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Gameweek 7 was a decent one for FPL managers, with some FPL assets delivering the points. Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane were on the scoresheet, but Son Heung-Min blanked, leaving his FPL owners with just two points. The average points scored was 53, with the Monday night games having a big impact as well.
I had an average FPL Gameweek considering that I had played my Wildcard, but I was pretty happy to walk away with 55 FPL points. Jack Grealish's late heroics and attacking returns from Salah made up most of my Gameweek total.
Chelsea, Southampton, and Leicester were the strongest performers of the week, with Hakim Ziyech and Kurt Zouma playing a pivotal role in their win. The duo has attracted attention from FPL managers and are currently the most transferred in players. Callum Wilson has also been a very reliable budget FPL option since the start of the season, and he proved it with a brace against Everton.
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With plenty of FPL options to consider, FPL managers have a lot of thinking to do before making their transfer decisions. There won't be much time, though, as the deadline for Gameweek 8 will be on Friday evening, ahead of the early kickoff between Brighton and Hove Albion and Burnley.
Gameweek 8 Deadline: Friday, 6th November at 04:00 PM (GMT), and 09:30 PM (Indian Standard Time)
The Fixtures
Gameweek 8 kicks off with a Friday evening clash between Brighton and Burnley at the Amex Stadium. Southampton hosts Newcastle later in the day. Manchester United travels to Goodison Park on Saturday, while Manchester City takes on Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in a marquee clash on Sunday evening. The Gameweek concludes with a Sunday night meeting between Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Click here to view the full fixtures for FPL Gameweek 8.
FPL Team Suggested for Previous Gameweek
Here is the suggested team for Gameweek 7 and the points scored.
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (AVL) and Jed Steer (AVL)
Defenders: Andrew Robertson (LIV), Max Kilman (WOL), Vladimir Coufal (WHU), Kyle Walker-Peters (SOU), and Ben Chilwell (CHE)
Midfielders: Mohamed Salah (LIV), Heung-Min Son(TOT), Wilfried Zaha (CRY), Jack Grealish (AVL), and Bruno Fernandes (MUN)
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (EVE), Neal Maupay (BHA), and Rhian Brewster (SHU)
Captain/Vice-Captain: Mohamed Salah/ Son Heung-Min
GW 6 Average score: 53
Points Scored(in GW): 55 (-0): 55
Money Remaining: £0.1 m
Factors to consider
Back the defenses of the Gunners and the Blues?: Chelsea and Arsenal both kept clean sheets in Gameweek 7, and it has brought to recognition their defensive solidity in what has been a goal-filled season thus far. Chelsea's defensive FPL options have been sized up by FPL managers, with Kurt Zouma, Edouard Mendy, and Ben Chilwell all gaining plenty of new owners.
Arsenal has gone a bit under the radar as they have just two clean sheets from seven games despite conceding just seven goals. Hector Bellerin (ARS) (DEF) (£5.0m), Gabriel (ARS) (DEF) (£5.1m), and Rob Holding (ARS) (DEF) (£4.4m) are the top options to consider from the Gunners.
Arsenal and Chelsea are in the top four when it comes to xGA(Expected Goals against). Ahead of a good run of fixtures, FPL managers must consider making a move for some of these FPL assets.
Transfers
I was planning to roll my transfer for this Gameweek, but Neal Maupay (BHA)(FWD) (£6.6 m) getting benched against Spurs has made me look for a replacement. While this may be a one-off, I feel that there are better and more secure FPL options in the same price bracket. While I was hoping that Michail Antonio recovered from a hamstring injury, I have decided to go for Callum Wilson (NEW) (FWD) (£6.5 m).
#1 Callum Wilson in for Neal Maupay
Out: Neal Maupay (BHA)(FWD) (£6.6 m)
In: Callum Wilson (NEW) (FWD) (£6.5 m)
While this may be a kneejerk reaction to Maupay being left out of Brighton's squad against Spurs, transferring Callum Wilson in is nevertheless a good move. Wilson has offered phenomenal FPL value and has netted six goals and provided two assists in seven games. Ahead of a decent run of fixtures, Wilson seems to be a standout FPL option and a good replacement for Maupay.
Best FPL XI for Gameweek 7
Chips activated: None
Point Hits taken(if any): None
Captain/Vice-captain: Bruno Fernandes, Wilfried Zaha or Son Heung-Min/ Mohamed Salah
With Mohamed Salah and Liverpool facing Manchester City in this Gameweek, I have to turn to alternate FPL captaincy options. Bruno Fernandes and Son Heung-Min seem to be the best captaincy options in my team. Son seems to be the better of the two options, with Spurs taking on West Brom away from home. Bruno Fernandes is a pretty reliable option, although Everton has a much tighter defense than West Brom. Wilfried Zaha is also a good differential captaincy pick.
Goalkeeper:
Emiliano Martinez (AVL) (£4.8 m) | Opponent: ARS(A): Martinez and Villa would be gutted after conceding four goals against Southampton. Expect them to tighten up at the back, and that gives Martinez a good chance of getting a clean sheet and some FPL points.
Defenders:
Vladimir Coufal (WHU)- £4.5 m| Opponent: FUL(H): West Ham has been brilliant defensively, and with some easy fixtures coming up, they should keep a lot of clean sheets. Coufal is a great FPL option because he can get those clean sheet points and some attacking returns.
Kyle Walker-Peters (SOU) - £4.5 m | Opponent: NEW(H): Southampton has done a remarkable job in defense with their high-line foiling many opposition attacks. Walker-Peters is a good budget FPL option from the team and also offers attacking returns.
Ben Chilwell (CHE)- £5.8 m| Opponent: SHU(H): Ben Chilwell has taken to life as a Chelsea player with remarkable ease. He is on set-pieces and is a really creative player. Against a team like Sheffield, he's guaranteed to get a lot of FPL points.
Midfielders:
Heung-Min Son (TOT) (MID) (£9.3 m) | Opponent: WBA(A): Son has been in red-hot form this season. He's one of the best FPL captaincy options in this Gameweek because Spurs takes on West Brom, who have conceded the most goals this season.
Mohamed Salah (LIV) - £12.0 m | Opponent: MCI(A): Mohamed Salah has proved that he can score against any opposition. He's one of the best available FPL options and can get some returns even in this tricky fixture.
Wilfried Zaha (CRY)- £7.2 m | Opponent: LEE(H): Leeds United have been leaky at the back in some games, and someone like Zaha can really trouble their defense. He's also on penalties, and his increased chance of attacking returns makes him a great FPL option.
Jack Grealish (AVL)- £7.2 m | Opponent: ARS(A): Grealish produced a brilliant performance to reward his FPL owners in the previous Gameweek. Villa has done well against strong oppositions, and Grealish will be their main man in attack. He's due some more FPL points.
Bruno Fernandes (MUN) - £10.5 m | Opponent: EVE(A): Fernandes didn't really influence United's last game. However, with Martial returning to the team, they should start playing their natural game, and that guarantees FPL returns for Bruno Fernandes.
Forwards:
Callum Wilson (NEW)- £6.5 m | Opponent: SOU(A): Callum Wilson has been a great signing for Newcastle as well as for FPL managers. With six goals and two assists in 7 games, Wilson has been extremely consistent, and he can be backed for more FPL points.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (EVE)- £7.3 m | Opponent: MUN(H): Calvert-Lewin has been in phenomenal form this season. He's among the most-owned players in FPL, and he should continue to provide returns against any opposition.
Bench:
GK: Jed Steer (AVL) (£4.0 m) | Opponent: ARS(A):
1st Sub: Andrew Robertson (LIV) - £7.1 m | Opponent: MCI(A):
2nd Sub: Max Kilman (WOL)- £4.1 m| Opponent: LEI(A):
3rd Sub: Rhian Brewster (SHU) (£4.5 m) | Opponent: CHE(A):
