FPL Gameweek 7: Captain Picks, Transfers & Fixtures — De Cuyper Leads Our Picks

Gameweek 7 of the 2026-27 Fantasy Premier League season has 10 fixtures. Deadline: Saturday 17 October at 11:00 UK time. Our top captain pick this week is De Cuyper, on 6.6 projected points. Below you'll find every fixture with its difficulty rating, plus our captain picks, transfer targets and review.

Gameweek 7 analysis

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Gameweek 7 fixtures

Kickoff	Home	Away	Difficulty
Sat 17 Oct, 12:30	Everton	Chelsea	4v3
Sat 17 Oct, 15:00	Brentford	Liverpool	4v3
Sat 17 Oct, 15:00	Fulham	Hull City	2v3
Sat 17 Oct, 15:00	Man City	Ipswich Town	2v5
Sat 17 Oct, 17:30	Newcastle	Aston Villa	3v3
Sun 18 Oct, 14:00	Brighton	Crystal Palace	2v4
Sun 18 Oct, 14:00	Bournemouth	Sunderland	3v3
Sun 18 Oct, 14:00	Leeds	Man Utd	4v3
Sun 18 Oct, 16:30	Nott'm Forest	Arsenal	4v3
Mon 19 Oct, 20:00	Spurs	Coventry City	2v3

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

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