What are the best FPL tips for the 2026/27 season?
— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.
FPL Tips 2026-27
Data-driven guides for the 2026-27 Fantasy Premier League season — from the opening cheat sheet to this week's wildcard board.
This week in FPL, at a glance
| Question | Answer | Why | Go deeper |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW6 deadline | Transfers and captain lock | GW6 captain picks → | |
| Most-owned player | HaalandMCI | 73.9% of managers | Every player, sortable → |
| Most bought for GW6 | GroßBHA | 831,633 in | The transfer market → |
| Most sold for GW6 | João PedroCHE | 413,938 out | The transfer market → |
| Top scorer this season | GroßBHA | 47 points | Best players by position → |
| Best value this season | BogleLEE | 9.1 points per £m | Value picks by position → |
| Best form, last 30 days | BogleLEE | 11.3 points per match | Next-gameweek projections → |
Get personalised captain, transfer & differential picks from your actual squad — not the template.
ranked by projected points
FPL GW6 captain picks — the armband ladder
Every contender for this gameweek's fixtures, with the differential option and the record of every past pick, graded in public.
bench included
Best FPL team for GW6 — the full fifteen
A legal £100m squad from live prices and this week's projections — the same build the wildcard page uses.
Start Here
This week, the template, and how to planFPL International Break 2026/27 — Injuries, Flags & Minutes, Live
Who FPL has flagged since the last match, who is fit again, the minutes of the most-owned players and the transfer market during the break — read live from the FPL game.
FPL Cheat Sheet 2026/27 — This Week on One Page
The deadline, the template, who is being bought and sold, and the kindest fixture runs — rebuilt from the live game every deadline.
FPL Template Team 2026/27 — The Most-Owned Squad, Live
The fifteen players most managers own right now, in squad shape and read from the game — what to cover, and when fading a template player pays.
FPL Tips 2026-27
Five proven habits of top-1k managers — captaincy, chip sequencing, transfer discipline, and price-change strategy.
FPL Transfer Tips 2026-27
When to take a hit, when to save a transfer — up to five can be banked — how to plan three weeks ahead, and who the rest of the game is buying and selling right now.
FPL Price Changes 2026/27 — Risers, Fallers, How It Works
This gameweek's risers and fallers from the game itself, why you keep only half of any rise, and when price should change a transfer.
Captaincy
Who wears the armbandBest FPL Captain GW1 2026/27 — Haaland, Bruno, Saka Ranked
The opening-week captain ladder as the model published it before GW1, kept as the season-start record. This week's captain ranking lives on the captain page.
FPL Vice-Captain Strategy 26/27 — When the VC Pick Matters
The Onside model VC EV curve. Every 10% of captain blank = +1.4 EV from the right VC. Five blank scenarios: Bruno red-card 4%, Saka away top-six 10%, Haaland away top-six 18%, rotation 28%, late-week doubt 45%.
FPL GW1 Captain Shortlist 2026/27
The Onside captain shortlist for GW1 — premium, fixture-led, and differential picks scored by our v5 model. Captaincy edge, EO thresholds and hedge framework.
FPL Captains to Avoid 2026-27
When the popular captain is the wrong call — and how to identify better differential armband options that gain rank.
Captain H2H
Head-to-head decisionsHaaland or Saka for FPL Captain?
The live numbers side by side, and the three checks that decide the armband each week: the fixture, the minutes and the ownership.
Haaland or Bruno Fernandes for FPL Captain?
The live numbers side by side, and when United's fixture makes Bruno the stronger armband.
Saka or Bruno Fernandes for FPL Captain?
Two of the best midfield armbands on this season's live numbers. The fixture decides most weeks; set pieces break a tie.
Haaland or Isak for FPL Captain?
The premium forward against the Liverpool alternative, live — and the weeks when Isak is the differential armband worth taking.
Haaland vs Isak vs João Pedro — FPL Forwards Compared
Three forwards in three price brackets on this season's live numbers, and how to build a forward line around where the rest of your money goes.
Chips & Transfer Strategy
Wildcard, chip order, hitsEarly vs Late Wildcard FPL 26/27 — When to Fire WC1
When to play your first wildcard: the case for going early against waiting for the fixture swing, and how to read the week-by-week trade-off.
FPL Chip Strategy 26/27 — Wildcard, Free Hit, TC, Bench Boost
How to plan every chip across the season — both wildcards, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost — and how to time them against blank and double gameweeks.
FPL Transfer Planner GW1-6 26/27 — Hits, Frees, Wildcard
The pre-season GW1-6 transfer sequence as the model published it in June — and where the summer window broke it, including the Watkins leg that Al Hilal cancelled.
FPL Chip Order 2026-27 — When to Play Each Chip
The optimal chip sequence for 2026-27. When to save your Wildcard, Triple Captain, Bench Boost, and Free Hit for maximum rank gain.
Power, Rotation & Tactics
The macro lensFPL Power Rankings 2026/27 — All 20 Clubs, Live
Every club ranked by the live league table, with goals for and against and the difficulty of the next five fixtures alongside.
FPL Rotation Watch 26/27 — Locked XI vs Risk Picks
The pre-season LOCKED list and what two gameweeks did to it: Watkins left for Al Hilal, Pope has not played a minute. The minutes heatmap shows where rotation still kills your captaincy and clean-sheet calls.
FPL Fixture Difficulty 2026/27 — The Next Six Gameweeks
FPL's own 1–5 rating for every club's next six gameweeks, sorted easiest first and read live — and where the rating misleads.
New Premier League Managers 2026/27 — All Nine, Rated for FPL
Nine Premier League clubs start 2026/27 under a manager appointed this summer. Where each side stands, from a live table, and the FPL pick under each.
FPL Clean Sheet Defenders 26/27 — GW1-5 Probability Map
The Onside model CS probability rings for top 8 PL defences. Arsenal 53% avg CS/GW, Liverpool 46%, Newcastle 46%. Pick your defensive double-up around the top-CS clubs.
Positions & Enablers
Per-position guidesBest FPL Midfielders 2026-27
Best FPL Defenders 2026-27
Best FPL Forwards 2026-27
FPL Set-Piece Takers 26/27 — Pens, Corners, Free-Kicks by Club
FPL Double-Up Strategy 2026/27 — Which Clubs, Live
FPL Budget Enablers 2026/27 — Cheap Players Who Are Playing
Per-Club Picks
All 20 PL clubs — Onside model verdictPromoted Clubs
Coventry, Ipswich, Hull — new to the leagueCoventry City FPL Picks 2026/27 — Bobby Thomas, Dasilva, Rushworth
Coventry City FPL picks for 2026/27. Frank Lampard’s promoted side have scored once in five games; Bobby Thomas and Jay Dasilva at £4.0m are the cheap starting defenders, and Newcastle, Spurs and Fulham come next.
Ipswich Town FPL Picks 2026/27 — Leif Davis, Emersonn, O’Neil
Ipswich Town FPL picks for 2026/27. Gary O’Neil’s promoted side are eleventh; Leif Davis is a £4.0m defender with two goals and two assists, Emersonn leads the scoring, and Fulham, City and Forest come next.
Hull City FPL Picks 2026/27 — Tzolakis, Belloumi, Ajayi, Giles
Hull City FPL picks for 2026/27. Sergej Jakirović’s promoted side are eighth with three clean sheets; Konstantinos Tzolakis is the highest-scoring keeper in the game, Mohamed Belloumi the attacking pick, and Ajayi and Giles the cheap defence.
Strategy Fundamentals
Mini-leagues, double gameweeks, pointsFPL Points System Explained 2026-27
Every point in Fantasy Premier League explained — goals, assists, clean sheets, bonus, saves, and the rules most managers overlook.
FPL Double Gameweek Strategy 2026-27
How to exploit Double Gameweeks and Blank Gameweeks to climb the overall rankings. When to wildcard, stack DGW assets, and use your chips.
FPL Set and Forget Strategy 2026-27
Can you win mini-leagues without active management? The data behind set-and-forget FPL, which players hold all season, and when it works.
FPL Mini-League Strategy 2026/27 — Catch Up and Stay Ahead
Own what your rivals own when you lead, own what they do not when you chase, and captain for the gap — with the live template and in-form differentials.
Fixtures, Prices & Budget
The opening run, price changes, BPSFPL Opening Fixtures 2026/27 — Easiest & Hardest Schedules
Written before the 2026/27 fixtures were released on 19 June. How to read a GW1-5 schedule, which clubs typically draw the easiest opening run, and how the Onside model ranks fixtures the moment they drop.
Easiest FPL Opening 5 Fixtures 2026/27
The Premier League clubs with the easiest opening 5 fixtures in 26/27 — the pre-season Onside model ranking and FDR sums. Four of the five are played; the live fixture view is /fixtures.
Fernandes £12.0m for 26/27 — Worth the +£3.0m Rise?
Bruno Fernandes costs £12.0m in FPL 2026/27 — joint-biggest rise, per the official price reveal. The Onside model projects 7.5 ppg (~285-pt pace) and says pay it. Carrick split + Haaland captain maths.
FPL Price Predictions 2026-27
Early price change predictions for 2026-27 based on transfer data, form, and fixture swings. Who to buy before the price rises hit.
FPL Bonus Point Magnets 26/27 — Top 10 BPS Leaders
The Onside model's top BPS-per-game leaders. Haaland 30.4/G, Bruno 28.5, Saka 26.0. Gabriel + Raya + Porro lead defensive BPS. Bonus points decide every haul above 20+.
FPL Budget Picks 2026-27
The best value players under £6m that free up budget for premiums. Data-driven selections by position with fixture analysis.
Best Squad & Differentials
The full Onside XI + the season's differentialsBest FPL Team 2026/27 — AI-Picked Squad
The best FPL 26/27 starting XI per the Onside AI model — 3 premiums + 4-5 value enablers + the captain rotation that beats template.
FPL Differentials GW1 2026-27
Low-ownership picks with genuine upside to separate your team from the template from the very first gameweek.
More Guides
Everything else in the clusterWhen Does FPL 2026/27 Start?
The game opened 23 July and the GW1 deadline was Friday 21 August at 18:30 UK. Full timeline: open date, first deadline, wildcard windows and the opening-week checklist — kept as the season-start record.
FPL GW1 Tips 2026-27 — Gameweek 1 Starting Guide
Everything you need for a strong Gameweek 1: best starting XI, captain choice, budget structure, and which premium assets are non-negotiable.
Best FPL Starting XI 2026/27 — Onside Model £100m XI
The pre-season model XI as published before GW1, kept as the record of the opening call. For this week's squad built from live prices, see the best FPL team page.
THIS WEEK — GAMEWEEK 6
The advice above holds all season. The names change every week — Gameweek 6 closes Sat 10 Oct, 11:00 UK, and the current shortlists are below.
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