GW9 Strategic Review — SlowBuild

3. Transfer Recommendations

You have 1 FT. Roll to bank an extra FT next week.

Priority Sells

OUT

João Pedro (CHE)

£7.6m · Form 4.7 · 47 TP

→

IN candidates

N.Jackson (AVL, £6.9m) Form:8.0 TP:34 FUL(H) FDR2

Evanilson (BOU, £6.3m) Form:8.3 TP:43 LEE(H) FDR3

Kostoulas (BHA, £5.8m) Form:5.0 TP:43 MCI(A) FDR5

Monitor: Brobbey (F:0.7), Tzolakis (F:2.7), Bogle (F:2.7)

→ Full 4-trade sequencing plan in Trades Report

1. Team Snapshot

GW9 Points

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Avg Score

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Overall Rank

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Bank

£0.4m

Squad Value

£101.6m

Free Transfers

1 FT

Chips

Triple Captain (GW3)Wildcard (GW8)✓ Bench Boost✓ Free Hit

BGW / DGW Calendar (GW9–GW14)

GW	Blanks	Doubles	Your Squad Impact
GW9	—	—	All play
GW10	—	—	All play
GW11	—	TBC	All play
GW12	—	TBC	All play
GW13	—	TBC	All play
GW14	—	TBC	All play

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2. Pitch View — Formation 3-5-2

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SlowBuild

GW9 score

WC1TC1BB1FH1WC2TC2BB2FH2

BROBBEY

2COV(A)

HAALAND

8BHA(H)

BELLOUMI

4IPS(H)

GROSS

0MCI(A)

CHERKI

0BHA(H)

ROGERS

1MUN(H)

TAVERNIER

10LEE(H)

CALAFIORI

1LIV(A)

DE CUYPER

1MCI(A)

TARKOWSKI

2NEW(A)

RAYA

7LIV(A)

Substitutes

TZOLAKIS

3IPS(H)

VUSKOVIC

1MCI(A)

BOGLE

5BOU(A)

JOÃO PEDRO

0MUN(H)

6. Optimal XI & Bench Order

Formation: 3-5-2 — adjust if O'Reilly / fitness checks change XI composition before deadline.

Raya
ARS · LIV(A)

DEF

Calafiori
ARS · LIV(A)

De Cuyper
BHA · MCI(A)

Tarkowski
EVE · NEW(A)

MID

Belloumi
HUL · IPS(H)

Groß
BHA · MCI(A)

Cherki
MCI · BHA(H)

Rogers
CHE · MUN(H)

Tavernier
VC
BOU · LEE(H)

FWD

Brobbey
SUN · COV(A)

Haaland
C
MCI · BHA(H)

BENCH

GK Tzolakis
HUL · F:2.7 · IPS(H)

1st Vuskovic
BHA · F:6.7 · MCI(A)

2nd Bogle
LEE · F:2.7 · BOU(A)

3rd João Pedro
CHE · F:4.7 · MUN(H)

5. Captaincy Pick — GW9

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	GW9 Fixture	Form	Season TP	TSB%	Rationale
C	Haaland	FWD	MCI	BHA(H)	9.0	66	78.7%	Form rank #1. xGI:6.86 this season.
VC	De Cuyper	DEF	BHA	MCI(A)	7.3	60	42.4%	Form rank #2. xGI:2.93 this season.
3	Tavernier	MID	BOU	LEE(H)	7.0	52	24.2%	Form rank #3. xGI:4.94 this season.
4	Raya	GKP	ARS	LIV(A)	6.3	49	45.5%	Form rank #4. xGI:0.01 this season.
5	Calafiori	DEF	ARS	LIV(A)	5.3	45	48.0%	Form rank #5. xGI:2.2 this season.

7. Risk Flags

Calafiori (Calafiori) — injury news
Hip injury - 75% chance of playing

Tarkowski (EVE) — form 1.7 (dangerously low)
Currently in starting XI with sub-2.0 form. Rotation / form collapse risk.

Brobbey (SUN) — form 0.7 (dangerously low)
Currently in starting XI with sub-2.0 form. Rotation / form collapse risk.

João Pedro (CHE) — 0% fit next GW
Thigh injury - Unknown return date

4. Chip Strategy

Free Hit — no BGW identified yet. Hold.

Bench Boost → DGW TBC (WAIT)

No double gameweek is confirmed yet in the fixture schedule. Hold BB until announced.
Continue prepping the bench — upgrade dead-weight players to form assets so BB is ready to fire.

Chip Summary

Chip	Target GW	Rationale
Bench Boost	DGW TBC	All 15 players score — maximise in a DGW
Free Hit	BGW TBC	Replace entire squad for 1 GW to dodge blanks

Bottom Line — GW9

Before Deadline

Captain Haaland (form 9.0 · BHA(H)). Roll the FT — no urgent moves.

Chip Roadmap

Monitor fixture calendar — hold chips until DGW/BGW confirmed.