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FPL Team Reveal: Who I’m replacing Romelu Lukaku with in Gameweek 9

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After eight Gameweeks of the 2021/22 campaign, I’m currently sat just outside of the top 100k overall with 531 points.

Since I last checked in, I played a successful Gameweek 7 Wildcard, which I’ve included below alongside my Gameweek 8 set-up and week-by-week history of the season so far.

Now, ahead of Gameweek 9, my priority has been finding a replacement for the injured Romelu Lukaku (£11.6m). There are other issues in my team, like Adam Armstrong (£6.0m), but with a decent enough looking squad, I’m happy to wait a week or two before moving him on.

So, armed with £2.0m in the bank following last week’s frustrating Son Heung-min (£10.2m) > Phil Foden (£8.0m) transfer (don’t ask…), no forward is out of reach.

For context, here’s a shortlist of the options I considered.

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

    Play 1.

    A. Saka
    B. Hwang
    C. Livra

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

      Saka

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  2. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tuchel will probably play Rudiger up front and bench Havertz

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tuchel isnt a meglamaniac

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      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Is that like a crazy dinosaur ❓

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          No, thats a dipstickladocus

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  3. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone dare captain Kane? Or keep it simple with Salah?

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

      Kiss

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

    a) Vardy
    b) Havertz

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  5. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

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

      ah shii, here we go again...

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You forgot the …

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  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    #Permashite

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

    So annoyed I was 0.1 off the lukaku>Kane move. It was the right move but had to pick vardy instead who I have a terrible history with in fpl

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  8. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Are those spurs fixtures really that bad? West ham, utd, Everton. Can see goals in all of those.
    Whereas Leicester have Brentford and arsenal which are two defences that we are considering goalkeepers from....
    As you can tell, I'm torn between vardy and Kane!

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

      kane all day if you can

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      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers!

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy may blank against Brentford but he loves scoring goals against Arsenal.

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  9. Inspector Gadget
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Benching headache - please help!

    1. Gray (WAT)
    2. Mbuemo (LEI)
    3. Hwang (lee)
    4. ASM (cry)

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

    Saka 100% out?

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He trained yesterday, so I'd be confident he's at least in squad, if not the starting 11.

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  11. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mount or foden?

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  12. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bench Trent, Captain Havertz - stupid?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo Dias James
    Salah Havertz Raphinha Mbuemo
    Vardy Toney Jesus

    Bench: TAA Livramento Brownhill

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    1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not stupid. The RMT tool on this site suggests that very thing. That being said, I’d be hard pressed to bench TAA ever, and this fixture is historically low scoring.

      For me, I’m still captaining salah, but Kai is basically the replacement for Lukaku and lots had originally planned to captain him because of the fixture.

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  13. A Fat Spanish Waiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed:

    Lukaku’s injury, plus a number of fires to fight, finally prompted the wildcard. Here the team: Please tear it apart. Still trying to sort the back and whether I should downgrade there and move Toney to Jimmy

    Guaita (foster)
    TAA Cancelo James (Livramento) (White)
    Salah Son Mbuemo Raph (Brownhill)
    Vardy Antonio Toney

    .5 ITB

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

      Looks good but James on WC should not be an option.

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      1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Who would you put in his place?

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      2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        To expand on that, I have the funds to move to rudi if needed, but I also have a fully playing bench to cover James if he doesn’t play. That was the logic anyway.

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    2. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If you are committed to 4-4-2 and can stomach the occasional benchings you are gtg.

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  14. GE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What would you change with this Wildcard?

    (0.0 itb)

    Ramsdale
    TAA/Cancelo/Rudiger/Chilwell
    Salah/Son/Raphinha/Mbeumo
    Vardy/Antonio

    Bench: Foster, Livramento, Brownhill, Davis

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Probably the keeper.

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  15. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gotta be honest I’m a little nervous not owning Havertz but Norwich have looked better defensively recently and it’s also the early Saturday game.

    Next week against Newcastle however is another story altogether.

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  16. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Open effing controls

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  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy was about 19% owned at the start of the week

    He’s already 25% now

    I really hope he blanks this weekend !

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

      so you hope players you dont own blanks, thats rare

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

      8% when I got him 🙁

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  18. davies
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) Kane Havertz

    B) Gallagher Livramento + 8 points

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This is pretty weird ask!

      Id say b, if no cap in a, nevermind its about 13mill cheaper.

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

      Remember when Aubameyang rose 0.6 across 6 days?

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

        Pretty hard to reply to people at a pretty critical time FFS

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  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who’s in charge of FFS these days?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pundits

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Amateurs.

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  20. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) Lukaku > Vardy
    B) Save and play ESR

    ?

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  21. Totti4ever
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would really appreciate some feedback. Head is wrecked.

    Team

    Sanchez,
    Rudiger, TAA, Semdo, Livermento
    DLuiz, Salah, Sarr, Benrahma,
    Vardy, Antonio

    Subs - White, Sissoko & Lukaku

    2.0m ITB

    So do I:
    Benrahma > Havertz
    or
    Semedo > Diaz

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    1. A Fat Spanish Waiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ben to Kai is a short term move. Getting Diaz is a longer term move. That should inform your decision.

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      1. Totti4ever
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Good point, thanks. Just was finding it hard to resist the initial punt/differential of Havertz.

        Another option is Lukaku + Semedo > Kane & Dias (or Cancelo) for a -4......any better?

        Can afford either but surely Dias is the better shout over Cancelo who is bound to be rested very soon is he not?.....

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  22. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tempted to go 1) as have pretty strong bench, I take advantage of the immediate Chelsea def fixtures while doubling up Azpi + Chilwell, as well as have that 0.9ITB, which will give me flexibility if needed

    1) Raya, Azpi + playing bench: Livra, Duffy and 0.9ITB

    2) McCarthy, TAA + playing bench: Duffy, Manquilo and 0.0ITB

    3) Raya, TAA + playing bench: Duffy and 0.0ITB

    Thoughts?

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  23. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Please help much appreciated.
    A) Start Livramento/Armstrong
    B) Doucoure to Havertz(-4) and bench Livramento/Armstrong

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

    A) Kane + Toney (no Mbeumo)

    B) Vardy + Antonio (no Benrahma)

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  25. JAYPEE
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Play
    A) Livramento v Burnley
    B) Antonio v Spurs

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

      B

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  26. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Open or Controls?

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Both for a -4

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If you open, you cant control.

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  27. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I've gone for a maverick punt. Lukaku + Saka > Son + Watkins (-4). G2G?

    Ramsdale

    Trent - Cancelo - Christensen - Rudiger

    Salah - Raphinha - Son

    Antonio - Watkins - Vardy

    Foster - Livramento - Brownhill - D luiz

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck

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  28. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you do this move for a hit?

    Kaku & Foden > Kane & Raph

    or keep it simple with Kaku > Vardy?

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Selling Foden lol

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

      Just get vardy

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  29. Junks
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    *REPOST X4* ANYONE :((
    Roll FT or anything worth doing with this lot?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Azpi Tierney Livra
    Salah Grealish Saka Raph
    Ant Ronaldo

    Foster / Duffy / Allan / Armstrong

    Really torn about Armstrong, start him or Livra? Thanks all

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    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm always inclined to start the attacker rather than the defender but Livra has potential at both ends.

      I'd say you're safe to roll

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

      You're all set. Bench Armstrong

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

      Thanks both

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  30. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A) Ron to Kane

    B) Grealish to Son, Ron to Vardy (-4)

    Sanchez/Foster
    TAA Livra Dias (White, Duffy)
    Salah Raph Gray Grealish*
    Ron* Antonio Hwang

    1.3 ITB

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