Here’s our fantasy premier league transfer tips GW27 article where we analyse the teams of 10 top FPL managers. These 10 managers have not finished outside the overall rank of the top 10k in the last 3 seasons. Considering how variable the last 3 years have been this is remarkable consistency and shows an ability to adapt strategy in different seasons. It also gives you a view other than my own on strategy and player selection. Again this week, there were wildcards this week so some significant changes in the teams make up
fantasy premier league transfer tips GW27 – Analysing the teams of 10 top FPL managers
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Introduction
The criteria I’ve always been looking for is managers who’ve finished in the top 10k for the last 3 years when FPL has become considerably harder due to the amount of people playing and the information available.
The 10 managers stats
I’ve given the identities and FPL IDs of the 10 FPL managers in the FFGeek Patreon site
It includes our very own Yaniv Salomon who you can follow on twitter here
These managers are incredible and every bit as impressive as last season.
1. The overall average finishing overall rank of the top 10 managers in the last 3 seasons is 3,860
2. The top 10 FPL managers have not been out of the top 10k in the last 3 seasons (ie 30 times playing)
3. 7 of the 10 have finished in the top 1,000 in the last 3 seasons
4. 1 of the 10 have finished in the top 100 in the last 3 seasons
Their basic stats after GW26 Sunday
There were 6 green arrows and 4 red arrows
The average points score in GW26 after Sunday was 57 net of point deductions for extra transfers. With it being a DGW and games everyday Monday to Thursday there’s alot more to come
The average overall rank of the top 10 FPL managers was 40k.
The median overall rank was 14k
The average total points are 1,725.
The average team value was £106.0m.
The combined total of individual players
I’ve generally only included where there is a minimum of a player in 3 out of the 10 FPL managers teams
Goalkeeper/Defence by player
Martinez is in 9 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Dias is in 8 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Dallas is in 7 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Cancelo and Digna are in 6 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Areola and Stones are in 4 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Konsa, Mee and Shaw are in 3 of the 10 managers teams
Goalkeeper/Defence by team
I have stripped out non playing GKs
Man City are represented 18 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Villa are represented 12 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Leeds are represented 8 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Burnley and Everton are represented 6 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Fulham are represented 5 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Man Utd and West Ham are represented 3 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Midfielders
Salah, Gundogan and Fernandes are in 10 of the FPL managers teams
Raphinha is in 7 of the 10 managers teams
Son is in 6 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Lookman and Harvey Barnes are in 3 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Forwards
Calvert Lewin is in 9 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Kane is in 8 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Bamford and Watkins are in 6 of the 10 FPL managers teams
GW26 Captain Choice
8 managers captained Kane
1 manager each captained Salah and Calvert Lewin
The FFGeek Captain Poll showed Kane at 42% , Fernandes at 20%, and Calvert Lewin at 10%
Formations
4 managers played 3-4-3
3 managers played 3-5-2
2 managers played 4-4-2
1 manager played 5-3-2
Transfers
2 managers wildcarded
0 managers carried over a free transfer
2 managers took a 4 point hit
3 managers took an 8 point hit
1 manager took a 12 point hit
transfers in (NOT including the 2 wildcards)
Calvert Lewin and Kane were transferred in 4 times
Digne was transferred in 3 times
no other player was transferred in more than once
transfers out (NOT including the 2 wildcards)
Ings was transferred out 7 times
No other player was transferred out more than once
Wildcards and Chips
2 managers used their 2nd wildcard. 5 have now used them in total
3 used their Triple Captain Chip. 7 in total have now used their triple captain chip
4 managers used their Bench Boost Chip. 8 managers in total have used their bench boost
The 2 wildcard teams
Manager 1
This managers points total after Sunday was 69. He;s currently on 1778 points and an overall rank of 1k. His team value is £106.4m. He’s ranked 3rd of the 10 managers. His last 3 seasons are 9k, top 500 and 2k. He’s used his wildcard and triple captain chip
Manager 2
This managers points total after Sunday was 56. He;s currently on 1722 points and an overall rank of 13k. His team value is £106.6m. He’s ranked 5th of the 10 managers. His last 3 seasons are 9k, 2k and top 1k. He’s used his wildcard and free hit chip.
The top 10k overall rank vs the 10 FPL managers
Here’s a comparison between the top 10k overall rank ownership % and the 10 top FPL managers.
The top 10k overall rank vs the 10 FPL managers
Here’s a comparison between the top 10k overall rank ownership % and the 10 top FPL managers. The differences in the 3rd column are narrowing but this week did shake things up a bit
The top 10 managers favour Areola, Konsa, Dias, Lookman and Calvert Lewin significantly (20%) more than the top 10k
The top 10k favour Targett significantly more (20%) than the top 10 FPL managers
The template
I use the 10 managers as a proxy for serious managers teams and have a basic rule of thumb that if 7 of the 10 managers have a player or a team defence then I will seriously consider getting that player .
Here’s the template on that basis. The difficulty with tracking the template is that you’re 1 game behind it as you obviously can’t see what their transfers are leading up to the gameweek opening.
Villa defence – Martinez
Leeds defence – Dallas
Man City defence – Dias and/or Cancelo
Salah
Fernandes
Gundogan
Raphinha
Calvert Lewin
Kane
That’s 9 players.
One managers team
I won’t show a team this week as I’ve posted the 2 wildcard teams
The combined 10 top FPL managers teams
Here’s a team which tries to make a combination from the most represented players. Please note that it is meant to be a menu of players to help you choose your transfer rather than a realistic team and it’s value is not necessarily achievable. This week it is not achievable at around £109.7m
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