FPL Fixture Difficulty Ratings

GW1–GW6 · Updated live from official FPL data

Plan your transfers and captaincy picks around the best upcoming fixture runs. All 20 Premier League teams ranked by average difficulty over the next 6 gameweeks — easiest runs at the top.

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FPL fixture difficulty ratings (FDR) score each Premier League match 1–5. A score of 1–2 is easy (green), 3 is medium (amber), 4–5 is hard (red). Teams at the top of this table have the easiest average run over the next 6 gameweeks — prioritise their players for transfers and captaincy.

Difficulty:1–2 Easy3 Medium4–5 Hard· (H) = home, (A) = away

● CONFIRMEDGAMEWEEK 1 SCHEDULE · ALL TEN FIXTURES · UK KICK-OFF TIMES

GAMEWEEK 1 KICKS OFF

21 August 2026

FPL deadline: Friday 21 Aug · 18:30 UK time
The season opens Friday night — Arsenal v Coventry under the lights — with the first full matchday on Saturday 22 Aug. The FDR heatmap below ranks every club's opening 10 GWs.

Full table at premierleague.com →

GAMEWEEK 1 · THE FULL SLATE

ARS

Arsenal

COV

Coventry City

OPENING NIGHTFri 21 Aug · 20:00 UK

HUL

Hull City

MUN

Manchester United

MATCH 2Sat 22 Aug · 12:30 UK

EVE

Everton

CRY

Crystal Palace

MATCH 3Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 UK

IPS

Ipswich Town

SUN

Sunderland

MATCH 4Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 UK

NFO

Nottingham Forest

LEE

Leeds United

MATCH 5Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 UK

BRE

Brentford

TOT

Tottenham Hotspur

MATCH 6Sat 22 Aug · 17:30 UK

BHA

Brighton & Hove Albion

AVL

Aston Villa

MATCH 7Sun 23 Aug · 14:00 UK

MCI

Manchester City

BOU

AFC Bournemouth

MATCH 8Sun 23 Aug · 14:00 UK

NEW

Newcastle United

LIV

Liverpool

MATCH 9Sun 23 Aug · 16:30 UK

FUL

Fulham

CHE

Chelsea

MATCH 10Mon 24 Aug · 20:00 UK

Kick-off times in UK time (BST) · source: confirmed 2026/27 schedule · deadline is 90 minutes before Friday's opener.

Team	Avg	GW1	GW2	GW3	GW4	GW5	GW6
1 Everton EVE	2.8	CRYH	BOUA	MUNH	TOTA	IPSH	HULA
2 Liverpool LIV	2.8	NEWA	NFOH	IPSA	FULH	BOUA	MCIH
3 Man Utd MUN	2.8	HULA	IPSH	EVEA	MCIH	FULA	TOTH
4 Newcastle NEW	2.8	LIVH	TOTA	BOUH	LEEA	HULH	COVA
5 Arsenal ARS	3.0	COVH	AVLA	CHEH	SUNA	BHAA	LEEH
6 Aston Villa AVL	3.0	BHAA	ARSH	HULA	NFOH	TOTA	BREH
7 Brighton BHA	3.0	AVLH	CHEA	LEEH	COVA	ARSH	SUNA
8 Chelsea CHE	3.0	FULA	BHAH	ARSA	HULH	BREA	BOUH
9 Crystal Palace CRY	3.0	EVEA	MCIH	FULA	IPSH	LEEA	NFOH
10 Ipswich Town IPS	3.0	SUNH	MUNA	LIVH	CRYA	EVEA	FULH
11 Man City MCI	3.0	BOUH	CRYA	COVH	MUNA	SUNH	LIVA
12 Nott'm Forest NFO	3.0	LEEH	LIVA	TOTH	AVLA	COVH	CRYA
13 Spurs TOT	3.0	BREA	NEWH	NFOA	EVEH	AVLH	MUNA
14 Sunderland SUN	3.0	IPSA	FULH	BREA	ARSH	MCIA	BHAH
15 Brentford BRE	3.2	TOTH	LEEA	SUNH	BOUA	CHEH	AVLA
16 Coventry City COV	3.2	ARSA	HULH	MCIA	BHAH	NFOA	NEWH
17 Hull City HUL	3.2	MUNH	COVA	AVLH	CHEA	NEWA	EVEH
18 Leeds LEE	3.2	NFOA	BREH	BHAA	NEWH	CRYH	ARSA
19 Fulham FUL	3.3	CHEH	SUNA	CRYH	LIVA	MUNH	IPSA
20 Bournemouth BOU	3.7	MCIA	EVEH	NEWA	BREH	LIVH	CHEA

Difficulty ratings sourced from the official FPL API. 1 = very easy, 5 = very hard. Ratings reflect FPL's own difficulty model, not Onside projected points. Teams sorted by lowest average difficulty (best fixtures first).

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