FPL GW7 fixtures: who to pick from each match

Deadline Sat 17 Oct, 11:00 UK · projections will update as GW7 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: Spurs (34% clean sheet). Best attack: Brighton (2.6 xG).

Everton (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.8 xG vs CHE · #4 of 20

  • GKPickford 3.7
  • DEFTarkowski 4.7 · Branthwaite 3.9
  • MIDDewsbury-Hall 4.4 · Armstrong 3.2
  • FWDBarry 5.4

Chelsea (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid17% clean sheet · #17 of 20

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

  • GKMartinez 3.2
  • DEFLacroix 2.8 · Fofana 2.6
  • MIDRogers 4.1 · Palmer 2.9
  • FWDJoão Pedro 3.0 · Welbeck 0.6

Brentford (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.8 xG vs LIV · #3 of 20

  • GKKelleher 3.7
  • DEFAjer 3.7 · Kayode 2.9
  • MIDSchade 4.6 · Lewis-Potter 4.3
  • FWDThiago 4.1

Liverpool (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid17% clean sheet · #18 of 20

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

  • GKA.Becker 3.8
  • DEFVirgil 2.9 · Jacquet 2.9
  • MIDGakpo 3.8 · Szoboszlai 3.7
  • FWDIsak 4.9

Fulham (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick28% clean sheet · #5 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.7 xG vs HUL · #6 of 20

  • GKLeno 3.9
  • DEFCastagne 3.6 · Robinson 3.5
  • MIDKing 4.3 · Iwobi 3.8
  • FWDGonzalo 4.3

Hull City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid19% clean sheet · #15 of 20

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

  • GKTzolakis 4.1
  • DEFEgan 3.4 · Ajayi 3.1
  • MIDBelloumi 3.7 · Slater 3.0
  • FWDMcBurnie 3.1

Man City (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK26% clean sheet · #9 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.4 xG vs IPS · #2 of 20

  • GKDonnarumma 3.5
  • DEFGuéhi 4.5 · Gvardiol 4.2
  • MIDCherki 3.8 · Anderson 3.7
  • FWDHaaland 7.1

Ipswich Town (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid10% clean sheet · #19 of 20

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

  • GKScherpen 3.0 · Walton 0.7
  • DEFDavis 3.1 · O'Shea 2.5
  • MIDEnciso 3.4 · Lukić 2.6
  • FWDEmersonn 3.9 · Akpom 1.0

Newcastle (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick31% clean sheet · #3 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs AVL · #8 of 20

  • GKHorníček 3.7
  • DEFHall 5.1 · Botman 4.1
  • MIDBarnes 4.1 · L.Miley 3.4
  • FWDWissa 4.5 · Fernandez-Pardo 1.4

Aston Villa (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs NEW · #18 of 20

  • GKSuzuki 3.4
  • DEFLindelöf 3.0 · Cash 2.0
  • MIDBuendía 3.8 · McGinn 3.2
  • FWDN.Jackson 2.7 · Abraham 0.9

Bournemouth (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.7 xG vs SUN · #5 of 20

  • GKPetrović 3.3
  • DEFSilva 4.1 · Hill 3.5
  • MIDTavernier 5.4 · Scott 4.6
  • FWDEvanilson 3.6

Sunderland (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid18% clean sheet · #16 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs BOU · #9 of 20

  • GKRoefs 2.9
  • DEFMukiele 3.4 · Ballard 3.0
  • MIDE.Le Fée 4.2 · Xhaka 3.9
  • FWDBrobbey 3.1 · Isidor 1.9

Brighton (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK27% clean sheet · #8 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.6 xG vs CRY · #1 of 20

  • GKVerbruggen 3.6
  • DEFDe Cuyper 5.0 · Vuskovic 4.1
  • MIDGroß 5.6 · Gomez 4.0
  • FWDKostoulas 3.7 · Georginio 1.2

Crystal Palace (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid8% clean sheet · #20 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.3 xG vs BHA · #13 of 20

  • GKBenitez 1.4
  • DEFKhalaili 2.7 · Mitchell 2.7
  • MIDKamada 3.0 · Wharton 2.9
  • FWDStrand Larsen 2.8 · Nketiah 2.2

Leeds (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs MUN · #7 of 20

  • GKTrafford 4.3
  • DEFBogle 4.0 · Justin 3.9
  • MIDStach 4.5 · Ampadu 3.5
  • FWDCalvert-Lewin 4.5 · Nmecha 0.8

Man Utd (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK20% clean sheet · #14 of 20

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

  • GKLammens 3.5
  • DEFMaguire 2.6 · Martinez 2.4
  • MIDB.Fernandes 4.7 · Mbeumo 4.7
  • FWDŠeško 0.7

Nott'm Forest (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick32% clean sheet · #2 of 20

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

  • GKSels 3.6
  • DEFMurillo 4.1 · N.Williams 3.8
  • MIDGibbs-White 4.6 · Ndoye 3.5
  • FWDIgor Jesus 2.4 · Delap 2.1

Arsenal (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick31% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.1 xG vs NFO · #19 of 20

  • GKRaya 3.8
  • DEFGabriel 3.7 · Calafiori 3.7
  • MIDSaka 4.8 · Ødegaard 4.1
  • FWDHavertz 2.5

Spurs (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick34% clean sheet · #1 of 20

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

  • GKKinsky 3.7
  • DEFVan Hecke 4.7 · Van de Ven 3.8
  • MIDTonali 3.6 · Bentancur 3.4
  • FWDMarmoush 2.7 · Solanke 1.6

Coventry City (away)

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

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

  • GKRushworth 3.5
  • DEFThomas 4.3 · Dasilva 3.6
  • MIDRudoni 3.2 · Grimes 2.9
  • FWDThomas-Asante 2.1 · Simms 1.0

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.