BFL

📊 AI Summary

Summary

The blank-week massacre. After the chip-fuelled fireworks of GW33, the league averaged a thudding 39.8 points in GW34 — half last week's total — with 19 of 29 managers failing to crack 50. The chase pack tightened, the chip cupboards emptied, and a quiet shuffle near the top has produced our first new podium of the run-in: Chris Beeden ("Toon Park Rangers") has leapfrogged Mark Horton into 2nd, closing the gap to the summit from 18 to just 8 points. Strap in for five gameweeks of trench warfare. ⚔️

Key Moments — GW34

GW Hero: Cathy Eckett-Brown followed up her GW33 Bench Boost barnstormer with a Free Hit-fuelled 76 in "Eccles MCMLXXIX FC" — back-to-back chip masterclasses and the only score above 70 all week. 🥇
The Salah Trap: Five managers handed the armband to Mo Salah for a glorious 1 point. Meanwhile, the eight Bruno (C) believers (a list including Beeden, Mark, Mike Flynn and Olly) banked a tidy 10. The Salah honeymoon may officially be over. 💔
Triple Captain Tragedy: Ali Smith ("Alex and the Ants") fired a precious 3xC chip at Morgan Rogers, who repaid the faith with 2 raw points. A 6-point captain on a Triple Captain. Brutal. 💸
Wildcard Whoops: Hayley Phelan and Abi Speight both activated wildcards into the blank and pulled out 43 and 39 — and Hayley left another 12 on the bench for good measure. 🪑
Free Hit, Wrong Bench: David Tonks ("Wissa pon a Sarr") used a Free Hit — the entire point of which is to field your best XI — and somehow left 20 points on the bench. Truly artisan stuff. 🎨
GW Wooden Spoon: Dan Birkinshaw ("10PinBowen") posted a 4-point gameweek — the lowest single score by anyone in this league all season. João Pedro (C) for a duck didn't help. 🥄
The Quiet 4th Place Collapse: Louis Grimoldby ("FC Grim") managed just 8 points with a Declan Rice captaincy and dropped from 4th to 6th in the league. Living up to the team name. 😬
Stealth Performance of the Week: George Foy grabbed 67 points with no chip — the best non-chipped score of the GW and a +414k green arrow on a week when most of the world burned. Vintage. 📈

The Run-In

Five gameweeks left and the chip math is starting to shape the title race. Mike Flynn, Olly Barnes and Hayley Phelan have all played their final cards — it's eleven naked starting XIs from here. Among the contenders, Chris Beeden has a Bench Boost in the locker, while Mark Horton still holds three chips (Wildcard, Triple Captain and Bench Boost) — a frankly unfair-looking arsenal aimed squarely at the double gameweeks ahead. With all 29 squads now naked or near-naked, captain calls become everything. Pick poorly and the league hands you a 2-pointer; pick the in-form mid-table grafter and you swing the title. The trenches await. 🎲

Managers

Gameweeks

2049

Top Score

125

Best GW

248

Total Hits

🎯 Overall Standings

Will Finney

n0n_l0c4l.exe • 60.3 avg • -0 hits

2049pts
Chris Beeden

Toon Park Rangers • 60.4 avg • -12 hits

2041pts
Mark Horton

What the Van Hecke? • 59.9 avg • -0 hits

2035pts
Mike Flynn

Only Franks • 59.2 avg • -20 hits

1994pts
olly barnes

Grasshoppers • 58.8 avg • -8 hits

1991pts
Louis Grimoldby

FC Grim • 57.9 avg • -0 hits

1969pts
David Tonks

Wissa pon a Sarr • 57.7 avg • -4 hits

1958pts
James Geary

Šešky time • 57.3 avg • -20 hits

1927pts
Cathy Eckett-Brown

Eccles MCMLXXIX FC • 56.1 avg • -0 hits

1907pts
George Foy

Foys Boys • 55.6 avg • -0 hits

1889pts
Hayley Phelan

HLP FC • 55.6 avg • -4 hits

1888pts
David Bailey

Dave's Dream Team • 54.7 avg • -0 hits

1859pts
Emmy Rupasinghe

Pick Me Pickford • 54.4 avg • -4 hits

1847pts
Abi Speight

Fantaspeight FC • 54.1 avg • -0 hits

1838pts
Paul Alexis

Saka Rice • 55.1 avg • -40 hits

1835pts
James Marshall

Wirtz Nightmare • 54.1 avg • -16 hits

1824pts
Alan Eckett-Brown

Que Salah Salah • 53.4 avg • -0 hits

1814pts
Ed Evans

IroningBoredDreamers • 53.4 avg • -4 hits

1812pts
Jamie Mitchell

Slot Ball • 51.8 avg • -28 hits

1734pts
Shannon H

SHANNON FC • 49.7 avg • -0 hits

1689pts
Paul Ray

Nigel • 49.4 avg • -0 hits

1681pts
Phil Johnson

Groß Misconduct • 48.9 avg • -0 hits

1661pts
amy warden

Palmer Violets • 48.8 avg • -0 hits

1658pts
Georg Coakley

Holte End Vikings • 48.8 avg • -8 hits

1651pts
Callum Bowness

Bruno's Brothers • 48.1 avg • -4 hits

1633pts
Ali Smith

Alex and the Ants • 47.9 avg • -36 hits

1591pts
Dan Birkinshaw

10PinBowen • 46.9 avg • -12 hits

1584pts
Ekene Amadi

Fergie Time • 45.8 avg • -24 hits

1533pts
Amy Bliss

Bliss United FC • 40.6 avg • -4 hits

1375pts

📈 GW34 Standings

Cathy Eckett-Brown

Eccles MCMLXXIX FC • -0 hit

76pts
George Foy

Foys Boys • -0 hit

67pts
Mike Flynn

Only Franks • -0 hit

65pts
Chris Beeden

Toon Park Rangers • -0 hit

64pts
olly barnes

Grasshoppers • -0 hit

58pts
Alan Eckett-Brown

Que Salah Salah • -0 hit

57pts
James Geary

Šešky time • -0 hit

56pts
Will Finney

n0n_l0c4l.exe • -0 hit

54pts
Ed Evans

IroningBoredDreamers • -0 hit

53pts
Georg Coakley

Holte End Vikings • -0 hit

53pts
Paul Alexis

Saka Rice • -0 hit

47pts
Mark Horton

What the Van Hecke? • -0 hit

45pts
David Tonks

Wissa pon a Sarr • -0 hit

44pts
James Marshall

Wirtz Nightmare • -0 hit

43pts
Hayley Phelan

HLP FC • -0 hit

43pts
Abi Speight

Fantaspeight FC • -0 hit

39pts
Callum Bowness

Bruno's Brothers • -0 hit

34pts
David Bailey

Dave's Dream Team • -0 hit

33pts
Phil Johnson

Groß Misconduct • -0 hit

33pts
Emmy Rupasinghe

Pick Me Pickford • -0 hit

30pts
Ali Smith

Alex and the Ants • -0 hit

30pts
Shannon H

SHANNON FC • -0 hit

25pts
Amy Bliss

Bliss United FC • -0 hit

23pts
Paul Ray

Nigel • -0 hit

20pts
Jamie Mitchell

Slot Ball • -0 hit

18pts
Ekene Amadi

Fergie Time • -0 hit

16pts
amy warden

Palmer Violets • -0 hit

16pts
Louis Grimoldby

FC Grim • -0 hit

8pts
Dan Birkinshaw

10PinBowen • -0 hit

4pts

👑 Captains

📊 Cumulative Points

🏅 Rank Progression

📊 GW Averages

🔄 Transfers GW34

George Foy
4 transfers • -0 hits

Will Finney
4 transfers • -0 hits

Ali Smith
2 transfers • -0 hits

Chris Beeden
1 transfers • -0 hits

Mark Horton
1 transfers • -0 hits

James Geary
0 transfers • -0 hits

amy warden
0 transfers • -0 hits

Shannon H
0 transfers • -0 hits

Phil Johnson
0 transfers • -0 hits

Paul Ray
0 transfers • -0 hits

🃏 Chips Used GW34

Abi Speight
Wildcard: 1

Alan Eckett-Brown
Free Hit: 1

Ali Smith
Triple Captain: 1

Cathy Eckett-Brown
Free Hit: 1

David Bailey
Free Hit: 1

David Tonks
Free Hit: 1

Georg Coakley
Free Hit: 1

Hayley Phelan
Wildcard: 1

James Geary
Free Hit: 1

Mike Flynn
Free Hit: 1

Paul Alexis
Wildcard: 1

olly barnes
Free Hit: 1

🪑 Bench Waste GW34

David Tonks
20pts wasted

Georg Coakley
18pts wasted

Hayley Phelan
12pts wasted

Mike Flynn
9pts wasted

Cathy Eckett-Brown
8pts wasted

Alan Eckett-Brown
7pts wasted

David Bailey
6pts wasted

George Foy
4pts wasted

Chris Beeden
2pts wasted

James Geary
2pts wasted

🎲 Strategy GW34

Cathy Eckett-Brown
GW: 76pts

54.5%

Template

4.0

Diffs

George Foy
GW: 67pts

45.5%

Template

2.0

Diffs

Mike Flynn
GW: 65pts

54.5%

Template

2.0

Diffs

Chris Beeden
GW: 64pts

63.6%

Template

2.0

Diffs

olly barnes
GW: 58pts

54.5%

Template

3.0

Diffs

Alan Eckett-Brown
GW: 57pts

72.7%

Template

1.0

Diffs

James Geary
GW: 56pts

45.5%

Template

5.0

Diffs

Will Finney
GW: 54pts

63.6%

Template

3.0

Diffs

Ed Evans
GW: 53pts

45.5%

Template

4.0

Diffs

Georg Coakley
GW: 53pts

45.5%

Template

4.0

Diffs

ℹ️ What are Template% and Diffs?

Template% shows how closely a manager's starting XI matches the most popular starters in the league that GW (the "template XI"). Higher % = safer, lower % = more unique.

Diffs counts how many of your starters were under 20% started across the league. More diffs = higher risk, higher upside.

🎯 Triple Captains (All Season)

Hayley Phelan — Mohamed Salah (GW1) scored 24 pts with TC

olly barnes — Mohamed Salah (GW1) scored 24 pts with TC

Abi Speight — Antoine Semenyo (GW2) scored 18 pts with TC

Chris Beeden — Erling Haaland (GW6) scored 48 pts with TC

David Tonks — Erling Haaland (GW6) scored 48 pts with TC

James Geary — Erling Haaland (GW6) scored 48 pts with TC

Mike Flynn — Erling Haaland (GW6) scored 48 pts with TC

Georg Coakley — Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (GW11) scored 3 pts with TC

Paul Ray — Erling Haaland (GW12) scored 6 pts with TC

David Bailey — Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues (GW13) scored 39 pts with TC

Alan Eckett-Brown — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Ali Smith — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Cathy Eckett-Brown — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

George Foy — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

James Marshall — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Mark Horton — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Paul Alexis — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Will Finney — Erling Haaland (GW13) scored 6 pts with TC

Ed Evans — Erling Haaland (GW15) scored 6 pts with TC

Emmy Rupasinghe — Bukayo Saka (GW16) scored 33 pts with TC

Louis Grimoldby — Erling Haaland (GW17) scored 48 pts with TC

Shannon H — Erling Haaland (GW18) scored 6 pts with TC

Dan Birkinshaw — Hugo Ekitiké (GW19) scored 6 pts with TC

Jamie Mitchell — Erling Haaland (GW19) scored 6 pts with TC

David Tonks — Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (GW26) scored 21 pts with TC

Mike Flynn — Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (GW26) scored 21 pts with TC

Chris Beeden — Viktor Gyökeres (GW26) scored 9 pts with TC

Hayley Phelan — Viktor Gyökeres (GW26) scored 9 pts with TC

Louis Grimoldby — William Saliba (GW26) scored 3 pts with TC

Georg Coakley — Antoine Semenyo (GW27) scored 12 pts with TC

George Foy — Erling Haaland (GW33) scored 39 pts with TC

James Geary — Erling Haaland (GW33) scored 39 pts with TC

olly barnes — Erling Haaland (GW33) scored 39 pts with TC

Ali Smith — Morgan Rogers (GW34) scored 6 pts with TC

📈 Rank Movers

Biggest Risers

George Foy: ▲ 2 places

Mike Flynn: ▲ 2 places

Ali Smith: ▲ 1 places

Cathy Eckett-Brown: ▲ 1 places

Chris Beeden: ▲ 1 places

Biggest Fallers

Louis Grimoldby: ▼ 2 places

Hayley Phelan: ▼ 2 places

Callum Bowness: ▼ 1 places

Mark Horton: ▼ 1 places

Dan Birkinshaw: ▼ 1 places

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📊 AI Summary

Summary

Key Moments — GW34

The Run-In

🎯 Overall Standings

📈 GW34 Standings

👑 Captains

📊 Cumulative Points

🏅 Rank Progression

📊 GW Averages

🔄 Transfers GW34

🃏 Chips Used GW34

🪑 Bench Waste GW34

🎲 Strategy GW34

ℹ️ What are Template% and Diffs?

🎯 Triple Captains (All Season)

📈 Rank Movers

Biggest Risers

Biggest Fallers