Fantasy FixturesJoe Willock FPL stats
Midfielder · Newcastle · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Joe Willock (Newcastle, £5.0m) has scored 24 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 44th among 299 midfielders. Willock's expected goal involvement is 0.34 per 90 minutes (28th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Willock is selected by 0.6% of managers. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 79%Newcastle predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3NEW vs BOU262'
- GW4LEE vs NEW132'
- GW5NEW vs HUL1086'
- GW6COV vs NEW158'
- GW7NEW vs AVL155'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Willock has scored 15 points over the last 5 gameweeks (2, 1, 10, 1, 1), an average of 3.0, in line with the season rate of 3.4 per game. That run includes 1 goal from 1.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Willock has played 397 minutes in 7 appearances (5 starts), 63% of the minutes available to Newcastle: a regular, with some minutes lost to rotation or substitutions. Our model gives a 79% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Crystal Palace (a, 3), Everton (h, 3) and Fulham (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.4, a demanding run.
Price and ownership
At £5.0m, Willock is selected by 0.6% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has not moved since the start of the season. On value, 4.8 points per £m ranks 25th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.0m
- Total points
- 24
- Points per game
- 3.4
- Form
- 1.0
- Points per £m
- 4.80
- Selected by
- 0.6%
- Minutes
- 397
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 29%
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.26
- xA per 90
- 0.08
- xGI per 90
- 0.34
- Def. contribution per 90
- 5.0
- Bonus points
- 3
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
| Metric | Willock |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 80 |
| xA/90 | 34 |
| Threat/90 | 81 |
| Creativity/90 | 27 |
| Bonus/90 | 81 |
| Consistency | 63 |
| Minutes | 34 |
| Pts/£m | 75 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AVL (H) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 6 | COV (A) | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 5 | HUL (H) | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 4 | LEE (A) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 3 | BOU (H) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 2 | TOT (A) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 3 |
| 1 | LIV (H) | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 6 |