🚨 Gameweek 7 Differential? Fantasy Friday 🤔

Gm football fans. Route One here. It’s Friday baby.

That means it’s Fantasy Fridays. Not that sort of fantasy, you naughty boy. It’s an FPL special to take us up to the Saturday deadline.

🚨 Gameweek 7 is upon us so get your transfers in before Saturday 30 Sep at 11.00am GMT 🚨

Let’s get into it, shall we…

FIXTURES

🗞️ MORNING BRIEF

Everything you need know

🤔 Real Madrid eye up Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi as a contender to replace Carlo Ancelotti next season.

🚨 FSB sells minority stake in Liverpool to US private equity firm Dynasty Equity. The deal is in the region of $100-$200m and will be used to help pay off debts at the club… full story in Guardian.

😬 Man United insiders say the relationship between Ten Hag and Jadon Sancho is beyond repair.

👋🏼 Sheffield United have spoken to former manager Chris Wilder over the possibility of replacing Paul Heckingbottom.

📺 The Premier League and EFL have reached an agreement to sell their television rights together. The move is set to support the funding of clubs in the English Football League, as it will ensure clubs in lower leagues receive funding in line with top flight sides.

🔵 Chelsea are eyeing up the situation with Victor Osimhen as Saudi Arabian clubs begin to enquire about the striker’s future at Napoli.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK

Double (Gameweek) Trouble

It’s double gameweek time!

But… don’t get too excited. The first of the season is Luton and Burnley, both of which have 1 point this season…

If you’re one to take a punt (or if you own “1-point” Jackson) then your attacking option is Morris.

Why? Well, as well as being on pens and a sure-starter, the stats aren’t bad for him over the two games…

Morris is at 42% (third) to score at anytime over the two fixtures, and is also the second highest predicted scoring player (8.1 points).

But, avoid using any chips for this double GW fixture as it might be better used elsewhere…

With Man City vs Brentford in GW18 being rescheduled, this will be a much better time to make use of them…

It has been rumoured that this fixture will take place anytime between GW 20 - 24…

So, if you haven’t given up before then, patience is a virtue my friend…

KEY INJURIES

🤕 Saka’ed…

Good news for Maddison owners. Spurs are confident he’ll be available.

Saka is a different story. Reports suggest he won’t be starting this weekend.

So, it begs the question, should you bite the bullet and transfer him out?

Probably.

Even though his injury isn’t long-term, Arsenal’s next 5 GWs aren’t looking like big returners.

Chelsea looks a tasty fixture, but here’s a surprising fact: the Blues haven’t conceded many goals this season. Only City and Liverpool have conceded less.

So, on paper, 3 of 5 fixtures are going to be difficult to get returns for Arsenal attackers.

Luckily, it’s not all doom and gloom. There’s a clear alternative.

Yep, you guessed it… Son.

Spurs have great fixtures over the next 7 GWs, and Big Ange has hinted that Son will be playing upfront…

It’s a £0.5m increase if you do go for Son over Saka. So, if you can’t afford it, stick with Maddison.

DEFENSIVE NEWS

🤔 Toon Army… beware

Brining in a Newcastle defender is a no-brainer. Just make sure it’s the right one.

Eddie Howe has said that Sven Botman has picked up a knee injury, so it’s doubtful whether he’ll be available against Burnley at home.

And if you didn’t pick Trippier last week, don’t worry. He’s available and expected to return well over the next 6 GWs.

Remember: the stats are skewed against him because of Newcastle’s slower start to the season.

While Schar is expected to get less points, he’s still a great option. And he’s cheaper (by a lot) at £5m, compared to Trippier’s £6.6m…

🔴 Don’t forget Arsenal’s away form…

Listen to this. Last season, Arsenal kept 10 clean sheets away from home vs 4 at home.

This season, they have kept 0 clean sheets at home in 4 games, and 2 cleans sheets away in 2 games.

(*Cough* Arteta voice) … That’s friggin’ unreal guyz.

With Bournemouth away, both Saliba (£5.2m) and Gabriel (£4.7m) are promising…

PUNT

🫣 Differential?

This weekend’s differential is… Abdoulaye Doucoure.

He is owned by just 0.6% of FPL managers and is just £5.5m.

Doucoure checks in as a midfielder but Dyche is preferring to play him alongside the no. 9.

Everton arguably have the best two fixtures in GW7-8 with Luton and Bournemouth.

He is currently Everton’s top goal scorer with two goals and the top for xG… everything will go through him now that he’s in the advanced position.

With so many midfield option, it’ll be hard to fit him into a team…

But, if you’re playing catch up, he looks like a good differential.

QUICK LINKS

• 🤔 Fantasy Football Hub’s predicted lineups and team news for gameweek 7 (LINK)

• 🤕 Premier Injuries tracks every injury in the league (LINK)

• 🎥 Let’s Talk FPL full gameweek 7 preview (LINK)

BIG-GAME PLAYER
The puzzle section

As it’s Fantasy Friday, it only makes sense to keep it FPL focused. Today’s quiz is on last season’s points…

1. Who had the highest gameweek score?

2. Which midfielder earned the most bonus points?

3. Which player saw the greatest price decrease?

Thursday’s answer:

• Which player has played in the League Cup final six times, representing three different clubs? Emile Heskey

• In 2004, Bolton reached the Carling Cup Final. Who were their opponents? Middlesbrough

• Which soft drinks company sponsored the League Cup from 1992 until 1998? Coca-Cola

MEME