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<h2><strong>Best FPL Players for Gameweek 9</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Ollie Watkins (£9.1m) – Aston Villa </strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Bournemouth (H)</strong></p>
<p>Ollie Watkins has started the season well, with five goals and two assists.</p>
<p>He is on course for another great campaign and has a fine fixture in GamEweek 9.</p>
<p>Aston Villa welcome Bournemouth to Villa park where Unai Emery's team will be strong favourites.</p>
<p>The Cherries have had a decent start to the season, and will be buoyed by their win against Arsenal last week. However Villa are at home, and a much stronger side overall.</p>
<p>They have scored 15 goals (fourth) and are one of the best attacking sides in the league.</p>
<p>Watkins is 43% to score at any time and the third highest scoring forward (5.9 points) for Gameweek 9 according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool.</a></p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-67849" class="wp-caption-text">Ollie Watkins' Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Erling Haaland (£15.4m) –  Manchester City</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Southampton (H)</strong></p>
<p>Erling Haaland has blanked for three straight games for the first time in the Premier League.</p>
<p>I don't need to tell you though that he is a firm keep this week and even a possible Triple Captain contender.</p>
<p>Manchester City have possibly their best fixture of the season as they take on Southampton at home. They have conceded the second most goals (18) and also have the second worst xGC (16.8).</p>
<p>City on the other hand have scored the most goals (19) with the third highest xG (15.54) so this one has the potential to be an extremely one-sided affair.</p>
<p>Pep Guardiola's side are the clear favourites to score 2.5+ goals (67%) in Gameweek 9, and Haaland is also the run out favourite to score at anytime at a massive 71%.</p>
<p>He is nailed to start, on penalties and playing for one of the best teams in the world and regardless of his recent blanks he is by far the best option this week.</p>
<p>It's no surprise that he is the highest predicted scoring player overall (9.0 points) according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool.</a></p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-67850" class="wp-caption-text">Erling Haaland's stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Cole Palmer </strong><strong>(£10.8m) – Chelsea</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Newcastle United (H)</strong></p>
<p>Cole Palmer has an impressive six goals and five assists in his first eight games, and has cemented himself as an elite player and FPL option.</p>
<p>Chelsea have a home game against Newcastle United who have been out of sorts so far. They sit ninth in the league after eight games.</p>
<p>The Blues have actually been really good in the final third scoring 17 goals (third) with an Expected Goals (xG) of 14.35 (fifth) and are capable of putting the Toon to the sword here.</p>
<p>They are the third favourites to score 2.5+ goals (36%) in Gameweek 9 and Palmer will be the most likely to come out of this game with a big haul.</p>
<p>He was the highest scoring player in the game last season with 22 goals and 13 assists, is nailed to start and on penalties.</p>
<p>He has both goal and assist threat and is clearly the talisman for his side. The fact he won't feature in Europe for Chelsea is another huge plus for him.</p>
<p>Palmer is at a healthy 43% to score at any time, and is the second highest predicted scoring player for Gameweek 9 (7.7 points) according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool.</a></p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-67851" class="wp-caption-text">Cole Palmer's Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Bryan Mbeumo (£7.5m) – Brentford</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Ipswich (H)</strong></p>
<p>Bryan Mbeumo has been a great pick this season, with six goals so far.</p>
<p>He is the main man now at Brentford and is pretty much nailed to play 90 minutes every week, as well as being on penalties.</p>
<p>The Bees welcome newly promoted Ipswich in Gameweek 9 who have conceded the third most goals (16) and actually have the worst xG (16.9) in the league ahead of Southampton and Leicester</p>
<p>Thomas Frank's side are the fourth favourites to score 2.5+ goals (33%) and they wont get many better fixtures all season.</p>
<p>Mbeumo is one of the best captaincy picks this week and probably the best captain pick for those without Haaland.</p>
<p>The Brentford talisman is at 42% to score at any time and the third highest predicted scoring player (6.2 points) according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool.</a></p>
<p>He is one of the best value players in the game.</p>
<div id="attachment_67852" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67852" class="size-full wp-image-67852" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FFStuffImage-2024-10-21T221607.299.jpg" alt="Bryan Mbeumo Stats" width="798" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-67852" class="wp-caption-text">Bryan Mbeumo's Stats</p>
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<h3><strong>Son </strong><strong>Heung-min </strong><strong>(£9.8m) – Spurs</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Crystal Palace (a)</strong></p>
<p>Tottenham have a decent game against Crystal Palace in Gameweek 9.</p>
<p>The Eagles have been really poor this season and a far cry from how they finished the previous campaign.</p>
<p>They sit third from bottom and have yet failed to win a game after eight attempts.</p>
<p>Spurs have been playing well meanwhile, and look like their usual attacking selves. Ange Postecoglou's team have scored the second most goals (18) and actually have the highest xg (16.93) in the league.</p>
<p>Son has three goals and two assists in six starts, and has another good fixture here to add to those returns. He is Spurs' talisman and penalty taker and one of the most reliable options in the game.</p>
<p>The South Korean is at 34% to score at any time, and despite being away from home Tottenham are the fourth favourites to score 2.5+ goals (33%).</p>
<p>He is the fourth predicted scoring player overall (6.1 points) for Gameweek 9 according to our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool.</a></p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-67853" class="wp-caption-text">Son Heung-min's stats</p>
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