This FPL strategy article will look at Rich P&#8217;s team for Gameweek 9, as he attempts to build on finishes of 15k and 42k in his last two seasons with his data-based approach.
The Using FPL Points as a Metric series uses data, including FPL points scored by position and our<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker"> fixture ticker</a>, to act as a starting point for identifying transfer targets.
You can find out more about this series in this <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-tips-using-fpl-points-as-a-metric-introduction">introductory piece</a>. And see our other experts&#8217; team reveals, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-team-reveals">here</a>.

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<h2>Gameweek 8 review</h2>
A decent green arrow this week, from 1.2m to 777k. I sold Marcus Rashford (£8.8m), Bukayo Saka (£8.5m) and Pervis Estupinan (£5.1m) for Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), James Ward-Prowse (£6.3m) and Matty Cash (£5.1m).
The hit paid off immediately as Salah got a 15 pointer. Combined with Raheem Sterling (£7.0m) getting a much needed 16 pointer, it was a good week overall.
This season has been difficult, but as mentioned last week, rank is so volatile at this time of the season, so I&#8217;m not panicking just yet. Lots of FPL yet to be played.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-58875 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.25.10.jpg" alt="" width="694" height="660" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.25.10.jpg 694w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.25.10-300x285.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.25.10-610x580.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px" />
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<h2>Using FPL Points as a Metric: The data</h2>
<h3>Goalkeepers</h3>
<div id="attachment_58876" style="width: 919px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58876" class="wp-image-58876 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.28.jpg" alt="" width="909" height="339" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.28.jpg 909w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.28-300x112.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.28-768x286.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.28-610x227.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px" />FPL points data &#8211; goalkeeper</div>
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Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton are conceding the most FPL points to opposition goalkeepers.
Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Fulham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Crystal Palace are the teams scoring the most FPL points in this position.
There isn&#8217;t much to tempt me here but it&#8217;s encouraging to see Ederson (£5.6m) has some green fixtures coming up!
<h3>Defenders</h3>
<div id="attachment_58877" style="width: 918px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58877" class="wp-image-58877 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.38.jpg" alt="" width="908" height="337" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.38.jpg 908w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.38-300x111.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.38-768x285.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.38-610x226.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px" />FPL points data &#8211; defenders</div>
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Bournemouth, Sheffield United, Luton, Burnley and Everton are conceding the most FPL points to opposition defenders after the opening five weeks.
Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Palace are the teams scoring the most FPL points in the defender position.
Again, there&#8217;s not much standing out here. Brighton, Liverpool and Arsenal defenders could be on the menu from next week, though.
<h3>Midfielders</h3>
<div id="attachment_58878" style="width: 919px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58878" class="wp-image-58878 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.49.jpg" alt="" width="909" height="338" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.49.jpg 909w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.49-300x112.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.49-768x286.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.49-610x227.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px" />FPL points data &#8211; midfielders</div>
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Luton, United, Burnley, Sheffield United and Bournemouth have conceded the most FPL points to opposition midfielders so far.
Spurs, Brighton, Arsenal, West Ham and Newcastle are the teams scoring the most midfielder FPL points so far.
Sterling is someone I&#8217;ll be moving on soon, perhaps to someone like Kaoru Mitoma (£6.6m) or Moussa Diaby (£6.7m), but I&#8217;m happy waiting a week on either of those.
<h3>Forwards</h3>
<div id="attachment_58879" style="width: 903px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58879" class="wp-image-58879 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.58.jpg" alt="" width="893" height="336" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.58.jpg 893w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.58-300x113.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.58-768x289.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.12.58-610x230.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px" />FPL points data &#8211; forwards</div>
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West Ham, Villa, Everton, Brighton, and Fulham are conceding the most FPL points to opposition forwards so far.
City, Brighton, Luton, Newcastle and Villa are the teams scoring the most FPL points in the forward position.
Ollie Watkins (£8.2m) is someone I have my eye on but I will need to free up some cash first. At his current price, I&#8217;d need to get £1.3m from somewhere to switch to him from Julian Alvarez (£7.0m).
I&#8217;m likely to roll this week and this will give me more flexibility in respect of getting him in.
<h3>Points per game</h3>
I use this table to check out specific fixtures. It helps with captaincy and double gameweeks.
<div id="attachment_58880" style="width: 736px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58880" class="wp-image-58880 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.13.11.jpg" alt="" width="726" height="664" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.13.11.jpg 726w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.13.11-300x274.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.13.11-610x558.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px" />Points per game data</div>
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<h2>Gameweek 9 transfers</h2>
Going into Gameweek 9, I&#8217;m set up like this:
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-58873 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.22.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="692" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.22.jpg 648w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.22-281x300.jpg 281w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.22-610x651.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" />
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I have one free transfer and £0.1m in the bank. As I already have Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and now Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), I can focus on other players.
When I look at the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/transfers">Hub AI transfers</a> tool, I get the following:
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-58874" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-1024x281.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="281" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-1024x281.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-300x82.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-768x211.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-610x167.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48-1080x296.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-18-at-15.24.48.jpg 1126w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />
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If we get news Diaz isn&#8217;t starting, then I will consider this move. Otherwise, I&#8217;m happy to roll my transfer ahead of the fixture swing next week.
Hub AI has me down at 92% for my team rating, with a gameweek rating of 91%.
Fingers crossed for a good week.
<h2>Gameweek 9 captaincy</h2>
When looking at the Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Points Prediction tool,</a> we see Erling Haaland (£14.0m) top of the charts. Make sure to check the predictions later in the week, as things can change.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-58872 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.32.19.jpg" alt="" width="716" height="550" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.32.19.jpg 716w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.32.19-300x230.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-13.32.19-610x469.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px" />
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I think Haaland will be my captain, with Salah vice-captain.
Thanks for reading. If you&#8217;re on Twitter and you want follow me, I&#8217;m <a href="https://twitter.com/RichP_FPL">@RichP_FPL</a>.
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