Martinez FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Martinez plays GKP for Chelsea at £5.0m, owned by 4.4% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Martinez?
Martinez is our 20th-ranked goalkeeper of 73 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 15.2 projected points. 18 goalkeepers 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 Martinez | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Trafford LEE | £5.0m | 26.8 | 11.6 |
 Donnarumma MCI | £5.5m | 24.7 | 9.5 |
 Tzolakis HUL | £4.7m | 24.4 | 9.2 |
 Verbruggen BHA | £4.6m | 23.1 | 7.9 |
 A.Becker LIV | £5.5m | 22.5 | 7.3 |
Is Martinez injured?
Martinez is currently flagged as injured. The club news reads: “Head injury - Unknown return date” FPL puts his chance of playing the next match at 0%. A flagged player still scores if he plays; the risk is that he does not start.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | at EVE | 0.0 |
| GW8 | v TOT | 1.5 |
| GW9 | v MUN | 2.5 |
| GW10 | at SUN | 3.7 |
| GW11 | v LEE | 3.7 |
| GW12 | at NFO | 3.7 |
Our record on Martinez
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 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 |
| GW2 | 90 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| GW3 | 90 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 |
| GW4 | 90 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| GW5 | 90 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| GW6 | 90 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | at BHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 0 |
| GW2 | v BHA | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.01 | 2 |
| GW3 | at ARS | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 3 |
| GW4 | v HUL | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 2 |
| GW5 | at BRE | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 2 |
| GW6 | v BOU | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 3 |
450 minutes, 0 goals, 0 assists, 12 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Martinez, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW3 | 7.6 | +0.85 | 1 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | TEAM NEWS | Martinez (CHE): Head injury - Unknown return date |
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