Gameweek 9 Preview/ transfer tips
After last week’s Gameweek score and ranking can be described using the ‘meh’ emoji, I am hoping this for a sharp rise in rank this week. I currently still have my two free transfers this week and while I toyed with selling Salah I am still not 100% sure on this. If I do end up selling him I will most likely bring in either Son or Palmer with the funds and spread the rest of the money elsewhere such as upfront or to upgrade either Smith Rowe or Harvey Barnes.
The main issue I need to deal with this week though is Joao Pedro and I also want to move Harvey Barnes on as I no longer believe him to be a good option. Therefore, alternatively to selling Salah I may instead move Barnes to Dejan Kulusevski and Joao Pedro to Strand Larsen of Wolves. This would also give me 0.1 in the bank and a better team with more options in my opinion. While the Salah and Haaland double up has not paid off as much recently I still believe they will both return in the same Gameweek soon. An alternative to Kulusevski is Dwight McNeil of Everton who is cheaper and has better fixtures, however, Kulusevski’s upside is higher.
With that said, here is my Gameweek 9 team selection…
In goal this week it’s of course once again Dean Henderson. Crystal Palace were unlucky not to get a clean sheet against Nottingham Forest but Henderson did get me some save points though. At the back nothing changes with the same back three as last week of Trent Alexander-Arnold against Arsenal away, Pedro Prro against Crystal Palace away and Lucas Digne against Bournemouth at home. While Trent has a tough fixture I do believe he can get an attacking return this week, similar to the other two who also have clean sheet potential.
In midfield, I plan to deal with Joao Pedro and sell him and depending on who I sell him to, I may go with a 3-4-3 formation this week. For now though I am going with a five man midfield before I make the changes. This means that I have Emile Smith Rowe against Everton, he has the potential to score or assist this week. Alongside him is Mohamed Salah against Arsenal, a tough fixture but it’s Salah he always has the potential for points. Morgan Rogers faces Bournemouth and he has been in some good form. Harvey Barnes has a tougher fixture against Chelsea but I may sell him anyway and even if I do not, Newcastle can beat Chelsea on their day and Barnes can get returns. Finally, although Bryan Mbeumo blanked last week he has been so good this season and against Ipswich I believe he is set for more points.