Fantasy FixturesMarcus Tavernier FPL stats
Midfielder · Bournemouth · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth, £6.2m) has scored 42 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 3rd among 299 midfielders. Tavernier's expected goal involvement is 0.63 per 90 minutes (5th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Tavernier is selected by 9.6% of managers, with a price move of +£0.2m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.0.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3NEW vs BOU1088'
- GW4BOU vs BRE882'
- GW5BOU vs LIV274'
- GW6CHE vs BOU172'
- GW7BOU vs SUN1078'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Tavernier has scored 31 points over the last 5 gameweeks (10, 8, 2, 1, 10), an average of 6.2, in line with the season rate of 6.0 per game. That run includes 3 goals from 3.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Tavernier has played 574 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 91% of the minutes available to Bournemouth: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8. On set pieces Tavernier is number 3 on penalties, on corners and on direct free kicks, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Man Utd (a, 4), Leeds (h, 3) and Ipswich Town (a, 2), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.0, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £6.2m, Tavernier is selected by 9.6% of managers, owned by a minority. The price has risen £0.2m since the start of the season. This gameweek 194,246 more managers have bought than sold, so a price rise is possible. On value, 6.8 points per £m ranks 4th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £6.2m
- Total points
- 42
- Points per game
- 6.0
- Form
- 5.5
- Points per £m
- 6.77
- Selected by
- 9.6%
- Minutes
- 574
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 57%
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.45
- xA per 90
- 0.18
- xGI per 90
- 0.63
- Def. contribution per 90
- 8.9
- Bonus points
- 10
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
| Metric | Tavernier |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 97 |
| xA/90 | 74 |
| Threat/90 | 90 |
| Creativity/90 | 78 |
| Bonus/90 | 99 |
| Consistency | 92 |
| Minutes | 73 |
| Pts/£m | 97 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SUN (H) | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1.19 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 6 | CHE (A) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 5 | LIV (H) | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 4 | BRE (H) | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.47 | 8 |
| 3 | NEW (A) | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2 | EVE (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 1 |
| 1 | MCI (A) | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.08 | 10 |