Gameweek 9 began with a Merseyside battle of attrition as Liverpool fought to break down ten-man Everton, eventually doing so and winning by two goals to nil. There were wins for Brentford, Man City, Newcastle and Wolves on Saturday afternoon, whilst Luton came from behind to draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest. Brentford and Newcastle both enjoyed comprehensive victories to nil, but both Man City and Wolves were winners by two goals to nil against Brighton and Bournemouth respectively.
Saturday evening saw Chelsea and Arsenal play out a thrilling 2-2 draw, before Man Utd edged past Sheffield Utd, beating the bottom-placed Premier League side 1-2 at Bramall Lane. The following day saw Aston Villa put in another dominating home display, beating West Ham 4-1 before Monday Night Football was all about Spurs, who completely controlled their clash with Fulham, ultimately winning 2-0.
We’re now whittling down the hours until the Gameweek 10 deadline of 18:30 on Friday. When taking this into account, let’s look forward to the latest round of fixtures and which of those are most appealing FPL-wise.
Friday 27th October
Crystal Palace vs Spurs (20:00 BST)
Saturday 28th October
Chelsea vs Brentford (12:30 BST)
Arsenal vs Sheffield Utd (15:00 BST)
Bournemouth vs Burnley (15:00 BST)
Wolves vs Newcastle (17:30 BST)
Sunday 29th October
West Ham vs Everton (13:00 BST)
Aston Villa vs Luton (14:00 BST)
Brighton vs Fulham (14:00 BST)
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest (14:00 BST)
Man Utd vs Man City (15:30 BST)
Key Gameweek 10 Fixture Ramifications
Gameweek 10 begins with a London derby as Crystal Palace host league leaders Spurs. Heung-Min Son (£9.5m) and James Maddison (£8.1m) will both be hoping to carry on their superb recent form here for the visitors offensively. The pair have racked up 68 and 56 FPL points respectively over the course of this season so far under Ange Postecoglou. North London rivals Arsenal are in action the following day at home to rock-bottom Sheffield Utd. Plenty of FPL assets from the Gunners will be aiming to be among the attacking returns, such as Bukayo Saka (£8.6m) Martin Odegaard (£8.5m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£7.7m).
Aston Villa hosting Luton is another fixture which will catch the eye of FPL managers, especially with so many owning at least one player from Unai Emery’s squad. Ollie Watkins (£8.3m) unsurprisingly courts the most interest having already accumulated five goals, eight assists and 70 fantasy points across this campaign so far. Full-back Matty Cash (£5.1m) offers the potential of FPL returns at both ends of the pitch, with him and his fellow Villa defenders surely eying up the potential of a Gameweek 10 clean sheet vs the Hatters.
The other fixture that really stands out is Liverpool’s home match against Nottingham Forest. With the Reds having been in fine form all season, many will be hoping that their players can profit from an FPL perspective. Not least Mohamed Salah (£12.8m), the top-scoring fantasy asset in all positions so far this season with 75 points to his name. But he isn’t the only player worth mentioning. Fellow midfielder Luis Diaz (£7.5m), forward Darwin Nunez (£7.4m) and defender Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.9m) may also profit hugely in Gameweek 10.
