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How the Top 10k are looking ahead of Blank Gameweek 27

The top 10,000 managers in Fantasy Premier League have joined the rest of us in moving en masse for Son Heung-min (£8.8m).

The Spurs midfielder was snapped up by just over 550,000 FPL managers in the run-up to Gameweek 26 – that’s almost twice as many transfers in as the next-most-bought player of this weekend.

A look at the most-owned players among the top 10k (see below) reveals that Son is the only change to the “template” squad from the previous Gameweek, with Leroy Sane (£9.6m) unsurprisingly making way.

Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) remains the most-owned player in the top 10,000, followed by Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) – who was benched at Craven Cottage earlier today – and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.6m).

The above template squad features four players who blank in Gameweek 27 – namely Lucas Digne (£5.3m), Richarlison (£6.7m), Eden Hazard (£10.9m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.4m).

The front eight players in the above graphic match those in the overall most-owned squad, as pictured below:

Marcos Alonso (£6.5m), Ederson (£5.6m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and Alisson (£6.0m) are the four names that differ; Alonso and Ederson being two more players without a fixture in Gameweek 27.

Son for Sane and Raul Jimenez (£6.7m) for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) are the two changes from Gameweek 25.

There unsurprisingly hasn’t been a great deal of chip activity this weekend, though we may see a very minor spike in the usage of the free hit chip in Gameweek 27 among those Fantasy managers whose squads are overloaded with Manchester City, Everton and Chelsea assets.

Just over 17% of managers inside the top 10,000 have used their free hit chip already.

Over 75% of managers in the top 10k have their triple captain chip still to play, while a similar number also have their second wildcard still to burn.

Bench boost remains the least-used chip among these high-performing Fantasy managers.

The overall picture, meanwhile, looks as follows:

Almost exactly one in five managers inside the top 10k in FPL have used two or more of their chips already this season (see below).

Just over 50% of the top 10,000 Fantasy bosses are still yet to use a single chip, however.

The overall situation shows a similar spread, though an increased 27.4% have used two or more of their chips as of Gameweek 26:

Switching our attention back to Gameweek 26, the top 10k largely backed Salah for the armband ahead of his eight-point return against Bournemouth.

The 2.27% who captained Paul Pogba (£8.7m) will be sitting pretty on 32 points once bonus is added, while a similar number captained Aubameyang and will be relying on their vice-captain for points (Pogba being a popular choice) after the Gabonese forward’s no-show at Huddersfield.

The overall Gameweek 26 captaincy picture is not quite as straightforward, as one would perhaps expect given the varying degrees of involvement further down the rankings and with those managers perhaps having less to lose by backing a differential captain.

You can view more Gameweek 26 stats on Ragabolly’s site here.

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  1. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Them Leicester fixtures are tempting indeed

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tempting for their opponents as well 😉

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shame about the team.

      1. Ambrosiana Inter
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah , this was considering vardy even though I told myself never again after selling him early in the season

  2. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I have one free transfer and most of my players are playing next gw. If there is no important news until next gw should I:

    a. Hazard -> Anderson
    b. Kamara -> a max 5.1 million forward (a total waste of a transfer I guess, Niasse maybe...)
    c. save the transfer

    Foster
    Robertson, Peltier, Doherty, Pereira
    Pogba, Salah, Son, Mane
    Rashford, Jimenez

    Speroni, Bednarek, Hazard, Kamara
    0.7 million in the bank

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Save

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sace

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard down to someone is the transfer. Not sure who though (I wouldn't go FAnderson)

      Save til the FA cup results make the blanks and DGWs clearer.

      1. fc_skrald
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, I will do nothing until very close to the deadline.

  3. batmaniac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard over sane after gw27?
    Have exact funds and aves me with
    Son, salah, pogba, haz
    Jimi, kun, rashford,

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      28-30 good for City assets. Sterling or Sane

    2. Pitch Perfect
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could eye test today? See if his pairing with Higuain is looking good.

  4. Wally banter
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Suggestions please... 1 ft and 4.1ITB

    saddened Kola owner :/

    Lloris (4.0)
    Robbo AWB Jonny Kolasinac :X Lovren 🙁
    JWP :O Salah Pogba Son (4.2)
    Kun(blank) Jiminez Rashford

    1. Sylas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 weeks to go and this GW isn't over, yet. Get over it!

  5. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just watched MOTD. No doubt Salah could've / should've outscored Pogba. What was a good call captaining Pogba this week could've been a big mistake any other. But I get that's football and FPL. If everything went to plan it wouldn't be much fun.

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, Salah had more shots from inside and outside the box, more shots on target, more touches in the box and more chances created.

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best Newcastle defender:

    A) Schar
    B) Lascelles
    C) Yedlin

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B the captain

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Looks best for BPS - perhaps a goal in him by the end of the season

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      For FPL, still think Yedlin.
      In real life, Schar,

  7. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wonder what do I do with Hazard?

    Bench and save a transfer? I only have 1BGWer for this coming week. Bench options arent all that exciting.

    Patricio
    Robertson Shaw Doherty AWB
    Salah Son Pogba Mane
    Rashford Jimenez

    Hamer | Long Bednarek Hazard

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Defo wait until Chelsea v Man Utd is out the way. If Chelsea go out cup.... keep hazard
      If Chelsea make quarters then review possibly to sell

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks boss

  8. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    next week buy

    A) F.Anderson
    B) Moutinho
    C) Ritche

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A Easy fixture against Fulham

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can see Ricardo Pereira playing OOP as a RM now that Albrighton is injured

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Isn't that why Harvey Barnes was playing?

      Maybe he's claimed Albrighton's spot?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Barnes is quite attacking though. They have Tielemens, Gray and Maddison too in midfield. Could see a switch to:

        Schmeichel
        Amartey Evans Maguire Chilwell
        Pereira Tielemens Ndidi Gray
        Maddison
        Vardy

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Although Amartey is out until the end of the month so perhaps Simpson starts

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😮

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira position will be determined by a choice of Simpson or Barnes

      But either way Pereira looks a brilliant option

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Barnes Maddison Gray the 3 behind Vardy imo

  10. Pointless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Maddison? Great run of fixtures but early season returns haven’t been maintained. I’m considering as my sub-£7.5 Richarlison replacement.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t seem to be getting the game time of late - not sure why

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rather Barnes at 5.5 or see how new guy goes

  11. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rondon might be a decent punt the next few weeks? Anyone on board?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rash Jimi Aguero no room at the inn

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I've got Ings to shift on so looking at a budget replacement.

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Burnley strikers doing the business

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very nearly. Went Laca last Friday night instead., but Rondón remains on my watchlist.

  12. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So those teams who will win in FA Cup next weekend have BGW31 and DGW32?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probably- depends whether they can be arranged then

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Arent those dates for DGW/BGW confirmed??

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          BGW yes, and DGW 95% just dependent on arrangements including police etc

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bgw confirmed
          Dgw games are not confirmed.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  13. Oh Dear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I can field 8 next week, but 5 of them are involved in Man U-Liv... Free hit or -4?

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Most good team in that situation, dont worry

      1. Oh Dear
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lol I’m 87k, far from a good team this year!

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      -4
      Save FH for dgw imo
      More possibility of higher points

      1. Oh Dear
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Think there will be goals in Utd-Liv?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yep
          2-2 or 3-2 imo.

          1. Mika-eel
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            2 - 3 you mean

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I think both teams might go for it...so yeah

    3. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      WC.

    4. Daft Bob
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have the same dilemma. Looked at tonnes of transfer strategies to field a better team this week. It's difficult because players you'd take out (City, Liv, Utd) have good fixtures later and the players you'd bring in (Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham) have worse fixtures later. Nothing stands out to me yet, especially given there'll be a blank in 31 which we will need to prepare for so our transfers now are a but didn't without further info.

      CL & EL are on this week and we'll have more info about fixtures and fitness at the end of the week so i think it's best to hold tight until then so we can evaluate the real risk of messing with our teams for the sake of one gameweek.

      1. Daft Bob
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        *so are transfers now are a bit risky without further info. Sorry

  14. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just outside the top 700k jumped 300k overnight. 🙂 Ali and jonny still to play praying i can keep my rank. Feels good being up there with the best of the best 🙂

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Dele Alli?

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great job mate.
      Pog © ??

    3. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes i heard he will be back.

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not this week im afraid pal.

    4. Modest Bob
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah c and thanks

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Top 3K to a 1M rank...that's quite a downfall for one GW 😉

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      7k 3k - k = 1000

  15. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Alisson, Speroni
    Robbo, AWB, Doherty, Digne, Bednarek
    Salah, Pogba, Son, Fraser, Punch
    Kun, Rash, Jimenez

    2FTs 3.4 itb

    GW27: Digne and Kun to Lascelles/Schar and Laca
    GW28: Fraser to Sterling

  16. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Next week looks to be a particularly brutal week.

    Fabianski
    Robertson AwB Doherty
    Salah Sane Son Pogba Redmond
    Ings(i) Auba(i) Deeney

    Etheridge Bennett Shaw Sane

    1 FT and 0.7 ITB.
    Feel like I should save if Ings or Auba are passed fit.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 Sane's?

      Insane!

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, missed that, that was supposed to be Deeney xD

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Deeney's already there...no-one wants two Troy Deeneys!

          1. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            When you're facing a seventh red arrow in a row, this is what happens xD

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Auba was I'll so i won't worry.
      Ings is always injured so ...
      Maybe try Jimenez by downgrading elsewhere ??

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, perhaps next week. Don't feel like that's worth a hit.

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    50 with 5 to play (Doherty, Bennett, Hazard, Son, Aguero).
    Is that good?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You're beating the average, small green arrow

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      About average compared to Top 10k.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That's good as I'm nowhere near top 10k lol.
        Forgot took a -4 too

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve got jota Bennett Doherty son Sané and err Danilo - hoping it shifts me from red to a least grey

    4. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lloris Bennett Jota son Aguero. Plus 1 point on bench from AWB. 49 p.

    5. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I got 44pts and a small red arrow 🙁

  18. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Next week buying Kane back for sure.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Remember when he came back and then had a niggle in the ankle and was out for another 3/4 weeks

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wait and see what happens between Burnley and Dortmund away is my opinion. I can't see him rising in price too quickly

  19. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Morning dzz, the holebas yellow yesterday was a massively blow as it now means I only have 8 starters for gw27. Was happy to take 1 hit to get an XI our but need 2 hits now. Worth playing any of the chips?

    Fabianski — Button
    Doherty Schindler — Alonso Digne Holebas
    Salah Pogba Son — Sterling Rich
    Rashford Jimenez — Kamara

    A: take a 8 point and do something like Alonso/Sterling/Kamara >> Kola/Anderson/Vardy (-8)

    B: Play a chip. Will need to research and finalise my chip strategy then

  20. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Curious to know why aguero and Laporte are the most transferred in players so far and they have a blank GW???

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      WC ??
      To chase value rises

  21. darkmatt3r
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Slightly jumped the gun and played my wc to bring Son in, I've only swapped bench players really

    Patrício to Broc
    Cathcart to Bednerak
    Stephenson to Hayden
    Has allowed me to do
    Richarlison to Son

    Right decision? And any better bargain basement options? Dendoncker instead of Heydon maybe?

    Heres the rest of my team 0itb

    Foster ..... Boruc

    Kola Shaw Doherty Wan-B .... Bednarek

    Salah Son Pogba Hazard..... Hayden

    Auba Rashford Jiménez

    1. juho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      pretty solid WC team

      i would personally prefer TAA + Bennett instead of Kola + Shaw

  22. jjandellis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Getting rid of Richarlison, what we thinking about Amiron?