Gameweek 5

Deadline Preview

Frozen 2026-09-17T09:28:59Z, before the 2026-09-18T17:30:00Z deadline.

Essential targets

• Haaland MCI · FWD £15.5m

  Exceptional 5gw projection (22.5 xp, ~7.3/gw), excellent form (8.2 ppg), 4 G+A in last 5 GWs, and price rising.

• B.Fernandes MUN · MID £12.0m

  Exceptional 5gw projection (22.2 xp, ~7.2/gw), excellent form (7.2 ppg), 4 G+A in last 5 GWs, and falling price value.

• Palmer CHE · MID £9.7m

  Solid 5gw projection (15.6 xp, ~5.0/gw), excellent form (6.5 ppg), 4 G+A in last 5 GWs, and price rising.

• Calafiori ARS · DEF £5.8m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.5 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (7.0 ppg), 2 goal contributions, and price rising.

• Gvardiol MCI · DEF £5.7m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.5 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (8.2 ppg), 3 goal contributions, and price rising.

• João Pedro CHE · FWD £7.8m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.4 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (8.2 ppg), 6 G+A in last 5 GWs, and price rising.

Strong targets

• Calafiori ARS · DEF £5.8m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.5 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (7.0 ppg), 2 goal contributions, and price rising.

• Gvardiol MCI · DEF £5.7m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.5 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (8.2 ppg), 3 goal contributions, and price rising.

• João Pedro CHE · FWD £7.8m

  Solid 5gw projection (12.4 xp, ~4.0/gw), excellent form (8.2 ppg), 6 G+A in last 5 GWs, and price rising.

Differential targets

• Mbeumo MUN · MID £7.9m

  High 5gw projection (17.4 xp, ~5.6/gw), good form (5.8 ppg), 3 goal contributions, falling price value, and differential (22.5% owned).

• Saka ARS · MID £9.5m

  Solid 5gw projection (16.8 xp, ~5.4/gw), excellent form (7.5 ppg), 3 goal contributions, price rising, and differential (12.5% owned).

• Gibbs-White NFO · MID £8.0m

  Solid 5gw projection (15.8 xp, ~5.1/gw), excellent form (6.5 ppg), 3 goal contributions, price rising, and differential (13.1% owned).

Captain picks

1. Haaland (MCI) — 8.2 projected pts
2. B.Fernandes (MUN) — 7.2 projected pts
3. Gibbs-White (NFO) — 6.5 projected pts

Price watch (last 7 days)

Chip guidance

• Wildcard — best window GW5 (low, 2.2/10): 🔄 Best squad over GW5-GW9 projects 314.9 pts vs 312.6 held | Valued against the template squad — your own squad is not known here
• Free Hit — best window GW6 (low, 3.7/10): ⚡ Best XI of the week projects 64.9 pts vs 61.2 held | Valued against the template squad — your own squad is not known here
• Bench Boost — best window GW6 (decent, 13.5/10): 💪 Estimated bench points: 13.5 — Verbruggen (3.2), De Cuyper (3.9), Kostoulas (3.6), Calvert-Lewin (2.8) | 🎲 Bench scores 6-22 pts in 80% of simulations; 19% chance it lands below 8 | Valued against the template squad — your own squad is not known here
• Triple Captain — best window GW6 (decent, 7.8/10): 👑 Top captain xP: 7.8 (B.Fernandes) | Valued against the template squad — your own squad is not known here

The GafferLab XI's move

• Chip: Triple Captain
• In: Egan, B.Fernandes · Out: O'Reilly, Cunha · hit −4
• Captain: B.Fernandes · Formation 1-5-4-1 · projected 51.98 pts

The Review

Settled 2026-09-21T18:48:22Z.

Best XI of the gameweek (1-4-4-2, 150 pts)

• Rushworth COV · GKP 11 pts
• Dasilva COV · DEF 15 pts
• Schuster BRE · DEF 14 pts
• Tarkowski EVE · DEF 14 pts
• Hall NEW · DEF 13 pts
• Semenyo MCI · MID 17 pts
• Groß BHA · MID 14 pts
• Manzambi AVL · MID 13 pts
• Buendía AVL · MID 12 pts
• Brobbey SUN · FWD 17 pts
• Kostoulas BHA · FWD 10 pts

Biggest hauls

1. Semenyo (MCI) — 17 pts (2G 1A, 2 bonus)
2. Brobbey (SUN) — 17 pts (3G 0A, 3 bonus)
3. Dasilva (COV) — 15 pts (1G 0A, 3 bonus)
4. Schuster (BRE) — 14 pts (0G 1A, 3 bonus)
5. Groß (BHA) — 14 pts (1G 1A, 3 bonus)

Template heartbreak

• Calafiori (ARS) — 1 pts at 50.6% ownership
• Raya (ARS) — 1 pts at 42.1% ownership
• Rogers (CHE) — 2 pts at 40.3% ownership
• B.Fernandes (MUN) — 2 pts at 38.9% ownership
• Szoboszlai (LIV) — 2 pts at 33.4% ownership

How the GafferLab XI did

• 34 pts · Triple Captain · captain B.Fernandes · 2 transfer(s) · hit −4

GW in Numbers

Computed 2026-09-21T18:49:15Z from the season database.

Best XI of the gameweek (4-4-2, 167 pts, £61.5m)

• Hall NEW · DEF · £5.2m 13 pts
• Semenyo (C) MCI · MID · £8.4m 17 pts
• Groß BHA · MID · £5.7m 14 pts
• Brobbey SUN · FWD · £5.8m 17 pts
• Tarkowski EVE · DEF · £6.1m 14 pts
• Rushworth COV · GKP · £4.5m 11 pts
• Buendía AVL · MID · £5.9m 12 pts
• Manzambi AVL · MID · £5.9m 13 pts
• Kostoulas BHA · FWD · £5.5m 10 pts
• Dasilva COV · DEF · £4.0m 15 pts
• Schuster BRE · DEF · £4.5m 14 pts

Rank swings

Ownership basis: overall selected-by % — no top-10k effective-ownership sample for this gameweek.

Haul & blank rates (haul ≥ 10 pts, blank ≤ 2 pts, players with minutes only)

Price moves (14 rises · 79 falls this gameweek window)