Calling all stataholics: it’s time for our Gameweek 8 ‘Big Numbers’ article, reflecting on the first seven rounds of the 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) action.
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GOALKEEPS
5 clean sheets is an area where Newcastle United’s Nick Pope (£5.1m) is ahead of the rest. Although he has few save points (four), he is also the only goalkeeper with an assist, giving him a lead of 41.
7 loyalty points are most commonly shared by Robin Roefs (£4.6 million) and Martin Dubravka (£4.0 million). By collecting six bonus points and two double figures, Roefs is next to Pope at 41.
82.8% is the joint second of shots on target saved by those who played more than once. Roefs and Willem Vicaris (£5.1m) can both boast this, plus the Tottenham Hotspur stopper is also second for expected goals prevented (xG) (+2.80).
DEFENDERS
48 general points Jurriën Hout (£5.9m) ahead of all other defenders. At four offensive returns, just like El Hadji Malick Diouf (£4.4m), the Arsenal full-back is the all-time leader in the position when it comes to shots on target (five), going further than Gameweek 2’s huge 24-pointer against Leeds United.
Not only do the Gunners have the best backline – more on that later – but both Timber and teammate Riccardo Calafuri (£5.7m) dominate many defensive statistics. The Italian is number one for shots (14), as the pair are well ahead of the rest for xG, share the most returns (seven) and are the only two with multiple double-digit performances.
Calafiori is the second biggest xG underachiever (-0.83).
9 shots from the penalty area belong to these two and Daniel Munoz (£5.6m), with no other defender taller than six.
Seven of the Colombian’s total have come in his last three matches, with the recent goal at Everton rewarding him as he finished second in attempts (10) and shots on target (four). He and Calafiori are the best for touches in the penalty area (26).
0.76 xG is pretty good for Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Ladislav Krejci (£4.5m), knowing he’s only been there since Gameweek 4. The 26-year-old is used as both a defensive midfielder and centre-back and already has a goal to his name. He is near the top when it comes to goal attempts (three).
We picked him in the last fixture as Sunderland (a) and Burnley (h) are next. New colleague Hugo Bueno (£4.4 million) sets the pace for successful crosses in this position (13).
11 – In any case, pipped by Bueno in that area Kieran Trippier (£5.0m) beats him for the number of chances created. That’s impressive considering how low his minutes have been. Maybe the injuries Tino Livramento (£5.0 million) and Lewis Hall (£5.3m) will lock this set-piece taker into Newcastle’s backline for a while – one that is watertight.
88 defensive contribution (DefCon) actions have been increased by Mark Senesi (£5.0 million). This is ending Joachim Andersen (£4.5 million) and James Tarkowski (£5.5m), although they collect 12 points between them under FPL’s new rule.
Typically, the Gameweek when many bought Senesi was the week his 100% rewards record ended.
MIDFIELDERS
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