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

    BENCH one:

    TAA, Toney or Mbeumo?

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

      Really tough but Mbuemo probably

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mbeumo

    3. Tree House
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      oooosh. TAA... Can you answer mine below?

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

    Start one:

    A) Tierney (AVL)
    B) Benrama (TOT)

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

      B

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

      Tricky. I think I'd go Tierny. Just.

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

    Foden to Havertz -4? Fast answer pls

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

      No

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

      Nah

    3. XX SMICER XX
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Only if you Captain Havertz

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Never

    5. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No

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

    which 1 to bench?

    A. White
    B. Benrahm
    C. Sarr

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

  5. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which combo would you rather have instead of Lukaku & Greenwood?

    A) Vardy & Havertz

    B) Toney & Kdb

    C) Ings & Son

    D) Kane & Raphina

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

      D

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

    Gilmour to Havertz (C) for -4

    Or start Tierney

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      -4

  7. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shall I do Havertz in for Mahrez for -4?

    Already done Vardy in for Lukaku.
    No Chelsea cover now

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

      I did and (C)

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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

    Auba or Kai (C) ?

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

      Kai

    2. XX SMICER XX
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Kai

    3. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Da Cobra!!

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

    Kai © or Kane ©?

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Kai

  10. Pi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who to bench?
    1) Livaramento (BUR)
    2) Benhrama (SPURS)

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      1

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

    Deadline in 2 minutes. Hurry up.

  12. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz or Salah for C? Thx!

    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      coin flip

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Havertz as differential then.

  13. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    snchez or foster

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Foster

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

      Foster and hope for saves

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pants half way down!

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

    Kane C for me, feeling punty. Good luck all!

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Perfect week for it

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

        Hope so, at the end of the day what's this game if not for a few cheeky punts!

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

      Son (C) here. GL!

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

        Lets hope that our guys set each other up for a goal or three 😉

  16. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    First Sub
    A- Allan
    B- White

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

      B

  17. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Start Gray or Jimenez

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

      Gray

  18. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Everyone starting TAA over tierney aren’t they? I get it as it’s ‘TAA’ but arsenal must hsve better cleansheet chance!

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

      I saw a team with TAA 3rd on bench, but it's the exception.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I played him in the end and benched tierney

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

          Let's see how it goes. Personally I'd play TAA over Tierney

  19. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Good luck everyone!

    Alonso (C) Salah (VC)

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

      Same!

    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol. Alonso cameo points for you

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Probably!

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

      Best of luck! Saw another punter with Alonso(c)

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

    GOOD LUCK ALL!!

  21. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    pens down please

    1. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yup, good luck!

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

    Love Friday deadlines. Don't have to refresh for team news all morning till 11am.

    Can actually get on with my weekend 😀

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

    For posterity (and to console myself in 3 hours time).

    Sitting 79k, be bold and (c) Aubameyang

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

      I wanted it too. But at the end went with vardy

  24. Pratik
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hating that I chickened out of Lukaku + Brownhill => Toney + Havertz(c), and instead did Lukaku => Vardy last minute. 🙁

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

      Vardy is a sensible pick so you may have avoided a disaster.

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That's all I did.

  25. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Any good Lukaku replacement that isn't Vardy? Tempted by Iheanacho, but is he even nailed now? Any Leicester fans here?

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I have Toney already

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Forgot it's 1.5 hour before the deadline now, great

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bit late now innit?

    3. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I was tempted too by Iheanacho and debated it, but don't think he's nailed.

  26. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Another and another bites the dust.

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

    Pens DOWN

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

      *Quickly peaks at kids work next to me and scribbles some more down*

  28. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hit the confirm button before 20 seconds.

    Ronaldo+ benrahma > vardy+havertz (-4) done

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

    Didnt have the ball to drop TAA for White or Livra lol

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      P*ssy

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

    Opened ffs site to realise there was 3 mins until deadline.

    Did a hasty Lukaku -> Jesus

    Jesus

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

      I debated that for some time. I'm hating how chicken I was today.