EA FC 25 TOTW 5 predictions and release time with Erling Haaland and Real Madrid star

After an action-packed international break, many stars from the international stage are set to feature in the EA FC 25 TOTW 5 squad later this week.

Football fans may have been left with less entertainment than usual last weekend due to the international break, but with so many international football powerhouses taking on smaller nations, it guarantees one thing – big names receiving big TOTW items.

One of those household names in contention for a spot in the EA FC 25 TOTW 5 squad is Manchester City's Erling Haaland, with the striker scoring twice for Norway in their 3-0 win over Slovenia. The EA FC 25 TOTW 5 squad will be replacing the in Ultimate Team packs which features the likes of Federico Valverde and Bukayo Saka.

Alongside the international break, women's domestic football continued, meaning could be tempted to include a big name from Barcelona Women in TOTW 5 after their impressive 7-1 win over Espanyol Women. The EA FC 25 TOTW 5 release time is 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT on

Wednesday, October 16, replacing the TOTW 4 squad that's currently in packs.

Here are our predictions for the EA FC 25 TOTW 5 squad.

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The EA FC 25 TOTW 5 line-up will be picked on single performances only, so goals and assists are not added cumulatively within the TOTW period. Also, note that performances in domestic cup competitions do not count towards TOTW selection criteria.

Only one player from any one team can be included in a TOTW line-up, barring exceptional circumstances. Also, players included in the last TOTW line-up are ineligible for selection.

This is just a TOTW 5 prediction, so there is no guarantee that any players mentioned below will be included.

• ST: Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway) - Two goals and POTM in 3-0 win

CM: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona Women) - Two goals and one assist in 7-1 win

CM: Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain Women) - One goal and POTM in 1-0 win

ST: Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea) - Three goals and POTM in 4-1 win

ST: Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica and Greece) - Two goals and POTM in 2-1 win (Featured TOTW)

ST: Deniz Undav (Stuttgart and Germany) - Two goals and POTM in 2-1 win

CDM: Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad and Spain) - One goal and POTM in 1-0 win

RW: Amaiur Sarriegi (Real Sociedad Women) - Two goals and POTM in 4-0 win

CM: Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio and France) - One goal, one assist and POTM in 4-1 win

GK: Predrag Rajkovic (Al Ittihad and Serbia) - One penalty save, clean sheet and POTM in 2-0 win

CB: Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg and Austria) - One goal and clean sheet in 4-0 win

LM: Said Benrahma (Lyon and Alegria) - Two goals and POTM in 5-1 win

CM: Santi Cazorla (Real Oviedo) - Two assists and POTM in 3-2 win

RW: Nahki Wells (Bristol City and Bermuda) - Three goals, one assist and POTM in 6-1 win

ST: Mathew Stevens (AFC Wimbledon) - Three goals and POTM in 4-0 win

CM: Alexandru Matan (Colombus Crew) - Three goals and POTM in 4-0 win

The minimum rating for a TOTW player in EA FC 25 is 80 overall, while we will get one Featured TOTW in TOTW 5. The new TOTW squad will join the in Ultimate Team packs, with Team 2 of the promo set to replace it on Friday, October 18

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