FPL Glossary

Every term you'll see in your Deadline Brief, in plain English.

Gameweeks & your squad

GW: Gameweek.
DGW: Double gameweek (two fixtures).
BGW: Blank gameweek (no fixture).
FT: Free transfer.
hit / −4: 4 points docked for each transfer beyond your free ones.
ITB / Bank: Money left in the bank.
£m: FPL price in millions.
price rising/falling: FPL price likely to change soon.
OR: Overall rank.
C / VC: Captain (double points) / vice-captain (takes over if captain doesn’t play).
Option A/B/C: Ranked transfer choices, A preferred.
GK/DEF/MID/FWD: Goalkeeper/defender/midfielder/forward.
(H)/(A): Home/away.
FDR: Fixture difficulty rating.
PL: Premier League.

Predicted pts: Our projection for the next GW, built from the last 5 games’ form, minutes, fitness and FPL’s own projection.
pts: FPL points.
ppg: Points per game.
form: Average FPL points per match over the last 30 days.
mins: Minutes played.
starts: League starts in recent GWs (e.g. 5/5).
bonus: 1–3 extra points for the best performers in a match (from BPS, the bonus points system).
ICT: FPL influence, creativity and threat index.
owned %: Share of FPL managers who own the player.
EO: Effective ownership (owners plus extra for captaincy).

xGI: Expected goal involvements (xG + xA): chances that should lead to a goal or assist.
xG: Expected goals: how many goals a player’s chances should produce.
xA: Expected assists: how many assists their passes should produce.
xGC: Expected goals conceded.
CS rate: Clean sheet rate: share of recent games with no goals conceded.
saves: Goalkeeper saves (1 FPL point per 3).
DefCon: Defensive contributions: 2 FPL pts when a defender makes 10+ tackles/blocks/interceptions/clearances (12+ incl. recoveries for mids/forwards).
/90: Per 90 minutes.