The FPL Template: The Players Almost Everyone Owns
The call — Thirty-nine points. That's what our model has João Pedro down for over the next six gameweeks — the biggest number in the entire template XI, bigger than Haaland's, at less than half Haaland's price. And the crowd has noticed: over a quarter of a million managers bought him this week alone, on top of the roughly 7 in 10 who…
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Let's walk through what "everyone" owns in GW2 and sort the shields from the padding.
The must-covers. João Pedro and Haaland (£15.5m, also owned by about 7 in 10) are the pair we simply cannot be without. Haaland's projected for around 33 points over six weeks — one big captain haul from him that we don't own is a red arrow we never recover from. Behind them sit the midfield engines: Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m, roughly 5 in 10 own him, projected 32) and Mbeumo (£8.0m, about 3½ in 10, projected 31). Mbeumo is quietly the best value of the four — near-Bruno output at two-thirds of the price. If the budget only stretches to one United asset, he's our pick.
The strong-but-optional. Szoboszlai at £7.0m is good for 5 a week with proper upside, and about 4 in 10 have him — worth matching if the slot's free. At the back, Gabriel (£8.0m, projected 21 in six) is the better Arsenal defender by our numbers, even though the crowd is piling into Calafiori — 240,000 bought him this week despite a softer projection. We'd rather pay up for Gabriel than follow that particular herd.
The safe skip. Calvert-Lewin. He's in the template at £6.0m with about 3 in 10 owning him, but our model has him on just 17 points over six gameweeks — the weakest return in the XI. That's an enabler, not a threat. Skipping him costs us almost nothing and frees funds for something that actually scores.
The call: own João Pedro, Haaland and at least one of Bruno/Mbeumo — those are the shields that protect our rank. Match Gabriel over Calafiori if we're buying Arsenal defence. And leave Calvert-Lewin to the crowd; that's one template piece we can safely let go.