Our FPL GW5 rankings are here to help with your Fantasy Premier League decisions ahead of another busy slate. Erling Haaland tops the board with Manchester City hosting Sunderland, while Morgan Gibbs-White, Bruno Fernandes and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are among the other top options. Find our Fantasy Premier League GW5 rankings below.
FPL GW5 Rankings: Top 100 Players
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos. | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | MCI | FWD | vs. SUN | £15.5m |
| 2 | Morgan Gibbs-White | NFO | MID | vs. COV | £8.0m |
| 3 | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £12.0m |
| 4 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | LEE | FWD | vs. CRY | £6.0m |
| 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | LIV | MID | @ BOU | £7.0m |
| 6 | Rayan Cherki | MCI | MID | vs. SUN | £7.8m |
| 7 | Cole Palmer | CHE | MID | @ BRE | £9.7m |
| 8 | Bukayo Saka | ARS | MID | @ BHA | £9.5m |
| 9 | Elliot Anderson | MCI | MID | vs. SUN | £6.3m |
| 10 | Kai Havertz | ARS | FWD | @ BHA | £7.6m |
| 11 | Harvey Barnes | NEW | MID | vs. HUL | £6.0m |
| 12 | Neco Williams | NFO | DEF | vs. COV | £5.0m |
| 13 | Antoine Semenyo | MCI | MID | vs. SUN | £8.4m |
| 14 | Liam Delap | NFO | FWD | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 15 | Bryan Mbeumo | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £7.9m |
| 16 | Mohamed Belloumi | HUL | MID | @ NEW | £5.1m |
| 17 | Bruno Guimaraes | ARS | MID | @ BHA | £6.7m |
| 18 | Alexander Isak | LIV | FWD | @ BOU | £9.1m |
| 19 | Anton Stach | LEE | MID | vs. CRY | £6.0m |
| 20 | Morgan Rogers | CHE | MID | @ BRE | £7.7m |
| 21 | Yoane Wissa | NEW | FWD | vs. HUL | £6.2m |
| 22 | Marc Guehi | MCI | DEF | vs. SUN | £6.0m |
| 23 | Marcus Tavernier | BOU | MID | vs. LIV | £6.1m |
| 24 | Thierno Barry | EVE | FWD | vs. IPS | £5.6m |
| 25 | Igor Thiago | BRE | FWD | vs. CHE | £7.9m |
| 26 | Josko Gvardiol | MCI | DEF | vs. SUN | £5.7m |
| 27 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 28 | James Garner | EVE | MID | vs. IPS | £6.0m |
| 29 | Vitaly Janelt | BRE | MID | vs. CHE | £5.0m |
| 30 | Gonzalo Garcia | FUL | FWD | vs. MUN | £6.0m |
| 31 | Danny Welbeck | CHE | FWD | @ BRE | £5.9m |
| 32 | Iliman Ndiaye | MCI | MID | vs. SUN | £5.9m |
| 33 | Tarik Muharemovic | LEE | DEF | vs. CRY | £5.0m |
| 34 | Gabriel | ARS | DEF | @ BHA | £8.0m |
| 35 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | MID | vs. IPS | £6.5m |
| 36 | Matheus Nunes | MCI | DEF | vs. SUN | £5.9m |
| 37 | Oliver McBurnie | HUL | FWD | @ NEW | £5.5m |
| 38 | Enzo Fernandez | MCI | MID | vs. SUN | £6.9m |
| 39 | Sven Botman | NEW | DEF | vs. HUL | £5.0m |
| 40 | Alex Scott | BOU | MID | vs. LIV | £6.1m |
| 41 | Declan Rice | ARS | MID | @ BHA | £7.4m |
| 42 | James Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | vs. IPS | £6.1m |
| 43 | Cody Gakpo | LIV | MID | @ BOU | £7.2m |
| 44 | Noah Okafor | LEE | MID | vs. CRY | £5.8m |
| 45 | Ethan Ampadu | LEE | MID | vs. CRY | £5.4m |
| 46 | Dominic Solanke | TOT | FWD | vs. AVL | £5.8m |
| 47 | Jan Paul van Hecke | TOT | DEF | vs. AVL | £4.9m |
| 48 | Ousmane Diomande | NFO | DEF | vs. COV | £5.4m |
| 49 | Evanilson | BOU | FWD | vs. LIV | £6.0m |
| 50 | Ao Tanaka | LEE | MID | vs. CRY | £4.9m |
| 51 | Lewis Miley | NEW | MID | vs. HUL | £5.5m |
| 52 | Martin Odegaard | ARS | MID | @ BHA | £6.7m |
| 53 | Matheus Cunha | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £7.9m |
| 54 | Jarrad Branthwaite | EVE | DEF | vs. IPS | £5.5m |
| 55 | Kevin Schade | BRE | MID | vs. CHE | £6.1m |
| 56 | Youri Tielemans | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £5.8m |
| 57 | Daniel Munoz | NFO | DEF | vs. COV | £5.4m |
| 58 | James McAtee | NFO | MID | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 59 | Riccardo Calafiori | ARS | DEF | @ BHA | £5.8m |
| 60 | Malick Thiaw | NEW | DEF | vs. HUL | £5.0m |
| 61 | Jacob Murphy | NEW | MID | vs. HUL | £5.9m |
| 62 | Pedro Porro | TOT | DEF | vs. AVL | £5.5m |
| 63 | Nicolas Jackson | AVL | FWD | @ TOT | £6.5m |
| 64 | James Justin | LEE | DEF | vs. CRY | £4.5m |
| 65 | Alexis Mac Allister | LIV | MID | @ BOU | £5.4m |
| 66 | Shea Charles | FUL | MID | vs. MUN | £5.0m |
| 67 | Xaver Schlager | NFO | MID | vs. COV | £5.0m |
| 68 | Rayan | BOU | MID | vs. LIV | £6.4m |
| 69 | Adam Wharton | CRY | MID | @ LEE | £5.5m |
| 70 | Brennan Johnson | EVE | MID | vs. IPS | £5.9m |
| 71 | Dan Ndoye | NFO | MID | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 72 | Mamadou Sangare | BRE | MID | vs. CHE | £5.7m |
| 73 | Tyrique George | EVE | MID | vs. IPS | £5.5m |
| 74 | Matteo Ruggeri | AVL | DEF | @ TOT | £4.5m |
| 75 | Jayden Bogle | LEE | DEF | vs. CRY | £4.5m |
| 76 | Emersonn | IPS | FWD | @ EVE | £5.5m |
| 77 | Granit Xhaka | SUN | MID | @ MCI | £5.5m |
| 78 | Christos Tzolis | ARS | MID | @ BHA | £6.4m |
| 79 | Ola Aina | NFO | DEF | vs. COV | £4.5m |
| 80 | Kobbie Mainoo | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £5.5m |
| 81 | Alex Iwobi | FUL | MID | vs. MUN | £5.4m |
| 82 | Sandro Tonali | TOT | MID | vs. AVL | £5.4m |
| 83 | Harry Maguire | MUN | DEF | @ FUL | £4.9m |
| 84 | Jurrien Timber | ARS | DEF | @ BHA | £6.5m |
| 85 | Yasin Ayari | BHA | MID | vs. ARS | £5.4m |
| 86 | Virgil van Dijk | LIV | DEF | @ BOU | £6.5m |
| 87 | Rodrigo Bentancur | TOT | MID | vs. AVL | £5.5m |
| 88 | Nico Elvedi | LEE | DEF | vs. CRY | £4.5m |
| 89 | Joao Gomes | AVL | MID | @ TOT | £5.5m |
| 90 | Tyler Adams | BOU | MID | vs. LIV | £5.0m |
| 91 | Maxence Lacroix | CHE | DEF | @ BRE | £6.0m |
| 92 | Justin Kluivert | BOU | MID | vs. LIV | £6.0m |
| 93 | Josh King | FUL | MID | vs. MUN | £5.5m |
| 94 | Patrick Dorgu | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £5.8m |
| 95 | Ruben Dias | MCI | DEF | vs. SUN | £5.5m |
| 96 | Lewis Hall | NEW | DEF | vs. HUL | £5.2m |
| 97 | Boubacar Kamara | AVL | MID | @ TOT | £5.0m |
| 98 | Exequiel Palacios | IPS | MID | @ EVE | £5.0m |
| 99 | Marcus Rashford | MUN | MID | @ FUL | £7.0m |
| 100 | Julio Enciso | IPS | MID | @ EVE | £5.5m |
FPL GW5 Rankings by Position
Top FPL GW5 Forward Rankings
| FWD Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Erling Haaland | MCI | vs. SUN | £15.5m |
| 2 | 4 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | LEE | vs. CRY | £6.0m |
| 3 | 10 | Kai Havertz | ARS | @ BHA | £7.6m |
| 4 | 14 | Liam Delap | NFO | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 5 | 18 | Alexander Isak | LIV | @ BOU | £9.1m |
| 6 | 21 | Yoane Wissa | NEW | vs. HUL | £6.2m |
| 7 | 24 | Thierno Barry | EVE | vs. IPS | £5.6m |
| 8 | 25 | Igor Thiago | BRE | vs. CHE | £7.9m |
| 9 | 30 | Gonzalo Garcia | FUL | vs. MUN | £6.0m |
| 10 | 31 | Danny Welbeck | CHE | @ BRE | £5.9m |
Top FPL GW5 Midfielder Rankings
| MID Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Morgan Gibbs-White | NFO | vs. COV | £8.0m |
| 2 | 3 | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | @ FUL | £12.0m |
| 3 | 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | LIV | @ BOU | £7.0m |
| 4 | 6 | Rayan Cherki | MCI | vs. SUN | £7.8m |
| 5 | 7 | Cole Palmer | CHE | @ BRE | £9.7m |
| 6 | 8 | Bukayo Saka | ARS | @ BHA | £9.5m |
| 7 | 9 | Elliot Anderson | MCI | vs. SUN | £6.3m |
| 8 | 11 | Harvey Barnes | NEW | vs. HUL | £6.0m |
| 9 | 13 | Antoine Semenyo | MCI | vs. SUN | £8.4m |
| 10 | 15 | Bryan Mbeumo | MUN | @ FUL | £7.9m |
Top FPL GW5 Defender Rankings
| DEF Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Neco Williams | NFO | vs. COV | £5.0m |
| 2 | 22 | Marc Guehi | MCI | vs. SUN | £6.0m |
| 3 | 26 | Josko Gvardiol | MCI | vs. SUN | £5.7m |
| 4 | 27 | Murillo | NFO | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 5 | 33 | Tarik Muharemovic | LEE | vs. CRY | £5.0m |
| 6 | 34 | Gabriel | ARS | @ BHA | £8.0m |
| 7 | 36 | Matheus Nunes | MCI | vs. SUN | £5.9m |
| 8 | 39 | Sven Botman | NEW | vs. HUL | £5.0m |
| 9 | 42 | James Tarkowski | EVE | vs. IPS | £6.1m |
| 10 | 47 | Jan Paul van Hecke | TOT | vs. AVL | £4.9m |
FPL GW5 Rankings FAQ
Who is the best FPL player for Gameweek 5?
Erling Haaland is the top-ranked FPL player for Gameweek 5. Manchester City host Sunderland, giving Haaland the best combination of matchup, scoring upside and captaincy appeal.
Who are the best FPL forwards for GW5?
Haaland leads the forward rankings in Gameweek 5, followed by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Kai Havertz, Liam Delap and Alexander Isak. Yoane Wissa and Thierno Barry also stand out as strong options.
Who are the best FPL midfielders for GW5?
Morgan Gibbs-White, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Rayan Cherki and Cole Palmer are the top five midfielders in the GW5 rankings. Bukayo Saka, Elliot Anderson and Antoine Semenyo round out the top tier.
Who are the best FPL defenders for GW5?
Neco Williams is the top-ranked defender for Gameweek 5, followed by Marc Guehi, Josko Gvardiol, Murillo and Tarik Muharemovic. Gabriel and Matheus Nunes are also among the better defensive options.
