Fantasy FixturesJohn McGinn FPL stats
Midfielder · Aston Villa · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
John McGinn (Aston Villa, £5.4m) has scored 28 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 31st among 299 midfielders. McGinn's expected goal involvement is 0.31 per 90 minutes (38th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). McGinn is selected by 2.8% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.0.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3HUL vs AVL390'
- GW4AVL vs NFO690'
- GW5TOT vs AVL683'
- GW6AVL vs BRE1090'
- GW7NEW vs AVL145'
FPL analysis
Recent form
McGinn has scored 26 points over the last 5 gameweeks (3, 6, 6, 10, 1), an average of 5.2, well above the season rate of 4.0 per game. That run includes 1 goal and 2 assists from 1.8 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
McGinn has played 569 minutes in 7 appearances (6 starts), 90% of the minutes available to Aston Villa: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 73% chance of starting in gameweek 8. On set pieces McGinn is on corners, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Man City (h, 4), Fulham (h, 2) and Man Utd (a, 4), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.0, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £5.4m, McGinn is selected by 2.8% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. On value, 5.2 points per £m ranks 17th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes. Strong form at low ownership is how managers gain rank, which makes this a pick worth watching.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.4m
- Total points
- 28
- Points per game
- 4.0
- Form
- 5.5
- Points per £m
- 5.19
- Selected by
- 2.8%
- Minutes
- 569
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 43%
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 2
- xG per 90
- 0.26
- xA per 90
- 0.05
- xGI per 90
- 0.31
- Def. contribution per 90
- 7.3
- Bonus points
- 4
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
| Metric | McGinn |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 79 |
| xA/90 | 22 |
| Threat/90 | 43 |
| Creativity/90 | 51 |
| Bonus/90 | 78 |
| Consistency | 84 |
| Minutes | 72 |
| Pts/£m | 84 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NEW (A) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 6 | BRE (H) | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 5 | TOT (A) | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 6 |
| 4 | NFO (H) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 6 |
| 3 | HUL (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.03 | 3 |
| 2 | ARS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 1 | BHA (A) | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 1 |