Updated 20 September 2026 using the official Premier League fixture schedule.
The international break is the ideal time to stop thinking about one fixture and plan the next five.
The key window is now Gameweeks 6–10.
Use Fixture Swing and Fixture Difficulty for the live tool view.
1. Arsenal
GW6–GW10:
- Leeds (H)
- Nottingham Forest (A)
- Everton (H)
- Liverpool (A)
- Hull (H)
That is three excellent home fixtures plus Forest away before Liverpool.
Best routes
- Saka;
- Raya;
- Gabriel/Calafiori-type defence.
The 3-0 Brighton defeat should not erase this schedule.
2. Fulham — the overlooked run
GW6–GW10:
- Ipswich (A)
- Hull (H)
- Coventry (A)
- Aston Villa (A)
- Newcastle (H)
The first three are particularly attractive.
This is the type of run managers can miss because Fulham assets are less fashionable.
Do not buy the fixture alone. Use Player Lab to identify secure attackers, set pieces and defensive routes.
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3. Newcastle
GW6–GW10:
- Coventry (A)
- Aston Villa (H)
- Crystal Palace (A)
- Everton (H)
- Fulham (A)
That is a playable five-match run.
Newcastle's defence has not looked elite, but the schedule supports attacking assets and Hall's advanced role.
Best routes
- Hall;
- Wissa if penalties/minutes remain;
- Barnes if starts are secure.
4. Sunderland
GW6–GW10:
- Brighton (H)
- Bournemouth (A)
- Leeds (H)
- Coventry (A)
- Chelsea (H)
The first four give Sunderland assets a chance to provide value.
The challenge is identifying players with enough role quality and minutes to deserve a transfer.
5. Manchester City — one hard fixture then opportunity
GW6–GW10:
- Liverpool (A)
- Ipswich (H)
- Aston Villa (A)
- Brighton (H)
- Nottingham Forest (A)
Liverpool away looks poor. That can create a mistake if managers sell long-term City assets immediately before Ipswich at home.
Haaland's premium captaincy value should be judged across the run, not only GW6.
Everton: useful rotation, mixed run
GW6–GW10:
- Hull (A)
- Chelsea (H)
- Arsenal (A)
- Newcastle (A)
- Coventry (H)
GW6 and GW10 are strong. The middle is much harder.
That makes Everton assets better for selective ownership than blind five-week buying.
Brighton: good first two, then difficult
GW6–GW10:
- Sunderland (A)
- Crystal Palace (H)
- Liverpool (A)
- Manchester City (A)
- Brentford (H)
Groß can still return in hard fixtures, but the run explains why Wildcard managers should not simply triple Brighton after beating Arsenal.
Why five-Gameweek planning works
If a player has one green fixture followed by four bad ones, he can be a worse transfer than a player with five medium fixtures.
Transfers have opportunity cost.
The break is the right time to compare full runs.
Forest are the perfect warning
Forest had one of the strongest GW5 fixtures and lost 1-0 at home to Coventry.
That is a perfect reminder that fixture quality changes probability, not certainty.
Wildcard application
Build the GW6 Wildcard around overlapping useful runs rather than one-match punts.
A sensible framework could include:
- Arsenal core;
- one Newcastle route;
- selective Fulham value;
- City long-term premium;
- no excessive one-week fixture chasing.
Use the GW6 Wildcard Draft.
OneFPL verdict
The most useful GW6–GW10 stories are Arsenal's three strong home fixtures, Fulham's under-the-radar first three, Newcastle's sustained playable run and City's rebound schedule after Liverpool.
Use fixtures to narrow the shortlist. Use role and minutes to pick the player.
