Gameweek 6 2026/27 preview: what the sixth round decides
By Arasi Rex · Updated 10 August 2026 · 7 min read
Gameweek 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season is Saturday 10 October 2026, and it is the first round this season where every game kicks off at the same time. All ten fixtures start at 15:00 BST, and every club that finished within eight points of last season's survival line is in action. The billing goes to Liverpool v Man City at Anfield, yet the fixture that matters more is Crystal Palace v Nott'm Forest at Selhurst Park: the round's only meeting of two of last season's bottom five, one point apart on 45 and 44. They play the survival six-pointer while the headliner is a European fixture dressed as a title game.
Gameweek 6 2026/27 fixtures: the full round
The round is a single Saturday, ten games at the same time, the first fully simultaneous round of the season. Here is the full fixture list.
| Date | Kickoff (BST) | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Arsenal v Leeds |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Aston Villa v Brentford |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Chelsea v Bournemouth |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Coventry City v Newcastle |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Crystal Palace v Nott'm Forest |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Hull City v Everton |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Ipswich Town v Fulham |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Man Utd v Spurs |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Liverpool v Man City |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:00 | Sunderland v Brighton |
The season runs 33 weekend rounds and 5 midweek rounds from 21 August 2026 to 30 May 2027, and Gameweek 6 is the first October round, arriving after the longest gap in the calendar so far: the last Gameweek 5 game is on Sunday 20 September, and the league does not return until this Saturday. Every previous round has spread its fixtures across at least two days, with at least one game outside the 15:00 Saturday block, from the Gameweek 4 preview right through to last week. Gameweek 6 has none, which means the weekend's results land as a single block and the table reshapes itself in one afternoon. Our guide to why kick off times change covers the forces that normally pull games into different slots.
Crystal Palace v Nott'm Forest: the survival six-pointer
Crystal Palace finished 15th on 45 points with 11 wins, 12 draws and 15 defeats. Nott'm Forest finished 16th on 44 with 11 wins, 11 draws and 16 defeats. One point apart, and the only fixture in the round that pairs two of last season's bottom five. The survival line last season was the 39 that sent West Ham down: Palace finished six above it, Forest five, the two closest margins of any clubs meeting each other this weekend. Spurs, who finished closer still on 41, are at Old Trafford, which leaves Selhurst Park as the one place where the survival fight is played out directly. The winner here banks three points in the mini-league that decides who follows West Ham down.
Liverpool v Man City: a European fixture dressed as a title game
The billing writes a title subplot for Liverpool against Man City at Anfield, and last season's table does not support it. City finished second on 78 points with 77 goals scored, the most in the division. Liverpool finished fifth on 60, 18 points back, 11 behind third-placed Man Utd and only three ahead of sixth-placed Bournemouth. The defences tell the same story: City conceded 35, Liverpool 53, an 18-goal gap that matches the 18-point gap in the final table. This is a big game, and it is a European-place game, the fixture that decides whether Liverpool can hang onto the top five. It is not a title game. Arsenal won the league on 85, and City's chase is with them, not with Liverpool.
Man Utd v Spurs: the 30-point gap
Man Utd against Spurs at Old Trafford is the round's second headliner, and the gap between the clubs is the largest in the round: 71 points for third against 41 for 17th. Both reached those positions through the same failing. United conceded 50 goals, the most of any top-four club. Spurs conceded 57, the most of any club that stayed up, and lost 17 matches, level with Newcastle for the most defeats of any club that survived. Two clubs whose problems live at the same end of the pitch, 30 points apart. The billing treats this as a grudge match; the table treats it as the round's biggest mismatch, and Spurs are closer to the survival line than to United.
All three promoted clubs at home
Gameweek 5 sent all three promoted clubs on the road, and Gameweek 6 brings all three home for the first time this season. Coventry City host Newcastle at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Hull City host Everton at the MKM Stadium, and Ipswich Town host Fulham at Portman Road. All three opponents finished in last season's bottom half, on 49, 49 and 52, which makes this the second round running where the promoted trio face bottom-half sides. The home advantage is new, and it is the point of the round: a promoted club that cannot take points off 12th, 13th and 11th at home will struggle to take them anywhere. Our guide to the promoted clubs in 2026/27 explains how the trio came up.
FPL and the Gameweek 6 deadline
With every game at 15:00 BST, the FPL deadline is a single hard line on Saturday morning: no Friday night opener to catch anyone out, and no early result to react to before you press confirm. Transfers made after the first kickoff count for Gameweek 7, not this one. The season's chip rules remain unchanged: the first chip set must be used before the gameweek 19 deadline of 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January 2027 and cannot be carried over, while up to five free transfers can be rolled forward.
What Gameweek 6 really decides
Gameweek 6 is the round where the season's shape stops being provisional. Palace v Forest decides which of last season's bottom five has the early cushion in the survival mini-league, with the two clubs closest to the line outside Spurs playing each other directly. Anfield decides whether Liverpool's European-place season is real or a paper position, and Old Trafford decides whether the gap between third and 17th is 30 points of class or 30 points of circumstance. The promoted clubs get their first chance to bank home points against bottom-half sides. And the simultaneous kickoffs mean the whole table moves at once, which is exactly when a round of fixtures tells you the most. Gameweek 6 is the first round this season where the league speaks in one voice.
Key takeaways
- Gameweek 6 is Saturday 10 October 2026, the first round this season where all ten games kick off at the same time, at 15:00 BST.
- Crystal Palace v Nott'm Forest is the round's six-pointer: 15th on 45 against 16th on 44, one point apart, six and five above the 39-point survival line.
- Liverpool v Man City is 5th against 2nd, 18 points apart, with an 18-goal gap between their defences: a European fixture dressed as a title game.
- Man Utd v Spurs is the round's biggest gap at 30 points, between the most porous top-four defence and the most porous surviving defence.
- All three promoted clubs are at home for the first time this season: Coventry v Newcastle, Hull v Everton, Ipswich v Fulham.
FAQ
When is Gameweek 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season?
Saturday 10 October 2026. All ten fixtures kick off at 15:00 BST, the first round this season with simultaneous kickoffs.
Which Gameweek 6 fixture should I watch?
Crystal Palace v Nott'm Forest. The clubs finished 15th and 16th last season, one point apart on 45 and 44, and this is the round's only direct meeting of two of last season's bottom five. For the billing, Liverpool v Man City at Anfield.
Do all the Gameweek 6 games kick off at the same time?
Yes. All ten fixtures are scheduled for 15:00 BST on Saturday 10 October, with no Friday, Sunday or Monday game. Every previous round this season has spread its fixtures across two days or more.
When is the FPL Gameweek 6 deadline?
Before the 15:00 BST kickoffs on Saturday 10 October, since every game starts at once. Transfers made after the first kickoff count for Gameweek 7.