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 Former Sky Sports Fantasy Football champion and three-time top 100 finisher <a href="https://twitter.com/DanCoxFF">Dan Cox</a> reveals his Sky Gameweek 7 team and transfer plans and previews the fixtures ahead.

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<h2 class="p1">Sky Sports Fantasy Football Gameweek 7 preview</h2>
It’s a two-day gameweek this weekend and I was hopeful it would be pretty straightforward. 
But with a few captaincy options on Sunday and a potential injury to deal with there are decisions to be made.
I’m not sure what to make of the season so far. It’s been a bit of a mixed bag but I was pretty happy with last week's action, I’m finally starting to make progress and managed to cut my overall position on the leaderboard in half. 
Saturday seems straightforward. Manchester City host Nottingham Forest and it’s most likely a case of Erling Haaland (£12.0m) as captain again. 
With his ownership in the top 1,000 teams at 96.1% it really is very risky to go against him.
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Erling Haaland
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There is  always the chance that he won’t score and that Ruben Dias (£9.7m) for example will get passing bonus and a clean sheet but it’s not a risk I’m willing to take. 
Haaland’s teammate Julian Alvarez (£8.6m) is of interest. In 25.6% of the top 1,000 teams, his ownership is ever increasing. He has two goals and four assists from five starts and is ticking along nicely with 34 points. 
If you are dead set on taking a gamble on someone else as captain, then Brentford face Everton and Bryan Mbuemo (£8.3m) could be a shout. 
Manchester United travel to newly promoted Burnley but given how United are playing I didn’t think I’d risk Marcus Rashford (£10.9m) or Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m).
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Julian Alvarez. Picture by Getty Images.
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<h3>Sunday games</h3>
Sunday is a bit more interesting, with five games to choose from. A host of games start at 2pm so we can check lineups before making moves and selecting captains.
Mohamed Salah (£11.5m) could be the best option, as Liverpool host West Ham. His hefty price tag means many don’t own the Egyptian - in just 55% of the top 1,000. 
Lewis Dunk (£8.3m) is a concern, having missed Brighton's Europa League opener. He could be a potential transfer out but Roberto De Zerbi said he should be available at the weekend. 
Brighton have annoyingly failed to keep a clean sheet so far, despite the good passing numbers. They also face a trickier run of Aston Villa, Liverpool and City after this weekend's match against Bournemouth. 
So if Dunk doesn’t start perhaps he could be moved on for a Villa asset? He’s in 19.8% of the top 1,000 teams, so a lot of us are in the same boat. 
We are going to need a Villa player for October 22 when they play West Ham in a single game day. 
Pau Torres (£8.1m) and Ezri Konsa (£7.9m) both hit tier-two passing last weekend against Crystal Palace. 
The more eye catching options are no doubt Moussa Diaby (£8.1m), with two goals and two assists so far, and despite not scoring yet Ollie Watkins (£9.3m) does have four assists.
 The emergence of Jhon Duran (£6.7m) - a midfielder in Sky - does put Watkins' 90-minute man status under threat though.
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Moussa Diaby
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Buyako Saka (£10.4m) is owned by 69.4% of the top 1,000 but Arsenal do have the North London Derby to contend with. 
Looking at Tottenham Hotspur, who have started the season well, there are a few potential options. 
Richarlison (£8,0m) picked up eight points from a goal and an assist last weekend. Maybe he’ll get the nod to start this weekend? He’s in just three teams in the top 1,000, so he’s the epitome of a differential. 
I’m still not sure on Son Heung Min (£9.7m). Was his hat-trick against Burnley a one-off performance and will Ivan Perisic’s (£8.1m) injury mean he’s back on the left rather than the main man up top? 
Chelsea face Villa and I have no idea what to make of Chelsea. I’ve had Nicolas Jackson (£8.2m) for weeks and he’s been absolutely dreadful, barring a goal against rock-bottom Luton. 
He’s collected four yellow cards and along with Andre Onana (£7.3m) and Lisandro Martinez (£8.5m) has been just terrible. 
One more yellow card and he’ll be banned for when I need him as captain v Fulham on October 2. He’s in 13.7% of the top 1,000, so if you own him you’re not alone. 
<h2>Dan Cox's Sky Gameweek 7 team reveal</h2>
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