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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 Erling Haaland (MCI), Bruno Fernandes (MUN), Bukayo Saka (ARS). 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 starts 21 August 2026.

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Erling Haaland
#1 · CAPTAIN
Erling Haaland
Manchester City · FWD · £15.5m
8.2 PPG
Bruno Fernandes
#2 · CAPTAIN
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United · MID · £12.0m
7.5 PPG
Bukayo Saka
#3 · CAPTAIN
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal · MID · £9.5m
7.4 PPG

The full board

1Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland · Manchester City
239 pts · £15.5m confirmed · 25/26 Golden Boot
FWD£15.5m8.2
2Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United
235 pts · £12.0m confirmed (+£3.0m)
MID£12.0m7.5
3Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka · Arsenal
Penalty taker · Tier 2 GW1 captain
MID£9.5m7.4
4Ollie Watkins
Ollie Watkins · Aston Villa
167 pts · pens · 25/26 captain
FWD£8.0m6.8
5Matheus Cunha
Matheus Cunha · Manchester United
Ex-Wolves · 12-15 G ceiling · 12.8% owned
MID£8.0m6.4
6Igor Thiago
Igor Thiago · Brentford
22 PL goals · 2nd Golden Boot
FWD£8.0m6.4
7Benjamin Šeško
Benjamin Šeško · Manchester United
€80m REPORTED from Leipzig
FWD£7.0m6.2
8Florian Wirtz
Florian Wirtz · Liverpool
Reported signing · Bundesliga creator
MID£7.5m6.2
9Gabriel
Gabriel · Arsenal
200+ FPL pts in 25/26 (only DEF)
DEF£8.0m6.0
10Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer · Chelsea
102 pts · 25/26 collapse
MID£9.5m6.0
11Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk · Liverpool
Captain · set-piece target
DEF£6.5m5.8
12Joško Gvardiol
Joško Gvardiol · Manchester City
Attacking LCB · best CS baseline
DEF£5.5m5.7
13Bryan Mbeumo
Bryan Mbeumo · Manchester United
19.6% owned · signed from Brentford
MID£8.0m5.6
14Reece James
Reece James · Chelsea
Captain · elite RB output
DEF£5.5m5.6
15Mohammed Kudus
Mohammed Kudus · Tottenham
Ex-West Ham · floating AM
MID£6.5m5.6
16
Isak · Liverpool
2.59 xG in 694 minutes
FWD£9.0m5.4
17
Tavernier · Bournemouth
9.06 xG + 4.60 xA in 2,732 minutes
MID£6.0m4.9
18David Raya
David Raya · Arsenal
PL Golden Glove contender
GK£6.0m4.8
19Cristian Romero
Cristian Romero · Tottenham
Captain · set-piece target
DEF£5.0m4.8
20
Yankuba Minteh · Brighton
Right-wing starter · 117 pts in 25/26
MID£6.0m4.8
21Emiliano Martínez
Emiliano Martínez · Aston Villa
Save points + bonus floor
GK£5.0m4.6
22Jordan Pickford
Jordan Pickford · Everton
Save-point engine · 84% percentile
GK£5.5m4.6
23Nick Pope
Nick Pope · Newcastle
Save-point engine
GK£5.0m4.4
24Dean Henderson
Dean Henderson · Crystal Palace
Captain · save engine
GK£5.0m4.4

Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game (confirmed 22 July) — squad picking is open ahead of the GW1 deadline, Friday 21 August 18:30 UK.

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