2025–26 Fpl: Best Players To Pick For Gameweek 9

There are nary standout fixtures betwixt big-hitters successful nan English apical formation this weekend, but that could beryllium nan cleanable look for points successful Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

There are immoderate tantalising duels from an FPL position successful Gameweek 9, pinch plentifulness of players primed to present large hauls to adjacent retired October.

Here are Sports Illustrated’s top picks for nan coming information of fixtures successful FPL to thief you climb your mini-leagues.

Arsenal’s defence is impenetrable. / Marc Atkins/Getty Images

There is cleanable expanse imaginable for a number of goalkeepers this week, including nan division’s shutout specialist David Raya (£5.7m). The Arsenal star has conceded conscionable 3 times successful each competitions this play and is simply a set-and-forget stopper tin of hauling against immoderate opposition. A sojourn from Crystal Palace connected Sunday will beryllium acold from straightforward for nan Gunners, but it’s ever worthy betting connected their defence to deliver.

Nick Pope (£5.2m) is FPL’s second-highest scoring goalkeeper successful nan opening 8 rounds and is well-placed for different return connected Saturday. Newcastle United big Fulham, who person mislaid their past 3 games, and nan Englishman has kept 3 cleanable sheets successful his past 4 matches successful each competitions.

Chelsea’s Robert Sánchez (£4.9m) is a somewhat cheaper replacement and will beryllium eyeing a shutout astatine location to Sunderland this Saturday. The Black Cats person been successful awesome shape this season, but person only scored successful 1 of their 4 distant games.

Defenders

Marc Cucurella offers attacking potential. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

For nan aforesaid logic arsenic Sánchez, Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella (£6.1m) is simply a beardown option. The near backmost has delivered 15 points crossed his past 2 matches and only Pedro Neto has created much opportunities than nan Spaniard’s 11 for nan Blues successful nan convention this term. Against Sunderland, he offers nan imaginable for attacking and protect returns.

As mentioned, Arsenal’s defence is excessively bully to ignore. Gabriel (£6.4m) is nan starring campaigner having provided much points than immoderate different defender this word and 45 successful his past 5 matches successful nan Premier League. He scored and assisted successful nan Champions League midweek arsenic nan Gunners proceed to demolish their opponents from group pieces.

Bournemouth person 1 of nan much simplistic fixtures of nan play astatine location to struggling Nottingham Forest. Sean Dyche could supply a caller head bounce astatine nan Vitality Stadium this weekend, but nan Cherries will still beryllium important favourites to unafraid victory, and Marcos Senesi (£5.0m) is nan evident way into their defence having managed 48 points this term.

Dan Burn (£5.1m) and Kieran Trippier (£5.0m) are coagulated selections successful Newcastle’s rearguard, while Leeds United’s Joe Rodon (£4.1m) is simply a inexpensive enabler worthy keeping an oculus connected astatine location to West Ham United connected Friday night.

Semenyo has been outstanding this term. / Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Antoine Semenyo (£8.1m) has scored 24 much points than immoderate different midfielder successful FPL and is simply a must-have astatine location to Forest. He’s produced 5 aliases much points successful each his location games this word and has moreover managed 2 double-digit hauls astatine nan Vitality.

Given Arsenal’s set-piece threat, area taker Declan Rice (£6.6m) could beryllium a beardown action astatine location to Palace, pinch nan midfielder popping up pinch nan occasional goal, too. Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) has not been prolific this word amid immoderate fittingness setbacks, but will beryllium a reliable prime complete nan long-term.

Liverpool’s guardant statement purred against Eintracht Frankfurt arsenic they ended their losing tally midweek and Cody Gakpo (£7.5m) supplied different extremity and assist. The Dutchman has now scored successful his past 5 matches for nine and country, pinch a travel to Brentford offering him an fantabulous opportunity to proceed his streak.

Chelsea will erstwhile again beryllium without talisman Cole Palmer this weekend, but Enzo Fernández (£6.7m) should return connected his precocious role. The Argentine was rested against Forest past weekend, but returned to action midweek and sewage connected nan scoresheet. Moisés Caicedo (£5.9m), who is nan second-highest scoring midfielder this year, besides recovered nan nett to proceed his rich | vein of goalscoring form.

With Wolverhampton Wanderers bottommost of nan array and still awaiting their first triumph successful nan convention this season, Burnley assets could supply points connected their travel to Molineux. Jaidon Anthony (£5.7m) has proved a stellar performer this term, pinch 43 points successful total.

Forwards

Erling Haaland is successful unbelievable form. / Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Erling Haaland (£14.7m) has only grounded to people successful 1 lucifer for nine and state this play and is simply a must-have successful FPL correct now. He’s netted 11 successful 8 convention games and is primed to people for a 13th successive lucifer successful each competitions erstwhile Manchester City sojourn Aston Villa connected Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitiké (£8.6m) is different guardant successful devastating form, pinch nan Frenchman scoring against erstwhile nine Frankfurt midweek. With Alexander Isak an wounded uncertainty for nan weekend, Ekitiké appears definite to commencement and will fancy his chances of unlocking Brentford’s backline.

Viktor Gyökeres (£9.0m) has underwhelmed successful nan convention successful caller weeks, but heads into nan crippled against Palace having scored doubly midweek. The Swede could build immoderate momentum against an Eagles defence who haven’t kept a cleanable expanse successful immoderate of their past 4 convention games.

João Pedro (£7.5m) is different bully way into Chelsea’s squad and should origin Sunderland awesome issues. He’s well-rested aft serving a midweek suspension successful Europe. Newcastle’s summertime enlistee Nick Woltemade (£7.4m) has scored successful 4 of his 5 Premier League games and could punish a leaky Fulham defence.

Those wanting to return a bet could opt for Brentford striker Igor Thiago (£6.1m). The Brazilian has 5 convention goals successful 8 matches this word and faces a Liverpool defence that is struggling to support cleanable sheets. The Reds person conceded successful each of their past 8 games.

There is Friday nighttime shot during Gameweek 9, meaning nan FPL deadline is 6:30 p.m. BST (1:30 p.m. ET, 10:30 a.m. PT) connected Oct. 24.

Changes must beryllium made earlier nan deadline to travel into effect for Gameweek 9.

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