FPL fixture difficulty, Gameweek 7 onward
Man City have the easiest run of the next 6 gameweeks (2.00 on a 1 to 5 grade), then Brighton (2.17) and Arsenal (2.50). The hardest belongs to Newcastle (3.67).
All 20 teams, easiest run first
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| Team | Avg | GW7 | GW8 | GW9 | GW10 | GW11 | GW12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man City | 2.00 | IPS (H) | AVL (A) | BHA (H) | NFO (A) | FUL (H) | ARS (A) |
| Brighton | 2.17 | CRY (H) | LIV (A) | MCI (A) | BRE (H) | HUL (A) | NEW (H) |
| Arsenal | 2.50 | NFO (A) | EVE (H) | LIV (A) | HUL (H) | NEW (A) | MCI (H) |
| Brentford | 2.67 | LIV (H) | HUL (A) | NFO (H) | BHA (A) | EVE (H) | MUN (A) |
| Leeds | 2.67 | MUN (H) | SUN (A) | BOU (A) | TOT (H) | CHE (A) | COV (H) |
| Man Utd | 2.67 | LEE (A) | BOU (H) | CHE (A) | AVL (H) | LIV (A) | BRE (H) |
| Sunderland | 2.83 | BOU (A) | LEE (H) | COV (A) | CHE (H) | AVL (A) | TOT (H) |
| Everton | 3.00 | CHE (H) | ARS (A) | NEW (A) | COV (H) | BRE (A) | LIV (H) |
| Fulham | 3.00 | HUL (H) | COV (A) | AVL (A) | NEW (H) | MCI (A) | BOU (H) |
| Nott'm Forest | 3.00 | ARS (H) | IPS (A) | BRE (A) | MCI (H) | BOU (A) | CHE (H) |
| Chelsea | 3.17 | EVE (A) | TOT (H) | MUN (H) | SUN (A) | LEE (H) | NFO (A) |
| Crystal Palace | 3.17 | BHA (A) | NEW (H) | TOT (A) | LIV (H) | COV (A) | HUL (H) |
| Hull City | 3.17 | FUL (A) | BRE (H) | IPS (H) | ARS (A) | BHA (H) | CRY (A) |
| Ipswich Town | 3.17 | MCI (A) | NFO (H) | HUL (A) | BOU (H) | TOT (A) | AVL (H) |
| Liverpool | 3.17 | BRE (A) | BHA (H) | ARS (H) | CRY (A) | MUN (H) | EVE (A) |
| Spurs | 3.33 | COV (H) | CHE (A) | CRY (H) | LEE (A) | IPS (H) | SUN (A) |
| Bournemouth | 3.50 | SUN (H) | MUN (A) | LEE (H) | IPS (A) | NFO (H) | FUL (A) |
| Coventry City | 3.50 | TOT (A) | FUL (H) | SUN (H) | EVE (A) | CRY (H) | LEE (A) |
| Aston Villa | 3.67 | NEW (A) | MCI (H) | FUL (H) | MUN (A) | SUN (H) | IPS (A) |
| Newcastle | 3.67 | AVL (H) | CRY (A) | EVE (H) | FUL (A) | ARS (H) | BHA (A) |
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Attack and defence behind the grades
1.00 is league average. Attack above 1 scores more than average; defence above 1 concedes more. Teams in grid order.
| Team | Played | Attack | Defence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man City | 6 | 1.33 | 0.87 |
| Brighton | 6 | 1.42 | 0.92 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 1.11 | 0.73 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1.19 | 0.91 |
| Leeds | 6 | 0.97 | 0.90 |
| Man Utd | 6 | 1.10 | 0.99 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0.99 | 1.14 |
| Everton | 6 | 0.98 | 0.87 |
| Fulham | 6 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
| Nott'm Forest | 6 | 0.98 | 0.91 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Hull City | 6 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1.01 | 1.17 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 0.97 | 0.89 |
| Spurs | 6 | 0.75 | 0.99 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 0.80 | 1.13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0.84 | 1.12 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 0.96 | 1.19 |
How a match is graded
Each team's goals per game for and against are 60 percent expected goals and 40 percent real goals this season, with 4 league-average games added so an early run of results cannot decide the grade alone. A match's expected goals are the league average of 1.47 per team per game times the team's attack times the opponent's defence, 10 percent up at home and down away. The grade compares goals against with goals for: 1 when a team should outscore its opponent by about a goal, 5 when it should be outscored by that much. A blank gameweek counts as a 5 in the average, because a player without a match scores nothing. Hover any fixture for its numbers.
The grades feed every projection on the captain page and the differentials.
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