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Updated Thu 5 Nov, 17:05· 2026/27· GW9 complete

This week in the Premier League

For every fan Play FPL? Jump to this week's captain, transfers and chips ↓

Gameweek 10 fixtures

10 matches, Fri 6 Nov to Sun 8 Nov (UK time).

Everton v Coventry CityFri 20:00
Leeds v SpursSat 12:30
Arsenal v Hull CitySat 15:00
Fulham v NewcastleSat 15:00
Nott'm Forest v Man CitySat 17:30
Brighton v BrentfordSun 14:00
Crystal Palace v LiverpoolSun 14:00
Ipswich Town v BournemouthSun 14:00
Sunderland v ChelseaSun 14:00
Man Utd v Aston VillaSun 16:30
Fixtures and difficulty →

In form, last 6

Arsenal and Brighton are in the best form: 15 points from the last 6.

  • ArsenalWLWWWW
    15
  • BrightonWWWWLW
    15
  • Man CityWWWWLL
    12
  • Aston VillaLWDWWD
    11
  • SpursDLDWWW
    11
Form table →

Injuries

15 regular starters are out or doubtful.

  • João PedroChelsea · back: Unknown
    Out
  • SakaArsenal · back: Unknown
    Out
  • SemenyoMan City · back: Unknown
    Out
  • ThomasCoventry City · back: GW11 · Sat 21 Nov
    50%
All injuries →

Predicted line-ups

Each club's likely starting XI for gameweek 10.

From recent line-ups in all competitions and the latest fitness news, with every player's chance of starting.

See every club's XI →

This week in FPL

For Fantasy Premier League players

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is the Premier League's free official fantasy game: you pick 15 real players and score points from how they play each week.

GW10 at a glance: captain, transfers, team news → What the top 100 managers are doing → Get this for your own team → Which players are in form →

GW10 captain

Captain: Tavernier. Vice: Isak.

  • C
    TavernierIPS (A)
    6.6
  • V
    IsakCRY (A)
    6.5
  • HaalandNFO (A)
    6.4
  • GabrielHUL (H)
    6.1
All captain picks →

Top 100 · GW9

Their most-captained player: Haaland (83%).

Most bought by the top 100 managers in FPL's overall league:

  • N.JacksonAVL · FWD
    67
  • Van HeckeTOT · DEF
    31
  • SilvaBOU · DEF
    17
Top 100 tracker →

Transfers to consider

Top buy: Haaland (MCI), 18.5 points projected over the next 3.

  • HaalandMCI · FWD · £15.8m · 79.0% owned
    18.5
  • TavernierBOU · MID · £6.6m · 28.3% owned
    18.2
  • IsakLIV · FWD · £9.2m · 22.2% owned
    17.7
  • Van HeckeTOT · DEF · £5.0m · 11.7% owned
    17.4
Transfer tips →

Price changes tonight

1 price rise and 1 price fall likely tonight.

  • ManzambiAVL · £6.1m · 7.3% owned
    Rise
  • AzeezBHA · £5.5m · 0.0% owned
    Fall
Price changes →

Chips

No chip stands out before GW19.

Chips are one-off boosts in FPL, like Bench Boost or Triple Captain, and you get each one twice a season.

  • Triple CaptainNo standout week · use by GW19
    Any
  • Bench BoostNo standout week · use by GW19
    Any
  • Free HitNo standout week · use by GW19
    Any
  • WildcardNo standout week · use by GW19
    Any
Chip planner →

About The Boot Room

The Boot Room is a free Premier League site for fans everywhere, with tools for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players too. Every two hours it pulls the latest fixtures, results, expected goals, player stats and fitness news from official sources, runs them through a simple model, and turns them into plain answers.

For every fan: the form table shows who is playing well right now, the fixtures page shows who has a kind or tough run coming, the injury list shows who is out and when they're due back, and the predicted line-ups show each club's likely starting XI.

For FPL players: the pages marked FPL help with each week's decisions. Pick your captain from the captain picks, choose your moves with the transfer tips and price changes, and use the chip planner to see when a chip is worth playing.

Times are shown in your own time zone. You can switch to UK time at the bottom of any page.

Questions

Is it free?
Yes. There are no accounts, no logins and no adverts. Visits are counted with a privacy-friendly tool that uses no cookies.
Do I need to play FPL?
No. The Premier League pages work for any fan. The FPL pages are clearly marked, so you can ignore them if you don't play.
How often is it updated?
Every two hours, automatically. The time of the last update is shown at the top of every page.
Where does the data come from?
The official Fantasy Premier League game and the Premier League's injury list, with recent line-ups in all competitions from ESPN. How it works explains what the model does with them.
Is this an official site?
No. The Boot Room is an independent fan project and isn't affiliated with the Premier League.