Fantasy Premier League 2025/26: Five players to sell ahead of Gameweek 27

Fantasy Premier League gameweek 27 is where planning really starts to matter. We’re in the stretch between the first doubles and the chaos of upcoming blanks, which means hanging onto risky picks can seriously slow you down. Now’s the time to move early on players with dodgy minutes, tough fixtures, suspensions or straight‑up bad underlying data. Clearing out these problem assets lets you attack the next few weeks with form players and one or two clever differentials. Here are five names I’d be happy to sell before the GW27 deadline.

Matheus Cunha (8.1m)

The returns have looked decent on the surface, but the underlying picture for Manchester United forward Cunha is far less convincing. He’s been hooked early in several recent matches, and with Benjamin Šeško coming off the bench and scoring, there’s a real chance we see a change up front sooner rather than later – possibly as early as this week given Everton’s physical style. Cunha has managed just seven shots across his last six gameweeks, producing only 0.34 xG in that spell, which is a massive overperformance compared to his actual returns. When you combine weak data, growing competition for minutes and awkward upcoming fixtures, selling now before the benchings start feels like the smart play.

Bruno Guimarães (7.0m)

This one is straightforward. Reports of a hamstring tear keeping Newcastle captain Bruno Guimarães out for six to eight weeks make him a clear sell, no debate needed. You simply can’t carry a mid‑priced midfielder on the sidelines for that long at this stage of the season, especially with blanks and doubles incoming. That slot can immediately be flipped into someone with better fixtures and guaranteed minutes – the reliability of Florian Wirtz, for example, or a more adventurous punt like Dango Ouattara if you want a differential with real upside. However you play it, leaving Guimaraes in your squad now is effectively dead money.

James Tarkowski (5.7m)

Tarkowski has served his purpose, but it’s time to move on. Everton’s defence has tailed off, and the next four – Manchester United, Newcastle, Burnley and Arsenal – don’t exactly scream clean sheets. On top of that, his DEFCON output has dipped, averaging just 9.8 per 90 over the last six gameweeks, which is a step down from earlier in the season. When the defensive returns dry up and the DEFCON baseline drops, you’re left with a centre‑back relying on set‑piece scraps in tough fixtures. With better schedules and more explosive defenders available elsewhere, Tarkowski is an easy sell to free funds and chase higher ceilings.

Viktor Gyökeres (8.8m)

If you gambled on Gyökeres for Arsenal’s double, it’s fair to say you didn’t get what you hoped for. The team as a whole has looked flat, and he hasn’t done nearly enough to warrant persisting with. The shot volume isn’t there, the big chances have dried up, and with a blank looming in Gameweek 31, the opportunity cost of holding him becomes even bigger. Swapping him to someone like Hugo Ekitike or Igor Thiago gives you better fixtures, penalties and, crucially, a player who actually passes the eye test right now. Gyökeres might come good later, but at this point in the season, he’s a sell.

Jurriën Timber (6.4m)

Timber was a fun punt for Arsenal’s double, but the returns just didn’t materialise. No DEFCON, no clean sheets, no attacking output – and at 6.4m, that’s too much budget tied up in a defender who isn’t a bonus magnet and doesn’t yet look fully back to his explosive best. He can get into advanced positions, but when that doesn’t translate into points, you have to be ruthless. With Liverpool’s fixtures improving, a move to someone like Virgil van Dijk looks far more appealing: nailed, set‑piece threat, and better clean‑sheet potential. Timber may still come good later, but right now, there are simply stronger options for both security and upside.