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FPL fixture difficulty
Compare the next 3, 5 or 8 Premier League fixtures on the official FPL scale, then find the easiest rotation pairs.
How to use fixture difficulty
Planning windows
Three Gameweeks highlights immediate punts, five is the practical default, and eight is useful for Wildcard planning. Lower average difficulty is better.
Rotation pairs
Pairs are ranked using the easier fixture available from either club in each Gameweek. Double Gameweeks include both fixtures and blanks show a dash.
What FDR misses
A club-level rating does not capture every injury, tactical matchup or likely rotation.
Planning window
| # | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City3 home | 1.4 |  FULH · 1 |  SUNH · 1 |  EVEA · 2 |  CRYH · 1 |  LEEA · 2 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace3 home | 1.6 |  NEWH · 2 |  TOTA · 1 |  LIVH · 3 | COVA · 1 |  HULH · 1 |
| 3 |  Chelsea3 home | 1.8 | TOTH · 1 |  MUNH · 3 | SUNA · 2 | LEEH · 2 |  NFOA · 1 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town3 home | 1.8 | NFOH · 1 | HULA · 2 |  BOUH · 2 | TOTA · 1 |  AVLH · 3 |
| 5 | Leeds2 home | 1.8 | SUNA · 2 | BOUA · 2 | TOTH · 1 | CHEA · 3 | COVH · 1 |
| 6 | Spurs2 home | 1.8 | CHEA · 3 | CRYH · 1 | LEEA · 2 | IPSH · 1 | SUNA · 2 |
| 7 | Bournemouth2 home | 2.0 | MUNA · 3 | LEEH · 2 | IPSA · 2 | NFOH · 1 | FULA · 2 |
| 8 | Sunderland3 home | 2.0 | LEEH · 2 | COVA · 1 | CHEH · 3 | AVLA · 3 | TOTH · 1 |
| 9 | Aston Villa3 home | 2.4 |  MCIH · 5 | FULH · 1 | MUNA · 3 | SUNH · 1 | IPSA · 2 |
| 10 |  Brentford2 home | 2.4 | HULA · 2 | NFOH · 1 |  BHAA · 4 | EVEH · 2 | MUNA · 3 |
| 11 | Fulham2 home | 2.6 | COVA · 1 | AVLA · 3 | NEWH · 2 | MCIA · 5 | BOUH · 2 |
| 12 |  Arsenal3 home | 2.8 | EVEH · 2 | LIVA · 4 | HULH · 1 | NEWA · 2 | MCIH · 5 |
| 13 | Everton2 home | 2.8 | ARSA · 5 | NEWA · 2 | COVH · 1 | BREA · 3 | LIVH · 3 |
| 14 | Hull City3 home | 2.8 | BREH · 3 | IPSH · 1 | ARSA · 5 | BHAH · 4 | CRYA · 1 |
| 15 | Man City2 home | 2.8 | AVLA · 3 | BHAH · 4 | NFOA · 1 | FULH · 1 | ARSA · 5 |
| 16 | Newcastle2 home | 2.8 | CRYA · 1 | EVEH · 2 | FULA · 2 | ARSH · 5 | BHAA · 4 |
| 17 | Liverpool3 home | 3.0 | BHAH · 4 | ARSH · 5 | CRYA · 1 | MUNH · 3 | EVEA · 2 |
| 18 | Man Utd3 home | 3.0 | BOUH · 2 | CHEA · 3 | AVLH · 3 | LIVA · 4 | BREH · 3 |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest2 home | 3.0 | IPSA · 2 | BREA · 3 | MCIH · 5 | BOUA · 2 | CHEH · 3 |
| 20 | Brighton2 home | 3.2 | LIVA · 4 | MCIA · 5 | BREH · 3 | HULA · 2 | NEWH · 2 |
Rotation planner
Best fixture pairs
The easiest fixture available from either club in each Gameweek.
Pair 1
COV+LEE1.00 best-fixture FDR
Pair 2
IPS+HUL1.20 best-fixture FDR
Pair 3
IPS+LEE1.20 best-fixture FDR
Pair 4
IPS+SUN1.20 best-fixture FDR
Pair 5
LEE+TOT1.20 best-fixture FDR
FPL fixture difficulty explained
What is FPL fixture difficulty?
FPL Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) shows how hard each upcoming match is on the official one-to-five scale. One is the easiest rating and five is the hardest.
How far ahead should I use an FPL fixture ticker?
Three Gameweeks is useful for immediate transfers, five balances short-term form with planning, and eight suits a Wildcard or longer rotation decision.
How does the rotation planner handle Double Gameweeks?
It compares the easiest available fixture from either club in every Gameweek. Double Gameweeks include both matches, while a Blank Gameweek is shown without a fixture.
FDR is a club-level planning signal, not a prediction for an individual player. Injuries, likely minutes and tactical matchups still matter.