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FPL GW6 Wildcard: Best Wildcard Team, Squad & Picks

Nairavoice · Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min read

The international break has given FPL managers something they don’t usually get: time.

Time to step back from the weekly transfer panic, assess what’s actually working, and decide whether the squad we built in August is still the squad we want heading into October.

For some managers, the answer will be a definite no. That makes Gameweek 6 a very interesting Wildcard opportunity.

The early-season sample is now large enough to tell us which players have genuine roles, which teams look strong and which apparent bargains were nothing more than one-week wonders. At the same time, several clubs are entering attractive fixture runs.

Here’s the Gameweek 6 Wildcard squad we’d be happy to own.

We’re sticking with Raya to start. Arsenal have already shown why their defensive assets are so attractive, and the fixture run after Gameweek 6 gives the Gunners plenty of opportunities for clean sheets.

Arsenal host Leeds in Gameweek 6 before travelling to Nottingham Forest and then hosting Everton. Those are exactly the kinds of fixtures we want our premium goalkeeper facing. Raya is therefore a classic set-and-forget selection.

Bentley is simply the budget backup. We’re not interested in spending extra money on a second goalkeeper when those funds can be used much more effectively elsewhere.

Calafiori has already established himself as one of the better-value defenders in the game. He’s £5.9m, has three clean sheets and two assists from the opening five Gameweeks, and has been averaging close to 83 minutes per appearance.

We’re betting on one of the league’s strongest defenses and one of the best fixture runs in the game.

Newcastle’s upcoming schedule isn’t perfect, but Hall offers something we like in an FPL defender: he isn’t completely dependent on clean sheets.

His attacking involvement gives him another route to points, while his £5.3m price remains manageable.

Vuskovic is our differential pick. Brighton defenders have shown plenty of potential this season, and Vuskovic gives us a relatively inexpensive way into a defense capable of producing both clean sheets and defensive-contribution points.

At just £5.0m, he’s also easy enough to bench when the fixture turns ugly.

His £5.0m price and defensive-contribution potential make him an appealing mid-priced option, although the immediate fixture against Arsenal means he isn’t someone we’re rushing into the starting XI in Gameweek 6.

That’s precisely why we have five defenders. We don’t need all of them to start every week.

The Tottenham defender is priced at £5.0m and is currently expected to be available for Gameweek 6. His first fixture after the break is a difficult trip to Manchester United, but Tottenham then have Coventry at home in Gameweek 7.

That’s enough to make Van de Ven an interesting medium-term bench-and-rotate option.

Bruno gives us what we need from a premium midfielder: penalties, set pieces, 90-minute potential and a very high involvement in Manchester United’s attack. He’s already produced three goals and an assist this season, with 31 FPL points from his opening five appearances.

The recent form hasn’t been spectacular, though, so we’re not pretending this is a slam-dunk pick. It’s a calculated bet.

Manchester United host Tottenham in Gameweek 6 before travelling to Leeds and then hosting Bournemouth. That’s enough of a fixture window for us to give Bruno another chance to produce after his enormous Gameweek 2 haul against Ipswich.

At £11.9m, he needs to produce. We’re backing him to do it.

Arsenal’s fixtures are attractive, his role is secure and he has the underlying numbers to justify his £9.5m price. He has recorded 12 shots in the box across the opening five Gameweeks, while Arsenal rank among the teams with the best projected attacking output over the coming weeks.

And unlike some premium midfielders, Saka also gives us an obvious captaincy option. That’s important when building a Wildcard.

Rogers is our mid-priced Chelsea attacker. At £7.7m, he gives us exposure to a Chelsea attack with enough upside to justify the investment without forcing us to sacrifice one of the premium midfielders.

The idea is simple: Rogers doesn’t have to score like Bruno or Saka. He just needs to keep ticking over. If he does that while the premium players deliver, the structure works.

Schade remains one of our favorite value selections. Three goals and two assists from the first five Gameweeks is exactly the kind of start that catches an FPL manager’s attention.

More importantly, the underlying numbers suggest there is substance behind the returns. At £6.2m, he’s cheap enough to start in favorable fixtures and bench when necessary. That’s exactly what we want from a fifth midfielder.

Groß is the budget glue holding this midfield together. Three goals and four assists have made him one of the surprise performers of the opening weeks, and his set-piece responsibilities give him multiple routes to Fantasy points.

At £5.9m, we’re more than happy to keep him around. He doesn’t need to be our star every week. He just needs to keep making us regret not owning him.

Liverpool away in Gameweek 6 is about as difficult a fixture as it gets.

We’re still keeping him. Because the Gameweek 7 fixture is Manchester City vs. Ipswich, and that’s exactly the kind of fixture that can punish managers who decided to get clever during the Wildcard.

The whole point of a Wildcard is to build for more than one Gameweek. And we’re doing that.

Garcia remains one of the most appealing budget forwards because of Fulham’s upcoming fixture run. Fulham travel to Ipswich in Gameweek 6 before hosting Hull and then travelling to Coventry. That’s three matches against promoted sides across a short stretch.

For a £6.0m forward, that’s precisely the kind of schedule we’re looking for. He doesn’t need to become a season-long superstar.

If he gives us reliable starts and the occasional goal or assist during this run, he’s done his job.

Barry is our differential forward. At £5.7m, he gives us the flexibility to spend heavily on Haaland and the midfield without completely sacrificing our third striker.

He won’t start every week. That’s fine. We’ll use him when the fixture is right and keep him on the bench when it’s not. That’s what a good Wildcard bench should do.

Formation: 3-4-3

GK: Raya
DEF: Calafiori, Hall, Vuskovic
MID: Bruno Fernandes, Saka, Rogers, Groß
FWD: Haaland, Garcia, Schade
Bench: Bentley, Van de Ven, Muharemović, Barry

This is the squad we’d be comfortable locking in if we were playing the Wildcard in Gameweek 6.

Our Gameweek 6 Wildcard verdict: Arsenal triple-up, Haaland retained, Bruno represents United, and value spread throughout the squad. At £99.9m, this is the Wildcard team we’d be happy to take into the post-international-break run.