FPL GAMEWEEK 5 PREVIEW + BEST PLAYERS TO BUY! 🎯 | Fantasy Premier League 2026/27

Szoboszlai is the tenth biggest underperformer in terms of xGI in the league and has only one attacking return so far.

I don't think he's a big enough issue to use a transfer on before a huge international break.

Brighton are first for goals and expected goals but had the fourth easiest fixture run over the first four weeks. From game week five to nine, Brighton sit bottom of the fixture ticker and have a really difficult run.

I would temper expectations that we're not going to get 17-point hauls from Pascal Gross every single week. Brighton and Everton rotate really well, and Pascal Gross and De Kuyper are still good picks.

I don't expect João Pedro to have any sort of concerns around his fitness and fully expect him to start away at Brentford.

If you're on wildcard in game week six, you can set your team up long term and take a one-week punt.

If you've already played your wildcard, transfers become much more valuable and you should consider rolling unless the gain feels huge. Having two or three transfers after the break might be more valuable than using your only transfer now.

Newcastle, Everton, Forest, and Manchester City are the top four for easiest fixtures.

Vardy or Williams are probably my best one-week punts in defense. Semenyo might be a slightly safer pick in attack, and Isser up front is a nice safe option for Newcastle.

Newcastle's long-term fixtures look very good and I would hold on to or invest in Harvey Barnes or Isser. Crystal Palace have Europe starting and defensively looked all over the place, so they're probably in the void.

Sunderland, Leeds, Liverpool, and Brighton are at the bottom of the fixture ticker over the next six weeks.

Arsenal are the best defence in the league and Calafiori and Konza are the best two picks.

I still remain that over the course of the season, Livramento will outscore Lewis Hall.

Tarkowski's DEFCON is great, he has attacking threat, and bonus point potential is really good.

Aké looks like a really good option over the next six weeks. Williams is on set pieces and looks really attacking, making him a good long-term pick.

Palmer is number one and Rogers is number two, but I think Palmer is worth the money bid over the course of the season.

Gibbs-White is number three and no Europe is a real boost for him. Saka's data is really good, he's top for xG, and he's Arsenal's penalty taker when Ødegaard isn't on the pitch.

Semenyo is the only other nailed City midfielder besides Haaland and will probably be involved in goals.

Ødegaard is a nice cheap option but plays 76 minutes per match on average so far.

Garnacho remains a really good pick and is probably Man United's best FPL asset right now.

Mainoo is very focal, on set pieces, and might even be on penalties if Bruno doesn't take them. Barnes is set to have a huge uptick in minutes and become more nailed to play ninety minutes.

Mbeumo's data is really strong but the short-term fixtures put me off.

The Free Hit draft targets fixtures with Pickford, Semenyo, Mainoo, Gibbs-White, Garnacho, Haaland, Pedro, and Isser. The Wildcard draft features triple Arsenal defense, four midfielders without Europe, and Haaland, Pedro, and Wissa up front.