Are Brighton's Maxim de Cuyper and Pascal Gross essential? They are as close to must-have status as anyone in this game, but it would be fair to argue this may not be the best entry point, knowing they face Liverpool and Manchester City away in their next three games. Crystal Palace at home in the derby this weekend is a good match-up, but I wouldn't be ripping up my team to accommodate either. Given the choice, I would prioritise defender De Cuyper (£5.1m).
Should I sell Manchester United players? Bruno Fernandes (£11.9m) is owned by a third of all FPL managers and, as the game's second most expensive asset with five blanks from six, he is an easy sell this week. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka (£9.6m) and Chelsea's Cole Palmer (£9.7m) are both good replacements. United defenders should also be shipped, but there is an argument to hold Bryan Mbeumo (£7.9m), who is ranked equal 10th among all midfielders with 33 points so far this season. He is clearly more of a hold than a buy.
How many Chelsea attackers do I need? With attack-minded manager Xabi Alonso, no European involvement and a full week on the training ground, this Chelsea team look capable of scoring two or three goals every game. Owning striker Joao Pedro (£7.8m) probably isn't enough cover for an attack with such firepower. Choosing between Palmer and Morgan Rogers (£7.9m) comes down to budget and your view on how many penalties and set-piece goals Chelsea will score, with Palmer the main beneficiary.
Should I triple captain Erling Haaland this week? If you still have the chip, note that a double gameweek before gameweek 19, when chips reset, looks unlikely. Haaland has three standout home fixtures: Ipswich this weekend, Fulham in gameweek 11 and Hull in gameweek 16. Covering the Arsenal defence also looks sensible, and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.9m) currently looks the strongest route in. Consider defcon magnets such as Tarik Muharemovic (£5m), Luka Vuskovic (£5.1m), Antonio Silva (£5m) and James Tarkowski (£6.2m), who all play for solid teams that do not concede too many.
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