FPL Wildcard DraftGW302025/26 GW30 Wildcard Draft the squad to copy

Locked before the deadlineScored

The callCaptain£7.7m

A £7.7m forward wore the armband.

Chelsea crestThierno Barry, Chelsea

The AI handed Barry the armband, with C.Jones as vice-captain, in a 5-3-2 that returned 38. It weighs expected points, form, minutes reliability and an ownership-differential edge over the template.

5-3-2Formation
£80.6mBudget
Liverpool crestC.JonesVice-captain
15Players
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01Benchmark

How the AI squad scored

38GW30 points · budget-legal
60top 1k average
-22vs top 1k

Beat the top 1k in 1 of 9 gameweeks this season · 11%

02The eleven · 5-3-2

The squad on the pitch

Joachim Andersen, Crystal PalaceAndersenCrystal Palace crest£5.0m
Curtis Jones, LiverpoolC.JonesLiverpool crest£6.2mErling Haaland, Man CityHaalandMan City crest£5.1mAmine Adli, BournemouthAdliBournemouth crest£4.2mJayden Lienou, West Ham UnitedLienouWest Ham United crest£4.0mDavid Brooks, BournemouthBrooksBournemouth crest£4.6m
Tyrique George, EvertonGeorgeEverton crest£5.1mWilson Odobert, Nott'm ForestOdobertNott'm Forest crest£5.4mMichele Di Gregorio, West Ham UnitedDi GregorioWest Ham United crest£5.7m
Thierno Barry, ChelseaBarryChelsea crest£7.7mŠeško, Man UtdŠeškoMan Utd crest£7.3m
BENCH
Hermansen, West Ham UnitedHermansenWest Ham United crest£4.2mMaxence Lacroix, BurnleyLacroixBurnley crest£5.0mDillon Phillips, Crystal PalacePhillipsCrystal Palace crest£5.0mJake Bidwell, BrightonBidwellBrighton crest£6.1m
03Every price and projection

Full squad

PlayerPosPricexPtsRole
Joachim Andersen, Crystal PalaceAndersenCrystal Palace crestCRY
GK£5.0m—XI
Curtis Jones, LiverpoolC.JonesLiverpool crestLIV
DEF£6.2m—Vice
Erling Haaland, Man CityHaalandMan City crestMCI
DEF£5.1m—XI
Amine Adli, BournemouthAdliBournemouth crestBOU
DEF£4.2m—XI
Jayden Lienou, West Ham UnitedLienouWest Ham United crestWHU
DEF£4.0m—XI
David Brooks, BournemouthBrooksBournemouth crestBOU
DEF£4.6m—XI
Tyrique George, EvertonGeorgeEverton crestEVE
MID£5.1m—XI
Wilson Odobert, Nott'm ForestOdobertNott'm Forest crestNFO
MID£5.4m—XI
Michele Di Gregorio, West Ham UnitedDi GregorioWest Ham United crestWHU
MID£5.7m—XI
Thierno Barry, ChelseaBarryChelsea crestCHE
FWD£7.7m—Captain
Šeško, Man UtdŠeškoMan Utd crestMUN
FWD£7.3m—XI
Bench · in order
Hermansen, West Ham UnitedHermansenWest Ham United crestWHU
GK£4.2m—Bench
Maxence Lacroix, BurnleyLacroixBurnley crestBUR
MID£5.0m—Bench
Dillon Phillips, Crystal PalacePhillipsCrystal Palace crestCRY
MID£5.0m—Bench
Jake Bidwell, BrightonBidwellBrighton crestBHA
FWD£6.1m—Bench
How this benchmark is tracked
Every gameweek the AI locks a budget-legal 15-man squad before the deadline and scores it on official FPL points afterwards. Season to date: beat the top 1k average in 1 of 9 gameweeks (11%); running advantage vs the top 1k is -167.9 points. See the wildcard hub for the full gameweek-by-gameweek table and methodology.

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Questions managers ask

What is the Wildcard Draft?
Every gameweek FPLai's AI builds the optimal 15-man FPL squad with the same engine that powers its AI-based captain and transfer advice. 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 (£80.6m used) with a valid 5-3-2 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 38 points, which is -22 compared to the Top 1k average of 60.
How is the captain chosen?
The captain is the highest-projected outfield player in the starting XI. For GW30, João Pedro 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. GW30 uses a 5-3-2 formation.