FPL GW7 differentials: hidden gems

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

Players owned by under 5% of managers, ranked by expected points for Gameweek 7. When a differential hauls, you gain on nearly every rival at once. The standout is Vuskovic (BHA, 4.8% owned) at 4.5 xP.

Goalkeepers

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	LenoFUL · GKP	HUL	4.1%	3.9	6
2	A.BeckerLIV · GKP	bre	4.3%	3.7	2
3	HorníčekNEW · GKP	AVL	1.4%	3.6	2
4	RushworthCOV · GKP	tot	0.8%	3.5	1
5	SuzukiAVL · GKP	new	1.9%	3.5	8

Defenders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	VuskovicBHA · DEF	CRY	4.8%	4.5	11
2	SilvaBOU · DEF	SUN	0.6%	4.4	8
3	BranthwaiteEVE · DEF	CHE	2.6%	4.0	1
4	BotmanNEW · DEF	AVL	0.8%	3.9	3
5	JustinLEE · DEF	MUN	1.7%	3.8	2

Midfielders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	GomezBHA · MID	CRY	3.6%	4.3	8
2	StachLEE · MID	MUN	2.3%	4.3	2
3	Lewis-PotterBRE · MID	LIV	1.5%	4.0	9
4	KingFUL · MID	HUL	4.7%	4.0	2
5	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	bou	3.1%	4.0	4

Forwards

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	EvanilsonBOU · FWD	SUN	3.6%	3.8	12
2	EmersonnIPS · FWD	mci	3.9%	3.8	2
3	N.JacksonAVL · FWD	new	3.1%	3.1	2
4	Strand LarsenCRY · FWD	bha	0.7%	3.1	2
5	McBurnieHUL · FWD	ful	1.8%	2.9	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.