FPL GW6 captain picks

These are the predictions we locked before the deadline (sealed Fri 9 Oct, 10:00 UK), shown with the points players actually scored. See the full record

Haaland (MCI) is the top captain pick for Gameweek 6 with 5.7 expected points, away at LIV. Saka (5.7 xP) and B.Fernandes (5.6 xP) are the next best options. A captain scores double, so the gap between the top picks is worth twice what the table shows.

Top 10 captains

Ranked by expected points for this gameweek only.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	HaalandMCI · FWD	liv	74.0%	5.7	6
2	SakaARS · MID	LEE	15.0%	5.7	2
3	B.FernandesMUN · MID	TOT	38.2%	5.6	1
4	MbeumoMUN · MID	TOT	20.4%	5.6	8
5	Gibbs-WhiteNFO · MID	cry	15.7%	5.1	2
6	TavernierBOU · MID	che	6.9%	5.0	1
7	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	BHA	3.3%	5.0	2
8	GroßBHA · MID	sun	31.3%	4.9	6
9	ThomasCOV · DEF	NEW	8.6%	4.8	4
10	SchadeBRE · MID	avl	13.1%	4.7	1

Differential captains

Owned by under 10% of managers — a big haul here gains rank on almost everyone.

#	Player	Fixture	Owned	xP	Scored
1	TavernierBOU · MID	che	6.9%	5.0	1
2	E.Le FéeSUN · MID	BHA	3.3%	5.0	2
3	ThomasCOV · DEF	NEW	8.6%	4.8	4
4	BarryEVE · FWD	hul	8.5%	4.5	6
5	DavisIPS · DEF	FUL	7.2%	4.5	1

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.