McGinn FPL: buy, sell or hold?
McGinn plays MID for Aston Villa at £5.4m, owned by 2.8% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell McGinn?
McGinn is our 32nd-ranked midfielder of 299 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 20.9 projected points. 9 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 McGinn | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gomez BHA | £5.0m | 24.3 | 3.4 |
 Mainoo MUN | £5.5m | 24.1 | 3.2 |
 Ndiaye MCI | £5.8m | 23.0 | 2.1 |
 E.Le Fée SUN | £5.7m | 22.8 | 1.9 |
 Andrés BHA | £5.5m | 22.8 | 1.9 |
Is McGinn injured?
No. McGinn carries no injury flag — the official FPL status is available and there is no news against his name. This page reads that status straight from the game and updates with every sync.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | at NEW | 3.6 |
| GW8 | v MCI | 3.1 |
| GW9 | v FUL | 3.8 |
| GW10 | at MUN | 3.1 |
| GW11 | v SUN | 3.7 |
| GW12 | at IPS | 3.6 |
Our record on McGinn
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 | 81 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| GW2 | 90 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 |
| GW3 | 90 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 |
| GW4 | 90 | 2.2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| GW5 | 83 | 2.2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| GW6 | 90 | 2.1 | 10 | 7.9 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | at BHA | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.04/0.01 | 1 |
| GW2 | v ARS | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.05/0.05 | 1 |
| GW3 | at HUL | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.68/0.03 | 3 |
| GW4 | v NFO | 90 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.00/0.11 | 6 |
| GW5 | at TOT | 83 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00/0.04 | 6 |
| GW6 | v BRE | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.87/0.07 | 10 |
524 minutes, 1 goal, 2 assists, 27 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for McGinn, 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 | 5.0 | -0.58 | 2 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | TEAM NEWS | Elanga (NEW): Unspecified injury - Unknown return date |
| 2026-09-14 | TEAM NEWS | Tonali (TOT): Knock - 75% chance of playing |
More
The rest of the Aston Villa squad and their predicted XI · All 654 players ranked · Price changes tonight · Differentials · Our forecast record · Gameweek 6 results · Gameweek 5 results