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The return of the Premier League from international break brings, as usual, injuries, intrigue, and a load of, “Who’s good at dealing with travel?” to our Fantasy Premier League discussion.
Rather than delve deep into stats that analyze the last part of that, let’s take a look at the first several weeks of the Premier League season and ask: Who’s piling up the points?
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And let’s also look deeper than the obvious answers; Erling Haaland and Gabriel Jesus have been the genuine article for Manchester City and Arsenal, respectively, but who else is consistently dropping decent numbers?
We’ll also ignore some penalty takers, as surely Alexis Mac Allister won’t spend his season heading to the spot with the same regularity he has for Brighton early in it.
Here’s the “All-Fantasy Premier League XI” heading into Week 9, but before that, how about a couple of captain and transfer options?
This week is highlighted by some Bees, who seem to have people forgetting both how unlucky they’ve been and how fortunate their hosts have been in recent weeks…
Add and/or captain Week 9: Ivan Toney, Brentford at Bournemouth, 7.3M
Add, Week 9: David Raya, Brentford at Bournemouth, 4.5M
Add, Week 9: Kyle Walker-Peters, Southampton vs Everton, 4.5M
Add, Week 9: Lucas Paqueta, West Ham vs Wolves, 6.0M
Captain, Week 9: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool vs Brighton, 12.9M
Captain, Week 9: James Maddison, Leicester vs Nottingham Forest, 7.9M
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Goalkeeper
Nick Pope, Newcastle (5.2 million, 38 points): After not facing a single shot in Newcastle’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Opening Day, the Burnley transfer has made 30 saves over six more matches. He’s twice claimed bonus points
Defenders
William Saliba, Arsenal (4.9 million, 44 points): Almost as many goals (2) as clean sheets (3) for the CB.
Joao Cancelo, Manchester City (7.2 million, 42 points): A goal, an assist, and three times earning bonus points for his managers.
Kieran Trippier, Newcastle United (5.4 million, 35 points): Same as Cancelo, but with Newcastle.
Midfielders
Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City (12.3 million, 45 points): Two matches with multiple goal contributions, the same number as the mere two times he’s been held without one (and one of those was a 21-minute appearance).
Pascal Gross, Brighton (6.0 million, 42 points): Can he keep it up? Seems unlikely, but the midfielder was essentially playing forward for Graham Potter. Will it stay the same under Roberto De Zerbi?
Marcus Rashford, Manchester United (6.6 million, 40 points): Still trading under 7.0 million and listed as a midfielder. Please and thank you.
Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal (6.6 million, 39 points): The quiet gem of Arsenal, he’s showing us why Mikel Arteta kept trotting him out last season.
Alexis Mac Allister, Brighton (5.6 million, 39 points): Pens won’t last forever.
Bernardo Silva, Manchester City (7.0 million, 39 points): And to think he could’ve left for Barcelona…
Forwards
Erling Haaland, Manchester City (12.0 million, 73 points): An actual monster.
Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur (11.4 million, 50 points): Derby day looms.
Ivan Toney, Brentford (7.3 million, 47 points): How long can Brentford hold onto him? A complete center forward.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (6.9 million, 41 points): Can he keep this up in the Premier League as the focal point for Fulham with a stint as Serbia’s focal point in the middle.
Gabriel Jesus (8.0 million, 39 points): His heroics have been well-covered.
Fantasy Premier League Week 9: Who to captain, top transfer targets originally appeared on NBCSports.com
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