FPL Gameweek 17 (2025/26): Team, Captain and Transfers
For FPL 2025/26 Gameweek 17 (reconstructed cutoff 20 Dec 2025, 11:00 UTC), the optimiser picked Haaland as captain and Foden as vice, a 3-5-2, and one free transfer (Gakpo out, Foden in). Projected squad total was 70.6. It scored 88 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 (8.0 xP)
- Vice-captain
- Foden
- Formation
- 3-5-2
- Transfers
- Gakpo → Foden
- Bank
- £0.8m
- Hits
- None
- Chip
- None
- Projected
- 70.6 xP
- Points
- 88
- Status
- Settled
Squad
| Pos | Player | Club | Fixture | FDR | £m | xP | Pts | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKP | Sánchez | CHE | NEW (A) | 3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4 | — |
| DEF | Guéhi | CRY | LEE (A) | 3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1 | — |
| DEF | Chalobah | CHE | NEW (A) | 3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3 | — |
| DEF | J.Timber | ARS | EVE (A) | 3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 6 | — |
| MID | Foden | MCI | WHU (H) | 2 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 3 | Vice-captain |
| MID | Semenyo | BOU | BUR (H) | 1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 10 | — |
| MID | Rice | ARS | EVE (A) | 3 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 11 | — |
| MID | Mbeumo | MUN | AVL (A) | 4 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0 | — |
| MID | Szoboszlai | LIV | TOT (A) | 3 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1 | — |
| FWD | Haaland | MCI | WHU (H) | 2 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 32 | Captain |
| FWD | Woltemade | NEW | CHE (H) | 3 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 13 | — |
| Bench | ||||||||
| GKP | Dúbravka | BUR | BOU (A) | 4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2 | Sub #1 |
| DEF | Senesi | BOU | BUR (H) | 1 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4 | Sub #2 |
| DEF | Rodon | LEE | CRY (H) | 3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Sub #3 |
| FWD | Marc Guiu | CHE | NEW (A) | 3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Sub #4 |
Why this plan
Reconstructive replay for 2025/26 Gameweek 17. The optimiser captained Haaland (vice Foden), formation 3-5-2, and made one transfer (Gakpo out, Foden in). It scored 88 net points after hits. Pre-cutoff objective was 70.6 expected points.
Transfers
Gakpo out (£7.4m) → Foden in (£8.7m). Selected by this approach at the reconstructed cutoff.
- Transfers: Gakpo to Foden.
- 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 | 3-5-2 | B.Fernandes (Watkins) | 0 | 51.7 | — | 44 | 44 pts net |
Optimiser (selected) Gakpo → Foden | 3-5-2 | Haaland (Foden) | 1 | 70.6 | +44.0 | 88 | 88 pts net |
Evidence Gakpo → Foden | 3-5-2 | Haaland (Foden) | 1 | 70.6 | +44.0 | 88 | 88 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 17 plan is a reconstructive snapshot hashed with SHA-256 (sha256:7666759651f24f3b48319f7d6e4616bb63a293af856ab455e82baf8d9d22e8be), with cutoff 20 Dec 2025, 11:00 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 17?
The selected plan captains Haaland (8.0 projected points) against WHU (H). Vice-captain is Foden. Same-state evidence matched this captain.
Should I use a chip in Gameweek 17?
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 17 a live freeze or a replay?
A reconstructive replay. Inputs were rebuilt after the season. The cutoff is first kickoff minus 90 minutes.