FPL 2026/27 · CAPTAIN PICKS
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Best FPL Captain Picks 2026/27
Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best FPL Captain Picks 2026/27
The best FPL captain picks for 2026/27 — the premium armband options by projected points — are led by Pascal Groß (BHA), João Pedro (CHE), Erling Haaland (MCI). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season is under way.
— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.
Analysis by the Onside model · model graded in public, ~15% more accurate than FPLPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · CAPTAIN
Pascal Groß
Brighton · MID · £5.8m
9.4 PPG
#2 · PREMIUM
João Pedro
Chelsea · FWD · £7.7m
8.2 PPG
#3 · CAPTAIN
Erling Haaland
Manchester City · FWD · £15.6m
7.8 PPG
The full board
1MID£5.8m9.4
Pascal Groß · Brighton
Penalties, corners and free kicks · 3 goals, 4 assists
2FWD£7.7m8.2
João Pedro · Chelsea
Three goals and three assists
3FWD£15.6m7.8
Erling Haaland · Manchester City
Penalty taker · five goals in five games
4FWD£9.1m6.6
Isak · Liverpool
Four goals · second on penalties
5
MID£9.5m6.4
Bukayo Saka · Arsenal
Penalty taker · second on corners and free kicks
6
MID£11.9m6.2
Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United
Penalties, corners and free kicks
7FWD£6.0m4.4
Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United
Penalty taker · two goals, an assist
8
FWD£7.8m2.0
Igor Thiago · Brentford
Penalty taker · every start
Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model, re-ranked whenever prices and projections move. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game, so every figure here is the price you would actually pay.
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