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FPL General’s Gameweek 9 team reveal + transfer plans

24 October 2025 630 comments
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With Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) nearing, our pundits are starting to finalise their teams before Friday’s deadline.

FPL General, who has three top 500 finishes to his name, is fully committed to going without Mohamed Salah (£14.3m) and Erling Haaland (£14.7m) this season. He shares his latest thoughts below.

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General no Salah Haaland

GAMEWEEK 8 REVIEW

FPL General’s Gameweek 9 team reveal + transfer plans

Does anyone have a decent forward that I could sign on loan? What a disaster these have been in recent weeks.

Hopefully, a brace in midweek brace will see Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m) kick on and do what we expected him to do at Arsenal. As much as I can’t wait to sell Joao Pedro (£7.5m), he’s going to survive for at least one more week, due to other priorities. 

Captain Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) somehow managed a 14-pointer without any attacking returns, which was very sweet. Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m) did the business by setting up the winner over Liverpool, while Daniel Munoz (£5.6m) registered two assists. What a Fantasy gem he is.

Aside from those three, it wasn’t a great Gameweek. Fingers crossed that this one will be more productive.

GAMEWEEK 9 TEAM

 

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 8 days ago

    Will Neale start Gabriel or not? Huge call!

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      No it isn’t. He will either start or not play.

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    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Everyone who owns Gabriel will start him. If he doesnt start he doesnt play. It messes up BB9 plans thats all.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Just wish he would hurry up and do the predicted line ups. Too much dilly dallying on YouTube with Jonty.

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      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Not many other good options for BB before Christmas, unless rebuilding team

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        1. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          BB11 looks ok for me having WC8 and I will have 5 FTs next GW to play with if needed.

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    3. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      What will you do if Neale doesn't have him in his predicted line up? Will it actually impact your team?

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      1. MJF
          7 months, 8 days ago

          He will post some attention seeking shite on here.

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 8 days ago

            This is outrageous.

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    4. RUUD!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      What’s the crack with Gabriel then, does anyone have any solid thoughts on his chances of playing?

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      1. Visionaries
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Chances of playing are 50/50

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Not unless Arteta is going to toss a coin.

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      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Playing Sunday helps

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      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        https://x.com/CharlieVantFPL/status/1981735416962109680

        I also asked my Arsenal-fan mate his thoughts on Gabriel (he is a season ticket holder and I ask him for opinions every week).

        He doesn’t get inside info, but knows the club about as well anyone could without having inside info.

        He response was this:

        Gabi will play.

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    5. Shark_Sandwich
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      help needed - please
      Simons & Livramento out
      who to bring in
      Chalobah & Grealish
      or James & N'Daiye

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    6. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Gabriel to Timber for free to secure BB?

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    7. Weeb Kakashi
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Salah or Haaland captain?

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      1. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        What do you think? Seriously

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    8. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 8 days ago

      Still makes sense to own Gabriel on a WC right?

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Nope. I'd go for the two full backs personally.

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        1. Saka White Rice
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          why if its obviously not serious? He'll be out one game at most (probably)

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 months, 8 days ago

            Because they are really attacking and you can't trust Arteta

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      2. Cold Palms
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Yep start him

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      3. Cold Palms
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Last five games 45 points hurry up please

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      4. MJF
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Yeah I think so.

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      5. MGD
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Reinders-> Enzo FT G2G?

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        1. Cold Palms
          • 1 Year
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Yes

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      6. Eddie Nketamine
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        WC GW9 GTG? 0M ITB

        Pope
        Gab Timber Senesi
        Saka Semenyo Gakpo Ndiaye Caicedo
        Haaland Kroupi.Jr

        Dubravka Rodon Mateta Munoz

        Haaland or Semenyo captain

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      7. Drizzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Damn it, I'm bench boosting anyway. If Gabriel doesn't play, I will have KDH, Tark and Dubravka to score me a few points. My last BB got me 6 pts so it's not a high bar to clear.

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        1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Thinking the same. I swear we had this same kerfuffle over Gabriel a few weeks ago and he was fine. Has played every minute so far. And Palace is not the game to rest him.

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      8. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Team for the GW - 1FT

        Pope (Dubravka)
        Tark Gabriel Senesi Semenyo
        Saka Reinjders Stach Ndiaye
        Haaland (C) Pedro

        Subs Richards Alderete Richarlison

        A Stick and ROLL
        B Richarlison to Welbeck
        C Richarlison to woltemade
        D Stach to Sarr

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        1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          C and bench Reijn

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      9. Jstap94
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Raya,
        Gabriel, Cucurella, Senesi
        Gakpo, Reijnders, Sarr, Fernandes, Semenyo
        Pedro, Haaland

        Dubravka, Evanilson, VdV, Esteve

        £0.3m in the bank, 2FTs. Thinking Gakpo to Enzo and Evanilson to Woltemade?

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      10. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        "[Bruno Fernandes] was excellent against Liverpool, so hopefully it’s more of the same at home to Brighton and Hove Albion."

        You really have to question whether these chancers actually bother watching the games or not.

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      11. Drexl Spivey
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Gabriel backup? Pffft!

        Got Diouf, innit.

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      12. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Good to go?

        Petrovic
        Timber Muñoz Senesi
        Saka Bruno Semenyo(V) Gordon Enzo
        Haaland(C) Pedro

        Dubravka Richards Alderete* Obi
        1.6 0FT

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        1. Joelinton Travel Tavern
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          I'd be tempted to start Richards over Munoz. R has more chance of DCs than M has of attacking returns

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      13. Bruno Commando
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Start 1:

        A) Reijnders vs Villa
        B) Stach vs Hammers

        Raya
        Burn Gabriel Senesi
        Semenyo Bruno Saka Reijnders*
        (H)aaland JPedro Woltemade

        Dubravka Stach Richards Mukiele

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      14. Bigler
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Bench boost this?

        Pope
        Gabriel* Timber Senesi
        Saka Kudus Ndiaye Minteh
        Haaland Mateta Pedro

        Dubravka Sarr Rodon Diouf

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      15. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        90% chance Arteta is lying and Gab is completely fine

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          75% chance you are wrong

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        2. el polako
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          50% chance.
          He’s either lying or not.

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        3. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          76 percent of statistics are made up anyway

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      16. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Alderete over Mukiele on WC6 just keeps getting better...

        Senesi Tarkowski Gabriel* Alderete* Andersen*

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      17. A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        This bench boost decision is killing me. Bench is: Stach, Van De Ven, Rodon and Dubravka. But I have Gabriel.

        Options are: 1) BB anyway; 2) wait for 11. Leeds and Burnley are decent in 11, but not as good as 9. VDV would be gone by then. I'm totally torn.

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        1. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Same dilemma. I'm doing BB9. Just need to get it done so my planning can be free of it. BB11 may work but there's multiple games between now and then and presumably more injuries and hassles.

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        2. Boz
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

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          I'm exactly the same position with dub, rodon, stach and VDV. Moving to Calafiori as have 5FT

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      18. Nazz
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Should I bench boost with two Palace players? Make a transfer?

        Pope
        Gabriel, Timber, Rodon, Senesi
        Saka, Enzo, Semenyo
        Haarland, Woltemade, Pedro

        Dub, Longstaff, Richards, Sarr

        Thank you!!!

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        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Nah, save it for later

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      19. TochanMama
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Alright lads,

        A) Time for a JP to Wolte move
        B) Hold till Sunderland

        1) Hold VDV this week
        2) VDV to Diouf

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        1. Jstap94
          • 2 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          B, I thjnk he will play behind Guiu which his better position

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      20. Al Pacho
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        I’m playing Dub instead of Donna.
        So start VVD or Esteve?

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        1. Al Pacho
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Sorry VDV**

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      21. Manani
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        A. Kudus > Enzo
        B. Gyo> Wolte (have Gordon)
        C. Gyo + Reij > Wolte + Enzo (benching dilemma this week, Gordon maybe)
        D. Save FT

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      22. Lucas8406
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        VDV and Foden to James and Gakpo (-4)?

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      23. Tibbs
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        3FT how does this look:

        VVD + Reijnders + Pedro >>> Chalobah + Caicedo + Woltemade?

        Next Question is do I BB this?

        Petrovic | Dub
        Gabriel |Guehi | Gudmondsson | Chalobah | VDV
        Semenyo | Caicedo | Saka | Ndiaye | Stach
        Haaland | Gyo | Woltemade

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      24. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Arteta won't want to go up against Mateta without Gabriel if possible. I think it's mind games FWIW

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          I don't see the point of this "mind games". It doesn't alter Palace's approach to the game anyway

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          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 8 days ago

            It's pointless but that doesn't mean it's not what Arteta is doing. Gab is going to play

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      25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        Botman a decent pick?

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        1. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Yes

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      26. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        HELP. Which one is better?
        A) Gakpo+Richards
        B) Enzo/Ndiaye+Munoz

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      27. GROBARI
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 8 days ago

        I have all three of Gabriel Alderete and Andersen, should i deal with some of them (probably Andersen) or should I just hold as there is no better options on those price points than them? Of course BB9 is now out of the queation. I have 3 FTs and my plan was to roll and to do some transfers for GW10

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        1. MJF
            7 months, 8 days ago

            If you've got the luxury of 3 FTs I think you've got to move Andersen out so you are guaranteed to field a full 11. Even though I do feel Gabriel plays.

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          • BUZZBOMB ♡
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 8 days ago

            Id roll. You'll want to keep Gabriel and theres not many options at 4.5 or below if you have Dubravka and maybe Leeds already. Sunderland have tough GW9 and GW11 fixtures too. An extra tf will give you good flex next GW.

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            1. GROBARI
              • 5 Years
              7 months, 8 days ago

              Yeah i do have Dubravka and Stach only healthy players on my bench. I feel like Gabi aswell but its very tricky situation. I also lean towards rolling

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              1. GROBARI
                • 5 Years
                7 months, 8 days ago

                Gabi will play*

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        2. Nightf0x
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 8 days ago

          Bench 1 of
          Kudus ndiaye rejinders gyokeres

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          1. Manani
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 8 days ago

            Reij

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