Fantasy FixturesMatt Grimes FPL stats
Midfielder · Coventry City · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Matt Grimes (Coventry City, £4.8m) has scored 15 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 86th among 299 midfielders. Grimes's expected goal involvement is 0.04 per 90 minutes (99th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Grimes is selected by 0.1% of managers, with a price move of −£0.2m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 2.6.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3MCI vs COV290'
- GW4COV vs BHA283'
- GW5NFO vs COV390'
- GW6COV vs NEW282'
- GW7TOT vs COV290'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Grimes has scored 11 points over the last 5 gameweeks (2, 2, 3, 2, 2), an average of 2.2, in line with the season rate of 2.1 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Grimes has played 615 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 98% of the minutes available to Coventry City: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8. On set pieces Grimes is number 4 on penalties and on corners, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Fulham (h, 2), Sunderland (h, 3) and Everton (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 2.6, one of the kinder runs in the league.
Price and ownership
At £4.8m, Grimes is selected by 0.1% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.2m since the start of the season. On value, 3.1 points per £m ranks 68th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.8m
- Total points
- 15
- Points per game
- 2.1
- Form
- 2.0
- Points per £m
- 3.13
- Selected by
- 0.1%
- Minutes
- 615
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 0%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.02
- xA per 90
- 0.02
- xGI per 90
- 0.04
- Def. contribution per 90
- 7.3
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 2.6
| Metric | Grimes |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 11 |
| xA/90 | 4 |
| Threat/90 | 1 |
| Creativity/90 | 5 |
| Bonus/90 | 23 |
| Consistency | 13 |
| Minutes | 89 |
| Pts/£m | 35 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | TOT (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 6 | NEW (H) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 5 | NFO (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 3 |
| 4 | BHA (H) | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 3 | MCI (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 2 | HUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1 | ARS (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2 |