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FPL Gameweek 5: Captain Picks, Transfers & Fixtures — Groß Leads Our Picks

Gameweek 5 of the 2026-27 Fantasy Premier League season has 10 fixtures. Deadline: Friday 18 September at 18:30 UK time. Our top captain pick this week is Groß, on 9.2 projected points. Below you'll find every fixture with its difficulty rating, plus our captain picks, transfer targets and review.

Gameweek 5 analysis

Captain PicksWho Should You Captain in Gameweek 5? B.Fernandes Leads Our PicksBruno Fernandes tops the coachme captain rankings for Gameweek 5 on 6.45 projected points, with Mbeumo, Semenyo and Haaland the main alternatives.
Transfer TargetsBest FPL Transfers for Gameweek 5: Bobb, Lewis-Potter & Gomez5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 5 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.
GW ReviewFPL Gameweek 5 Review: What Our Picks Got Right (and Wrong)How our GW5 projections actually did: 127 players scored, 1.423 points mean error. The calls we got right and the ones we didn't.
GW5 captain pick at a glance →

Gameweek 5 fixtures

KickoffHomeAwayDifficulty
Fri 18 Sept, 20:00BrentfordChelsea4v3
Sat 19 Sept, 12:30SpursAston Villa3v3
Sat 19 Sept, 15:00BrightonArsenal4v4
Sat 19 Sept, 15:00EvertonIpswich Town2v3
Sat 19 Sept, 15:00NewcastleHull City2v3
Sat 19 Sept, 17:30Nott'm ForestCoventry City2v3
Sun 20 Sept, 14:00LeedsCrystal Palace2v3
Sun 20 Sept, 14:00Man CitySunderland3v5
Sun 20 Sept, 14:00BournemouthLiverpool4v3
Sun 20 Sept, 16:30FulhamMan Utd4v3

Difficulty is the official FPL fixture difficulty rating, 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest), shown home v away.

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