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Best Premium FPL Players 2026/27

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Best Premium FPL Players 2026/27

The best premium FPL players for 2026/27 — the big-money names worth building around — are led by Pascal Groß (BHA), James Tarkowski (EVE), Rayan Cherki (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.

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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
James Tarkowski
#2 · PREMIUM
James Tarkowski
Everton · DEF · £6.1m
8.6 PPG
#3 · PREMIUM
Rayan Cherki
Manchester City · MID · £7.8m
8.5 PPG

The full board

1
Pascal Groß · Brighton
Penalties, corners and free kicks · 3 goals, 4 assists
MID£5.8m9.4
2James Tarkowski
James Tarkowski · Everton
A goal, an assist, three clean sheets
DEF£6.1m8.6
3
Rayan Cherki · Manchester City
Takes the corners and free kicks
MID£7.8m8.5
4
João Pedro · Chelsea
Three goals and three assists
FWD£7.7m8.2
5Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland · Manchester City
Penalty taker · five goals in five games
FWD£15.6m7.8
6
Kevin Schade · Brentford
Three goals, two assists · second on penalties
MID£6.2m7.8
7Joško Gvardiol
Joško Gvardiol · Manchester City
Attacking centre-back · a goal and three assists
DEF£5.7m7.4
8
Isak · Liverpool
Four goals · second on penalties
FWD£9.1m6.6
9Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka · Arsenal
Penalty taker · second on corners and free kicks
MID£9.5m6.4
10Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United
Penalties, corners and free kicks
MID£11.9m6.2
11Marcus Tavernier
Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth
Corners and free kicks · three goals
MID£6.1m6.2
12David Raya
David Raya · Arsenal
Every minute · three clean sheets in five
GK£6.1m6.0
13Morgan Rogers
Morgan Rogers · Chelsea
Every start · three goals
MID£7.7m5.8
14Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer · Chelsea
Penalty taker · second on free kicks
MID£9.7m5.6
15Morgan Gibbs-White
Morgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest
Penalties and direct free kicks
MID£8.0m5.6
16Bryan Mbeumo
Bryan Mbeumo · Manchester United
Next in line for penalties · every minute
MID£7.9m5.0
17Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk · Liverpool
Every minute · three clean sheets
DEF£6.5m5.0
18Jordan Pickford
Jordan Pickford · Everton
Every minute · three clean sheets
GK£5.5m5.0
19
Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United
Penalty taker · two goals, an assist
FWD£6.0m4.4
20
Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa
Penalties and direct free kicks
MID£5.9m4.2
21Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool
Takes penalties, corners and free kicks
MID£7.0m4.0
22Igor Thiago
Igor Thiago · Brentford
Penalty taker · every start
FWD£7.8m2.0

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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