Are De Cuyper and Gross essential? FPL gameweek seven dilemmas
Expert advice on player transfers, fixture difficulties, and squad planning for the latest Fantasy Premier League gameweek.
Quick Look
Expert Fantasy Premier League advice covering transfer targets and sales, including analysis on Bruno Fernandes, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, and upcoming fixtures for key teams.
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Why It Matters
Fantasy Premier League managers are navigating fixture congestion and player form ahead of upcoming gameweeks.
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.
Admittedly 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).
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 doesn't break the bank and is ranked equal 10th from all midfielders with 33 points so far this season. He's clearly more of a hold than a buy however.
With an attack-minded manager in 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), who is surely now a 'must have' probably isn't enough cover for an attack with such firepower. Choosing between Palmer and Morgan Rogers (£7.9m) isn't easy and probably comes down to budget and your view on how many penalties and set-piece goals Chelsea will score - with Palmer being the main beneficiary.
In open play, there is little to split the inside forwards and Rogers has slightly better underlying data and FPL points from the six games so far.
If you still have the chip, it's worth noting that a double gameweek before gameweek 19, when chips reset, looks unlikely.
Haaland has three standout home fixtures before the end of the year: Ipswich this weekend, Fulham in gameweek 11 and Hull in gameweek 16. There is little to separate them, but Ipswich do not usually sit deep away from home.
They have already lost 5-2 at Manchester United and won 3-2 at Crystal Palace in the league this season.
Open Questions
- Will Cole Palmer outscore Morgan Rogers over the next few gameweeks?
- How will Bruno Fernandes' form impact his FPL ownership levels?







