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FPLai Wildcard Draft — Gameweek 28

FPLai's wildcard draft for Gameweek 28. Squad locked before the deadline — recent performance context is shown above.

TOTAL POINTS
58
VS TOP 1K
-23.7
BUDGET
£80.9m
FORMATION
4-4-2

Starting XI — 4-4-2

Henderson
Henderson
Virgil C
Virgil
O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Diouf
Diouf
Hill
Hill
Dewsbury-Hall
Dewsbury-Hall
Casemiro
Casemiro
O.Dango
O.Dango
Gravenberch
Gravenberch
João Pedro V
João Pedro
Šeško
Šeško

Bench

Raúl
Raúl
Hermansen
Hermansen
Gomez
Gomez
Truffert
Truffert

Full Squad

#PlayerClubPosPricexPtsPtsRole
1 HermansenHermansen WHUWHU GK £4.2m - 0 Bench
2 HendersonHenderson CRYCRY GK £5.0m - 3 XI
3 DioufDiouf WHUWHU DEF £4.0m - 3 XI
4 HillHill BOUBOU DEF £4.1m - 2 XI
5 O'ReillyO'Reilly MCIMCI DEF £5.1m - 6 XI
6 VirgilVirgil LIVLIV DEF £6.1m - 14 (C)
7 TruffertTruffert BOUBOU DEF £4.5m - 4 Bench
8 Dewsbury-HallDewsbury-Hall EVEEVE MID £5.0m - 6 XI
9 CasemiroCasemiro MUNMUN MID £5.6m - 4 XI
10 GomezGomez BHABHA MID £4.9m - 9 Bench
11 O.DangoO.Dango BREBRE MID £5.9m - 5 XI
12 GravenberchGravenberch LIVLIV MID £5.5m - 5 XI
13 João PedroJoão Pedro CHECHE FWD £7.6m - 2 (V)
14 RaúlRaúl FULFUL FWD £6.1m - 2 Bench
15 ŠeškoŠeško MUNMUN FWD £7.3m - 8 XI

Season Tracker

Win rate: 0% (0/5) · Running advantage: -88.6 pts vs Top 1k

GWDraft PtsTop 1k Avgvs Top 1kWin
GW28 5881.7-23.7✗
GW29 6070-10✗
GW30 3860-22✗
GW31 4763.5-13.5✗
GW32 4662.4-13.4✗
GW33 ————

Methodology

FPLai's wildcard draft engine evaluates every Premier League player using a composite score that weights expected points (55%), recent form (75% of base), points per game (55%), and minutes reliability. An ownership differential penalty discourages over-owned template picks.

The optimizer builds a budget-legal 15-man squad (max 3 from any team, total cost ≤ £100m) and selects the strongest valid formation. A micro-adjustment system continuously tunes correlation penalties and captain weighting.

Squads are locked before the gameweek deadline and scored using official FPL points after the gameweek finishes. Results feed back into the learning loop to improve future selections.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Wildcard Draft?
FPLai's AI builds the optimal 15-man FPL squad every gameweek using the same engine that powers our fast analysis. The squad is locked before the deadline and scored after the gameweek finishes.
How is the squad selected?
The engine evaluates every FPL player on expected points, form, minutes reliability, ownership differential, and correlation penalties. It builds a budget-legal 15-man squad (£80.9m used) with a valid 4-4-2 formation.
When is the squad locked?
The squad is locked up to 24 hours before the gameweek deadline. Once locked, no changes are made — this ensures a fair, pre-committed benchmark.
How does it compare to Top 1k managers?
This gameweek the AI scored 58 points, which is -23.7 compared to the Top 1k average of 81.7.
How is the captain chosen?
The captain is the highest-projected outfield player in the starting XI. For GW28, Virgil was selected.
What formation does the AI use?
The AI evaluates multiple valid formations (3-4-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2, etc.) and picks the one that maximises projected points. GW28 uses a 4-4-2 formation.

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