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Summary

GW29 delivered the usual mix of glory, regret, and bench-related self-sabotage. At the top, the title race remains properly alive: Will Finney still leads the league on 1742, but Chris Beeden has closed to within 29 points after jumping into second, while Louis Grimoldby and Mark Horton are right there too. This is no procession — it is a crowded, noisy four-manager brawl with the top seven all still capable of causing trouble.

Key Moments

GW Hero: Shannon H took the weekly crown with a superb 86 points, the best score in the league and a huge lift after spending much of the season in the lower reaches. A proper statement week. 🏅
Right behind: olly barnes posted 85 and continues to look like one of the form managers in the league, climbing into sixth overall and making the top five glance nervously over their shoulders. 📈
Charge of the week: James Marshall racked up 78 points and rose two places overall — the biggest climb near the middle of the table, where one strong week can still cause absolute chaos. ⚡
Wildcard watch: Chris Beeden played the Wildcard, moved into second overall, and somehow still left 22 points on the bench. That is either terrifying or deeply annoying, depending on your allegiance. 🃏
Bench betrayal: Chris Beeden again takes the unwanted honours here with those 22 wasted bench points, while olly barnes (18) and Shannon H (17) also discovered that squad depth is only useful if the right players are actually on the pitch. 🪑
Tough afternoons: Paul Ray endured a grim 29-point week to finish bottom of GW29, while Alan Eckett-Brown managed just 37. Sometimes FPL is not a game of skill; it is a public endurance test. 🚨

League Watch

Elsewhere, Mike Flynn holds fifth and is still very much in the mix, David Tonks remains poised in seventh, and Hayley Phelan nudged up into the top ten after another strong score. Abi Speight and George Foy both posted 70, keeping themselves well placed for a late-season surge, while Cathy Eckett-Brown, Dan Birkinshaw, and Georg Coakley all had weeks that injected life into their campaigns. Lower down, there were signs of resistance too: this week belonged to managers proving that even if the season has been scrappy, one big score can still change the mood very quickly.

Predictions

The league is entering the stage where every sensible transfer feels genius for about six minutes and every captaincy miss feels like a personal attack. Chris Beeden has real momentum, Mark Horton is lurking dangerously, and olly barnes looks like the live wire most likely to crash the top five. Do not ignore James Marshall either — that rise to 15th has the feel of someone who has spotted the door and is now sprinting at it. The run-in should be excellent: tight at the top, volatile in the middle, and absolutely no one safe from a catastrophic benching.

Managers

Gameweeks

1742

Top Score

117

Best GW

228

Total Hits

🎯 Overall Standings

Will Finney

n0n_l0c4l.exe • 60.1 avg • -0 hits

1742pts
Chris Beeden

Toon Park Rangers • 59.1 avg • -12 hits

1701pts
Louis Grimoldby

FC Grim • 58.6 avg • -0 hits

1700pts
Mark Horton

What the Van Hecke? • 58.5 avg • -0 hits

1697pts
olly barnes

Grasshoppers • 57.7 avg • -8 hits

1665pts
Mike Flynn

Only Franks • 57.7 avg • -12 hits

1662pts
David Tonks

Wissa pon a Sarr • 57.1 avg • -4 hits

1652pts
Emmy Rupasinghe

Pick Me Pickford • 56.4 avg • -4 hits

1633pts
Hayley Phelan

HLP FC • 56.2 avg • -4 hits

1627pts
James Geary

Šešky time • 55.6 avg • -12 hits

1599pts
George Foy

Foys Boys • 54.8 avg • -0 hits

1588pts
David Bailey

Dave's Dream Team • 54.4 avg • -0 hits

1578pts
Abi Speight

Fantaspeight FC • 54.1 avg • -0 hits

1570pts
Paul Alexis

Saka Rice • 55.0 avg • -36 hits

1560pts
Cathy Eckett-Brown

Eccles MCMLXXIX FC • 53.7 avg • -0 hits

1558pts
James Marshall

Wirtz Nightmare • 54.0 avg • -16 hits

1551pts
Jamie Mitchell

Slot Ball • 53.9 avg • -28 hits

1535pts
Ed Evans

IroningBoredDreamers • 52.9 avg • -4 hits

1529pts
Alan Eckett-Brown

Que Salah Salah • 52.1 avg • -0 hits

1511pts
amy warden

Palmer Violets • 50.8 avg • -0 hits

1472pts
Shannon H

SHANNON FC • 50.4 avg • -0 hits

1462pts
Paul Ray

Nigel • 50.3 avg • -0 hits

1459pts
Dan Birkinshaw

10PinBowen • 50.1 avg • -12 hits

1441pts
Callum Bowness

Bruno's Brothers • 49.8 avg • -4 hits

1439pts
Phil Johnson

Groß Misconduct • 48.4 avg • -0 hits

1405pts
Georg Coakley

Holte End Vikings • 48.6 avg • -8 hits

1401pts
Ali Smith

Alex and the Ants • 49.2 avg • -36 hits

1391pts
Ekene Amadi

Fergie Time • 47.7 avg • -24 hits

1358pts
Amy Bliss

Bliss United FC • 41.4 avg • -4 hits

1197pts

📈 GW29 Standings

Shannon H

SHANNON FC • -0 hit

86pts
olly barnes

Grasshoppers • -0 hit

85pts
James Marshall

Wirtz Nightmare • -0 hit

78pts
Dan Birkinshaw

10PinBowen • -0 hit

75pts
Georg Coakley

Holte End Vikings • -0 hit

71pts
Abi Speight

Fantaspeight FC • -0 hit

70pts
George Foy

Foys Boys • -0 hit

70pts
Hayley Phelan

HLP FC • -0 hit

69pts
Will Finney

n0n_l0c4l.exe • -0 hit

68pts
Cathy Eckett-Brown

Eccles MCMLXXIX FC • -0 hit

67pts
Mike Flynn

Only Franks • -0 hit

64pts
Mark Horton

What the Van Hecke? • -0 hit

64pts
Chris Beeden

Toon Park Rangers • -0 hit

62pts
David Tonks

Wissa pon a Sarr • -0 hit

58pts
Ed Evans

IroningBoredDreamers • -0 hit

55pts
Paul Alexis

Saka Rice • -0 hit

54pts
amy warden

Palmer Violets • -0 hit

53pts
Callum Bowness

Bruno's Brothers • -0 hit

52pts
Ali Smith

Alex and the Ants • -0 hit

52pts
Emmy Rupasinghe

Pick Me Pickford • -0 hit

50pts
Phil Johnson

Groß Misconduct • -0 hit

48pts
Jamie Mitchell

Slot Ball • -0 hit

46pts
Louis Grimoldby

FC Grim • -0 hit

46pts
James Geary

Šešky time • -0 hit

45pts
Ekene Amadi

Fergie Time • -0 hit

45pts
David Bailey

Dave's Dream Team • -0 hit

43pts
Amy Bliss

Bliss United FC • -0 hit

41pts
Alan Eckett-Brown

Que Salah Salah • -0 hit

37pts
Paul Ray

Nigel • -0 hit

29pts

👑 Captains

📊 Cumulative Points

🏅 Rank Progression

📊 GW Averages

🔄 Transfers GW29

olly barnes
2 transfers • -0 hits

Will Finney
2 transfers • -0 hits

Shannon H
2 transfers • -0 hits

Mike Flynn
2 transfers • -0 hits

Cathy Eckett-Brown
2 transfers • -0 hits

Hayley Phelan
1 transfers • -0 hits

Mark Horton
1 transfers • -0 hits

James Marshall
1 transfers • -0 hits

George Foy
1 transfers • -0 hits

Dan Birkinshaw
1 transfers • -0 hits

🃏 Chips Used GW29

Chris Beeden
Wildcard: 1

🪑 Bench Waste GW29

Chris Beeden
22pts wasted

olly barnes
18pts wasted

Shannon H
17pts wasted

Georg Coakley
16pts wasted

David Bailey
14pts wasted

George Foy
13pts wasted

James Marshall
12pts wasted

Dan Birkinshaw
11pts wasted

Hayley Phelan
9pts wasted

Louis Grimoldby
9pts wasted

🎲 Strategy GW29

Shannon H
GW: 86pts

45.5%

Template

5.0

Diffs

olly barnes
GW: 85pts

63.6%

Template

4.0

Diffs

James Marshall
GW: 78pts

45.5%

Template

5.0

Diffs

Dan Birkinshaw
GW: 75pts

36.4%

Template

6.0

Diffs

Georg Coakley
GW: 71pts

45.5%

Template

6.0

Diffs

Abi Speight
GW: 70pts

72.7%

Template

3.0

Diffs

George Foy
GW: 70pts

54.5%

Template

5.0

Diffs

Hayley Phelan
GW: 69pts

54.5%

Template

5.0

Diffs

Will Finney
GW: 68pts

72.7%

Template

2.0

Diffs

Cathy Eckett-Brown
GW: 67pts

36.4%

Template

7.0

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

📈 Rank Movers

Biggest Risers

olly barnes: ▲ 3 places

James Marshall: ▲ 2 places

Chris Beeden: ▲ 1 places

Shannon H: ▲ 1 places

Abi Speight: ▲ 1 places

Biggest Fallers

Callum Bowness: ▼ 3 places

Paul Ray: ▼ 3 places

Alan Eckett-Brown: ▼ 2 places

Ali Smith: ▼ 2 places

Emmy Rupasinghe: ▼ 1 places

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📊 AI Summary

Summary

Key Moments

League Watch

Predictions

🎯 Overall Standings

📈 GW29 Standings

👑 Captains

📊 Cumulative Points

🏅 Rank Progression

📊 GW Averages

🔄 Transfers GW29

🃏 Chips Used GW29

🪑 Bench Waste GW29

🎲 Strategy GW29

ℹ️ What are Template% and Diffs?

🎯 Triple Captains (All Season)

📈 Rank Movers

Biggest Risers

Biggest Fallers