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| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welbeck | BHA | 6.2m | 96.6% | Maybe |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.5m | 90.7% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 89.0% | Unlikely |
| Cunha | MUN | 8.0m | 83.0% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 81.6% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 80.6% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 74.6% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 74.3% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.0m | 72.2% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 72.9% | Unlikely |
| Haaland | MCI | 14.4m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Sarr | CRY | 6.3m | 72.0% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 72.1% | Unlikely |
| Cucurella | CHE | 6.0m | 69.3% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 66.4% | Unlikely |
| Kelleher | BRE | 4.8m | 65.4% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 63.2% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 63.1% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.6m | 59.5% | Unlikely |
| Gomez | BHA | 4.9m | 58.8% | Unlikely |
| N.Williams | NFO | 4.7m | 56.4% | Unlikely |
| Semenyo | MCI | 8.2m | 56.3% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 56.6% | Unlikely |
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.4m | 55.0% | Unlikely |
| Rodon | LEE | 3.9m | 54.4% | Unlikely |
| Darlow | LEE | 3.9m | 53.0% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 53.3% | Unlikely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.3m | 47.6% | Unlikely |
| Tarkowski | EVE | 5.7m | 51.2% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 49.6% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 49.1% | Unlikely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 10.3m | 47.5% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 46.6% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 45.7% | Unlikely |
| Amad | MUN | 6.2m | 45.5% | Unlikely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 44.7% | Unlikely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 43.9% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 43.9% | Unlikely |
| Thiaw | NEW | 5.1m | 46.0% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 114.4% | Very Likely |
| Abraham | AVL | 5.9m | 100.8% | Very Likely |
| Rice | ARS | 7.3m | 95.6% | Likely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 96.2% | Likely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| Weiss | BUR | 4.3m | 95.4% | Maybe |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 93.0% | Unlikely |
| Travers | EVE | 4.3m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 89.2% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 88.3% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 87.8% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 82.5% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 82.0% | Unlikely |
| Potts | WHU | 4.4m | 81.5% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 80.4% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 80.2% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 79.2% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 78.7% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 77.3% | Unlikely |
| Lamadrid | WHU | 5.0m | 76.8% | Unlikely |
| Fabianski | WHU | 4.5m | 76.2% | Unlikely |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.2m | 73.7% | Unlikely |
| Gyökeres | ARS | 8.8m | 71.4% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 71.3% | Unlikely |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 66.4% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 66.3% | Unlikely |
| Angel | WOL | 4.7m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 62.7% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 64.5% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 65.0% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 61.8% | Unlikely |
| Guéhi | MCI | 5.1m | 64.8% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 60.6% | Unlikely |
| Amissah | FUL | 3.8m | 59.0% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 57.4% | Unlikely |
| Milambo | BRE | 5.2m | 57.8% | Unlikely |
| Milenković | NFO | 5.1m | 57.2% | Unlikely |
| N.Gonzalez | MCI | 5.9m | 56.0% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up | MCI | C | |
| Up | BHA | C, Vs | |
| Down | ARS | A | |
| Up | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | BOU | B | |
| Up | CRY | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up | MCI | B | |
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| Up | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| Up | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| Down | LIV | C | |
| Down | NEW | C, Rest | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| Up | MCI | B | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Up | BOU | C, £ | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| No Change | NEW | A, OoP | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ | |
| Down | LIV | B | |
| Down | FUL | A | |
| Up | BHA | B, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| Up | CHE | A | |
| Up | BHA | A, Vs | |
| Up | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | WHU | B | |
| Down | BRE | B |

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