Gakpo vs Cherki

FPL, Gameweek 5 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 13 September 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 12.2% of teams4% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Gakpo

LIV · £7.2m · 12.2%

5–2rounds
Owned by 29.3% of teams16% of the way to a price fall100% chance of playing

Cherki

MCI · £7.8m · 29.3%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    7.2
    6.2

  2. Form, last 30 days

    7.2
    6.2

  3. Points this season

    29
    25

  4. Minutes played

    280'
    173'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.2
    2.8

  6. Points per £m

    4.0
    3.2

  7. Expected goal involvements

    1.66
    1.91

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 5, Cody Gakpo wins 5 of 7 rounds against Rayan Cherki (2 to Cherki): FPL projects 7.2 points for Gakpo and 6.2 for Cherki in Gameweek 5, and Cherki has the easier next five (2.8 against 3.2) (13 September 2026).

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The next five

GakpoBOUGW5MCIGW6BREGW7BHAGW8ARSGW9
CherkiSUNGW5LIVGW6IPSGW7AVLGW8BHAGW9

The questions people ask

Gakpo or Cherki in FPL for Gameweek 5?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 5, Cody Gakpo wins 5 of 7 rounds against Rayan Cherki (2 to Cherki): FPL projects 7.2 points for Gakpo and 6.2 for Cherki in Gameweek 5, and Cherki has the easier next five (2.8 against 3.2) (13 September 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Gakpo or Cherki?
Over the next five gameweeks, Cody Gakpo's fixtures average 3.2 difficulty and Rayan Cherki's 2.8, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (13 September 2026).
How is this comparison scored?
Round by round on Fantasy Premier League's own numbers: expected points for the next gameweek, form, season points, minutes, fixture difficulty, points per million and one stat for the position. FPLBubbles does not run its own points model; the scoreboard counts rounds, it does not tell you who to buy.
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