Top 5 five must-have players for FPL 2025/26

The essential FPL picks you can’t afford to overlook ahead of Gameweek 1
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | NEW | 7.2m | 116.7% | Very Likely |
| Šeško | MUN | 7.3m | 104.3% | Very Likely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.2m | 107.0% | Very Likely |
| João Pedro | CHE | 7.7m | 102.5% | Very Likely |
| Henderson | CRY | 5.0m | 97.0% | Maybe |
| Schade | BRE | 6.9m | 95.4% | Maybe |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 92.6% | Unlikely |
| Sarr | CRY | 6.3m | 89.1% | Unlikely |
| Diouf | WHU | 4.0m | 86.7% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 85.8% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.6m | 86.8% | Unlikely |
| Stach | LEE | 4.7m | 83.2% | Unlikely |
| J.Timber | ARS | 6.3m | 84.5% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 79.3% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 78.8% | Unlikely |
| Lammens | MUN | 5.0m | 69.9% | Unlikely |
| A.Becker | LIV | 5.4m | 70.2% | Unlikely |
| Senesi | BOU | 5.0m | 60.0% | Unlikely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 10.1m | 54.4% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 69.2% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 67.5% | Unlikely |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.4m | 61.2% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 62.7% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 62.8% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.6m | 59.2% | Unlikely |
| Garner | EVE | 5.2m | 57.7% | Unlikely |
| Kayode | BRE | 4.5m | 57.3% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 54.2% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 53.9% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 52.8% | Unlikely |
| Saka | ARS | 9.8m | 53.3% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 51.9% | Unlikely |
| Rodon | LEE | 3.9m | 51.4% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 6.2m | 44.6% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.5m | 47.8% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 48.6% | Unlikely |
| Barry | EVE | 5.7m | 46.3% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.2m | 44.8% | Unlikely |
| Hall | NEW | 5.3m | 33.9% | Unlikely |
| Adli | BOU | 5.4m | 41.3% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | 5.7m | 104.9% | Very Likely |
| Haaland | MCI | 14.6m | 98.2% | Likely |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.5m | 99.2% | Maybe |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.5m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| Alleyne | MCI | 4.0m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| Carvalho | BRE | 4.7m | 97.0% | Maybe |
| Brobbey | SUN | 5.4m | 95.8% | Maybe |
| Dorgu | MUN | 4.2m | 94.2% | Maybe |
| Poveda | SUN | 4.8m | 95.4% | Maybe |
| Gnonto | LEE | 5.2m | 95.5% | Maybe |
| Arrizabalaga | ARS | 4.1m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.7m | 90.2% | Unlikely |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.9m | 93.9% | Unlikely |
| Heaton | MUN | 3.9m | 92.4% | Unlikely |
| D.Leon | MUN | 4.2m | 92.4% | Unlikely |
| Soler | BOU | 4.0m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Pope | NEW | 5.1m | 91.5% | Unlikely |
| Cherki | MCI | 6.4m | 87.9% | Unlikely |
| Lewis-Skelly | ARS | 5.1m | 85.5% | Unlikely |
| Clarke | ARS | 3.8m | 84.8% | Unlikely |
| Martinez | AVL | 5.1m | 88.1% | Unlikely |
| Spence | TOT | 4.2m | 83.5% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 82.3% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 6.8m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 78.4% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 77.4% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 77.4% | Unlikely |
| Milenković | NFO | 5.1m | 76.7% | Unlikely |
| Digne | AVL | 4.5m | 79.1% | Unlikely |
| Weiss | BUR | 4.3m | 74.8% | Unlikely |
| Bruun Larsen | BUR | 5.3m | 74.9% | Unlikely |
| Diakité | BOU | 4.2m | 72.8% | Unlikely |
| Isidor | SUN | 5.1m | 72.0% | Unlikely |
| Ramsay | LIV | 3.8m | 72.1% | Unlikely |
| Burrowes | AVL | 4.4m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Malacia | MUN | 3.8m | 67.2% | Unlikely |
| Travers | EVE | 4.3m | 67.0% | Unlikely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 66.8% | Unlikely |
| Valdimarsson | BRE | 3.9m | 66.5% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 66.3% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| Down | LIV | B, Inj | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | A | |
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | BOU | A, £ | |
| Up | SUN | B | |
| No Change | MCI | A, OoP | |
| No Change | FUL | C, Rest | |
| No Change | CRY | C, Inj | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | AVL | C, Inj | |
| Up | LEE | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | LIV | B | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | FUL | A, Inj | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | CRY | B | |
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| No Change | NFO | A, £ | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | LIV | B | |
| Up | CHE | A | |
| No Change | WHU | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs |

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