’m using top 10,000 ownership is I think that’s a better indicator at this stage of the season of active FPL manager ownership than overall ownership, which may include some teams that are no longer active.

Additionally, it’s where a lot of people are striving to finish by the end of the season.

It’s also worth noting that these ownership levels are taken from Gameweek 36+. Any transfers before Gameweek 37+ won’t be included so it’s possible that ownership levels could be higher or lower, especially if a player has performed well, or poorly in the recent Gameweek, and of course dependent on upcoming fixtures. But either way, it’s still a good indicator.

Lets take a look at some of the most popular teams first.

FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Patricio
    Awb doherty tarkowski
    Kdb sterling bruno willian pulisic
    Rashford ings

    Captain for differential????

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rash/Sterling

    2. Nas
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think sterling is the most high risk high reward capt.

    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd go Rashy

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rash or Ings

    5. Brazooka
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Only differential is probably Ings.

  2. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Current bench is Masina and Connolly. Very worried if one of my players doesn't play I'm screwed.

    Is it worth -4 Connolly to Wood. I would start him and bench Greenwood but at least gives me an option off the bench?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No theres 5 subs. Your place will likely play unless injured

  3. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What needs changing here?
    A) Aurier —> Tark
    B) Greenwood —> Wood
    C) Pulisic —> B.Silva
    D) Take a -4?

    1FT & 0.9itb

    Patrício
    TAA - Doherty - Aurier*
    Mane - Martial - Bruno - Pulisic - Sterling
    Greenwood - Jesus

    Subs: Martins - Kiko - Connolly - Simpson

    1. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  4. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    For this week only:

    A) Salah and Foden
    B) Auba and Pulisic

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Close but B

      Who knows if Foden will even play

    3. Nas
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’m sick of foden so B. Went him over Antonio 2 weeks ago. I’ll probably hold this grudge for a few years and by then he’ll be a top player and punish me time and gaian

    4. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys.

      Feel Salah highest ceiling and Foden lowest floor

      Auba and Pulisic both likely to start.

      Hmmm. Might go Salah for fun, fresh against tried Chelski

  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope above Sterling and Salah in the captain poll. I've been playing FPL wrong...

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Crazy

  6. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA, Doherty, Kiko
    Salah, KDB, Martial, Bruno
    Kane, Giroud, Greenwood

    Martin, Guendouzi, Lascelles, Simpson

    3m itb 1 FT this week before I FH in final week, any wild differentials transfers to make?

    Maybe Giroud to Laca (C)?

    1. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mega risky

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Giroud --> Jesus/Ings

  7. onceuponatyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    OK Pep fans...

    Which assets most likely to play minutes?

    🙂

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The ones who got rested in the last game

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez, Sterling...both got their rests and no other players can play their positions comfortably and both are inform, maybe add Jesus aswell pep likes a striker and usually starts a inform striker

      1. onceuponatyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nice. On a freehit and am up for Sterling and Jesus already - might go Mahrez or KDB too.

    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Trying to predict what Pep will do in two games time is entirely futile.

      Just pick the one you like and hope for the best

    4. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus Mahrez Sterling

    5. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      When is there cup game and will this not affect it?

  8. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Repost

    Hi All can get your thoughts please.

    Does this strategy work I put in Martial and Wood for Giroud and Pulisic -4 cap Martial who my rival will cap no doubt. I'm currently 7pts off my rival, Martial is the difference then allow my other players to try outscore his players.

    Thanks

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah makes sense .

      Hit or miss though could be a season ender or maker

  9. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench

    A) David Silva
    B) Foden
    C) Pulisic

    D) Get Martial for Foden or Pulisic (for a hit to ship out AWB)
    E) Play BB (Rest of bench is Henderson - Stephens - Lascelles*)
    F) Full maverick and do both D & E

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      🙁

    2. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      F!

  10. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lascelles >>

    1. Kevin Long

    Or am I overthinking this and just go with:

    2. Pieters

    1. Alexanderjg23
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, im stucking between Long, Pieters and Barsdley. Just want the mins.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same, playing BB so just want to pick a starter who has a chance of attack returns too

  11. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play Pulisic, Foden or Lamptey?

    1. DIMITRIS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

    2. Nas
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Puli. Foden and lamptey May not play, and contrary to many I actually fancy puli this week

  12. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Either of these sound worthwhile:
    A) Mane + Soucek -> Son + D. Silva -4?
    B) Mane + Nketiah -> Kane + Foden -4?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nah

    3. Assisting the assister
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      nah would keep Mane

  13. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to bench this GW

    Foden
    Pulisic

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. DIMITRIS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pulisic

    2. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

    3. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Puli

  14. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Please hel guys, who's the best captaincy option for 37+ out of these that I have in my team:
    1) Martial
    2) Bruno
    3) Rashford
    4) Dsilva
    5)Jesus
    6) Mane

    1. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      ,3

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

        1. Ange Ball
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          between 1 or 3

  15. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which plan?

    1)
    This week: Pulisic > Martial
    Next week: DCL + Doherty > Jesus + Pieters

    2)
    This week: DCL + Doherty > Auba + Pieters
    Next week: Pulisic > Dilva

    1. DIMITRIS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      2

    2. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      2

  16. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Captain

    A. Salah
    B. Martial

    1. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. DIMITRIS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A, he must score eventually

      1. Nas
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol. That’s a heck of a reason to capt someone.

        1. Nas
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Though if I had salah I’d be tempted on gw38

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You must do well in casinos lol

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Salah is not a laughing matter, his stats been as good as any last three

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers everyone

  17. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What are people doing with KDB and Sterling?

    1. DIMITRIS
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keeping I guess

    2. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Have no clue tough call take them out they could punish you big or give you fat 0 like last gw

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No idea. I have Jesus, Dilva and Foden. Dilva to KdB / Sterling for -4 feels risky atm.

      1. Yoshimiwinz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Dilva should play, it's his final two league matches for City. He just played 90, so I assume he'll sit for the FAC.

  18. TallestJohn
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I'm just here to say that Willian this season has as many bonus points as Salah in the season he broke the PL scoring record.

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Is he on 227 points?

  19. Nas
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    For gw 38 puli to dilva for free And kdb (c)or rashford puli to sterling (c) and bench player for -4?

  20. Whiskerz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is jrod worth a shout now he's declared fit? Can't afford wood.

    1. Nas
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      These players who are ‘declared fit’ often don’t play 90”

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No footy this gameweek then...

  21. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which combination (-4):

    A) Greenwood/Vardy to Rashford/Wood
    B) Mane/Greenwood to Martial/Wood
    C) Vardy to Aubameyang

    Current team:
    Pope
    Doherty TAA Wan-Bissaka
    Mane Mahrez KDB Fernandes
    Jiminez Vardy Greenwood

    Subs: Foden, Aurier, Lascelles

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B.

    2. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No Burnley?
    Would you make any changes to this team??
    Bench order look correct?
    Martial or Sterling C?

    Ederson
    Digne, Stevens, Boly,
    Salah, Kdb, Fernandes, Sterling, C Martial,
    Ings, Vardy

    Button, Greenwood, Lamptey. Taylor

    .3

    1FT

  23. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best cheap defender, 1 week only. Already have Doherty from Wolves

    A) Bardsley
    B) Boly
    C) Dunk

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Egan is a shout

      1. Cojiro
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Good point

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe boly

    3. Nas
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Holy, dunk, Barnsley for me

    4. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks all

  24. Mitos77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    wchich Man City from defence will start last 2 games?

  25. Mitos77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    wchich Man City player from defence will start last 2 games?

    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Impossible to say for certain unfortunately. Even if they do start they could be hauled off at half time. I’d avoid.

  26. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Captain Rashford or Bruno?

  27. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do we really think Sterling will be rested again vs Watford after a rest last week? After the Watford game there is a few days to recover too

  28. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best move:

    A. Green and Vardy to Rash and Ings (-4)
    B. Vardy to Auba
    C. Vardy to Kane

    FH in 38 so only one week punt

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  29. Mr. Chimes
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    TAA > Burnley DEF 4.5 & Giroud > Jesus (-4)?

  30. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Help people,

    I'm on a BB tbis week, but have injured players....

    I may as well take a hit or two to get players in?

    No point having blank players on a bb right???

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. This is why bench boost is crap and needs replacing.

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Agree. Currently on -8 something better than nothing no??

        I may win my gamble ?

        1. Nimby
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Depends on your bench. You could end up wiping out most of your points which will make it not worth it. Can't save it until 38?

          1. n14mul
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Nope fh 38