See the dream line-up this weekend featuring double-ups from Chelsea and Man City

There are double-ups on Chelsea and Manchester City in the best XI for Gameweek 27.

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer (£10.6m) and Joao Pedro (£7.7m) play at home against Burnley on Saturday afternoon, while Man City pair Gianluigi Donnarumma (£5.6m) and Antoine Semenyo (£8.0m) host Newcastle United later that night.

This means there is no place for Erling Haaland (£14.9m), whose minutes continue to be managed by Pep Guardiola due to a knee injury.

Palmer’s all-round attacking potential earns him the armband, with his team-mate Joao Pedro named as vice-captain due to Burnley’s poor defensive record. In away matches, the Clarets have conceded a league-high 32 goals and are without a clean sheet in 13 outings.

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City) £5.6m

Man City’s No 1 has kept seven clean sheets in home matches this season, joint-top with Arsenal‘s David Raya (£6.0m). Donnarumma can add to that against a Newcastle side who have failed to score in three of their last six away fixtures in the Premier League.

Gabriel (Arsenal) £7.1m

His assist against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday evening took the Arsenal centre-back to six attacking returns in 2025/26, his best-ever campaign. Gabriel has also amassed 12 clean sheets to establish an 18-point lead at the top of the defender standings ahead of his derby visit to Tottenham Hotspur. 

Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) £5.9m

The Crystal Palace wing-back’s potential at both ends of the pitch was very much in evidence in the reverse fixture against his weekend visitors Wolves. Munoz produced a goal, a clean sheet and 14 points in a 2-0 win at Molineux back in Gameweek 12.

Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) £4.6m

A visit from Fulham gives the Sunderland defender the chance to extend his outstanding run of home form this season. Mukiele has blanked just three times in 12 appearances at the Stadium of Light, combining a goal and five assists with four clean sheets to average 5.8 points per match. 

Cole Palmer (Chelsea) £10.6m

The Chelsea playmaker is the most-bought midfielder in the Gameweek, earning over 220,000 new owners after producing 32 points in his last two matches. Palmer’s totals of five shots and four chances created in the previous Gameweek were his best of the season, suggesting he is getting back to his very best ahead of his home clash with Burnley.

Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd) £9.8m

Manchester United‘s captain has one goal, four assists and just one blank in his five outings under head coach Michael Carrick, averaging 7.4 points per match. Fernandes visits an Everton side who have struggled in defence at Hill Dickinson Stadium, keeping just a single clean sheet in their previous seven fixtures.

Antoine Semenyo (Man City) £8.0m

The winger is Man City’s top-scoring player in Fantasy since joining from AFC Bournemouth in January, earning 33 points thanks to three goals and an assist. Semenyo’s visitors Newcastle have conceded 16 big chances – or situations where a player is expected to score – in their last four matches, more than any other side.

Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) £7.6m

His 30 per cent ownership will be hoping that history repeats itself when Aston Villa host Leeds United on Saturday afternoon. Rogers scored twice in the reverse fixture in Gameweek 12 to collect his season-high haul of 15 points.

Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool) £8.9m

Liverpool‘s Frenchman boasts a huge goal threat for their visit to Nottingham Forest. Ekitike has had a league-high seven big chances in the last four Gameweeks, at least five more than any team-mate. 

Joao Pedro (Chelsea) £7.7m

Managers have made the Brazilian their No 1 target ahead of Saturday’s 13:30 GMT deadline, with more than 235,000 bringing him in for the Burnley match. Joao Pedro is Chelsea’s top-scoring player in Fantasy since head coach Liam Rosenior took charge in Gameweek 22, earning 48 points thanks to four goals and five assists. 

Igor Thiago (Brentford) £7.0m

The Brentford forward is set to embark on a very kind schedule that could make him a key figure in managers’ line-ups. Thiago faces four of the bottom seven clubs in the Premier League over the next five Gameweeks, starting with a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion this weekend.Â