Major deadline update — 9 October 2026. This page now reflects Friday's final GW6 press conferences and official deadline analysis.
Gameweek 6 is finally here after the long international break.
The content cycle has changed from planning to confirmed decisions.
Friday's biggest updates
- Palmer: FIT
- João Pedro: FIT
- Haaland: FIT
- Gakpo: OUT
- Isak: OUT
- Tzolis: OUT for weeks
- Havertz: late test
- Konsa: late test
- Kostoulas: FIT
- Mitoma: OUT
- Pedro Porro: OUT
- Mateta: OUT
Read the Friday Press Conference Roundup.
Final transfer priorities
Fix confirmed absences first
Gakpo, Isak and Tzolis owners who cannot cover should act.
Do not sell players who have just been cleared
Palmer and João Pedro are available.
Do not chase price moves at the expense of information
There were no price rises on 9 October. The deadline is close enough to wait for late tests.
Latest FPL news
Wildcard
Build around:
- Haaland;
- Saka;
- Arsenal defence;
- balanced mid-price midfield;
- one or two healthy value forwards;
- a real bench.
Captaincy
Saka has the best fixture among the leading premiums.
Haaland has the best raw goal threat.
Bruno has a strong home fixture and penalties.
Palmer returns to the conversation now he is fit.
Cheap forwards
Barry, Garcia, Wissa and Igor Thiago all have legitimate cases.
Final workflow
- Confirm XI.
- Fix confirmed absences.
- Pick captain and vice.
- Order bench.
- Check chip.
- Save team.
OneFPL verdict
The most important thing is to replace old international-break assumptions with Friday's confirmed information.
FAQ
When is the GW6 deadline?
Saturday 10 October at 11:00 BST.
What is the biggest change today?
Palmer and João Pedro are fit, while Gakpo and Isak are confirmed out.
Who is the best captain?
Saka is OneFPL's preferred fixture-adjusted captain, with Haaland the safer ownership play.
How to turn this into a deadline decision
Separate one-week expected points from medium-term squad value.
A player can be an excellent GW6 pick but a poor Wildcard choice if the next fixtures, rotation risk or price structure are weak. The reverse is also true: a player can have a difficult GW6 fixture and still be worth keeping for the next four Gameweeks.
Before locking the move, check:
- expected start;
- expected minutes;
- role and set pieces;
- fixture;
- what the transfer changes elsewhere;
- whether you would want to reverse it next week.
Use Team News, Player Lab, Fixtures and the Transfer Planner together rather than making the call from one stat or one creator's team reveal.
That process is especially important this week because Friday's press conferences changed several decisions that looked obvious earlier in the international break.