FPL GW7 captain picks

These are the predictions we locked before the deadline (sealed Fri 16 Oct, 10:00 UK), shown with the points players actually scored. See the full record

Haaland (MCI) is the top captain pick for Gameweek 7 with 6.7 expected points, home to IPS. Groß (5.7 xP) and Barry (5.4 xP) are the next best options. A captain scores double, so the gap between the top picks is worth twice what the table shows.

Top 10 captains

Ranked by expected points for this gameweek only.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	HaalandMCI · FWD	IPS	75.5%	6.7	13
2	GroßBHA · MID	CRY	40.6%	5.7	5
3	BarryEVE · FWD	CHE	8.7%	5.4	2
4	De CuyperBHA · DEF	CRY	36.5%	5.4	6
5	TavernierBOU · MID	SUN	7.3%	4.9	10
6	SakaARS · MID	nfo	16.7%	4.9	3
7	TarkowskiEVE · DEF	CHE	18.4%	4.8	0
8	Dewsbury-HallEVE · MID	CHE	5.9%	4.8	2
9	MbeumoMUN · MID	lee	19.8%	4.8	8
10	HallNEW · DEF	AVL	20.6%	4.6	4

Differential captains

Owned by under 10% of managers — a big haul here gains rank on almost everyone.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	BarryEVE · FWD	CHE	8.7%	5.4	2
2	TavernierBOU · MID	SUN	7.3%	4.9	10
3	Dewsbury-HallEVE · MID	CHE	5.9%	4.8	2
4	Van HeckeTOT · DEF	COV	6.4%	4.5	4
5	VuskovicBHA · DEF	CRY	4.8%	4.5	11

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.