Glossary
Words used on this site, in plain language. Agents can treat each heading as a term.
xP
Expected points: the pre-cutoff forecast of FPL points for a player or squad. In the 2025/26 replay this comes from the locked forecast file, except Gameweek 1 which had none.
FDR
Fixture Difficulty Rating from the FPL fixture export, 1 (easier) to 5 (harder). Reconstructive pages use the final-season export, so mid-season revisions may not match what managers saw live.
T-120 freeze
Live product rule: lock odds, minutes and the plan two hours before the official FPL deadline, hash the JSON, and do not edit after results. Not used for the 2025/26 reconstructive pages.
Reconstructed cutoff
Historical rule used for 2025/26: first kickoff minus 90 minutes, rebuilt after the season. Honest for “what the artifacts contain”, not a live freeze.
Approach / arm
One policy run on the same cutoff. Template rolls transfers. Optimiser is the selected forecast plan. Evidence is the same-state evidence arm (identical to the optimiser in every 2025/26 gameweek folder).
Hit
Four points deducted per transfer beyond free transfers. Gameweek 34’s 8-point hit means two extra transfers.
Net points
Official FPL points for the starting XI (captain multiplied) minus hit cost. Bench scores only with Bench Boost or auto-subs.
JSON snapshot
The downloadable twin of a page, at the same path plus /snapshot.json, with a SHA-256 digest in the trust strip and X-Snapshot-Hash header.
FPL chips
Triple Captain, Bench Boost, Free Hit and Wildcard. In 2026/27 you get two of each, eight in total, and only one chip in a gameweek. The first set must be used by the Gameweek 19 deadline, 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January 2027. It does not carry over. A new set is available from Gameweek 20.
Free Hit
A one-week squad. Unlimited transfers for that gameweek, then your previous 15 return. You get two. It cannot be played in Gameweek 1, and the two Free Hits cannot be played in consecutive gameweeks, so Gameweek 19 and Gameweek 20 is not allowed. Yes. Saved free transfers are kept. If you had two saved free transfers, you still have two in the gameweek after a Wildcard or a Free Hit.
Wildcard
Unlimited free transfers for one gameweek, and the new squad stays. You get two. The first must be used by the Gameweek 19 deadline, 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January 2027, and it cannot be played in Gameweek 1. Yes. Saved free transfers are kept. If you had two saved free transfers, you still have two in the gameweek after a Wildcard or a Free Hit.
Bench Boost
Adds the points from your four substitutes for one gameweek. You get two, one in each half. The first can be used from Gameweek 1 and must be used by the Gameweek 19 deadline, 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January 2027. Automatic substitutions do not apply while it is active.
Triple Captain
Triples your captain’s points for one gameweek instead of doubling them. You get two, one in each half. The first must be used by the Gameweek 19 deadline, 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January 2027. You can cancel it before the deadline.
Illustrative sample
Hand-built 2026/27 fixtures that used to sit on this site, including squads that were not a real freeze. Those pages have been removed. The published record is the 2025/26 reconstructive replay.