Best FPL picks by position and budget: gameweek 6
Deadline: Sat 10 Oct, 10:00 GMT
The five players with the most expected points over the next five gameweeks in each position and price band, from our own projection model. A transfer is usually kept for several weeks, so the five-gameweek total matters more than one match; the next gameweek is shown alongside. Injured and suspended players are left out.
Goalkeepers Budget (£4.5m or less) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Leno FUL £4.5m 3.4% IPS (A) 3.3 17.3 Rushworth COV £4.5m 0.8% NEW (H) 3.2 15.4 Verbruggen BHA £4.5m 21.6% SUN (A) 2.9 14.6 Kinsky TOT £4.5m 17.1% MUN (A) 2.5 13.5 Petrović BOU £4.5m 3% CHE (A) 2.6 13
Mid-price (£4.6m to £5.0m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Trafford LEE £5.0m 5.5% ARS (A) 4 20.4 Tzolakis HUL £4.7m 12.9% EVE (H) 3.8 18.4 Suzuki AVL £5.0m 1.9% BRE (H) 3.2 16.1 Lammens MUN £4.9m 9.8% TOT (H) 3.3 15.8 Kelleher BRE £5.0m 6.1% AVL (A) 3.3 15.8
Premium (over £5.0m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs A.Becker LIV £5.5m 4.2% MCI (H) 3.6 18.3 Raya ARS £6.1m 42.4% LEE (H) 3.6 18.1 Pickford EVE £5.5m 9.2% HUL (A) 3.3 16.3 Donnarumma MCI £5.5m 7.6% LIV (A) 2.9 14.7
Defenders Budget (£4.5m or less) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Thomas COV £4.0m 8.6% NEW (H) 5.1 24 Davis IPS £4.0m 7% FUL (H) 5.1 23.3 Justin LEE £4.5m 1.4% ARS (A) 3.8 20.5 Dasilva COV £4.0m 0.7% NEW (H) 4.1 19.1 Mitchell CRY £4.5m 6.1% NFO (H) 3.8 18.6
Mid-price (£4.6m to £5.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Hall NEW £5.3m 17.7% COV (A) 5.2 25.3 Muharemović LEE £5.0m 4.3% ARS (A) 4.3 22.9 Silva BOU £5.0m 0.4% CHE (A) 4.5 22.3 Bogle LEE £4.6m 7.4% ARS (A) 4 22.2 Mukiele SUN £5.4m 1.9% BHA (H) 4.1 21.7
Premium (over £5.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Tarkowski EVE £6.2m 16.9% HUL (A) 5.4 27.1 Gabriel ARS £8.0m 22.7% LEE (H) 4.4 21.9 Calafiori ARS £5.9m 50.6% LEE (H) 4.4 21.7 Gvardiol MCI £5.7m 26.9% LIV (A) 4 21.4 Guéhi MCI £6.0m 18.1% LIV (A) 3.5 18.7
Midfielders Budget (£6.5m or less) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Groß BHA £5.9m 29.8% SUN (A) 6.3 31.2 E.Le Fée SUN £5.7m 3.3% BHA (H) 5.5 27 Tavernier BOU £6.1m 6.8% CHE (A) 5.4 26.7 Schade BRE £6.2m 12.1% AVL (A) 5.2 24.9 King FUL £5.6m 2.9% IPS (A) 4.4 22.3
Mid-price (£6.6m to £8.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Mbeumo MUN £7.9m 20.5% TOT (H) 6.3 30.6 Gibbs-White NFO £8.0m 15.7% CRY (A) 6.3 29.8 Rogers CHE £7.8m 40.8% BOU (H) 4.5 22 Ødegaard ARS £6.8m 19.9% LEE (H) 4.4 21.8 Cunha MUN £7.9m 5.8% TOT (H) 4.3 20.8
Premium (over £8.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs B.Fernandes MUN £11.9m 38.4% TOT (H) 6.6 32.3 Saka ARS £9.6m 14.2% LEE (H) 6.1 29.8 Palmer CHE £9.7m 25.3% BOU (H) 3.1 15.4
Forwards Budget (£6.5m or less) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Calvert-Lewin LEE £6.0m 24.7% ARS (A) 4.2 23.8 Barry EVE £5.7m 8.4% HUL (A) 4.5 23.7 Gonzalo FUL £6.0m 4.2% IPS (A) 4.1 20.4 Wissa NEW £6.2m 18.7% COV (A) 3.7 18.9 Kostoulas BHA £5.6m 4.7% SUN (A) 3.7 18.2
Mid-price (£6.6m to £8.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Thiago BRE £7.8m 9.2% AVL (A) 4 19.3 Havertz ARS £7.6m 8.1% LEE (H) 2.8 13.9 João Pedro CHE £7.7m 64.7% BOU (H) 2.8 13.8 Marmoush TOT £7.0m 2.1% MUN (A) 2.3 11.7 Šeško MUN £7.0m 1.6% TOT (H) 0.9 4.5
Premium (over £8.5m) Player Team Price Owned Next fixture Next GW Next 5 GWs Haaland MCI £15.6m 73.9% LIV (A) 7.1 38.3 Isak LIV £9.1m 22% MCI (H) 4.5 21.8
About these numbers
Expected points come from our own model (team strength from recent results, each player’s goal and assist rates per 90 minutes, his chance of starting and of playing 60 minutes, clean sheets and bonus). Tested on every gameweek of 2024/25 and 2025/26 using only the data available before each deadline, it ranked players closer to their real scores than FPL’s own projection (correlation 0.57 against 0.49), and its top pick each week averaged 11 points against 5.9 for FPL’s.
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