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Question

Using the full model over GW9 to GW12, with a 2-point transfer threshold and no hits allowed, should I transfer or hold for GW9? Give the gain, threshold, immediate buys and sells, starting XI, captain, vice-captain and ordered bench. Explain what period the gain covers.

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Verdict: transfer (make_transfers = true)

Snapshot 28 October 2026, target GW9; evaluation horizon GW9–GW12, full model, threshold 2.0, 0 hits allowed.

Gain: 3.78 points vs threshold: 2.00 points — so the plan clears the bar and the transfer is recommended.

What the gain covers: it is the difference between the transfer plan's objective (183.52) and the hold objective (179.74) across the whole GW9–GW12 horizon, not GW9 alone. Objectives are discounted across gameweeks and bench-weighted, so it is a cumulative horizon gain, not a GW9-only uplift.

Immediate GW9 moves (0 hits)

Buy: Raya (£6.2m, Arsenal), Barry (£5.6m, Everton), Mbeumo (£7.9m, Man Utd) Sell: João Pedro (£7.8m, Chelsea — thigh injury, no return date), B.Fernandes (£11.7m, Man Utd), Dubravka (£4.0m, Spurs)

Outlay roughly £19.7m against £23.5m raised — a net gain of about £3.8m in the bank.

Starting XI (GW9)

Raya; Gvardiol, Davis, van Ewijk; Mbeumo, Rogers, Ødegaard, Groß; Haaland, Calvert-Lewin, Barry

Captain: Haaland (411)
Vice-captain: Calvert-Lewin (346)
Ordered bench: Verbruggen (109), Slater (290), Mitchell (204), Calafiori (8)

Selected-XI expected points for GW9: 48.63 (excludes chip effects).

Chip decision

action: save — no valued chip is recommended now; the projected schedule favours later opportunities. TriC is best around GW16 (6.98 projected gain) and Bench Boost around GW15 (11.89), with Free Hit flagged for GW14 subject to transfer-plan review, since it changes and restores the squad. Wildcard is unassessed/not valued. All these dates are provisional and assume the stated squad and current availability; chip gains are separate hypothetical estimates and are not added together.

Provisional later moves (not actions for now)

GW10: buy Gabriel, sell Calafiori (EP 54.34)
GW11: buy Vuskovic, sell van Ewijk (EP 52.53)
GW12: buy Khalaili, sell Gvardiol (EP 51.41)

These are plan steps only and should be re-run after the GW9 transfers or any team news. No transfers or chips have been executed.

Run

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Target gameweek: GW9
Model: deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud
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Tool calls: 1
Latency: 7.2 s
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Snapshot ID: 20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty

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  "horizon": 4,
  "model": "full",
  "threshold": 2,
  "max_hits": 0
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Result fields: snapshot_id, as_of, season, target_gw, model, actual_gws, threshold, allowed_hits, plan_objective, hold_objective, gain, make_transfers, players, selected_gw_plans, chip_decision, assumptions. Show full result

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  "as_of": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
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    10,
    11,
    12
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  "hold_objective": 179.73781057376831,
  "gain": 3.7819309398822725,
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      "position": "DEF",
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      "news": "Hip injury - 75% chance of playing"
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    {
      "element_id": 15,
      "player_name": "Ødegaard",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Arsenal",
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    {
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      "element_id": 124,
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      "position": "MID",
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    },
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      "element_id": 175,
      "player_name": "van Ewijk",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Coventry City",
      "current_price": 39,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
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      "player_name": "Mitchell",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Crystal Palace",
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      "status": "a",
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    {
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      "player_name": "Barry",
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      "club": "Everton",
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      "status": "a",
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    {
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      "club": "Hull City",
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      "status": "a",
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      "player_name": "Davis",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Ipswich Town",
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      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
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    {
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      "player_name": "Calvert-Lewin",
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      "club": "Leeds",
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      "status": "a",
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    {
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      "player_name": "Gvardiol",
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      "club": "Man City",
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      "status": "a",
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    },
    {
      "element_id": 411,
      "player_name": "Haaland",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Man City",
      "current_price": 158,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
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    {
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      "club": "Man Utd",
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      "status": "a",
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      "player_name": "Mbeumo",
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      "club": "Man Utd",
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      "status": "a",
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    {
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      "player_name": "Dubravka",
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      "club": "Spurs",
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      "status": "a",
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      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Brighton",
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      "status": "a",
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      "player_name": "Khalaili",
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      10,
      11,
      12,
      13,
      14,
      15,
      16,
      17,
      18,
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        "name": "Triple Captain",
        "available": true,
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      {
        "chip": "bboost",
        "name": "Bench Boost",
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      {
        "chip": "freehit",
        "name": "Free Hit",
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      {
        "chip": "wildcard",
        "name": "Wildcard",
        "available": true,
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        "best_gain": null,
        "planned_gw": null,
        "planned_gain": null,
        "reason": "Manual review: Wildcard is not valued."
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    ],
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      "Uses the selected first-GW squad unchanged in future GWs; rerun after transfers or team news.",
      "Uses current availability and minutes estimates; future injury recovery is not forecast.",
      "Schedules at most one valued chip per GW within its availability window.",
      "Wildcard is not valued. Free Hit requires review because it changes and then restores the squad.",
      "Starting-XI EP and the transfer objective exclude chip effects; gains are reported separately."
    ]
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    "Uses frozen prices, squad and projections; no transfer is executed.",
    "The hold plan forbids transfers in the first GW only.",
    "Objectives include GW discounting, bench weighting and hit penalties.",
    "Later GW transfers are provisional plans, not actions to take now."
  ]
}