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FPL Gameweek 9 Scout Picks: Villa triple-up

30 October 2026 48 comments
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After Neale, Tom and Marc submitted their Scout Squad selections, it’s time to nail down our Scout Picks for Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

This is a Free Hit in all but name, with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek.

As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 9 SCOUT PICKS

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Zion Suzuki (£5.0m) gets his first Scout Picks appearance ahead of Saturday night’s home encounter with Fulham.

Alvaro Arbeloa’s men are the division’s joint-lowest scorers on the road, having found the net only twice in four away matches.

Meanwhile, pass master Suzuki has kept two clean sheets over the last six Gameweeks, and has also racked up the saves: he’s banked six save points in that period, the joint-most of any goalkeeper.

DEFENDERS

 

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  1. Pomp and Circumstance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    48 mins ago

    question: is anyone playing the FH? considering it, and appreciate input; 3 FT, 0.9 ITB

    current squad is
    Kinsky, Palmer
    Calafiori, Konsa, De Cuyper, Thomas, Shaw
    Palmer, Saka, Cherki, Groß, Manzambi
    Haaland, JP, Wissa

    obviously JP and Saka are injured

    and first!

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    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      20 mins ago

      Shaw, Saka, Wissa out with your 3FT and that's a fairly easy fix

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      1. Pomp and Circumstance
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 mins ago

        what do you think are some other possible GWs that might be good for FH? many thanks

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        1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
          6 mins ago

          GW12 when Arsenal play City would give you a nice option to stock up on differentials.

          Alternatively just hold it until closer to the Christmas fixture pile up in expectation of injuries/rotation

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  2. arcticjunkie1
    46 mins ago

    On my FH, who would you rather have this gameweek?

    Evanilson or Thiago?

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    1. Mr bump
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      37 mins ago

      Evanilson

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    2. People in Preston
      35 mins ago

      Evan. He's firing whilst Thiago is not.

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    3. antis0cial
      4 mins ago

      Evan

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  3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    45 mins ago

    Tzolakis
    Muhamorovic Gvardiol Calafiori
    MGW Gross Rogers Mbuemo Schade
    Haaland Jackson

    Subs Vuskovic Thomas Thomas-Asante

    A Roll FT - play Vuskovic
    B Thomas to Van Hecke
    C Schade to Tavernier
    D TA to Evanilson
    E Mbuemo to Tavernier

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    1. Brosstan
      33 mins ago

      Easy roll for me

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    2. theshazly
      2 mins ago

      D

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  4. theshazly
    34 mins ago

    Start 4 from :

    A ) DeCuyper
    B ) Cala
    C ) Thomas
    D ) Davis
    E ) Cherki
    F ) Konsa

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    1. Utopsis
      8 mins ago

      Bench 2 is shorter. CD for me

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  5. Dubem_FC
    33 mins ago

    Ajer??
    Have you seen the state of Brentford's defence?

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    1. Brosstan
      24 mins ago

      Agreed. This game week is all set for Forest to finally deliver on underlying numbers

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    2. Azool
      1 min ago

      What’s happened to it?

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  6. ABCDEFC
    31 mins ago

    Tavernier or Evanilson?

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  7. RedLightning
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    25 mins ago

    New Community Article:
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/10/30/are-we-playing-fpl-or-just-managing-out-of-fear

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  8. iFash@FPL
    25 mins ago

    Who’s more likely to start: Foden or Cherki?
    And their xMins?

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    1. tuturututu
      25 mins ago

      Foden, Maresca likes him more

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    2. Azool
      13 mins ago

      Cherki 80 mins

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    3. Utopsis
      7 mins ago

      Flip a coin

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  9. tuturututu
    23 mins ago

    What would you change for FH?

    Suzuki,
    Silva, Gabriel, Van Hecke
    Palmer, Rogers, Tavernier, Manzambi
    Jackson, Evanilson, Haaland

    Tzolakis, Belloumi, Hall, Ajer

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    1. Brosstan
      22 mins ago

      Ditch Palmer for literally anyone

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      1. tuturututu
        14 mins ago

        Will give him one more chance, Utd look rubbish

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          10 mins ago

          Palmer also looks rubbish.

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    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      21 mins ago

      Suzuki > Kinsky
      Silva > Muha
      Manzambi > Kudus
      Tavernier > MGW
      Evanilson > DCL

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      1. tuturututu
        18 mins ago

        Thanks for suggestions, but I disagree for all. Not trusting Leeds vs Bou, I think Bou will win that match with a couple of goals in Leeds net. Also not trusting Kinsky or Kudus, I barely even got Van Hecke because Spurs are also terrible, one win vs Chelsea does not mean their assets are essential now.

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        1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
          13 mins ago

          Spurs assets aren't essential - it's a FH and they have an easy fixture, that's the point of a FH

          Leeds will comfortably beat Bournemouth - BOU beat a leggy Sunderland side & the worst coached side in Europe and people are jumping the gun before good fixtures start again next week. Leeds are a better side. Bookmark this and return here on Saturday evening.

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          1. tuturututu
            12 mins ago

            ok buddy, chill

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          2. tuturututu
            9 mins ago

            Also Spurs will concede vs Palace, not an easy fixture no matter Palace form, bookmark this as well

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            1. Utopsis
              6 mins ago

              You ask for advice, then tell the person giving the advice to chill.

              Don't ask next time.

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  10. Pep Roulette
    19 mins ago

    Hey fam! FH team, final call! GTG?

    Suzuki (Kelleher)
    VanHecke Muhamerovic Silva (Gvardiol Ajer)
    Palmer Rogers Manzambi Kudus (Belloumi)
    Haaland© Thiago Jackson

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    1. tuturututu
      just now

      Interesting and very similar to mine, except you trust in Leeds and Spurs while I go all out on Bou

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  11. People in Preston
    17 mins ago

    The 'Watchlist' was last updated 23Oct.

    The 'Predicted Line-ups' has only updated two of the 14 teams playing tomorrow.

    (I've even seen the blank line-ups after a GW deadline on a Friday).

    I can't understand why people pay money for this.

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    1. Azool
      just now

      It does seem a bit naff but it’s a game of opinions at the end of the day.

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  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    16 mins ago

    Palmer auto pick, joke.

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    1. People in Preston
      4 mins ago

      He's going (early) bald as well.

      Hence that weird Bobby Charlton strand of hair he wraps around his forehead with max hairspray.

      Which was found out in the rain last GW against Spurs.

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      1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        just now

        man tunes into football matches just to analyze the players hairstyles

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  13. Livinginapool
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 mins ago

    Bench one:

    A) Konsa
    B) Calafiori
    C) Tarkowski
    D) De Cuyper
    E) Gross

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    1. More Tragic
      3 mins ago

      all of them

      lol

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    2. People in Preston
      3 mins ago

      I do see LIV 0-1 ARS, and multiple goals MCI/BHA (with Groß and De Cuyper involved), so I guess I'd bench Tarkowski?

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  14. Under my Cucurella
    6 mins ago

    Would you FH this? Already did Gonzalo > Jackson with a FT so would have him back next week with 3FT and this team.

    Raya 4.0
    Cala DeC Hall Davis Thomas
    Rogers MGW Mbuemo Tav Gross
    Haaland Jackson JP

    2FT 1ITB

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    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      4 mins ago

      absolutely not

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      1. Under my Cucurella
        just now

        Thanks, aside from the obvious 4.0 keeper and JP. Who would you bench this week?

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  15. Gazzpfc
    5 mins ago

    2 from 3

    1 Konsa
    2 Egan
    3 Davis Ipswich

    ??

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    1. antis0cial
      1 min ago

      1, 3

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  16. antis0cial
    2 mins ago

    Who to start?
    A) Hall
    B) Calafiori

    1) Barnes
    2) Gross

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