Gameweek 2 in numbers
The round is settled and the ledger is closed. The Butler has written down what the managers scored, whom they trusted, and what the field did while the matches were being played.
In gameweek 2 of the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League season, the average score was 81 points per manager and the highest score was 161. B.Fernandes scored the most points of any player with 23, and Haaland was the most captained player.
Updated: Season: 2026/27
How the managers did in gameweek 2
These are FPL's own figures, read after the gameweek was marked finished, and they cover every registered manager. The transfers and chips are the ones made before the gameweek 2 deadline, so they describe how the field set up for the round, not what it did afterwards.
- The average score was 81 points, up from 50 in gameweek 1.
- The highest score by a single manager was 161, up from 131 in gameweek 1.
- Haaland was the most captained player, and Raya the most common vice-captain.
- João Pedro was the most owned player in the round.
- De Cuyper was the most bought player before the deadline.
- Managers made 11,562,127 transfers before the deadline.
| Chip | Managers |
|---|---|
| Bench Boost | 338,660 |
| Wildcard | 279,227 |
| Triple Captain | 233,946 |
| Free Hit | 78,863 |
The highest scoring players of gameweek 2
These are the FPL players with the most points in gameweek 2, with the goals, assists and minutes behind each total. Bonus points are included and the scores are final: the export is written only after the FPL API has marked the gameweek finished and its data checked.
- B.Fernandes led the round on 23 points, from 3 goals and 1 assist in 90 minutes.
- Cherki was second on 14 points.
- The 10 players listed scored 133 points between them.
| # | Player | Points | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Fernandes | 23 | 3 | 1 | 90 |
| 2 | Cherki | 14 | 2 | 0 | 81 |
| 3 | Groß | 13 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 4 | Gibbs-White | 13 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 5 | Haaland | 13 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| 6 | Tarkowski | 12 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 7 | Scott | 12 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| 8 | Saka | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 9 | Mbeumo | 11 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 10 | Dedić | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
What gameweek 2 produced
The totals cover every player in the game, not only the ones listed above: what was scored, what was created, and how many players got on the pitch at all.
FPL credits assists under its own rules, including for a shot that ends as an own goal and for winning a penalty that a teammate scores, so a round can have more assists than goals.
- 29 goals, against 29 in gameweek 1.
- 30 assists, against 28 in gameweek 1.
- 889 points from all players, against 948 in gameweek 1.
- 312 players got on the pitch, against 310 in gameweek 1.
Most bought and sold before the gameweek 2 deadline
These are the transfers managers made before the gameweek 2 deadline, so they show how the field set up for the round. The counts are final: they come from the FPL API's own player history for the gameweek, not from a snapshot taken partway through the window.
- De Cuyper was bought by 494,998 managers, and Pedro Porro was sold by 317,518.
| # | Player | Bought by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Cuyper | 494,998 |
| 2 | M.Sangaré | 443,762 |
| 3 | João Pedro | 405,188 |
| 4 | Palmer | 376,872 |
| 5 | Kayode | 310,803 |
| 6 | Calafiori | 310,105 |
| 7 | Ødegaard | 289,559 |
| 8 | Rogers | 251,851 |
| 9 | Szoboszlai | 245,003 |
| 10 | Tzolis | 236,687 |
| # | Player | Sold by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Porro | 317,518 |
| 2 | Gibbs-White | 283,093 |
| 3 | Watkins | 276,460 |
| 4 | Gyökeres | 238,129 |
| 5 | Konsa | 229,587 |
| 6 | B.Fernandes | 228,580 |
| 7 | Mbeumo | 220,188 |
| 8 | Sarr | 206,578 |
| 9 | Calvert-Lewin | 188,936 |
| 10 | Semenyo | 173,210 |
What the field did during gameweek 2
The ownership and price figures below are measured from the morning of 29 August 2026, the first snapshot after the gameweek 2 deadline, to the morning of 2 September 2026, the first snapshot after FPL had checked the round's data. The movements are the transfers managers made while the round was being played, with the next gameweek in mind. They are not part of the round's scoring.
Ownership is the share of all registered squads holding a player, and the change is given in percentage points. Prices move in steps of 0.1m on net transfers, so over a window this short nearly every change is exactly 0.1m, which is why the price movers are listed rather than tabled.
- Cherki gained the most ownership, up 10.8 percentage points to 24.1%.
- Mbeumo lost the most, down 4.3 percentage points to 30.5%.
- 9 players rose 0.1m during the window, among them Ajayi, Wissa and Elanga.
- 10 players fell 0.1m during the window, among them Welbeck, Wood and Burn.
| # | Player | Owned now | Gain in percentage points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherki | 24.1% | 10.8 |
| 2 | Wissa | 10.4% | 6.7 |
| 3 | Elanga | 7.6% | 5.4 |
| 4 | Ajayi | 7.3% | 5.2 |
| 5 | De Cuyper | 14.1% | 5.1 |
| 6 | Hall | 8.0% | 3.8 |
| 7 | Tzolakis | 6.5% | 3.4 |
| 8 | M.Sangaré | 12.6% | 3.3 |
| 9 | Gvardiol | 17.5% | 3.1 |
| 10 | Haaland | 70.5% | 2.3 |
| # | Player | Owned now | Fall in percentage points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mbeumo | 30.5% | 4.3 |
| 2 | Tzolis | 22.7% | 3.4 |
| 3 | Semenyo | 21.0% | 2.6 |
| 4 | Shaw | 17.2% | 2.2 |
| 5 | Brobbey | 10.4% | 2.2 |
| 6 | Kinsky | 20.4% | 2.1 |
| 7 | Gabriel | 26.8% | 2.1 |
| 8 | Ndiaye | 14.2% | 1.8 |
| 9 | Watkins | 5.5% | 1.8 |
| 10 | Thiago | 14.6% | 1.8 |
Worth noting from gameweek 2
Cross-checks between the lists above: who was sold before the deadline and then scored, whether the most bought player delivered, and how the captaincy went. Every line is worked out from the figures on this page.
- B.Fernandes scored 23 points after being sold by 228,580 managers before the deadline.
- The most bought player before the deadline, De Cuyper, was not among the ten highest scorers of the round.
- Cherki was the player of the week: 14 points, up 10.8 percentage points in ownership and 0.1m in price during the round.
- The captaincy: Haaland, the most captained player, scored 13 points.
- B.Fernandes's 23 points is the highest score by a single player in any gameweek this season so far.
Gameweek by gameweek in 2026/27
One row per settled gameweek of 2026/27, oldest first. The table grows by a row a week, so this page holds the whole season as it is played.
| Gameweek | Average | Highest score | Most points | Points | Most captained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 131 | De Cuyper | 17 | Haaland |
| 2 | 81 | 161 | B.Fernandes | 23 | Haaland |
Questions and answers
What was the average score in FPL gameweek 2?
The average score in gameweek 2 of 2026/27 was 81 points per manager, up from 50 in gameweek 1. The highest score by a single manager was 161.
What was the highest score in FPL gameweek 2?
161 points, the best total by any manager in gameweek 2 of 2026/27. The average was 81.
Who scored the most points in FPL gameweek 2?
B.Fernandes, with 23 points in gameweek 2 of 2026/27, from 3 goals and 1 assist in 90 minutes. Cherki was second on 14 points.
Who was the most transferred in player before FPL gameweek 2?
De Cuyper, according to the FPL API's own count for gameweek 2. In the FPL API's transfer list, De Cuyper was bought by 494,998 managers and Pedro Porro sold by 317,518.
How many managers played their Wildcard in FPL gameweek 2?
279,227 managers played the Wildcard in gameweek 2. Bench Boost was played by 338,660, Triple Captain by 233,946 and Free Hit by 78,863.
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