Spot the Differential
30 October 2025 71 comments
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Fulham, Aston Villa and Sunderland assets are on our differentials radar in Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

All three of these players have an ownership of 5% or lower.


ALEX IWOBI

FPL notes: Why Iwobi + Sarr were subbed off, Mateta

  • FPL ownership: 1.6%
  • Price: £6.5m
  • GW10-14 fixtures: WOL | eve | SUN | tot | MCI

We are placing our faith in Fulham’s Alex Iwobi (£6.5m) for the home encounter against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

The Nigerian is central to most of the Cottagers’ attacking play.

Indeed, he has created the joint-most chances (13), had the joint-second-most shots (12) and amassed more points (35) than any of his teammates in 2025/26.

An influential figure down Fulham’s left flank, he also ranks top for final-third touches (166) and passes received in the final-third (104).

Crucially, Wolves have looked much weaker down Iwobi’s side of the pitch in recent weeks, which is captured below.

Above: Wolves’ open play goal attempts conceded (left) and chances created conceded (right) over the last four Gameweeks

Certainly, Wolves don’t appear to have the defensive resolve to deal with the Fulham threat, despite the fact that Marco Silva’s team have somewhat struggled in their attacking efforts lately (tough fixtures have contributed to this, of course).

They arrive at Craven Cottage without a clean sheet all season, while only West Ham United have conceded more goals than their 19 in the first nine Gameweeks.

Fixtures against Everton and Sunderland follow, so Iwobi also has the platform to deliver beyond Saturday’s clash.

Sitting in just 1.6% of FPL squads, Iwobi could be an ideal gamble for Fantasy managers.

MORGAN ROGERS

  • FPL ownership: 4.9%
  • Price: £6.8m
  • GW10-14 fixtures: liv | BOU | lee | WOL | bha

A goal and two assists from his last four appearances confirm that Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers (£6.8m) is finally finding some form.

A popular pick in pre-season, having produced 14 goals and 16 assists across all competitions in 2024/25, Villa’s slow start curtailed that early enthusiasm.   

But with 20 points over the last four Gameweeks, Rogers is emerging as a viable option for our five-man midfields.

And while the England international’s underlying stats don’t look too inspiring over that period (four shots and four chances created), the eye test indicates that he is starting to find his groove.

“Morgan is improving as the team are improving. The goals and assists, his movement and confidence to beat an opponent is helping the team, but I want to see further improvements. I want him to match or beat the numbers he had for us last season.” – Unai Emery on Morgan Rogers

Rogers can carry that momentum into Saturday night’s away trip to Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s team have conceded at least two goals in each of their last four Premier League outings, a run which has seen them allow 21 Opta-defined ‘big chances’, the most of any top-flight side.

The in-form Villans face further promising fixtures against Bournemouth, Leeds United, Wolves and Brighton and Hove Albion over the next five Gameweeks, so Rogers can be an effective differential not only for Gameweek 10, but also for the longer term.

GRANIT XHAKA

FPL notes: Solid Sunderland, Xhaka superb + why Gibbs-White was benched

  • FPL ownership: 5.0%
  • Price: £5.1m
  • GW10-14 fixtures: EVE | ARS | ful | BOU | liv

Granit Xhaka (£5.1m) has played a pivotal role in Sunderland’s impressive start to the season, with the Black Cats remarkably sitting in fourth place in the table after nine matches.

The Switzerland international leads all players at the club for assists (three), chances created (11) and successful crosses (seven).

He also ranks fifth among all FPL midfielders for defensive contributions (DefCons), with 110.

Averaging 12.22 DefCons per 90 minutes, with assured playing time, the set-piece taking Xhaka certainly fulfils the criteria for a budget midfielder.

“The balance is really positive, Granit is the captain and sets the standard every day. When you start a new career, you can be really skilled but not have the standards to succeed. He sets this example every day and on the pitch, he’s a really good footballer. He enjoys driving the standards of the squad. He’s like a second coach on the pitch, and he’s vital for the young lads.” – Regis Le Bris on Granit Xhaka

Gameweek 10 opponents, Everton, have shown plenty of defensive fragility lately.

Over the last two Gameweeks, they have conceded five goals and faced 10 big chances, which is the most of any top-flight team with the exception of Liverpool.

Sunderland should test their resolve, then, especially considering their home performances thus far.

In four Premier League games at the Stadium of Light, Regis Le Bris’ side have achieved three wins and one draw, scoring eight goals while conceding only two.

Owned by just 5.0% of managers, Xhaka might therefore be worth considering as he plays three of his next four matches in front of his own fans.


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  1. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    14 days, 22 hours ago

    Money isn't too much of an issue. Juggling the correct Arsenal/Palace slots are/is the major theme atm

    1. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      14 days, 22 hours ago

      thinking of Saka to Mbeumo/Timber

      Lacroix to Sarr/Mateta

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      14 days, 21 hours ago

      Gab califiori and saka
      Munoz sarr mateta

    3. I have no Wirtz
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        Could not agree more.

    4. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      14 days, 22 hours ago

      What would you change from this team? Could do Kudus to Sarr? Or go for triple Arsenal def/saka?

      Current team:

      Sanchez
      Munoz Timber Gabriel
      Bruno Kudus Ndiaye Reijnders
      Haaland Woltemade Mateta

      (Dubravka Semenyo Rodon Andersen)
      1FTs & 0.0itb

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        14 days, 22 hours ago

        Ready to go and will play Semenyo over Reijnders

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        I would play Semenyo

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 22 hours ago

      Going into GW10 without CRY if Richards does not feature, hits are not worth it, aren’t they for either Gyokeres (bur) and/or Tarkowski (sun)?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        Gyok

    6. Moneymar
      • 3 Years
      14 days, 22 hours ago

      J.Pedro to Welbeck or Thiago?

      1. DagheMunegu
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 22 hours ago

        Welbeck

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        Thiago

      3. Meechum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        14 days, 20 hours ago

        Thiago

    7. DagheMunegu
      • 5 Years
      14 days, 22 hours ago

      Play

      A Larsen
      B Reijnders

      Not that obvious to me

      1. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        I'd go A

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        A

    8. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 21 hours ago

      Anyone capping someone other than robot?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        Gabriel

        1. Dannyb
          • 8 Years
          14 days, 21 hours ago

          That is a great shout, I've been toying with Mbeumo but that's got me thinking.

    9. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 21 hours ago

      Madness doing Semenyo > Saka instead of J.Pedro > Mateta isn’t it…

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        14 days, 21 hours ago

        Yes

      2. I have no Wirtz
          14 days, 21 hours ago

          Why would you consider that?

      3. I have no Wirtz
          14 days, 21 hours ago

          Optimising my defenders for highest ceiling

          Gab timber Guehi (Sinesi)
          Chalobah the one to leave, lost all faith in Chelsea other than that they get another red card.

          A) Chalobah > Burn tonight to catch the price change
          B) Chalobah > Munoz on Saturday morning creating a daring double Palace defence approach

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            14 days, 21 hours ago

            B

        • Supernova
          • 15 Years
          14 days, 21 hours ago

          Start Grealish away at Sunderland or Longstaff away at Brighton?

          1. Moon Dog
              14 days, 20 hours ago

              Grealish

          2. SKENG
            • 9 Years
            14 days, 21 hours ago

            Raya
            Gabriel VVD Tarkowski
            Fernandes Semenyo Reijnders Paqueta
            Haaland Pedro Gyokeres

            Dubravka KDH Rodon Senesi - 3 FT, 0.7 ITB

            Any ideas here?
            I am currently thinking Gyokeres Paqueta VVD > Mateta Sarr Timber
            or save FT lol

            1. Moon Dog
                14 days, 20 hours ago

                I like those moves!

              • bso
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                14 days, 19 hours ago

                Great moves

              • beerhockeyrock
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                14 days, 6 hours ago

                Already made those moves past few weeks, agree

            2. Bonus magnet
              • 8 Years
              14 days, 20 hours ago

              Kudus -> King for free

              Yay or Nay

              1. Moon Dog
                  14 days, 20 hours ago

                  In isolation... nay... Kudus more likely to score points than King. But I suspect it's raising money for something more significant...

                • ‘Tis the Season
                  • 7 Years
                  14 days, 19 hours ago

                  Nay hold for a week

              2. Stevie B
                • 15 Years
                14 days, 20 hours ago

                Which I should bench?

                E) Enzo (tot) or
                S) Semenyo (mci)

                Thanks!

                1. Moon Dog
                    14 days, 20 hours ago

                    E.

                    Never sure about his positioning...

                2. Gunners in Haaland
                  • 5 Years
                  14 days, 20 hours ago

                  VdV, Gordon and Gyokeres -> Gabriel, Mbeumo and Welbeck?

                  1. Stevie B
                    • 15 Years
                    14 days, 20 hours ago

                    I would do it.

                3. gfcc20
                  • 2 Years
                  14 days, 20 hours ago

                  How nailed is Calafiori and is Timber worth the extra?

                  1. nico05
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    14 days, 20 hours ago

                    Nailed and I'm not sure really Cala more likely to get a card

                  2. Moon Dog
                      14 days, 20 hours ago

                      Hard to say going into this busy period, but currently Timber has the 2nd most amount of minutes behind Gabriel. Calafiori third. They seem pretty secure... but what happens over xmas who knows... I currently have Raya, Gabriel, Timber and am pretty happy. If the odd benching happens so be it. I can port any extra resources I have to buy a city.

                    • beerhockeyrock
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      14 days, 6 hours ago

                      I've been on Timber/Gabby since GW7 it has paid off well
                      (Pope in goal)

                  3. Moon Dog
                      14 days, 20 hours ago

                      I won again at Catan on board games night and now they don't want to play Catan anymore... 🙁

                      Should I...

                      A. Accept their decision. We should play other games we can all enjoy.
                      B. Throw the next game, so they start to enjoy Catan more.
                      C. Control all the wood tiles and wood port so they can no longer build anymore board games, so we can only play Catan forever.
                      D. Convince them that FPL is actually fun and not infuriating, so they should switch to this game and buy essential CC-approved players like Reijnders and Paqueta.

                      1. Qaiss
                        • 9 Years
                        14 days, 20 hours ago

                        You haven’t said who ‘they’ are

                        1. Moon Dog
                            14 days, 19 hours ago

                            Mark, Granville, Jonty, Triggerlips. Laernu, RonH, Parm, Christina, Berbatree, Optimus & FPL Virgin.

                            1. Qaiss
                              • 9 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Woah, Berbs and Optimus are names I haven’t seen on here for years. Where are they?

                              1. Moon Dog
                                  14 days, 19 hours ago

                                  I think they might have ascended to a higher plane. To a different forum of private enlightenment.

                          • AAAFootball
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              You forgot Bruno
                              Everyone needs Bruno
                              And mo Salah

                            • Riders of Yohan
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 7 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              E. buy cities and knights and convince them they have a better chance --> focus on science (wood) and destroy them

                          • nico05
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 7 Years
                            14 days, 20 hours ago

                            A. Bowen - Mateta or hold until after BUrnley?
                            B. Dorgu - Richards (this was planned but unsure if he's fit?
                            C. any better 4.5 & below Dorgu replacement?

                            1. Riders of Yohan
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 7 Years
                              14 days, 20 hours ago

                              A for me. Think Richards should be okay...

                          • Riders of Yohan
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 7 Years
                            14 days, 20 hours ago

                            5FT

                            a) Gyok, Pedro, Reijnders, Stach & Tark --> Guiu, Mateta, Sarr, Saka & Richards

                            b) Gyok, Pedro, Reijnders, Tark & Andersen --> Guiu, Mateta, Sarr, Timber & Munoz

                            I guess the key differences is Saka + Richards vs Timber + Munoz (plus money ITB)

                            Currently leaning towards b; gives me the best 3 defenders from the best defence and the best 3 attackers from the best attack...

                          • Qaiss
                            • 9 Years
                            14 days, 20 hours ago

                            I am making the Pedro > Mateta switch

                            But I’m also well aware that it’s likely Mateta blanks and Pedro gets a goal and assist, as is the way of FPL..

                          • FDMS All Starz
                            • 10 Years
                            14 days, 19 hours ago

                            Would you do Kudus to Sarr or roll FT?

                            1. Riders of Yohan
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 7 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              I'd do that

                            2. ‘Tis the Season
                              • 7 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Roll

                          • SalahFingers
                            • 7 Years
                            14 days, 19 hours ago

                            Why are people suddenly buying Sarr?

                            I already own him, but I'm wondering why he's being bought at twice the rate of anyone else? He's blanked his past 2 games and didn't score in the Carabao cup (or whatever it's called these days).

                            What did I miss?

                            1. Manani
                              • 14 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              He did score in league cup. Twice

                              1. SalahFingers
                                • 7 Years
                                14 days, 19 hours ago

                                Oh that explains it. I didn't even know that game went on. I looked but didn't see that result, thanks for letting me know and sorry for the derpy question.

                            2. Qaiss
                              • 9 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Well I bought Sarr in GW8 because I needed to sell Grealish. Sarr is playing very well this season

                              He did score in the carabao cup, 2 goals, which is why people want him now because they chase whoever has just scored

                              1. SalahFingers
                                • 7 Years
                                14 days, 19 hours ago

                                Yeah that explains it. I didn't know that game happened.

                                I know he's been playing pretty well but he blanked twice in the last 2 FPL games so I assumed something happened and 2 goals will explain it.

                                Thanks and sorry for wasting your time.

                          • Manani
                            • 14 Years
                            14 days, 19 hours ago

                            Who to bench?

                            Kudus Gordon Semenyo Sarr Saka
                            Mateta Thiago Haaland

                            1. Ninjaa
                              • 14 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Kudus

                            2. ‘Tis the Season
                              • 7 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Thiago for me

                          • The Knights Template
                            • 12 Years
                            14 days, 19 hours ago

                            Ekitike mins estimates this GW please.

                            1. Moon Dog
                                14 days, 19 hours ago

                                27

                            2. Solly The Seagull
                              • 8 Years
                              14 days, 19 hours ago

                              Gtg? 3ft 0itb

                              Pope
                              Gabriel Timber Diouf
                              Saka Kudus Sarr Minteh Ndiaye
                              Haaland(C) Mateta

                              Dubravka JP Rodon Senesi

                            3. Stevie B
                              • 15 Years
                              14 days, 18 hours ago

                              Salah, Sarr etc. at which game week will they go to the Africa Cup?

                              Thanks!

                                1. Stevie B
                                  • 15 Years
                                  14 days, 18 hours ago

                                  Very helpful. Thank you very much!

                            4. Wolfman180
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              14 days, 18 hours ago

                              Got a dilemma on that Clubs game.. ive got 4 FWs but can only play 3. Who would you bench this week out of Mbeumo, Saka, Woltemade and Mateta?

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