Fantasy Premier League: Five transfers you need to make on the wildcard before GW6

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·27 September 2024

Fantasy Premier League: Five transfers you need to make on the wildcard before GW6

Fantasy Premier League managers all over the world have been activating their wildcard chip so they can make unlimited transfers ahead of GW6.

We’ve picked out a few players who should be at the top of your list to bring in before the deadline on Saturday.

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Fantasy Premier League GW6 deadline: Saturday, 28 September, 11:00 BST

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Fantasy Premier League: Five must-have transfers on the wildcard for GW6

Bukayo Saka (£10m)

Only two players in the Premier League have registered at least one goal involvement every gameweek this season: Erling Haaland and Bukayo Saka. The Arsenal winger has not been explosive, scoring once and making five assists over five games, but his reliability is an underrated quality.

The north London outfit have not managed to score more than two goals in a single game so far, but that will surely change in either GW6 or GW7 when they hosts Leicester City and Southampton. Now is a great time to hop on the Saka train.

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Trent Alexander Arnold (£7.1m)

I would advise every manager to try and fit Trent Alexander-Arnold into their squad, and you absolutely should transfer him in if you’re on wildcard.

The Liverpool right-back has been a typically brilliant creative force this season. No defender has more chances created (13), big chances created (4), expected assists (2.0xA) or expected goal involvements (2.2xGI). It’s incredible he only has one attacking return so far.

Arne Slot has turned the team into a more solid outfit at the back, so clean sheets are going to be more a common route to points as well.

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Bryan Mbeumo (£7.2m)

The Brentford forward continues to shine without Ivan Toney, netting four goals in five games. Bryan Mbeumo’s underlying stats aren’t earth shattering and his finishing is probably running a bit hot right now, but there is not a better mid-priced midfielder in FPL at the moment.

The Bees have a really nice run of fixtures over the next two months, Mbeumo is their primary source of goals and he’s on penalties.

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At least one Arsenal defender

I say at least one, because a double up, or even a triple up, should be one every manager’s mind. Arsenal boasted the best defence of last season and that seems likely to be the case in 2024/25.

Gabriel Magalhães (£6.1m) is the pick of the bunch after scoring from corners in consecutive games. Set pieces are a huge weapon for the Gunners and the centre-back is their main target. William Saliba (£6m) offers no attacking threat but he is nailed on to start every game.

Annoyingly, David Raya (£5.6m) is a doubt for this weekend, although I expect him to start. The Spaniard has been exceptional and, if we get confirmation before the deadline that he will play, should instantly enter every wildcard. I like Jurrien Timber (£5.5m) and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.8m) as alternative picks, but they are at greater risk of rotation.

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