FPL Gameweek 16 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 16 (reconstructed cutoff 13 Dec 2025, 13:30 UTC), the optimiser picked Haaland as captain and Mbeumo as vice, a 3-5-2, and one free transfer (Muñoz out, Chalobah in). Projected squad total was 69.2. It scored 59 net points after hits. This is a reconstructive replay: the cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not a live two-hour freeze.
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Key facts
- Captain
- Haaland (7.0 xP)
- Vice-captain
- Mbeumo
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Transfers
- Muñoz → Chalobah
- Bank
- £2.1m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- 69.2 xP
- Points
- 59
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Sánchez | CHE | EVE (H) | 3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 6 | — |
| DEF | Chalobah | CHE | EVE (H) | 3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 9 | — |
| DEF | J.Timber | ARS | WOL (H) | 1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Guéhi | CRY | MCI (H) | 4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 1 | — |
| MID | Mbeumo | MUN | BOU (H) | 3 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 2 | Vice-captain |
| MID | Rice | ARS | WOL (H) | 1 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 2 | — |
| MID | Semenyo | BOU | MUN (A) | 4 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 6 | — |
| MID | Gakpo | LIV | BHA (H) | 3 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 0 | — |
| MID | Szoboszlai | LIV | BHA (H) | 3 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 3 | — |
| FWD | Haaland | MCI | CRY (A) | 3 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 26 | Captain |
| FWD | Woltemade | NEW | SUN (A) | 3 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 0 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | FUL (H) | 3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1 | Sub #1 |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | BRE (A) | 3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | Senesi | BOU | MUN (A) | 4 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1 | Sub #3 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | CHE | EVE (H) | 3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 16. The optimiser captained Haaland (vice Mbeumo), formation 3-5-2, and made one transfer (Muñoz out, Chalobah in). It scored 59 net points after hits. Pre-cutoff objective was 69.2 expected points.
Transfers
Muñoz out (£5.9m) → Chalobah in (£5.2m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
- Transfers: Muñoz to Chalobah.
- Evidence-informed finished +0 points versus the optimiser this week.
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
This is a reconstructive historical replay, not a live two-hour freeze. Inputs were rebuilt after the season; see Methods and the limitations on this page.
Limitations of this snapshot
- Fixtures come from the final season export, so mid-season revisions are not in this snapshot.
- The cutoff is reconstructed as first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not the live FPL deadline clock.
- No private manager state (exact bank, selling prices, chip timing) was archived at the time.
- Press and injury notes were not locked before the deadline.
- Prices are not exact pre-deadline quotes.
- Raw community xP tables were not used as the pre-deadline forecast.
Three approaches compared
Template (roll transfers), optimiser (selected plan), and same-state evidence. In this ingest, evidence matched the optimiser every week.
| Approach | Formation | Captain | Transfers | Projected | vs Template | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Template No transfers | 4-4-2 | B.Fernandes (Sánchez) | 0 | 52.3 | — | 56 | 56 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) Muñoz → Chalobah | 3-5-2 | Haaland (Mbeumo) | 1 | 69.2 | +3.0 | 59 | 59 pts net |
Evidence Muñoz → Chalobah | 3-5-2 | Haaland (Mbeumo) | 1 | 69.2 | +3.0 | 59 | 59 pts net |
Chip check
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
How to verify
This Gameweek 16 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:6c274351466f99cdc738b210bf5c37038061f192134becfcad07fbd9a93d9bb4), with cutoff 13 Dec 2025, 13:30 UTC (first kickoff minus 90 minutes). Download the JSON to inspect the rebuilt inputs. This is not a live two-hour freeze.
Who should I captain in Gameweek 16?
The selected plan captains Haaland (7.0 projected points) against CRY (A). Vice-captain is Mbeumo. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 16?
No chip was played. The 2025/26 reconstructive path left Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost unused, including in Gameweek 34 when both the optimiser and the template took an 8-point hit in a blank.
Is Gameweek 16 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.