Manchester City forward Erling Haaland is set to continue as the most preferred captaincy choice in the Fantasy Premier League, heading into the Gameweek 9 of the 2025-26 season.

Despite a comparatively tougher fixture on paper against Aston Villa, the Norwegian centre forward, who has been in red-hot form this season, is expected to continue his scoring streak. Villa has kept only two clean sheets this season.

Chelsea has a favourable fixture against newly-promoted Sunderland this gameweek, and a double Chelsea defence in Reece James and Robert Sanchez could give clean sheet points against a team that has scored only a single goal in four away trips.

Arsenal and Newcastle United lead the way for clean sheets this season, making Gabriel Magalhaes and Durn Burn consistent points scorers in defence.

Cody Gakpo has three goals and two assists for Liverpool this season. With Mohamed Salah underperforming and Hugo Ekititke and Alexander Isak trading places in the line-up, Gakpo could be a value-for-money pick in midfield.

Antoine Semenyo, like Haaland, is a nailed-on starter in most Gameweeks. His 70 points is miles ahead of the next highest scoring midfielder (Moises Caicedo with 46).

Joao Pedro has blanked in each of the last four GWs, but the fixture against Sunderland could finally help him earn a points haul. Despite West Ham United’s struggles this season, Jarrod Bowen is the fourth-highest scoring forward, and a favourable fixture against Leeds United makes his case for inclusion.

Published on Oct 24, 2025