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26 October 2025 1208 comments
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Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ends at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, where the team news has just arrived for Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.


TEAM NEWS

Everton’s only change from the defeat at Manchester City sees loanee Jack Grealish (£6.9m) – ineligible to face his parent club – come in for Carlos Alcaraz (£5.2m).

James Tarkowski (£5.5m), Jordan Pickford (£5.5m), Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5.0m) and Michael Keane (£4.5m) all start.

As for Spurs, two attacking alterations see Randal Kolo Muani (£6.9m) and Brennan Johnson (£6.7m) replace Mathys Tel (£6.3m) and Wilson Odobert (£5.3m). It means that Richarlison (£6.6m) will have to make do with a cameo versus his former club.

Thomas Frank has Pedro Porro (£5.6m), Micky van de Ven (£4.7m) and Mohammed Kudus (£6.8m) in the starting XI.


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

EVERTON XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Gana, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Beto

Subs: Travers, Coleman, Aznou, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl, McNeil, Iroegbunam, Barry

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI: Vicario; Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Xavi, Johnson; Kolo Muani

Subs: Kinsky, Byfield, Gray, Bergvall, Odobert, Sarr, Scarlett, Richarlison, Tel


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FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Timber or cala alongside Gabriel? Cheers

    1. FantasyClub
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Hard one. I have Cala but I think.id go Timber if I had to choose

    2. didas
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      I'm tempted to go for all 3

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Timber

    4. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Timber!

  2. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 12 days ago

    Is 56 points good for this gameweek?

    1. FantasyClub
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Dude...

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Nope. Delete your team ASAP.

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Yes

    4. I have no Wirtz
        1 month, 11 days ago

        Let me think…. Hm…. 46 average… hm. I think 56 is better than 46… I am not sure…what do you mean by good?

    5. FantasyClub
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Is Mateta clearly the best second choice after Haaland?

      Stat's are great but is he gonna return on them?...got tap ins in the hatrick but couldn't hit the target from 6 yards out

      1. didas
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        No. He's hit and miss in my opinion. Maybe as your third striker.

      2. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Prob best atm

    6. FCSB
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      My GW9 transfer was Tarkowski >> James, then played James over VdV

      lol

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Salty...

    7. Slitherene
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      For only the next 2 GW's, since WCing in GW12

      VdV, Kudus --> Richards, Sarr

      Stick or twist?

      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Twist

    8. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Botttomed

      Transfers done.

      Raya
      Gabriel - Munoz - Reinildo
      Saka - Mbuemo - Semenyo - KDH
      Haaland - Mateta - Woltemade

      Dubravka - King - Cash - Gudmundsson

      2.7 m in the bank.

      Plans ahead -

      GW 11 - KDH ➡ Sarr
      GW 12 - Save FT
      GW 13 - Raya ➡ Donnarumma
      GW 14 - Cash + Sarr ➡ Timber + Minteh

      Thoughts?

    9. adidasOriginals
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Who would you transfer out?
      A - Grealish
      B - Kudus
      C - Caicedo
      Thanks

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        All keepable. Surely someone better (worse to sell) who is your fwd’s?

        1. adidasOriginals
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Haaland, Pedro and Bowen

      2. Slitherene
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Kudus maybe

      3. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        B

    10. Mata of opinion
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      How does this look for wildcard? 0 itb
      Dubravka Verbruggen
      Sensei Gabriel Munoz James Esteve
      Saka Mbuemo Gordon Semenyo King
      Thiago Haaland Mateta

    11. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Thoughts on Gyokores swap with Saka?

      Worth it long term or just hold and reassess after GW12?

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I’ve got both and I’m debating getting rid of both

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Saka had been ill, so today should be forgotten when judging him.

        2. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Yeah, Arsenal goals will mostly be coming from their defence this season. Saka hasn't been on it all season. If he was like 7m I'd risk it.

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I did it for a hit last week, but I knew that I have Reijnders to sell this week.

      3. Crazy crazy horse
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Rice

      4. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Wait

    12. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Raya
      Gabriel richards burn (dorgu vdv)
      Semenyo gakpo ndiaye kudus (rejinders)
      Gyokeres pedro haland

      Which ?

      A) rejinders to sarr/6.6 mid.
      B) dorgu to keane, bench kudus
      C) gyokeres rejinders -4 to mbeumo woltemade

      1. zdrojo187
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        A

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        A

      3. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        C

    13. Bobbyg1
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Enzo and Pedro to

      Thiago and Mbuemo 2 fts?

      Have Sarr but no Mateta

      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Could work

    14. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Feels good getting rid of Pedro. Now only Gyokeres left stinking up my team, but will give him the next two.

      1. Bobbyg1
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Who did you get for Pedro?

        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Gyokeres:)

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Matets

    15. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Why did Arteta start with Saliba if he was a little bit injured?

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Pain is just weakness leaving the body according to Arteta

    16. Flynny
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      3fts. Thoughts on these moves?

      Pedro reijnders and tarko to mateta sarr and Richards.

      Due to price changes id need to get mateta or lose reijnders tonight. So it's a risk with midweek games

      Alternative is to wait and get someone like minteh instead. Thanks

      Raya (dub)
      Gabriel Tarko burn rodon (senesi)
      Bruno semenyo enzo reijnders (stach)
      Haaland gyorkeres pedro

      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        All in!

        1. Flynny
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Cheers.....I'll do mateta to pedro tonight.

          Then I think i can absorb the reijnders price fall and just have the right amount. Thanks

    17. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      A New chip for next season.

      Use a Sub

      If you have a sub with 23 points on the bench it's completely soul crushing

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        It should be called captain hindsight chip

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          that's actually a good name for that chip

          1. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            Supersub would be a better name I think, but who am I?

      2. Call of Guti
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        I'm so glad Diakete didn't come on for the Cherries - the Spurs chip was deloyed!

      3. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        That's just a worse bench boost.

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Ex-post versus ex-ante and only one player though

    18. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Confused. Why has Rice got Eze's assist? It's clear that Gabriel headed it to Eze???

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Gabi didn't actually touch the ball, but it was impossible to see. Video has been linked here earlier.

      2. Crazy crazy horse
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Don’t resist it, plop Rice in your team! Points magnet.

    19. lekalatch
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Pedro & Cucurella —> Mateta & Calafiori for free? 0.1 short of Timber

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Defo

    20. Doug McCasual
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      anyone else have van de ven first bench? crying eyes emoji

      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Rodon 4 me

        1. Josh.E
          • 4 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Last on my bench, gutted that I forgot to switch out an injured Anderson when I made the transfer. I was confident Leeds would concede when I realized my mistake. The goal sunk me until Vdv though lol.

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        2nd!

    21. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Was having a pretty decent season until now when I played Gudmundsson over VDV

    22. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Pedro ti mateta tonight or wait? Looks like he’s rising 2night

    23. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Anyone put off sarr by European games?

      1. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Wait if you can

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Thinkong munoz & mateta

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Absolutely. It also makes me skeptical of Mateta tbh... cpl will feel the constant Europe fatigue

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Still goimg mateta but sarr seems too much

    24. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 12 days ago

      Which 2 should be sold this week?

      A. Salah
      B. JP
      C. Reijnders
      D. Kudus

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        B&c

      2. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Maybe A & C.

      3. Snooze ya lose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        B/C

      4. I have no Wirtz
          1 month, 11 days ago

          C and B and A are the three that need to be sold.

      5. CoracAld2831
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Repost

        Us with Andersen & Gudmundsson, what's the plan?

        I might take a -4 myself get rid of both.

      6. OneTeamInBristol
        • 2 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        a) Bruno
        b) Mbuemo +0.8m

        1. Snooze ya lose
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          B

        2. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          B

      7. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Hows this midfield 5
        Semenyo eze mbeumo gakpo (longstaff)?

      8. Pomp and Circumstance
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        first draft of a GW 10 WC; can I get your thoughts? now have all week to revise 🙂 ; fits exactly current budget

        Verbruggen
        Munoz, Calafiori, Mukiele
        Mbuemo (v), Semenyo, Gakpo, Saka
        Haaland (c), Mateta, Woltemade

        subs: Dubravka; Rodon, Senesi, King

        had 3 FTs before the WC; under this year's new rules, does this mean that I will have all 3 FTs roll to GW 11?

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Looks good similar to mine but i have pope and eze instead

        2. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Y

      9. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 12 days ago

        Reijnders upgraded to Essugo (4.3)!!!

        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 12 days ago

          Who?!

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            The injured Che and Portuguese U21 youngster. The only 4.3 mid who doesn't take Liverpool slot. Allows me to get Sarr with exact money for a hit or upgrade Andersen later.

            1. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 12 days ago

              Never heard of him but good - I prefer a full playing midfield this year as the strikers aren’t striking

          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 12 days ago

            Normally I like benching headaches, but analytics don't know what they are doing. They recommend Reijnders (1-2pt) next week over Senesi who gets 2-3 pts.