Chelsea supplied the headline, but this wasn't an XI built around one club. Jordan Henderson's 18 points led TFF's Classic Team of the Week after a 5–1 win over Bournemouth, with João Pedro joining him up front. Goals from defenders and contributions from City's 3–0 win at Liverpool helped take the selection to 128 points.
The useful question is what sits behind those returns. TFF's supplied player data gives us goals, shooting and minutes to examine, while the latest season totals offer a wider comparison. Those broader records help separate a scoring spike from contributions with more evidence behind them.
Chelsea's goals carry the biggest returns
TFF credits Jordan Henderson with 18 points from 2 goals and an assist in 90 minutes. That's the biggest return in this XI, but there's very little history behind it: his supplied season record contains only 2 appearances and 20 points. The haul deserves its place in the review. It doesn't yet give managers enough evidence to expect the same attacking output regularly.
João Pedro adds 12 points after 2 goals in 72 minutes. His broader record is more substantial, with 5 goals, 3 assists and 45 points across 5 appearances, averaging 9 points per appearance. Both goals came from his 2 recorded shots this week. The attacking returns across that larger sample are the stronger signal; perfect finishing in one appearance is not a rate to carry into the next decision.
Dewsbury-Hall and McGinn make the midfield
Everton's 2–2 draw at Hull supplied Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's 13 points, with TFF recording a goal, an assist and 4 chances created. His current season total of 34 points across 6 appearances works out at roughly 5.7 per appearance. This was a clear step above that average, but his 15 chances created across the wider sample give the performance more substance than a goal alone.
John McGinn contributes 10 points from Aston Villa's 2–2 draw with Brentford. TFF records a goal and 3 shots on target, yet the season figures contain just one goal and 25 points across 6 appearances. The distinction matters: Dewsbury-Hall has a wider creative record to investigate, while McGinn's scoring return is more isolated. Neither draw should become an excuse to judge the fantasy contribution by the team result alone.
The defenders get on the scoresheet
Brighton's 2–0 win at Sunderland brought Maxim De Cuyper 15 points, the highest defensive return in the Classic selection. He scored in 68 minutes according to TFF's data, and his current totals of 2 goals and 2 assists across 6 appearances suggest this wasn't his only attacking contribution. Brighton's clean sheet added team context to an attacking contribution worth examining in its own right.
Ipswich's 2–1 win over Fulham put Dara O'Shea and Abdoul Ouattara on 11 points each, with a goal apiece. Their minutes records tell different stories. O'Shea has 6 starts and 540 minutes in the supplied season figures; Ouattara has 2 starts and 221 minutes across 6 appearances. The goals explain the attention, but regular involvement is the stronger reason to distinguish them when reviewing your squad.
City offer saves and an attacking record
Manchester City's 3–0 win at Liverpool accounts for two more selections. Gianluigi Donnarumma earns 9 points, with TFF recording 6 saves in 90 minutes. That is well above his supplied season average of roughly 3.3 saves per appearance. City also kept a clean sheet, while the saves show that Donnarumma still had a workload to manage.
Rayan Cherki takes a FLEX place with 10 points, a goal and 5 shots. His current season record contains 4 goals, 2 assists and 43 points across 6 appearances, around 7.2 points per appearance. That makes his broader attacking contribution a better research signal than this goal in isolation. Donnarumma's save workload may vary considerably; Cherki's case rests on the larger record of involvement rather than City's winning margin.
Calafiori and Mbeumo finish the XI
Arsenal's 2–1 win over Leeds supplied Riccardo Calafiori's 10 points from FLEX. TFF records a goal and 2 chances created, but that goal is his only one in the current season figures. His 39 points over 6 appearances average 6.5. The wider score record is worth examining, while the goal itself needs to be treated as an occasional contribution rather than a new scoring expectation.
Manchester United's 1–1 draw with Tottenham brought Bryan Mbeumo 9 points, with a goal and 2 shots on target in TFF's data. His current 21 shots and 3 goals across 6 appearances provide a bigger shooting sample to assess. The best takeaway from this XI is to separate recurring involvement from a single big return before changing your squad. See how TFF scoring works when weighing those contributions in your league. Which of these players would you actually add?
