FPL decisions you can check
FPL Replay publishes the team, captain, transfers and chip call for each gameweek, then scores them on official points. 2025/26 is a full reconstructive replay. 2026/27 pages show the live format as an illustrative sample.
Settled season · 2025/26 · Settled
FPL Gameweek 38 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 38 (reconstructed cutoff 24 May 2026, 13:30 UTC), the optimiser picked Haaland as captain and Gabriel as vice, a 4-4-2, and 2 free transfers (Rogers out, Szoboszlai in; J.Timber out, Saliba in). Projected squad total was 59.8. It scored 30 net points after hits. This is a reconstructive replay: the cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes, not a live two-hour freeze.
- Optimiser
- 2010 pts
- Template
- 1990 pts
- Chips played
- None
- Last week
- Haaland · 30 pts
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 | 4-4-2 | B.Fernandes (Palmer) | 0 | 47.2 | — | 76 | 76 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) | 4-4-2 | Haaland (Gabriel) | 2 | 59.8 | -46.0 | 30 | 30 pts net |
Evidence | 4-4-2 | Haaland (Gabriel) | 2 | 59.8 | -46.0 | 30 | 30 pts net |
How to read a page
- The first paragraph is the answer: captain, formation, transfers, points.
- The trust strip says whether this is a reconstructive replay or a live freeze.
- Download the JSON snapshot for the same object. Agents should start at /llms.txt.
Guides for humans and agents
- FPL 2025/26 reconstructive replay: what the season shows
The lab’s 2025/26 reconstructive path scored 2,010 net points, never played a chip, and took an 8-point hit in the Gameweek 34 blank. Same-state evidence matched the optimiser every week.
- What a reconstructive FPL replay is
A reconstructive replay rebuilds pre-deadline inputs after the season. It is not the same as locking odds and minutes two hours before a live deadline.
- How the freeze and SHA-256 snapshot work
Each published plan has a JSON twin and a SHA-256 hash so humans and agents can download the same object the page was built from.
- When to play FPL chips
Short rules for Triple Captain, Bench Boost, Free Hit and Wildcard, plus what the 2025/26 replay left unused.
- FPL Gameweek 34 2025/26: an 8-point hit in a blank
The optimiser took three transfers with one free transfer and paid eight points in a blank gameweek, captaining Bruno Fernandes, and scored 28 net. Free Hit and Wildcard were unused.
Chip timing
2025/26 never played a chip. These hubs are the evergreen rules, plus that finding.
2026/27 illustrative sample
Gameweek 3 shows the live-product layout. Captain Haaland, 3-4-3, 67.8 xP. It is not a live freeze.