FPL GW12 differentials: hidden gems

Deadline Fri 27 Nov, 18:30 UK · projections will update as GW12 gets closer

Players owned by under 5% of managers, ranked by expected points for Gameweek 12. When a differential hauls, you gain on nearly every rival at once. The standout is Justin (LEE, 2.4% owned) at 4.6 xP.

Goalkeepers

#	Player	Fixture	£	Owned	xP
1	LenoFUL · GKP	BOU	4.5	4.4%	3.7
2	SuzukiAVL · GKP	ips	5.0	3.1%	3.7
3	A.BeckerLIV · GKP	eve	5.5	4.1%	3.6
4	SelsNFO · GKP	CHE	5.0	1.3%	3.5
5	HorníčekNEW · GKP	bha	5.0	1.2%	3.5

Defenders

#	Player	Fixture	£	Owned	xP
1	JustinLEE · DEF	COV	4.5	2.4%	4.6
2	MurilloNFO · DEF	CHE	5.5	2.0%	4.4
3	SilvaBOU · DEF	ful	5.1	3.6%	4.0
4	HillBOU · DEF	ful	5.6	2.8%	4.0
5	BranthwaiteEVE · DEF	LIV	5.5	2.2%	3.9

Midfielders

#	Player	Fixture	£	Owned	xP
1	EncisoIPS · MID	AVL	5.5	1.1%	4.5
2	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	TOT	5.7	2.6%	4.3
3	IwobiFUL · MID	BOU	5.4	1.5%	4.3
4	McGinnAVL · MID	ips	5.4	3.3%	4.0
5	GomezBHA · MID	NEW	5.0	4.0%	3.9

Forwards

#	Player	Fixture	£	Owned	xP
1	EmersonnIPS · FWD	AVL	5.5	3.0%	4.1
2	GonzaloFUL · FWD	BOU	5.9	3.8%	3.9
3	McBurnieHUL · FWD	cry	5.5	1.8%	3.6
4	DelapNFO · FWD	CHE	5.3	1.4%	3.5
5	BrobbeySUN · FWD	TOT	5.7	4.8%	3.2

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.