Chris Richards — FPL Price, Projections & Fixtures Differential DEF Numbers: the FFIQ engine Numbers refreshed 9 August 2026 — this page updates with every rebuild.
The read — Chris Richards (Crystal Palace, defender) costs £5.0m and is owned by 0.8% of FPL managers. Our engine projects 16.1 points over the next six gameweeks — a very tough run of fixtures. Next: EVE (A) in GW1. Status: available, a predicted starter.
Richards at a glance Stat Value Club Crystal Palace Position DEF Price £5.0m Ownership 0.8% Projected points (next 6) 16.1 Predicted starter Yes Proven PL record Yes Availability available
Richards — projected points, GW1–6 Gameweek Fixture Fixture ease Projected points GW1 EVE (A) very tough 2.5 GW2 MCI (H) very tough 2.5 GW3 FUL (A) very tough 2.6 GW4 IPS (H) tough 3.2 GW5 LEE (A) very tough 2.5 GW6 NFO (H) very tough 2.9
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79% Six-gameweek forecasts on target within an average of 2 points a gameweek, on a season the engine had never seen
8.5/11 Starting XIs called actual starters across a two-season backtest — before team news
0.79 Team ratings vs the final table rank correlation across a full-season replay
84% Player pool with real shot data three seasons of expected-goals data — we never guess for the rest
