Meunier FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Meunier plays DEF for Sunderland at £4.5m, owned by 0.2% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Meunier?
Meunier is our 67th-ranked defender of 217 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 16.8 projected points. 44 defenders 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 Meunier | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bogle LEE | £4.7m | 28.2 | 11.4 |
 Justin LEE | £4.5m | 26.9 | 10.1 |
 Muharemović LEE | £5.0m | 26.8 | 10.0 |
 Silva BOU | £5.0m | 24.7 | 7.9 |
 Thomas COV | £4.0m | 24.4 | 7.6 |
Is Meunier injured?
Meunier is currently flagged as a doubt. The club news reads: “Groin injury - 75% chance of playing” FPL puts his chance of playing the next match at 75%. A flagged player still scores if he plays; the risk is that he does not start.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | at BOU | 2.1 |
| GW8 | v LEE | 2.9 |
| GW9 | at COV | 3.2 |
| GW10 | v CHE | 2.3 |
| GW11 | at AVL | 2.7 |
| GW12 | v TOT | 3.6 |
Our record on Meunier
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 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| GW2 | 90 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.4 |
| GW3 | 63 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| GW4 | 75 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| GW5 | 78 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.4 |
| GW6 | 33 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.3 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | at IPS | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.08/0.08 | 1 |
| GW2 | v FUL | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.02/0.05 | 6 |
| GW3 | at BRE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11/0.00 | 2 |
| GW4 | v ARS | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13/0.00 | 2 |
| GW5 | at MCI | 78 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00/0.45 | 3 |
| GW6 | v BHA | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15/0.00 | 1 |
429 minutes, 0 goals, 1 assist, 15 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Meunier, 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 | 6.9 | +0.29 | 2 |
More
The rest of the Sunderland squad and their predicted XI · All 654 players ranked · Price changes tonight · Differentials · Our forecast record · Gameweek 6 results · Gameweek 5 results