📌 Chelsea – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 1.67 vs Forest 🔹 Controlled 2nd half & converted key chances ⚽ 🔹 Good entry point for Chelsea assets 🔹 But 3rd worst defense (12.6 nPxG conceded) ✅ Enzo & João Pedro remain the best picks

📌 Brentford – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 2.37 vs West Ham 🔹 Strong reaction after poor start 🔹 Nullified West Ham’s “new manager bounce” 🔹 Igor Thiago looks sharp — monitor for future fixture swing

📌 Arsenal – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 1.87 vs Fulham 🔹 2nd straight match with zero shots on target conceded 🔹 Defensive double-up now stronger than attacking one ✅ Best assets: Gabriel, Saka, Timber

📌 Nottingham Forest – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 2.36 vs Chelsea 🔹 Strong first half, collapsed after HT 🔹 Dyche replaces Postecoglou — better tactical fit ❌ SELL Forest assets for now

📌 Bournemouth – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 2.02 vs Palace 🔹 3 goals vs a strong defense 💥 🔹 Conceded just 2.1 nPxG at home vs 7.7 away ✅ Great fixtures + red-hot form ✅ Semenyo & Senesi = must-own pair

📌 Brighton – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.91 vs Newcastle 🔹 Still overperforming xG 🔥 🔹 Solid win vs elite defense 🔹 Fixtures turn tricky — rotate rather than sell

📌 Crystal Palace – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 3.74 vs Bournemouth 😳 🔹 1st in league for nPxG (16.21 total!) 🔹 Dangerous on counters, but small squad depth ⚠️ ✅ Key assets: Muñoz, Richards, Sarr, Mateta

📌 Sunderland – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.7 vs Wolves 🔹 Strong at home (2.5 nPxG conceded total) 🔹 4th best home defense in PL ✅ Sunderland defenders offer sneaky clean-sheet value

📌 Everton – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.81 vs Man City 🔹 Expected defeat vs elite opponent 🔹 Keep assets short term — fixtures improve soon ✅ Hold Tarkowski, Ndiaye, Grealish

📌 Aston Villa – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.32 vs Spurs 🔹 Emery’s side back in rhythm (5 straight wins) 🔹 But Europe & tough fixtures ahead ⚠️ ❌ Avoid Villa assets for now

📌 Newcastle – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 1.4 vs Brighton 🔹 Attack must improve (1.09 nPxG avg per game) 🔹 Strong defense + easy fixtures ahead ✅ Key picks: Woltemade, Gordon, Pope, Burn

📌 Wolves – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.83 vs Sunderland 🔹 Last in the table 😬 🔹 Fewest big chances & goals created 🔹 Target them every week — goldmine for opposing attackers

📌 Tottenham – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 0.75 vs Villa 🔹 Great away form (10/14 pts on the road) 🔹 But home struggles & tough run ahead ⚠️ Good exit point for Spurs assets

📌 Liverpool – GW8 Recap 🔹nPxG 2.75 vs Man United 🔹 Huge dip in form — only 3 goals from 6.8 nPxG last 3 GWs 🔹 22 Big Chances conceded (5th worst) ✅ Keep Gakpo short term ❌ Sell Salah or defense until form returns

📌 Man United – GW8 Recap nPxG 1.34 vs Liverpool 🔹 Improved finishing this time 💪 🔹 Mbeumo looking like the key creative spark ✅ Solid FPL punt if form continues

📌 Man City – GW8 Recap nPxG 2.38 vs Everton 🔹 Haaland in monstrous form 💥 🔹 City 2nd in nPxG, only 10 big chances conceded ✅ Must-own: Haaland, Reijnders

📌 Transfer Plan – GW9 Tier List ✅ BUY → Enzo, Pedro, Cucurella, Sanchez, Saka, Gabriel, Woltemade, Ndiaye 👀 KEEP → Bowen, Thiago, Bruno, Gakpo, Sarr, Tarkowski, Burn, Senesi ❌ SELL → Salah, Andersen

📌 Teams to target 🎯

📌 Captaincy Picks – GW9 🥇 Erling Haaland 🤖 ASTON VILLA (A) 🔹 Top for nPxG (8.64) & Big Chances (19) 🔹 On pens, 90 mins, elite form 🥈 Bukayo Saka 🔫 CRYSTAL PALACE (H) 🔹 Arsenal adaptable & dominant 🔹 Saka = creative engine + pen taker ✅ High ceiling, 90 mins

📌 GENERAL PLAN 🔹 Stick with in-form picks (Saka, Haaland, Semenyo) 🔹 Avoid short-term punts on unstable sides (Villa, Liverpool, Forest) 🔹 Hold Gakpo one more GW

That’s your FPL GW9 ULTRATHREAD from The FPL Cyprus ® Team 🇨🇾 Which player are you backing for a green arrow this week? 💭👇