Sampled from the squads of 30 top overall managers at GW3 (5 Sept 2026). Elite % is how many of them own the player; vs crowd is the gap against overall ownership — big positive gaps show where this early sample differs most from the overall crowd, and the win plan on My squad now benchmarks you against exactly this.
This is an early-season snapshot, not proof that one chip strategy is superior. Watch how chip usage and ownership evolve as the sample develops.
| Player | Pos | Price | Elite % | Crowd % | vs crowd | Elite captain % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haaland MCI | FWD | £15.6m | 96.7% | 73.7% | +23.0 | 90% |
| Isak LIV | FWD | £9.1m | 93.3% | 22.4% | +70.9 | 7% |
| De Cuyper BHA | DEF | £4.9m | 80.0% | 27.4% | +52.6 | – |
| Kelleher BRE | GKP | £5.0m | 63.3% | 6.1% | +57.2 | – |
| Thiago BRE | FWD | £7.8m | 63.3% | 9.0% | +54.3 | – |
| Egan HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 50.0% | 7.0% | +43.0 | – |
| Gakpo LIV | MID | £7.2m | 50.0% | 12.6% | +37.4 | – |
| Semenyo MCI | MID | £8.4m | 50.0% | 15.5% | +34.5 | – |
| Virgil LIV | DEF | £6.5m | 43.3% | 16.2% | +27.1 | – |
| Foden MCI | MID | £6.9m | 43.3% | 1.8% | +41.5 | – |
| Cherki MCI | MID | £7.8m | 43.3% | 28.3% | +15.0 | – |
| Szoboszlai LIV | MID | £7.0m | 36.7% | 33.0% | +3.7 | – |
| Gomez BHA | MID | £5.0m | 30.0% | 4.0% | +26.0 | – |
| Ajayi HUL | DEF | £4.2m | 30.0% | 14.0% | +16.0 | – |
| Gvardiol MCI | DEF | £5.7m | 30.0% | 26.6% | +3.4 | 3% |
| Hall NEW | DEF | £5.3m | 30.0% | 17.0% | +13.0 | – |
| Calafiori ARS | DEF | £5.8m | 26.7% | 50.6% | -23.9 | – |
| Schade BRE | MID | £6.2m | 26.7% | 10.9% | +15.8 | – |
| Gibbs-White NFO | MID | £8.0m | 23.3% | 15.7% | +7.6 | – |
| Ajer BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 20.0% | 3.9% | +16.1 | – |
| Kayode BRE | DEF | £4.6m | 20.0% | 7.6% | +12.4 | – |
| Wirtz LIV | MID | £7.3m | 20.0% | 5.8% | +14.2 | – |
| B.Fernandes MUN | MID | £11.9m | 20.0% | 38.6% | -18.6 | – |
| Yalcouyé BHA | MID | £4.5m | 20.0% | 4.0% | +16.0 | – |
| Buendía AVL | MID | £5.9m | 16.7% | 1.0% | +15.7 | – |
| Verbruggen BHA | GKP | £4.5m | 16.7% | 21.6% | -4.9 | – |
| Saka ARS | MID | £9.5m | 13.3% | 13.5% | -0.2 | – |
| Cash AVL | DEF | £4.4m | 13.3% | 4.9% | +8.4 | – |
| Forster BOU | GKP | £4.0m | 13.3% | 3.5% | +9.8 | – |
| Collins BRE | DEF | £5.4m | 13.3% | 1.0% | +12.3 | – |