FPL GW9 captain picks

These are the predictions we locked before the deadline (sealed Fri 30 Oct, 09:00 UK), shown with the points players actually scored. See the full record

Haaland (MCI) is the top captain pick for Gameweek 9 with 6.5 expected points, home to BHA. Tavernier (5.7 xP) and Mbeumo (4.8 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	BHA	78.4%	6.5	2
2	TavernierBOU · MID	LEE	21.3%	5.7	3
3	MbeumoMUN · MID	che	21.3%	4.8	1
4	HillBOU · DEF	LEE	1.9%	4.7	6
5	SilvaBOU · DEF	LEE	1.3%	4.7	8
6	BarryEVE · FWD	new	7.3%	4.7	9
7	GabrielARS · DEF	liv	23.3%	4.6	6
8	Van HeckeTOT · DEF	CRY	8.6%	4.5	15
9	IsakLIV · FWD	ARS	17.9%	4.3	2
10	Gibbs-WhiteNFO · MID	bre	11.7%	4.3	2

Differential captains

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

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	HillBOU · DEF	LEE	1.9%	4.7	6
2	SilvaBOU · DEF	LEE	1.3%	4.7	8
3	BarryEVE · FWD	new	7.3%	4.7	9
4	Van HeckeTOT · DEF	CRY	8.6%	4.5	15
5	TraffordLEE · GKP	bou	6.2%	4.3	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.