Differentials are players owned by under 10% of FPL managers who still carry good expected points. This list is built from the official FPL data on 2026-10-14: available players with more than 200 minutes, under 10% ownership, ranked by points per game adjusted for fixture difficulty. Deadline: Saturday 17 October 2026, 11:00 BST.
Top differentials this round
- Luka Vuskovic (Brighton & Hove Albion, £5.1m) v Crystal Palace (home): averaging 6.7 points a game, form 8.0, 40 in total, FPL projects 8.0 this round, 4.6% owned.
- Jayden Bogle (Leeds United, £4.7m) v Manchester United (home): averaging 7.2 points a game, form 7.0, 43 in total, FPL projects 7.0 this round, 8.9% owned.
- Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City, £5.2m) v Fulham (away): averaging 6.2 points a game, form 5.0, 37 in total, FPL projects 5.0 this round, 7.2% owned.
- Matheus Cunha (Manchester United, £7.9m) v Leeds United (away): averaging 6.0 points a game, form 10.0, 36 in total, FPL projects 10.0 this round, 6.4% owned.
- Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Everton, £4.5m) v Chelsea (home): averaging 6.2 points a game, form 6.0, 25 in total, FPL projects 6.0 this round, 1.5% owned.
- Nobel Mendy (Hull City, £4.1m) v Fulham (away): averaging 5.6 points a game, form 1.5, 28 in total, FPL projects 1.5 this round, 6.2% owned.
- David Affengruber (Fulham, £4.5m) v Hull City (home): averaging 5.0 points a game, form 3.5, 15 in total, FPL projects 3.5 this round, 0.6% owned.
- Marcus Tavernier (AFC Bournemouth, £6.1m) v Sunderland (home): averaging 5.3 points a game, form 1.5, 32 in total, FPL projects 1.5 this round, 7.3% owned.
How to use them
A differential only pays off if the player actually starts. Check the predicted lineups on each match preview and the injury flags on the official list before you commit a transfer. One or two differentials in an otherwise template squad is usually enough.
More GW7 resources
- Full GW7 hub with every fixture, team news and the table: /premier-league/gw7
- Live FPL prices and ownership: /fpl-prices