FPL GW6 Team Selection – Wildcard Active and Transfer Plans

GW6 is a potential Wildcard week with lots of team having good fixture swings. This is going to be an exciting week as both of us have activated our Wildcard ahead of GW6 to repair the damages to our teams. In this article we do our FPL GW6 Team Selection along with the Transfer plans, Bench Boost Strategy going forward.

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FPL GW6 Team Selection- Wildcard Team Reveal

Srini’s FPL GW6 Team Selection:

Wildcard is activated with a plan to Bench Boost in GW8/GW9.

Goal Keepers:

Raya takes the gloves with Arsenal defense arguably the best in the league and have good fixture run starting from GW7 onwards. Donaruma was the other option that was considered to complete the City Triple up but Arsenal’s defense is simply much better. Gabriel is also picked in defense to double up on Arsenal defense.

Dubravka is the no-brainer second keeper as he is the starting 4.0 Keeper and also helps in GW8/GW9 Bench Boost with decent fixtures.

Further Read: FPL GW6 Wildcard Team – Tips, Players to Target and Best Drafts

Defenders:

• Senesi and Tarkowski are both DEFCON beasts and have hit the DEFCON threshold in a5/5 games so far. With a floor of 4 points almost every game- Clean Sheets, Attacking returns and Bonus Points come as added incentives.

• Andersen is the next pick. Andersen has hit DEFCON in 4/5 games averaging 11.2 DEFCON per 90 minutes. DEFCON has pretty much changed the FPL landscape in terms of defense and it puts of attacking full backs like Munoz, Porro, Truffert, etc. Over the longer run you can catch up with these DEFCON defenders like Andersen/Richards for less money and transfers used.
• Rodon is the 4.0 Defender Enabler in this draft. Leeds have been decent and Rodon has also hit DEFCON in 2/5 games. Although I like Sunderland defense more(Mukiele/Alderete), Rodon comes in mainly because of GW8/GW9 fixtures vs BUR(A) and WHU(H) where I might bench boost.

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Midfielders:

• Semenyo picks himself as he is the excellent form with 5 returns from 5 games- 3 goals and 2 assists. Even though be blanked last week vs Newcastle he got away with a 5 pointer due to clean sheet and DEFCON(14 defensive contributions). The next 4 fixtures are good as well- LEE(A), FUL(H), CRY(A), NFO(H).

• Reijnders is another no-brainer on your GW6 Wildcard Team. He has a good entry point in GW6 vs BUR(H) and has played 90 minutes in all 5 games so far getting 1 goal, 2 assists. 90 minute Budget Midfielder with good fixtures who plays for Manchester City and is attacking is too good to ignore on Wildcard.
• Saka is the Differential Pick here who is just returning back from injury. He played 45 minutes vs Manchester City and 63 minutes vs Port Vale in the midweek game. Even though, he might not be penalties Saka is a Premium Midfielder who can be relied upon. Saka is only 4.0% owned which make him a strong Differential for the fixtures from GW7. Madueke’s injury means that Saka’s expected minutes have gone up again even though he is returning from injury.
• Mbeumo is another aggressive pick compared to the safer Bruno Fernandes pick on Wildcard. Bruno Fernandes might possibly be the better pick with penalties and DEFCON potential. But for 1.0 million less, Mbeumo is also a good pick for his price point. In fact, Mbeumo is Top among Midfielders for Shots(15), Shots on Target(6) and Non-Penalty xGI(3.2) in the entire league.

• Stach is the Midfielder enabler here. Caicedo is another option that I am strongly considering for this position which is discussed in alternate plans section below. Caicedo has hit DEFCON in 4/5 games, Ranked Top for DEFCON among Midfielders and also has got 2 goals.

Further Read: FPL Gameweek 6 Wildcard – Must own Players in your WC Team

Forwards:

• Haaland and Pedro are two forwards who are locked in my team and doesn’t require much justification.
• Larsen and Evanilson are the 2 Forwards I am considering for the final position. Wolves are in terrible form with 5/5 losses and 20th in the table. Larsen has not played much and has been just back from injury playing 45 minutes vs Leeds in GW5. If I pick Larsen, I would bench him in GW6, GW7 and would play him only in GW8 vs SUN(A) and GW9 vs BUR(H). Larsen might be on penalties as well. If I go for Evanilson, I would probably him every week with a good entry point vs Leeds this week.

The major con is that there are no Liverpool attackers in this draft. Salah despite his underlying numbers is a great option on FPL GW6 Wildcard but I am willing to take them on atleast for the next 2 weeks against CRY(A) and CHE(A) and open to going for Salah/Isak from GW8/GW9 onwards. At the moment, Goals are getting spread and Isak’s is not fit to play close to 90 minutes so I would avoid.

Alternate options that I am considering:

• Tarkowski to Richards which will help to afford Larsen to Evanilson and Stach to Caicedo. This is the option which I like the most at the moment which helps me upgrade 2 positions.
• Larsen to Foster(5.0) that can help me get Stach upto someone like Ndiaye/Kudus. This helps me play 3-5-2 and use Foster on GW8 Bench Boost vs WOL(A).
• 3rd City asset– Donarumma in place of Raya or Gvardiol in place of Tarkowski/Gabriel.
• Saka to Ndiaye/Kudus/Grealish and Larsen to Gyokeres.

Another good thing about this Wildcard Draft is that I have kept the option of using Bench Boost in GW8/GW9 open. Burnley have good fixtures in both GW8 vs LEE(H) and GW9 vs WOL(A). Leeds also have good fixtures in both GW8 vs BUR(A) and GW9 vs WHU(H). This helps you to play the Budget assets like Dubravka, Rodon, Stach either in GW8/GW9 based on the injuries and other team news.

Projection for GW8 and GW9 Bench Boost:

This is the GW8 and GW9 Bench Boost projection for this team without doing any transfers.

Further Read: FPL GW6 Wildcard – Position Wise Players to Target

Surya’s FPL GW6 Team Selection:

Wildcard is activated with a plan to Bench Boost in GW8.

Goal Keeper:

Raya takes the gloves with Arsenal defense arguably the best in the league and have good fixture run starting from GW7 onwards. Dubravka is the second GK in this draft. Doubling upon Arsenal defense is also done in this draft with their excellent defensive numbers carried forward from last season.

Arsenal Defense Rank this season:

• xGC- 2nd
• Goals Conceded- 1st
• Big Chances Conceded- 1st
• Shots inside the box conceded- 3rd

Defenders:

• The defense is dominated by DEFCON template guys- Senesi and Andersen. Senesi is Top for DEFCON among Defenders with 65 Defensive Contributions from 5 games averaging 13 DEFCON per game while Andersen is 4th averaging more than 11 DEFCONs per game.

• Van De Ven comes in due to the 2 immediate good fixtures vs Wolves and Leeds in GW6 and GW7. Even though he is not good for DEFCON, Spurs defense has been good and the next 2 fixtures offers high clean sheet odds. He might make way for Richards/4.0 Defender around GW9.
• Gudmundsson is the final defender in this team coming in as the Budget enabler. Leeds have kept 2 clean sheets this season and Gudmundsson has both 3 Bonus in both these games. He also hit the DEFCON threshold in GW5 and plays as a LB so he has multiple routes to points.

Midfielders:

• Semenyo and Reijnders are arguably the Best Picks at their price points and are value for money picks. They also have good fixtures coming up which means that picking them were one of the easiest decisions made.
• Bruno Fernandes is the next pick as he has good underlying numbers, set pieces share, penalties and DEFCON potential. There are very few picks who ticks all these boxes but Bruno Fernandes is one.

Bruno Fernandes Stats(Rank Among Midfielders this season):

• Shots- 12 (3rd)
• Expected Goal Involvement- 3.6 (1st)
• Chances Created- 15 (1st)
• Defensive Contributions- 52 (9th)

• Phil Foden is the Differential Pick in this Draft coming in at just 3.6% ownership. He is fully back from injury, got a goal and hit DEFCON against Manchester United in GW4 to manage a 12 point haul. He did blank against Arsenal in GW5 but got a goal and assist in the 2-0 win vs Huddersfield in the EFL cup game. He is a slightly risky pick(as he has just returned from injury), but worth a punt for the next 3 games atleast and can be moved on to Saka/Palmer around GW9 if it doesn’t work out.

• Stach is the Midfield Budget Enabler in this draft with multiple routes to FPL points with DEFCON, Corners and Set Pieces. Dewsbury Hall was also in contention but he is on 4 yellow cards(1 yellow away from suspension) and also plays MCI(A) in GW8 where I might need to Bench Boost.

Further Read: FPL GW6 Ultimate Guide: Tips, Differentials, Captaincy & More

Forwards:

• I have gone with the Template Forward line of Haaland, Pedro and Gyokeres. Haaland(6 Goals) and Pedro(2 Goals, 3 Assists) are easily the 2 stand out Forward picks in the game with good fixtures and Top 2 for FPL Points as it stands.

• Gyokeres has 2 Blanks in last 3 games, but I am not too worried as the blanks came in against Manchester City and Liverpool. Likely on penalties and Playing for Arsenal as the only fit Forward for this fixture run, He should get back to his goal scoring form.

Alternate options:

This team is short by 0.1 million and I am planning to catch it up through price changes in the coming days. If I am not able to catch up price change, Gabriel to Saliba/Calafiori or Van De Ven to Richards are the options I am considering.

Alternate options that I am considering:

• Richards in place of Andersen that gives me a better fixture in GW8 Bench Boost.
• Bruno Fernandes to Mbeumo that helps me to get Tarkowski over Van De Ven.

The major con of planning a GW8 Bench Boost is that it comes right away from the International break where there might be injuries/fatigue coming in. So if I am not able to Bench Boost in GW8, I am ready to keep the option open to do so in any of the random weeks where the bench is strong.

Projection for GW8 Bench Boost:

This is the GW8 Bench Boost projection for this team without doing any transfers.

Further Reads from ALLABOUTFPL Ahead of FPL GW6

FPL GW6 Team Selection – Wildcard Active and Transfer Plans
FPL Gameweek 6 Transfer Tips: Two Players to Buy, Hold & Sell
2025/26 FPL Chip Strategy Guide – First Half of the Season
FPL GW6 Wildcard Team – Tips, Players to Target and Best Drafts
FPL Gameweek 6 Wildcard – Must own Players in your WC Team
FPL GW6 Wildcard – Position Wise Players to Target
FPL GW6 Ultimate Guide: Tips, Differentials, Captaincy & More

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