FPL Gameweek 4 Insights from Dan Wright

With the FPL Gameweek 4 deadline just a day away, one of the game’s most consistent operators is already locked in on the next move.

This week, Hall of Famer Dan Wright opens up his notebook. He walks through his squad, the transfers on his mind and the dilemmas that always seem to appear once the deadline looms into view.

Wright only started playing FPL in 2012/13, but his record reads like a seasoned veteran’s. Ten finishes inside the top 50,000. Half of those inside the top 10,000. This isn’t a lucky streak; it’s a pattern.

He heads into Gameweek 4 in a strong position. A Triple Captain chip on Erling Haaland (£15.5m) in Gameweek 3 brought in 27 points, enough to push his overall rank up to 55,000. Not explosive, but quietly effective – exactly the kind of controlled gain that keeps managers in contention over 38 weeks.

Now comes the real intrigue: how a manager with that pedigree sets up for the next swing in fixtures, with Gameweek 4 shaping the early-season template and separating fast starters from those already chasing.