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Updated Thu 5 Nov, 00:40· 2026/27· GW9 complete

FPL top 100GW9

What the top 100 managers in FPL's overall league picked for GW9. Their most-owned team plays 4-4-2, captained by Haaland (83% of them).

99%(C) Haalandstarts 100%
69%N.Jacksonstarts 100% · new
96%Rogersstarts 100%
78%(V) Palmerstarts 100%
61%Tavernierstarts 98%
88%Großstarts 49%
89%Konsastarts 76%
45%Van Heckestarts 100% · new
77%Calafioristarts 55%
43%Muharemovićstarts 91%
69%Rayastarts 87%
Bench1. Verbruggen 43%2. Barry 31% · new3. Manzambi 29% · new4. De Cuyper 83%

The template: the 15 players most owned by the top 100, picked as a legal squad (2 goalkeepers, 5 defenders, 5 midfielders, 3 forwards, no more than three from one club). The starting XI and bench order follow how often the top 100 start and bench each player. Discs show ownership in the top 100; underneath is how often they start him.

The template · GW9

Formation
4-4-2
Captain
Haaland, 83%
Vice
Palmer, 7%
Squad cost
£102.3m at today's prices
Changes
In: N.Jackson, Van Hecke, Barry, Manzambi. Out: João Pedro, Hall, Calvert-Lewin, Schade.

Next most owned

  • KinskyGK · TOT
    16%
  • HallDEF · NEW
    31%
  • SchadeMID · BRE
    21%
  • Calvert-LewinFWD · LEE
    29%

Captains

Share of the top 100 who captained each player in GW9.

  1. HaalandMCI · FWD · owned by 99%
    83%
  2. PalmerCHE · MID · owned by 78%
    7%
  3. RogersCHE · MID · owned by 96%
    5%
  4. N.JacksonAVL · FWD · owned by 69%
    5%

Most bought

Number of the top 100 who bought each player for GW9. Free Hit teams are left out.

  1. N.JacksonAVL · FWD · £7.0m
    67
  2. Van HeckeTOT · DEF · £5.0m
    31
  3. SilvaBOU · DEF · £5.1m
    17
  4. ManzambiAVL · MID · £6.1m
    16
  5. TavernierBOU · MID · £6.6m
    10

Most sold

Number of the top 100 who sold each player.

  1. João PedroCHE · FWD · £7.7m
    71
  2. CalafioriARS · DEF · £5.9m
    15
  3. HallNEW · DEF · £5.3m
    11
  4. ThomasCOV · DEF · £4.0m
    8
  5. KingFUL · MID · £5.5m
    6

Top 100 differentials

Owned by 10% or more of the top 100, but under 10% of all managers.

  1. MuharemovićLEE · DEF · 6.1% of all managers
    43%
  2. BarryEVE · FWD · 7.7% of all managers
    31%
  3. ManzambiAVL · MID · 7.2% of all managers
    29%
  4. SilvaBOU · DEF · 2.7% of all managers
    20%
  5. BarnesNEW · MID · 7.4% of all managers
    18%
  6. VuskovicBHA · DEF · 7.4% of all managers
    13%
Show more: full ownership, chips and habits

Fading players

Popular with all managers, much less so at the top.

  1. CherkiMCI · MID · 35.2% of all managers
    10%
  2. B.FernandesMUN · MID · 21.4% of all managers
    1%
  3. GuéhiMCI · DEF · 15.8% of all managers
    0%
  4. GvardiolMCI · DEF · 25.8% of all managers
    10%
  5. VirgilLIV · DEF · 15.0% of all managers
    1%
  6. TarkowskiEVE · DEF · 19.0% of all managers
    7%

Flagged but still owned

Doubts and injuries in the top 100's teams.

  • João PedroOwned by 28% · Thigh injury - Unknown return date
    Out

Chips

The number is how many of the top 100 still hold each chip: they haven't played it before the end of December. Context, not advice.

  • Wildcard5 played it in GW9. Most played it in GW4 (59).
    15
  • Free Hit17 played it in GW9. Most played it in GW3 (43).
    28
  • Bench Boost1 played it in GW9. Most played it in GW1 (71).
    6
  • Triple CaptainMost played it in GW7 (46).
    6

Habits

Transfers
1.5 each on average
Points hits
Nobody took a hit
Team value
£103.3m on average, £1.6m in the bank
Formations
3-4-3 (54), 3-5-2 (20), 4-4-2 (18)

Week by week

GameweekTop captainMost ownedTransfersHits
GW9Haaland 83%Haaland 99%, Rogers 96%, Konsa 89%1.50
GW8Haaland 67%Haaland 99%, João Pedro 99%, Rogers 94%1.01
PlayerTop 100AllEOCaptainStarts
Haaland FWD · MCI99%79.0%182%83%100%
Rogers MID · CHE96%52.7%103%5%100%
Konsa DEF · ARS89%23.2%55%-76%
Groß MID · BHA88%46.9%31%-49%
De Cuyper DEF · BHA83%45.2%10%-24%
Palmer MID · CHE78%28.2%94%7%100%
Calafiori DEF · ARS77%48.0%26%-55%
Raya GK · ARS69%46.7%51%-87%
N.Jackson FWD · AVL69%26.4%90%5%100%
Tavernier MID · BOU61%28.0%67%-98%
Van Hecke DEF · TOT45%11.5%62%-100%
Verbruggen GK · BHA43%23.2%15%-35%
Muharemović DEF · LEE43%6.1%33%-91%
Barry FWD · EVE31%7.7%26%-84%
Hall DEF · NEW31%19.7%26%-94%
Manzambi MID · AVL29%7.2%39%-97%
Calvert-Lewin FWD · LEE29%20.7%18%-86%
João Pedro FWD · CHE28%39.2%0%-0%
Gabriel DEF · ARS23%24.6%23%-100%
Schade MID · BRE21%14.2%19%-95%
Silva DEF · BOU20%2.7%28%-95%
Barnes MID · NEW18%7.4%12%-78%
Evanilson FWD · BOU17%18.5%20%-94%
Mbeumo MID · MUN16%20.3%12%-100%
Kinsky GK · TOT16%15.4%19%-88%
Gibbs-White MID · NFO14%10.5%10%-100%
Isak FWD · LIV13%22.0%8%-100%
Vuskovic DEF · BHA13%7.4%2%-38%
Slater MID · HUL11%4.4%0%-0%
Gvardiol DEF · MCI10%25.8%7%-80%
Cherki MID · MCI10%35.2%4%-70%
Ajer DEF · BRE7%4.1%7%-86%
Tarkowski DEF · EVE7%19.0%5%-86%
Dewsbury-Hall MID · EVE7%6.3%7%-100%
Trafford GK · LEE6%6.3%3%-83%
Ødegaard MID · ARS5%16.5%2%-100%
Gomez MID · BHA5%4.0%0%-60%
Diop DEF · IPS5%10.2%0%-0%
King MID · FUL5%3.6%0%-60%
O'Shea DEF · IPS5%2.8%2%-40%
Bogle DEF · LEE5%11.2%1%-40%
Thiago FWD · BRE4%9.2%14%-100%
Thomas DEF · COV4%8.1%0%-0%
Mykolenko DEF · EVE4%2.4%1%-25%
Ndiaye MID · MCI4%5.5%3%-100%
Egan DEF · HUL4%7.0%4%-75%
Doku MID · MCI4%4.6%4%-100%
N.Williams DEF · NFO4%5.6%2%-75%
Gonzalo FWD · FUL4%4.3%2%-75%
Mendy DEF · HUL4%4.7%3%-75%
Petrović GK · BOU3%3.1%1%-67%
Rudoni MID · COV3%0.9%3%-67%
E.Le Fée MID · SUN3%2.7%3%-100%

Effective ownership counts a captain twice (three times with Triple Captain) and a benched player not at all, so it shows how much a player's points move the top 100's scores. Click a heading to sort.

About the top 100 tracker

The top 100 managers in FPL's overall league are, by definition, the people getting most right this season. This page shows what they own, who they captain and what they're buying and selling, so you can see where the best managers agree with the crowd and where they don't.

How it's built. Teams only become public once a gameweek's deadline has passed. On the first refresh after each deadline, we look up the current top 100 and their teams for that gameweek, and save totals only: no manager is named. Every week is kept, so the week-by-week view grows through the season.

The template team is the most-owned legal squad, shown on the pitch with each player's ownership and how often the top 100 start him. A manager playing the Free Hit counts with the team he keeps, not his one-week team, though his captain still counts.

Differentials and fading players compare the top 100 with everyone. A player the top 100 own far more than the crowd can gain them ground; one the crowd owns far more than the top 100 may be one they've decided to do without.

Questions

Should I copy the template?
Not blindly. The top 100 are good, but they're also partly lucky, and copying them makes you more like everyone near the top. Use it to spot a player you're missing, or a popular one you could do without.
Why is the top 100 from this week, not the week the teams are from?
The list is taken when the teams become public, just after the deadline, so it's the top 100 going into that gameweek.
How do the chips work here?
Each chip can be played once before the end of December and once after. "Still holding" counts managers who haven't played that chip in the current half of the season. It's context, not advice: the chip planner judges the best week for you.