A new Matchday Icon Pick is coming to FC 27 Ultimate Team, with Peter Schmeichel 89, John Barnes 88 and Emmanuel Petit 88 as the three options, FutSheriff and AsyFutTrader posted on Friday lunchtime. It is a 1 of 3 pick of Base Icons, and on the same morning three leakers said a new Gallery set built around Icons is on the way too.
- What it is: a “1 of 3 Base Icon Matchday Pick”, you choose one of the three cards
- The cards: Schmeichel 89 GK, Barnes 88 LW, Petit 88 CDM, all their normal Base Icon items
- Who leaked it: FutSheriff (12:20 CET) and AsyFutTrader (12:38 CET), each with their own graphic
- Not leaked yet: how you unlock it, the cost, the date and whether the pick is tradeable
- Also leaked: a new Gallery Icons set, “next week” according to FutPoliceLeaks
The three Icons in the FC 27 Matchday Icon Pick
Both graphics show the same three cards with the same stats as the Base Icons already in the game since launch. So this is not a new promo version, it is a guaranteed shot at one of three Icons that most players do not own yet. Going by the market on Friday afternoon, Schmeichel is the most valuable of the three.
| Card | Nation | Pos | OVR | Key stats | Price (13 Nov) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schmeichel |  Denmark | GK | 89 | 89 DIV, 91 REF, 87 POS | about 506K | Leaked |
| John Barnes |  England | LW | 88 | 89 PAC, 90 DRI, 85 SHO | about 430K | Leaked |
| Emmanuel Petit |  France | CDM | 88 | 85 DEF, 87 PHY, 79 PAS | about 409K | Leaked |
Which one should you pick?
Barnes is the pick for most squads. He plays LW, LM and CAM, has 4-star skills and 4-star weak foot, and 89 pace with 90 dribbling. Petit is a CDM, CM and LB with 87 physical, a solid holding midfielder, but there are cheaper promo cards that do that job.
Schmeichel is the “value” pick if the item is tradeable, since he is the most expensive card. If the pick turns out to be untradeable, take the player you would actually use.
How will you unlock the Icon Pick?
Neither leaker has said yet. FutSheriff ended his post with “Completing?”, which points to an SBC, and a 1 of 3 Base Icon pick in past games has usually been an SBC with several squads. A cost will only be known once EA puts the requirements live.
If it is an SBC, the 86 to 88 rated fodder you have in the club is what it will eat. Prices for those ratings went up at Thursday’s drop, so it is not the moment to sell them off cheap. We will add the requirements and the real cost here as soon as it goes live.
New Gallery Icons set also leaked
The second leak of the day is for the Gallery. FutPoliceLeaks, AsyFutTrader and FutSheriff all posted a “New Sets” graphic with an empty Icon card. FutPoliceLeaks says the Icons set comes “next week”, and Asy told followers to start saving Gallery Tokens.
No names, grades or rewards have leaked. In FC 27 every Gallery set is graded D to S from the Item Score of the cards you put in, and the rewards stack, so an Icons set will likely ask for Icon cards of your own. That makes the Icon Pick above even more useful if both arrive close together. FutPoliceLeaks and Asy also say new Gallery rewards come with Season 3, so it can pay to hold on to tokens for now. Our Gallery guide and Gallery Token Store page show the cheapest way to farm tokens today.
What else is coming
The Icon Pick lands in a busy week. Hall of FUT: Unleashed is expected at 19:00 CET on Friday, and our Hall of FUT Unleashed leaks page has every name so far. The FC 27 promo calendar keeps track of what is confirmed and what is still a leak.
FC 27 Matchday Icon Pick: FAQ
Which Icons are in the FC 27 Matchday Icon Pick?
Peter Schmeichel 89 GK, John Barnes 88 LW and Emmanuel Petit 88 CDM, according to FutSheriff and AsyFutTrader. You pick one of the three. They are the normal Base Icon versions.
When does the Matchday Icon Pick release?
There is no date yet. Both leakers say “soon”. New SBCs normally go live at the 18:00 UK (19:00 CET) drop, but EA can release them at any time.
Is the Matchday Icon Pick tradeable?
That has not leaked. Pick rewards from SBCs are usually untradeable, so plan to use the player rather than sell him until EA’s requirements show otherwise.
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Sources: FutSheriff and AsyFutTrader on X (Icon Pick), FutPoliceLeaks, AsyFutTrader and FutSheriff on X (Gallery Icons set). Leaks, not confirmed by EA.
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