FPL GW10 fixtures: who to pick from each match

Deadline Fri 6 Nov, 18:30 UK · projections will update as GW10 gets closer

For every match: should you pick a defender or an attacker from each side? Defence is rated by clean-sheet chance, attack by expected goals — both ranked against all 20 teams playing this gameweek. ✅ top third · ⚠️ middle · ⛔ bottom third. Best defence this week: Arsenal (45% clean sheet). Best attack: Man Utd (2.3 xG).

Everton (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick36% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.7 xG vs COV · #8 of 20

  • GKPickford 4.0
  • DEFTarkowski 5.1 · Branthwaite 4.3
  • MIDDewsbury-Hall 4.5 · Armstrong 3.2
  • FWDBarry 5.3

Coventry City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK17% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.0 xG vs EVE · #17 of 20

  • GKRushworth 3.3
  • DEFThomas 3.8 · Dasilva 3.2
  • MIDRudoni 3.1 · Grimes 2.8
  • FWDThomas-Asante 2.1 · Simms 1.0

Leeds (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick37% clean sheet · #3 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.8 xG vs TOT · #7 of 20

  • GKTrafford 4.6
  • DEFBogle 4.9 · Justin 4.8
  • MIDStach 4.7 · Ampadu 3.7
  • FWDCalvert-Lewin 4.7 · Nmecha 0.8

Spurs (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK17% clean sheet · #14 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.0 xG vs LEE · #18 of 20

  • GKKinsky 3.2
  • DEFVan Hecke 3.4 · Van de Ven 2.9
  • MIDTonali 3.1 · Bentancur 3.1
  • FWDMarmoush 2.4 · Solanke 1.4

Arsenal (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick45% clean sheet · #1 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.8 xG vs HUL · #6 of 20

  • GKRaya 4.3
  • DEFCalafiori 4.8 · Gabriel 4.7
  • MIDSaka 6.0 · Ødegaard 4.8
  • FWDHavertz 3.0

Hull City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid17% clean sheet · #15 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid0.8 xG vs ARS · #20 of 20

  • GKTzolakis 4.1
  • DEFEgan 3.2 · Mendy 2.8
  • MIDBelloumi 3.3 · Slater 2.7
  • FWDMcBurnie 2.6

Fulham (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick29% clean sheet · #5 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs NEW · #4 of 20

  • GKLeno 3.9
  • DEFCastagne 3.7 · Robinson 3.6
  • MIDKing 4.5 · Iwobi 4.0
  • FWDGonzalo 4.7 · Muniz 0.5

Newcastle (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid15% clean sheet · #17 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.3 xG vs FUL · #16 of 20

  • GKHorníček 3.4
  • DEFHall 3.9 · Botman 3.1
  • MIDBarnes 3.7 · L.Miley 3.2
  • FWDWissa 4.1 · Fernandez-Pardo 1.3

Nott'm Forest (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK27% clean sheet · #7 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs MCI · #10 of 20

  • GKSels 3.4
  • DEFMurillo 4.0 · N.Williams 3.7
  • MIDGibbs-White 5.1 · Ndoye 3.9
  • FWDIgor Jesus 2.8 · Delap 2.5

Man City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK20% clean sheet · #11 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.3 xG vs NFO · #14 of 20

  • GKDonnarumma 3.4
  • DEFGuéhi 3.6 · Gvardiol 3.5
  • MIDAnderson 3.2 · Cherki 3.1
  • FWDHaaland 5.4

Brighton (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid16% clean sheet · #16 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.0 xG vs BRE · #3 of 20

  • GKVerbruggen 3.2
  • DEFDe Cuyper 3.9 · Vuskovic 3.4
  • MIDGroß 4.9 · Gomez 3.5
  • FWDKostoulas 3.4 · Georginio 1.1

Brentford (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid14% clean sheet · #18 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.8 xG vs BHA · #5 of 20

  • GKKelleher 3.4
  • DEFAjer 2.9 · Schuster 2.4
  • MIDSchade 4.5 · Lewis-Potter 4.2
  • FWDThiago 4.2

Crystal Palace (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK19% clean sheet · #12 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.3 xG vs LIV · #15 of 20

  • GKBenitez 1.4
  • DEFMitchell 3.5 · Khalaili 3.4
  • MIDKamada 3.1 · Wharton 3.0
  • FWDStrand Larsen 2.7 · Nketiah 2.2

Liverpool (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick28% clean sheet · #6 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.7 xG vs CRY · #9 of 20

  • GKA.Becker 4.1
  • DEFVirgil 3.6 · Jacquet 3.6
  • MIDSzoboszlai 4.2 · Gakpo 4.2
  • FWDIsak 5.5

Ipswich Town (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK24% clean sheet · #8 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs BOU · #11 of 20

  • GKScherpen 3.1 · Walton 0.7
  • DEFDavis 4.3 · O'Shea 3.5
  • MIDEnciso 3.8 · Lukić 2.8
  • FWDEmersonn 4.2 · Akpom 1.1

Bournemouth (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK20% clean sheet · #10 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.4 xG vs IPS · #13 of 20

  • GKPetrović 3.2
  • DEFSilva 3.8 · Hill 3.3
  • MIDTavernier 5.0 · Scott 4.4
  • FWDEvanilson 3.3

Sunderland (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK23% clean sheet · #9 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.2 xG vs CHE · #2 of 20

  • GKRoefs 3.1
  • DEFMukiele 3.9 · Ballard 3.5
  • MIDE.Le Fée 5.1 · Xhaka 4.3
  • FWDBrobbey 3.7 · Isidor 2.1

Chelsea (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid11% clean sheet · #19 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs SUN · #12 of 20

  • GKMartinez 3.2
  • DEFLacroix 2.5 · Fofana 2.3
  • MIDRogers 4.3 · Palmer 3.0
  • FWDJoão Pedro 3.2 · Welbeck 0.6

Man Utd (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick38% clean sheet · #2 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.3 xG vs AVL · #1 of 20

  • GKLammens 3.9
  • DEFMaguire 3.8 · Martinez 3.3
  • MIDMbeumo 6.0 · B.Fernandes 6.0
  • FWDŠeško 0.8

Aston Villa (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid10% clean sheet · #20 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.0 xG vs MUN · #19 of 20

  • GKSuzuki 3.3
  • DEFLindelöf 2.1 · Mings 1.6
  • MIDBuendía 3.5 · McGinn 2.9
  • FWDN.Jackson 2.5 · Abraham 0.9

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.