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Gameweek Intel — Gameweek 9

Key data points and quirks for your squad decisions this week

Penalty Takersvia FPL API

CHE

1.Palmer£9.8m
2.Estêvão£6.3m

MUN

1.B.Fernandes£11.7m
2.Mbeumo£7.9m
3.Tielemans£5.7m

BOU

1.Kroupi.Jr£7.3m
2.Kluivert£5.9m
3.Tavernier£6.4m

LEE

1.Calvert-Lewin£6.1m
2.Nmecha£5.3m
3.Piroe£5.0m

BRE

1.Thiago£7.8m
2.Schade£6.2m
3.Jensen£5.4m

NFO

1.Gibbs-White£7.9m
2.Wood£5.7m
3.Delap£5.5m
4.Igor Jesus£5.7m

COV

1.Rudoni£4.9m
2.Wright£5.3m
3.Torp£5.3m
4.Grimes£4.8m
5.Thomas-Asante£5.0m
6.Awoniyi£5.4m

SUN

1.Diarra£5.3m
2.E.Le Fée£5.7m

HUL

1.McBurnie£5.5m

IPS

1.Clarke£5.3m
2.Flemming£5.5m
3.Philogene£5.4m

MCI

1.Haaland£15.8m
2.Semenyo£8.2m
3.Doku£7.5m
4.Matheus N.£5.9m

BHA

1.Groß£6.2m
2.David£5.9m
3.O'Riley£5.4m

TOT

1.Solanke£5.8m
2.Marmoush£7.0m
3.Kudus£6.5m
4.Xavi£5.9m

CRY

1.Mateta£6.3m
2.Sarr£6.2m
3.Devenny£5.0m

AVL

1.Buendía£5.9m
2.N.Jackson£6.8m

FUL

1.Gonzalo£6.0m
2.Robinson£4.4m
3.Iwobi£5.4m

LIV

1.Szoboszlai£6.7m
2.Isak£9.1m
3.Gakpo£7.1m
4.Wirtz£7.2m
5.Mac Allister£5.4m

ARS

1.Saka£9.5m
2.Gyökeres£7.0m
3.Ødegaard£6.7m
4.Bruno G.£6.7m

NEW

1.Wissa£6.0m
2.Osula£5.8m

EVE

1.Barry£5.6m
2.Garner£6.0m

Bonus Point Beasts

Consistent BPS earners this season (min. 270 mins)

IsakLIVFWD14bp2.2/90

HaalandMCIFWD14bp1.8/90

TavernierBOUMID12bp1.6/90

João PedroCHEFWD9bp1.6/90

CherkiMCIMID7bp1.4/90

ManzambiAVLMID5bp1.4/90

GroßBHAMID9bp1.2/90

N.JacksonAVLFWD7bp1.2/90

Hottest Form

Players on fire over the last 6 gameweeks

HaalandMCIFWDBHA (H)9.0

GabrielARSDEFliv (A)9.0

KonsaARSDEFliv (A)9.0

EvanilsonBOUFWDLEE (H)8.3

N.JacksonAVLFWDFUL (H)8.0

NetoCHEMIDMUN (H)7.7

HendersonCHEMIDMUN (H)7.7

De CuyperBHADEFmci (A)7.3

Injury & Availability

Risks from top FPL assets to check before deadline

All top options are fully fit.

Always check latest team news before deadline.

Home Advantage

High-scoring players playing at home this GW

HaalandMCIFWDBHA H9.0

Differential Spotlight

Under-owned gems under 15% ownership with strong scores

EvanilsonBOUFWD9.2% owned58.0

BelloumiHULMID9.7% owned52.1

TzolakisHULGKP14.2% owned47.6

BogleLEEDEF11.2% owned42.2

TraffordLEEGKP6.2% owned40.9

MuharemovićLEEDEF5.8% owned40.8

KostoulasBHAFWD10.2% owned39.1

WhiteARSDEF4.6% owned37.2

Price Change Watch

Players with notable transfer activity this week

N.JacksonAVLFWD+925,042

TavernierBOUMID+656,315

IsakLIVFWD+342,533

EvanilsonBOUFWD+327,158

KonsaARSDEF+191,346

João PedroCHEFWD-1,079,122

CalafioriARSDEF-311,116

SakaARSMID-238,306

B.FernandesMUNMID-225,851

SzoboszlaiLIVMID-172,341

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Double & Blank GWs

Teams with two fixtures or no fixture this gameweek

No doubles or blanks this gameweek.

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xG Insights

About xG & xA

xG (Expected Goals) measures shot quality based on position, angle and distance. xA (Expected Assists) measures the quality of chances created.

Above xG = lucky, expect regression. Below xG = unlucky, may be due a return.

Data from FPL API · Min. 450 mins to qualify.

Who's lucky, who's due a return

Riding Their Luck— outperforming xG, expect regression

GroßBHAMID3G(2.2) · 6A(1.5)▲ +5.3

João PedroCHEFWD5G(3.0) · 3A(0.3)▲ +4.6

KostoulasBHAFWD3G(2.4) · 4A(0.1)▲ +4.5

GvardiolMCIDEF1G(0.8) · 4A(0.9)▲ +3.3

Due A Return— underperforming xG

IwobiFULMID1G(0.7) · 0A(2.6)avl (A)▼ -2.3

ØdegaardARSMID2G(2.2) · 0A(2.0)liv (A)▼ -2.2

High xG Involvement— creating chances every week

HaalandMCIFWD

0.87/90£15.8m

SakaARSMID

0.73/90£9.5m

IsakLIVFWD

0.70/90£9.1m

BarryEVEFWD

0.69/90£5.6m

TavernierBOUMID

0.67/90£6.4m

MbeumoMUNMID

0.65/90£7.9m

Min. 450 mins · xG = shot quality, xA = chance quality · Red = lucky · Green = due a return

Defensive Contributions

DEF/MID/FWD with fixture this GW · min. 450 mins

M.SangaréBREMID

16.4/90

🟢 Regularly earns +290NFO(H)

PalaciosIPSMID

16.2/90

🟢 Regularly earns +287HUL(A)

JaneltBREMID

12.7/90

🟢 Regularly earns +289NFO(H)

SchlagerNFOMID

12.5/90

🟢 Regularly earns +286BRE(A)

MukieleSUNDEF

12.2/90

🟢 Regularly earns +280COV(A)

CharlesFULMID

11.9/90

🟡 Sometimes earns +273AVL(A)

GarnerEVEMID

11.7/90

🟡 Sometimes earns +278NEW(A)

ThomasCOVDEF

11.7/90

🟢 Regularly earns +288SUN(H)

AdamsBOUMID

11.7/90

🟡 Sometimes earns +271LEE(H)

PinnockCOVDEF

11.6/90

🟢 Regularly earns +271SUN(H)

DEF: +2pts when 10+ tackles/blocks/interceptions in a match · MID/FWD: +2pts when 12+ including recoveries

Ones To Watch

Low-owned players gaining momentum — differentials worth considering

N.JacksonAVLFWD13.2%+933k75

EvanilsonBOUFWD9.2%+343k66

DokuMCIMID4.2%+74k65

ManzambiAVLMID4.8%+173k64

HendersonCHEMID1.6%+23k60

Value Radar

Top buy signals — best pts per £ with rising momentum

ThomasCOVDEF£4.0m5.3buy

MitchellCRYDEF£4.5m5.1buy

DasilvaCOVDEF£4.0m4.8buy

Van HeckeTOTDEF£4.9m4.7buy

Maitland-NilesEVEDEF£4.5m4.7buy

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Captain Shortlist — Gameweek 9

Top 3 captain picks by score this gameweek

Full captain rankings →