Pilot Notes
FPL decisions, before deadline.
Short notes on captaincy, transfers, fixtures, chips, and rank strategy. Built to help you choose, not scroll.
FPL Gameweek 5: Your Team Is Locked for the Next 22 Days
Gameweek 6 is not until 10 October. Whatever you pick at the Gameweek 5 deadline you hold for 22 days, and the break pays one free transfer, not three.
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Best FPL Forwards 2026/27: The Pick at Every Price
Calvert-Lewin matches João Pedro's GW3-6 projection for £1.7m less. The best FPL forwards for 2026/27, ranked on expected goals, minutes and penalties.
4 September 2026 · 4 min
FPL Injury Update GW3: The Transfer Window Exits Still In Your Squad
Watkins has left the Premier League and 5.2% of squads still hold him. Every GW3 flag, exit and doubt before the Friday deadline, with available replacements.
3 September 2026 · 4 min
Chelsea FPL Picks: João Pedro, Palmer or Rogers?
Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers have 53 FPL points in two games. Compare prices, xG, fixtures and projections to find Chelsea's best buy.
31 August 2026 · 4 min
FPL Gameweek 3 Preview: Haaland Captain, Hull's Cheap Defence
Man City host a Coventry side yet to score. Hull's £4.0m defenders are the cheapest differential on the board. Captain picks and transfers for Gameweek 3.
30 August 2026 · 4 min
Best FPL Midfielders 2026/27: Every Price Tier Ranked
B.Fernandes costs £12.0m and scored 235 points last season. Anderson costs £6.5m and scored 180. Here is what every FPL midfield price tier buys for 2026/27.
19 August 2026 · 4 min
FPL Goalkeepers 2026/27: The Best Pick at Every Price
Raya is the only £6.0m keeper who earns the money. Kelleher at £5.0m outscored both £5.5m options last season. And the most-owned £4.0m keeper has three rivals for the shirt.
19 August 2026 · 4 min
FPL Defensive Contribution Picks 2026/27: The Budget Defenders Who Actually Hit the Threshold
Defenders need 10 combined tackles, blocks, clearances and interceptions for 2 defensive contribution points. These £4.5m-£5.0m defenders hit that mark in more than 40% of their 2025/26 appearances.
11 August 2026 · 5 min
Coventry City FPL 2026/27: What Pre-Season Friendlies Say About the Starting XI
Coventry have no Premier League track record, so minutes evidence has to come from friendlies. Here's who actually started across their pre-season games, and which of the £4.0m defenders are worth a squad slot.
9 August 2026 · 5 min
FPL Pre-Season Friendlies 2026/27: The Signals Worth Trusting
Not every pre-season friendly tells you something. Here's who actually earned starting-XI evidence across July and August, and why the same friendly means almost nothing at a settled club.
9 August 2026 · 5 min
FPL Fixture Difficulty 2026/27: The Best and Worst GW1-6 Runs
GW1-6 fixtures for 2026/27 are confirmed. Newcastle, Liverpool, Man Utd and Everton have the kindest opening run, Bournemouth and Fulham the toughest.
1 August 2026 · 4 min
FPL GW1 Captain Picks 2026/27: Haaland, Fernandes and the Case for Szoboszlai
The GW1 2026/27 fixtures are confirmed. Here's how Haaland, B.Fernandes and Szoboszlai actually compare on ceiling, penalty duty and fixture, with the numbers behind each.
1 August 2026 · 4 min
FPL Rules 2026/27: Squad Budget, Transfers, Chips and Scoring, Confirmed
The confirmed 2026/27 FPL ruleset straight from the live game: £100m budget, free transfer banking, chip windows and the defensive contribution rule that still catches managers out.
1 August 2026 · 5 min
FPL Budget Enablers 2026/27: The Cheap Starters That Pay for Haaland
Haaland costs £15.5m this season. These are the £4.5m and £5.0m players who started nearly every game last year and make that price affordable.
24 July 2026 · 4 min
FPL Price Changes 2026/27: The Biggest Risers, Fallers and Reclassifications
FPL has repriced the whole game for 2026/27. The premium tier collapsed from six £10m players to two, and the fallers are where the value went.
24 July 2026 · 4 min
FPL Set-Piece and Penalty Takers 2026/27: All 20 Clubs
Every Premier League club's penalty, corner and direct free-kick taker for 2026/27, with new prices. Find the cheap set-piece specialists before your rivals do.
24 July 2026 · 4 min
FPL Chip Strategy 2026/27: When to Play Wildcard, Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Free Hit
A repeatable framework for timing your FPL chips in 2026/27: what each chip is actually for, the gameweeks they pay off, and the mistakes that waste them. Grounded in how the 2025/26 season played out.
30 June 2026 · 5 min
FPL Gameweek 1 Captain: How to Choose When There Is No Form to Go On
Gameweek 1 has no current-season form, so the captaincy call comes down to ceiling, penalty duty, fixture and ownership. A repeatable framework for picking your first armband, built on the 2025/26 underlying numbers.
30 June 2026 · 5 min
FPL Template Team 2026/27: A Projection-Led £98m GW1 Draft
A live 2026/27 template built from launch prices, early ownership and FPL Pilot's first five gameweek projections, with £2.0m left for preseason changes.
30 June 2026 · 4 min
How Arsenal's Defence Won the FPL Season: The Clean Sheet Machine
Arsenal conceded twenty-six goals across thirty-seven games. Their back four delivered four of the top twenty defenders in FPL. Here's the per-player breakdown, with xG-against, defcon, and the price arc that built the title.
20 May 2026 · 6 min
Arsenal FPL 2026/27 Preview: Which Title-Winning Assets to Own
Arsenal just won the league with the best defensive record in the division. Which of their FPL assets are auto-picks for 2026/27, which are regression risks, and where the value sits at each position.
20 May 2026 · 5 min
Arsenal Won the League: The FPL Story of 2025/26
Arsenal lifted the Premier League with the best defensive record in the division. Here's which Arsenal assets actually paid off in FPL, position by position, with the xG receipts.
20 May 2026 · 4 min
Best FPL Captains 2025/26: The Captaincy Recap
A captaincy retrospective for FPL 2025/26 through GW34. Haaland was the only premium that paid off. Salah and Palmer combined for 216 points across 68 starts. Here is the full ledger.
2 May 2026 · 5 min
FPL 2025/26 Season Review: The Data Behind the Season
A data-driven retrospective of the 2025/26 FPL season through GW34. Top scorers by position, best value picks, and the xG over and underperformers shaping next season's bargain hunt.
2 May 2026 · 5 min
FPL Differentials for the Final Gameweeks: Who to Pick by Ownership Tier
Differentials win you mini-leagues in the run-in. Here are the best low-owned picks from GW35 to GW38, broken down by ownership band and position.
2 May 2026 · 4 min
What Pilot Notes covers
Four calls, one briefing, every gameweek.
Pilot Notes is the written side of FPL Pilot. We turn the weekly data into a short, decisive read: who to captain, who to sell, when to chip, and how the template is about to shift.
- CaptaincyCaptain picks, differentials, and the reasoning behind each call.
- TransfersTransfer watchlists, price rises, and fixture-based targets.
- ChipsWildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain, Bench Boost. When each actually pays.
- FixturesReal fixture difficulty from xG, not the default 1-to-5 scale.
- Rank StrategyTemplate decisions, differentials, and climb math.