<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">S</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">everal forwards have hit form ahead of Gameweek 9, while Arsenal continue to go from strength to strength, and fixture swings could also play a part in managers&#8217; decision making.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To make sense of the chaos, <a href="https://www.squawka.com/"><b>Squawka</b></a> have taken a look at the three most transferred-in FPL assets ahead of Gameweek 9.</span></p>
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<h4>Nick Woltemade</h4>
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<h4>Price: <span style="font-weight: 400;">£7.4m</span></h4>
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<h4>Teams selected by: <span style="font-weight: 400;">17.6%</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nick Woltemade has made an excellent start to life at Newcastle, making nine appearances for the Magpies and netting five goals already. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 23-year-old has already returned 32 FPL points in his five Premier League games &#8211; scoring in four.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The German centre forward is averaging 6.4 points a game, and 0.91 goals per 90 minutes this season. He&#8217;s taking 2.51 shots per 90, with a shooting accuracy of 36%. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Woltemade also averages 0.24 Expected Goals per shot taken this season, generating 0.60 xG per 90 and outscoring his xG by +0.31.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 6’6” striker is a notable threat from set-pieces too, and has finished in a clinical manner, showcasing the quality Newcastle paid for.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_75037" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75037" class="size-full wp-image-75037" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Woltemade.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="676" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Woltemade.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Woltemade-300x198.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Woltemade-768x507.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-75037" class="wp-caption-text">Nick Woltemade. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h4><b>Gabriel</b></h4>
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<h4><b>Price: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">£6.4m</span></h4>
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<h4><b>Teams selected by: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">33.7%</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gabriel is once again becoming a must-own FPL asset, sitting as the highest-scoring defender in the game after eight gameweeks. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 27-year-old has scored 59 FPL points this season (averaging 7.4 points per game), scoring one goal, providing one assist and keeping five clean sheets in his eight appearances.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Targeting an Arsenal defender could be wise, as they look like the best defensive unit in the league right now. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Gunners have kept five out of eight clean sheets, only conceding 0.60 xG per 90 and 8.13 shots against them per 90. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not only is Gabriel a key part of that defence, the Brazilian is the biggest set-piece threat in the division &#8211; h</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e’s won 58.1% of his aerial duels.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also averages 6.00 clearances per 90, 1.25 tackles per 90, 1.00 interceptions per 90 and 1.13 blocks per 90, giving him a high chance of reaching the defensive contributions bonus each week.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_74012" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74012" class="size-full wp-image-74012" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gabriel-3.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gabriel-3.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gabriel-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gabriel-3-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74012" class="wp-caption-text">Gabriel. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h4><b>Jean-Philippe Mateta</b></h4>
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<h4><b>Price: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">£7.6m</span></h4>
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<h4><b>Teams selected by: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">12.4%</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jean-Philippe Mateta has picked up where he left off last season, already scoring seven goals in 13 appearances for the Eagles in all competitions. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 28-year-old has 37 FPL points in his eight Premier League games, scoring five goals and averaging 4.6 points per game. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Frenchman is averagong 0.65 goals per 90, taking 3.64 shots per 90 with 2.08 of those on target, giving him a shooting accuracy of 57.14%. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, Mateta is also averaging 1.3 big chances missed per 90, despite generating 1.01 xG per 90 with his average xG per shot being 0.28.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Mateta is often in position to score, the Frenchman is underperforming his xG, missing some big chances, and has a tough fixture this week against the strongest defence in the league.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_74633" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74633" class="size-full wp-image-74633" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233807175-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74633" class="wp-caption-text">Jean-Philippe Mateta. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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