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- Fantasy Premier League managers are advised to use four defenders, three or four midfielders and two or three strikers, with the expert arguing that defenders now offer goal threat, defensive contributions and stronger underlying team environments.
- Ezri Konsa helped Arsenal to three straight Premier League clean sheets but is rated a hold rather than a buy for gameweek 10 after Mikel Arteta cited knee problems that prompted an early substitution; he still has a chance to start against Hull, with a move reassessed around gameweeks 11 or 12.
- Morgan Gibbs-White remains a reasonable £7.8m midfield pick because he takes penalties, is Nottingham Forest’s talisman and plays 90 minutes; Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade are also hold options rather than forced sales after recent blanks.
- Antonio Silva (£5.1m) and James Hill (£5.5m) are the standout defensive buys for Bournemouth against Ipswich, with solid underlying data and more than nine defensive-contribution points per 90 minutes for each.
- Alexander Isak is the clear Liverpool attacking option at £9.2m, but the expert says he blocks other good picks and describes waiting to look again around gameweek 13 as reasonable.
- Erling Haaland remains the safer captain recommendation despite playing away to Nottingham Forest; Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori are the clearest alternatives, with the expert personally leaning toward Calafiori after a full midweek rest.
- Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m) and Jeremy Jacquet are presented as shrewd Liverpool defender buys against Crystal Palace, a side the expert says has struggled and been vulnerable to set pieces.
Why it matters: For FPL managers, the concrete change is to rebuild around four defenders rather than force sales of £7.8m Morgan Gibbs-White, £7.9m Bryan Mbeumo or £6.2m Kevin Schade. Holding Ezri Konsa preserves the option to start him against Hull, while a £5.1m Antonio Silva or £5.5m James Hill offers more than nine defensive-contribution points per 90 minutes.
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