Semenyo FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Semenyo plays MID for Manchester City at £8.3m, owned by 14.1% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Semenyo?
Semenyo is our 15th-ranked midfielder of 299 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 24.7 projected points. 11 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 Semenyo | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cherki MCI | £8.0m | 34.3 | 9.6 |
 Groß BHA | £6.1m | 33.9 | 9.2 |
 Mbeumo MUN | £7.8m | 32.8 | 8.1 |
 Rogers CHE | £7.9m | 32.0 | 7.3 |
 Ødegaard ARS | £6.8m | 30.9 | 6.2 |
Is Semenyo injured?
Semenyo is currently flagged as a doubt. The club news reads: “Knee 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 | v IPS | 3.7 |
| GW8 | at AVL | 4.5 |
| GW9 | v BHA | 3.9 |
| GW10 | at NFO | 4.2 |
| GW11 | v FUL | 4.9 |
| GW12 | at ARS | 3.5 |
Our record on Semenyo
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 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| GW2 | 90 | 3.8 | 5 | 1.2 |
| GW3 | 90 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.2 |
| GW4 | 90 | 3.0 | 3 | — |
| GW5 | 90 | 3.8 | 17 | 13.2 |
| GW6 | 90 | 3.0 | 3 | — |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | v BOU | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.06/0.02 | 2 |
| GW2 | at CRY | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.06/0.57 | 5 |
| GW3 | v COV | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.05/0.34 | 6 |
| GW4 | at MUN | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00/0.06 | 3 |
| GW5 | v SUN | 90 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.16/0.17 | 17 |
| GW6 | at LIV | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.01/0.31 | 3 |
540 minutes, 2 goals, 3 assists, 36 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Semenyo, 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 | 6.6 | +0.11 | 2 |
| GW3 | 7.7 | +0.97 | 1 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | TEAM NEWS | Semenyo (MCI): Knee injury - 75% chance of playing |
| 2026-09-24 | TEAM NEWS | Semenyo (MCI): Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing |
More
The rest of the Manchester City squad and their predicted XI · All 654 players ranked · Price changes tonight · Differentials · Our forecast record · Gameweek 6 results · Gameweek 5 results