FPL GW9 differentials: hidden gems

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

Players owned by under 5% of managers, ranked by expected points for Gameweek 9. When a differential hauls, you gain on nearly every rival at once. The standout is Hill (BOU, 1.9% owned) at 4.7 xP.

Goalkeepers

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	LenoFUL · GKP	avl	4.5%	3.8	2
2	SuzukiAVL · GKP	FUL	3.1%	3.8	1
3	A.BeckerLIV · GKP	ARS	4.1%	3.7	2
4	HorníčekNEW · GKP	EVE	1.3%	3.6	3
5	PetrovićBOU · GKP	LEE	2.9%	3.5	6

Defenders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	HillBOU · DEF	LEE	1.9%	4.7	6
2	SilvaBOU · DEF	LEE	1.3%	4.7	8
3	TruffertBOU · DEF	LEE	3.0%	4.0	6
4	JacquetLIV · DEF	ARS	4.3%	3.6	2
5	MurilloNFO · DEF	bre	2.1%	3.6	3

Midfielders

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	IwobiFUL · MID	avl	1.4%	4.2	6
2	TonaliTOT · MID	CRY	2.0%	4.0	3
3	RudoniCOV · MID	SUN	0.7%	4.0	9
4	RayanBOU · MID	LEE	2.0%	3.9	3
5	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	cov	2.8%	3.9	8

Forwards

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	EmersonnIPS · FWD	hul	3.3%	3.8	2
2	McBurnieHUL · FWD	IPS	1.6%	3.7	12
3	MarmoushTOT · FWD	CRY	2.4%	2.9	2
4	DelapNFO · FWD	bre	1.7%	2.8	2
5	SolankeTOT · FWD	CRY	1.5%	2.5	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.