FPL Gameweek 7 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 7 (reconstructed cutoff 3 Oct 2025, 17:30 UTC), the optimiser picked M.Salah as captain and Watkins as vice, a 3-5-2, and one free transfer (Murillo out, Gabriel in). Projected squad total was 65.0. It scored 40 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
- M.Salah (8.0 xP)
- Vice-captain
- Watkins
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Transfers
- Murillo → Gabriel
- Bank
- £1.1m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- 65.0 xP
- Points
- 40
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Sánchez | CHE | LIV (H) | 3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Gabriel | ARS | WHU (H) | 2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 9 | — |
| DEF | Senesi | BOU | FUL (H) | 3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2 | — |
| DEF | Tarkowski | EVE | CRY (H) | 3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | — |
| MID | M.Salah | LIV | CHE (A) | 3 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 4 | Captain |
| MID | B.Fernandes | MUN | SUN (H) | 2 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 3 | — |
| MID | Szoboszlai | LIV | CHE (A) | 3 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1 | — |
| MID | Reijnders | MCI | BRE (A) | 3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3 | — |
| MID | Gakpo | LIV | CHE (A) | 3 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 7 | — |
| FWD | Watkins | AVL | BUR (H) | 1 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 2 | Vice-captain |
| FWD | João Pedro | CHE | LIV (H) | 3 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 2 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | AVL (A) | 4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2 | Sub #1 |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | TOT (H) | 3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | Pedro Porro | TOT | LEE (A) | 3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 7 | Sub #3 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | CHE | LIV (H) | 3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 7. The optimiser captained M.Salah (vice Watkins), formation 3-5-2, and made one transfer (Murillo out, Gabriel in). It scored 40 net points after hits. Pre-cutoff objective was 65.0 expected points.
Transfers
Murillo out (£5.4m) → Gabriel in (£6.1m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
- Transfers: Murillo to Gabriel.
- 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 | M.Salah (Watkins) | 0 | 61.8 | — | 32 | 32 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) Murillo → Gabriel | 3-5-2 | M.Salah (Watkins) | 1 | 65.0 | +8.0 | 40 | 40 pts net |
Evidence Murillo → Gabriel | 3-5-2 | M.Salah (Watkins) | 1 | 65.0 | +8.0 | 40 | 40 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 7 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:3113a56cdea42980275fff919e88e7e894bb81d302b0cb037ad0ca9f2070e37f), with cutoff 3 Oct 2025, 17:30 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 7?
The selected plan captains M.Salah (8.0 projected points) against CHE (A). Vice-captain is Watkins. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 7?
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 7 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.