FPL GW14 fixtures: who to pick from each match

Deadline Sat 5 Dec, 11:00 UK · projections will update as GW14 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: Bournemouth (42% clean sheet). Best attack: Leeds (2.1 xG).

Chelsea (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick27% clean sheet · #5 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.4 xG vs LIV · #11 of 20

  • GKMartinez 2.0 · Penders 0.9
  • DEFColwill 2.9 · Acheampong 2.6
  • MIDRogers 4.1 · Palmer 3.9
  • FWDWelbeck 0.5

Liverpool (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK24% clean sheet · #10 of 20

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

  • GKA.Becker 3.6
  • DEFJacquet 3.5 · Virgil 3.3
  • MIDWirtz 3.2 · Gakpo 3.0
  • FWDIsak 4.5

Aston Villa (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick27% clean sheet · #6 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs CRY · #2 of 20

  • GKSuzuki 3.8
  • DEFLindelöf 3.5 · Maatsen 2.5
  • MIDMcGinn 4.6 · Buendía 3.5
  • FWDN.Jackson 4.4 · Abraham 0.5

Crystal Palace (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid14% clean sheet · #19 of 20

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

  • GKBenitez 1.9 · Henderson 1.8
  • DEFRichards 3.1 · Mitchell 3.0
  • MIDWharton 3.1 · Kamada 3.1
  • FWDStrand Larsen 2.3 · Nketiah 1.5

Bournemouth (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick42% clean sheet · #1 of 20

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

  • GKPetrović 3.7
  • DEFSilva 5.1 · Hill 5.0
  • MIDTavernier 5.6 · Rayan 4.0
  • FWDEvanilson 4.7

Hull City (away)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid0.9 xG vs BOU · #20 of 20

  • GKTzolakis 4.1
  • DEFEgan 3.1 · Mendy 2.7
  • MIDBelloumi 3.0 · Slater 2.5
  • FWDMcBurnie 3.0

Leeds (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick32% clean sheet · #3 of 20

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

  • GKTrafford 4.7
  • DEFBogle 4.8 · Muharemović 4.7
  • MIDTanaka 3.4 · Ampadu 3.3
  • FWDCalvert-Lewin 4.9 · Nmecha 1.5

Ipswich Town (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid13% clean sheet · #20 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.1 xG vs LEE · #18 of 20

  • GKWalton 1.8 · Scherpen 1.7
  • DEFO'Shea 3.0 · Davis 2.7
  • MIDEnciso 3.7 · Palacios 2.7
  • FWDEmersonn 3.5 · Flemming 1.1

Man Utd (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick30% clean sheet · #4 of 20

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

  • GKLammens 3.7
  • DEFMaguire 3.2 · Dalot 2.8
  • MIDMbeumo 5.2 · B.Fernandes 4.4
  • FWDZirkzee 0.6

Coventry City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid16% clean sheet · #15 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs MUN · #17 of 20

  • GKRushworth 3.2
  • DEFPinnock 3.0 · Dasilva 2.7
  • MIDRudoni 4.0 · Grimes 2.5
  • FWDAwoniyi 2.4 · Thomas-Asante 2.2

Nott'm Forest (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK25% clean sheet · #8 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs BHA · #3 of 20

  • GKSels 3.2
  • DEFMurillo 4.1 · N.Williams 3.5
  • MIDGibbs-White 4.9 · Ndoye 3.8
  • FWDDelap 3.6 · Igor Jesus 1.7

Brighton (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid15% clean sheet · #18 of 20

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

  • GKVerbruggen 3.7
  • DEFDe Cuyper 3.4 · Vuskovic 3.4
  • MIDGroß 3.7 · Gomez 3.2
  • FWDKostoulas 3.2 · Georginio 0.9

Brentford (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs MCI · #9 of 20

  • GKKelleher 3.4
  • DEFAjer 3.1 · Kayode 2.4
  • MIDLewis-Potter 3.8 · Schade 3.7
  • FWDThiago 4.1

Man City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #12 of 20

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

  • GKDonnarumma 3.3
  • DEFRúben 2.8 · Gvardiol 2.5
  • MIDNdiaye 3.6 · Cherki 3.4
  • FWDHaaland 5.6

Everton (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK24% clean sheet · #9 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs FUL · #8 of 20

  • GKPickford 3.6
  • DEFTarkowski 3.9 · Branthwaite 3.8
  • MIDDewsbury-Hall 4.4 · Garner 3.3
  • FWDBarry 5.8

Fulham (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK19% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.4 xG vs EVE · #12 of 20

  • GKLeno 3.6
  • DEFCastagne 3.2 · Robinson 3.0
  • MIDIwobi 4.2 · Bobb 3.7
  • FWDGonzalo 3.8 · Muniz 0.8

Newcastle (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK22% clean sheet · #11 of 20

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

  • GKHorníček 3.6
  • DEFHall 4.1 · Botman 3.0
  • MIDBarnes 4.2 · Willock 3.0
  • FWDWissa 3.9 · Osula 1.9

Sunderland (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK18% clean sheet · #14 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs NEW · #10 of 20

  • GKRoefs 3.1
  • DEFReinildo 2.4 · Mukiele 2.3
  • MIDE.Le Fée 4.4 · Xhaka 3.8
  • FWDBrobbey 3.3 · Isidor 2.0

Spurs (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK26% clean sheet · #7 of 20

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

  • GKKinsky 3.5
  • DEFVan Hecke 4.1 · Robertson 2.9
  • MIDTonali 3.2 · Kudus 2.6
  • FWDMarmoush 2.7 · Solanke 2.2

Arsenal (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick37% clean sheet · #2 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.4 xG vs TOT · #14 of 20

  • GKRaya 4.0
  • DEFGabriel 4.6 · Konsa 4.2
  • MIDØdegaard 4.4 · Rice 3.9
  • FWDHavertz 3.5 · Gyökeres 1.1

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.