Projected FPL points
v Man City · FDR 4Fri 28 Aug, 20:00
Crystal Palace · Defender · £5.0m
Richards logged 90 minutes from the start against Everton. Across the season that is 1 start and 90 minutes, so role security, not the latest points total, is the live question.
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v Man City · FDR 4Banked FPL points
90 minutes · Started · 2–0Started against Everton and played 90 minutes. 3 FPL points.
Official FPL status, match record and listed set-piece orderRichards logged 90 minutes from the start against Everton. Across the season that is 1 start and 90 minutes, so role security, not the latest points total, is the live question.
122 net transfers in is a modest market move. With ownership already at 0.8%, buying now is partly a protection decision; the minutes and role still decide whether it is a good one.
Home to Man City is an FDR 4 test where clean-sheet floor and attacking involvement need to beat a difficult matchup. The model lands on 2.7 points; use that as a one-week baseline, not the whole transfer case.
The numbers on the board right now.
Starts, minutes and returns. No guesswork.
| GW | Opponent | Score | Minutes | Points | G | A | CS | Bonus | xGI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Everton | 2–0 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
One hot Saturday can lie. A full FPL season usually tells you more.
| Season | Points | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Clean sheets | Bonus | xG | xA | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 128 | 31 | 2,825 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.42 | 1.56 | £4.5m → £4.4m |
| 2024/25 | 68 | 22 | 1,921 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1.33 | 0.60 | £4.5m → £4.4m |
| 2023/24 | 62 | 23 | 2,091 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.60 | 0.17 | £4.0m → £3.9m |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 4 | 443 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.05 | £4.5m → £4.4m |
The run of matches behind the projection.
AI FPL xP starts with the official forecast, then adjusts for player quality, expected minutes, set pieces, team strength, venue and FDR. It is a planning number, not a promise.