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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:08am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:16am

Date	Player	Team	Price
22/10	Ampadu	LEE	5.3m
22/10	Maguire	MUN	4.7m
22/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.9m
22/10	Palmer	CHE	9.8m
21/10	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.1m
21/10	Palacios	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Endo	LIV	4.8m
20/10	Gyökeres	ARS	7.0m
20/10	Hudson-Odoi	NFO	5.7m
20/10	Hughes	CRY	4.3m
20/10	Jacquet	LIV	5.1m
20/10	Muniz	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Nmecha	LEE	5.3m
20/10	Ruggeri	AVL	4.4m
19/10	Alcaraz	EVE	4.8m
19/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.3m
19/10	Doku	MCI	7.5m
19/10	Grimes	COV	4.8m
19/10	Groß	BHA	6.2m
19/10	Onyeka	COV	4.8m
19/10	Rogers	CHE	8.0m
19/10	Stroud	HUL	4.9m
19/10	Welbeck	CHE	5.8m
19/10	Wieffer	BHA	4.8m
18/10	Braithwaite	MCI	3.9m
18/10	Gibbs-White	NFO	7.9m
18/10	J.Cuenca	FUL	4.4m
18/10	João Pedro	CHE	7.9m
18/10	Keane	EVE	4.7m
18/10	Nketiah	CRY	5.4m
18/10	Norton-Cuffy	HUL	3.9m
18/10	Samba	MCI	4.4m
18/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.2m
18/10	Virgil	LIV	6.4m
18/10	Wissa	NEW	6.1m
18/10	Wood	NFO	5.7m
18/10	Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m
17/10	Aina	NFO	4.3m
17/10	Bentancur	TOT	5.4m
17/10	Calafiori	ARS	6.0m
17/10	Cherki	MCI	8.0m
17/10	Diop	IPS	3.9m
17/10	Khusanov	MCI	5.3m
17/10	Manzambi	AVL	6.0m
17/10	Robinson	FUL	4.4m
17/10	Tel	TOT	5.6m
17/10	Touré	NEW	5.7m
16/10	Alysson	AVL	4.9m
16/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.8m
16/10	Damsgaard	BRE	5.3m
16/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.2m
16/10	Delap	NFO	5.5m
16/10	Elanga	NEW	6.0m
16/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.1m
16/10	Frimpong	LIV	5.2m
16/10	Groß	BHA	6.1m
16/10	Haaland	MCI	15.7m
16/10	Jair Cunha	NFO	4.4m
16/10	John	NFO	4.4m
16/10	Kroupi.Jr	BOU	7.3m
16/10	Latibeaudiere	COV	3.9m
16/10	M.Sangaré	BRE	5.5m
16/10	Maddison	TOT	6.2m
16/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.8m
16/10	Mosquera	ARS	5.2m
16/10	Núñez	IPS	4.8m
16/10	O.Richards	NFO	3.9m
16/10	Steur	NEW	4.8m
16/10	Szoboszlai	LIV	6.8m
16/10	Targett	HUL	3.9m
16/10	Tielemans	MUN	5.7m
16/10	Valdimarsson	BRE	4.4m
16/10	Wirtz	LIV	7.2m
16/10	Wissa	NEW	6.2m
15/10	Šeško	MUN	6.9m
15/10	Igor Jesus	NFO	5.7m
15/10	Tzolis	ARS	6.2m
14/10	Dasilva	BRE	4.8m
14/10	Mazraoui	MUN	4.3m
14/10	Muñoz	NFO	5.3m

Date

Player

Team

Price

Change

22/10

Ampadu

LEE

5.3m

22/10

Maguire

MUN

4.7m

22/10

Mbeumo

MUN

7.9m

22/10

Palmer

CHE

9.8m

21/10

Calvert-Lewin

LEE

6.1m

21/10

Palacios

FUL

5.3m

20/10

Endo

LIV

4.8m

20/10

Gyökeres

ARS

7.0m

20/10

Hudson-Odoi

NFO

5.7m

20/10

Hughes

CRY

4.3m

20/10

Jacquet

LIV

5.1m

20/10

Muniz

FUL

5.3m

20/10

Nmecha

LEE

5.3m

20/10

Ruggeri

AVL

4.4m

19/10

Alcaraz

EVE

4.8m

19/10

De Cuyper

BHA

5.3m

19/10

Doku

MCI

7.5m

19/10

Grimes

COV

4.8m

19/10

Groß

BHA

6.2m

19/10

Onyeka

COV

4.8m

19/10

Rogers

CHE

8.0m

19/10

Stroud

HUL

4.9m

19/10

Welbeck

CHE

5.8m

19/10

Wieffer

BHA

4.8m

18/10

Braithwaite

MCI

3.9m

18/10

Gibbs-White

NFO

7.9m

18/10

J.Cuenca

FUL

4.4m

18/10

João Pedro

CHE

7.9m

18/10

Keane

EVE

4.7m

18/10

Nketiah

CRY

5.4m

18/10

Norton-Cuffy

HUL

3.9m

18/10

Samba

MCI

4.4m

18/10

Tavernier

BOU

6.2m

18/10

Virgil

LIV

6.4m

18/10

Wissa

NEW

6.1m

18/10

Wood

NFO

5.7m

18/10

Zubimendi

ARS

5.2m

17/10

Aina

NFO

4.3m

17/10

Bentancur

TOT

5.4m

17/10

Calafiori

ARS

6.0m

17/10

Cherki

MCI

8.0m

17/10

Diop

IPS

3.9m

17/10

Khusanov

MCI

5.3m

17/10

Manzambi

AVL

6.0m

17/10

Robinson

FUL

4.4m

17/10

Tel

TOT

5.6m

17/10

Touré

NEW

5.7m

16/10

Alysson

AVL

4.9m

16/10

B.Fernandes

MUN

11.8m

16/10

Damsgaard

BRE

5.3m

16/10

De Cuyper

BHA

5.2m

16/10

Delap

NFO

5.5m

16/10

Elanga

NEW

6.0m

16/10

Evanilson

BOU

6.1m

16/10

Frimpong

LIV

5.2m

16/10

Groß

BHA

6.1m

16/10

Haaland

MCI

15.7m

16/10

Jair Cunha

NFO

4.4m

16/10

John

NFO

4.4m

16/10

Kroupi.Jr

BOU

7.3m

16/10

Latibeaudiere

COV

3.9m

16/10

M.Sangaré

BRE

5.5m

16/10

Maddison

TOT

6.2m

16/10

Mbeumo

MUN

7.8m

16/10

Mosquera

ARS

5.2m

16/10

Núñez

IPS

4.8m

16/10

O.Richards

NFO

3.9m

16/10

Steur

NEW

4.8m

16/10

Szoboszlai

LIV

6.8m

16/10

Targett

HUL

3.9m

16/10

Tielemans

MUN

5.7m

16/10

Valdimarsson

BRE

4.4m

16/10

Wirtz

LIV

7.2m

16/10

Wissa

NEW

6.2m

15/10

Šeško

MUN

6.9m

15/10

Igor Jesus

NFO

5.7m

15/10

Tzolis

ARS

6.2m

14/10

Dasilva

BRE

4.8m

14/10

Mazraoui

MUN

4.3m

14/10

Muñoz

NFO

5.3m

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Bench or start Gross and De Cuyper?

Owners of Danny Welbeck (£5.9m) would have been worried at the sight of the striker being stretchered off on Saturday.

A back injury ended the forward’s afternoon after 80 minutes at St James’ Park.

The in-form veteran had earlier scored Brighton and Hove Albion’s winner at Newcastle United. That took him up to 50 points for the season, a tally that only Erling Haaland (£15.4m) can better among Fantasy Premier League (FPL) forwards.

Welbeck had to receive pain relief upon his substitution, later being taken to hospital. There were fears of a lengthy lay-off but a social media post from the Brighton attacker on Sunday evening sounded very positive.

Still a bit sore, but after some extra checks and scan today, I’m pleased to say I should be back in training soon. Thanks to our medical staff and Newcastle Royal Infirmary A&E for their care and professionalism. Also to the boys for waiting for me to get home!
Huge 3 points pic.twitter.com/YB1Bph1NTR

— Danny Welbeck (@DannyWelbeck) October 20, 2024

There might still be an element of doubt for Gameweek 9. Welbeck doesn’t specify how “soon” he’ll be back in training, while the above post suggests he’s still in a bit of pain.

Evan Ferguson (£5.5m) will be on standby to deputise, with Joao Pedro (£5.4m) still out.

The Seagulls entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers, the division’s leakiest defence, on Saturday. After that comes two daunting tests: Liverpool away and Manchester City at home.

Beyond the next international break, however, the fixtures look excellent for Albion right through till Christmas:

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

CABAYE4

2 years, 1 day ago

0.2 short of Saka to Palmer, what move would you make to fund it? Unfortunately likely need to move early with price changes.

Flekken Fabianski
Gabriel Milenko Konsa VDB Greaves
Saka* Salah Mbuemo Rogers Dibling
Haaland Solanke Wood

A. Gabriel to Gvardiol
B. Wood to Larsen
C. Konsa to Andersen
D. Something else!

Thanks

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potatoace

2 years, 1 day ago
Konsa >Andersen
Villa fixtures tightening, Fulham fixtures er..loosening
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1. CABAYE4
  
  2 years, 1 day ago
  It does seem like the most obvious position to remove without much risk.
  
  Konsa was a likely sell next GW regardless with his fixtures.
  
  I’m quite keen on Gvardiol but Gabriel has the potential of those big hauls which would worry me to go without.
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HODGE

For clarity I don't own Son, but for me rules of the game its v clear and just not an assist and the post saying why they've given it as they don't deam Areolas touch signifent is to be kind it incorrect.

Just a quick question to see who agrees or not.
Do you think it was a Son assist?

A)Yes an assist
B)No

CABAYE4

2 years, 1 day ago
B - still holding out hope they’ll review before finalising the GW.
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1. HODGE
  
  2 years, 1 day ago
  Personally it's more about the integrity of the game than a few points that Son owners got, I honestly hope they remove it for that reason. You can't have a game this popular being run with bias
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GENERATION X

2 years, 1 day ago
These decisions are made by certain people in FPL towers that own Son its obvious and its not the first time big name players get dodgy points
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1. HODGE
  
  2 years, 1 day ago
  I feel its the worst decision I've seen, I felt when Saka got 3bps which was reduced to 1, that the people in charge are being I influenced by who owns what player but I hope not.
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  2 years, 1 day ago
  It stinks
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    2 years, 1 day ago
    100% agree
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Lovren an elevator

Any Wolves fans (or anyone with an opinion on said topic...)
How are Joao Gomes and Andre looking? Been a tough start, but wondering if they're living up to the hype

Consolidating injured players....

A. Welbeck and Jota to RAUL and Son
B. LARSEN
C. NDIAYE

Start 1 this week?

A) Konsa (Bournemouth home)
B) Van de Ven (Palace away)

MagicMessi

Martinez(4.0)
Kean. Faes. Vanderberg
(Harwoodbellis/O'Shea)
Salah. Mbeumo. Johnson. Foden
(Martinelli)
Raul. Haaland. Solanke
0.9 itb
Free transfer vardy to jimenez
G2g? Or Martinelli/Harwodbellis to 5.5(Georgino/rogers) mid and Gvardiol for -8? And if so who to bench? Thanks!

Tree House

Best Saliba replacement for 5.1 or below?

A) Dalot
B) Ait-Nouri
C) Other

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