Haaland (Man City) is our FPL captain pick for Gameweek 7, with 6.0 predicted points.
CAPTAIN PICK · GW7
Man City · FWD · £15.6m
6.0
PREDICTED PTS
Home to Ipswich Town, who concede the 3rd-most chances in the league. 0.91 expected goal involvements per 90, on penalties, starts every week.
6.0
FORM
45
POINTS
75.4%
OWNED
OTHER CAPTAIN OPTIONS
Groß
5.0PTS
Brighton · MID · £6.0m
CRY (H)
Home to Crystal Palace, who concede the most chances in the league. 0.52 expected goal involvements per 90, on penalties, starts every week.
Saka
4.7PTS
Arsenal · MID · £9.6m
NFO (A)
Away at Nott'm Forest. 0.83 expected goal involvements per 90, on penalties, starts every week.
Cunha
4.7PTS
Man Utd · MID · £7.9m
LEE (A)
Away at Leeds. Starts every week.
Dewsbury-Hall
4.6PTS
Everton · MID · £6.6m
CHE (H)
Home to Chelsea, who concede the 2nd-most chances in the league. 0.38 expected goal involvements per 90, starts every week.
TRACK RECORD
From Gameweek 7 we save our captain picks before every deadline and publish how they scored, good weeks and bad. Results appear here once each gameweek is confirmed.
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FPL differentials →Haaland (Man City) is our FPL captain pick for Gameweek 7. Home to Ipswich Town, who concede the 3rd-most chances in the league. He's predicted to score 6.0 points before the captain's double. The next best options are Groß, Saka, Cunha.
We predict every player's points for the next gameweek from how often he starts and how long he plays, his expected goals and assists, and how many chances this week's opponent gives away, home or away. The captain pick is the midfielder or forward with the most predicted points. A double gameweek counts both matches, and players without a match are left out.
We tested the method on every gameweek of the 2025/26 season, using only what was known before each deadline. Our captain pick averaged 7.3 points a week before doubling, against 5.6 for the most-owned attacker. Past results don't guarantee future ones, but it beats simply following the crowd.
Usually not. In the same 2025/26 test, the best captain owned by under 15% of managers averaged 4.2 points a week, well below our main pick. A differential captain can win rank in a single week, but over a season the higher-scoring choice comes out ahead.
Through the week up to the deadline, so injury flags and team news are included. It's worth checking again after the pre-match press conferences.
