Every midfielder ranked by expected points from the odds: goals, assists and bonus.
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These are the Gameweek 7 picks as published, frozen at the deadline, with what each player actually scored. This week's midfielders →Other weeks:GW7GW8GW9GW10
GW7: Cherki is the best midfielder for GW7 on 5.9 expected points. Semenyo is the most likely to score, at 34%. Best for £6.0m or less: Ndiaye, 5.0. As of Sat 17 Oct, 10:39 UK.
Cherki tops the midfielders for Gameweek 7 on 5.9 expected points, at home to Ipswich Town, just ahead of Semenyo.
He's the creator: 30% to score and 44% to assist, so his points come from setting goals up as much as scoring them.
| # | Player | Goal | Assist | Starts | Top 10k | Expected | Scored | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CherkiMCI · MIDv IPS (H) · £7.9m · 33.5% owned | 30% | 44% | 93% | 16% | 5.9 | 0 | + Watch |
| 2 | SemenyoMCI · MIDv IPS (H) · £8.2m · 5.6% owned | 34% | 31% | 93% | 9% | 5.5 | 1 | + Watch |
| 3 | SakaARS · MIDv NFO (A) · £9.4m · 5.5% owned | 30% | 25% | 93% | 23% | 5.2 | 3 | + Watch |
| 4 | NdiayeMCI · MIDv IPS (H) · £5.8m · 5.5% owned | 28% | 27% | 93% | 3% | 5.0 | 5 | + Watch |
| 5 | StachLEE · MIDv MUN (H) · £6.0m · 1.6% owned | 18% | 21% | 93% | 1% | 4.8 | 2 | + Watch |
| 6 | PalmerCHE · MIDv EVE (A) · £9.8m · 28.4% owned | 30% | 21% | 93% | 66% | 4.8 | 2 | + Watch |
| 7 | GomezBHA · MIDv CRY (H) · £5.0m · 4.2% owned | 27% | 18% | 93% | 4% | 4.8 | 8 | + Watch |
| 8 | GroßBHA · MIDv CRY (H) · £6.3m · 48.0% owned | 20% | 26% | 93% | 91% | 4.8 | 5 | + Watch |
| 9 | RogersCHE · MIDv EVE (A) · £8.2m · 53.9% owned | 27% | 21% | 93% | 80% | 4.8 | 2 | + Watch |
| 10 | CunhaMUN · MIDv LEE (A) · £7.8m · 5.6% owned | 23% | 16% | 93% | 1% | 4.7 | 1 | + Watch |
| 11 | KingFUL · MIDv HUL (H) · £5.5m · 3.3% owned | 27% | 22% | 93% | 7% | 4.7 | 2 | + Watch |
| 12 | ØdegaardARS · MIDv NFO (A) · £6.7m · 16.5% owned | 18% | 23% | 93% | 15% | 4.7 | 3 | + Watch |
| 13 | TavernierBOU · MIDv SUN (H) · £6.7m · 31.2% owned | 24% | 19% | 93% | 4% | 4.6 | 10 | + Watch |
| 14 | BuendíaAVL · MIDv NEW (A) · £5.9m · 1.1% owned | 25% | 19% | 93% | 0% | 4.6 | 3 | + Watch |
| 15 | B.FernandesMUN · MIDv LEE (A) · £11.6m · 20.4% owned | 24% | 28% | 93% | 11% | 4.6 | 1 | + Watch |
| 16 | JaneltBRE · MIDv LIV (H) · £5.0m · 1.6% owned | 10% | 15% | 93% | 2% | 4.5 | -1 | + Watch |
| 17 | BarnesNEW · MIDv AVL (H) · £6.1m · 6.7% owned | 27% | 19% | 93% | 16% | 4.5 | 2 | + Watch |
| 18 | AndersonMCI · MIDv IPS (H) · £6.2m · 3.6% owned | 14% | 25% | 93% | 1% | 4.4 | 1 | + Watch |
| 19 | Dewsbury-HallEVE · MIDv CHE (H) · £6.6m · 7.2% owned | 23% | 17% | 93% | 14% | 4.4 | 2 | + Watch |
| 20 | IwobiFUL · MIDv HUL (H) · £5.4m · 1.5% owned | 20% | 21% | 93% | — | 4.3 | 11 | + Watch |
Choosing a captain? The captain picks rank every candidate on points doubled, and the differentials find the low-owned players the odds rate.
Cherki, Semenyo and Foden: 44%, 31%, 29% to assist. Three points an assist, and bonus often follows.
Ndiaye at £5.8m: 5.0 expected points at home to Ipswich Town, within a point of Cherki for a fraction of the price. Then Stach at £6.0m on 4.8.
Gomez is owned by 4.2% of managers but projects 4.8 at home to Crystal Palace. If he returns, almost nobody you play against gains with you.
Semenyo is ruled out for now. Saka is ruled out for now. Stach is flagged at 50% to play: check the team news before the deadline.
Goal and assist chances come from the anytime scorer and assist markets with the bookmaker's margin removed. A midfielder no bookmaker prices shows a dash rather than a guess.
Top 10k is the share of our sample of the top 10,000 managers who own him, taken an hour after the last deadline.
Full methodology →The top row of the table, ranked by expected points from the odds. The rundown says whether it is his goal threat, his assists, or both.
Switch the table to £6.0m or less. Look for a likely starter with a goal chance above 25%.
The rundown lists the three midfielders with the highest goal chance from the anytime scorer odds, which is not always the same as the points order.
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