FPL GW6 fixtures: who to pick from each match

Deadline Sat 10 Oct, 11:00 UK

For every match: should you pick a defender or an attacker from each side? Defence is rated by clean-sheet chance, attack by expected goals — both ranked against all 20 teams playing this gameweek. ✅ top third · ⚠️ middle · ⛔ bottom third. Best defence this week: Arsenal (37% clean sheet). Best attack: Sunderland (2.2 xG).

Arsenal (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick37% clean sheet · #1 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs LEE · #7 of 20

  • GKRaya 4.0
  • DEFCalafiori 4.3 · Gabriel 4.2
  • MIDSaka 5.7 · Ødegaard 4.6
  • FWDHavertz 2.9

Leeds (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK19% clean sheet · #14 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.0 xG vs ARS · #20 of 20

  • GKTrafford 4.3
  • DEFJustin 3.6 · Muharemović 3.5
  • MIDStach 4.0 · Ampadu 3.2
  • FWDCalvert-Lewin 3.6 · Nmecha 0.8

Aston Villa (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid15% clean sheet · #16 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.1 xG vs BRE · #17 of 20

  • GKSuzuki 3.4
  • DEFLindelöf 2.6 · Mings 1.7
  • MIDBuendía 3.7 · McGinn 3.1
  • FWDN.Jackson 2.6 · Abraham 0.9

Brentford (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick32% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs AVL · #5 of 20

  • GKKelleher 3.8
  • DEFAjer 4.0 · Kayode 3.2
  • MIDSchade 4.7 · Lewis-Potter 4.4
  • FWDThiago 4.2

Chelsea (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK24% clean sheet · #8 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs BOU · #9 of 20

  • GKMartinez 3.3
  • DEFLacroix 3.2 · Fofana 3.0
  • MIDRogers 4.5 · Palmer 3.1
  • FWDJoão Pedro 3.3 · Welbeck 0.6

Bournemouth (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #12 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.4 xG vs CHE · #13 of 20

  • GKPetrović 3.2
  • DEFSilva 3.9 · Hill 3.4
  • MIDTavernier 5.0 · Scott 4.4
  • FWDEvanilson 3.3

Ipswich Town (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #11 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs FUL · #4 of 20

  • GKScherpen 3.1 · Walton 0.7
  • DEFDavis 4.5 · O'Shea 3.4
  • MIDEnciso 4.1 · Lukić 2.9
  • FWDEmersonn 4.4 · Akpom 1.1

Fulham (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid15% clean sheet · #17 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs IPS · #10 of 20

  • GKLeno 3.6
  • DEFCastagne 2.7 · Robinson 2.7
  • MIDKing 4.0 · Iwobi 3.6
  • FWDGonzalo 4.2

Sunderland (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid14% clean sheet · #18 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.2 xG vs BHA · #1 of 20

  • GKRoefs 2.8
  • DEFMukiele 3.4 · Ballard 2.9
  • MIDE.Le Fée 4.9 · Xhaka 4.2
  • FWDBrobbey 3.7 · Isidor 2.1

Brighton (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid12% clean sheet · #20 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.0 xG vs SUN · #3 of 20

  • GKVerbruggen 3.1
  • DEFDe Cuyper 3.6 · Vuskovic 3.0
  • MIDGroß 4.9 · Gomez 3.5
  • FWDKostoulas 3.3 · Georginio 1.1

Man Utd (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick36% clean sheet · #2 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.1 xG vs TOT · #2 of 20

  • GKLammens 3.9
  • DEFMaguire 3.6 · Martinez 3.2
  • MIDB.Fernandes 5.6 · Mbeumo 5.6
  • FWDŠeško 0.8

Spurs (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid13% clean sheet · #19 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.0 xG vs MUN · #19 of 20

  • GKKinsky 3.1
  • DEFVan Hecke 3.1 · Van de Ven 2.6
  • MIDTonali 3.1 · Bentancur 3.1
  • FWDMarmoush 2.4 · Solanke 1.4

Crystal Palace (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.1 xG vs NFO · #18 of 20

  • GKBenitez 1.5
  • DEFMitchell 3.5 · Khalaili 3.3
  • MIDKamada 3.0 · Wharton 3.0
  • FWDStrand Larsen 2.6 · Nketiah 2.1

Nott'm Forest (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick32% clean sheet · #3 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.6 xG vs CRY · #8 of 20

  • GKSels 3.6
  • DEFMurillo 4.3 · N.Williams 4.0
  • MIDGibbs-White 5.1 · Ndoye 3.9
  • FWDIgor Jesus 2.7 · Delap 2.4

Hull City (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK27% clean sheet · #7 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.3 xG vs EVE · #15 of 20

  • GKTzolakis 4.3
  • DEFEgan 3.9 · Ajayi 3.6
  • MIDBelloumi 3.8 · Slater 3.1
  • FWDMcBurnie 3.2

Everton (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick27% clean sheet · #6 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.3 xG vs HUL · #14 of 20

  • GKPickford 3.7
  • DEFTarkowski 4.6 · Branthwaite 3.8
  • MIDDewsbury-Hall 4.0 · Armstrong 2.9
  • FWDBarry 4.5

Liverpool (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK22% clean sheet · #10 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.7 xG vs MCI · #6 of 20

  • GKA.Becker 3.9
  • DEFVirgil 3.3 · Jacquet 3.3
  • MIDSzoboszlai 4.2 · Gakpo 4.2
  • FWDIsak 5.6

Man City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid18% clean sheet · #15 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs LIV · #11 of 20

  • GKDonnarumma 3.3
  • DEFGuéhi 3.6 · Gvardiol 3.4
  • MIDAnderson 3.3 · Cherki 3.2
  • FWDHaaland 5.7

Coventry City (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick30% clean sheet · #5 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs NEW · #12 of 20

  • GKRushworth 3.7
  • DEFThomas 4.8 · Dasilva 4.2
  • MIDRudoni 3.7 · Grimes 3.2
  • FWDThomas-Asante 2.4 · Simms 1.1

Newcastle (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK23% clean sheet · #9 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs COV · #16 of 20

  • GKHorníček 3.5
  • DEFHall 4.4 · Botman 3.6
  • MIDBarnes 3.7 · L.Miley 3.2
  • FWDWissa 4.0 · Fernandez-Pardo 1.3

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.