Your essential guide to Gameweek 9

Little time to optimize Your Fantasy Premier League team ahead of the Gameweek 9 deadline Friday 25 October, 6:30pm BST? Don’t worry! Here you’ll find quick solutions to the biggest decisions.

Best Saka replacement

– Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £12.6m
– Cole Palmer (Chelsea) £10.9m
– Son Heung-min (Spurs) £9.9m
– Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) £7.6m
– Dwight McNeil (Everton) £5.8m
– Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester) £5.0m

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Best Saliba Substitute

– Gabriel (Arsenal) £6.3m
– Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) £5.3m
– Leif Davis (Ipswich) £4.5m
– Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves) £4.5m

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Scout selection

Here are The Scout’s BEST 11 players for Gameweek 9. Click here for more details.

Players should consider purchasing

– Matheus Cunha (Wolves) £6.5m striker
– Yoane Wissa (Brentford) £5.9m striker
– Raul Jimenez (Fulham) striker worth £5.7m
– Georginio Rutter (Brighton) midfielder for £5.5m
– Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), midfielder for £5.0 million

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Who is the best captain?

The three best tips:
1. Erling Haaland (Man City) £15.4m striker
2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) Midfielder for £10.9m
3. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £9.1m striker

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Team news

Click below to see the latest team news on our injury page, with updates on Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (£10.0m), Man City star Kevin De Bruyne (£9.4m) and more.