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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 9: Tips, captains, team news and best players

The deadline for Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is almost upon us – and we’ve got everything you need to help you with your transfers and captaincy decisions on this page.

You’ll find plenty of advice to help with your transfer dilemmas and armband conundrums on this page, while there are also team reveals, Members’ articles and videos in this comprehensive guide to the upcoming Gameweek.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 9?

GAMEWEEK 9 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS: WHO WILL PLAY?

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 9?

GAMEWEEK 9 TEAM REVEALS

BEST FPL STRATEGY AND EXPERT TIPS FOR GAMEWEEK 9 AND BEYOND

THE KEY GAMEWEEK 9 QUESTIONS

GAMEWEEK 9 VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for all our Gameweek 9 videos, including Az and Sam’s Q&A and the Scoutcast

USEFUL TOOLS

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1,130 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Damn ended on Salah (C)

    I'm a sheep

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It’s the sensible choice and come Sunday night I’ll wish I’d done it

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Half the country support Man Utd. So he might not be captained as much as you think…

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Half the country? Hum...

  2. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    James (c) locked in
    🙂

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oooh nice

    2. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck mate. Was thinking about it but dont have the balls to do it.. Son(c) is enough risk for me 🙂

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        You too Ross!

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Who's vc?

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Mo

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I reckon you're just leaving it up to Tuchel to make your cap decision 😉

    4. zon
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2 points is more than one. Fellow James owner

    5. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Wow

    6. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Risky business- hope he starts

    7. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        gl us

    8. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I went Chilly (C) - good luck!

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        you too

    9. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso(c)

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Huge balls!

  3. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Kai ©

    Kane vc

    ...

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Salah c
      Raph vc

  4. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez(C) last GW…Havertz(C) this GW. Salah haul incoming. Liverpool will win the league as long I keep away from Salah(C).

    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol same

  5. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Panties down

  6. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    First hit of the season. Also first time going against the captain poll. Kaku & Odegaard to Auba and Havertz(C). May I get some luck

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      GL

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah has never scored a goal at Old Trafford in his career

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That can’t be true

    2. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Scored laat season.

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      There's a first time for everything 😉

      You waited till after deadline to post that? 🙂

    4. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

  8. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz (c)

    See you on the other side 🙂

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Never back the early kick off

      1. Moose™
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Salah vs Burnley as example right? Damn.. how could I forget!

        Hmm...

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Absolute b*llox! No offence mate

    2. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same here.. bit nervous lol

    3. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You have to take chances sometime

    4. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      We're in this together mate

    5. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      My son’s gone Edouard C …..
      good luck

  9. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Friday night deadlines are so fcking anticlimactic.

  10. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah (C)

    His first hatrick against United 🙂

      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Scored the last of 4 last Yr. Due a hatrick

    1. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so! He has punished those for doubting him. Hope this is another case of that!

  11. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    In Ole we trust

    1-0 win incoming

  12. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I didn't change Lukaku in time! How is this looking tho?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo, Rudiger, Christensen
    Benrahma, Salah, Rapha, Sarr
    Vardy, Lukaku, Antonio

    Foster, Luiz, Duffy, Manquillo

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz(c) but I’ve spent the last hour sweating on whether to start Livramento or Tierney 😆

    1. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Livra or TAA here..

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I started Livramento. Hope you didn’t.

    2. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      how did that end?
      i swaeted on who to lose for havertz.... sarr or benny? ended up losing sarr..

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Same.

  14. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Probably the first time ever I captained a player against my own team. Feeling weird.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Disgraceful

    2. Bishopool
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lallana?

  15. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ah [billhooks] a year on and I still can't remember the 90 minute deadline.. that's one FT burned for the first time in a long time. Good luck all anyway!

  16. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Just couldn’t bring myself to captain Havertz over Salah and annoyed at myself.

    1. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Need to catch my ML Leader.. need to have a bit differential.. Kai © is obvious choice!

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I have both and went Salah. If he could score 2 midweek against the best defensive side in Europe there’s no reason he can’t at United. Liverpool are scoring 2/3 goals a game regardless of opposition. He only needs 1 chance too and it’s a goal

  17. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    - Ronaldo to Kaku to Vardy
    - Sarr to Havertz (C)
    - Minus 8

    Hope Kai saves my GW.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol. Learn to wait next time.

      Ronaldo brace incoming

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lmao I made similar mistakes and couldnt agree more with this response. 100% brace

      2. acidicleo
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        hmm...there was no need to do it early..rookie error!!

  18. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know if Lateriser is ok?
    Gone quiet. It was brutal to lose both Werner and Lukaku but not quite fantasy football bad .

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think he had some family issue. He wasn't on the last episode of The Wire.

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Joking aside, I assumed it was something like that. Hope all’s ok

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He’s probably fed up with the game and has stepped away for a bit

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Not doing bad enough for that

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I get the impression he wants to be winning or nothing.

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He has more important things to worry about regarding family health.

  19. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Premier League Preview are saying there’s no Saka

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Whew

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Not sure how’d they know given it’s prerecorded

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not surprised. Villa foul the most in the league! Recipe for disaster.

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Welcome Gallagher.

  20. Gabbar Singh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah scored 4-2 goal at Old Trafford in may...
    https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/GoalsPerTeam/1317-22

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great user name. Love Sholay 🙂

    2. SHOWSTOPPERRR
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I remember that triple gw where I tc ed Bruno.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah poster last page has the wrong stats up lol

  21. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How many hits taken so far this season?

    2 for me (-8)

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2 for me. One this week to get Vardy and Havertz in.

      1. Dash444
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Snap

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Zero

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Two. 1 this week, 1 last week.
      No plan for another yet.

    4. LT10
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Zero

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      None

  22. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cue announcement confirming Lukaku is fit to play.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      More likely he's got a cue to play Pool while recovering. 😀

  23. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Kane (C) it is. Say a prayer

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      May the FPL Gods be in with us

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        be with*

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same here, and if it’s a total disaster I’ll just turn on the Austin Grand Prix and pretend it never happened

  24. cuppatea78
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Has anyone else done Ronaldo to Vardy? Not sure whether to go with that move or not

    What do you think?

    1. cuppatea78
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Doh, too late!

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Next gameweek 🙂

    3. artvandelay316
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Well you've got a week to decide...

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No, Ronaldo to Toney. + prayers

    5. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes I did it but wish I'd waited before Lukaku injury

  25. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Come on saka or hwang ??

  26. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    started Ramsdale + White again - don't want hits

  27. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    No hit is my first return of the gameweek.

  28. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cheers everybody another Gin is coming for me

  29. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Took a -12. No wonder I deserve the rank am in;

    Kaku + Gray + Semedo + Mahrez 》》》》Vardy + Mbeumo + Chilwell + Havertz.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Am almost giving up on the season. 1.4M OR

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Havertz(C) as well.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      They sound sensible enough... we'll have to see.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah thanks. Made many mistakes, last week Mahrez failed, it was close and he should have scored a couple but nothing has gone my way atm.

    3. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think Kaku & Mahrez to Vardy and Havertz would have sufficed!

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes. Did Mbeumo early on out of pure frustration. Will try and sit away from my team after this weekend.

  30. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hhhmmm

    Salah 5 goals and 4 assists in his last 8 vs Brighton his next victim.

    Bugger it, Salah AUTOCAP!

    https://www.transfermarkt.co.za/mohamed-salah/bilanzdetails/spieler/148455