Janelt FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Janelt plays MID for Brentford at £5.0m, owned by 2.4% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Janelt?
Janelt is our 79th-ranked midfielder of 299 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 15.0 projected points. 38 midfielders at his price or below project higher over the same run. The best 5 are below — if you are moving him on, that is where the money goes.
| Instead of Janelt | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gomez BHA | £5.0m | 24.3 | 9.3 |
 Mainoo MUN | £5.5m | 24.1 | 9.1 |
 Andrés BHA | £5.5m | 22.8 | 7.8 |
 Lewis-Potter BRE | £5.5m | 22.6 | 7.6 |
 Xhaka SUN | £5.4m | 21.9 | 6.9 |
Is Janelt injured?
Janelt is currently suspended. The club news reads: “Suspended until 31 Oct” A flagged player still scores if he plays; the risk is that he does not start.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | v LIV | 0.0 |
| GW8 | at HUL | 1.3 |
| GW9 | v NFO | 2.6 |
| GW10 | at BHA | 3.5 |
| GW11 | v EVE | 3.9 |
| GW12 | at MUN | 3.7 |
Our record on Janelt
What we forecast before each deadline, against what he actually scored. Published first, graded after — the misses stay up. Rows marked backtest were produced later by re-running the model with only the data it would have had at the time; they were never published in advance and are kept out of our accuracy record.
| Gameweek | Mins | Forecast | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 backtest | 90 | 0.6 | 9 | 8.4 |
| GW2 | 90 | 3.0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| GW3 | 90 | 3.6 | 11 | 7.4 |
| GW4 | 90 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| GW5 | 90 | 3.0 | 3 | — |
| GW6 | 90 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.1 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | v TOT | 90 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.39/0.17 | 9 |
| GW2 | at LEE | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00/0.14 | 1 |
| GW3 | v SUN | 90 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.11/0.01 | 11 |
| GW4 | at BOU | 90 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.00/0.08 | 4 |
| GW5 | v CHE | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.03/0.04 | 3 |
| GW6 | at AVL | 90 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00/0.05 | 3 |
540 minutes, 2 goals, 0 assists, 31 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Janelt, each normalised to its own scale before averaging, so a strict marker and a generous one carry equal weight. Versus average is how far above or below the league he graded.
| GW | Rating | Vs average | Raters |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 8.4 | +2.02 | 2 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | TEAM NEWS | Janelt (BRE): Suspended until 31 Oct |
| 2026-09-13 | TEAM NEWS | Foden (MCI): Suspended until 17 Oct |
| 2026-09-12 | TEAM NEWS | Henderson (CRY): Foot injury - Expected back 11 Oct |
More
The rest of the Brentford squad and their predicted XI · All 654 players ranked · Price changes tonight · Differentials · Our forecast record · Gameweek 6 results · Gameweek 5 results