Josh King
On a pace of 6.3 pts/gameweek, ownership up 0.1pp this week, one of the five kindest runs ahead.
How he ranks
3 games · 114 midfielders · Early sample — these ranks will move a lot.
DefCon is what drags him — 28th of 114, against 84th for points.
FUL fixtures2026/27
average difficulty 3.1 of 5Faded fixtures have been played.
Minutes and bonus
Where the points come from
53% of his points earned came from goals. No single source dominates, though bonus tends to follow whichever one leads. 19 earned
Are the returns real?
Too few minutes this season to say whether his returns are backed by the chances — 270 played, and a gap needs about 900 before it means anything.
Across 1 full season on record he has finished above expectation every time.
Goals and assists minus xGI, per season. Positive means he finished above the chances he had.
Defensive Contribution
He averages 6.3 against a line of 12, so DefCon is not a realistic source of points for him.
Gameweek log
| Opponent | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHE (H) | 90 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | £5.5m |
| 2 | SUN (A) | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | £5.5m |
| 3 | CRY (H) | 90 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | £5.5m |
Early trend
Not the model — that needs a longer form window and opens once he has 8 gameweeks behind him. This is simply what he has actually scored so far.
Too early for the full model — opens at Gameweek 8.
A score-probability curve is available for the ~40 players in this snapshot; his isn’t yet.
Points by gameweek · with model expectation
GW3–11: model expected 23 pts · he scored 10 (−13 vs expectation)
Market
Price History
Compare with another midfielder
Ranks are against the same pool of 114, so the two sets of bars mean the same thing.
Similar players
Same position, closest price.