Fantasy FixturesMalick Thiaw FPL stats
Defender · Newcastle · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Malick Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m) has scored 15 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 65th among 217 defenders. Thiaw's expected goal involvement is 0.02 per 90 minutes (89th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Thiaw is selected by 1.9% of managers. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 95%Newcastle predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3NEW vs BOU-190'
- GW4LEE vs NEW290'
- GW5NEW vs HUL490'
- GW6COV vs NEW090'
- GW7NEW vs AVL190'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Thiaw has scored 6 points over the last 5 gameweeks (-1, 2, 4, 0, 1), an average of 1.2, in line with the season rate of 2.1 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.1 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Thiaw has played 630 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 100% of the minutes available to Newcastle: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% 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. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £5.0m, Thiaw is selected by 1.9% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has not moved since the start of the season. On value, 3.0 points per £m ranks 69th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.0m
- Total points
- 15
- Points per game
- 2.1
- Form
- 0.5
- Points per £m
- 3.00
- Selected by
- 1.9%
- Minutes
- 630
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 14%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.00
- xA per 90
- 0.02
- xGI per 90
- 0.02
- Clean sheets
- 1
- xGC per 90
- 1.74
- Def. contribution per 90
- 8.9
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
| Metric | Thiaw |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 7 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 22 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 69 |
| Bonus/90 | 24 |
| Consistency | 18 |
| Minutes | 89 |
| Pts/£m | 28 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AVL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 6 | COV (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0 |
| 5 | HUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 |
| 4 | LEE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 3 | BOU (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | -1 |
| 2 | TOT (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 6 |
| 1 | LIV (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 |